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The Cardturner

Louis Sachar
The Cardturner Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781408808511

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When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise!

The Cardturner

Louis Sachar
The Cardturner Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385670210

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The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner -- whatever that means. Alton's uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich. But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. They're in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him. Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. Through Alton's wry observations, Louis Sachar explores the disparity between what you know and what you think you know. With his incomparable flair and inventiveness, he examines the elusive differences between perception and reality -- and inspires readers to think and think again.

The Cardturner

Louis Sachar
The Cardturner Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781408812433

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The Cardturner by Louis Sachar Pdf

When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise!

Fuzzy Mud

Louis Sachar
Fuzzy Mud Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385684606

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Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar Pdf

Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodbridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Wilson challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya reluctantly follows. They soon get lost, and they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined. In the days and weeks that follow, the authorities and the government become involved, and what they uncover might affect the future of the world.

Small Steps

Louis Sachar
Small Steps Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408818053

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Small Steps by Louis Sachar Pdf

Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel, Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters, and is learning what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice.

When Life Gives You O.J.

Erica S. Perl
When Life Gives You O J Book PDF

Author : Erica S. Perl
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375859021

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When Life Gives You O.J. by Erica S. Perl Pdf

For years, 10-year-old Zelly Fried has tried to convince her parents to let her have a dog. After all, practically everyone in Vermont owns a dog, and it sure could go a long way helping Zelly fit in since moving there from Brooklyn. But when her eccentric grandfather Ace hatches a ridiculous plan involving a "practice dog" named O.J., Zelly's not so sure how far she's willing to go to win a dog of her own. Is Ace's plan so crazy it just might work . . . or is it just plain crazy? Erica S. Perl weaves an affectionate and hilarious tale that captures the enduring bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Even when they're driving each other nuts.

Murder on the Safari Star: Adventures on Trains #3

M. G. Leonard,Sam Sedgman
Murder on the Safari Star Adventures on Trains 3 Book PDF

Author : M. G. Leonard,Sam Sedgman
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250222947

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Murder on the Safari Star: Adventures on Trains #3 by M. G. Leonard,Sam Sedgman Pdf

In this third book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to South Africa with his uncle to a ride a famous train...and stumbles onto a murder mystery! Following his adventure on the California Comet, artist and amateur sleuth Hal Beck is looking forward to another railway journey with Nat, his journalist uncle—this time riding the historic Safari Star through South Africa. Then the already eventful journey becomes even more so when one of their fellow passengers dies on board! Accident . . . or murder? With help from a new friend, Winston (and his mongoose, Chipo), Hal is determined to figure out if a murder has really taken place and, if so, who among a long list of suspects is the killer—all before the Safari Star arrives at its final destination.

Holes

Louis Sachar
Holes Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307798367

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Holes by Louis Sachar Pdf

This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves! Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment —and redemption. Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more!

The Pull of Gravity

Gae Polisner
The Pull of Gravity Book PDF

Author : Gae Polisner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429923156

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The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner Pdf

While Nick Gardner's family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease. The Scoot's final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized first-edition copy of Of Mice and Men to the Scoot's father. There's just one problem: the Scoot's father walked out years ago and hasn't been heard from since. So, guided by Steinbeck's life lessons, and with only the vaguest of plans, Nick and Jaycee set off to find him. Characters you'll want to become friends with and a narrative voice that sparkles with wit make this a truly original coming-of-age story.

Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Greenlake

Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats Survival Guide to Camp Greenlake Book PDF

Author : Louis Sachar
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408850350

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Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Greenlake by Louis Sachar Pdf

Imagine your misfortune if, like Stanley Yelnats, you found yourself the victim of a miscarriage of justice and interned in Camp Green Lake Correctional Institute. How would you survive? Thoughtfully Louis Sachar has leant his knowledge and expertise to the subject and created this wonderful, quirky, and utterly essential guide to toughing it out in the Texan desert. Spiced with lots of information about the characters in HOLES, as well as lots of do's and don'ts for survival, this is an essential book for all those hundreds of thousands of HOLES' fans.

The Tiffin

Mahtab Narsimhan
The Tiffin Book PDF

Author : Mahtab Narsimhan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1471402924

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The Tiffin by Mahtab Narsimhan Pdf

A charming, heartbreaking and beautifully evocative novel about fate, friendship and familyEvery day in the vast and vibrant city of Bombay, thousands of dabbawalla delivery-men transport hundreds of thousands of freshly prepared lunches in tiffin boxes, straight from workers' homes and into their offices. Even though the city is a maze of streets, and the tiffins carry a delivery code only dabbawallas can understand, no lunch ever gets lost. Well, almost never... When a secret note placed in a tiffin box goes astray, the consequences for a young boy are devastating. Separated from his mother and forced to work as a slave in a cafe, Kunal is sure that if he could just find his family, his life and his fortunes would change forever. Recruiting the help of a dabbawalla friend, Kunal vows to find his mother - and it seems the answer may lie with the tiffins once more. If a lost note was the beginning of his destiny, can he use another to change it?

The Boy with the Bronze Axe

Kathleen Fidler
The Boy with the Bronze Axe Book PDF

Author : Kathleen Fidler
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782505419

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The Boy with the Bronze Axe by Kathleen Fidler Pdf

Kathleen Fidler's classic story is set in the ancient Stone Age village of Skara Brae on Orkney. This is a fascinating and vividly portrayed story of life nearly 3,000 years ago. Kali and Brockan are in trouble. They have been using their stone axes to chip limpets off the rocks, but they've gone too far out and find themselves trapped by the tides. Then, an unexpected rescuer appears, a strange boy in a strange boat, carrying a strangely sharp axe of a type they have never seen before. Conflict arises as the village of Skara must decide what to do with the new ideas and practices that the boy brings. As a deadly storm threatens, the very survival of the village is in doubt. Step back into the Stone Age and learn about the daily life and rituals of the ancient village of Skara Brae in this compelling, fictional account of the famous Orkney settlement. Vivid descriptions and accurate historical details bring the village to life and make this an ideal choice for those studying the Stone Age curriculum.

One

Sarah Crossan
One Book PDF

Author : Sarah Crossan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062118776

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Winner of the Carnegie Medal * Winner of the YA Book Prize * Winner of the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award Tippi and Grace share everything—clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson. Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into the same skirt. To hook their arms around each other for balance. To fall asleep listening to the other breathing. To share. And to keep some things private. Each of the sixteen-year-old girls has her own head, heart, and two arms, but at the belly, they join. And they are happy, never wanting to risk the dangerous separation surgery. But the girls' body is beginning to fight against them. And Grace doesn't want to admit it. Not even to Tippi. How long can they hide from the truth—how long before they must face the most impossible choice of their lives? Carnegie Medal–winning author Sarah Crossan gives us a story about unbreakable bonds, hope, loss, and the lengths we will go to for the person we love most.

Dr. Fourth

Adam Hargreaves
Dr Fourth Book PDF

Author : Adam Hargreaves
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524784577

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Dr. Fourth by Adam Hargreaves Pdf

An all-new Doctor Who adventure featuring the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and the Daleks reimagined in the style of Roger Hargreaves. When Dr. Fourth and Sarah Jane run into some old enemies, the Daleks, it takes all their cleverness and cunning to prevent extermination. These storybook mash-ups, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves, combine the iconic storytelling of Doctor Who with the whimsical humor and design made famous by his father, Roger Hargreaves. Dr. Fourth continues this series of witty and tongue-in-cheek storybooks—each featuring one of the twelve Doctors.

The Garbage King

Elizabeth Laird
The Garbage King Book PDF

Author : Elizabeth Laird
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780330478021

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The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird Pdf

Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey. When Mamo's mother dies, he is abandoned in the shanties of Addis Ababa. Stolen by a child-trafficker and sold to a farmer, he is cruelly treated. Escaping back to the city, he meets another, very different runaway. Dani is rich, educated - and fleeing his tyrannical father. Together they join a gang of homeless street boys who survive only by mutual bonds of trust and total dependence on each other.