Download or read book Weird Leela written by Jyotsna Sreenivasan and published by . This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leela can't wait for Ajji, her grandmother, to come visit from India. But when she arrives, everything changes. Nicholas makes fun of the red dot Ajji wears on her forehead. Crystal says Leela and her grandmother are weird. Soon, Leela wishes her grandmother had never come. Before, she was Leela, a normal girl who happened to have brown skin. Now, she's weird Leela, a strange girl from a faraway foreign land. Can Leela find a way to stop the teasing and stay true to herself?

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Download or read book Traded Blood written by C.A. Miller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White lies. Every parent tells them. Without a second thought, every child forgives them. Yet what if those same white lies became something bigger? Something dangerous? Life changing? Nyla Stevenss modest life, humble dreams, and fabricated world are shattered as she comes to find her parents have sold her and her brother as new blood. Their immortality now rests upon Nylas betrothal and subsequent fall to darkness.

Download or read book Cross My Heart written by Pamela Cook and published by Wildwords Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a promise kept means a life is broken ... a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship that will have you turning pages well past bed-time. Tessa De Santis’s child-free marriage in inner-city Sydney is ordered and comfortable, and she likes it that way. When tragedy strikes and her childhood friend Skye Whittaker dies, Tess is bound to honour a promise to become foster-mother to Skye’s ten-year-old daughter, Grace, throwing her life upside down. Leaving her husband and work-driven life behind, Tess travels to an isolated property where the realities of her friend’s life – and death – hit hard. The idyllic landscape and an unexpected form of therapy ease her fears, and her relationship with Grace begins to blossom. But a secret from her earlier life with Skye refuses to remain hidden, and Tess is forced into a decision that will either right the wrongs of the past, or completely destroy her future. Cross My Heart is a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship set in the beautiful central west of New South Wales.

Download or read book Debating Darcy written by Sayantani DasGupta and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta’s trademark wit and insight to her bright and funny YA debut! It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win. A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can’t stand him. Unfortunately, he’ll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and her participation in the tournament reveals that she might have tragically misjudged the debaters -- including Firoze Darcy -- and more than just her own winning streak is at stake...her heart is, too. Debating Darcy is bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta’s reinterpretation of beloved classic Pride and Prejudice -- imaginative, hilarious, thought-provoking, and truly reflective of the complex, diverse world of American high school culture.

Download or read book Dellicia S Circus Extraordinaire written by Cordelia Socorro Martinez and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Circus Extraordinaire has arrived at New York! Majesty, mystery, and magic are sure to follow. Dellicia and her loyal crew must leave as soon as they arrive, due to unexpected circumstances that derail the tour. Everyone has to look to their past to preserve their future. On their journey, they are faced with trials not of this realm. Decisions against her will lead her to a lost love. The alluring power that surrounds Dellicias young son leads him to the Black Mountains and secrets that are to be revealed there. Its not just another day at the circus.

Download or read book Unsolved Australia Lost Boys Gone Girls written by Justine Ford and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you catch a killer or find a missing person? Australia is 'the lucky country'. But not for everyone. Unsolved Australia: Lost Boys, Gone Girls tells thirteen stories of people whose luck ran out in the most mysterious of circumstances. It's a journalistic deep-dive into Australia's dark heart by one of Australia's premier true crime writers, Justine Ford, the acclaimed bestselling author of Unsolved Australia and The Good Cop. Why are four people missing from a Western Australian doomsday cult? Who abducted and murdered beauty queen Bronwynne Richardson on pageant night? And why is a cooked chook important evidence in the outback disappearance of Paddy Moriarty? Key players are interviewed, evidence laid out and suspects assessed. Never-before-published information is revealed. Can you help crack the case and solve these mysteries? Hold tight as Unsolved Australia: Lost Boys, Gone Girls takes you on a chilling yet inspiring true crime rollercoaster ride where the final destination is hope.

Download or read book I Wish We Weren t Related written by Radhika Sanghani and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a shocking phone call from her mother, Reeva Mehta’s life starts to sound like the plot of a Bollywood drama. From the outlandishly funny author of 30 Things I Love About Myself comes a hilarious, heartwarming novel about love, family, and new beginnings. Thirty-four-year-old Reeva thought her life couldn’t possibly get more complicated, until her semi-famous Bollywood mother calls to tell her that she’s been lying to her daughters for decades—the father they thought died thirty years ago has been alive this whole time. Only now he actually is dead. Worse? His dying wish was for Reeva and her sisters Sita and Jaya to attend his funeral prayers—which means spending a fortnight together at his house, surrounded by relatives they never knew existed. Reeva already has more than enough going on in her life. She’s an overworked London lawyer, her hair is falling out due to stress-induced alopecia, she can’t decide if her new boyfriend, Nick, is really as wonderful as he appears to be, and her brand-new cat is playing hard to get (even for a cat). And now she has to spend two weeks with the sisters she hasn’t spoken to since Jaya stole her boyfriend and Sita took her side. But as Reeva slowly learns more about their father and his life—with the help of his sister, aka her new, wise Satya Auntie—she starts to uncover the complicated truth of their past…and realizes she needs Jaya and Sita more than she ever could have imagined.

Download or read book Central Park Showdown written by Sheila Agnew and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the arrival of her father from Australia, Evie's life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has she to contend with a new woman in Scott's life, but now she has to face the prospect of a custody battle between her uncle and her father. Evie really wants to stay with Scott and, in true Evie style, is determined to stand up for herself - by firing her lawyer! Her father's lawyer is prepared to play dirty, and Evie is devastated when Scott is falsely accused of beating her. Can Evie's friends rally and convince her father to withdraw his application for custody? 'a great way for a 10+ year old to discover New York City' 'speckled with humour throughout ... an incredibly moving story and a real page-turner' LoveReading4Kids.co.uk on Evie Brooks is Marooned in Manhattan

Download or read book Marooned in Manhattan written by Sheila Agnew and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York City. Evie Brooks had seen it on the TV, but suddenly finds herself leaving her home in Dublin and moving to Manhattan to her American uncle Scott, after the death of her mother. Never owned a pet more substantial than a goldfish, Evie is intrigued by Scott's NYC veterinary practice, and before long, Evie is working as an assistant in the clinic. Between the pets, their owners, Scott and his lawyer girlfriend, the Summer quickly becomes a whirlwind of change and activity! And then Evie has to make a huge choice: will she stay in New York, or return to live in Ireland with her godmother, Janet?

Download or read book Starting Over written by Cathy Hopkins and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New term, new school - but India Jane isn't looking forward to being the new girl in Year Eleven. Everyone else already has their circle of friends and India Jane feels like she's on the outside looking in. At least she's at the same school as Joe, the boy she met on holiday in Greece, and she's hoping that they may become more than just friends. But the paths of true love and friendship never seem to run very smoothly . . . The second book in the CINNAMON GIRLseries.

Download or read book A Tryst with Mahakaal The Ghost Who Never Died written by Tilak Dutta and published by BecomeShakespeare.com. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PROPHETIC POTENT PERSUASIVE “Strongly recommended from a social, political and above all Defence perspective" - Maj.Gen PC Panjikar (VSM) Leela is saved from assassins by an ascetic, Mahakaal. The experience of being stranded with him in a forest changes her life forever. While the Police are unable to find Mahakaal, he emerges as a mysterious figure resembling the missing iconic Indian leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Leela's obsessive need to understand Mahakaal's 'ghostly' existence drives her through many conflicting experiences to a remote village Prithak Ghati, where her mentor Bharat guides her in unraveling the mystery. She realizes that Mahakaal is an entity buried by political deceit, who holds the key to a saner existence. Leela's quest is disrupted when Bharat becomes a paragon for nationwide public agitations, bringing him into direct conflict with powerful politicians. India is subsequently pulled into a two front war during an escalating global crisis. Can Leela triumph over destiny during her suicidal mission in a Himalayan war zone? “I hugely enjoyed and was deeply impressed by this book” - eminent Literary Figure David Godwin

Download or read book Leela s Book A Novel written by Alice Albinia and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steeped in the tradition of the Indian epic, yet modern and vastly entertaining." —The Times (London) In her fiction debut, Alice Albinia weaves a multithreaded epic tale that encompasses divine saga and familial discord and introduces an unforgettable heroine. Leela—alluring, taciturn, haunted—is moving from New York back to Delhi. Worldly and accomplished, she has been in self-imposed exile from India and her family for decades; twenty-two years earlier, her sister was seduced by the egotistical Vyasa, and the fallout from their relationship drove Leela away. Now an eminent Sanskrit scholar, Vyasa is preparing for his son’s marriage. But when Leela arrives for the wedding, she disrupts the careful choreography of the weekend, with its myriad attendees and their conflicting desires. Gleefully presiding over the drama is Ganesh—divine, elephant-headed scribe of the Mahabharata, India’s great epic. The family may think they have arranged the wedding for their own selfish ends, but according to Ganesh it is he who is directing events—in a bid to save Leela, his beloved heroine, from Vyasa. As the weekend progresses, secret online personas, maternal identities, and poetic authorships are all revealed; boundaries both religious and continental are crossed; and families are ripped apart and brought back together in this vibrant and brilliant celebration of family, love, and storytelling.

Download or read book Spider Woman s Granddaughters written by Paula Gunn Allen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1990-05-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Impressive....Haunting....Enchanting...Every story in the book, which covers nearly a century of tradition, is interesting, written with intelligent passion." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Native American scholar, literary critic, poet, and novelist Paula Gunn Allen, who is herself a Laguna Pueblo-Sioux Indian, became increasingly aware in her academic career that the writings of Native Americans, especially women, have been marginalized by the Western literary canon. Allen set out to understand why this was so and, more importantly, to remedy the situation. The result is this powerful collection of traditional tales, biographical writings, and contemporary short stories, many by the most accomplished Native American women writing today, including: Louise Erdrich, Mary TallMountain, Linda Hogan, and many others.

Download or read book Who s 50 written by Graeme Burk and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel through space and time with this guide to 50 years of Doctor Who Doctor Who has been a television phenomenon since it began 50 years ago on November 23, 1963. But of all the hundreds of televised stories, which are the ones you must watch? Featuring 50 stories from all eleven Doctors, Who’s 50 is full of behind-the-scenes details, exhilarating moments, connections to Who lore, goofs, interesting trivia and much, much more. Who’s 50 tells the story of this global sensation: its successes, its tribulations and its triumphant return.

Download or read book Funkin Weird The Record Book 5 written by Winnie Winkle and published by J. S. Netwal. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 5 of this funny, paranormal urban fantasy series keeps you laughing and makes you think! Winnie's powerhouse narration style and plots full of twists and turns make every page jump. ~~~ 5.0 out of 5 stars Twisty, satisfying and heartbreaking. Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022 Verified Purchase I originally got into this series because of the clever blurb and the image of Poseidon in a Speedo. I haven't looked back, or been disappointed! In "Funkin' Weird" the world has just made a turn of cosmic proportions and the magical and non-magical elements are seeking balance--with the added complication of a new race. No one knows how this will go but the races are vying for the top spot! My mind was blown by the twisty way the plot unfolded and in no way could I have anticipated the way it manifested. With snarky humor and amazing insights into the nature of the universe as well as wonderful inner dialog from the main characters, Winnie Winkle delivers. Not to mention Titanic sex scenes, and Funkin' Weird drinks! I can't recommend this series enough! ~~~ Down is up, lore is lie, and when the titans aren’t busy boinkin’ they’re getting buzzed. It’s shading weird around here. What's really cookin' my logistical noodle is the immortals. They're dying. Not the most accurate branding, right? I've got a handful of puzzle pieces that don't fit, and a sense of doom that won't quit. What happens when an immortal dies? I wish I knew. As the Keeper, I’m trying to hold the magical and human worlds aligned. I’ve got a symbiotic book, a partner, and dumb luck. The upheaval in Olympus is tinder for a witch war. My lover’s a god who thinks gaming the system is fine, my bestie is a witch ready to toss the Olympians out on their butts, and I’ve got to save a new magical race that can’t find their behinds with both hands and a flashlight. Then the real deal showed up ready to burn the world to the ground. I’m screwed, and it’s only Wednesday.

Download or read book The Death Of A Passport written by Iqbal Ramoowalia and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel on the illegal Indian immigrants in Canada.