Firsts And Lasts

Author : Leda Schubert
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536211028
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firsts and Lasts written by Leda Schubert and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With evocative words and glorious cut-paper collages, this celebration of the transitions between seasons summons the first—and last—signals of the seasonal cycle. What is the first sign of spring? And what is the last glimpse of winter? The joy of the changing seasons means saying hello to new but familiar rituals, like spring picnics in the park or homemade lemonade in summer. But there’s also the bittersweet feeling of doing something for the last time, like mowing the lawn one final time on a brown day in autumn, or watching the last of the geese fly south in the early weeks of winter. Whichever way you mark the changing of the seasons, every year feels like an extraordinary miracle! In this jubilant ode to seasonal rituals, Leda Schubert evokes the familiar, enchanting rhythm of the four seasons, while Clover Robin’s bold collages bring warmth and magic to everyday occurrences.

Author : Terra Elan McVoy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442402156
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Summer of Firsts and Lasts written by Terra Elan McVoy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, a sweet and sexy novel about summer romance and sisterly bonds, from the author of Pure and After the Kiss. Three sisters. One life-changing summer. Calla loves summer because summer means Duncan. They’ve been best friends for years, but Calla has never worked up the nerve to tell him how she really feels. This summer, the summer before college, is Calla’s last chance. Violet isn’t much of a rule breaker in real life. But this isn’t real life, this is summer, and Violet is determined to make the most of it. Besides, a little sneaking out never hurt anyone. And sneaking out with James is 100% worth the risk...even though James is completely off-limits. Daisy has never been the sister that boys notice, but when sparks fly with Joel at the first bonfire of summer, it seems so easy and right. So why is being his girlfriend so complicated? “An unflinchingly honest look at sisterhood, first love, and how one amazing summer can change everything. I completely lost myself in this book.” —Lauren Barnholdt, author of Two-way Street “This is a poignant portrayal of sisterhood, summer love, responsibility, betrayal, and forgiveness that fully captures the intensity and emotion of the fleeting days at summer camp.” —Booklist “McVoy’s writing brings the summer camp setting to life.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Adolf Galland
Publisher : Reading Essentials
ISBN 13 : 3965448471
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First and The Last written by Adolf Galland and published by Reading Essentials. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fearless leader with 104 victories to his name, Galland was a legendary hero in Germany's Luftwaffe. Now he offers an insider's look at the division's triumphs in Poland and France and the last desperate battle to save the Reich. "The clearest picture yet of how the Germans lost their war in the air."--Time.

Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0553494600
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1) written by John Feinstein and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real “March Madness”—behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament. When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the championship game. With the help of fellow contest winner Susan Carol, Stevie has just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of the star players . . . and why. John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. “A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie’s bonanza.” —USA Today

Author : Angela Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439106584
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Part Last written by Angela Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bobby's a classic urban teenager. He's restless. He's impulsive. But the thing that makes him different is this: He's going to be a father. His girlfriend, Nia, is pregnant, and their lives are about to change forever. Instead of spending time with friends, they'll be spending time with doctors, and next, diapers. They have options: keeping the baby, adoption. They want to do the right thing. If only it was clear what the right thing was.

Author : Dan McGraw
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First and Last Seasons written by Dan McGraw and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of Frederick Exley's A Fan's Notes and James Dodson's Final Rounds, First and Last Seasons is not only a courageously confessional memoir but a work of resounding originality-a Rust Belt requiem for a father written by the black sheep son he leaves behind. Dan McGraw did not plan to go home to help his father die. To the thirty-nine-year-old Texas-based senior editor for "U.S. News & World Report, Cleveland, Ohio, was a million miles away. Dan was the prodigal middle son within a large Irish-Catholic family, and life never really got going until he was far away from the city and his dominant father, Richard. But the gravitational pull of his hometown grew stronger as each year passed by. The final tug home came when the NFL announced that the Cleveland Browns football franchise would be resurrected for the 1999-2000 season. All McGraws and Clevelanders are die-hard Sunday afternoon football fans, and Dan decided to take a leave of absence and cover the Browns' first season. Soon thereafter, Richard was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Dan came home to a press pass and the caretaking chores for a father intent on dying the way he lived, on his own terms. First and Last Seasons is a heart-wrenching work about fathers and sons, the binding influence of community, and how emotionally disconnected men find a common language in sports. It is also a poignantly funny and charming celebration of one man's life and how his sacrifices and mistakes helped his son find the best part of himself. A beautifully written, intensely personal story, this cathartic chronicle of how Dan participated in his father's final season is sure to speak to the millions of fathers and sons who havetrouble finding the voice to express their love for one another.

Author : Olaf Stapledon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last and First Men written by Olaf Stapledon and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nina Berberova
Publisher : Pushkin Collection
ISBN 13 : 1782276971
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last and the First written by Nina Berberova and published by Pushkin Collection. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first English translation of celebrated Russian writer Nina Berberova’s debut novel: an intense story of family conflict and the struggle over the future of émigré life On a crisp September morning, trouble comes to the Gorbatovs' farm. Having fled the ruins of the Russian Revolution, they have endured crushing labour to set up a small farm in Provence. For young Ilya Stepanovich, this is to be the future of Russian life in France; for some of his Paris-dwelling countrymen, it is a betrayal of roots, culture and the path back to the motherland. Now, with the arrival of a letter from the capital and a figure from the family's past, their fragile stability is threatened by a plot to lure Ilya's step-brother Vasya back to Russia. In prose of masterful poise and restraint, Nina Berberova dramatises the passionate internal struggles of a generation of Russian émigrés. Translated into English for the first time by the acclaimed Marian Schwartz, The Last and the First marks a unique contribution to Russian literature.

Author : Carrie Brown
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0345803183
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last First Day written by Carrie Brown and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruth and Peter have been married more than fifty years. He is the headmaster of the Derry School, a boys’ boarding school in Maine; she has spent the four decades of her husband's tenure helping out wherever she is needed. But Peter’s retirement is approaching, and Ruth wonders what will become of them when it finally arrives. How will they survive separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings? As the story takes us back through the years, revealing the explosive spark and joy that brought Ruth and Peter together in their youth, The Last First Day becomes a deeply felt portrait of a woman from a generation that quietly put individual dreams aside for the good of the partnership, and of the ongoing gift of loving and being loved in return.

Author : Laurelin Paige
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125007519X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Touch written by Laurelin Paige and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Laurelin Paige comes the first novel in a suspenseful and sexy duology where a young women's race to find her missing friend leads her to passion and danger and a game of cat-and-mouse that’s carnal, erotic and emotionally raw.