Download or read book The Camp Phoenix Caper written by John V. Madormo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Collier is back solving mysteries out of his parents' garage, and this one's a doozey! Actually, there may be more than just one mystery out there to solve. There's Charlie's friend Sherman's brother, who is missing. And then there's a series of robberies in town involving masked teenagers. Could they be related? Charlie has to get himself in a heap of trouble--like getting thrown in juvie!--to figure out what's going on. Filled with action, adventure, humor and brain teasers, this is perfect for an older elementary school or young junior high school mystery fan.
Download or read book The Copycat Caper written by John V. Madormo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in a contemporary series just like Encyclopedia Brown, but with a little more brawn, and a lot more brainteasers! Super-sleuth Charlie Collier is thinking about taking a hiatus from his detective agency to play a private eye in a school play—but when some real robberies stump the police, Charlie realizes that detective work really is his true calling. He and his sidekicks Henry and Scarlett team up with Charlie’s grandma and her old buddy Eugene to set a trap for the robber—one they’re sure will catch him. But the trap doesn’t work out quite the way they thought it would, leaving Charlie, Henry and Scarlett in grave danger. This high-stakes adventure is filled to the brim with brainteasers. Charlie can solve them all—can you? What people are saying about Charlie Collier's first caper: “I loved reading The Homemade Stuffing Caper. The mystery is challenging. The many characters in the book are great fun. I look forward to reading the next Charlie Collier story, and the next, and the next, and the . . .”—David A. Adler, author of the Cam Jansen mysteries “The Homemade Stuffing Caper is an exciting mystery, full of jokes and puns, as well as brainteasers and lots of detective work. This may be the first mystery you don’t want the detective to solve, because you won’t want it to end!”—Bookpage “Brisk and absorbing, author John Madormo’s debut tips its fedora to hard-boiled classics with its ‘sixth-grader meets Sam Spade’ narration.”—FamilyFun Magazine “With mysteries to solve, codes to decrypt, and an extended cast of colorful characters in tow, this first in a new series offers lots of mystery fans to chew on and will leave them hungry for the next installment.”—Booklist A Bookpage Top Ten Summer Reading Selection for 2012
Download or read book Rutherford Canine Comic written by John V. Madormo and published by Zumaya Thresholds. This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comedy is hard… Some dogs fetch sticks. Others roll over. Some even play dead. Meet Rutherford, a bona-fide stand-up canine comedian—with a cutthroat agent who's driving him crazy. Rutherford’s collie friend Marge seems to have the escape plan he needs, but can he just quit working for Ace and leave another old friend in terrible danger?
Download or read book The Camp Phoenix Caper written by John V. Madormo and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve-year-old private detective who sets up shop in his parents' garage solves more cases for fellow sixth-grade classmates.
Download or read book Soul Uncharred written by Caper Brown and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in fate? Do you believe in miracles? Have you ever experienced a tragedy that you thought would never happen in your normal life? Well, it did happen to two boys one day in April 1990. Soul Uncharred is about how those two boys ended up with scars that would never be healed and the results of a decision that would affect them for the rest of their lives. This story is written by Caper, the older brother. He hopes that by reading this book, he can inspire people to be grateful for what they have in life and simply see and appreciate it in a better light. He also hopes that by sharing his story, he can spread his message of fire safety and prevention so that others might learn from his mistake and thus not repeat it. Caper always felt responsible for making the decision that would change their whole reality. And ironically, Caper would face double, even quadruple, the challenges and difficulties that his younger brother Joey would have to endure. Many of these are problems that most people could never imagine or think twice about—those same people going about their daily lives that could potentially change in an instant like it painfully did for these two boys whose normal childhoods were sadly cut short. Caper’s experience as a burn survivor is truly unique and inspiring. From the very beginning, he wasn’t expected to survive due to the severity of his burns. Over the years, in countless newspaper articles and news interviews, he has been called the Miracle Boy. With strength, courage, determination, support from all his friends and family over the years, and God, he has overcome the odds. He has always believed he has a purpose in life. At times, that purpose might not always be crystal clear. And sometimes life can be a roller coaster with ups and downs, but he remains grateful and happy to still be a part of this world and alive.
Download or read book New Adventures of Mary Kate Ashley 32 The Case of the Candy Cane Clue written by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-11-05 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patty O'Leary invites all her friends, including Mary-Kate and Ashley, to a sleepover party in a toy store. When all the best toys start vanishing, the Trenchcoat Twins suspect there's an uninvited guest hiding in the store. Can they catch the thief or will Patty's party be a bust?
Download or read book Inglorious Resurrection Phoenix Company Book 1 written by G.C.Camacho and published by George Christian Camacho. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A band of misfits team up as mercenaries, then find a family in each other. In a galaxy full of conflict and magic, the rocky red planet of Rakuur inches closer to civil war. Amidst the turmoil brewing on their homeworld, a disgraced PAX knight, his bright-eyed armiger, an urchin from the megacity slums, and a wanderer searching for his family join forces to forge their destinies together. A string of disastrous jobs leave the team teetering on the brink of collapse. They get one last chance to come up with a win when a former captain gives them a lead hunting a group of sadistic rebels trying to steal a cache of deadly weapons. Phoenix Company soon find themselves delving deeper into an infernal rabbit hole of vicious criminals, flame-spewing mutants and other hidden adversaries. With burning hearts too stubborn to die, they need to find the strength in themselves and each other to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. A story for those who feel like they've never quite fit in. Phoenix Company is a lovingly crafted and unique fantasy sci-fi tale inspired by franchises such as Final Fantasy VII, Cowboy Bebop, StarCraft, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, Outlaw Star and more. Experience an action-packed adventure with rich, lovable characters and a lot of heart. So go ahead and dive into the exciting saga of Phoenix Company! Content Warning: Inglorious Resurrection explores some mature subject matter including violence, gore, profanity and struggles with PTSD and addiction.
Download or read book David and the Phoenix written by David Ormondroyd and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David has no greater wish than to explore the mountains behind his new home in North Carolina and as he does he finds a wonder never dreamed of, the Phoenix. The Phoenix introduces David to an endless list of his friends from mythology and in the process opens David's eyes to the wide world both the unseen world and seen world. In the unseen world David and the Phoenix share many adventures all the while a scientist is trying to capture the Phoenix to prove to the world that the bird is real. The phoenix takes David on "educational field trips" to meet sea monsters, fauns and other creatures. Plus they hatch a hysterical plot to scare off an over eager scientist from the phoenix's trail. David learns some valuable lessons about life, one is that nothing remains the same as one grows up. The other is... well perhaps you should read the book yourself and find your own lessons within the pages. A well written story, "David and the Phoenix" has no particular time setting so that it could very well be placed in current time. It brings back to me memories of times when life was much simpler, more pleasant and without the problems we as adults face. It's a story of childhood and the dreams that children of every age share and which we all to soon leave behind. Of course, there is the traditional fiery death of the phoenix in the story.
Download or read book New Adventures of Mary Kate Ashley 29 The Case of the Weird Science Mystery written by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-04-30 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary-Kate and Ashley must find a missing robot before the science fair is cancelled.
Download or read book The Buried Treasure Caper written by John V. Madormo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Private detective, Charlie Collier, is back to his old tricks in his 4th adventure, "The Buried Treasure Caper." In this novel, the 12-year-old snoop for hire stumbles upon a rare coin with a mysterious past. Charlie, Henry, and Scarlett soon find themselves attempting to unravel a 50-year-old murder case that the local police were never able to solve. And like his other adventures, Charlie gets in way over his head and becomes the next victim of a diabolical coin collector who will do anything to protect his secret."--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Ghetto Celebrity written by Donnell Alexander and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donnell Alexander grew up sideways in the cramped spaces of Sandusky, Ohio, the son of a devout mother and a dad named Delbert, a protean genius who jacked a thousand identities—from pimpin’ them hoes to preaching the gospel—but skipped out on fatherhood when his son was in diapers. Donnell unwittingly replayed Delbert’s tragedy as farce until he finally wrote himself his own story, becoming a star of California’s freewheeling alternative press, spreading the gospels of punk and hip-hop in print. After finding a career and starting a family of his own, Donnell was drawn to reconnect with the vanished Delbert, and when he did, things fell apart, as they tend to in the grip of ghetto celebrity. Told in multiple voices, freestyle raps, and a graphic interlude, this is the riotous story of one writer’s mission to find truth in the margins and an engrossing tale about phantom fathers and the sons they leave behind.
Download or read book Camp Lo s Uptown Saturday Night written by Patrick Rivers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba are Camp Lo. These two emcees from the Bronx, NY entered the American hip hop scene with an insider slang that bewildered listeners as they radiated the look of a bygone era of black culture. In 1996, they collaborated with producer Ski and a host of other contributors to create Uptown Saturday Night, featuring the seminal single “Luchini (a.k.a. This is It).” While other 1990s rappers referred to 1970s Blaxploitation culture, Camp Lo were self-described “time travelers” who weaved the slang and style of a soulful past into state-of-the-art lyrical flows. Uptown Saturday Night is a tapestry of 1970s black popular culture and 1990s New York City hip hop. This volume will detail how the album's fantastic world of “Coolie High” reflected classic films like Cooley High and the Sidney Poitier film from which the album's title is derived, and promoted vintage slang and fashion. The book features new interviews with Camp Lo, producer Ski, Trugoy the Dove from De La Soul, Ish from Digable Planets, and others, and offers musical and cultural analyses that detail the development of the album and its essential contributions to a post-soul aesthetic.
Download or read book Role Models written by John Waters and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Role Models is a personal invitation into one of the most unique, perverse, and hilarious artistic minds of our time. From the incomparable John Waters, a paean to the power of subversive inspiration that will delight, amuse, enrich—and happily horrify readers everywhere. Role Models is, in fact, a self-portrait told through intimate profiles of favorite personalities—some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road. From Esther Martin, owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to the playwright Tennessee Williams; from the atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair to the insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena; from the English novelist Denton Welch to the timelessly appealing singer Johnny Mathis—these are the extreme figures who helped the author form his own brand of neurotic happiness.
Download or read book Steal the Menu written by Raymond Sokolov and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four decades of memories from a gastronome who witnessed the food revolution from the (well-provisioned) trenches—a delicious tour through contemporary food history. When Raymond Sokolov became food editor of The New York Times in 1971, he began a long, memorable career as restaurant critic, food historian, and author. Here he traces the food scene he reported on in America and abroad, from his pathbreaking dispatches on nouvelle cuisine chefs like Paul Bocuse and Michel Guérard in France to the rise of contemporary American food stars like Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz, and the fruitful collision of science and cooking in the kitchens of El Bulli in Spain, the Fat Duck outside London, and Copenhagen’s gnarly Noma. Sokolov invites readers to join him as a privileged observer of the most transformative period in the history of cuisine with this personal narrative of the sensual education of an accidental gourmet. We dine out with him at temples of haute cuisine like New York’s Lutèce but also at a pioneering outpost of Sichuan food in a gas station in New Jersey, at a raunchy Texas chili cookoff, and at a backwoods barbecue shack in Alabama, as well as at three-star restaurants from Paris to Las Vegas. Steal the Menu is, above all, an entertaining and engaging account of a tumultuous period of globalizing food ideas and frontier-crossing ingredients that produced the unprecedentedly rich and diverse way of eating we enjoy today.
Download or read book Excalibur Classic Vol 3 written by Marvel Comics and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Excalibur (1988) #12-20. England's premier super-team takes their show on the road as their interdimensional odyssey begins, leaving their earthly enemies to the tenacious Technet! Plus: From the pages of Captain Britain's original series, see Jamie Braddock at the beginning of his reality-wrecking career! Guest-starring nearly every hero and villain in the Marvel Universe - or very unreasonable facsimiles thereof! Magic, manga and more await within!
Download or read book Sea Monster Scare written by Gail Herman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scooby and the gang are having a great day at the beach until the sand castle and the gang disappear. Did a sea monster get them? Scooby and Shaggy have to find them fast.
Download or read book Basket Case written by Carl Hiaasen and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A rollicking and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Squeeze Me and “Florida’s most entertainingly indignant social critic” (New York Times Book Review). Jack Tagger’s years in exile at the obituaries desk of a South Florida daily haven’t dulled his investigative reporter’s nose for a good story. When Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dies in a fishy scuba accident, Jack sees his ticket back to page one—if only he can figure out what really happened. Standing in his way are, just for starters, his ambitious young editor, who hasn’t yet fired anyone but plans to “break her cherry” on Jack; the rock star’s pop-singer widow, who’s using the occasion of her husband’s death to relaunch her own career; and the soulless, profit-hungry owner of the newspaper, whom Jack once publicly humiliated at a stockholders’ meeting. Following clues from the late rock singer’s own music, Jack tries to unravel the lies surrounding Jimmy Stoma’s strange fate.
