Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero PDF Author: Kelly J. Baptist
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593121384
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. Adapted from a story that first appeared in Flying Lessons & Other Stories and perfect for fans of The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. Isaiah wishes his dad's tales were real. He could use those powers right about now! Kelly J. Baptist's debut novel explores the indomitable spirit of a ten-year-old boy and the superhero strength it takes to grow up. "Isaiah's optimism, drive, and loyalty to friends and family make him a hero to cheer for." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Gordo

Gordo PDF Author: Jaime Cortez
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802158099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
This debut story collection “masterfully navigates adverse conditions of migrant life while . . . managing to find joy and amusement, love and triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle). Gordo brings readers inside a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. At the heart of these interrelated stories is a young, probably gay, boy named Gordo, who must find a way to contend with the notions of manhood imposed on him by his father. As he comes of age, Gordo learns about sex, watches his father’s drunken fights, and discovers even his own documented Mexican-American parents are wary of illegal migrants. We also meet Fat Cookie, high schooler and resident artist who runs away from home one day with her mother’s boyfriend, Manny. And then there are Los Tigres, the twins who show up every season and whose drunken brawl ends with one of them rushed to the emergency room in an upholstered chair tied to the back of a pick-up truck. These scenes from Steinbeck Country are full of humor, family drama, and a sweet frankness about serious questions: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when grown adults must fear for their lives and livelihoods? Gordo “announces a vibrant new voice on the literary scene, at once wise and authentic and supremely gifted” (Booklist, starred review). Finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

Kelly's Killer Fries

Kelly's Killer Fries PDF Author: David Reynolds
Publisher: David B. Reynolds
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
“Eternity is a good place to start.” For Gary, who had already spent most of one lifetime in prison, dying gave him a shot at redemption. For Kathy, Gary’s sudden appearance causes panic at first until her abusive ex-boss/boyfriend decides to challenge an armed cop. Now working together in a mini-mart, Gary and Kathy have an opportunity to find something neither ever expected: happiness. The question they must face is, “Will it last?”

Kelly's World-Fixing Machine

Kelly's World-Fixing Machine PDF Author: Lane Bristow
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1438989040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Kelly Adams is a musically gifted orphan from Romania, studying the performing arts in a small private school in the Alberta badlands. Tanner Kounz is a talented actor and playwright, who has just been given the most important writing assignment of his career. Kyle Teller is a deaf instructor of American Sign Language, trying to cope with the traumatic events which robbed him of his hearing. Maya Carpenter is a drug addict with a life in shambles. And Cassie Hudson is an exhausted single mother and high school dropout, working double shifts at a 24-hour roadside gas station. When reclusive novelist Max Kordon wins the coveted Klondike Fiction Prize, his acceptance speech is witnessed by viewers from across the nation, most of whom have never seen him before. But his words and face are sufficient to send shockwaves through five unrelated lives, bringing to light his hidden past, as well the largely forgotten life of a man named Stanley Harmon, whose special birthday present for Kelly was never delivered.

Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show

Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show PDF Author: Frank Delaney
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588369730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Frank Delaney's The Matchmaker of Kenmare. January 1932: Ben MacCarthy and his father watch a vagabond variety revue making a stop in the Irish countryside. After a two-hour kaleidoscope of low comedy, juggling, tumbling, and other entertainments, Ben’s father, mesmerized by Venetia Kelly, the troupe’s magnetic headliner, makes a fateful decision: to abandon his family and set off on the road with Miss Kelly and her caravan. Ben’s mother, shattered by the desertion, exhorts, “Find him and bring him back,” thereby sending the boy on a Homeric voyage into manhood. Interweaving a host of unforgettable creations—“King” Kelly, Venetia’s violent, Mephistophelean grandfather; Sarah Kelly, Venetia’s mysterious, amoral mother; and even a truth-telling ventriloquist’s dummy named Blarney—Frank Delaney unfurls a splendid narrative that spans half the world and a tumultuous decade.

Kelly's Lady

Kelly's Lady PDF Author: Sylvia Bristow-Goodrum
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304532712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Eighth in the Sarge and Kelly Series. Kelly falls in love for the second time, but his traumatic childhood keeps him from marriage. When his words are misconstrued, he finds himself backed into a wall. She thinks he proposed marriage. He buys her an expensive diamond, but refuses to set a wedding date. In desperation, he seeks advice from his best friend Sarge, who happens to be his boss. Because she staunchly refuses to sleep with him, he becomes so angry, he drives into the rear end of a tractor-trailer rig. Crushed beneath it, he suffers near fatal injuries. One doctor pronounces him dead, although he keeps trying to resuscitate him. Does he live? Does he marry?

Kelly's Destiny

Kelly's Destiny PDF Author: Crissy Padgett
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434390462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
Kelly is faced with tragedy as her hidden secrets become known to those she loves. As she struggles to find her daughter and get back the love of her life, she is drawn to take fate in her own hands. The choices that are made can lead to disaster as she tries to cope and deal with her reality. Is it too late for Kelly to reclaim the life that she longs for as the secrets that she swore to take to her grave become exposed? Hidden Secrets is the final novel of Kelly's Destiny.

Kelly's Wild Side

Kelly's Wild Side PDF Author: Rachel Richards
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1927679362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
Kelly Ferguson is young, single and has a bit of a drinking problem. She isn't an alcoholic, but her drinking causes her to have a lot of one-night stands as she tries to find Mr. Right. When he finally does come along, he isn't exactly what she had expected so she pushes him away. When he comes back, he has a surprise that shocks her.
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