Stories Cast From A Restless Eighth Grade Class

Author : Concordia International School Shanghai
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1469737175

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Stories Cast from a Restless Eighth Grade Class by Concordia International School Shanghai Pdf

Travel the world through the eyes of an adventurous dog. Explore Shanghai, a forest, and the mystical land beneath a magnificent old tree in Stories Cast from a Restless Eighth Grade Class. Deal with kangaroo justice; learn to live with less; feel the sting of responsibility, vengeance, and justice; and never give up while stopping an assignation. Find out about oneself, ones neighbors, accepting fault, and what it means to be human in Stories Cast from a Restless Eighth Grade Class. Read seventeen different stories from seventeen writers and enjoy passion and adventure through the eyes of teenagers. Stories Cast from a Restless Eighth Grade Class is a compilation of stories written by students at Concordia International School Shanghai and organized for publication by Terry Umphenour. The stories represent the final works of a yearlong writing project. All stories are published with the consent of the students and Concordia International School Shanghai.

Author : S. E. Hinton
Publisher : Large Print Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0786273623

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The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Pdf

Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves outsiders.

Author : Deborah Noyes
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Horror tales
ISBN : 0763636711

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The Restless Dead by Deborah Noyes Pdf

In this companion volume to "Gothic! ten original dark tales" discover why we fear the undead.

Author : Nelson Bollinger Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:49015001470070

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The Library in General Education by Nelson Bollinger Henry Pdf

Author : National Society for the Study of Education. Committee on the Library in General Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Libraries
ISBN : PSU:000031798273

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The Library in General Education by National Society for the Study of Education. Committee on the Library in General Education Pdf

Author : Flannery O'Connor
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466829022

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The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor Pdf

Winner of the National Book Award The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short lifetime--Everything That Rises Must Converge and A Good Man Is Hard to Find. O'Connor published her first story, "The Geranium," in 1946, while she was working on her master's degree at the University of Iowa. Arranged chronologically, this collection shows that her last story, "Judgement Day"--sent to her publisher shortly before her death—is a brilliantly rewritten and transfigured version of "The Geranium." Taken together, these stories reveal a lively, penetrating talent that has given us some of the most powerful and disturbing fiction of the twentieth century. Also included is an introduction by O'Connor's longtime editor and friend, Robert Giroux.

Author : Jeannette Walls
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416544661

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Pdf

A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.

Author : Oxford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0195167252

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American Literature by Oxford Pdf

Contains entries that examine authors, texts, literary developments, ideas, programs, and themes in the history of American literature, and includes photographs, a chronology, and a topical outline of articles; arranged alphabetically from Acad to Essa.

Author : Lindsey Lee Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812997279

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The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson Pdf

In an idyllic community of wealthy California families, new teacher Molly Nicoll becomes intrigued by the hidden lives of her privileged students. Unknown to Molly, a middle school tragedy in which they were all complicit continues to reverberate for her students. Theirs is a world in which every action may become public: postable, shareable, viral.

Author : Franz Kafka
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241339312

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Investigations of a Dog by Franz Kafka Pdf

'If I think about it, and I have the time and inclination and capacity to do so, we dogs are an odd lot.' How does a dog see the world? How do any of us? In this playful and enigmatic story of a canine philosopher, Kafka explores the limits of knowledge. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Author : Rexford Brown
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993-08-10
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39076001505150

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Schools of Thought by Rexford Brown Pdf

As a result of his visits to classrooms across the nation, Brown has compiled an engaging, thought-provoking collection of classroom vignettes which show the ways in which national, state, and local school politics translate into changed classroom practices. "Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform".--Bill Clinton.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Documentation
ISBN : UOM:39015082969406

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Documentation Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nancy Farmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781471120381

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The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Pdf

Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn't considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron's power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium's poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom… because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn't even suspect.

Author : Sampson Davis,George Jenkins,Rameck Hunt,Sharon Draper
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0142406279

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We Beat the Street by Sampson Davis,George Jenkins,Rameck Hunt,Sharon Draper Pdf

Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.

Author : Richard Atwater,Florence Atwater
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781453227862

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Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater,Florence Atwater Pdf

Mr. Popper and his family have penguins in the fridge and an ice rink in the basement in this hilarious Newbery Honor book that inspired the hit movie! How many penguins in the house is too many? Mr. Popper is a humble house painter living in Stillwater who dreams of faraway places like the South Pole. When an explorer responds to his letter by sending him a penguin named Captain Cook, Mr. Popper and his family’s lives change forever. Soon one penguin becomes twelve, and the Poppers must set out on their own adventure to preserve their home. First published in 1938, Mr. Popper’s Penguins is a classic tale that has enchanted young readers for generations. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richard and Florence Atwater including rare photos from the authors’ estate.