Chicken Boy

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439106665

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Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Tobin Mccauley's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn't easy for anyone, son, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny's arrest, you know you've got real problems. Throw on five-day suspension (for defending your English teacher's honor), a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that's tearing everyone to pieces, and you're in for one heck of a ride. With her remarkable ability to create characters you wish could be part of your life forever, Frances O'Roark Dowell introduces Tobin McCauley, Chicken Boy.

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416934820

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Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

Author : Arthur Parkinson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241573679

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Chicken Boy by Arthur Parkinson Pdf

A captivating, beautifully illustrated memoir of a life in nature, and a testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower Yard 'I am a toddler the first time I meet a chicken, and we are equal in size and height. The hen has tiny eyelashes, a strawberry-jam face and a voice of purring clucks. I sense a happy spirit of inquisitiveness and smile in fascination. From that moment on, I will always love the company of chickens. I have found my tribe' Most of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young - for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, the other kids in the playground called him 'Chicken Boy'. But the quiet fulfilment of keeping hens became his sanctuary, a tonic for mental and physical health, a connection with his family and the natural world. From the local allotments and his nan's back garden, to Chatsworth and an unlikely friendship with the late Duchess of Devonshire, a famous hen-keeper, Chicken Boy tells the story of the love and satisfaction to be found in caring for living things. Illustrated with Arthur's own characterful watercolours and photographs of his 'girls', and laden with practical hen-keeping tips, gardening advice and introductions to common, rare and pure breeds, Chicken Boy is a one-of-a-kind memoir of a life in nature.

Author : Gregory G. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0985344105

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Chicken Boy by Gregory G. Allen Pdf

"I have a superhero inside my head. I call him Chicken Boy" proclaims our hero. What others may see as odd "quirks," a child living with autism explains as all a part of his being a superhero. Told in the first person perspective, Chicken Boy offers a small glimpse into the mind of one child who wants others to understand they shouldn't fear someone simply because that person is a little different.

Author : Virginia Clay
Publisher : Chicken House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781911490616

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Warrior Boy by Virginia Clay Pdf

Ben is sure he won't be accepted by his estranged Maasai family, but when he arrives in Kenya, he finds there is a lot more at stake than his pride ... In a stunning adventure, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery as he sets out to claim his true place in the world.

Author : Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062686220

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The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Pdf

A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors’ Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor. “A treat from start to finish.”—Wall Street Journal Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town—until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy’s climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end—for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys? This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz’s The Inquisitor’s Tale and Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout.

Author : M.G. Leonard
Publisher : Chicken House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781910002988

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Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard Pdf

Darkus's dad has disappeared - but his new friend, a giant beetle called Baxter, is some consolation. Together, boy and beetle set out to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. But Lucretia Cutter - a fashion designer with a penchant for beetle jewellery - is dead set against their success ...

Author : Karl Olsberg
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338831856

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Boy in a White Room by Karl Olsberg Pdf

A gripping YA sci-fi thriller by German and Spiegel-bestselling author, Karl Olsberg. The Boy in a White Room was nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2018, Germany’s most prestigious youth fiction award. A fifteen-year-old boy wakes to find himself locked in a white, cube-shaped room. No windows. No doors. Total silence. He has no memories. No clue how he got there. No idea who he is. A computer-generated voice named Alice responds to his questions. Through her, he is able to access the internet. As the boy uncovers snippets of his story -- an attempted abduction, a critial injury, a murder -- it becomes clearer. But when some of the pieces don't fit, how can he tell what's real and what's not? Who can he trust? And who is he really?

Author : Josh Lewis
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423114914

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Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fry by Josh Lewis Pdf

He’s faster than fast food! Crispier than Chex Mix! He’s . . . . Super Chicken Nugget Boy! When Fern Goldberg arrived at Bert Lahr Elementary School, he was just an average kid: nearsighted, a touch on the skinny side. Then he fell into the pool of radioactive green goo behind Bogie’s Burger Barn. Now whenever his skin comes into contact with condiments, he transforms into a bona fide, deep-fried superhero who’s not afraid to take on villains great and small, from the class bully to the giant, mutated French fry who threatens to crush the whole school beneath his massive, starchy feet . . . . Villainous vegetables beware! Here comes the most formidable food fighter in history!

Author : Mari Florence
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759524873

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The Enterprising Woman by Mari Florence Pdf

By the year 2000, one half of all businesses in America will be owned by women. No matter how large or small the business, this book is an essential tool for those women. Organized by field, each chapter contains advice from experts, how-to information on the day-to-day running of a business, and inspirational profiles of such successful entrepreneurs as Judith Jamison, Kate Cheney Chappel, and Alice Waters.

Author : Michael Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0979921635

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Chicken Boy and the Might of the Monkey Man by Michael Thompson Pdf

When one bad piece of banana bread turns the star attraction of the Oakwood Zoo into a mischievous vampire monkey, and one nasty bite from that monkey turns a man into a raging, hairy monster, only one heroic chicken can can rise up to save the day... The Winged Defender flies again! Chicken Boy and all his pals reunite in their fourth action-packed adventure to face their wildest villain yet... the maniacal Monkey Man!

Author : Sam Copeland
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780241346266

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Charlie Turns Into a T-Rex by Sam Copeland Pdf

A Waterstones Paperback of the Year! What happens when you feel stressed? Maybe you start sweating, or your heart beats faster. When Charlie McGuffin gets stressed, something a little bit different happens: he turns into an animal! Unfortunately, things are getting quite stressful for Charlie: - His dad's business is in real trouble - He might have to move in with his Aunt Brenda and her seventeen cats (and wooden leg) - And it's getting harder and harder to control his powers Luckily, Charlie's best friends Flora, Wogan and Mohsen are on hand to help. If they can break into the fortress-like offices of Van Der Gruyne Industries and recover the McGuffins' stolen gold, maybe Charlie won't have to move away after all. Can Charlie's friends help him master his powers once and for all, or will he end up stuck as a pigeon forever? Praise for Charlie Changes into a Chicken: 'This is a really funny book!' Alice, age 8 'My body couldn't help but shake with laughter' Maren, age 10 'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian 'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Mail on Sunday 'The modern masterpiece . . . this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph 'Cleverly daft storytelling at its very, very best' Maz Evans, author of Who Let The Gods Out? 'The best kind of silly' The Observer 'Full of heart and humour, wit and wisdom' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs 'Wonderfully heart-warming and absolutely hilarious' Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island Charlie Changes into a Chicken has been: Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize! Longlisted for the Brandford Boase Award! Longlisted for the Blue Peter Award! The Guardian and The Telegraph's Book of the Year!

Author : Molly Felder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 0999658409

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Henry the Boy by Molly Felder Pdf

Henry, a boy with cerebral palsy, goes to school and plays with his friend Joel.

Author : David Henry Sterry
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781593765675

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Chicken by David Henry Sterry Pdf

I walk all the way up Hollywood Boulevard to Grauman's Chinese Theatre: past tourists snapping shots; wannabe starlets sparkling by in miniskirts with head shots in their hands and moondust in their eyes; rowdy cowboys drinking with drunken Indians; black businessmen bustling by briskly in crisp suits; ladies who do not lunch with nylons rolled up below the knee pushing shopping carts full of everything they own; Mustangs rubbing up against muscular Mercedes and Hell's Angels hogs. It's a sick twisted Wonderland, and I'm Alice. Here is a story like no other: The unforgettable chronicle of a season spent walking the razor-sharp line between painful innocence and the allure of the abyss. David Sterry was a wide-eyed son of 1970s suburbia, but within his first week looking for off-campus housing on Sunset Boulevard he was lured into a much darker world — servicing the lonely women of Hollywood by night. Chicken—the word is slang for a young male prostitute—revisits this year of living dangerously, in a narrative of dazzling inventiveness and searing candor. Shifting back and forth from tales of Sterry's youth—spent in the awkward bosom of a disintegrating dysfunctional family—to his fascinating account of the Neverland of post—sixties sexual excess, Chicken teems with Felliniesque characters and set pieces worthy of Dionysus. And when the life finally overwhelms Sterry, his retreat from the profession will leave an indelible mark on readers' minds and hearts.

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell,Cornelia Krutz-Arnold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3794160711

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Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell,Cornelia Krutz-Arnold Pdf