Download or read book Dr Z and Matty Take Telegraph written by Ari Rosenschein and published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books. This book was released on 2024-04-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the late ’90s—the final days before smartphones and the internet changed the teenage landscape forever. Zack and his mother have moved from Tempe to Berkeley for a fresh start, leaving behind Zack’s father after a painful divorce. A natural athlete, Zack makes the water polo team which equals social acceptance at his new school. Yet he’s more drawn to Matthias, a rebellious skater on the fringes, who introduces him to punk rock, record stores, and the legendary Telegraph Avenue. As their friendship intensifies, Matthias’s behavior reminds Zack of his absent dad, driving a wedge between him and his mother. Complicating matters is Zaylee, a senior who boosts Zack’s confidence but makes him question his new buddy, Matthias. Faced with all these changes, Zack learns that when life gets messy, he might have to become his own best friend. Dr. Z and Matty Take Telegraph is about how a friendship can challenge who we are, how we fit in, and where we’re going. “Dr. Z and Matty Take Telegraph is a keenly and compassionately observed coming-of-age story that glows with truth and yearning. Reading this book feels the way falling in love and making a new best friend alight on the young and hungry heart.” — Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of In the Wild Light

Download or read book The World Famous Nine written by Ben Guterson and published by Christy Ottaviano Books. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling mystery from an award-winning author, Zander is determined to do whatever it takes to save his grandmother’s nineteen-story out-of-this-world department store—perfect for fans of The Swifts and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Zander Olinga’s grandmother is the owner of the fabled Number Nine Plaza, the spectacular nineteen-story skyscraper. The Nine, as it’s called, has everything imaginable, including a massive Ferris wheel on its rooftop, monorail tracks suspended from its ceiling, and twenty-five glass elevators. But there’s something evil looming in the shadows, and strange accidents start befalling the guests. When Zander and his friend Natasha come across a series of inscriptions hidden throughout the walls of The Nine, they discover that the clues will lead them to a magical object which protects the store’s very existence. With the future of The Nine on the line, the pair are determined to recover the mysterious object before the luxury plaza and its many guests are destroyed. Featuring an unforgettable setting and a larger-than-life cast of characters, here’s a spellbinding mystery involving puzzles, art, and high-stakes adventure.

Download or read book Lies Lust and Silence written by Claire Miles and published by PartridgeIndia. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The disappearance of a child is a nightmare scenario. For the Farraday family, it is only a start of the true nightmare to come. When their little girl vanishes, they struggle to cope. When unexplained deaths begin to plague the family, questions begin to arise in their community. What might cause so much tragedy in one family? Is it perverse coincidence-or something far more sinister at work? When another little girl disappears and her mother is murdered, it becomes clear that these are not random events. Are these deaths somehow connected to a tragedy that occurred a decade earlier, or is another force at play that is intent on destroying the Farraday family? Left behind in their grief and now fear are five brothers and one sister. Their families are also pulled into the mystery, worried that they might also be at risk of destruction from an unknown killer. Is the patriarch of the family, Alan Farraday, somehow at the root of his family's despair? He had secrets that may have come home to roost and a dark past of lies and sexual scandal that may return to haunt his family again. The Farradays wait in fear for the next tragedy, and only time will tell whether they will find the courage to take a stand against an unknown foe, or succumb to a family curse too powerful to avoid.

Download or read book Solitaire Sin and Desire written by Claire Miles and published by Partridge Singapore. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your childhood is stolen from you, what hope is there for your future? For three young women, life is unimaginably horrible. Two were taken from their families as children, and the third is held in virtual slavery in plain sight. But it is not only their freedom that has been stolen-their hope for a future has also been crushed. Through a strange series of coincidences, the women are reunited in their hometown. They must overcome their many wounds, both physical and emotional, to survive. The physical wounds are easy enough to conceal. The psychological ones run deep and fester in the shadows of shame and hopelessness. As a survival tactic, they've buried the painful memories of their childhoods. From time to time, though, fleeting images of who they once were slip through the façade. Now they must find a way to do the impossible, the unthinkable: escape. But hidden beneath their desperation for a life free of their captors is another demon. They must pretend to be normal so they can live in everyday society. But first, they must find a way to escape. If they are to survive, they must depend on the strength of new people who have entered their lives. Can the women ever trust again? And how much are they willing to risk in order to leave the nightmare behind? Are they in danger of exchanging one life of horror for another?

Download or read book Clown Horror written by I. D. Oro and published by I. D. Oro. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Führer Devil-Eggs joins the Best Friends Forever (B. F. F.) Alliance to destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N. A. T. O.). Irene a 17 year old girl lives with her parents Anthony and Katelyn in Seattle, Washington. Anthony escapes the Devilcare Death Panels & Camps after Katelyn denounces him to the American Gestapo. Irene secretly records a conversation of two American Gestapo officers in her home. After listening to the recording, she realizes that Anthony is actually right, the shameless government is spying on everyone in the United States using the free electronics that the government gives citizens. Alternative facts are lies and not scientific proofs. President Führer Devil-Eggs eliminates Social Security pensions and Medicare health benefits for senior citizens replacing them with Devilcare. Katelyn and Irene must convince Irene’s grandparents to leave Wichita, Kansas behind and move in with Katelyn in Seattle. Now a tough decision follows a surprising call. (Word Count 71, 052)

Download or read book Clown Horror 150 written by I. D. Oro and published by I. D. Oro. This book was released on 2022-01-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a parallel universe the Government of the Racist (G. O. P.) Party wins the 2016 Presidential Election by forming the Fascist Coalition with other right-wing parties. President Führer Devil-Eggs fulfils his promise to the United States of America once elected as his “Made America 4 the Fascist Again,” arrives. President Führer Devil-Eggs thanks President Vladimir Putin for his help in winning the election by forming the Best Friends Forever Alliance. Officially known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact sequel this new alliance will fight the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N. A. T. O.) and its newest member China. Alternative facts are now scientific proofs by executive orders. Social Security pensions and Medicare health benefits for senior citizens disappear after an executive order arrives which eliminates the taxes that are collected to fund these programs. The A. C. A. (Affordable Care Act) or Obamacare is eliminated while President Führer Devil-Eggs replaces it with Devilcare Death Panels & Camps. The Devilcare Death Panels & Camps feature free healthcare, free death panels where accountants ration off healthcare to save money, and free concentration camps that use government mandated flu vaccines to eliminate citizens, political enemies, and criminals in the country. A cast of characters must now deal with their new reality. Irene has always been the supporting character in the school play and she wants to be the star for once. Osvaldo is trying to fool the government to make money for his retirement. Shmuel is a government worker who is trying to serve his country and fulfil the mission of his department. Anthony knows everything even if his family think that he is just going crazy. Riya is stuck in a dead-end job and finds an opportunity to escape her boring life. Courtney welcomes the challenge of a new job opportunity in the Devilcare Death Panels & Camps. Aryanna knows that she must lead the fight against the fascist in her city. Jurnee is a pastor in the End Racism Church who leads her flock in the fight against evil. Naya is a French spy trying to pass information to her country before they catch her. (Word Count 59,116)

Download or read book A Trace of DNA written by Virginia King and published by Celestial Hedgehog. This book was released on 2024-10-18 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glittering reputation A dogged amateur sleuth Sinister secrets that won’t stay buried When mystery author Tiggy Jones receives an email from a famous forensic scientist, she’s shocked that Dr Helena Loxton is offering her private life as the plot for Tiggy’s next book. Tiggy’s dangerous curiosity is piqued. But there's a catch. In exchange, Dr Loxton wants Tiggy to research some things she’s forgotten from her past, especially one crucial thing that’s keeping her awake at night. Wouldn’t she do better with a private investigator? And after too many real mysteries that have turned out to be crimes, Tiggy has sworn off acting like an amateur PI. Hasn’t she? Join Tiggy Jones and her dog Raider as a tangle of unexpected incidents, including murder, hook them into investigating the dark secrets behind a stellar career. Are they about to expose a public scandal of epic proportions? Or is it something private – and shocking? Get it now.

Download or read book Children of Blood and Bone written by Tomi Adeyemi and published by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zľie Adebola remembers when the soil of Ors̐ha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zľie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

Download or read book The Fae Warrior s Princess written by Jamie Schlosser and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was only five months old the first time I looked into my mate's eyes, but it took less than a second for my soul to recognize Torius as my other half. Then, without a word, he walked away from me and never came back. The sharp sting of rejection left me inconsolable for days, and in the years following, I sensed his absence like my own heart was missing. At first, I didn't understand Torius' reasons for avoiding me. I didn't know he'd been my father's best friend since they were kids or that revealing our connection too soon could have consequences. Just to make sure we never crossed paths again, Torius' brilliant solution was to run off to the human realm. He thought he could hide from me until I'm old enough, until he's ready to face our fate and my father. I've always known he'd come back to me someday. But not if I find him first. My plan is playing out perfectly until we're called back to Valora, where our relationship is still a secret. Where our world is changed, ridden with curses and darkness, and Torius is our only hope. It's up to him to save our home. Well, it's up to us. The Fae Warrior's Princess is the fourth book in the Between Dawn and Dusk series. Although this story can be enjoyed on its own, it's recommended that the books in this series are read in order.

Download or read book Between Dawn and Dusk written by Jamie Schlosser and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've got a problem. A big muscly problem, with icy blue eyes, long dark hair, and tight leather pants.Keryth is the Night Realm king. My father's greatest enemy. And my fated mate.It isn't easy being a fae princess of the Day Realm. Our kingdom has suffered hardships, but if my father won't approve of the mating bond with Keryth, they'll be putting another body in a casket-mine. If we're kept apart, we'll both die. Not to be dramatic or anything. Destiny just doesn't like to be denied, and our sanity will wither away if we don't give in.Too bad my father doesn't care about that. His solution is to lock me away forever.When Keryth comes to rescue me, I know we can take on anything as long as we're together. But old rivalries die hard, and the past sins of our families come back to haunt us, affecting our future and the ones we love the most.

Download or read book The Garden Book written by White Flower Farm (Litchfield, Conn.) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Catholic Hipster Handbook written by Tommy Tighe and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2019 Catholic Press Association Award: Backlist Beauty (First Place). Being a Catholic Hipster is all about an attitude—an attitude grounded in being part of a countercultural community of believers dedicated to something bigger than themselves in a world dominated by self-centeredness. It’s about yearning to learn more about the faith by seeking out “Catholic cool”—overlooked saints, forgotten prayers and feast days, and traditional practices long set aside by mainstream believers. The Catholic Hipster podcaster Tommy Tighe will help readers rediscover everything awesome about the Catholic faith. The Catholic Hipster started out in 2014 with a little bit of fun—the Catholic Hipster of the Year contest—on Tighe’s blog. But Twitter is where—in all its 140-character glory—that Tighe’s “The Catholic Hipster” movement really took root. That’s where a group of cool and funky countercultural Catholics gather to swap one-liners, hilarious hipster memes, and all things authentically Catholic. Tighe even met comedienne Jeannie Gaffigan, who wrote the foreword for The Catholic Hipster Handbook, on Twitter. She said what drew her to the feed was that Tighe was “an embarrassingly Catholic dude who knew he was embarrassingly Catholic and was not embarrassed by it” and that he was “not preachy or judgey or divisive.” Catholic hipsters in a nutshell. Tighe and a group of hipster friends—including Sarah Vabulas, Anna Mitchell, Fr. Kyle Schnippel, and Lisa M. Hendey—explore the beautiful weirdness of the Catholic Church and invite others along for the journey. They share their love for extraordinary saints, offer up obscure prayers, provide short reflections on something quirky and Catholic they’ve rediscovered, and dare readers to put their faith into action with some cool and challenging practices they can do on their own. Discover what’s awesome about: Wearing a scapular Applying Laudato Si’ at your local farmer’s market Hanging with priests, monks, and nuns Learning to see Christ in making beer Praying the Rosary everywhere you go Loving the Latin Mass Making the Liturgy of the Hours a daily part of your routine The Catholic Hipster Handbook will help readers realize the only way to go against what’s normal and accepted in the culture is to be authentically Catholic.

Download or read book The Respect Dare written by Nina Roesner and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A long and happy marriage." It sounds like the end of a fairy tale--an illusion that modern times have exposed. And it is, if marriage depends on a constant stream of romantic emotion, or even on copious amounts of time or money. Thank the Lord, none of those are necessary. Two thousand years ago, Paul gave women the key to a successful marriage, and it can be summed up in two words: unconditional respect. It's not popular. It doesn't sound fair. It can be hard to imagine. But it works. Nina Roesner has led countless women through this practical and life-changing journey, and in The Respect Dare she offers you the hope that so many others have found. Day by day, true stories and thought-provoking questions will help you apply biblical wisdom to the most important relationship in your life. The book is filled with stories of struggle and success, and many practical applications of respect that have dramatically impacted marriages. Give it forty days. Experience the intimacy God intended and discover what he can do in your heart and in your marriage when you choose to show respect his way.

Download or read book Translating Picturebooks written by Riitta Oittinen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translating Picturebooks examines the role of illustration in the translation process of picturebooks and how the word-image interplay inherent in the medium can have an impact both on translation practice and the reading process itself. The book draws on a wide range of picturebooks published and translated in a number of languages to demonstrate the myriad ways in which information and meaning is conveyed in the translation of multimodal material and in turn, the impact of these interactions on the readers’ experiences of these books. The volume also analyzes strategies translators employ in translating picturebooks, including issues surrounding culturally-specific references and visual and verbal gaps, and features a chapter with excerpts from translators’ diaries written during the process. Highlighting the complex dynamics at work in the translation process of picturebooks and their implications for research on translation studies and multimodal material, this book is an indispensable resource for students and researchers in translation studies, multimodality, and children’s literature.

Download or read book Mary s Flowers written by Vincenzina Krymow and published by Amor Deus. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marys flowers by Vincenzina Krymow Illustrated by A. Joseph Barrish, S.M. With Meditations by M. Jean FriskSince medieval times, flowers have taken their names from the virtues of Mary, or events in her life. Learn the legends that fostered such names, and their biblical origins. Spend time with the meditations they inspire.Marys Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations is a treasury of botanical history and lore. Thirty beautiful illustrations based on medieval woodcuts bring each bloom to colorful life. Even if you don't plant a Mary garden of your own, you will find a virtual Eden within. Visit awhile with these pages and keep company with Mary.

Download or read book Quantum Mechanics written by Nouredine Zettili and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications provides a clear, balanced and modern introduction to the subject. Written with the student’s background and ability in mind the book takes an innovative approach to quantum mechanics by combining the essential elements of the theory with the practical applications: it is therefore both a textbook and a problem solving book in one self-contained volume. Carefully structured, the book starts with the experimental basis of quantum mechanics and then discusses its mathematical tools. Subsequent chapters cover the formal foundations of the subject, the exact solutions of the Schrödinger equation for one and three dimensional potentials, time-independent and time-dependent approximation methods, and finally, the theory of scattering. The text is richly illustrated throughout with many worked examples and numerous problems with step-by-step solutions designed to help the reader master the machinery of quantum mechanics. The new edition has been completely updated and a solutions manual is available on request. Suitable for senior undergradutate courses and graduate courses.