Download or read book Life of Riley Beginner s Luck written by Simon James Green and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riley is cursed. No, really! After a fairground incident - TOTALLY not his fault - bad luck follows Riley everywhere, causing disaster after disaster. It's got so bad that no one wants to go near Riley, including his teachers! But when new student Brad Chicago shows up, Riley quickly realizes that Brad is the human equivalent of a good luck charm. Can Brad's good luck cancel out Riley's bad luck? Or is this yet another recipe for disaster?
Download or read book The Life of Riley the Cat written by Julie Akerson Chikos and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a leisurely nap Riley awakens to an unsettling noise, while investigating the source she is met by a discourteous crow. Riley is just a kitten and naive to the outside world and questions the crow about what he is. The crow is very pompous in his description of himself and the encounter leaves Riley questioning her own self-worth. Riley sets out to find her purpose and begins her journey into a strange new world of amazing creatures. During her journey she meets many creatures that all have very important jobs such as Simon, the Crow, who is smart and keeps crops healthy; Cornelius, the Spider, who creates beautiful webs and helps keep harmful insects at bay; Felix, the Honeybee, who tends the comb, cleans the hive, gathers nectar and helps the plants to grow which keeps the air clean; and Bernice, the Beaver, who is helpful to other wildlife by providing winter-feed. Riley believes that her journey will end in failure as she returns home, only to meet a curious bat, named Bart, in her own back yard. Bart teaches Riley a valuable lesson about her purpose and the purpose of every living creature.
Download or read book Opera Cat written by Tess Weaver and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the opera diva Madame SoSo gets laryngitis, her singing cat Alma fills in for her.
Download or read book The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley written by Colin Thompson and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing the short, happy lives of rats with the long, complicated, dissatisfied lives of humans can lead to depression for the humans. The answer: simplify.
Download or read book Roaming Riley A Delmarva Adventure written by Allison Wiest and published by . This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riley, the cat, stows away in Dad's suitcase when he goes on a business trip to the Delmarva beaches. Riley has some great adventures and meets new friends.
Download or read book Talk Stories written by Jamaica Kincaid and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2002-01-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "The Talk of the Town," Jamaica Kincaid's first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York Talk Pieces is a collection of Jamaica Kincaid's original writing for the New Yorker's "Talk of the Town," composed during the time when she first came to the United States from Antigua, from 1978 to 1983. Kincaid found a unique voice, at once in sync with William Shawn's tone for the quintessential elite insider's magazine, and (though unsigned) all her own--wonderingly alive to the ironies and screwball details that characterized her adopted city. New York is a town that, in return, fast adopts those who embrace it, and in these early pieces Kincaid discovers many of its hilarious secrets and urban mannerisms. She meets Miss Jamaica, visiting from Kingston, and escorts the reader to the West Indian-American Day parade in Brooklyn; she sees Ed Koch don his "Cheshire-cat smile" and watches Tammy Wynette autograph a copy of Lattimore's Odyssey; she learns the worlds of publishing and partying, of fashion and popular music, and how to call a cauliflower a crudite. The book also records Kincaid's development as a young writer--the newcomer who sensitively records her impressions here takes root to become one of our most respected authors.
Download or read book The Inhabited World written by David Long and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stuck in a state of purgatory in the Washington State house in which he lived and died, Evan Molloy, who had shot himself to death for a reason he cannot recall, now must deal with the home's new inhabitant, Maureen Keniston.
Download or read book LIFE LINES written by Gongle Shanks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gongle Shanks always stood on his head He slept that way, never went to bed He did not like to stand on his feet Or sit on a stool or a comfy seat His behaviour was odd and some did say 'Why stand on your head all night and all day?' Gongle's answer was simple and not that profound. 'The world looks better upside down' 'I've seen this place from top to bottom' But upside down it's not so rotten' 'I dislike this land it's in a tangle' 'It looks so much better from this angle'... But people simply passed him by Looked on in wonder and did not try To stop him from his strange behaviour After all it was a sight to savour!
Download or read book The Cat S Meow written by Earl E. Somers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantasy of a young college graduate who had a dreaman impossible dream. Dream on, young man, and dont be discouraged by skeptics. A young man and his pet cat confine themselves in his bedroom, which was strewn everywhere with computer housings, components, and microchips everywhere. His bedroom was not exactly conducive to receiving and entertaining company. The rewards of fulfilling an impossible dream by virtue of diligence and perseverance go beyond self-satisfaction. An unlikely mix of a young college graduate, his pet cats, his decision to join a fledgling Silicon Valley start-up in the microchip industry presided over by a twenty-three-year-old college coed who was responsible for getting the new venture off to a flying start. Add a cat that fulfilled ones impossible dream. Add an enterprising elder who was intrigued with the surname Greystoke and decided to conduct a heraldry search that culminated in linking the main character of this story with Lord Bradford Greystoke of English lore.
Download or read book Lulu and the Cat in the Bag written by Hilary McKay and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a mysterious bag is left on Lulu's doorstep, the last thing her grandmother expects to be in it is a cat—a huge, neon orange cat. But Lulu knows this cat doesn’t mean any harm. In fact, it needs a lovely new home.
Download or read book A Cat s Eye View of the World Theology According to Puderd written by Craig Childress Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Old Testament, God used Balaam's donkey to speak to him and protect him from great difficulty. I think in the Atomic Age God has used a small cat to speak to me many times. I don't hear a voice like Balaam, but the messages are just as loud. In a complex age fraught with distractions and dangers, we are in need of reminders of those times when we are about to stray into the abyss. I hear Puderd telling me spiritual life is found in simplicity and knowledge of God is found in quietness. Contentment is found in good friends, not good products. Trust and safety are really beyond our control and we can only have these if we trust in the One who is in control.
Download or read book A Cat s Life written by Danielle Forrester and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Purr written by Zazie Todd and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for cat owners: "Definitely a book your cat would want you to read!"—Dr. Sarah Ellis, co-author of The Trainable Cat "Zazie Todd has created a must-have guide to improving your cat's life."—Modern Cat Magazine We all love our cats and we all want them to be happy. But making our cats happy isn't about buying them lots of things—it's about finding out what matters to them. In Purr, animal behavior expert Zazie Todd addresses every stage of your cat's life and offers surprising and effective advice for even the most experienced cat owner, all with the science to back it up. In this indispensable book, "cat lovers learn the science behind cats' petting preferences; the multiple meanings of purrs, chirrups, and meows; how to best satisfy the scratching and stalking desires for indoor cats; and even how to keep both cats and wildlife safe if your felines spend time outside.'—Cat Warren, New York Times-bestselling author Cat lovers will also discover how to: Enrich your cat's life through play and exercise Reduce anxiety and fear around your absence, visitors, and trips to the vet Train your kitten or cat without causing harm (i.e. don't use a spray bottle!) Provide for special needs like asthma Make senior cats comfortable And so much more! In Purr, Zazie Todd demystifies the feline-human relationship so you can form your special bond based on your cat's unique needs—all while learning lots and having fun together.
Download or read book The Cat s Pyjamas written by Julia Cresswell and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, thematic exploration of clichés from as the actress said to the bishop to zero hour, explaining what they are and where they’ve come from. Julia Cresswell has taken her best-selling dictionary of clichés (‘Sumptuous... A mine of information.’ Guardian) back to the drawing board and has created a book, packed with famous (and infamous) quotations and memorable information, that will change the way you see English.
Download or read book The Infected written by Deirdre Gould and published by Deirdre Gould. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The December Plague stripped thousands of people of their reason and basic humanity for two years. The disease left their bodies mostly untouched but their minds were ravaged by an uncontrollable fury and an insatiable urge to consume any meat they could find. The remaining immune population struggled to withstand the relentless waves of violent Infected until a cure for the disease was found. Neil Newton was one of the Infected. He spent two and a half years ill and trapped in a quarantined hospital until a cure team found him. Recalled to sanity by the cure, he finds the world is not the one he remembers. He wakes up surrounded by strangers in a place he does not recognize. His body is starved and scarred by the unending battles during his illness. His memory of what he has done to survive the past few years begins to return in pieces. And his family, including his eleven-year-old daughter, is missing in the chaos. In the shattered remains of human society, there are no real mechanisms to help him find his young daughter and her mother. No police to track them down. No widespread communications to appeal to for news. There is only a pitiful list of names of those who remain and the few strangers he meets who are willing to help him. The empty country is a vast web of abandoned roads, remaining Infected and dangerous pockets of Immunes who have become desperate as supplies and food dwindle. Neil risks the long trip home, hoping to find his family safe and fearing they'll never be able to accept what he's done to survive.
Download or read book Learning to Love Cats written by KM Mahoney and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It isn't exactly a match made in heaven. Mike isn't much of an animal lover, but his sister insists that every little boy needs a pet. Which is how Mike finds himself sitting in a veterinary office, trying to explain the facts of life to his four-year-old nephew while holding a dead hamster in a shoebox. It's not one of his finer moments. So, of course, that's when he encounters the cute, shy and utterly lust-worthy Riley Laytham. When they meet up again, the chemistry is explosive. Even cat scratches, rampant allergies and siblings with incredibly bad timing aren't enough to deter Mike. Riley is worth any amount of trouble, and Mike is going to prove it to him. Riley is pretty sure Mike is unique. Whether that's good or bad is still up for debate, although he does have to admit that the sexy man's persistence in the face of adversity and embarrassing situations is oddly endearing. Riley believes love takes time to grow, but maybe for Mike he'll make an exception...even if Mike staunchly declares that he doesn't like cats.
Download or read book Riley s Ghost written by John David Anderson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From John David Anderson, acclaimed author of Posted, comes a ghost story pulled from the darkest shadows of middle school. Riley Flynn is alone. It feels like she’s been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don’t like Riley. Girls who decide one day to lock her in the science closet after hours, after everyone else has gone home. When Riley is finally able to escape, however, she finds that her horror story is only just beginning. All the school doors are locked, the windows won’t budge, the phones are dead, and the lights aren't working. Through halls lit only by the narrow beam of her flashlight, Riley roams the building, seeking a way out, an answer, an explanation. And as she does, she starts to suspect she isn’t alone after all. While she’s always liked a good scary story, Riley knows there is no such thing as ghosts. But what else could explain the things happening in the school, the haunting force that seems to lurk in every shadow, around every corner? As she tries to find answers, she starts reliving moments that brought her to this night. Moments from her own life...and a life that is not her own.
