The Seventh Wish

Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681194317
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
When Charlie Brennan goes ice fishing on her town's frozen lake, she's hoping the fish she reels in will help pay for her dream: a fancy Irish dancing dress for her upcoming competition. But when Charlie's first catch of the day happens to be a talking fish offering her a wish in exchange for its freedom, her world quickly turns upside down, as her wishes go terribly and hilariously wrong. Just as Charlie is finally getting the hang of communicating with a magical wishing fish, a family crisis with her older sister brings reality into sharp focus. Charlie quickly learns that the real world doesn't always keep fairy-tale promises and life's toughest challenges can't be fixed by a simple wish . . . Acclaimed author Kate Messner expertly weaves fantasy into the ordinary, in an important story of self-reliance and hope that will open readers' eyes to the wonders and challenges of their world.

Memoirs of Nobody Special

Author: Melanie Rippey
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1649524560
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
Memoirs of Nobody Special is full of funny, heartbreaking, trying, and awakening stories from Melanie Rippey’s life. It is an honest and lighthearted account of some of the events, mistakes, and lessons she has learned along the way. It is filled with heartwarming and personal stories from her childhood through her adult years. She talks about how she felt like nobody special for far too long and has finally decided to live life with happiness.

Eat Cheese and Barf!

Author: Rupert U. Slime
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679879350
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Make no mistake. This is not a Goosebumps book. This is a story about cheese growing wild that is guaranteed to gross you out.

Don't Lick the Minivan

Author: Leanne Shirtliffe
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1634509250
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
As a woman used to traveling and living the high life in Bangkok, Leanne Shirtliffe recognized the constant fodder for humor while pregnant with twins in Asia’s sin city. But in spite of deep-fried bug cuisine and nurses who cover newborn bassinets with plastic wrap, Shirtliffe manages to keep her babies alive for a year with help from a Coca-Cola deliveryman, several waitresses, and a bra factory. Then she and her husband return home to the isolation of North American suburbia. In Don’t Lick the Minivan, Shirtliffe captures the bizarre aspects of parenting in her edgy, honest voice. She explores the hazards of everyday life with children such as: The birthday party where neighborhood kids took home skin rashes from the second-hand face paint she applied. The time she discovered her twins carving their names into her minivan’s paint with rocks. The funeral she officiated for “Stripper Barbie.” The horror of glitter. And much more! Shirtliffe eventually realizes that even if she can’t teach her kids how to tie their shoelaces, she’s a good enough mom. At least good enough to start saving for her twins’ therapy fund. And possibly her own. Shirtliffe’s memoir might not replace a therapist, but it is a lot cheaper.

Miracle Man

Author: Patrick McNeese
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098077466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
This book was titled Miracle Man for several reasons, and the first reason was because of what happened to me in December of 2018aEUR"from working out at the gym to being on life support fighting for my life twelve hours later. I had arrived for a doctoraEUR(tm)s appointment, and the next thing I knew, they were rushing me to the emergency room of Hoag Hospital because my blood pressure was so low they could not believe I walked into the office. The next thing I remember was waking up surrounded by family members and my wife telling me I had been on life support for three weeks. My heart had stopped three times, and hours before, they had decided to let the doctors disconnect me because they said there was no chance of me recovering. Well, here I am writing about my experience. But actually my life has had one miracle after another due to mostly physical challenges throughout my life. Many people believed I was a hypochondriac because of all the physical challenges I had to overcome starting when I was born, being legally blind and no one finding out until a first-grade teacher told my parents, aEURoeI donaEUR(tm)t think Patrick is dumb. I do not think Patrick can see.aEUR And from there, the book progresses from one incident to another, ending with the story of surviving three weeks on life support and almost four months in the hospital.

Death Never Changes

Author: Michael McClendon
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329598733
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
Felix is an average teenager whose favorite past time is reading and learning about zombies with his friends. His near obsession of the topic often prompts comments that he should spend less time learning about zombie lore and more of his time on practical things that could be applied to the real world. All of that changes when the dead begin to rise and the living start to die and the world around him starts to resemble one of his zombie novels or movies. Suddenly he finds himself the unlikely hero in a world where reality has become stranger than fiction and where his hobby of planning for a zombie apocalypse becomes vital to the survival of those around him. As he and his friends struggle to fight against death itself they realize that truth is often much stranger than fiction..... and allot more deadly. ** This novel is a horror story which includes scenes of death and violence. It may be too intense and graphic for younger or more sensitive readers. Parental discretion is advised.

When We Were Strangers

Author: Alex Richards
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547603658
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
"An exquisitely told story of grief, growing up, and the glorious complexities of love and life." - Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and You'd Be Home Now "A sparkling, stirring ode to love, art, and unexpected human connection." - Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King From the author of Accidental comes a gripping story about a teen grieving her father's sudden death--and grappling with the shocking secrets he left behind. Seventeen-year-old Evie Parker is devastated in the wake of her father's sudden death. But she knows something her mother doesn't: the day of his heart attack, her dad was planning to move out. After finding his packed bags, an impulsive Evie puts everything away to spare her mom more heartache. To make matters worse, Evie soon learns the reason her father was going to leave: he had been dating his twenty-two-year-old receptionist, Bree, who is now six months pregnant. Desperate to distract herself, Evie signs up for a summer photography class, where she meets a motley crew of students, including quirky and adorable Declan. Still, Evie can't stop thinking about her father's mistress. Armed with a telephoto lens, she caves in to her curiosity, and what starts as a little bit of spying on Bree quickly becomes full-blown stalking. And when an emergency forces Evie to help Bree, she learns there's more to the story than she ever knew . . . Alex Richards crafts a riveting new story about betrayal, complicated family secrets, and getting to the heart of what matters--ultimately asking readers how far they'd be willing to go to unravel the truth.

Good Girls Don't Get Fat

Author: Robyn Silverman
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426869010
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
Based on Dr. Robyn Silverman's groundbreaking research at Tufts University, and filled with searingly honest young voices, Good Girls Don't Get Fat: – Decodes the ripple effects of actions that damage our girls—and provides tools to help stop them. – Shines light on the positive influence of women who embrace body types of any size—and explains how to model the right behavior. – Shows how girls, whatever their size, can own their strengths, trust their power and accomplish amazing things.

New Stories from the Midwest

Author: Jason L. Brown
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253008182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
New Stories from the Midwest presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature. The editors solicited nominations from more than 300 magazines, literary journals, and small presses and narrowed the selection to 19 authors. The stories, written by Midwestern writers or focusing on the Midwest, demonstrate that the quality of fiction from and about the heart of the country rivals that of any other region. Guest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others.

Laying Out the Bones

Author: Kate Webb
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1529421306
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 395

Book Description
'Kate Webb is your next must-read' LUCY FOLEY 'Absolutely brilliant plotting' ANN CLEEVES 'Gloriously atmospheric' ELLY GRIFFITHS A TERRIBLE CRIME WAITS TO BE UNEARTHED A long, hot summer in Wiltshire is broken by a sudden downpour. Flash floods bring something sinister to the surface - a human skeleton. When forensic testing matches the bones to a man named Lee Geary, reported missing nine years earlier, the case is passed to DI Matt Lockyer. Geary was a known drug user, so it could be a simple case of misadventure, but Lockyer isn't so sure. Geary was a townie, and had learning disabilities, so what was he doing out on the Plain all alone? Lockyer soon learns that the year he disappeared, Geary was questioned in relation to another crime - the murder of a young woman named Holly Gilbert. With the help of DC Gemma Broad, Lockyer begins to dig deeper, and discovers that two other persons of interest in the Holly Gilbert case have also either died or disappeared in the intervening years. A coincidence? Or a string of murders that has gone undetected for nearly a decade? The second twisty and atmospheric Wiltshire-set crime novel in the DI Lockyer Series. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid.