Download or read book Sleepaway School written by Lee Stringer and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his brother before him, Stringer was surrendered to foster care, shortly after birth, by his unwed and underemployed mother—a common practice for unmarried women in mid-century America. Less common was that she returned six years later to reclaim her children. Rather than leading to a happy ending, though, this is where Stringer's story begins. The clash of being poor and black in an affluent, largely white New York suburb begins to foment pain and rage which erupts, more often than not, when he is at school. One violent episode results in his expulsion from the sixth grade and his subsequent three-year stint at Hawthorne, the "sleepaway school" of the title. What follows is an intensely personal, American journey: a universal story of childhood where childhood universals are absent. We experience how a child fashions his life out of the materials given to him, however threadbare. This is a "boy-meets-world" story, the chronicle of one child’s struggle simply to be.

Download or read book K 12 Coloring Book written by Melanie Martinez and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color in each page as Melanie Martinez’s fictional character Cry Baby and a few magical friends plan their escape from the K-12 Sleepaway School. Parental Advisory Explicit Content

Download or read book Forsaking All Others written by Jimmy Breslin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of crime and passion in the South Bronx by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight and The Good Rat. The Department of Corrections makes a mistake when it grants parole to a young Puerto Rican man named Teenager. After a few years in jail for dealing narcotics, he promises the parole board that he’s gone straight. But Teenager has no intention of abandoning his life of crime. He dreams only of money, and will do anything to make himself rich. When Teenager enters business with the Lucchese family, whose boss has a line on the purest heroin in New York, success seems all but assured—until a scorching affair between the boss’s wife and a young lawyer named Maximo threatens to ruin the entire operation. Their passion is instantaneous, but Teenager will make certain that before they can be together, the Bronx is going to burn. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Download or read book Sleepaway written by Laurie Susan Kahn and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the memories of summer camp from the girls who spent their summers swimming, hiking, crafting, making friends, and finding themselves.

Download or read book The Novels of Jimmy Breslin written by Jimmy Breslin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 2064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tough, funny, moving fiction from the New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist. Jimmy Breslin was not only “the biggest, the baddest, the brashest, the best columnist in New York City,” he was also an outstanding New York Times–bestselling novelist, equally comfortable with comedy and tragedy, often intermixing the two (New YorkDaily News). Collected here are four of his best-loved novels, including three New York Times bestsellers. World Without End, Amen: Hoping to find redemption, disgraced, alcoholic NYPD cop Dermot Davey travels to Ulster—the heart of the increasingly bloody Irish Troubles—to find the father who abandoned him as a child, in this New York Times bestseller. “Excellent . . . Breslin writes prose in a New York idiom with a shrewdness all his own.” —The New York Times The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight: Breslin’s New York Times–bestselling, madcap novel of the sloppiest turf war ever launched by the Brooklyn mob was the basis for the hilarious movie starring Jerry Orbach as the witless Kid Sally Palumbo and a young pre–Godfather II Robert De Niro. “A very funny novel . . . and a good one.” —The Village Voice Table Money: This New York Times bestseller “about flesh-and-blood working people” is the story of Owney Morrison, a Vietnam vet who returns home to Queens with a Congressional Medal of Honor and few prospects (Studs Terkel). Owney takes up the family legacy as a sandhog—a tunnel worker. But when his drinking gets out of control, his wife Dolores considers leaving with their baby daughter rather than being dragged down by a man who feels safest one hundred feet below the street. “[A] serious literary novel, a superior work of fiction.” —The New York Times Forsaking All Others: Puerto Rican drug dealer Teenager will stop at nothing to dominate the South Bronx narcotics trade—but a scorching affair between a crime boss’s daughter who’s literally married to the mob and Teenager’s childhood friend, legal aid lawyer Maximo Escobar, threatens to ruin the entire operation. Before it’s all over, the South Bronx is going to burn. “A novel of considerable complexity and richness.” —Chicago Tribune

Download or read book Harlequin Desire May 2022 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Janice Maynard and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Staking a Claim Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals By USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard With dreams of running the family ranch, Layla Grandin has no time for matchmaking. Then, set up with a reluctant date, Layla realizes he sent his twin instead! Their attraction is undeniable but, when the ranch is threatened, can she afford distractions? Montana Legacy By Katie Frey After the loss of his brother, rancher Nick Hartmann is suddenly the guardian of his niece. Enter Rose Kelly — the new tutor. Sparks fly, but with his ranch at stake and the secrets she’s keeping, there’s at a lot at risk for both… Secrets of a Wedding Crasher Destination Wedding By USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera Hoping for career advancement, lobbyist Melody Conner crashes a high-profile wedding to meet with Senator Darien Bisset. What she didn’t expect was to spend the night with him. There’s a chemistry neither can deny, but being together could upend all their professional goals… For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s April 2022 Box set 2 of 2.

Download or read book White is for Magic written by Laurie Faria Stolarz and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-01-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year has passed since Stacey Brown saved her best friend from a horrible death. Now she’s having nightmares again, haunted by ghosts ... and by a crazed stalker. As she desperately casts healing spells, a new student named Jacob enters her world. To stop a killer, they must join together. But can Jacob be trusted?

Download or read book Grand Central Winter written by Lee Stringer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, homeless from the early eighties to the mid-1990s, tells the story of his life on the streets of New York, and discusses the process by which he kicked his drug habit and became a writer.

Download or read book Mary Anne to the Rescue The Baby Sitters Club 109 written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary-Anne's life is turned upside down when the Club members participate in a scary and intensive first aid class and Logan's parents decide to send him to a boarding school.

Download or read book Sami s Sleepaway Summer written by Jenny Meyerhoff and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha "Sami" Bloom is going to sleepaway camp for the first time. Sami's big sister, Maya, has always loved her summers at Camp Cedar Lake, but Sami isn't so sure she'll feel the same way. She's nervous about being away from home, trying new food, and doing the super-scary ropes course. Illustrations.

Download or read book Montana Legacy written by Katie Frey and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family secrets—and irresistible attraction—could cost this cowboy everything in Katie Frey’s sizzling Harlequin Desire debut! With his ranching legacy at stake, falling for his new hire is forbidden… Now that Nick Hartmann is the guardian of his orphaned niece, he needs to hire a tutor, fast, and Rose Kelly is the answer. But only if the Montana rancher can resist his overpowering desire for her. No less than control of his family’s land and legacy hangs in the balance. But his stunning new hire may not be who she seems. Will divided family loyalties, a fierce estate battle and Rose’s shocking secret cost Nick everything—including his heart? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

Download or read book Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut written by Susan Farrell and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most popular and admired authors of post-war American literaturefamous both for his playful and deceptively simple style as well as for his scathing critiques of social injustice and war. Criti.

Download or read book Sleepaway Girls written by Jen Calonita and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-in-training at Whispering Pines camp in the New York Catskills. But what she doesn't realize is that it's not going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs and gooey s'mores. If Ashley, the alpha queen of Whispering Pines, doesn't ruin Sam's summer, then her raging crush on the surfer-blond and flirtatious Hunter just might. At least she has playful Cole, who's always teasing her, but is oh-so-comfortable to hang out with, and the singular gang of girls that become fast friends with Sam-they call themselves the Sleepaway Girls.

Download or read book Homesick and Happy written by Michael Thompson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and powerful look at the magic of summer camp—and why it is so important for children to be away from home . . . if only for a little while. In an age when it’s the rare child who walks to school on his own, the thought of sending your “little ones” off to sleep-away camp can be overwhelming—for you and for them. But parents’ first instinct—to shelter their offspring above all else—is actually depriving kids of the major developmental milestones that occur through letting them go—and watching them come back transformed. In Homesick and Happy, renowned child psychologist Michael Thompson, PhD, shares a strong argument for, and a vital guide to, this brief loosening of ties. A great champion of summer camp, he explains how camp ushers your children into a thrilling world offering an environment that most of us at home cannot: an electronics-free zone, a multigenerational community, meaningful daily rituals like group meals and cabin clean-up, and a place where time simply slows down. In the buggy woods, icy swims, campfire sing-alongs, and daring adventures, children have emotionally significant and character-building experiences; they often grow in ways that surprise even themselves; they make lifelong memories and cherished friends. Thompson shows how children who are away from their parents can be both homesick and happy, scared and successful, anxious and exuberant. When kids go to camp—for a week, a month, or the whole summer—they can experience some of the greatest maturation of their lives, and return more independent, strong, and healthy.

Download or read book Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School written by Blake Boles and published by Tells Peak Press. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For some kids, school offers a positive and engaging experience. For others, it's a boring, stressful, and frustrating waste of time. If your child is in the second category, why keep tormenting them? Instead, why not help them find an educational environment where they feel genuinely motivated, excited, and empowered? In this eye-opening book, Blake Boles makes the case for leaving conventional school and taking one of the many alternative paths through K-12 that exist today. He addresses parents' major concerns about unconventional education -- Can my kids still go to college? Will they still be employable? How will they learn to work hard? -- while highlighting the hidden benefits of self-directed learning, such as improved parent-child relationships, a more balanced decision-making process regarding college, and a heightened sense of autonomy and connection. Drawing upon 15 years of work as a mentor and guide for adolescents in alternative and experiential learning environments -- as well as his own unconventional life path -- Boles weaves together narrative, theory, and research to build a powerful argument for granting children unusual levels of freedom and responsibility.

Download or read book Cat Ears on Elizabeth written by Rachel Vail and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cat Ears on Elizabeth is the third in Rachel Vail's A Is for Elizabeth chapter book series--featuring illustrations by Paige Keiser. Cat ears on your headband is not the only way to look great. But it is a very good way. Mallory has glitter folders and bright orange sneakers and a huge pink eraser. And Mallory has cat ears on her headband. Then Anna comes to school with cat ears on her headband, too. Everybody loves how they look in those cat-ear headbands. Especially Elizabeth. Elizabeth doesn’t have cat ears on her anything. She doesn’t even have any headband at all anymore. (They squish her head too much). Elizabeth needs a cat-ears headband! It’s an emergency! Maybe a surprise I Love You present from her grandparents will fix everything. Or maybe Elizabeth doesn’t need to be fixed at all.

Download or read book New Jersey Dreaming written by Sherry B. Ortner and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-26 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed anthropologist Ortner tracks down representative classmates from her mostly Jewish Newark, NJ high school class of '58 in order to examine class culture and ethnicity in America today.