Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

Author: David Almond
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536218529
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
A solitary girl with a kinship for the sea makes a wondrous discovery in a tale of identity and belonging from master storyteller David Almond. Annie Lumsden has hair that drifts like seaweed, eyes that shine like rock pools, and thoughts that dart and dance like minnows. She lives with her artist mother by the sea, where she feels utterly at home, and has long felt apart from the other girls at school. Words and numbers on the page don’t make sense to her, and strange maladies have been springing up that the doctors can’t explain. Annie’s mother says that all things can be turned into tales, and often she tells her daughter stories about the rocks she paints like faces, or the smoke that wafts from chimneys, or who Annie’s dad is. But one day Annie asks her mother for a different tale, something with better truth in it—and on that same day a stranger in town, drawn to the sight of a girl who seems akin to the sea, helps Annie understand how special she is. Featuring Beatrice Alemagna’s expressive illustrations, this enchanting coming-of-age tale by the award-winning David Almond borrows from lore and flirts at the edges of mystery.

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

Author: Annie Lyons
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063026082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "One adorably British odd couple . . . Charming." — People “An exquisitely poignant tale of life, friendship and facing death . . . heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting . . Everyone should read this book.” — Ruth Hogan, author of Queenie Malone’s Paradise Hotel Infused with the emotional power of Me Before You and the irresistible charm of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Be Frank with Me, a moving and joyous novel about an elderly woman ready to embrace death and the little girl who reminds her what it means to live. It's never too late to start living. Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world—all of it. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old age and has lived a full life. At eighty-five, she isn’t going to leave things to chance. Her end will be on her terms. With one call to a clinic in Switzerland, a plan is set in motion. Then she meets ten-year-old Rose Trewidney, a whirling, pint-sized rainbow of sparkling cheer. All Eudora wants is to be left alone to set her affairs in order. Instead, she finds herself embarking on a series of adventures with the irrepressible Rose and their affable neighbor, the recently widowed Stanley—afternoon tea, shopping sprees, trips to the beach, birthday celebrations, pizza parties. While the trio of unlikely BFFs grow closer and anxiously await the arrival of Rose’s new baby sister, Eudora is reminded of her own childhood—of losing her father during World War II and the devastating impact it had on her entire family. In reflecting on her past, Eudora realizes she must come to terms with what lies ahead. But now that her joy for life has been rekindled, how can she possibly say goodbye?

I Always Wanted One

Author: Olivier Tallec
Publisher: words & pictures
ISBN: 0711255288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
He had always wanted one ever since he was little… He might not be the one he would have picked himself. He has some strange habits, eats weird food and disappears for hours of the day. But he is perfect really, in his own way. This is the classic story of a boy and his best friend but with a twist! Told from the perspective of the dog, this book is a hilarious, touching and fresh take on the relationship between a boy and his dog, or in this case, a dog and his boy. Written and illustrated by the wonderfully talented Olivier Tallec, this is book would make the perfect story for a child with a furry best friend.

Annie, Get Your Guy

Author: Lori Foster
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 148803091X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
Two stubborn hearts. One remote cabin. Endless possibilities…don't miss this fan-favoritetale from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster! Annie Sawyers has been madly in love with Guy Donovan since they shared a few fatefulkisses years ago. He's been running from her ever since, and now she's learned that hewants to propose to a woman he doesn't love, for business reasons. She's stood on thesidelines far too long. If this is the last chance she has to prove they'd be perfect foreach other, then she'll go all out. Guy Donovan is horrified to hear that innocent Annie has plans to seduce someone.Especially when he puts the pieces together and realizes that his unworthy coworker is thetarget. It'll be a cold day in hell before he lets another man touch her—but when a caraccident strands the two of them alone in a remote cabin, he's about to realize there'smore to Annie than he'd ever guessed… First published in 2001

Annie on My Mind

Author: Nancy Garden
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439585818
Category : YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Liza begins to doubt her feelings for Annie after someone finds out about their relationship, and realizes, after starting college, that her denial of love for Annie was a mistake. Reprint.

Cirque Du Freak: Lord of the Shadows

Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316025534
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....

Snow Lane

Author: Josephine Angelini
Publisher:
ISBN: 1250150922
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
In 1985 Massachusetts, fifth-grader Annie wants to shape her own future but as the youngest of nine, she is held back by her hand-me-down clothing, a crippling case of dyslexia, and a dark family secret.

The Happiness List

Author: Annie Lyons
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008221006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
‘A must-read of the summer!’ Jenny Oliver, bestselling author of The Summer House by the Sea 'Happy, hopeful and joyously life-affirming. Exactly the book we need right now.' Cathy Bramley Life is about to change forever...

Told in the Hills

Author: Marah Ellis Ryan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description

The Last of the Sinners

Author: Lynn Shurr
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509255680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
Rex Billodeaux has his life exactly where he wants it. He has returned to New Orleans to play quarterback for Sinners. Super Bowl prospects look good and so does Dre Ames, a young woman he has known since the age of seventeen but overlooked because she has a son she gave birth to as a teen. He is about to propose when the death of the team owner throws the Sinners into turmoil. The trophy wife, who inherits the team, hates football and the city society who snubbed her. She plans to sell the team out of state and will only reconsider if Rex agrees to do her every biding and break up with Dre. He takes one for the team and signs her agreement. Will he be able to save the Sinners and return to Dre? That is the question.