My Senior Year

Author : Michael Fitzgibbons
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595137398

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My Senior Year by Michael Fitzgibbons Pdf

Hey! I’m John Sullivan, a recent high school graduate who collected his thoughts and dreams and hopes and fears and all kinds of other stuff in a year-long diary through his senior year. When I finished on graduation day, I realized I had quite a collection, as a matter of fact, I had more than 400 pages! So I thought about it and realized that it had a beginning, a middle, and an end, so therefore it told a complete story, which I think might be a book if I remember my sophomore literature class correctly. I am NOT saying it is literature (ha-ha), but I do think it is a book. That is where you come in. I don’t think it is much of a book if I’m the only one who reads it. It is just a diary then, that will remain on the floppy disk in my computer desk in my bedroom. Instead, you could read it. And tell me what you think. And then I will know if I should have left it in that computer desk. Or not. If you do read it, you’ll find that I didn’t leave anything out, even the stuff that might embarrass me. I could even still get into some trouble about some of it, but I think I’m ok because I don’t think my parents will want to read it because they were there for almost all of it, so it would be a rerun for them. I don’t think reruns are bad, but they already lived through this once, so they probably don’t want to get all upset allover again. So, go ahead and click away. It was an adventure for me – come on along for the ride! John Sullivan is right. This is quite an undertaking for a senior in high school. But that is what it is – a diary, a coming of age novel, a satire, and, incredibly, a love story. It is a unique look at one of the most important developmental periods in a person’s life.

Author : Jim Towne
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781666731286

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My Senior Year by Jim Towne Pdf

My Senior Year is the story of a seventeen-year-old boy whose life is turned upside down when he is forced to move to a new city one day before the beginning of his senior year of high school. But more than that, the story of Nick Bradford and the Belmont Street Boys is one of friendship that grows into lasting community. Along the way, Nick sees what life can become when people of influence use their power to serve others. Told in the style of a memoir, My Senior Year is a coming-of-age story filled with laughter, pathos, surprises, and the kind of interesting people found in the mixed culture of Pueblo, Colorado.

Author : Cameron Dokey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781439120637

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How Not to Spend Your Senior Year by Cameron Dokey Pdf

Rule #1: If at all possible, don’t pretend to be something you’re not. Specifically, don’t play dead. Trust me on this one. I did it, so I should know. Jo O’Connor has spent her whole life moving around. When it comes to new schools, there’s not a trick in the book about starting over that Jo doesn’t know. But life is about to teach her a new trick: how to disappear entirely. Rule #2: Always expect the Spanish Inquisition, no matter what anyone else does. They have to move again. Now. This very night. Jo knows better than to argue. Her dad is the key witness in a major case against a big-time bad guy. But Jo just can’t resist one last visit to the school where she’s been so happy. All she wants is to say good-bye. That can’t cause any problems, can it? Rule #3: Never assume you can predict the future. Now Jo’s one last visit has landed her smack in the middle of a ghost story. Specifically, her own. By the time it’s over, she’ll have a whole new set of rules about what’s real, what’s make-believe, and—most of all—what’s important.

Author : Amy Spalding
Publisher : Poppy
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316382762

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The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions) by Amy Spalding Pdf

Filled with romance, rivalry, and passive-aggressive dog walking, Amy Spalding delivers a hilariously relatable story about how even the best-laid plans sometimes need to be rewritten. What's the only thing that could derail overachiever Jules's perfect senior year? Alex Powell--former member of boy-band sensation Chaos 4 All and newest transfer to Eagle Vista Academy. Alex seems cool enough when he starts spending time with Jules. In fact, he turns out to be quite the romantic (not to mention a killer kisser). And after getting over the initial shock that someone like Alex might actually like like her, Jules accepts that having a boyfriend could be a nice addition to her packed schedule. That is, until Alex commits the ultimate betrayal, which threatens to ruin her high school career, and possibly her entire future. This. Means. War.

Author : Charles Corway
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780595287840

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Senior Year by Charles Corway Pdf

Twenty years ago, the class of 1983 of North Miami Senior High in North Miami, Florida graduated from high school and set out into their adult lives. Originally written as a high school writing assignment and now revised and expanded into this book, Senior Year chronicles the events that took place during that memorable year and the years afterward. Remember Homecoming, Grad Nite, some of your favorite teachers and friends and counting down the days left before graduation? If it's been too long since then, then you'll enjoy reading Senior Year.

Author : Amber Benson,Sarah Kuhn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781608869831

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Clueless: Senior Year by Amber Benson,Sarah Kuhn Pdf

Haven't got your hands on the newest installment of this 90's teen phenomenon? As if! Your favorite girls from Beverly Hills are back in an all-new adventure! It’s senior year and Cher, Dionne, and Tai find themselves in a bit of a crisis of self… Where are they meant to go, and what are they meant to DO after high school? Luckily they have all year—and each other’s help—to figure it out!

Author : Sammantha Blanks
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628383171

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Senior Year: T.V. or Reality by Sammantha Blanks Pdf

Roxy is like every other high school senior––she loves her friends, her car and hanging on the sidelines of her boyfriend's football games. She lives a picturesque life. But every night her world gets turned upside down––Roxy dreams of a fantastic past she can't remember ever living. In her dreams, Roxy is a warrior, incredible on the battlefield. But the dreams usually end the same way––a mysterious man not only finds her but kills her, and she wakes up screaming. Who is this man that stalks her nightmares? It isn't until Adam, a mysterious, handsome newcomer at Titan Valley High, barges into her life that Roxy starts putting together the clues of her past life, and the demons she must still face down.

Author : Arianna Irwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781683836285

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Mean Girls: Senior Year by Arianna Irwin Pdf

Following the success of the iconic Mean Girls movie and Tony-nominated musical comes the original comic sequel, Mean Girls: Senior Year! The Mean Girls film swept the nation as an instant hit when it first premiered, quickly becoming a cult favorite and yielding a new national holiday on October 3rd. But the story didn’t end there—now Cady, Regina, and the rest of the gang are back and ready to take on senior year in this all-new comic that is so totally fetch! After struggling to survive the wild events at Northshore High School the year before, Cady learned her lesson and is swearing off drama. It’s all about good grades, SAT prep, and college applications from here on out—but the new transfer student Megan Moretti isn't about to let Cady stay focused. Megan is determined to rise to the top of the popularity food chain and become a new Plastic, so Cady, Regina, Gretchen and Karen have to band together to stop this queen bee wannabe from turning the school inside out all over again.

Author : Dan Shaughnessy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9780618729050

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Senior Year by Dan Shaughnessy Pdf

The author chronicles his son's senior year of high school baseball, the boy's obsession with and talent for sports, and his efforts to keep his grades up while deciding what college to attend and avoiding problems until graduation.

Author : Lisa Heffernan,Mary Dell Harrington
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781250188953

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Grown and Flown by Lisa Heffernan,Mary Dell Harrington Pdf

PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Author : Cody Moree
Publisher : I. E. Clark Publications
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0886804531

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Her Senior Year by Cody Moree Pdf

Author : Chris Herrmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648522229

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My Senior Gap Year by Chris Herrmann Pdf

Chris Herrmann never intended to take a gap year. Certainly not a senior gap year. Life was too comfortable in Perth, Western Australia. Grandchildren were coming along one after another. Living the family dream. But suddenly life threw a spanner in the works. The reality hit. It's not something that just happens to other people. He was now on his own. Life is a journey. Not a destination. He knew that. There were however a hundred reasons why not to do this gap year. To give up his home in one of Perth's most beautiful locations, sell the furniture, sell the car, say goodbye to family and friends. To take off for twelve months backpacking around the other side of the world. What, giving all this up? Surely, you're too old. And what, travelling solo? But his gut feeling kept saying otherwise. Thankfully his gut feeling won out. My Senior Gap Year, The Book, tells his story in his own unique style. From pushing himself out of his own comfort zone. From not knowing a word of Spanish to his humorous attempts to communicate with the people he encountered. Navigating his own way around from one country to another. Experiencing every form of transport from a horse and cart to a five star coach. From sleeping on the floor of a Buddhist temple to a mat in the middle of a jungle. Finding himself left literally penniless in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country. And how his experiences with the people he met, like drugs, waste, terrorism have changed his views. He left with no purpose, other than to step out the door, travel and explore. But then how he turned an opportunity he discovered in the middle of the desert to benefiting charities worth around quarter million dollars. And that was just at the beginning of his journey.My Senior Gap Year. It's never too late.

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429965026

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Night Road by Kristin Hannah Pdf

Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Kristin Hannah's Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. "A rich, multilayered reading experience, and an easy recommendation for book clubs." —Library Journal (starred review) Life comes down to a series of choices. To hold on... To let go...to forget...to forgive... Which road will you take? For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Jude does everything to keep her kids out of harm's way. But senior year of high school tests them all. It's a dangerous, explosive season of drinking, driving, parties, and kids who want to let loose. And then on a hot summer's night, one bad decision is made. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget...or the courage to forgive. Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love. "You cannot read Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished." —The Huffington Post

Author : Tom Husband
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Biochemistry
ISBN : 9781782621348

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The Chemistry of Human Nature by Tom Husband Pdf

Why does chocolate taste so good? Why do we seek 'the one'? How do traits such as intelligence, creativity and violence arise and what purpose do they serve? This book links these characteristics to the origins of life, showing that the conditions necessary to bring life into existence echo through our modern day behaviour. The chemistry of the body is not only fascinating but also highly relevant to everyone, since we are all concerned with maximising our health and enjoyment of life. Currently, there are not many popular science books concerned with biochemistry. One reason for this might be the particularly complex nature of the science involved. This book starts with the fundamentals and then works towards a deeper understanding of the chemistry of human nature. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in this science and written at a level accessible to experts and non-experts alike.

Author : Bill Laird
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770971028

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The Life of a Cotton Picking Coaching Preacher by Bill Laird Pdf

This book is the synopsis of three areas of an individual's life and his family. It begins with his ancestors in the mid 19th century and concludes with the present life of his family in 2011. It includes his family life on cotton farms as a youth and his careers as a football, basketball and track coach and finally several years as a minister.