The Echo Park Castaways

Author : M. G. Hennessey
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062427717
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Echo Park Castaways written by M. G. Hennessey and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Other Boy comes a poignant and heartfelt novel that explores what it means to be a family. Perfect for fans of Counting by 7s. Nevaeh, Vic, and Mara are veterans of the Los Angeles foster care system. For over a year they’ve been staying with Mrs. K in Echo Park. Vic spends most of his time living in a dream world, Mara barely speaks, and Nevaeh is forced to act as a back-up parent. Though their situation isn’t ideal, it’s still their best home yet. Then Child Protective Services places Quentin in the house, and everything is turned upside down. Nevaeh really can’t handle watching over anyone else, especially a boy on the autism spectrum. Meanwhile, Quentin is having trouble adjusting and attempts to run away. So when Vic realizes Quentin just wants to see his mom again, he plans an “epic quest” to reunite them. It could result in the foster siblings getting sent to different group homes. But isn’t family always worth the risk?

Author : M. G. Hennessey
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062427687
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Boy written by M. G. Hennessey and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully heartfelt story about one boy’s journey toward acceptance. A book that Jill Soloway, the award-winning creator of Transparent, called “a terrific read for all ages” and Ami Polonsky, author of Gracefully Grayson, called “an emotionally complex and achingly real read.” Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is just a regular boy. He loves pitching for his baseball team, working on his graphic novel, and hanging out with his best friend, Josh. But Shane is keeping something private, something that might make a difference to his friends and teammates, even Josh. And when a classmate threatens to reveal his secret, Shane’s whole world comes crashing down. It will take a lot of courage for Shane to ignore the hate and show the world that he’s still the same boy he was before. And in the end, those who stand beside him may surprise everyone, including Shane.

Author : Jeff Henigson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0525647902
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warhead written by Jeff Henigson and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy's battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace. It's 1986, and Jeff is an average fifteen-year-old: he thinks a lot about dating, he bounces around with his friends, and he's trying his hardest to get a car. Conversely, the world around him feels crazy: the United States and the Soviet Union are at glaring odds, with their leaders in a standoff, and that awful word, "nuclear," is on everyone's mind. Then, boom--Jeff learns that he has brain cancer and it's likely terminal. Well, that puts a damper on his summer plans and romantic prospects, doesn't it? Jeff's family rallies around him, but they are fiercely complicated--especially Jeff's father, a man who can't say "I love you" even during the worst of Jeff's treatment. So when the Starlight Children's Foundation offers to grant Jeff a wish, he makes one certain to earn his father's respect: he asks to travel to Moscow and meet with Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss nuclear disarmament and ending the Cold War. Nothing like achieving world peace to impress a distant father, right? Jeff has always been one to aim high. Jeff's story is dark, but it's also funny, romantic, and surprising. As his life swings from incredibly ordinary to absolutely incredible, he grapples with the big questions of mortality, war, love, hope, and miracles. "A sweet but unsentimental account of a truly fascinating nuclear childhood. Henigson had me at 'Gorbachev.'" --Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author of Little Failure and Lake Success "It's a tale well-told--always gripping, often heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting." --Booklist

Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429905492
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue Bistro written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elin Hilderbrand, author of the enchanting Summer People and The Beach Club, invites you to experience the perfect getaway with her sparkling new novel. Adrienne Dealey has spent the past six years working for hotels in exotic resort towns. This summer she has decided to make Nantucket home. Left flat broke by her ex-boyfriend, she is desperate to earn some fast money. When the desirable Thatcher Smith, owner of Nantucket's hottest restaurant, is the only one to offer her a job, she wonders if she can get by with no restaurant experience. Thatcher gives Adrienne a crash course in the business...and they share an instant attraction. But there is a mystery about their situation: what is it about Fiona, the Blue Bistro's chef, that captures Thatcher's attention again and again? And why does such a successful restaurant seem to be in its final season before closing its doors for good? Despite her uncertainty, Adrienne must decide whether to open her heart for the first time, or move on, as she always does. Infused with intimate Nantucket detail and filled with the warmth of passion and the breeze of doubt, The Blue Bistro is perfect summer reading.

Author : Jennifer L. Holm
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524771341
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight (Book 1) written by Jennifer L. Holm and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every parent tired of telling their kids to PLEASE JUST GET ALONG, this hilarious and imaginative new picture book--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of. Meet the Evil Princess and the Brave Knight. She casts terrible spells, while he fights dragons. He rescues cats in distress, while she makes mischief. No wonder there isn't much peace in this kingdom! But is the Evil Princess really so evil? And is the Brave Knight truly as chivalrous as he seems? Children and parents will laugh at seeing familiar family dynamics play out in this charming and imaginative new story.

Author : Dean King
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0759509697
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skeletons on the Zahara written by Dean King and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2004-02-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: b.A masterpiece of historical adventure, ISkeletons on the Zahara The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.

Author : Robert Niles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983813019
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from a Theme Park Insider written by Robert Niles and published by . This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What time is the 3:00 parade? Why does a child need to be 40 inches tall to ride a roller coaster? What happens when the president of France gets lost inside Pirates of the Caribbean? A former employee, or "cast member," at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom answers these and other questions while sharing humorous stories about working inside the world's most popular theme park. "Stories from a Theme Park Insider" takes you inside the park's famous tunnels and backstage for a look at how theme parks really work, and the funny moments and embarrassments that can happen when your work is someone else's vacation.

Author : Liesl Shurtliff
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006256823X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time Castaways: The Forbidden Lock written by Liesl Shurtliff and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this action-packed conclusion to the Time Castaways series from Liesl Shurtliff, New York Times bestselling author of Rump, it’s up to the Hudson kids to defeat Captain Vincent once and for all. With magic, mystery, and adventure, this series is perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and Percy Jackson. With the power of the Aeternum, Captain Vincent can rewrite history to create his perfect future. And thanks to Alfred Nobel, the notorious inventor of dynamite, Captain Vincent will soon be able to erase people from time altogether—including those pesky Hudson kids. Mass chaos unfolds as time periods begin crashing into one another. Central Park becomes a playground for dinosaurs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is overrun by the very historical figures it features. And the Hudsons begin to disappear, one by one, and Matt finds himself increasingly alone. But hope comes from an unexpected source: a Vermillion rebel and Hudson ally has been keeping her own timeline a secret. A race to the Forbidden City reveals that Captain Vincent broke the lock on the three pillars of the universe—matter, space, and time—that created order in the world. Only the Hudson kids are able to mend what he broke…and the key is in Matt’s birthplace, Ciudad Perdida, the Lost City of Colombia, where the Hudsons and Captain Vincent face off in the ultimate showdown—a battle for time itself.

Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher : Lb Books
ISBN 13 : 9780316132558
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Castaways written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by Lb Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacationing together in accordance with their tight-knit friendships, four prominent Nantucket couples are shattered by a boating accident that kills two of their number, an event that sends the island into mourning and reveals unexpected truths about their private lives. Reprint.

Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher : Center Point Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781602855519
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Castaways written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by Center Point Pub. This book was released on 2009 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacationing together in accordance with their tight-knit friendships, four prominent Nantucket couples are shattered by a boating accident that kills two of their number, an event that sends the island into mourning and reveals unexpected truths about their private lives. (General fiction).