Old Yeller

Author: Fred Gipson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061962864
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
A timeless American classic and one of the most beloved children’s books ever written, Old Yeller is a Newbery Honor Book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend. When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward Kansas for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis Coates is left to take care of his family and their farm. Living in Texas Hill Country during the 1860s, Travis comes to face new, unanticipated, and often perilous responsibilities in the frontier wilderness. A particular nuisance is a stray yellow dog that shows up one day and steals food from the family. But the big canine who Travis calls “Old Yeller” proves his worth by defending the family from danger. And Travis ultimately finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the dog who comes to be his very best friend. Fred Gipson’s novel is an eloquently simple story that is both exciting and deeply moving. It stands alongside works like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Where The Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh as a beloved and enduring classic of literature. Originally published in 1956 to instant acclaim, Old Yeller later inspired a hit film from Walt Disney. Just as Old Yeller inevitably makes his way into the Coates family’s hearts, this book will find its own special place in readers’ hearts.

Who Needs Donuts?

Author: Mark Alan Stamaty
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375983775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old homeless woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old homeless woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffee. This is a reissue of Mark Alan Stamaty’s masterpiece of the absurd, first published 30 years ago and out of print nearly as long. With an illustration style that mixes a benign Hieronymus Bosch with an urban Where’s Waldo?, Stamaty’s off-the-wall humor is on target for little kids and big kids today.

Running the Light

Author: Sam Tallent
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593978889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A bona fide “instant classic” (Doug Stanhope) novel that tells the story of a road comic crashing and burning by acclaimed comedian Sam Tallent Billy Ray Schafer stepped off the plane in Amarillo, Texas, with twenty-six hundred dollars tucked down the leg of his black ostrich-skin cowboy boot. He walked to baggage claim slowly, jelly-legged and nearing lucidity, coming out from under the Xanax he snorted before the flight. Debauched, divorced, and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to laugh. Over the course of seven spun-out days across the American Southwest, he travels from hell gig to hell gig in search of a reason to keep living in this bleak and violent glimpse into the psyche of a thoroughly ruined man. Ex-inmate, ex-husband, ex-father—comedian is the only title Schafer has left. Trapped in the wreckage of his wasted career, Billy Ray knows the answer to the question: What happens when opportunity doesn't come—or worse—it comes and goes? “In vivid, electric sentences that read like cinematic tracking shots,” (Denver Post) Tallent hurls you into an absolute mess of a man’s life as we search for the mercy he does not want.

Evvie Drake Starts Over

Author: Linda Holmes
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593496663
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • “Everything a romantic comedy should be: witty, relatable, and a little complicated.”—People A heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major league pitcher who’s lost his game. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them. Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the “yips”: he can’t throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can’t figure out why. As the media storm heats up, an invitation from Andy to stay in Maine seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button on Dean’s future. When he moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie’s house, the two make a deal: Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s late husband, and Evvie won’t ask about Dean’s baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken—and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more. To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts—the friendships they’ve damaged, the secrets they’ve kept—but in life, as in baseball, there’s always a chance—up until the last out. A joyful, hilarious, and hope-filled debut, Evvie Drake Starts Over will have you cheering for the two most unlikely comebacks of the year—and will leave you wanting more from Linda Holmes. Praise for Evvie Drake Starts Over “A quirky, sweet, and splendid story of a woman coming into her own.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six “Effortlessly enjoyable . . . [a] pitch-perfect . . . adult love story that is as romantic as it is real.”–USA Today “Charming, hopeful, and gently romantic . . . Evvie Drake is great company.”—Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park

War of the Heroes Ii

Author: Ryan Campbell
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524557307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
This tale is not for the faint of heart. I know youve probably heard that before, but in this case, its true. This is a tale of loss and love, fear and regret, hate and revenge. This story is not to teach a lesson, but to educate the people on forces beyond our control. Whether you take my story to heart or see it as a mere fictional tale, you will know the name Ammera and will come to fear it. To be truthful, its just a story. Its not like if you dont read it, youre going to die. However, should you decide to look in this book, you will find what I promised.

Mary Go-Round: Epic Series Script

Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105521877
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
First time in print, this historic production is derived from a magazine story with 54 weekly issues telling a hilarious and gripping adventure shows behind the scenes in Washington, DC when a conservative matriarch with unimaginable influence over one Congressman discovers her son is gay. The only problem is that he is working for the Congressman. This story was considered the favorite gay soap in America for many years. It was made into this screen play and the pilot was shot. But when, in 2001, the twin towers fell, so did all scripts with references to terrorist plots. Oh, yes, there is a terrorist plot in this story, originally written in 1993. Now, the screen play for this 19-episode epic television series is available.

Second Shot

Author: Catherine Coulter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 042527134X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562

Book Description
The FBI thrillers ELEVENTH HOUR and BLINDSIDE, together for the first time in one volume A one-two punch of riveting suspense as two bestselling FBI thrillers showcase agents Savich and Sherlock at their very best. Outdoing herself with each FBI thriller that she writes, Catherine Coulter has been hailed as “a one-of-a-kind author who knows how to hook her readers and keep them coming back for more” (The Best Reviews). Eleventh Hour—In this “fast-paced” (Booklist) novel, agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich take a personal interest in an investigation when a fellow agent’s twin brother—a priest—is brutally murdered in his San Francisco church. Blindside—“Twisted villains…[and] intriguing escapism” (Lansing [MI] State Journal) lure readers into a case that pits Sherlock and Savich against a charismatic evangelist and his wife, who are involved in the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy.

Getting Georges̕ Goat

Author: Allan A. Hoffman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description

Uncle's Story

Author: Witi Ihimaera
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1742288138
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405

Book Description
Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret – about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War. Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for over thirty years, and what happened to Sam. Set in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam and in present-day New Zealand and North America, Witi Ihimaera's dramatic novel combines the superb story-telling of Bulibasha, King of the Gypsies with the unflinching realism of Nights in the Gardens of Spain. A powerful love story, it courageously confronts Maori attitudes to sexuality and masculinity and contains some of Ihimaera's most passionate writing to date. Also available as an eBook

The Watchman’s Son

Author: R.J. Stachofsky
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490798609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365

Book Description
Enter the world of Jacob Sparks, a 30-something wanderer who is tired — tired of this wandering life — and longs to settle down. As Jacob wanders the West to ease this longing, he goes on a series of adventures, meets interesting characters, and learns a lot about life. A long the way Jake learns the skills of a carpenter and is later befriended by Native Americans where he is taught life skills that will support his nomadic life. Jakes’ journey takes an unexpected turn that sees him retrace the steps of his younger years. As he gets a glimpse into his past and learns key lessons, he stumbles upon the place that may, in fact, be the answer to his longing.