Burn, Bitchy, Burn

Author: Roberta Gregory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
.html by Roberta Gregory Included in this collection is the classic, "Fallout," in which BitchyBitch believes she is going into menopause, causing her to flash back to herchildhood in the 1960s, complete with memories of bomb shelters, school, andbackstabbing kiddies. "Adult-Erated" provides more insight into the past of thepermanently PO'd and PMS'd protagonist, focusing on Bitchy's post-college years.The title strip, "Burn, Bitchy, Burn," centers on "Witchy Bitch," a 12th Centurymedicine woman and dead ringer for Bitchy Bitch. Accused of being a witch andsentenced to burning at the stake, Witchy feels no less oppressed by her societythan her future counterpart. But is she really a witch? Includes an all-newstrip created especially for this collection. MATURE READERS SC, 72pg, b&w

Burn, Witch, Burn!

Author: Abraham Merritt
Publisher: Jovian Press
ISBN: 153780247X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
I AM a medical man specializing in neurology and diseases of the brain. My peculiar field is abnormal psychology, and in it I am recognized as an expert. I am closely connected with two of the foremost hospitals in New York, and have received many honors in this country and abroad. I set this down, risking identification, not through egotism but because I desire to show that I was competent to observe, and competent to bring practiced scientific judgment upon, the singular events I am about to relate...

Burn

Author: Nevada Barr
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312381806
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon takes the city of New Orleans by storm in her latest adventure from a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's Press.

She's Too Pretty to Burn

Author: Wendy Heard
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250246768
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
“An anxiety-ridden ride as two girls' lives crash together through secrets, love and danger. . . Captivating and stunningly visual.” —Aiden Thomas, New York Times-bestselling author of Cemetery Boys An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal danger for two girls in She's Too Pretty to Burn, an expertly plotted YA thriller by Wendy Heard. The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable, subversive, and obsessed with chaotic performance art. They’re artists first, best friends second. But that was before Mick. Delicate, lonely, magnetic Mick: the perfect subject, and Veronica’s dream girl. The days are long and hot—full of adventure—and soon they are falling in love. Falling so hard, they never imagine what comes next. One fire. Two murders. Three drowning bodies. One suspect . . . one stalker. This is a summer they won’t survive. Inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, this sexy psychological thriller explores the intersections of love, art, danger, and power. Christy Ottaviano Books

Burn It Down

Author: Lilly Dancyger
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580058949
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Women are furious, and we're not keeping it to ourselves any longer. We're expected to be composed and compliant, but in a world that would strip us of our rights, disparage our contributions, and deny us a seat at the table of authority, we're no longer willing to quietly seethe behind tight smiles. We're ready to burn it all down. In this ferocious collection of essays, twenty-two writers explore how anger has shaped their lives: author of the New York Times bestseller The Empathy ExamsLeslie Jamison confesses that she used to insist she wasn't angry -- until she learned that she was; Melissa Febos, author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning memoir Abandon Me, writes about how she discovered that anger can be an instrument of power; editor-in-chief of Bitch Media Evette Dionne dismantles the "angry Black woman" stereotype; and more. Broad-ranging and cathartic, Burn It Down is essential reading for any woman who has scorched with rage -- and is ready to claim her right to express it.

Fire with Fire

Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442440791
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Book Description
Jar Island teens Lillia, Kat, and Mary's ongoing revenge plot against Reeve has unexpected consequences.

Crash and Burn

Author: Michael Hassan
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062112929
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Major streaming series coming soon to Hulu Starring in the Hulu adaptation of this cult bestseller: Alex Fitzalan, Alex Wolff, Sebastian Chacon, and Camila Perez. On April 21, 2008, Steven "Crash" Crashinsky saved more than a thousand people when he stopped his classmate David Burnett from taking their high school hostage armed with assault weapons and high-powered explosives. You likely already know what came after for Crash: the nationwide notoriety, the college recruitment, and, of course, the book deal. What you might not know is what came before: a story of two teens whose lives have been inextricably linked since grade school, who were destined, some say, to meet that day in the teachers' lounge of Meadows High. And what you definitely don't know are the words that Burn whispered to Crash right as the siege was ending, a secret that Crash has never revealed. Until now.

Nothing Left to Burn

Author: Jay Varner
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200294
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Nothing Left to Burn is a remarkable memoir that looks into the life of a family that has spent years harboring secrets, both dark and volatile. It eloquently tells the story of a son’s relationship with his father, the fire chief and a local hero, and his grandfather, a serial arsonist. When Jay Varner, fresh out of college, returns home to work for the local newspaper, he knows that he will have to deal with the memories of a childhood haunted by a grandfather who was both menacing and comical and by a father who died too young and who never managed to be the father Jay so desperately needed him to be. In digging into the past, he uncovers layers of secrets, lies, and half-truths. It is only when he finally has the truth in hand that he comes to an understanding of the forces that drove his father, and of the fires that for all his efforts his father could never extinguish.

Burn for Burn

Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442440767
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Three teenaged girls living on Jar Island band together to enact revenge on the people that have hurt them.

Forever Burn

Author: Trinity Lemm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578674490
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Tatum Everley is a freshman at Western Michigan University. Due to an emotionally and psychologically abusive past relationship, Tate struggles from Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She has been working on controlling her symptoms and flashbacks, but when she meets Axel Burne at a fraternity party, who is notorious for sleeping around and getting into fights, she tries her best to dodge the bullet. Axel starts to become intrigued by Tate, but she's better off choosing Lucas- the sweet guy who has been trying to take her out since orientation. But even though Lucas is the better option, Axel keeps reappearing. Tate continues to try to stay away from him, but it starts becoming harder to, and as she gets closer to him, things start to get way out of hand. If Tate wants her happy ending and her sanity intact, then she has to push through the hardships and maintain control over her disorder.