Author: AnonymousPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442451874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Includes excerpts from Clean; and Beautiful both by Amy Reed.
Lucy in the Sky
Author: Kiara BrinkmanPublisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250846889
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In this contemporary graphic novel, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers her father's collection of Beatles records and is inspired to form an all-girl rock band. It’s the first day of seventh grade, and everything is going downhill for Lucy Sutcliffe. At school, she has the feeling her friends are all leaving her behind. At home, her single father is in a rut, and her perpetually traveling photojournalist mother is more absent than ever. Worst of all, Lucy’s grandmother is undergoing chemotherapy and is no longer the warm, vibrant presence that her family has come to depend on. But everything changes the day Lucy discovers a box of her father’s Beatles records. Inspired by their music, she gets a drum set and forms an all-girl rock band with her friends. But can she keep the band together when petty rivalries, unrequited crushes, and outside pressures threaten to tear it apart?
Lucy in the Sky
Author: Paige ToonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781407451619
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Settling down for a flight from England to Australia, Lucy finds a message on her phone - from a woman claiming to have slept with her boyfriend. But when she finally calls him he reassures her: it was only his mates playing a silly joke. So why, at her best friend's wedding in Sydney, does Lucy continue to have niggling doubts..?
Lucy in the Mind of Lennon
Author: Tim KasserPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199747601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Many have speculated about the meaning of John Lennon's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Psychologist Tim Kasser applies innovative methods to the song's lyrics and music, weaving his findings together with the musician's past to provide an integrative perspective on the place of Lucy in Lennon's life.
Jay's Journal
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442419946
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Jay was a sweet, bright high school student who cared about his grades and his friends. He had ambitions. He was happy. And he thought he could handle anything. He was wrong. When Jay falls in with a crowd that's dabbling in drugs and the occult, he finds himself in over his head and doing things he never thought possible. Fascinated by the dark arts and in love with a dangerous girl, Jay falls deeper and deeper into a life he no longer recognizes...and sees no way out.
The Sky So Heavy
Author: Claire ZornPublisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702251410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This haunting dystopian novel thrillingly and realistically looks at a nuclear winter from an Australian perspective.For Fin it's just like any other day—racing for the school bus, bluffing his way through class, and trying to remain cool in front of the most sophisticated girl in his universe. Only it's not like any other day because, on the other side of the world, nuclear missiles are being detonated. When Fin wakes up the next morning, it's dark, bitterly cold, and snow is falling. There's no internet, no phone, no TV, no power, and no parents. Nothing Fin's learned in school could have prepared him for this. With his parents missing and dwindling food and water supplies, Fin and his younger brother Max must find a way to survive all on their own. When things are at their most desperate, where can you go for help?
Escape Under the Forever Sky
Author: Eve YohalenPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452133484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Loosely based on real-life events, this suspenseful story, by a debut novelist, is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, so Lucy's life must be one big adventure, right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is, until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror, Lucy gets kidnapped! With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape, and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Includes bonus material! - Book Club Discussion Guide
Author: Lucy RichardsLucy Long Ago
Author: Catherine ThimmeshPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547051994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Discusses how a collection of old bones revealed a mystery that brought scientists from around the world to study their ancestral connection to the human race in this chronicling of the discovery of the world's most famous hominid.
Lucy in the Sky
Author: Susie G.,Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 168456428X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
This book is an example of just one special star on her entrance into this world. I truly believe each child is special in their own way. Each child is a star in their own way with their name on it. So pick a star, lasso it and hold on to it. Some stars are constant and some go out like supernovas. Lucy is a nova.
