The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas

Author : David Almond
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0763676802
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas written by David Almond and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A buoyant, delightfully Almond-ine coming-of-age novel about fish, fate, and family; moonlight, madness, and myth; runts, “Rackanruwin” and, finally, redemption.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) When Stanley Potts’s guardian, Uncle Ernie, develops an unhealthy obsession with fish, Stan has no choice but to strike out on his own. Far from the life he knows, he’s welcomed by a carnival of eccentric characters, including the legendary Pancho Pirelli, the man who swims with piranhas. Will Stan, too, be bold enough to dive into the churning waters and choose his destiny? Full of wry wordplay and visual whimsy, David Almond’s quirky tale is richly matched by Oliver Jeffers’s black-and-white illustrations.

Author : David Almond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781489854346
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy who Swam with Piranhas written by David Almond and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Potts?s uncle Ernie has developed an over-the-top fascination with canning fish in the house, and life at 69 Fish Quay Lane has turned barmy. But there?s darkness in the madness, and when Uncle Ernie?s obsession takes an unexpectedly cruel turn, Stan has no choice but to leave. As he journeys away from the life he?s always known, he mingles with a carnival full of eccentric characters and meets the legendary Pancho Pirelli, the man who swims in a tank full of perilous piranhas. Will Stan be bold enough to dive in the churning waters himself and choose his own destiny?

Author : Aaron Blabey
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 133849712X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas written by Aaron Blabey and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out what piranhas eat -- and don't eat! -- in this new, irresistibly funny picture book from Aaron Blabey, the bestselling creator of Pig the Pug! Everyone knows that piranhas don't eat bananas -- except for Brian. This little fish loves to munch not only on bananas, but on fruit of all kinds! Brian's piranha friends think he's crazy. Piranhas don't eat bananas -- their sharp teeth are for eating meat! And there's a scrumptious pair of feet dangling in the water nearby...Rich with author-illustrator Aaron Blabey's hysterical text and unforgettably wacky illustrations, Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is a hilarious story about trying new things -- no matter how strange they seem!

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536221023
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dam written by David Almond and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award winners David Almond and Levi Pinfold. Kielder Water is a wild and beautiful place, rich in folk music and legend. Years ago, before a great dam was built to fill the valley with water, there were farms and homesteads in that valley and musicians who livened their rooms with song. After the village was abandoned and before the waters rushed in, a father and daughter returned there. The girl began to play her fiddle, bringing her tune to one empty house after another — for this was the last time that music would be heard in that place. With exquisite artwork by Levi Pinfold, David Almond’s lyrical narrative — inspired by a true tale — pays homage to his friends Mike and Kathryn Tickell and all the musicians of Northumberland, to show that music is ancient and unstoppable, and that dams and lakes cannot overwhelm it.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763695637
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tale of Angelino Brown written by David Almond and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bert discovers a tiny boy angel in his pocket, he takes the angel home to his wife and they happily raise him as their own son.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0553533622
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Song for Ella Grey written by David Almond and published by Ember. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the handsome and strange Orpheus strolls onto the beach and sings, good friends Claire and Ella each find a new understanding of themselves.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0763642177
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon written by David Almond and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crackpot notions, community spirit, and sky-high aspirations transform a quiet boy’s life in this whimsical tale from the stellar team of David Almond and Polly Dunbar. There are some strange ideas floating around in Paul’s apartment block. There’s Mabel, who now calls herself Molly and whose brother hides under a paper bag. Then there’s Clarence, the poodle who thinks he can fly. But the strangest notion of all is Paul’s. You see, Paul believes that the moon is not the moon but a great hole in the sky. And he knows that sausages are better than war. How on earth (or not) will he find out if he is bonkers or a genius? With a few equally bonkers (or genius) helpers and a very long ladder, that’s how! From a master of magical realism and a celebrated artist comes another delightfully outrageous expedition.

Author : Edmund White
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497685915
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boy's Own Story written by Edmund White and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary novel” about growing up gay in the 1950s American Midwest (The New York Times Book Review). Critically lauded upon its initial publication in 1982 for its pioneering depiction of homosexuality, A Boy’s Own Story is a moving tale about coming-of-age in midcentury America. With searing clarity and unabashed wit, Edmund White’s unnamed protagonist yearns for what he knows to be shameful. He navigates an uneasy relationship with his father, confounds first loves, and faces disdain from his peers at school. In the embrace of another, he discovers the sincere and clumsy pleasures of adolescent sexuality. But for boys in the 1950s, these desires were unthinkable. Looking back on his experiences, the narrator notes, “I see now that what I wanted was to be loved by men and to love them back but not to be a homosexual.” From a winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, this trailblazing autobiographical story of one boy’s youth is a moving, tender, and heartbreaking portrait of what it means to grow up.

Author : Gwenda Bond
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1630790761
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Alchemy written by Gwenda Bond and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 114 people go missing on Roanoke Island in what seems like an eerie repeat of what happened hundreds of years before, seventeen-year-olds Miranda and Grant may be the key to the mysteries past and present.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763661694
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas written by David Almond and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his mentally unstable uncle's obsessions take an unexpectedly cruel turn, young Stanley Potts is forced to leave and joins a carnival of eccentric characters before meeting the legendary Pancho Pirelli, who swims in piranha tanks and invites Stanley to become his apprentice.