Second Star

Author : Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780374382681

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Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Pdf

A twisty story about love, loss, and lies, this contemporary oceanside adventure is tinged with a touch of dark magic as it follows seventeen-year-old Wendy Darling on a search for her missing surfer brothers. Wendy's journey leads her to a mysterious hidden cove inhabited by a tribe of young renegade surfers, most of them runaways like her brothers. Wendy is instantly drawn to the cove's charismatic leader, Pete, but her search also points her toward his nemesis, the drug-dealing Jas. Enigmatic, dangerous, and handsome, Jas pulls Wendy in even as she's falling hard for Pete. A radical reinvention of J. M. Barrie's classic tale, Second Star is an irresistible summer romance about two young men who have yet to grow up—and the troubled beauty trapped between them.

Author : Alma Alexander
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781951510459

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The Second Star by Alma Alexander Pdf

The Parada had been lost for almost two hundred years before they recovered the ship, drifting in stygian interstellar darkness, and brought her home again. But that was not the miracle. The miracle was that the crew was still alive. That was also the problem. Six crew members went out on the Parada, Earth’s first starship. All contact was lost, and the ship vanished for almost two centuries. When the Parada’s successor found the drifting ship and somehow managed to bring it home, the six crew members were not only still alive but barely older, due to the time dilation effects of near-FTL travel. Their return was a miracle – but it could not be revealed to the waiting world. The problem was, six individuals went out to the stars. More than seventy fractured personalities came back. Psychologist Stella Froud and Jesuit Father Philip Carter were recruited as part of the team assembled to investigate the mystery, and to try and help the Parada’s crew understand their condition and possibly reverse it. What they discovered was a deepening mystery, and very soon they found themselves forced to take sides in a conflict that nobody could have possibly predicted. Their world would never be the same again. "Like its cast of returned starfarers, this rich and continually surprising novel is many things at once: a religiously-inflected first contact novel; an engaging psychological mystery; a glimpse of the future through the eyes of the past; and a moving tale about the difficulties of homecoming. I highly recommend it." - Matt Ruff, author of Set This House in Order and Lovecraft Country

Author : Vera Strange
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368056502

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Second Star to the Fright by Vera Strange Pdf

Second Star to the Fright, Book 3 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a kid who finds he's hooked far more than he can handle when Captain Hook creeps out of Neverland and into our world. With shuddersome spooks and blood-curdling frights, readers should grab their night-lights and prepare to be chilled!

Author : Lester D. Friedman,Allison B. Kavey
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0813546222

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Second Star to the Right by Lester D. Friedman,Allison B. Kavey Pdf

Over a century after its first stage performance, Peter Pan has become deeply embedded in Western popular culture, as an enduring part of childhood memories, in every part of popular media, and in commercial enterprises. Since 2003 the characters from this story have had a highly visible presence in nearly every genre of popular culture: two major films, a literary sequel to the original adventures, a graphic novel featuring a grown-up Wendy Darling, and an Argentinean novel about a children's book writer inspired by J. M. Barrie. Simultaneously, Barrie surfaced as the subject of two major biographies and a feature film. The engaging essays in Second Star to the Right approach Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination.

Author : Bree Moore
Publisher : Innate Ink Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Second Star: A Neverland Novella by Bree Moore Pdf

"All children, except one, grow up..." Two years after her flight to Neverland, Wendy Darling pretends that Neverland doesn’t exist. She claims that she never knew a boy named Peter Pan. And most devastating of all, she starts to grow up. That is, until Tinkerbell shows up in Wendy’s bedroom, asking her to return to Neverland. Wendy leaps from her window and follows the stars a second time, only to discover the lost boys are drunken teenagers, the Jolly Roger has a new captain, and Peter Pan wants her to give him the one thing that has the power to destroy Neverland for good: a kiss. Wendy must decide whether she would rather die with Neverland or come to terms with growing up before the last fairy falls. Embark on the great adventure again with Peter Pan and Wendy in this epic re-told sequel to the classic by James Barrie. For readers who enjoyed "Tiger Lily" by Jodi Lynn Anderson.

Author : Deborah Hautzig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Anorexia nervosa
ISBN : 0744582660

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Second Star to the Right by Deborah Hautzig Pdf

On the face of it, Leslie is a healthy, well-adjusted 14-year-old girl. She should be happy, yet she's not. If only she were thinner. But thinking thin becomes a dangerous obsession and Leslie's weight drops to five stone, threatening to destroy her and the whole fabric of her family life.

Author : Mary Alice Kruesi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Darling, Wendy (Fictitious character : Barrie)
ISBN : 0380798875

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Second Star to the Right by Mary Alice Kruesi Pdf

A fresh start in London has Faye O'Neill creating a safe, secure life for herself and her two children, even if it's a life with no surprises--until she meets Jack Graham. Jack recognizes in Faye a heart that yearns for adventure and a chance to trust once more in love. But can his tenderness restore Faye's faith in herself, and carry her away to a place where love is the sweetest magic of all?

Author : Megan Van Dyke
Publisher : Reimagined Fairy Tales
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1648981674

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Second Star to the Left by Megan Van Dyke Pdf

Tinker Bell, banished from her homeland for doing the unthinkable, selling the hottest drug in Neverland-pixie dust-wants absolution. Determined to find a way home, Tink doesn't hesitate to follow the one lead she has, even if that means seducing a filthy pirate to steal precious gems out from under his...hook. Captain Hook believes he's found a real treasure in Tink. That is, until he recovers from her pixie dust laced kiss with a curse that turns the seas against him. With his ship and reputation at the mercy of raging storms, he tracks down the little minx and demands she remove the curse. Too bad she can't. However, the mermaid queen has a solution to both of their problems, if Tink and Hook will work together to retrieve a magical item for her. As they venture to the mysterious Shrouded Isles to find the priceless treasure, their shared nemesis closes in. However, his wrath is nothing compared to the realization that achieving their goal may mean losing something they never expected to find-each other. The swagger and adventure of Pirates of the Caribbean meets the sexy banter of The Hating Game with a healthy dose of steam in this retelling of Peter Pan that's far from the Neverland you know.

Author : Judith Plaxton
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781926920450

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Morning Star by Judith Plaxton Pdf

Flower and her parents are escaped slaves, going north to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Over 150 years later, Felicia is starting grade 8 at a new school in a small town in Ontario that was a terminus for the Underground Railroad. She has to write about her ancestry for a class project, but is afraid her classmates won't want to hear about slavery. Flower and her family eventually reach freedom in Canada, helped and sheltered by many. Felicia discovers that her grandfather was a porter on the railways and this point of family pride helps her face down a bully. Two girls at opposite ends of history.

Author : Dana Stabenow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781035902613

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Second Star by Dana Stabenow Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak series, Second Star is the first thrilling novel in the hit Star Svensdotter trilogy by Dana Stabenow. Esther 'Star' Svensdotter's job is overseeing the completion of the American Alliance's first O'Neill cylinder - a massive space hub capable of supporting thousands of colonists. It's just weeks away from commissioning, and she'll be damned if Luddite terrorists, squabbling bureaucrats, military takeovers or rogue AI will stand in the way. Frontier justice on Ellfive sometimes involves an airlock - you don't want to be on the wrong side of justice. Or the wrong side of Star Svensdotter. The first in Dana Stabenow's Star Svensdotter trilogy, Second Star is a tale of first contact, declarations of independence, and new frontiers.

Author : Sydney Observatory,Sydney Observatory (Australie).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Double stars
ISBN : OXFORD:600045731

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Results of Double Star Measures by Sydney Observatory,Sydney Observatory (Australie). Pdf

Author : Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Double stars
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019759153

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A Collection of Articles on Double Star Observations by Sherburne Wesley Burnham Pdf

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 164710033X

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Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein Pdf

Part of the exclusive new CAEZIK Notable line of books. Many of Heinlein's fans consider the novels he wrote in the fifties amongst the author's strongest work; when he was at the peak of his talents. Double Star is considered by many to be the finest of his titles. Brian Aldiss called it his "most enjoyable novel." Whether it is the simplicity of a lively tale, the complexity of the situation, or the depth of characterization, the book has developed a loyal following. It also won Heinlein his first Hugo. The story revolves around Lawrence Smith--also known as "Lorenzo the Great"--a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars. When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war. "Heinlein's novels of the 1940s and 50s shaped every single science fiction writer of my generation and everyone currently writing science fiction. Or making science fiction movies ... and Double Star is an excellent example of all the reasons why."--Connie Willis CAEZIK Notables is a new line of science fiction and fantasy titles that have had a significant impact on their respective genre. Each book has a unique place in the development of speculative fiction. Every title published under the CAEZIK notables line will have a matching cover set and will carry an introduction by an expert in the field.

Author : Christel Lane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199651658

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The Cultivation of Taste by Christel Lane Pdf

Drawing on a large number of interviews with renowned chefs, diners, and Michelin inspectors, this book provides an unprecedented insight into Michelin-starred restaurants in Britain and Germany. Restaurants are viewed not simply as businesses but as cultural enterprises that shape our taste in food, ambience, and sociality.

Author : Sir Isaac Newton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520317116

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Principia, Vol. II: The System of the World by Sir Isaac Newton Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.