Download or read book Ollie Outside written by Michael Oberschneider and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ollie has a big imagination and big plans for summer. But no one in his family wants to go outside and play. Dad is sending emails, Mom is watching TV, Ollie’s siblings are playing video games and texting—even Gram and Gramps are too busy downloading photos. Too much screen time! How can Ollie get his family to shut off their gadgets and play together? In our technology-focused world, more kids than ever turn to screens for information and entertainment—just like their parents. By the time children are eight, they spend seven or more hours a day with screens and electronics. Ollie Outside invites kids and parents to read together, get outdoors, and focus on family fun. Tips at the end of the book reinforce this message.
Download or read book A Secret History of the Ollie written by Craig B. Snyder and published by Pioneers of Skateboarding. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every culture has a creation myth, and skateboarding is no different. The Ollie forged a new identity for skateboarding after its invention in the 1970s, and it lies at the root of nearly every significant move in street skating today. This groundbreaking no-handed aerial has also affected the evolution of surfing and snowboarding, and has left a permanent impression upon popular culture and language. This, then, is the story of the Ollie, the history and technology that set the stage for its creation, the pioneers who made it happen, and the skaters who used it to start a revolution.
Download or read book Dead Dad Jokes written by Ollie Schminkey and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Midwest Book Awards- Debut Poetry Finalist 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Da Vinci Eye Finalist 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Grand Prize Short List 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Poetry Honorable Mention 2019 Button Poetry Video Contest Winner Dead Dad Jokes is an unflinching take on family, loss and trauma. There is nothing quiet about Schminkey's debut. Every page is raw, honest and unforgettable. Dead Dad Jokes brings the impact of addiction into crisp focus while also shattering our simplistic TV preconceptions about it. Ollie never lets the reader slip into the easy sadness of cliche - instead they guide us through the realities and contradictions of losing someone you love and of death - reminding us that they need not be one and the same.
Download or read book Ollie s Out of this World Adventure written by Shu Chen Hou and published by Kokoshungsan Ltd. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 🚀 Elevate bedtime stories with Ollie's Out-of-this-World Adventure! 🌙 Embark on a cosmic escapade that not only entertains but educates. Blast off with Ollie the owl as your guide and discover the secrets of space. Spark curiosity, fuel imagination, and make bedtime an intergalactic experience for your little ones!
Download or read book COLOR BY NUMBER GREEN written by Ltd Publications International and published by Publications International, Limited. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ollie written by Olivier Dunrea and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2003-08-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening, even sitting on top of his egg—but Ollie just won’t come out. Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it’s time to hatch. Fans of Gossie and Gossie and Gertie will find Ollie just as charming and delightful as the first two books. Any toddler that has had to wait for a new brother or sister will find Ollie irresistible.
Download or read book Brave Ollie Possum written by Ethan Nicolle and published by Canonball Books. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ollie Mackerelli's night terrors come true when he is transformed into a possum by monstrous Mizz Fuzzlebuzzle, who will eat him if Ollie and his animal friends cannot stop her.
Download or read book Ollie on Stage written by Keith Brockett and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ollie the ogre sees a flyer for the local talent show, he feels the bright lights of the stage call to him. He just knows he'll win first place! Only, he's not too sure what exactly his talent is. With some help from his friends, Ollie learns to work with his strengths (which happen to be his strength!) rather than against them and finds that the best way to shine is to be yourself.
Download or read book Ollie Come Free written by Timothy Patrick and published by Country Scribbler Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...A rewarding page-turner..." --Foreword Clarion Reviews "...A truly original cast of characters..." --Blue Ink Reviews "...Sensitive...Engaging...Grounded exploration of recovery, resentment, and redemption..." --BookLife Reviews Ollie Buckmeyer is funny, popular, and lives an idyllic life with his family on one of the last cattle ranches in Southern California. But when he suffers a devastating brain injury, his wonderful world is shattered. Even though he still looks like the same old Ollie, his family mourns as if he had died, his friends don’t know him, and the girl he loves is gone. Everything that matters is taken from him…but something is also given: Ollie has an amazing new talent that might be powerful enough to rebuild his life. Ollie Come Free is a sweeping family saga that explores love, betrayal, and the resilience of the human spirit. Plots and subplots abound—including a buried treasure that has confounded fortune hunters for 120 years—and are brought to life by a full cast of complex and fascinating characters. As Foreword Clarion says in their five star review, “Ollie Come Free is a meticulous novel about a family forever changed by one unexpected day."
Download or read book The Life and Times of Ollie Wagitt written by Jenny Trewin and published by Wordclay. This book was released on 2009 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When things start to look bleak for Ollie, Isabelle and Violet enters into his life. These two elderly sisters were on a crusade to stop their nephew from swindling the family fortune, and Ollie starts on a journey with them. The odyssey Ollie shares with these sisters and the special connection he has with Isabelle soon changes his life. Faced with the responsibility of his two elderly charges, Ollie confronts his demons. He realises that he's been using his mental illness as an excuse for not facing up to the world. He accepts a job promotion and his life starts to change. He soon finds himself improving his compulsive nature and turns his life around.
Download or read book Ollie written by Jim Gable and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every once in a while you read about hardships, financial, and health problems that have crushed many a peoples dreams. This is a story of just one of those persons. Ollie, through her faith in God and her love for Bill, was able to rise above her situation. She was determined to overcome her brutal accident that left her scarred for life. Her broken bones and twisted body made her more determined she would survive. Her determination and her faith in God should inspire us all.
Download or read book Ollie and the Wind written by Ronojoy Ghosh and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the best things appear out of thin air. The wind blows all day on Ollie's island. There aren't many people around, but there's lots of space to play. One day the wind steals Ollie's hat. Then it darts away with his scarf. But is the wind just naughty, or is it trying to tell Ollie something? A beautiful story about playfulness, cooperation and friendship from a prolific new talent.
Download or read book Small Spaces written by Katherine Arden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback. After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man"—a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. Captivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods—bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them—the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small." And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.
Download or read book Fat Ollie s Book written by Ed McBain and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-11-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While investigating a councilman's murder with Kling and Carella, Fat Ollie's manuscript for a novel he is writing is stolen from a briefcase in his car.
Download or read book Ollie on the Out written by Gianni Holmes and published by Till There Was You. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I hate being touched but not by you."Drew Wescott doesn't count himself as anybody exceptional. He's just trying to do the right thing after quitting his job as a police officer because of guilt. But doing the right thing proves to be more difficult for Drew when it comes to his best friend's son-a broken soul that could not be touched by anyone. Ollie Mattis lives a painful life avoiding the touch from others, even those closest to him. After being the victim of a vicious hate crime which stripped him of his innocence and robbed him of his ability to trust, Ollie is drawn to the ex-cop in ways he's too terrified to explore. Until one night, lost in the darkness of his mind, Ollie allows Drew to soothe him. Drew is convinced nothing can exist between them. Ollie is positive Drew is the one man who can help him overcome his crippling fear of being touched. Will Drew agree to teach Ollie the pleasure of touch where he once knew pain or will his loyalty to Ollie's dad come between them and destroy the tentative trust they have worked to build?
Download or read book Out of Range written by Heidi Lang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abby, Emma, and Ollie are squabbling sisters on a punishment hike up a mountain with their camp counselor, Dana, when they suddenly find themselves completely on their own, and spot the smoke of a forest fire above them; in order to survive they need to learn to depend on each other -- or the name of the hiking area, No Return Wilderness, may prove to be prophetic.
Download or read book Ollie Tibbles written by Debi Tibbles and published by Medallion Media Group. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 4-year-old Ollie Tibbles was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he answered, "I'm going to be a train!" Four years later at Union Station-Chicago, at Make-A-Wish Foundation's Grand Ball, Ollie's prediction and wish came true. Ollie's mother shares the story of his struggle with brain cancer and how pain was transformed into possibility.
