Silent Striker

Author : Pete Kalu
Publisher : HopeRoad
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781908446398

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Silent Striker by Pete Kalu Pdf

Marcus is the best player in his football team. He's actually so good that there's a very real chance he'll be signed by Manchester United. But when he discovers he may be losing his hearing, his whole world falls to pieces and he finds himself having to put them back together on his own. But is this feeling of isolation real or just a consequence of his own behaviour? While dealing with parents, friends and first girlfriends, Marcus gradually understands that accepting the help of others is ultimately an acceptance of self. A novel about friendship and family, The Silent Striker explores the issue of disability, and deafness, and the different ways in which we can choose to handle it. ‘ I enjoyed reading the book from the beginning to the end. YA fiction for all ages’ Assia Shahin - blogger. ‘An amazing book and it would benefit people, whether they are hard of hearing or not. (Robert Murrell, age 13, profoundly deaf and wears hearing aids. (Reviewed for the National Deaf Children Society) ‘Full to the brim with the joy, heartache and passion for the beautiful game.’ (Carnegie Medal winner Melvin Burgess) ‘A strong inspirational story about human aspiration.’ (Commonwealth Writers’ Prize shortlisted Jacob Ross) ‘Touching, funny and well tackled!’ (Muli Amaye, novelist) ‘A story that takes you through every emotion a young schoolboy goes through.’ ( Dotun Adebayo, BBC Radio 5) 'The Silent Striker scores! There are hundreds of books about the beautiful game and The Silent Striker is near the top of the table. A brilliantly realised young adult novel. The Silent Striker is moving, funny and uplifting. A must read!' (Rodney Hinds, the VOICE Newspaper) ‘Marcus' battles to contain his temper against petty school authority and casual racism; his passion for football; his gradual acceptance of his disability are vividly and engagingly portrayed in this un-showy but moving urban story.’

Author : Pete Kalu
Publisher : Hoperoad
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913109984

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The Silent Striker by Pete Kalu Pdf

14 year old Marcus is the best football player dealing with deafness, shifting friends, crazy parents and a 'special measures' school.

Author : United States. National Labor Relations Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1548 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : IND:30000090461538

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board by United States. National Labor Relations Board Pdf

Author : Peter Kalu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Deafness
ISBN : 998888091X

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The Silent Striker by Peter Kalu Pdf

Marcus is the best player on his soccer team and rumours have it that he is being scouted by the best football team ever. But Marcus is troubled by a developing loss of hearing, and finds himself unable to concentrate on the game and increasingly isolated from his friends and family. But is that isolation real, or is it the result of his own behavior? As he confronts not only his hearing loss, but the problems with his family, friends, and girlfriend Marcus grows to understand that in life as in soccer, accepting the help of others is essential.

Author : Sean Slater
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471101373

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The Guilty by Sean Slater Pdf

When Homicide Detective Jacob Striker discovers a torture chamber in a steel barn down by the river, he is propelled into an investigation that leads to two mysterious bombers. Every few hours, another victim is targeted, located - and then blown to smithereens. Very quickly, Striker realizes the attacks are not random. But one obvious question remains: Why?With people dying at an alarming rate, Striker desperately searches for an answer to this question. When he discovers it, a stark coldness fills him. For he begins to understand. The reason leads back to a police file that is now ten years old. To a dark and dangerous place across the seas. And to one of Striker's oldest mentors and dearest friends. With time running out, Striker must catch the two bombers before they finish the job and complete their kill list. Otherwise there will be little left for Jacob Striker to save. Little left, but dust and bones.

Author : Cathie Linz
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460354315

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Her Millionaire Marine by Cathie Linz Pdf

MARINES WEREN'T HER TYPE… In Kate Bradley's opinion, handsome daredevils didn't make good husbands. But that didn't stop her from fantasizing about Striker Kozlowski—the marine she'd secretly adored since she was seventeen. Now, she needed to make sure Striker fulfilled his grandfather's will—while keeping her true feelings under wraps…. OR SO SHE KEPT TELLING HERSELF It wasn't Striker's idea to head back to Texas or to be cooped up in a boardroom with a gorgeous ice princess who had him feeling like a nervous recruit. He could accomplish the military's toughest missions, but could he take the biggest risk of alL.on love?

Author : Pete Kalu
Publisher : HopeRoad
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781908446411

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Being Me by Pete Kalu Pdf

A witty lively novel, Being Me is the perfect companion to The Silent Striker, a feminine take on the football world. Meet Adele Vialli: 14 years old, a star footballer. With an aching heart and an impossible frenemy. She is intelligent, funny and resourceful, yet gets into fights all the time. She finds school boring compared to shoplifting, hanging out with her footballer boyfriend, Marcus from The Silent Striker, and having fun making trouble. As the weary school counsellor says: ‘there’s never a dull day with Adele’. ‘An innovative, impressive and well crafted narrative that strikes a chord for young and old alike.’ (Carol Leeming FRSA) ‘A witty, lively novel of growing up female, black, and middle class in contemporaryLondon.Adele inBeing Mesits alongside some other great non-conventional girl YA characters such as Lyra inHis Dark Materialsby Phillip Pullman, Sephy inNoughts and Crossesby Malorie Blackman, Katniss Everdeen of theHunger Gamestrilogy and the fascinating title heroine in Catherine Johnsons’ most recent novel,The Curious Tale of Lady Caraboo’ [SarahChapter blogspot]

Author : Cy Warman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547376163

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Snow on the Headlight by Cy Warman Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Snow on the Headlight" (A Story of the Great Burlington Strike) by Cy Warman. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Eric Wilson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307550552

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The Best of Evil by Eric Wilson Pdf

“Spare your soul,” he ranted, “and turn your eyes from greed.…” The tattoos on his arms still reading “Live by the Sword” and “Die by the Sword,” Aramis Black is ready for a fresh start. Determined to set aside his violent tendencies, he opens an espresso shop in Nashville and begins to put his childhood memories behind him. The past isn’t finished with him, though. One ordinary day at the shop, a man is shot before his eyes, speaking dying words to Aramis that are all too familiar. Aramis realizes that his path to freedom will demand forgiveness–forgiveness from God and forgiveness of others. Along the way, he must uncover the conspiracy behind a centuries-old mystery and the shocking truth of his mother’s death. The question remains: Will Aramis be able to conquer his past, or will evil get the best of him?

Author : L.P. Dover
Publisher : Books by L.P. Dover, LLC
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Playmaker by L.P. Dover Pdf

He knows every play in the book. But she’s calling the shots. I’m Maddox Ledger, all-star winger and the reason the Charlotte Strikers killed it in the playoffs. Yeah, the tabloids like to call me arrogant. A real hothead. All I see is a guy who plays to win. Wreaking havoc on the ice, breaking a few hearts—that’s all just part of the game. And I’m sure as hell not sitting on the bench. When my teammate asks me to be in his wedding party, I can’t refuse. Lucky for me, the bridesmaid I’m paired with is the definition of eye candy, but she’s so much more than that. Lacey Easton is totally irresistible and she makes me want to be a better man. A glimpse of bare shoulder takes me back to a steamy, two-week Vegas tryst I can’t forget. One I’m eager to repeat. Suddenly our one-night stand is turning into the sequel. Still, Lacey’s keeping secrets. She doesn’t trust me. And maybe I deserve it. But I know more than she thinks I do and there’s no chance I’m letting her get away—or letting another guy take what is mine. This time, I’m playing for keeps.

Author : Barbara Korte,Laura Ma Lojo-Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030303594

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Borders and Border Crossings in the Contemporary British Short Story by Barbara Korte,Laura Ma Lojo-Rodríguez Pdf

This book represents a contribution to both border studies and short story studies. In today’s world, there is ample evidence of the return of borders worldwide: as material reality, as a concept, and as a way of thinking. This collection of critical essays focuses on the ways in which the contemporary British short story mirrors, questions and engages with border issues in national and individual life. At the same time, the concept of the border, as well as neighbouring notions of liminality and intersectionality, is used to illuminate the short story’s unique aesthetic potential. The first section, “Geopolitics and Grievable Lives”, includes chapters that address the various ways in which contemporary stories engage with our newly bordered world and borders within contemporary Britain. The second section examines how British short stories engage with “Ethnicity and Liminal Identities”, while the third, “Animal Encounters and Metamorphic Bodies”, focuses on stories concerned with epistemological borders and borderlands of existence and identity. Taken together, the chapters in this volume demonstrate the varied and complex ways in which British short stories in the twenty-first century engage with the concept of the border.

Author : Georgie Lee
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488003929

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A Too Convenient Marriage by Georgie Lee Pdf

A secret carried down the aisle! Late one night, Susanna Lambert, the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Rockland, bursts uninvited into a stranger's carriage, turning both their worlds upside down. Suddenly, fun-loving Justin Connor finds himself forced to consider marriage! For Susanna, marrying Justin is a chance to finally escape her cruel stepmother and forget about the rake who ruined her. But as wedding bells begin to chime, Susanna discovers she's carrying a huge secret…one that could turn to dust all promises of happiness as Justin's wife!

Author : Lucy Popescu
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783526062

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A Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers by Lucy Popescu Pdf

From the editor of A Country of Refuge comes an anthology of writing on one of the defining issues of our time; focusing on the fate of refugee children and young adults, it is aimed at children and adult readers alike. There are tales of home, and missing it; poems about the dangerous journeys undertaken and life in the refugee camps; stories about prejudice, but also stories of children’s fortitude, their dreams and aspirations. A Country to Call Home implores us to build bridges, not walls. It is intended as a reminder of our shared humanity, seeking to challenge the negative narratives that so often cloud our view of these vulnerable young people, and prevent us giving them the empathy they deserve. The book will include stories, flash fiction, poetry and original artwork from some of our finest children’s writers: Michael Morpurgo, David Almond, Chris Riddell, Moniza Alvi, Simon Armitage, Sita Brahmachari, Eoin Colfer, Kit de Waal, Peter Kalu, Judith Kerr, Patrice Lawrence, Anna Perera, the late Christine Pullein-Thompson, Bali Rai and S. F. Said.

Author : Jack Gray
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1973-12-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781487597849

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Striker Schneiderman by Jack Gray Pdf

A comedy set in Winnipeg during the 1919 General Strike, Striker Schneiderman was first presented in 1970 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. Its protagonist, Moische Schneiderman, is a tailor whose possessions include a small business, a large mortgage, a devoted wife, three beautiful daughters, and a sense of the ridiculous. Moische also believes passionately in law, order, good government, peace, friendship and being left alone. It is partly because of these passions that he, against his better judgment, becomes involved as a go-between for his clientele, the establishment, his friends, and the left-wing labour movement during the General Strike.

Author : RoseMarie Mallek
Publisher : RoseMarie Mallek
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780988172609

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Eartheart by RoseMarie Mallek Pdf

ARLISS Glasstar's humdrum existence is changed forever as she finds herself running for her life accompanied by three rather odd looking characters as they are they're pursued by a frightening band of men on horseback rapidly bearing on them. She has no choice but to enter the well between the worlds and travel to Eartheart.