On Borrowed Wings

Author : Chandra Prasad
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743297830
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Wings written by Chandra Prasad and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele sees the chance to change her life. Enrolling at Yale as Charles, Adele assumes his identity -- and gender -- as a way to leave behind her mother's expectations and the limitations of her provincial Connecticut town. To her own surprise, hair chopped and chest bound, Adele falls in naturally with a lively crew of undergraduates: the Jewish Harry Persky with his slick Manhattan know-how, the quiet and mysterious legacy student Phineas, and the lanky, charismatic Wick. And in many ways, Adele faces her freshman year at Yale as would any undergraduate boy: she dreads invasive PE examinations and looks forward to dances, experiments with cigarettes and reads the classics. Through her work with a questionable eugenics professor and her friendship with a local Italian family, Adele confronts her class and ethnicity as never before, all the while fearing that both her crush on Wick and her mother's well-meaning interventions will put an end to her delicate masquerade. One part social history, one part comingof-age tale, On Borrowed Wings is an impeccably researched first novel that transports us to 1930s Yale, showing us around through the eyes of an unlikely, appealing female narrator.

Author : Rinsai Rossetti
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101575441
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Girl With Borrowed Wings written by Rinsai Rossetti and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunningly written tale of an isolated girl and the shape-shifting boy who shows her what freedom could be--if only she has the courage to take it Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter. He has everything Frenenqer doesn’t. No family, no attachments, no rules. At night, he flies them to the far-flung places of their childhoods to retrace their pasts. But when the delicate balance of their friendship threatens to rupture into something more, Frenenqer must confront her isolation, her father, and her very sense of identity, breaking all the rules of her life to become free.

Author : Dan R. Arman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951178017
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying On Borrowed Wings written by Dan R. Arman and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warriors don't always win, and good does not always prevail in a world of war and bloodshed.

Author : Cynthia Dougherty
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 059519592X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Wings written by Cynthia Dougherty and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The back of the same woman looking up at the sky You can't believe what you're seeing. This woman has a pair of wings attached to her back Above her is the saying I wrote that is on the last page of my manuscript.

Author : Regina Puckett
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781479206247
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Wings written by Regina Puckett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby Dragon wants to fly more than anything else in the world, but his head is too big, his stomach is too round and his wings are too small. Mother Dragon is more than happy to let him borrow hers. Borrowed Wings is a story about the circle of life, and how eventually, we all need help from someone else.

Author : Ruthie Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473364106
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borrowed Wings written by Ruthie Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you start again when your world has been torn in two? How do you move on when disaster follows like a shadow? Billie Skylark is trying, and Jack Kelly would like to know. Following the conclusion of Skylark; Billie must find her way forward and Jack must find his way back. In a world changed by fate and loss, the community of St. Cloud strives to find solace in love, friendship and new life. As Billie struggles out from the confines of Evan's shadow, Jack fights to avoid the truth. But the future they try to build is threatened by the arrival of Jack's brother Raife, whose presence forces open the Pandora's box of Jack's past. While Billie faces life alone, Jack must deal with the repercussions of death. The small community are buffeted by St. Cloud storms, and life mirrors the islands dramatic weather. Dan finds himself helpless; forced to hurt those he loves most, Sadie has a secret that threatens her future with Jed, and Virginia faces a truth that turns her world upside down. Borrowed Wings is the highly anticipated conclusion to Ruthie Morgan's award winning debut novel, Skylark.

Author : Veronica Angel
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781503009387
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Wings written by Veronica Angel and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of unconventional poems filled with love, pain, and anything else related to the human condition. Veronica Angel is an American poet and erotic romance author. This volume contains strong language.

Author : Terri Farley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780061626463
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phantom Stallion: Wild Horse Island #12: On Borrowed Wings written by Terri Farley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Hoku runs free among the ranch's horses, her wild nature is returning. But Darby has bigger worries when Hoku's abusive former owner shows up. Without a deed of ownership, can Darby prove Hoku belongs to her?

Author : Erin Stewart
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 1984848844
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scars Like Wings written by Erin Stewart and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience--the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Pieces and Every Last Word. Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl. Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like--she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her. A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends--no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever. But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create a life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly. "A heartfelt and unflinching look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. This book is for everyone, burned or not, who has ever searched for a light in the darkness." --Stephanie Nielson, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven Is Here and a burn survivor

Author : T. K. Arispe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520715216
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Wings written by T. K. Arispe and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nimbus has just discovered the impossible: a giant robot hidden in the mountains of Poland. Her father wants nothing more to do with their find - or the mysterious corporation funding the expedition - but Nimbus believes she shares a connection with the robot. To find out, she'll have to betray her father's trust.Life on the streets is tough, even for a teenager like Jacob. When he's offered a position at Zenith Corporation, Jacob jumps at the chance. He'll finally be able to make sure nobody does anything stupid or unfair again. And getting to pilot a giant robot? That's just another perk.Nikola Parshakian believes that people like himself deserve to control humanity, so he founded Zenith Corporation to do just that. He's dedicated his life to uncovering the well-kept secrets of a vanished civilization. Now, at long last, his plan is coming to fruition.And two teenagers are about to play a key role in it. As either a help or a hindrance.