Download or read book The Trouble with Ants written by Claudia Mills and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Science-obsessed fourth grader Nora wants to be like her scientist family and publish a professional research paper on her favorite subject: her ant farm!"--

Download or read book Nora Webster written by Colm Toibin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of contemporary literature’s bestselling, critically acclaimed, and beloved authors: a “luminous” novel (Jennifer Egan, The New York Times Book Review) about a fiercely compelling young widow navigating grief, fear, and longing, and finding her own voice—“heartrendingly transcendant” (The New York Times, Janet Maslin). Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Tóibín’s magnificent seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable, and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be sucked back into it. Wounded, selfish, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning insight and empathy, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven—herself. Nora Webster “may actually be a perfect work of fiction” (Los Angeles Times), by a “beautiful and daring” writer (The New York Times Book Review) at the zenith of his career, able to “sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations” (USA TODAY). “Miraculous...Tóibín portrays Nora with tremendous sympathy and understanding” (Ron Charles, The Washington Post).

Download or read book The Oasis written by Chris Nicholson and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-11-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The storm raged on throughout the night. Nora could not sleep but dozed on and off during the bleak hours. At times there were loud creaks and groans followed by a bang severe enough to shake the house as the ice proved too heavy for some tree branches and they fell to the ground. Nora prayed that they were missing her house and the buildings where the lavender and farm equipment were stored. After a devastating personal tragedy, Nora reconciles herself to a life alone with her dogs and focuses on making a success of the beautiful lavender farm she has been putting her heart and soul into for years. But when she discovers two strangers have been living rough in her fields, Nora has to take a look at the larger world again... and what she sees is chilling. As Nora slowly begins to open her heart anew, she faces an unexpected setback so severe that it threatens to ruin the farm where she finds her solace. But now that she’s become open to a new kind of life, she finds fresh perspectives that will not only serve her farm but do a tremendous amount of good for others as well. With beautiful settings, appealing characters, and a heart-lifting, positive perspective, The Oasis highlights the power of friendship and caring for others while illustrating the beautiful truth that gifts will always come to the giver.

Download or read book This Fresh Hell written by Katya de Becerra and published by Clan Destine Press. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A driver picks up a hitchhiker from the side of a road; a restorer develops an unusual bond with a cursed doll; a visit to the cabin in the woods goes terribly wrong... We all know how these stories end - or do we? In This Fresh Hell, every story begins with a well-known horror trope but ends with a twist, bringing new life and unexpected resolutions to old ideas. Fears are interrogated, ghosts re-examined, and monsters reconfigured. From chilling to quirky, these stories will appeal to dedicated horror fans and those dipping into the genre for the first time. A Slender Man offers help to a boy in trouble; a haunted house is reluctant to terrify its new residents; a heartbroken influencer is challenged on a luxury cruise from hell. Writers from Australia and around the world reignite and subvert horror tropes in 19 genre-bending stories: Eugen Bacon, Elle Beaumont, Katya de Becerra, Jason Franks, Raymond Gates, Narrelle M. Harris, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Greg Herren, Claire Low, Annie McCann, Chuck McKenzie, L.J.M. Owen, Gillian Polack, Tansy Rayner-Roberts, Clare E. Rhoden, Candace Robinson, Sarah Robinson-Hatch, Claire L. Smith, C. Vonzale Lewis, and A.J. Vrana.

Download or read book A Long Way Down written by Nick Hornby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wise, affecting novel from the beloved, award-winning author of Dickens and Prince, High Fidelity, and About A Boy. New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. A Long Way Down is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots. Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. In four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances. Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life.

Download or read book I Feel Bad About My Neck written by Nora Ephron and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 2006 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Download or read book Mengods written by Ruben C. Rocafort and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mengods is the story of a group of research scientists that are in a quest to create molecular changes in the human genome in order to correct certain malfunctions that are contrived through birth defects, chemical imbalances or by human interventions. On trying to duplicate functions of the human gene, the scientists discover means to treat certain diseases that have been plaguing mankind ever since the dawn of time. In one of these exercises, a human reproductive gene is artificially duplicated in the lab and later brought to full term that causes a dilemma to recon with. Moral and ethical questions arise causing such experiments to be made in secret in order that support money is not cut due to the moral and religious impact that such studies will cause to established religion and society as a whole. Clash of titans occurs when the industrial military complex gets involved due to the possibility of implementing such technologies to future combat scenarios by creating a humanoid army free of restrictions and controls from politics and human society. Complications arises when leaders of the new species realize their true purpose and potential of existence and decide whether to resist and fight for their independence or allowed them selves to be manipulated by a ruthless system that only cares about monetary gains instead of world peace and harmony.

Download or read book Secret Mayday written by Finn Seldal and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When somebody need to repair or build something not on Earth, Norn deSpace is the right man to ask. This time he must move a whole asteroide. He must do it hidden for all but in the open and it will cost more than small change.

Download or read book Just One More Time written by A.L. Lundy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if a group of Muslim extremists found a possible source of weapons of mass destruction? What if the extremists created a workable plan to take control of the weapons? Learn the dangers and excitement that four ex-U.S. Navy divers experience in trying to find a missing, secret WW II German U-Boat with probable weapons of mass destruction aboard and to keep them from al-Qaida control. Learn how the four get "re-enlisted" in the Navy, just one more time, to make sure they complete the job and what they learn about themselves in the process.

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Download or read book Miss written by Michele Sansone-Gall and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about my experiences as a special ed teacher for twenty years. my ten years as a president of Streetfilms, an arts program for at-risk Chicago youth, and my 12 years as a college adjunct professor. MISS Teacher Interrupted describes those years that were energizing, creative and inspiring and what happened that made me opt out of the high school.

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Download or read book Keys to the City written by Lisa Schroeder and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS and SEALED WITH A SECRET comes a magical trip through New York City! Lindy can't believe she has homework this summer -- to find her "true passion." Does curling up with a good book count? Probably not. Luckily, Lindy has the help of a new friend, a happy dog, and a special journal, as she hits the streets of New York City to unlock her secret talents!

Download or read book Sorceraid written by Lena Lucily and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sorceraid, solutions for sorcerers in distress." Nora is a recent graduate and fashion blogger on the side who lives in London and is looking for work. When she finds a tempting job offer online, she jumps at the opportunity – straight into a bus! She walks away from the accident without a scratch. This feat gets her hired by Sorceraid, consultants in magical solutions. Her magical regenerative ability leads to trouble with her most voracious client. Now within the sights of the terrible Decadents, Nora could lose more than just her magic. ABOUT THE SERIES Sorceraid is ten episodes over two volumes. It first appeared in 2016 and won the Fantasy category of the Prix des Auteurs Inconnus award for unknown authors. The series has been featured in various articles in blogs and French-language newspapers and magazines in France and abroad.

Download or read book A Doll s House written by Henrik Ibsen and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I think I'm a human being before anything else. I don't care what other people say. I don't care what people write in books. I need to think for myself.' Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in 1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian middle-class marriage. In Ibsen's play, Nora Helmer has secretly (and deceptively) borrowed a large sum of money to pay for her husband, Torvald, to recover from illness on a sabbatical in Italy. Torvald's perception of Nora is of a silly, naive spendthrift, so it is only when the truth begins to emerge, and Torvald appreciates the initiative behind his wife, that unmendable cracks appear in their marriage. This compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece by playwright Simon Stephens premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, on 29 June 2012. It was updated with minor changes in 2013.

Download or read book Tangled Vows written by Yvonne Lindsay and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman desperate to save her company is forced to marry her rival in this sexy contemporary romance from a USA Today–bestselling author. The matchmaker’s instructions: “Just show up for the wedding. I’ll supply the groom.” An unorthodox arranged marriage is the only way Yasmin Carter can save her family’s struggling company. But the handsome man waiting at the altar is no stranger. He’s Ilya Horvath, her bitter business rival! The charismatic CEO plans to win over his reluctant bride with all the passion at his command . . . until a shocking web of secrets threatens to tear them apart.

Download or read book Billionaire s Bargain written by Maureen Child and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her ex’s brother is the one she always wanted. Now he needs her, bad. When Adam Quinn becomes legal guardian of his late brother’s baby, it’s time to call in reinforcements. Enter Sienna West—the savvy, sexy photographer who once was married to Adam’s no-good brother. Sienna swore off the Quinns after her divorce, but she can’t deny the need in Adam’s voice…or the desire in his gaze. The desire they’re no longer forbidden to explore…