Download or read book Sweet Thang written by Allison Whittenberg and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in Philadelphia in 1975, 14-year-old Charmaine Upshaw is obsessed with justice. Unfortunately, she gets none of it in her life: not from her parents, who make her share a room with her tap-dancing brother Leo; not at school, where light-skinned, Barbie-doll-haired Dinah Coverdale steals all the boys’ attention and makes sure dark-skinned Charmaine knows it; and certainly not from Tracy John, her six-year-old cousin who’s taken over the family. When Charmaine is charged with babysitting her spoiled cousin after school, that’s the last straw–something’s gotta give. And when Charmaine cracks, she starts to see the world in a whole new light. Can Charmaine learn to love herself, her mahogany skin, and her attention-starved little cousin? Sometimes when everything falls apart, putting it back together can help you see the truth. From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book Sweet Thang written by Allison Whittenberg and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975, life is not fair for fourteen-year-old Charmaine Upshaw, who shares a room with her brother, tries to impress a handsome classmate, and acts as caretaker for a rambunctious six-year-old cousin who has taken over the family.
Download or read book The Masquerade Ball of Life written by Gerald W. Jones and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masquerade Ball is Geralds fourth book of poetry; its a collection of both poems and some expressions dealing with life issues. Like the first three books, this book again explores aspects of life that most people shy away from. Besides being a tool for dialog between mature adults, it dives into that deep subject as to why people play games with one another and the tricks folks use to disguise true feelings or intentions. Gerald continues to use poetry to get his views across to a broad audience in hopes some will receive a message that will allow them to grow intellectually and spiritually. Over the past few years, he has learned that many individuals have been turned away from poetry by the simple fact that they dont understand it, they cant relate to it, or that it serves no purpose in their lives. Gerald has resolved those types of issues by making his brand of poetry easy to read and comprehend. G. W. Jones
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 2262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farley Wilywitz written by E. L. Titus and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-05-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: P>Farley Wilywitz is a liar—or so believed his friend Richard Faite. Farley phones Richard late one night and claims to have found a Picaso painting in his grandmother’s attic. Hard to believe, but events after that night seem to prove that Farley's telling the truth…a truth built on betrayal, lies and deception. Richard soon discovers that Farley has been using his identity on his Special Forces I.D. cards very interestingly, and that his best friend Donald Ackie, curator at the Institute of Art in Chicago, is involved in the theft of Farley's treasure. The story takes an odd turn as Farley's "second" wife, Sweet Thang—having undergone Virtual Therapy—mistakes Richard for her husband and offers him her love. Torn between telling the truth and living a lie, Richard struggles to regain his identity while learning to forgive those who have deceived him. Punctuating Richard's turmoil is a misadventure in which Farley enlists him in a million dollar quest. Spilling over with zany invention and peopled with colorful characters, Farley Wilywitz is a comic tour-de-force with powerful twists of fates.
Download or read book Hiding Gladys written by Lee Mims and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering a granite deposit of epic proportions is geologist Cleo Cooper's dream come true. Not only will she be famous for discovering the easternmost deposit in the United States, she'll also be rich. And so will Gladys Walton, the owner of the rural North Carolina property that sits atop the bounty of valuable rock. When Gladys goes missing and a murder victim turns up in the well, Cleo works extra hard to keep her test drilling above board and on schedule. But a near-fatal accident convinces Cleo that someone is dead set on killing her, too. With support from a hot fellow geologist, Cleo races against the clock before another body is found and her dreams of fame and fortune are crushed. Praise: "Readers will want to see more of this spunky geologist with a streak of independence and a passion for her profession."—Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine "[A] solid debut."—Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Silk Electric written by Darius Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silk Electric is a moving collection of poems exploring the conflict between spiritual, sexual and sacred spaces, while also juxtaposing the life of Diana Ross with black gay culture. Here is a new southern poet from Mississippi who exposes his soul through a candid, vulnerable account of his same gender loving self. Silk Electric searches for love in its most ideal form, but also reflects on love lessons from the past. Darius simultaneously takes you to church, the bedroom, the club, the bathhouse and the street corner all in one collection. Finally, Silk Electric is a celebration of the music of Diana Ross, a salute to civil rights activists including Medgar Evers, Beah Richards and Ossie Davis as well as a tribute to biological mamas, spiritual mamas and infamous drag-queens.
Download or read book The Cajun and the Yankee written by Rocky Steele and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eileen Sears, a pretty girl from the Cajun Country" of Louisiana makes her way to Houston where she meets the covert operative Congressional Investigator Roy Randall. They fall in love and he helps her develop a singing career. Randall is called upon to pry into government corruption, mob activity, murder and drug smuggling. Eileen and Roy marry. It is the second time around for each of them. Their dedication to and love for each other becomes a "way of life.' Eileen is dubbed The Cajun Princess when she sings at a White House reception. Roy and Eileen show over and over that their passion for each other is not diminished by time. Eileen and Roy have a goal in life to grow old together. Is that lofty goal achieved?
Download or read book Eyes of the Innocent written by Brad Parks and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carter Ross, the sometimes-dashing investigative reporter for the Newark Eagle-Examiner, is back, and reporting on the latest tragedy to befall Newark, New Jersey, a fast-moving house fire that kills two boys. With the help of the paper's newest intern, a bubbly blonde known as "Sweet Thang," Carter finds the victims' mother, Akilah Harris, who spins a tale of woe about a mortgage rate reset that forced her to work two jobs and leave her young boys without child care. Carter turns in a front-page feature, but soon discovers Akilah isn't what she seems. And neither is the fire. When Newark councilman Windy Byers is reported missing, it launches Carter into the sordid world of urban house-flipping and Jersey-style political corruption. With his usual mix of humor, compassion, and street smarts, Carter is soon calling on some of his friends—gay Cuban sidekick Tommy Hernandez, T-shirt-selling buddy Tee Jamison, and on-and-off girlfriend Tina Thompson—for help in tracking down the shadowy figure behind it all. Brad Parks's debut, Faces of the Gone, won the Shamus Award and Nero Award for Best American Mystery. Now Parks solidifies his place as one of the brightest new talents in crime fiction with this authentic, entertaining thriller, Eyes of the Innocent.
Download or read book The Fraud written by Brad Parks and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Fraud, the most thrilling entry yet in Brad Parks's award-winning series, investigative reporter Carter Ross must chose who gets to live: him or his unborn child. A rash of carjackings terrorizing Newark become newsworthy when one such theft ends in the murder of a wealthy banking executive. The affable, wisecracking Ross is assigned the story, but he's weary of only writing about victims of crime who happen to be rich and white. To balance his reporting, he finds a Nigerian immigrant of more modest means who was also killed during a recent carjacking. When it turns out the two victims knew each other, sharing an unexplained round of golf at a tony country club shortly before their deaths, Carter is plunged onto the trail of a deadly band of car thieves that includes a sociopathic ex-convict. When his unborn child is put in harm's way, it becomes more than just a story for Carter. And he'll stop at nothing to rescue the baby-even if it costs him his own life. Parks, a rising star on the crime fiction scene known for his mix of wit and grit, delivers his most emotionally resonant book yet.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts written by Joel Whitburn and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Across the Charts: The 1960s is the complete story of a full ten years of music on five Billboard charts. One comprehensive, combined A-Z Artist Section lists, in chronological order for each artist, all of the artist's charted hits that appeared on any of the five singles charts. Shows complete chart data including data from multiple charts for crossover songs plus picture sleeve photos for certain artists, special bonus sections and more! Throughout the 1960s, music evolved and crossed over genre lines like never before and it's all captured right here in a single, mammoth, all encompassing volume!
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Music written by Richard Carlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work. For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website.
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States including Yachts written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mama Tried written by Kathy Des Jardins and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2022-04-13 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disc jockey Joy Faye Savoy plays country songs written about women like her mother, the comely, exasperating Quida Raye Perkins. When Joy treats her audience to good-natured gripes about her big-haired and bossy mother, who's known to hitch rides in semi trucks, she is shocked to find herself syndicated…with one catch—she must keep poking fun at feisty Quida Raye. Joy makes the best of small-town stardom despite big-time baggage, a load not lightened by hunky co-workers or her overbearing best friend until true love strikes. She finally hears in those old melodies what she and her mother have had in common all along—yesterday, with its shared memories of happiness and tragedy…and they know all the words by heart.
Download or read book Sleep Don t Come Easy written by J. D. Mason and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mason and McGlothin combine their literary talents to deliver a double dose of intrigue. Mason's The Lazarus Man tells the story of three unlikely detectives working together to solve the mystery of a young female city employee who is brutally murdered. McGlothin's Tomorrow's Edge features smart, sexy PI Vera Miles and her expert skills at finding people who don't want to be found. However, she may be in too deep when she takes on an amnesiac client accused of murder.
