Download or read book RUBBER BAND WARS written by Angela A. Pitenis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-05-25 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rubber Band Wars by Angela A. Pitenis There is a more complex society in middle school than one would ever believe. This story delves into the experiences of elementary school students from kindergarten to grade 8. The Rubber Band Wars is targeted for ages 10, 11 and 12, but appeals to all. The characters have been developed to reflect the various personalities found at school. There are six main characters that walk the readers through one month near the end of a school year. The book opens up with an accusation, as the opening line to the introduction states, “Korter started it.” Conflicts develop right from that moment as the reader is puzzled as to what sort of events had taken place. Meeker, the antagonist, starts the conflict as he relentlessly pesters Korter, the main character, and the conflict escalates from here. Tension develops between these two and the story deals with how Meeker and Korter recruit students to support their side, trying to prove the more support for either Meeker or Korter represents a win. Korter thought that by recruiting more people to support his efforts, Meeker would leave him alone. As tensions mounted, Meeker and Korter found a harmless method of annoying each other’s team members. The choice of tools used to provoke each other was rubber bands, hence the title of this fast-paced story, The Rubber Band Wars. As the story unfolds, these characters create clubhouses to hold secret meetings during recess, safe from any spies sent from the other side. As the conflict progresses well into the story, there arises more twists in the story as the members in Korter’s elite group separate and new members join and Meeker has his own share of troubles when the only information of Korter’s next move is drenched in lemon juice and is nothing more than heaps of pulp on the floor. To make the story even more interesting, Korter despises substitute teachers and everyone knows it, and he will do anything to keep them away from his class, including his most famous pranks. As the month comes to a close, the conflict starts to resolve itself. Teachers finally get involved, and resolutions begin to diffuse the conflict. The story doesn’t leave the reader hanging on to last words, however. The story offers how the characters end up in their lives and what they become as adults, and it proves that just because someone seems to be a particular type of person at the moment, it doesn’t necessarily mean that is the way that person will be their entire life. This is a highly recommended story for young adults who have the same sense of adventure as the characters in this book. Angela Pitenis gives us an astoundingly original story that will change nearly everything you ever thought about middle school with a timeless tale, appealing to all young readers, this is a book that readers of children’s fiction will treasure. It is a story that one can read over and over again.

Download or read book Limo Tim s Story written by Timothy Tobin and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What people will read is about what happens when a semiredneck is conned into buying three limousines; the adventures he had with famous people and how he recovered paying for three limousines; how he kept a promise to a dying friend who was Dolly Parton's old school mate; and how he helped Rob Thomas to be a star. You will find out that what goes on in a limousine can be hilarious. This story took twenty-five years to write, so don't expect an episode or two!

Download or read book I Put a Spell on You written by Adam Selzer and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COME SPELLING BEE season, the tiny town of Preston erupts in excitement: the bee is televised, and the hottest ticket in town. This year, an assortment of sixth-grade miscreants is going for the top prize: Jennifer, an overscheduled free spirit whose parents are obsessed with her college applications; Mutual, a previously home-schooled outsider who's enrolled in public school for the first time in order to participate in the bee; Harlan, the class clown who has spectacular plans for making the most of his time in the spotlight; and Chrissie, the constant observer, who suspects something is off at the bee and will stop at nothing to get to the truth. Principal Floren is acting shady to everyone—but, as he insists, “I am not a crook.”

Download or read book When the Street Lights Come On written by James McMullen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True short stories of the author's childhood in California between 1958 and 1963.

Download or read book The Other Half of Happy written by Rebecca Balcárcel and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quijana is a girl in pieces. One-half Guatemalan, one-half American: When Quijana's Guatemalan cousins move to town, her dad seems ashamed that she doesn't know more about her family's heritage. One-half crush, one-half buddy: When Quijana meets Zuri and Jayden, she knows she's found true friends. But she can't help the growing feelings she has for Jayden. One-half kid, one-half grown-up: Quijana spends her nights Skyping with her ailing grandma and trying to figure out what's going on with her increasingly hard-to-reach brother. In the course of this immersive and beautifully written novel, Quijana must figure out which parts of herself are most important, and which pieces come together to make her whole. This lyrical debut from Rebecca Balcárcel is a heartfelt poetic portrayal of a girl growing up, fitting in, and learning what it means to belong.

Download or read book Love Does written by Bob Goff and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a New York Times Bestseller As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren't good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean's office for seven days until they finally let him enroll. Bob Goff has become something of a legend, and his friends consider him the world's best-kept secret. Those same friends have long insisted he write a book. What follows are paradigm shifts, musings, and stories from one of the world's most delightfully engaging and winsome people. What fuels his impact? Love. But it's not the kind of love that stops at thoughts and feelings. Bob's love takes action. Bob believes Love Does. When Love Does, life gets interesting. Each day turns into a hilarious, whimsical, meaningful chance that makes faith simple and real. Each chapter is a story that forms a book, a life. And this is one life you don't want to miss. Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob's life and attitude just might inspire you to be secretly incredible, too. Endorsements: "If this book does not make your heart beat faster, book the next flight to Mayo Clinic " --Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, Chairman, Willow Creek Association "Bob Goff is a one-man tsunami of grace, a hurricane of love. He doesn't just talk about change, he really is change, as Love Does chronicles in such a vivid way. Yet, Love Does doesn't leave you feeling like you want to celebrate its author, it awakens a sense deep within that you, too, have an outrageous role to play in God's unfolding story or rescue and repair." --Louie Giglio, Passion Conferences/Passion City Church "An interesting and compelling story (with Young Life roots) that ends with a practical challenge and punch: 'love does' and God can use you to do it " --Denny Rydberg, President, Young Life "Every once in a while someone like Bob Goff shows up to remind us that some things matter a lot more than others. Love Does has a kind of 'north star' effect that will push you to refocus your life and energy on what is most significant. It doesn't just invite you to respond with your God-given potential, it invites you to become a part of what God can do beyond your potential." --Reggie Joiner, Founder and CEO of Orange "We liked the book a lot. Mostly, the balloons on the cover. The rest was pretty good too. Lots of stories about how God helps us." --Aedan, Asher and Skye Peterson ages 13, 12 and 9 "This may look like a book. It's not. It is an invitation to enter into the greatest adventure you have ever known--your life as it was meant to be lived. Hang on " --Michael Hyatt, Author, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, MichaelHyatt.com "Bob's ability to love people brings contagious hope and inspiration wherever he goes. The power of love showcased in this book will surely touch the hearts and souls of many people. Read Love Does and find a friend in one the world's best hidden secrets, a person who shows how love can create connection and make a difference--even across oceans." --George Tsereteli, Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia (former Russian Republic)

Download or read book Peace of Mind written by Michael L. Salvador and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You're just a boy." Four little words that cut right to the quick of any man, 33-year-old Mark Sawyer is no exception when he hears these dreaded words from his own romantic interest. Already in a tailspin from losing a coveted job in the radio industry - in addition to the potential loss of the first great love of his life - hearing this brutal assault on his manhood drives Mark into a deeper sense of hopelessness. What if this charming barmaid is right about him? Mark reflects upon the path that brought him to his current state. His torturous days in Catholic school and high school, the fast-paced highs and lows of his time in the New Jersey radio business, and the people who have made lasting impressions on him along the way. As Mark looks back on his life and the man he wants to prove himself to be, he must decide where his past should lead him. Should he risk forgoing the career he has worked hard to establish and chase his heart down to North Carolina, or play it safe and stay in the rat race of New Jersey? Or maybe there is something else holding him back from his future ... Author Michael L. Salvador weaves together the growing pains of adulthood with religious symbolism of the holy trinity. Through a coming-of-age story that will appeal to anyone who has questioned their direction in life, Peace of Mind follows the story of a man searching for his place in life, and ultimately his own salvation.

Download or read book That Baby written by Jillian Dodd and published by Jillian Dodd. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s amazing how a few little words can change your life. It starts with a simple I love you. It’s made official with I do. And becomes incredible with I’m pregnant. Jadyn is the girl I love. The girl I’ve always loved. Our lives are like single threads meticulously woven together—the result an exquisite tapestry of past, present, and future. Then there are the words that will unravel me. A few little words that will change my life. Romance, Family Life, Contemporary Romance, Friendship Books, Sweet Romance, Sports Romance, Romance Marriage, Romance Drama, Love Story Books, Books Love Stories, Pregnancy Romance, Romance Contemporary, Baby Romance, Romance with Pregnancy, Love That Boy, Romance Pregnancy, That Boy Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd Love, Contemporary Romance Fiction, Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd That Boy, That Boy Series, Love That Boy Book, Jillian Dodd Kindle Books, Family Saga Romance, Sweet Romances, The Boy Next Door, Friend to Lovers Romance, The Boy Next Door Romance, Friend to Lovers Romance, The Boy Next Door Romance, Contemporary Adult Romance, Drama Romance Books, Romance and Drama Books, Pregnancy Fiction, Romance and Pregnancy, Romance Baby, Baby and Romance, Literature and Fiction, Contemporary, Boy Best Friend, Best Friends Since Childhood, Books by Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd Love, Sagas, Literary Fiction, Friendship, Best Friend Romance, Marriage, Family Life, Pregnancy, Boy Next Door, New Adult, Sweet Romance, Boy Next Door Romance, Lighthearted Romance, Light Romance, Heartwarming, Hear-warming, Family, Quick Read, Romance Fiction Books, Contemporary Crush, Series, USA Today, USA Today Bestseller, Romance Series, Romance Books, Hot Guy, Love, Love Books, Kissing Books, Long Series, Long Romance Series, Swoon, Loyalty, Rich, Serial, Story, Stories, Love Story, Romance Love

Download or read book My Brother Glenn a Prisoner of the Gestapo During World War Ii written by Robert J. Richey and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My brother Glenn served in the US Eighth Air Force during the Air War over Germany in 1944. His plane was shot down on his 22nd mission just inside the French Coast two days before the Landing on D-Day. He was rescued by French farmers but later was betrayed by another frenchman in Paris to the Gestapo. He was incarcerated in Buchenwald, one of the Death Camps. He survived the War and lived his life out in the Town in East Texas he grew up in. This is his Story in his words.

Download or read book A List of Things That Didn t Kill Me written by Jason Schmidt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir, Jason Schmidt tells the story of growing up with an abusive father, who contracted HIV and ultimately died of AIDS when Jason was a teenager.

Download or read book What Is Science A Guide For Those Who Love It Hate It Or Fear It written by Elof Axel Carlson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Science? A Guide for Those Who Love It, Hate It, or Fear It, provides the reader with ways science has been done through discovery, exploration, experimentation and other reason-based approaches. It discusses the basic and applied sciences, the reasons why some people hate science, especially its rejection of the supernatural, and others who fear it for human applications leading to environmental degradation, climate change, nuclear war, and other outcomes of sciences applied to society.The author uses anecdotes from interviews and associations with many scientists he has encountered in his career to illustrate these features of science and their personalities and habits of thinking or work. He also explores the culture wars of science and the humanities, values involved in doing science and applying science, the need for preventing unexpected outcomes of applied science, and the ways our world view changes through the insights of science. This book will provide teachers lots of material for discussion about science and its significance in our lives. It will also be helpful for those starting out their interest in science to know the worst and best features of science as they develop their careers.

Download or read book Tales from the Oak Hammock written by David Charles Gossman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-08-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other than black and white TV, the baby boomer boys growing up in the little oak hammock east of South Floridas everglades dont have much to entertain them. Personal computers and the Internet are still decades away. Organized youth sports are all but non-existent in their environs. Rock and roll is king but exists only on an AM radio station and a stack of black vinyl disks. So how does a brotherhood of youngsters come of age while manufacturing adventure from an otherwise uneventful existence in the early 60s? How do they spend their summers when girls are still mysterious, undiscovered creatures and the bicycle is the only mode of transportation? And how do they face lifes unanswered questions while anticipating their once-in-a-lifetime trip to the New York Worlds Fair? Tales from the Oak Hammock chronicles the amusing answers to these questions as it recounts the misadventuresand misdemeanorsof boys who sometimes catch a glimpse of lifes meaningbut more often merely observe its puzzling complexities. They are the first generation raised by TV so they surely dont have all the answersbut this one thing they know: Life isnt always fair, but its almost always in black and white!

Download or read book Raising The Bar written by B. C. Shannon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhiannon - What do you do when what you thought was your fairy tale turns out to be a nightmare, leaving you as a single mom? You put on your big girl panties and get your priorities in line. Those consist of two things, my career as a gymnastics coach at Hot Shotz and my daughter. A retired baseball player is definitely not part of the plan. Mason - They call me the Hitman and I have a reputation. I don't stop at 3rd base. Some say I'm crazy to give up my career playing professional baseball and all the perks to move back home to Northwest Indiana. My heart just isn't in it anymore. My once charmed life isn't the same since my other half died. Now I'm a single dad doing what's best for my little girl. Both of us have the best intentions, but our past isn't done with us yet.

Download or read book Ventura and Winnetka written by J.G. Bryan and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Ventura and Zelzah follows up that critically acclaimed debut novel with Ventura and Winnetka, a stand-alone work that furthers the adventures of Douglas and his friends as they come of age in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s. As seniors in high school, the gang spends their final year before college practicing crazy car stunts, getting high, obsessing about girls, passionately listening to the great rock and roll of the ’60s and ’70s, arguing about the Dodgers and the Lakers, and partying at the prom in powder blue tuxedos. From a West Hollywood porn theater to a punk rock club in Chinatown to the site of the Manson murders, the Valley boys also begin to spread their wings as they explore the city of Los Angeles, located “just over the hill” from where they live. Like Ventura and Zelzah, the stand-alone Ventura and Winnetka is a funny, poignant, and nostalgic coming-of-age tale about the relationships of teenagers on the verge of adulthood. The re-creation of the Valley culture of the late 1970s is palpable and magical.

Download or read book That Wedding written by Jillian Dodd and published by Jillian Dodd. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gorgeous engagement ring on my finger mimics my happiness. I feel so sparkly, glittery, and full of promise, because I absolutely know he's that boy. The boy I want to marry. My prince. My happily ever after. But then our pastor starts asking lots of questions. His parents say I haven’t dealt with my past. I have horrible wedding disaster dreams. I can’t find the perfect dress. I have to manipulate him to get my way. An old boyfriend asks me to run away with him. My best friend says I'm going to ruin everything. And forever starts to sound like a really long time. Which totally freaks me out and makes me question everything I know. Should best friends get married? Will my past affect our relationship? Are my horrible dreams a warning? Will I ever find a dress? Could his sexiness be clouding my judgment? Am I going to ruin everything? Or is it just a case of cold feet? And then I have to decide. Am I willing to give up on true love forever, or am I going to listen to my heart and marry him? Wedding, Romance, Family Life, Contemporary Romance, Friendship Books, Sweet Romance, Sports Romance, Romance Marriage, Romance Drama Love Story Books, Books Love Stories, Romance Contemporary, Sports Romance books, Football Romance, Literary Romance, College Football Romance, Love That Boy, That Boy Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd Love, Contemporary Romance Fiction, Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd That Boy, That Boy Series, Love That Boy Book, Jillian Dodd Kindle Books, Family Saga Romance, Sweet Romances, Friend to Lover, Friend to Lovers Romance, Neighbor Romance, The Boy Next Door Romance, Contemporary Adult Romance, Small Town Series Romance, Wedding Romance, Happily Ever After, Wedding Romance, Drama Romance Books, Romance and Drama Books, Romantic Comedy Ebook, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Comedy Novels, Wedding Fiction, wedding Romance Books, The Boy Who Sneaks in my Bedroom Window, Literature and Fiction, Contemporary, Boy Best Friends, Best Friends since Childhood, Books by Jillian Dodd, Jillian Dodd Love, Sagas, Literary Fiction, Friendship, Best Friend Romance, Wedding, Family Life, Friends to Lovers, Boy Next Door, New Adult, Boy Next Door Romance, Lighthearted Romance, Light Romance, Heartwarming, Hear-warming, Family, Quick Read, Romance Fiction Books, Contemporary Crush, Series, USA Today, USA Today Bestseller, Romance Series, Romance Books, Hot Guy, Love, Love Books, Kissing Books, Long Series, Long Romance Series, Swoon, Loyalty, Rich, Serial, Story, Stories, Love Story, Romance Love

Download or read book More Than Conquerors written by George Munson and published by TEACH Services, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of generations of the Munson family who dedicated their lives to taking the gospel to the people of Southeast Asia.

Download or read book Fergal Patrick Joseph Gallagher written by Fergal Patrick Joseph Gallagher and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a traditional or professional book. I have not had any formal training in English or writing, other than a lifetime of reading, correspondence, and writing newsletters. It is written mostly for the benefit of my family and friends. I was born in Grafton, North Dakota, to Farigal Gallagher and Marguerite Gagnon on April 1, 1936. My fathers nickname was FagIm glad they never stuck that on me. Mother is of French Canadian parents, so Marguerite was a little too much for English speakers, so it was shortened to Margaret and then Mugs. My two brothers, Michael and Robert, are both two years younger. We were known as Pat, Mike, and Mustard. This was a hard time in the Dakotas as it was the depth of the Depression, and there was no market for the wheat, barley, and potatoes that the farmers grew. The area was a complete farm economy. If the farmers were not making it, neither was anyone else. We lived on a farm that had been homesteaded by my grandfather Farigal Gallagher. My father did not have any ownership in the land, having given it up for money to go to the University of Chicago with the idea of becoming a physician. I understand that he did not make the grade at school, and he and my mother came back to North Dakota to help my grandfather Gagnon during his dying days. After he died, they went out to the farm and lived in the old Gallagher homestead.