Download or read book Coco Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes written by Disney Books and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Disney! Miguel is making a special project in school—alebrijes! But first, he'll need to find inspiration from animals that live in his neighborhood. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Miguel seeks help from his family in a search for amazing animals that inspire.

Download or read book The Ballad of Huck and Miguel written by Tim DeRoche and published by Redtail Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American classic becomes a modern adventure. In this retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tim DeRoche dares to imagine that Huck Finn is alive today. Chased by his vengeful and psychotic father, Pap, Huck escapes down the concrete gash that is the Los Angeles River with his friend Miguel, an illegal immigrant who has been falsely accused of murder. Riding the dangerous waters of a rainstorm, the two fugitives meet a strange cast of Angelenos -- both animal and human -- who live down by the river. And they learn the true value of love and loyalty. The Ballad of Huck and Miguel is not only a thrilling urban adventure, but also an inspired tribute to one of the most beloved novels ever written.

Download or read book The Amazing Balancing Man written by David Linden and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazing Balancing Man By David Linden This is the personal story of one person balancing pursuing his dreams and putting bread on the table. Born during the Great Depression to a barber and a homemaker in Albany, New York, David?s prospects were not very bright. However, his parents, who immigrated from Russia and Austria shortly after World War I, instilled in him the belief that you could do anything you wanted, as long as you did the work needed to prepare for it. He left high school before graduating to work and bring in a little extra income to help out the family. This was his first balancing act: finish high school or help the family. It wasn?t a lot of money, but it helped stretch the family budget a bit, and taught him valuable lessons about doing every job as well as he could and always trying to do better. David, it turns out, was an excellent salesman, regularly winning bonuses and recognition for tripling and quadrupling a department?s sales. Whenever he needed to put bread on the table or a roof over his head, David could always get a job as a salesman. He was very good at it, but was not particularly passionate about sales. As a teenager, David enjoyed participating in all sports and started developing a love of physical fitness, reveling in what he could get his body to do ? and enjoying the cheers of the crowd when he made a great play. It was while learning and practicing diving and some basic gymnastics at a local park with a pool that he started becoming aware of the strength and gratification he received from cheers and applause, especially from the attractive girls. When the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus was came to town and he saw Ove Unus ?The Talk of the Universe? perform a one-finger handstand and heard the thunderous applause, David knew that was what he passionately wanted to do ? perform acrobatics for live audiences! He taught himself the art, building up the necessary physical and mental skills, watching others perform, and studying pictures of acts to figure out how to do them. Along the way he recruited others to join him, met and became friends with other performers, first in the Albany area and then at Muscle Beach, California, and around the Western Hemisphere. David performed with many circuses around the United States and Canada. In 1976 he joined the Harlem Globetrotters for a five month tour of the United States, Canada, and South America, performing his acrobatic and plate-spinning acts during half time. During one show in South America, he had a major fall which left him nearly paralyzed from his waist down. In only five weeks, he rehabilitated himself and rejoined the tour. He continued performing acrobatics ? and selling shoes and fitness equipment as needed to put bread on the table ? for another twenty years. In his seventies, he retired from acrobatics and tried retiring, but couldn?t stand the quiet, so he re-invented himself as a stand-up comedian. The mental and physical preparation for appearing before an audience and the applause for a performance well done are as essential to David?s well-being as having blood pump through his veins. Without the former, the latter is of little importance. Ultimately the story is about balancing one?s inner passions that define personal success against society?s measures of success.

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Download or read book Every Kind of Wanting written by Gina Frangello and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Kind of Wanting explores the complex intersection of three unique families and their bustling efforts to have a "Community Baby." Miguel could not be more different from his partner Chad, a happy–go–lucky real estate mogul from Chicago's wealthy North Shore. When Chad's sister, Gretchen offers the couple an egg, their search for a surrogate leads them to Miguel's old friend Emily, happily married to an eccentric Irish playwright, Nick, with whom she is raising two boys. Into this web falls Miguel's sister Lina, a former addict and stripper, who begins a passionate affair with Nick while deciphering the mysteries of her past. But every action these couples make has unforeseen consequences. As Lina faces her long–hidden demons, and the fragile friendships between Miguel and Chad and Nick and Emily begin to fray as the baby's birth draws near, a shocking turn of events—and the secret Lina's been hiding—threaten to break them apart forever. By turns funny, dark and sexy, Every Kind of Wanting strips bare the layers of the American family today. Tackling issues such as assimilation, the legacy of secrets, the morality of desire, and ultimately who "owns" love, the characters—across all ethnicities, nationalities, and sexualities—are blisteringly alive.

Download or read book Cuentos Sencillos written by J Martinez and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short easy to read stories in english and spanish. For the beginner in either language.

Download or read book Dressage Principles and Techniques written by Miguel Tavora and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miguel Tavora emphasizes that through correct, gradual, progressive, logical and systematic gymnastic work, we develop the physical and mental abilities of the horse, so he will find all the activities he is asked easy to perform, and will do it looking as if it was by his own will.

Download or read book Finding Immortality written by Bill Conrad and published by William Conrad. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s hard enough to close the door on your past. But what do you do when it comes knocking again? Seattle-based novelist James Kimble is a new man. After acquitting old obligations, he’s come clean to his fans and life is looking up. He has a new book out, a stimulating job as a reporter, some savvy real estate investments, and a fresh desire to embrace the land of everyday living. But when a rogue tenant threatens his livelihood and the authorities begin tossing his place looking for fresh clues to old murder cases, his life quickly spirals into the murky world of moral relativism he was trying so hard to escape. In a journey across the globe to track down the enigmatic Grace, James Kimble is pursued by immortal players obsessed with the riddle of a longer life. Trapped again in a shadowy world where ordinary life spans do not apply, he discovers the extraordinary lengths some people will go to remain among the living. Continuing in the genre of first-person psychological thriller, Finding Immortality is the sequel to Interviewing Immortality in the ongoing series by Bill Conrad.

Download or read book Miguel Cabrera written by Bill Redban and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover The Inspirational Story of Baseball Superstar Miguel Cabrera!Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device!You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Miguel Cabrera. If you're reading this then you must be a Miguel Cabrera fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Miguel Cabrera is considered as one of the greatest baseball players in the world and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his career. This book will reveal to you much about Miguel Cabrera's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Youth and Family Life School and Minor League Career Professional Career and Personal Life Legacy, Charitable Acts and much more! If you want to learn more about Miguel Cabrera, then this book is for you. It will reveal to you many things that you did not know about this incredible baseball star!About the Author:Inspirational Stories is a series aimed at highlighting the great athletes of our society. Our mission is to present the stories of athletes who are not only impactful in their sport, but also great people outside of it. The athletes we write about have gone above and beyond to become impactful in their community and great role models for the youth, all while showing excellence in their profession. We publish concise, easily consumable books that portray the turning points in the lives of these great athletes, while also giving the context in which they occurred. Our books are especially great for children who look up to sports figures. Hopefully these athletes can serve as a source of inspiration and their stories can provide life lessons that are practical for fans of any demographic.

Download or read book Whole Earth Justice written by Gene Tierney and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's This Book About? Through a series of unlikely events, Justice Miller, a university professor and former hockey star, discovers profound secrets about the fundamental nature of human civilization, the perils we face, and unexpected prospects for a brighter future. Not one to shy away from a fight, she and a group of activists provoke establishment adversaries as they pursue new solutions and strategies to confront our social and ecological problems. In the process, they launch a bold campaign to usher in a new era focused on greater interdependence and justice. Since humans first emerged on Earth two hundred thousand years ago with our unique abilities and characteristics, we have been on a journey toward this moment. We now face a crossroads and urgent choice: to live together interdependently or die separately. There is no salvation in isolation, no scientific breakthrough that can save us, no amount of money or weaponry or border fortifications that can shield us. Caring about others is the only way to sustainability, social justice, and prosperity. To some, this kind of change may seem idealistic or impossible or partisan or altruistic or even inconsistent with human nature...but they'd be wrong. It's happening right now, all around us, and when you know how to see it, you'll see it everywhere. But more importantly, when you know how to see it, you'll see opportunities everywhere. Not just opportunities to survive...but opportunities to thrive.

Download or read book Marry Me Mendoza written by Judy Duarte and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a USA Today–bestselling author: A woman forced to marry to meet her parents’ demands asks the man she once loved to be her convenient husband. Second-chance sweethearts? Nicole Castleton was a shrewd businesswoman with a Texas-sized stubborn streak. She needed a husband in a hurry, and no one but her ex, Miguel Mendoza, would do! Yet she had her doubts—sweet, sexy Miguel still shook her to the core of her expensive Castleton boots. And when it came right down to it, she still desired the man beyond words. Was it a ghost standing on his doorstep? Or could this really be his Nicole? The girl who broke Miguel’s heart ten years ago was back—with a crazy proposal for a strictly business marriage! A desire for payback—and one last round of romance with the one who’d gotten away—tempted Miguel beyond any dollar amount. But this time, he wasn’t so sure he’d be able to walk away from the woman of his dreams. . . .

Download or read book The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island written by Scott Semegran and published by Mutt Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fantastic coming-of-age thriller." — IndieReader (IR Approved) 2021 First Place for Middle-Grade/Young Adult — Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards 2021 Shortlisted — U.S. Selfies Book Awards 2020 Quarter Finalist for Young Adult Fiction — The BookLife Prize The summer of 1986. Central Texas. William and his friends should be having a blast. Instead, they are hounded by the Thousand Oaks Gang and their merciless leader, Bloody Billy. William found Billy’s backpack. And because of what it contains, Billy desperately wants it back, and he’ll do anything to get it. William hatches a plan for his friends to sneak away and hide in an abandoned lake house, except they become stranded on the lake’s desolate island without food or water. Will their time on the island devolve into chaos? Will the friends survive and be rescued? The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island is Lord of the Flies meets The Body by Stephen King, the inspiration for the classic movie Stand By Me. A gripping suspense story with adventure and danger, tinged with humorous banter between the four friends, the middle schoolers face certain death without adults to protect them from the unrelenting natural elements, as well as the wild creatures that lurk in the wilderness around the lake. With a backpack filled with money and marijuana they stole from the merciless gang leader, it’s only a matter of time before the high schoolers come looking for them, too. From award-winning writer Scott Semegran, The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island is his eighth book. This novel is Semegran’s response to William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, which was Golding’s response to The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne, an adventure novel from 1858. All three novels tackle the premise of boys stranded on an island, with Semegran’s novel taking a decidedly modern view of a group of friends in Central Texas during the summer of 1986 working to survive in a situation filled with danger and desperation with only each other to rely on. "This well-crafted story will appeal to anyone who grew up in the '80s. Fans of Stand by Me will also enjoy this trip back in time. Although at times wistful, it's not a purely nostalgic ode to growing up, but a genuine, moving and irresistible meditation on the value of friendship." — BlueInk Review (Starred Review) “A fantastic coming-of-age thriller that puts a positive spin on troubled adolescence.” — IndieReader (IR Approved) "Scott Semegran stretches his literary muscles in this highly accomplished and well-crafted read... a modern classic." — Readers' Favorite Book Reviews. 5 stars. "A page-turner. With his assured writing, tight plotting, and talent to fill a story with realistic details, Semegran has created another winner... A must read!" — The Prairies Book Review. 5 stars. "Evocative and compelling... a highly recommended, superb example of psychological twists and interpersonal encounters gone awry." — Midwest Book Review, D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer “Sharply drawn characters in an engaging, suspenseful coming-of-age tale.” — Lone Star Literary Life “[Semegran] puts the dynamics of adolescent friendships at the heart of his story... an absorbing, nostalgic, and polished story.” — Kirkus Reviews “Semegran excels at crafting vivid, realistic characters through sharp and nuanced descriptions. The narrator's warmth, humor, and candor is a joy to read.” — The BookLife Prize. Overall: 9.75 out of 10.

Download or read book Coco Deluxe Pictureback Disney written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color storybook with a shiny cover, game cards, and over 50 stickers based on the hit film coming to theaters in fall 2017!

Download or read book ESPERANZA RISING written by Narayan Changder and published by CHANGDER OUTLINE. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ESPERANZA RISING MCQ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AIMING TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS, CLASS TESTS, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, AND SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. WITH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MCQS, THIS BOOK EMPOWERS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR GRASP OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND YOUR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. BY ENGAGING WITH THESE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION. DIVE INTO THE ESPERANZA RISING MCQ TO EXPAND YOUR ESPERANZA RISING KNOWLEDGE AND EXCEL IN QUIZ COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC STUDIES, OR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH PAGE, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VERIFY THEIR ANSWERS AND PREPARE EFFECTIVELY.

Download or read book Aura of Dawn written by Morgan J. Muir and published by Morgan J. Muir. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He wants a new life. She has no room for fate. She doesn’t believe in destiny. Maria struggles to find her place in colonial Maracaibo. But her parents’ mysterious past and strange dreams that hint at destiny follow her every step. As does the handsome English sailor her father has hired. He doesn’t want entanglements. Michael wants a new life, and tropical Maracaibo seems perfect. Leaving everything behind - even his English name - Miguel takes work as a bodyguard. But guarding the beautiful young woman he’s meant to protect may not be as simple as it seems. As secrets of the past threaten to pull them apart, can they learn to trust, or will they lose each other for good? This historical-fantasy is rich with imagery of life in old Maracaibo. A beautiful coming of age story that will pull you into a mysterious adventure world. Aura of Dawn is the fantastic origin story of Miguel and Maria, and companion prequel to the Daughter of Zyanya series.

Download or read book Shen of the Sea written by Arthur Bowie Chrisman and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Awards.

Download or read book A Perfect Harvest written by Bill Fitzhugh and published by Prelude Books. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given a terminal diagnosis (actually two of them) thirty-five year old Miguel Padilla decides he must accomplish something meaningful before death. He seizes on the idea of donating a kidney to save someone’s life. Then he decides: why stop there? Why not donate... everything? Why not indeed? Reviews of the Transplant Tetralogy series “His wit and style are as compelling as his tightly wound thriller plots, and his thoughts on the world we live in are fascinating and, often, spot on ... An awe-inspiring feat.” Washington Post “Fitzhugh’s stuff is unique. It’s also alarmingly accurate. That’s what makes it so good.” Clarion-Ledger “Bill Fitzhugh just gets better and better.” Christopher Moore “A thrilling tale of science run amok ... laugh-out-loud send-ups of the madness of modern life.” Booklist “Fast, funny, deft action ... You have to experience it, hanging on tight and keeping those pages turning.” New Orleans Times-Picayune “Where Bill Fitzhugh earned his Ph.D. in street smarts is a mystery. The wicked sense of humor he must have been born with.” Dallas Morning News “Genuinely funny ... his satiric eye spares no one.” Publishers Weekly