Download or read book Fat Kid Rules the World written by K. L. Going and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-11-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Michael L. Printz Honor Book Troy Billings is seventeen, 296 pounds, friendless, utterly miserable, and about to step off a New York subway platform in front of an oncoming train. Until he meets Curt MacCrae, an emaciated, semi-homeless, high school dropout guitar genius, the stuff of which Lower East Side punk rock legends are made. Never mind that Troy’s dad thinks Curt’s a drug addict and Troy’s brother thinks Troy’s the biggest (literally) loser in Manhattan. Soon, Curt’s recruited Troy as his new drummer—even though Troy can’t play the drums. Together, Curt and Troy will change the world of punk, and Troy’s own life, forever. "Troy's voice is candid, irreverent, realistic and humorous. [A] wonderful, engrossing tale."—SLJ An ALA BBYA A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book A Booklist Editors' Choice An SLJ Best Book of the Year A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year

Download or read book WAIT WHAT YOU FAILED That s Freakin Awesome written by Roman Gabriel Rendon and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WAIT...WHAT? YOU FAILED? That’s Freakin’ Awesome!!! By: Roman Gabriel Rendon Facing failure is an inevitable part of life and it has been said many times before that life isn't about if you fall, it's about getting back up. In this book, Roman Gabriel Rendon poses the idea that it isn't just about getting up, it's about WHO is watching you do it! Adversity could be not only the most important turn of events in your life, but also the game changer for someone else. The hope of this book is to inspire people who may think they're irrelevant or inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Just because you're not a celebrity, doesn't mean you don't have influence.

Download or read book Witchfinder Lost and Gone Forever 1 written by John Arcudi and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the hellish frontiers of the American Wild West, nineteenth-century occult investigator Edward Grey hunts down a fiendish member of the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra. What he finds is a town harboring bloodthirsty criminals and terrible supernatural horrors! EC Comics legend John Severin (_Two-Fisted Tales_) rejoins the _Hellboy_ line after his stellar debut in _B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs_! Horror comes to the Wild West! �"The tale itself is interesting, spooky, and, at times, quickens the blood."_Under the Radar_

Download or read book Liars and Losers Like Us written by Ami Allen-Vath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep calm and make it to prom night—without a legit panic attack. For seventeen-year-old Bree Hughes, it’s easier said than done when gossip, grief, and the opportunity to fail at love are practically high-fiving her in the hallways of Belmont High. When Bree’s crush, Sean Mills, gives her his phone number, she can’t even leave a voicemail without sounding like a freak. Then she’s asked to be on Prom Court because Maisey Morgan, the school outcast nominated as a joke, declined. She apologizes to Maisey, but it’s too late. After years of torment and an ugly secret shared with their class’s cruel Pageant Queen, Maisey commits suicide. Bree is left with a lot of regret…and a revealing letter with a final request. With Sean by her side, Bree navigates through her guilt, her parents’ divorce, and all the Prom Court drama. But when a cheating-love-triangle secret hits the fan after a night of sex, drinks, and video games, she’s left with new information about Sean and the class Pageant Queen. Bree must now speak up or stay silent. If she lets fear be her guide, she’ll lose her first love, and head to prom to avenge the death of the school outcast—as a party of one. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Download or read book The Game written by Vanessa Fewings and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can she outwit the ultimate master in a timeless game of seduction? Chasing Icon, the world’s slickest art thief, was the most seductive thrill of London art investigator Zara Leighton’s career…until the clues led her to the man who holds command of her body and heart, Tobias Wilder, an American billionaire with charisma to spare. Her duty to capture him is complicated by the intensity of their passion. Her will to end their connection is tinted with red-hot need to never let him go. Tobias’s heists are about more than money and ego. His plot to orchestrate the perfect deception in Los Angeles is destiny. No one—not even Zara—knows the depths of his motivation. And no one suspects the truth behind a single artifact that holds the secrets to an entire civilization. Forced to deny one calling to satisfy another, he knows something must be sacrificed: his code of honor or his loyalty to Zara.

Download or read book One Eyed Paperboy written by Ned Gardner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Darby Tillman. An amiable-even likeable love starved thirty-six year old screwball who has some rather bizarre views on almost everything, including what it takes to woo, bemuse and finally conquer the fairer sex. Believing he's finally found true love at last, Darby can't quite understand why his frustrating, often lopsided relationship suddenly goes sour with Gretchen, the lovely but mysterious lady upstairs who has been concealing a chilling, unspeakable horror most of her life. Ultimately rejected by Gretchen, Darby shifts his amorous, somewhat vengeful feelings toward Amber-Gretchen's precocious niece-after learning the beautiful tennis playing coed is visiting her wealthy great aunt on Hawaii's Big Island for the summer. From the very beginning of Darby's moronically contrived "Amber Introduction Plan"-if one can accept kidnapping as a perfectly normal approach to meeting someone new-everything goes wrong. And things just get a lot worse as Amber and her loopy, nitwit abductor, Darby, suddenly find themselves battling for their lives-and each other-as they struggle to survive one of the worst cataclysms to ravage the Hilo coastline in years! "Disturbingly odd and well crafted. I loved every nutty, neurotic word!" R. Hoelterhoff, J&B Media - Chicago "Hilarious! Eerie! Spooky! Cage this lunatic (the author)! Just make sure he has something dull and non-sharp to keep writing with!" J. Nelson, Gannet Publications - NY

Download or read book Outin written by Brandt Legg and published by Laughing Rain. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OUTIN, book two of the best selling Inner Movement trilogy, takes off from the last thrilling page of OUTVIEW. This story of wonder, in which time and dimensions collide in an explosion of psychic phenomena, takes Nate to a kaleidoscopic land. Relentlessly pursued, he faces impossible choices that transcend life and death. Aided by more mystics, he struggles to find understanding on a frantic quest through extraordinary realms. If he can keep his friends alive, avoid Lightyear, and unravel crucial mysteries from the past . . . the Movement just might have a chance to change everything. A fast paced psychic conspiracy filled with more than paranormal mystery and supernatural phenomena. In OUTIN, Nate is pushed to question life’s great questions and philosophies in a search for the meaning of time itself. Readers who enjoy contemporary, urban fantasy, metaphysical genres and books such as David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophecy, Dan Millman’s Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Night Circus and Snow Child are sure to love The Inner Movement trilogy – A metaphysical fantasy thriller. Read the Reviews “A spectacular, vivid Journey.” - The Examiner “Its existential themes and autobiographical tone make Legg's series a meaningful fantasy adventure that readers would love.” - FANTASCIZE.com “ . . . an incredible author with a deep knowledge of life, science, philosophy, and an imagination that is beyond compare.” - Dennis Waller TOP 500 REVIEWER “ . . . an awesomely trippy journey through what might be possible.” - Oleg Medvedkov TOP 500 REVIEWER “ . . . incredibly imaginative and magic world creation.” - ChristophFischerBooks TOP 500 REVIEWER Note: Readers are cautioned to read OUTVIEW before attempting to enter OUTIN. OUTVIEW (Inner Movement #1) available now OUTMOVE (Inner Movement #3) available now __________________________________________________________________

Download or read book A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4 Book Bundle written by Sawyer Bennett and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 1159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time. And now the first four novels are available in one sizzling ebook bundle: ALEX GARRETT ZACK RYKER Also includes a preview of the highly anticipated fifth Cold Fury novel, Hawke! A league MVP refuses to be molded into the team’s poster boy—not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves. A hot-as-sin ladies’ man thinks he’s found his next fling when his winning ways lead him to a beautiful woman with a lot to lose. And a veteran goalie tries to prove he’s still at the top of his game while balancing life as a single dad with a tender new affair. But these rugged athletes are just the tip of the iceberg. Because the Carolina Cold Fury always play hard . . . and they never give up on love. Praise for Sawyer Bennett and the Cold Fury series “Wow. Just wow. Sawyer Bennett is my new favorite author.”—USA Today bestselling author Jami Davenport “Sawyer Bennett has scored again with Alex, the perfect combination of sexy and emotional. I can’t wait for the next Cold Fury story!”—Bestselling author Julie Cross “Sawyer Bennett has outdone herself with Garrett. If you like secrets, romance, hot sex, and an epically fantastic ending that leaves you totally satisfied, then this is your book.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely “Emotional, intense, funny, and sexy, Zack has it all. I didn’t want this book to end.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover “A hot hockey player with a heart of gold . . . a smart, ballsy heroine . . . and enough heat between them to melt any hockey rink. Sawyer Bennett scores another solid hit with Ryker!”—Award-winning author Katie Rose

Download or read book Savage Dragon 139 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "ENTER: INVINCIBLE" The Savage Dragon's quest to find his wife is coming to its cataclysmic conclusion as our harrowed hero heads to Baltimore and an encounter with Invincible. Dragon's tour of the Image Universe continues.

Download or read book The Battle of the Stones written by CR. Searle and published by TopM.Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping from Captain Bauda and his Cuirassiers, Billy sets out to rescue his boat crew, captured, and imprisoned by Pierre Corbeau, but he is betrayed by Charlotte Desmoulin, one of the fugitives and must now fight a much more dangerous battle against the Drummers. The army of the living dead, Montard has sent to capture and kill her servant, Marie-Ange le Dantec, who, has in her possession, a piece of the Rebus, as he too, discovers, he has! But, as the battle overwhelms him, Queen Kiya, the wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and mother of Tutankhamun, comes from the past to rescue Polly, her sister, the princess Tefnut and turns her power against him and would have killed him, had it not been for Lemmy, the ghost of the Parrot.

Download or read book Alvin written by Paul Daugherty and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you count yourself amongst the living or do you walk amongst the lost? Lost or dead, it doesn't really matter because the only difference is, you're still breathing air. But what if you didn't know who you were or where you came from? What if you had no friends, no money, nothing to eat and all points led nowhere? What would you do? Where would you go? Who would you turn to? What if something was coming for you that wanted to take you back to that place you can't remember but swore you'd never go back to? Without memories we're just bags of bones, wrapped in flesh and sealed with a million and one flaws. But each of us are uniquely different, one from another, and it's those memories that define who we are, not just what we see in the mirror. What if that something that was coming railed against everything you believe to be true. How would you deal with that? More importantly, what if there was a cure, a fix, a get out of jail free card? Would you take a leap of faith if it was just a phone call away? I did, knowing full well that once I dialed that number there was no turning back. The only way out now was through the belly of a beast no one should ever contemplate. Never say never and never fall prey to complacence. It's what you don't see that will kill you. But how do you kill something that's already dead? You kill them the same way as the ones still breathing air. Again, would you make that call? I guess that all boils down to how important your life is to you. To see additional work published by Paul Daugherty, please click here.

Download or read book Handbook for an Unpredictable Life written by Rosie Perez and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oscar-nominated actress and star of the new musical drama Rise, Rosie Perez’s never-before-told story of surviving a harrowing childhood and of how she found success—both in and out of the Hollywood limelight. Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since defined herself as a funny and talented actress who broke boundaries for Latinas in the film industry. What most people would be surprised to learn is that the woman with the big, effervescent personality has a secret straight out of a Dickens novel. At the age of three, Rosie’s life was turned upside down when her mentally ill mother tore her away from the only family she knew and placed her in a Catholic children’s home in New York’s Westchester County. Thus began her crazily discombobulated childhood of being shuttled between “the Home,” where she and other kids suffered all manners of cruelty from nuns, and various relatives’ apartments in Brooklyn. Many in her circumstances would have been defined by these harrowing experiences, but with the intense determination that became her trademark, Rosie overcame the odds and made an incredible life for herself. She brings her journey vividly to life on each page of this memoir—from the vibrant streets of Brooklyn to her turbulent years in the Catholic home, and finally to film and TV sets and the LA and New York City hip-hop scenes of the 1980s and ‘90s. More than a page-turning read, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life is a story of survival. By turns heartbreaking and funny, it is ultimately the inspirational story of a woman who has found a hard-won place of strength and peace.

Download or read book Hero Worship written by Christopher E. Long and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since becoming an IWP—Individual with Powers—Marvin Maywood has dreamed of joining the Core, a group of gifted heroes who save lives and stop crimes. But because he’s a homeless teenager who is forbidden to use his amazing powers, wanting and achieving that dream are two very separate things.

Download or read book A Perfectly Paranormal Valentine written by Georgia Tingley and published by Georgeous Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valentine's Day - celebrating forever love with roses and chocolates, claws and fangs, and a magical spell or two ... Whatever your paranormal pleasure, dive into these five original stories from award winning and new Australian authors in this magical anthology. Featuring sweet or spicy romance, action, revenge, secrets and curses, this paranormal anthology will fill all your Valentine's Day desires. Witch, Vampire, Demi-God, Fae and Shifter: who will get their happy ever after this Valentine's Day? LOVE CURSED by Leisl Leighton A love across time, cursed to stay apart … Coven librarian, Juliana Stevens, jokes about being cursed at love. When an old diary that speaks of an ancient Love Curse is found, she realises it isn't a joke. To break the hex she must uncover a secret spell and travel to Rome to be in the exact spot with her unknown soul mate by midnight on Valentine's Day, or her soul will be doomed forever. No pressure – but it's going to be Happy Never After if she can't. BAD BATCH by Marnie St Clair Avery Lloyd does not like being a witch - it's all rules and hard work. She also hates dogs. As in, really hates dogs. So when her boss Alec insists she attend the Valentine's Day charity event at the lost dogs' shelter, Avery casts an unlawful spell to get out of it. But something's not quite right about this batch of magic, and before she knows it, Avery has ruined Alec's life. She has until Valentine's Day to fix it, or the damage will be permanent. CATNIP by Samantha Marshall For reclusive dragon Oaklyn Airecross, spending Valentine's Day with a stack of book boyfriends and chocolate mousse sounds like heaven - until an uninvited guest picks a fight with a bean bag, and she's thrust bodily into a mess of runaway cats, vampire intrigue and frypans. In order to reclaim the Valentine's Day of her dreams, Oaklyn must set aside her preconceived notions on true love, the perfect man, and exactly what that bulge might be when it twitches inside of his pants. FILIGREE AND FATE by Helen Lucy Howe Famous fae-artist, Zhulija, is asked to create decorations for a wedding, but things don't go according to plan. Infamous unseelie, Dario Eribifax, after recognizing his 'true mate,' appoints himself her personal assistant in an effort to convince her of their fated connection. What could possibly go wrong? A BROOMSTICK BREW by Georgia Tingley When Wysper uses a 'love potion' on Valentine's Day to make the man of her dreams fall in love, things take a turn for the worse. She finds herself falling for everyone she looks at. A hilarious witchcraft backfire!

Download or read book Heir of the Dog written by Judi McCoy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional dog walker Ellie Engleman is more than just a pal to her pooches? she can also read their minds. When Ellie and her terrier mix Rudy find the corpse of a troubled-but-harmless park-dwellerin Central Park, the dog walker becomes aprime suspect for murder. When it turns out Rudy is the sole beneficiary of the victim?s inheritance, Ellie, Rudy, and Detective Sam Ryder follow the trail of clues to a key to a safety deposit box that just might point to the motive and help them sniff out the real killer.

Download or read book Logan written by Lane Hart and published by Editor's Choice Publishing . This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logan Davenport is a workaholic who has spent his entire life trying to get ahead in his career. When his new boss is too busy to deal with his delinquent daughter’s latest downward spiral, he sends Logan to bail her out of trouble and bring her home. Brayden Chambers took off to Cancun with her college friends to try and get away from her possessive and abusive ex-boyfriend. Rather than spend her summer break partying and having fun, she finds herself locked in a filthy jail cell, scared and left alone for days. When Logan swoops in and saves the day, freeing Brayden from her imprisonment, she comes down with a bad case of hero worship for the sexy lawyer who is much older than her and unfortunately, off-limits because her father is his boss. Logan was certain that Brayden would be a handful, but he never expected to unravel the secrets she’s been keeping from her friends and family ever since she was a teenager. As Logan and Brayden grow closer, Logan becomes determined to protect Brayden from her psychotic ex-boyfriend, whatever the consequences, even if he has to lie to his boss and jeopardize his career. And although Logan’s never played the part of a hero before, he’s pretty sure he could get used to the new job title and all the perks that go along with it – like finally getting the girl.

Download or read book Savage Dragon 80 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2000-11-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragon frees himself from the clutches of Cyberface, only to fall from one of his Martian spaceships into Lake Michigan. Even underwater, however, he is pursued by Cyberface, who takes on the form of a 30-story robot. Dragon is able to find an old Martian spacesuit within a submerged spaceship, and atteracts the attention of a Giant Sea Monster, which distracts Cyberface, and allows Dragon to swim away - only to be whisked away into a tunnel by a bizarre tentacled-creature. Dragon frees himself, but is left in an unknown part of "Lake Fear," exhausted and without air.