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Family and Other Catastrophes

Alexandra Borowitz
Family and Other Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Alexandra Borowitz
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488020339

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“A zany, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud funny debut.”—HelloGiggles Emily Glass knows she’s neurotic. But she’s got it under control. Sort of. Thankfully, she also has David, the man she’ll soon call husband—assuming they can survive wedding week with her wildly dysfunctional family. Emily’s therapist mother, Marla, who’s been diagnosing her children since they were in diapers, sees their homecoming as the perfect opportunity for long-overdue family therapy sessions. Less enthused are Emily and her two siblings: ardently feminist older sister, Lauren, and recently divorced brother, Jason. As the week comes to a tumultuous head, Emily wants nothing more than to get married and get as far away from her crazy relatives as possible. But that’s easier said than done when Marla’s meddling breathes new life into old secrets. After all, the ties that bind family together may bend, but they aren’t so easily broken.

Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes

Mary E. Lambert
Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Mary E. Lambert
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545932004

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Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert Pdf

A debut middle grade novel about throwing things out -- and letting people in. Family Game Night tackles a tough issue with a light, accessible touch and writing that sparkles with heart. Annabelle has a secret . . . a secret so big she won't allow friends within five miles of her home. Her mom collects things. Their house is overflowing with stuff. It gives Annabelle's sister nightmares, her brother spends as much time as he can at friends' houses, and her dad buries himself in his work.So when a stack of newspapers falls on Annabelle's sister, it sparks a catastrophic fight between their parents--one that might tear them all apart--and Annabelle starts to think that things at home finally need to change. Is it possible for her to clean up the family's mess? Or are they really, truly broken?Mary E. Lambert's moving and heart-breakingly funny debut novel about the things we hold dear--and the things we let go--will resonate with anyone whose life has ever felt just a little too messy.

Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes

Kathleen West
Minor Dramas Other Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Kathleen West
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593098400

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Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West Pdf

Perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Small Admissions, a wry and cleverly observed debut novel about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights High—the micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middle—and the fallout for each of them when the bubble finally bursts. When a devoted teacher comes under pressure for her progressive curriculum and a helicopter mom goes viral on social media, two women at odds with each other find themselves in similar predicaments, having to battle back from certain social ruin. Isobel Johnson has spent her career in Liston Heights sidestepping the community’s high-powered families. But when she receives a threatening voicemail accusing her of Anti-Americanism and a liberal agenda, she’s in the spotlight. Meanwhile, Julia Abbott, obsessed with the casting of the school’s winter musical, makes an error in judgment that has far-reaching consequences for her entire family. Brought together by the sting of public humiliation, Isobel and Julia learn firsthand how entitlement and competition can go too far, thanks to a secret Facebook page created as an outlet for parent grievances. The Liston Heights High student body will need more than a strong sense of school spirit to move past these campus dramas in an engrossing debut novel that addresses parents behaving badly and teenagers speaking up, even against their own families.

Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

Kimberly Karalius
Love Charms and Other Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Kimberly Karalius
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250084019

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Love Charms and Other Catastrophes by Kimberly Karalius Pdf

Aspiring love charm maker Hijiri Kitamura was excited to come back to Grimbaud for her sophomore year-until she learns about the upcoming charm making competition. Grimbaud has just started to recover from the tyranny of Zita's love fortunes and it would be too easy for the winning charm maker to take Zita's place. The only solution is for Hijiri, with the support of her friends and fellow rebels, to win the contest herself. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done, especially when Love itself has decided to meddle in Hijiri's life. Concerned that it's favorite charm maker has given up on finding a boyfriend of her own, Love takes matters into its own hands and delivers the perfect boyfriend to her in a giftwrapped box...literally.

Distress Signal

Mary E. Lambert
Distress Signal Book PDF

Author : Mary E. Lambert
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338607451

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Distress Signal by Mary E. Lambert Pdf

In this edge-of-your-seat survival story, four classmates are stranded in a desert wilderness after a flash flood separates them from the rest of their grade. Can they make it to safety? Lavender's class is on a field trip in the desert of Chiricahua National Monument, hiking down a ravine, when a flash flood strikes! As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone sprints for safety. Lavender runs in the opposite direction as the rest of her class and scrambles up a tree while the torrential river rages by. When the waters finally recede, Lavender finds herself stranded in the brutal heat of the desert with only her ex-best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy named John. They are shaken, disoriented, and have just one pack of supplies and the most basic wilderness knowledge. Can they find their way back to safety? They will have to learn to work together in spite of their differences -- if they want to survive.

Megacatastrophes!

David Darling,Dirk Schulze-Makuch
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Author : David Darling,Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780740270

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Megacatastrophes! by David Darling,Dirk Schulze-Makuch Pdf

Acerbic dark humour meets hardcore science in this mind-boggling exploration of the nine worst ways the world could end Which will get us first? The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park? An asteroid hurtling through outer space? Black holes from CERN gobbling up the solar system? An army of deranged nanobots? Or – who knows – alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind “Catastrophometer”, Dr David Darling and Dr Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce the disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the science that makes them genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings. So sit back, face the inevitable, and discover the delights of the nine oddest ways the world could end.

Preparing for the Worst

James Schaefer Jones
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Author : James Schaefer Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780275996321

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Preparing for the Worst by James Schaefer Jones Pdf

Preparing for the Worst details the best practices in antiterrorism tactics and preparing for disaster. This book is for typical American families, business travelers, corporate executive management personnel, emergency first responders, school administrators, and local government officials responsible for public safety and emergency management. Americans are regularly bombarded with reports of disaster and tragedy in the daily news. Catastrophes like earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, violent crimes, and terrorism are so common and routine that many of us have become numb to the stories. Without a heightened awareness, focused concern, and effective planning, we have lost the edge that can save lives. Do you know what you should do to protect your family during a disaster? Does your neighbor have the knowledge required to survive a catastrophic event? Part of the solution is rooted in common sense, but much more depends upon effectively applying learned survival skills. Americans need a helpful reference tool—a Swiss army knife for handling today's threats. This book is that tool. A former U.S. Marine and Desert Storm veteran, Schaefer-Jones has experienced calamity firsthand. He is also a concerned husband and the father of three young children. While considering how he would personally handle a disastrous event close to home, he came to realize that a comprehensive how-to guide was not available—until now.

Seven Kinds of Ordinary Catastrophes

Amber Kizer
Seven Kinds of Ordinary Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Amber Kizer
Publisher : Ember
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385734332

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When her boyfriend makes a confession that puts their relationship in jeopardy, Gert must also deal with working a job as a donut filler, and coping with her father's health scare in the midst of trying to stay focused at school in order to get into college.

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes

Lenore Look
Alvin Ho Allergic to Birthday Parties Science Projects and Other Man made Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Lenore Look
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375873690

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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes by Lenore Look Pdf

There's nothing scarier than a birthday party in the third book in a hilarious chapter book series that tackles anxiety in a fun, kid-friendly way. Perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers, and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Alvin Ho, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything. For example, what could possibly be so scary about a birthday party? Let Alvin explain: • You might be dressed for bowling . . . but everyone else is dressed for swimming. • You could get mistaken for the piñata. • You could eat too much cake. • You could throw up. So when Alvin receives an invitation to a party—a girl’s party—how will he ever survive? A humorous and touching series about facing your fears and embracing new experiences—with a truly unforgettable character—from author Lenore Look and New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Honor winning illustrator LeUyen Pham. “Alvin’s a winner.” —New York Post

New Kid Catastrophes

Bill Myers
New Kid Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Bill Myers
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781414334530

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New Kid Catastrophes by Bill Myers Pdf

After she accidentally makes an enemy of superstar Hesper Breakahart on her first day at Malibu Junior High, thirteen-year-old TJ's troubles multiply when two twenty-third century students, who have traveled back in time to observe her for a history project, decide to help her.

My Life and Lesser Catastrophes

Christina Schofield
My Life and Lesser Catastrophes Book PDF

Author : Christina Schofield
Publisher : Chosen Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781441232502

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My Life and Lesser Catastrophes by Christina Schofield Pdf

Just after her thirteenth wedding anniversary, Christina Schofield woke up groggy and disoriented, surrounded by nurses in a hospital. She and her husband had hit a gravel patch while on their motorcycle and crashed into a ditch. With the exception of a concussion, she was fine. But Allen had broken his neck. He was now a quadriplegic. With her entire life flipped upside down, she began an astonishing journey of tenacious faith amid increasing doubt. Full of dark, silent hours and a woman's honest questioning of the God she thought she knew, this is also a story full of miraculous answers to prayer and head-scratching, awe-inspiring encounters with her loving Lord. With candid warmth and transparency, Christina shows readers that even in their darkest hours, God's goodness shines through.

The Centaur's Wife

Amanda Leduc
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Author : Amanda Leduc
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735272866

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The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc Pdf

Amanda Leduc's brilliant new novel, woven with fairy tales of her own devising and replete with both catastrophe and magic, is a vision of what happens when we ignore the natural world and the darker parts of our own natures. Heather is sleeping peacefully after the birth of her twin daughters when the sound of the world ending jolts her awake. Stumbling outside with her babies and her new husband, Brendan, she finds that their city has been destroyed by falling meteors and that her little family are among only a few who survived. But the mountain that looms over the city is still green--somehow it has been spared the destruction that has brought humanity to the brink of extinction. Heather is one of the few who know the mountain, a place city-dwellers have always been forbidden to go. Her dad took her up the mountain when she was a child on a misguided quest to heal her legs, damaged at birth. The tragedy that resulted has shaped her life, bringing her both great sorrow and an undying connection to the deep magic of the mountain, made real by the beings she and her dad encountered that day: Estajfan, a centaur born of sorrow and of an ancient, impossible love, and his two siblings, marooned between the magical and the human world. Even as those in the city around her--led by Tasha, a charismatic doctor who fled to the city from the coast with her wife and other refugees--struggle to keep everyone alive, Heather constantly looks to the mountain, drawn by love, by fear, by the desire for rescue. She is torn in two by her awareness of what unleashed the meteor shower and what is coming for the few survivors, once the green and living earth makes a final reckoning of the usefulness of human life and finds it wanting. At times devastating, but ultimately redemptive, Amanda Leduc's fable for our uncertain times reminds us that the most important things in life aren't things at all, but rather the people we want by our side at the end of the world.

Are We There Yet?

Kathleen West
Are We There Yet Book PDF

Author : Kathleen West
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593098455

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"A breezy yet affecting read filled with struggle and hope."—People A Good Day LA Pick Among fake Instagram pages, long-buried family secrets, and the horrors of middle school, one suburban mom searches to find herself. Alice Sullivan feels like she’s finally found her groove in middle age, but it only takes one moment for her perfectly curated life to unravel. On the same day she learns her daughter is struggling in second grade, a call from her son’s school accusing him of bullying throws Alice into a tailspin. When it comes to light that the incident is part of a new behavior pattern for her son, one complete with fake social media profiles with a lot of questionable content, Alice’s social standing is quickly eroded to one of “those moms” who can’t control her kids. Soon she’s facing the very judgement she was all too happy to dole out when she thought no one was looking (or when she thought her house wasn’t made of glass). Then her mother unloads a family secret she’s kept for more than thirty years, and Alice’s entire perception of herself is shattered. As her son’s new reputation polarizes her friendships and her family buzzes with the ramification of her mother’s choices, Alice realizes that she’s been too focused on measuring her success and happiness by everyone else's standards. Now, with all her shortcomings laid bare, she’ll have to figure out to whom to turn for help and decide who she really wants to be.

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters

Kimberly Karalius
Love Fortunes and Other Disasters Book PDF

Author : Kimberly Karalius
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250063601

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Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius Pdf

Love is real in the town of Grimbaud and Fallon Dupree has dreamed of attending high school there for years. After all, generations of Dupree's have successfully followed the (100% accurate!) love fortunes from Zita's famous Love Charms Shop to happily marry their high school sweethearts. It's a tradition. So she is both stunned and devastated when her fortune states that she will NEVER find love. Fortunately, Fallon isn't the only student with a terrible love fortune, and a rebellion is brewing. Fallon is determined to take control of her own fate—even if it means working with a notorious heartbreaker like Sebastian. Will Fallon and Sebastian be able to overthrow Zita's tyranny and fall in love?

Moffie

André Carl van der Merwe
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Author : André Carl van der Merwe
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609459086

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Moffie by André Carl van der Merwe Pdf

A gay South African endures military conscription during the Angola Bush War in this autobiographical novel of persecution and hope— An “electrifying debut” (Shelf Awareness). Nicholas van der Swart always knew he was different, but to avoid the violent punishments that come with being gay in Apartheid South Africa, he has carefully kept his true self a secret. By the standards of his brutal father and the machismo culture of Afrikaners, “moffies” like him deserve nothing but scorn. Then, at nineteen years old, Nicholas is drafted into the South African army. He soon finds himself caught in a world entirely at odds with his identity, forced to fight for a cause he doesn’t believe in. Here, he will face the hatred and violence of his tormenters, but will also experience his first glimmers of love, and finally find the strength to survive. A long overdue account of Apartheid South Africa’s criminalization of homosexuality, André Carl van der Merwe’s acclaimed debut novel is the basis for the critically acclaimed film Moffie, directed by Oliver Hermanus.