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The Second Life of Abigail Walker

Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Second Life of Abigail Walker Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442405950

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The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Is it possible to start afresh when you’re thoroughly weighted down? A “timeless and entirely of-the-moment” (Publishers Weekly) novel from the author of The Secret Language of Girls. Seventeen pounds. That’s the difference between Abigail Walker and Kristen Gorzca. Between chubby and slim, between teased and taunting. Abby is fine with her body and sick of seventeen pounds making her miserable, so she speaks out against Kristen and her groupies—and becomes officially unpopular. Embracing her new status, Abby heads to an abandoned lot across the street and crosses an unfamiliar stream that leads her to a boy who’s as different as they come. Anders is homeschooled, and while he’s worried that Abby’s former friends are out to get her, he’s even more worried about his dad, a war veteran home from Iraq who is dangerously disillusioned with life. But if his dad can finish his poem about the expedition of Lewis and Clark, if he can recapture the belief that there can be innocence in the world, maybe he will be okay. As Abby dives into the unexpected role as research assistant, she just as unexpectedly discovers that by helping someone else find hope in the world, there is plenty there for herself, as well.

The Secret Language of Girls

Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Secret Language of Girls Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442490291

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The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

In the old days, when Kate had no interest in romance, she never cared what other people thought. Now, it appeared, love was turning her into a rotten human being. Eleven-year-old Kate Faber wishes she could talk to her best friend, Marylin, about this. But Marylin is no longer her best friend. Or is she? Kate and Marylin were always the kind of best friends who lived on the same block for their entire lives, and who agreed on what kinds of boys were worth kissing and who should be invited to their sleepover. The kind of best friends who didn’t need words to talk, but who always just knew. But lately Marylin has started to think that Kate can be a bit babyish. And Kate thinks Marylin is acting like a big snob. Somehow nothing is the same, but secretly Kate and Marylin both wish it could be...

The Second Life of Mirielle West

Amanda Skenandore
The Second Life of Mirielle West Book PDF

Author : Amanda Skenandore
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496726520

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The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore Pdf

The glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at the Carville Lepers Home in this page-turning story of courage, resilience, and reinvention set in 1920s Louisiana and Los Angeles. Based on little-known history, this timely book will strike a chord with readers of Fiona Davis, Tracey Lange, and Marie Benedict. Based on the true story of America’s only leper colony, The Second Life of Mirielle West brings vividly to life the Louisiana institution known as Carville, where thousands of people were stripped of their civil rights, branded as lepers, and forcibly quarantined throughout the entire 20th century. For Mirielle West, a 1920’s socialite married to a silent film star, the isolation and powerlessness of the Louisiana Leper Home is an unimaginable fall from her intoxicatingly chic life of bootlegged champagne and the star-studded parties of Hollywood’s Golden Age. When a doctor notices a pale patch of skin on her hand, she’s immediately branded a leper and carted hundreds of miles from home to Carville, taking a new name to spare her family and famous husband the shame that accompanies the disease. At first she hopes her exile will be brief, but those sent to Carville are more prisoners than patients and their disease has no cure. Instead she must find community and purpose within its walls, struggling to redefine her self-worth while fighting an unchosen fate. As a registered nurse, Amanda Skenandore’s medical background adds layers of detail and authenticity to the experiences of patients and medical professionals at Carville – the isolation, stigma, experimental treatments, and disparate community. A tale of repulsion, resilience, and the Roaring ‘20s, The Second Life of Mirielle West is also the story of a health crisis in America’s past, made all the more poignant by the author’s experiences during another, all-too-recent crisis. PRAISE FOR AMANDA SKENANDORE’S BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY “Intensely emotional…Skenandore’s deeply introspective and moving novel will appeal to readers of American history.” —Publishers Weekly

Trouble the Water

Frances O'Roark Dowell
Trouble the Water Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481424639

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Trouble the Water by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who's black, and Wendell, who's white, are brought together by an old dog that's clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.

Dovey Coe

Frances O'Roark Dowell
Dovey Coe Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442490307

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Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

My name is Dovey Coe and I reckon it do’'t matter if you like me or not. I’m here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars. I aim to prove it, too. I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn’t kill him. Dovey Coe says what’s on her mind, so it’s no secret that she can’t stand Parnell Caraway. Parnell may be the son of the richest man in town, but he’s mean and snobby, and Dovey can’t stand the fact that he’s courting her sister, Caroline, or the way he treats her brother, Amos, as if he were stupid just because he can’t hear. So when Parnell turns up dead, and Dovey’s in the room where his body is discovered, she soon finds herself on trial for murder. Can the outspoken Dovey sit still and trust a city slicker lawyer who’s still wet behind the ears to get her out of the biggest mess of her life?

Jane, the Fox and Me

Isabelle Arsenault,Fanny Britt
Jane the Fox and Me Book PDF

Author : Isabelle Arsenault,Fanny Britt
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554983612

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Jane, the Fox and Me by Isabelle Arsenault,Fanny Britt Pdf

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book Hélène has been inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of whispers and lies - Hélène weighs 216; she smells like BO. Her loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one consolation, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Hélène identifies strongly with Jane's tribulations, and when she is lost in the pages of this wonderful book, she is able to ignore her tormentors. But when Hélène is humiliated on a class trip in front of her entire grade, she needs more than a fictional character to see herself as a person deserving of laughter and friendship. Leaving the outcasts' tent one night, Hélène encounters a fox, a beautiful creature with whom she shares a moment of connection. But when Suzanne Lipsky frightens the fox away, insisting that it must be rabid, Hélène's despair becomes even more pronounced: now she believes that only a diseased and dangerous creature would ever voluntarily approach her. But then a new girl joins the outcasts' circle, Géraldine, who does not even appear to notice that she is in danger of becoming an outcast herself. And before long Hélène realizes that the less time she spends worrying about what the other girls say is wrong with her, the more able she is to believe that there is nothing wrong at all. This emotionally honest and visually stunning graphic novel reveals the casual brutality of which children are capable, but also assures readers that redemption can be found through connecting with another, whether the other is a friend, a fictional character or even, amazingly, a fox.

Golden Boy

Abigail Tarttelin
Golden Boy Book PDF

Author : Abigail Tarttelin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476705835

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Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin Pdf

"This is a gripping and fully-realized novel." —Emily St. John Mandel, National Book Award-nominated author of Station Eleven 2014 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE 2014 ALEX AWARD BOOKLIST TOP 10 FIRST NOVEL OF 2013 SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 Max Walker is a golden boy. Attractive, intelligent, and athletic, he’s the perfect son, the perfect friend, and the perfect crush for the girls in his school. He’s even really nice to his little brother. Karen, Max’s mother, is determined to maintain the façade of effortless excellence she has constructed through the years, but now that the boys are getting older, she worries that the façade might soon begin to crumble. Adding to the tension, her husband Steve has chosen this moment to stand for election to Parliament. The spotlight of the media is about to encircle their lives. The Walkers are hiding something, you see. Max is special. Max is different. Max is intersex. When an enigmatic childhood friend named Hunter steps out of his past and abuses his trust in the worst possible way, Max is forced to consider the nature of his well-kept secret. Why won’t his parents talk about it? What else are they hiding from Max about his condition and from each other? The deeper Max goes, the more questions emerge about where it all leaves him and what his future holds, especially now that he’s starting to fall head over heels for someone for the first time in his life. Will his friends accept him if he is no longer the Golden Boy? Will anyone ever want him—desire him—once they know? And the biggest one of all, the question he has to look inside himself to answer: Who is Max Walker, really? Golden Boy is a novel you’ll read in one sitting but will never forget; at once a riveting tale of a family in crisis, a fascinating exploration of identity, and a coming-of-age story like no other.

Ten Miles Past Normal

Frances O'Roark Dowell
Ten Miles Past Normal Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416995869

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Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

From bestselling author Dowell comes a "funny and winning" ("Kirkus Reviews")tale of one teen's quest for normalcy--and the much more exciting detours shetakes along the way.

Anybody Shining

Frances O'Roark Dowell
Anybody Shining Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442432949

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Anybody Shining by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Can one mistake destroy the chance of a lifetime? A girl discovers there are many ways of being true in this magnificent ode to handwritten letters and the shining power of friendship from the author of Dovey Coe, set in the Appalachian mountains of 1920s North Carolina. One true friend. Someone shining. That’s all twelve-year-old Arie Mae wants. But shining true friends are hard to come by deep in the mountains of western North Carolina, so she sets her sights on a cousin unseen, someone who lives all the way away in the big city of Raleigh, North Carolina. Three unanswered letters later, Arie Mae learns that a group of kids from Baltimore are coming to spend a summer on the mountain. Arie Mae loves her smudge of a town—she knows there’s nothing finer than Pa’s fiddling and Mama’s apple cake, but she also knows Big City folk might feel differently. How else to explain the song catcher ladies who have descended upon the village in search of “traditional tunes” and their intention to help “save” the townspeople? But when the group from Baltimore arrives, it seems there just might be a gem among them, one shining boy who doesn’t seem to notice Arie Mae wears the same dress every day and prefers to go barefoot. So what if he has a bit of a limp and a rumored heart problem—he also is keen about everything Arie Mae is keen about, and has all the makings of a true friend. And so what if the boy’s mother warns him not to exert himself? He and Arie Mae have adventures to go on! In between writing letters to her cousin, Arie Mae leads her one shining friend on ghost hunts and bear chases. But it turns out those warnings were for a reason… “Arie Mae’s openheartedness and yearning for connection make for a deeply poignant story, one with a richly realized setting and cast. As Arie Mae begins to see her life in a new light, Dowell (The Second Life of Abigail Walker) examines the clash between city and country life and what true wealth really means” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Born to Trot

Marguerite Henry
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Author : Marguerite Henry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481435321

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Born to Trot by Marguerite Henry Pdf

As he learns about the famous Hambletonian, sire of the American trotter, young Gib White dreams of some day having his own filly become a champion trotter.

Emma in the Night

Wendy Walker
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Author : Wendy Walker
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250141446

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Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker Pdf

"Both twisted and twisty, this smart psychological thriller sets a new standard for unreliable narrators." –Booklist, Starred Review One night three years ago, the Tanner sisters disappeared: fifteen-year-old Cass and seventeen-year-old Emma. Three years later, Cass returns, without her sister Emma. Her story is one of kidnapping and betrayal, of a mysterious island where the two were held. But to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Abby Winter, something doesn't add up. Looking deep within this dysfunctional family Dr. Winter uncovers a life where boundaries were violated and a narcissistic parent held sway. And where one sister's return might just be the beginning of the crime. Bestselling author Wendy Walker returns with another winning thriller, Emma in the Night.

The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away

Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Sound of Your Voice Only Really Far Away Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442432918

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The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Marylin and Kate find that boys can be just as complicated as friendship in this conclusion to the bestselling Secret Language of Girls trilogy, a “quietly perceptive tour de force” (Kirkus Reviews) from the bestselling author of Dovey Coe and The Secret Language of Girls. Marylin knows that, as a middle school cheerleader, she has certain obligations. She has to smile as she walks down the hall, be friends with the right people, and keep her manicure in tip-top shape. But Marylin is surprised to learn there are also rules about whom she’s allowed to like—and Benjamin, the student body president, is deemed unacceptable. But maybe there is a way to convince the cheerleaders that her interest in Benjamin is for their own good—maybe she’ll pretend that she’s using him to get new cheerleading uniforms! Kate, of course, finds this ludicrous. She is going to like who she likes, thank you very much. And she just so happens to be spending more time than ever with Matthew Holler. But even a girl who marches to the beat of her own guitar strings can play the wrong notes—and are she and Matthew even playing the same song? She’s just not sure. So when Matthew tells Kate that the school’s Audio Lab needs funding from the student government, she decides to do what she can to help him get it. But there isn’t enough money to go around, and it soon becomes clear that only one of the two girls can get her way. Ultimately, though, is it even her way? Or are both girls pushing for something they never really wanted in the first place?

Chicken Boy

Frances O'Roark Dowell
Chicken Boy Book PDF

Author : Frances O'Roark Dowell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439106665

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Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell Pdf

Tobin Mccauley's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn't easy for anyone, son, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny's arrest, you know you've got real problems. Throw on five-day suspension (for defending your English teacher's honor), a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that's tearing everyone to pieces, and you're in for one heck of a ride. With her remarkable ability to create characters you wish could be part of your life forever, Frances O'Roark Dowell introduces Tobin McCauley, Chicken Boy.

Boy A

Jonathan Trigell
Boy A Book PDF

Author : Jonathan Trigell
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847654847

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Boy A by Jonathan Trigell Pdf

WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOK DAY - BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT PRIZE 2008 WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE 2005 WINNER OF THE WAVERTON GOOD READ PRIZE 2005 ?A is for Apple. A bad apple.? Jack has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions, to be released with a new name, new job, new life. At 24, he is utterly innocent of the world, yet guilty of a monstrous childhood crime. To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his new girlfriend, he is strangely inexperienced and unreachable. To his case worker, he?s a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria. And to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: can he really start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else? Is a new name enough? Can Jack ever truly connect with his new friends while hiding a monstrous secret? This searing and heartfelt novel is a devastating indictment of society?s inability to reconcile childhood innocence with reality.

After the Fall

Ryan Phillips
After the Fall Book PDF

Author : Ryan Phillips
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
ISBN : 9780768422818

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After the Fall by Ryan Phillips Pdf

Abigail Walker and Jarvis Daniels are longtime sweethearts headed in opposite directions. Abby, an aspiring cellist, wants out of her humble Detroit surroundings and is willing to shed blood, sweat, and tears to make it happen. Jarvis, on the other hand, is perfectly content with life. For him there's plenty of time to become a "responsible adult." For now, heâŁĭs got everything he could want: a roof over his head, a PlayStation, and the love of a good woman. When Abby's music career takes off and she moves to Chicago, Jarvis gets the boot---sort of. Abby still loves him, but his penchant for faded sweaters and meatball subs just doesnâŁĭt fit into her new, sophisticated world of designer gowns and concert halls. They're in different leagues and Abby makes no qualms of reminding him of it whenever she deigns to visit him. When the couple is involved in a near-fatal car crash, they are broken, stripped, and broken again both stumbling through a journey of healing and self-discovery as they struggle to accept the merciful hand of the only One who can help them up after a fall.