Download or read book We Are the Weirdos written by Maranda Elizabeth and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work of experimental fiction and magic realism, Maranda Elizabeth writes a vulnerable tale of perpetually misunderstood and powerless teenagers in a small town. We Are the Weirdos explores trauma, gender, poverty, invalidation, and memory, as well as themes of trust, abandonment, confinement, and revenge. The characters encounter one another, as well as authority figures and ghosts, at home and through institutions: school, court cells, a detention centre, and a group home. Each of them dream of magic and escape. Indigo is a 13-year old goth and teenage criminal with a history of antisocial tendencies, shoplifting, destructive impulses, cutting, and dysmorphia/dysphoria. When they start bleeding petals and flames along with their blood, they make connections between alienation, witchcraft, and survival. Grey is Indigo's best friend, a shy trans girl with stolen Sharpies and heavy sketchbooks whose illustrations escape borders and panels to make spells come true. Both are the only children of poor, depressed, single moms in a small, mostly-white town in Southern Ontario. In 1999, their favourite movie is The Craft, their favourite band is Marilyn Manson, and their favourite activity is spell-casting. When they find a book about witchcraft hidden in a box of letters written between their mothers, who claim not to know each other and refuse to speak - one is mostly-absent, the other is obsessed with a talk show hosted by a psychic and Saturday night episodes of Cops - they choose to communicate with ghosts, and each other, instead. As the two are separated, and Indigo is charged with crimes they barely remember committing, each of them continue casting spells - or trying to - in dangerous and painful attempts to stay alive. Shuffled through the juvenile injustice system, Indigo meets Sea, a clumsy and curious social worker who hates her job, and Mint, a 16-year old Black girl with a stick-and-poke tattoo of moon phases on her wrist, rage of her own about isolation and incarceration, and a longer sentence for a non-violent crime. Each of them wants to be believed, to be real, and to craft their own form of justice.

Download or read book The Weirdos written by Chinmay Chakravarty and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weirdos roam everywhere around us, at times they move within us too. However, one cannot be definitive about the salient features or the rich attributes that make them so. The short stories of this book do accept this fact and therefore, the titular characters described in those stories are not marked out as them, leaving the onus on the intelligent readers to judge for themselves.

Download or read book Blessed Are the Weird written by Jacob Nordby and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for everyone who wants to lead a deep, true, and passionate life and leave the world better for having passed this way.

Download or read book Weirdos written by Errol Shaw and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Undead Girl Gang written by Lily Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fun, fast read...it will resonate with readers who dabble in any sort of arts, dark or otherwise." --NPR.org "With a singular and hilariously cutting teen voice, UNDEAD GIRL GANG is sure to be one of the most talked-about YA novels of the year." --BookPage Veronica Mars meets The Craft when a teen girl investigates the suspicious deaths of three classmates and accidentally ends up bringing them back to life to form a hilariously unlikely--and unwilling--vigilante girl gang. Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont Academy mean girls June Phelan-Park and Dayton Nesseth die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life. Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders. But they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.

Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Download or read book Me and the Weirdos written by Jane Sutton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cindy Krinkle feels like the only normal person in her family. When Roger Snooterman first tells Cindy her family is weird, she denies it. But then she realizes he's right! Her mother does cartwheels everywhere, gargles with orange juice, and changed her name to Squirrel. Her father rides to work on a bike with an umbrella, singing opera off-key. Her sister collects can labels and has a sea urchin for a pet. Follow Cindy on her embarrassing but hilarious adventures as she tries to "unweird" her family!Beloved by children and their parents around the world since 1981! The middle grade novel ME AND THE WEIRDOS by Jane Sutton was originally published in hardcover by Houghton Mifflin, and in paperback by Bantam Books and in French by Éditions de L'amitié. This new edition, featuring illustrations by Doreen Buchinski, is better than ever!HONORS* ALA-CBC Children's Choice* Utah Children's Book Award * Arizona Children's Book Award nominee

Download or read book What s the Matter with Jayden Jackson written by Charley Pickle and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayden Jackson is always in trouble. He has a quick temper and gets detention on the regular. When Jayden meets rule-following Eli, they find common ground in the music they love. But Jayden can't tell Eli the truth behind his anger: that his dad is in jail. Jayden has fun hanging out with Eli, but can he really let another person in and show them who he really is?

Download or read book Watch Out for These Weirdos written by Rufus Kline and published by Puffin. This book was released on 1992-06-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanted posters introduce a gallery of offbeat characters, including Erin "Starin" McCarron who looks in people's windows and Bob "The Slob" McCobb who was once buried under the mess in his room.

Download or read book Weirdos from Another Planet written by Bill Watterson and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoons.

Download or read book We Are All Weird written by Seth Godin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World of Warcrafters, LARPers, Settlers of Catan? Weird. Beliebers, Swifties, Directioners? Weirder. Paleos, vegans, carb loaders, ovolactovegetarians? Pretty weird. Mets fans, Yankees fans, Bears fans? Definitely weird. Face it. We’re all weird. So why are companies still trying to build products for the masses? Why are we still acting like the masses even exist? Weird is the new normal. And only companies that figure that out have any chance of survival. This book shows you how.

Download or read book City of Weird written by Gigi Little and published by Forest Avenue Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City of Weird conjures what we fear: death, darkness, ghosts. Hungry sea monsters and alien slime molds. Blood drinkers and game show hosts. Set in Portland, Oregon, these thirty stories blend imagination, literary writing, and pop culture into a cohesive weirdness that honors the city’s personality, its bookstores and bridges and solo volcano, as well as the tradition of sci-fi pulp magazines. Including such authors as Rene Denfeld, Justin Hocking, Leni Zumas, and Kevin Sampsell, editor Gigi Little has curated a collection that is quirky, chilling, often profound—and always perfectly weird.

Download or read book The Key of the Keplian written by Andre Norton and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of Witch World knows to fear the hated, fire-eyed Keplian horses who lure riders to their deaths. All that is, save for one young Native American girl new to Witch World, who rescues a Keplian mare and her foal and discovers an awesome truth--the Keplians were created to serve light, not darkness, and to ride with humans. This is the first in a new trilogy.

Download or read book Let s Talk written by David Blanchard and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for people who take their faith seriously, for those who are willing to wrestle with difficult questions, for any who believe the church can and should do better. Whether a church leader or a church dropout, this book invites the reader to join a conversation surrounding some important and overlooked issues that demand attention. Read alone or with a group of friends. This book is designed to stimulate meaningful dialogue among people who seek Jesus and care about the future of his church. The author does not expect every reader to agree with him or like everything in these pages. The point is to consider an idea or two and discuss with others. To God be the glory!

Download or read book Puppy Pirates Super Special 1 Ghost Ship written by Erin Soderberg and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of PAW Patrol and Rainbow Magic and those looking for Halloween chapter books will want to climb aboard this PUPPY PIRATES SUPER SPECIAL! Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for fun and adventure on a pirate ship full of puppies! Boo! When Wally is pranked by a couple of pugs, they accuse him of being more puppy than pirate. How can Wally prove he’s as fearless as the rest? Spending the night on an abandoned pirate ship should do the trick! But when Wally and his human friend, Henry, climb aboard, they soon discover the ship might not be so empty after all. . . . This super edition features exciting content like: - How to Draw a Puppy Pirate! - Puzzles! - Instructions for how to play the "Puppy Pirates vs. Kitten Pirates" game! And don't miss the other adventures of the Puppy Pirates!

Download or read book Chloris and the Weirdos written by Kin Platt and published by . This book was released on 1980-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Making It Home written by Teresa Strasser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An achingly heartfelt and surprisingly funny memoir about family, grief, and moving forward by an award-winning writer and TV personality. When her brother dies from cancer, and then her mother just four months later, Teresa Strasser has no one to mourn with but her irresponsible, cantankerous, trailerpark-dwelling father. He claims not to remember her chaotic childhood, but he’s a devoted grandpa, so as her son embarks on his first season pitching in Little League, Teresa and Nelson form a grief group of two in beach chairs lined up behind the first base line. There are no therapeutically trained facilitators and no rules other than those dictated by the Little League of America, and the human heart. For Teresa and her father, the stages of grief are the draft, the regular season, and the playoffs. One season of baseball becomes the framework for a memoir about family, loss, and the fundamentals of baseball and life. They cheer, talk smack about other teams, scream at each other in the parking lot, and care way too much about Little League. Making It Home is a bracingly honest journey through grief, self-doubt, and anxiety armed with humor and optimism. After all, America’s pastime may be just a game, but it always leaves room for redemption, even at the bottom of the lineup.