Download or read book Chickens Girls and Other Life Problems written by Louise Nelson and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finish the fifth grade: Check! Start summer break: Check! Spend summer break with Tom and Gina: Wait! What?! When eleven-year-old Ryan Ericksen learns he'll be spending three months helping his aunt and uncle on their chicken farm, he thinks his whole summer break is ruined. No more playing video games or having super-soaker fights with his older brother. Nope. He'll be stuck on the eastern plains of Colorado with five hundred stupid, crummy chickens. Little does he know, his life is about to change in a big way. Maybe life isn't always as bad as he expects. And maybe there are things in life worth fighting for, even when obstacles and heartache are there at every turn. But when disaster strikes at the farm, will he have the courage to risk his neck for a cause greater than himself? Or will he chicken out when everyone needs him the most? Chickens, Girls, and Other Life Problems is a contemporary coming-of-age middle-grade novel for both boys and girls (ages 8 to 12).
Download or read book Chickens Girls and Other Life Problems written by Jody Calkins and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ryan's got problems. Lots of problems. He still hasn't managed to make his dad proud. And now his entire summer break is ruined. What new sixth grader wants to spend three whole months helping his aunt and uncle take care of five hundred stupid, crummy chickens? Not Ryan. But he doesn't have a choice. He never does. Instead of playing video games or having super-soaker fights with his older brother Derek, he's stuck on the eastern plains of Colorado. With no TV. And things get seriously worse when he meets Lindy, a girl who is staying with her grandmother for the summer. Right down the road. Little does he know, his life is about to change in a big way. Maybe life isn't always as bad as he expects. And maybe there are things in life worth fighting for, even when obstacles and heartache are there at every turn. But when disaster strikes at the farm, will he have the courage to risk his neck for a cause greater than himself? Or will he chicken out when everyone needs him the most? Chickens, Girls, and Other Life Problems is a contemporary coming-of-age middle-grade novel for both boys and girls.
Download or read book Mishaps Fairy Dust written by Louise Nelson and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnolia Goldsteen has pretty much one thing on her mind: watch the nose! That is, until a particular mishap involving her nose has her dad grasping at straws for a reasonable explanation for his daughter's clumsiness. When doctor's visits lead to inconclusive results, there's only one thing left to do: take a cooking class. Never in her wildest dreams did Magnolia think her dad would go on a mission to start healthy habits. But that might just work out for everyone. Because in the pursuit of healthy eating, they meet a woman who seems to be the perfect match for her dad. Now, she has one extra thing on her mind: devise a plan with the woman's daughter to spark a budding relationship between their parents. Oh, and make sure the neighbor's grandson never sees her wearing spandex ever again. There's just one big problem to her matchmaking plan. Sometimes allowing love again isn't easy when grief stands in the way. Mishaps & Fairy Dust is a funny, quirky, and heartfelt tale of new friendships and a budding career in matchmaking. The Parent Trap meets Boy Meets World. Ages 8–12
Download or read book Blackout written by Jody Calkins and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To survive, you must escape. Emerson Wesler and Gabriel Marconne lead a fairly normal life, given the circumstances... Until their city's cell towers shut down unexpectedly two months before their high school graduation. Then the next morning, there's an explosion at their home and Gabe's parents are believed to have been inside. But before social services can arrive to take them away, a mysterious agency shows up at their school, claims terrorists are attacking the nation, and forcibly recruits them along with thirteen other students. Now they must train to fight for their country... Only it isn't long before they discover things aren't what they seem. And their best chance of survival is escaping the one facility no one seems to know how to exit... All before they complete the training and advance to field agent. Because if that happens, everything's lost. Blackout, the third book in The Hexon Code series, is a chilling young adult dystopian thriller/drama.
Download or read book Sabotage written by Jody Calkins and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people have revolted. The guards are dead. The city has fallen. When the gangs overtake the city of Detroit, killing the city officials and the guards, Kallis finds herself in her worst nightmare. Fast-forward three years and her life is still a living hell. It's been a year since she was sold last, but Henry, her new owner and one of the gang's leaders, is anything but kind. She walks on eggshells, worried she'll do something wrong. She's wanted out, to escape Detroit—not that she would have attempted to escape. She's certain getting caught would result in something far worse. But when Henry tells her he's taking her out of the city, she's not sure if that's a good thing. Leaving with him? There's no choice to be made though because an attack sends them charging out of the city ahead of schedule. Barely making it out alive was bad enough, but then they run into another snag. They have to go back and make right on an agreement Henry had made when he bought her. Will they survive a second time around? And what will Henry do to make things right with Kallis after everything he's done? Sabotage (The Hexon Code, Book 7) is a tense, hair-raising wild ride of emotions. Not for all readers.
Download or read book Outcast written by Jody Calkins and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punishments are for those who show up late... Sixteen-year-old Ivy Gould's world has turned upside down and all she wants to do is survive the rest of the school year and start her summer internship at the medical center. But then a mysterious agency shows up at her school and recruits a select group of students. And she's one of them. They claim terrorists are attacking the country and the agency needs students to join their cause to fight back and protect what's left. Are they telling the truth? Or is it a lie? She might never know. Because the students who fail to report on time for transportation to the training facility aren't lucky enough to find out. Now she faces a much bigger challenge... and something far more horrifying. Will she overcome the odds? Or is she lost forever? Outcast, the fourth book in The Hexon Code series, is an emotional story of terrible mistakes, huge regrets, and solid determination to make things right.
Download or read book Breakout written by Jody Calkins and published by Emery Road Publications. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lies only get you so far... Tessa thought she was happy. She had a boyfriend, she was the lead gymnast at her school, and she had just received a full-ride scholarship for a degree in mathematics. Until she met Damien at a dance workshop over winter break... Everything changed that day. She had been living a lie. And most importantly, she was lying to herself. But when she tried to be honest, everything blew up in her face. And to make matters worse, she was recruited by Faction 73. All she wanted was to feel something. To feel love. To feel all the things she had felt at the workshop. But now with her whole world turned upside down, is her chance at love gone? And how can she have it when Faction 73 rules her life? Breakout, the sixth book in The Hexon Code series, is an emotional tale of lost love and lost memories set in a dystopian society.
Download or read book A Chicken in Every Yard written by Robert Litt and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to: Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and egg nutrition • Preventing and treating common chicken diseases • Planning ahead for family, neighborhood, and legal considerations • Whipping up tasty egg recipes from flan to frittata With everything that first-timers will need to get started—along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers—this colorful, nuts-and-bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it’s cracked up to be.
Download or read book Tough Chicks written by Cece Meng and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three independent chicks who dare to be different are reprimanded by the other barnyard residents for not being quiet and docile, until the smart, fearless trio takes on a runaway tractor.
Download or read book Once Upon a Flock written by Lauren Scheuer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When longtime illustrator and lover of power tools Lauren Scheuer was looking for a project, she got the idea to raise backyard chickens. Her husband and teenage daughter looked on incredulously as coop sketches and chicken-raising books filled their New England home. But when the chicks arrived, the whole family fell in love with the bundles of fluff and the wild adventures began. Once Upon a Flock: Life with My Soulful Chickens stars Scheuer’s backyard chickens—with their big personalities, friendships, rivalries, and secrets—and the flock’s guardian, Marky the terrier. The flock includes Hatsy, the little dynamo; Lil’White, the deranged and twisted Buff Orpington; Pigeon, the fixer-upper chicken; and Lucy, the special-needs hen who bonds with Lauren and becomes a fast friend. This charming story of Lauren’s life with her quirky flock is filled with moments of humor and heartbreak: When Lucy is afflicted with a neurological disease, Lauren builds Lucy a special-needs coop. When Lucy’s nesting instinct leads Lauren to act as a chicken midwife of sorts, Lauren hatches a chick in her home. And when Lucy’s best friend Hatsy falls ill, Lauren finds an unlikely friend for Lucy in a chicken named Pigeon, who requires an emergency bath and blow-dry. Enthusiastically immersing herself in the world of her flock, Lauren discovers that love, loss, passion, and resilience are not only parts of the human experience, but of the chicken experience as well. Throughout it all, Lauren documents the laughter and drama of her flock’s adventures with her own whimsical photos and illustrations. At once humorous, poignant, and informative, Once Upon a Flock is a feathered tale like no other.
Download or read book The Chicken Problem written by Jennifer Oxley and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When someone leaves the chicken coop open and 100 chickens escape, Peg and Cat use their math skills to solve the problem.
Download or read book Chick Days written by Jenna Woginrich and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. As you watch these chickens grow, you’ll learn everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, and health care. This playfully informative guide will inspire you to confidently raise your own feathered flock.
Download or read book Brood written by Jackie Polzin and published by Picador. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely original, full of surprise, humor, grief, and wisdom and just the right amount of chickens.' Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ‘The coop houses no predators, but the chickens do not know this. A chicken knows only what it can see. A chicken’s life is full of magic. Lo and behold.’ Meet Gloria, Gam Gam, Darkness, Miss Hennepin County, and their unlikely owner. Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the freezing nights of a brutal winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined. Brood by Jackie Polzin is a darkly funny, deeply moving and startling original debut novel of motherhood and grief, full of sorrow, joy and unrelenting hope. Perfect for fans of Jenny Offill and Elizabeth Strout.
Download or read book Chicken Friend written by Nicola Morgan and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her parents decide to move their family to the English countryside, homeschool their children, and raise chickens, Becca tries to make friends with her new neighbors by hiding her diabetes and throwing a twelfth birthday party for herself.
Download or read book The Journal of the American Association of Instructors and Investigators in Poultry Husbandry written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the American Association of Instructors and Investigators in Poultry Husbandry written by Poultry Science Association and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book City Chickens written by Christine Heppermann and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just outside of downtown Minneapolis, follow the sounds of crowing and clucking and you will find Mary Britton Clouse’s Chicken Run Rescue. Over the years, Mary and her husband have given hundreds of homeless birds a safe place to rest until they can be adopted by caring families. Each chicken has a story to share, and the debut author Christine Heppermann (who adopted her own chicken) has crafted a spare, moving, and at times humorous text that will open young readers’ eyes and also inspire to help all creatures great and small. Come along and find out why lovable chickens are actually, according to Mary, “the ones who need friends the most.”
