Download or read book The Fib written by George Layton and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.' 'You're a liar.' I was. 'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised. 'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian

Download or read book The Fib The Swap The Trick and Other Stories written by George Layton and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. Now published together for the first time as a bind-up The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I didn't want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying . . . He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong . . .

Download or read book The Hidden Girl and Other Stories written by Ken Liu and published by Gallery / Saga Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years—sixteen of his best—plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne.

Download or read book The Trick and Other Stories written by George Layton and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. The tales in this title deal with a young boy's small world, and its big implications.

Download or read book The Swap written by George Layton and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I did'nt want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying... He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong...

Download or read book The Little People and the Big Fib written by Suzanne Weyn and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Unbelievable FIB 1 written by Adam Shaughnessy and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When mythical beings invade the usually ordinary Middletown, it’s up to eleven-year-old Pru and her classmate ABE--with help from an uncommonly rude squirrel and the enigmatic Mister Fox--to save their town from being destroyed by battling Norse gods. But first they have to find the lost Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge--and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms. Author Adam Shaughnessy draws from classic lore to create a new world where uncertainty opens the door to magic and the last thing you should do is believe your own eyes. A 2015 Summer/Fall Indies Introduce Pick A Fall 2015 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick

Download or read book Beat Your A Fib The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure written by Steve S. Ryan and published by Beat Your A-Fib. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atrial fibrillation is emerging as the new epidemic in cardiovascular disease. This book helps patients research their best treatment options, steps through how to find the right doctor for their type of A-Fib and treatment goals, gives patients hope and empowers them to develop a plan for finding the A-Fib cure or best outcome.

Download or read book Fibles written by M. R. Everette and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Into our "There's not enough time!" world comes Fibles, a collection of modern-day children's bedtime stories about the untruths that may befall them in their lives and the ensuing outcomes of their actions, told through a cast of loveable animal characters. Fibles are entertaining, educational, and quick-read stories covering the topics of hope, curiosity, opportunity, naivety, inventiveness, truth, and much more.

Download or read book Ghostwritten written by David Mitchell and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas A gallery attendant at the Hermitage. A young jazz buff in Tokyo. A crooked British lawyer in Hong Kong. A disc jockey in Manhattan. A physicist in Ireland. An elderly woman running a tea shack in rural China. A cult-controlled terrorist in Okinawa. A musician in London. A transmigrating spirit in Mongolia. What is the common thread of coincidence or destiny that connects the lives of these nine souls in nine far-flung countries, stretching across the globe from east to west? What pattern do their linked fates form through time and space? A writer of pyrotechnic virtuosity and profound compassion, a mind to which nothing human is alien, David Mitchell spins genres, cultures, and ideas like gossamer threads around and through these nine linked stories. Many forces bind these lives, but at root all involve the same universal longing for connection and transcendence, an axis of commonality that leads in two directions—to creation and to destruction. In the end, as lives converge with a fearful symmetry, Ghostwritten comes full circle, to a point at which a familiar idea—that whether the planet is vast or small is merely a matter of perspective—strikes home with the force of a new revelation. It marks the debut of a writer of astonishing gifts.

Download or read book Stuff You Should Know written by Josh Clark and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew. Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious—curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff they thought they understood. As it turns out, they aren't the only curious ones. They've since amassed a rabid fan base, making Stuff You Should Know one of the most popular podcasts in the world. Armed with their inquisitive natures and a passion for sharing, they uncover the weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics. The pair have now taken their near-boundless "whys" and "hows" from your earbuds to the pages of a book for the first time—featuring a completely new array of subjects that they’ve long wondered about and wanted to explore. Each chapter is further embellished with snappy visual material to allow for rabbit-hole tangents and digressions—including charts, illustrations, sidebars, and footnotes. Follow along as the two dig into the underlying stories of everything from the origin of Murphy beds, to the history of facial hair, to the psychology of being lost. Have you ever wondered about the world around you, and wished to see the magic in everyday things? Come get curious with Stuff You Should Know. With Josh and Chuck as your guide, there’s something interesting about everything (...except maybe jackhammers).

Download or read book No Use Crying written by Zannah Kearns and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets, secrets, secrets, she thought. It’s just another word for lying. The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life. Niki has to learn quickly to fit in and survive in the school halls and on the tough streets. And at the same time she must get to know her grandad and come to terms with the fact that her mum has been hiding the truth. But when Niki suddenly discovers her mum’s biggest lie of all, could it change their relationship – and Niki’s own sense of identity – for good? This warm and powerful coming-of-age story is a sparkling debut from a brilliant fresh talent, filled with colourful characters that will stay with you long after the book is finished. Listen to a Podcast with Zannah Kearns at http://traffic.libsyn.com/inthewishingchair/09_Zannah_Kearns_-_No_Use_Crying.mp3

Download or read book LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space written by Karen Poth and published by Golden Inspirational. This book was released on 2008 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JUNIOR ASPARAGUS IS in a pickle! After he breaks his dad's favorite bowling plate, a strange creature named Fib shows up and convinces him to lie about it. Junior is happy that his dad doesn't punish him, but now Fib seems to be growing! Before long, Junior's “little fib” becomes a 30-foot-tall monster, threatening all of Bumblyburg. Fortunately, LarryBoy, the superheroic cucumber, is there to save the day. This lesson in telling the truth, based on the bestselling DVD LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space!, is retold in a full-color Little Golden Book.

Download or read book Ever After written by Kim Harrison and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan needs to save the demonic realm of the Ever After in the eleventh entry in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series from supernatural adventure master Kim Harrison. When Rachel sets off a chain of events that could lead to the end of the world—demonic and human—she must use her gifts to save those closest to her while preventing an apocalypse. Satisfying and sexy, a visit to the Hollows will take readers on a wild journey that will capture their imagination. Fans of Charlaine Harris and Stephenie Meyer won't be able to resist Kim Harrison's alternative universe—urban fantasy Cincinnati complete with vampires, witches, and other enchanting creatures—where spine-tingling adventures and fast-paced action are the norm.

Download or read book The Not Me Monster written by Ila Wallen and published by Bent Willow Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papa Rango, reading to the animals in the Willowbe Woods, shares the story of how Bunny blamed her mistakes on a monster.

Download or read book Franklin Fibs written by Paulette Bourgeois and published by Kids Can Press. This book was released on 1992-07-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to match his friends' boasts, Franklin the turtle claims that he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, but then he has to prove it.

Download or read book The Amazing Book is Not on Fire written by Dan Howell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hello reader! In this book is a world. A world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the internet! We are Dan and Phil and we invite you on a journey inside our minds! From the stories of our actual births, to exploring Phil’s teenage diary and all the reasons why Dan’s a fail. Learn how to draw the perfect cat whiskers, get advice on how to make YouTube videos and discover which of our dining chairs represents you emotionally. With everything from what we text each other, to the time we met One Direction and what really happened in Vegas... This is The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire!