The Thing About Leftovers

Author : C.C. Payne
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0147514223
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thing About Leftovers written by C.C. Payne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the humor and poignancy of Joan Bauer and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, this story reminds readers that they have a right to a voice, that it's okay to say how you feel, and that some leftovers are absolutely delicious! Fizzy is a good Southern girl who just wants to be perfect. And win the Southern Living cook-off. The being perfect part is hard though, since her parents’ divorced and everything in her life has changed. Wary of her too-perfect stepmom and her mom’s neat-freak, dismissive boyfriend, she’s often angry or upset and feels like a guest in both homes. She tells herself to face facts: She’s a “leftover” kid from a marriage that her parents want to forget. But she has to keep all of that to herself, because a good Southern girl never yells, or throws fits, or says anything that might hurt other people’s feelings—instead she throws her shoulders back, says yes ma’am, and tries to do better. So Fizzy tries her best, but it’s hard to stay quiet when her family keeps getting more complicated. Fortunately, the Southern Living cook-off gives her a welcome distraction, as do her new friends Miyoko and Zach, who have parent issues of their own.

Author : Tom Perrotta
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429989130
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Leftovers written by Tom Perrotta and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With heart, intelligence and a rare ability to illuminate the struggles inherent in ordinary lives, Tom Perrotta's The Leftovers—now adapted into an HBO series—is a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss. What if—whoosh, right now, with no explanation—a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others of us go on, one foot in front of the other, as we did before the world turned upside down? That's what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton, who lost many of their neighbors, friends and lovers in the event known as the Sudden Departure, have to figure out. Because nothing has been the same since it happened—not marriages, not friendships, not even the relationships between parents and children. Kevin Garvey, Mapleton's new mayor, wants to speed up the healing process, to bring a sense of renewed hope and purpose to his traumatized community. Kevin's own family has fallen apart in the wake of the disaster: his wife, Laurie, has left to join the Guilty Remnant, a homegrown cult whose members take a vow of silence; his son, Tom, is gone, too, dropping out of college to follow a sketchy prophet named Holy Wayne. Only Kevin's teenaged daughter, Jill, remains, and she's definitely not the sweet "A" student she used to be. Kevin wants to help her, but he's distracted by his growing relationship with Nora Durst, a woman who lost her entire family on October 14th and is still reeling from the tragedy, even as she struggles to move beyond it and make a new start. A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 A USA Today 10 Books We Loved Reading in 2011 Title One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011

Author : Heather Waldorf
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1554696615
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leftovers written by Heather Waldorf and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Sarah Greene's father—chef by day, camera buff by night—choked to death on a piece of steak. It was the best day of Sarah's life. But a year later, Sarah still struggles with the legacy of her father's abuse. While other girls her age are determined to find boyfriends and part-time jobs and dresses for the prom, Sarah is on a search-and-destroy mission: to find the shoe box containing her father's collection of kiddy porn. After a brief skirmish with the law, Sarah is sentenced to do community service hours at Camp Dog Gone Fun, a summer program for shelter dogs. With the love of a big goofy dog named Judy, the friendship of Sullivan, a guy with problems of his own, and the support of a few good adults, Sarah begins to understand her past and believe in a brighter future.

Author : Sarah Tregay
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062099353
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love and Leftovers written by Sarah Tregay and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romantic and bittersweet, Love and Leftovers captures one girl's experience with family, friends, and love. Dragged to New Hampshire for the summer, Marcie soon realizes that her mom has no plans for them to return to Marcie's father in Idaho. As Marcie starts at a new school, without her ragtag group of friends called the Leftovers, a new romance heats up, but she struggles to understand what love really means. Perfect for fans of romances like Anna and the French Kiss and those by Sarah Dessen as well as readers of poetry, Love and Leftovers is a beautiful and fresh take on love.

Author : Laura Wiess
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416584757
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leftovers written by Laura Wiess and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devastating novel of desperation and revenge from Laura Wiess. This follow-up to her heartbreaking debut, Such a Pretty Girl, once again spins a shattering tale of the tragedies that befall young women who are considered society’s leftovers. Blair and Ardith are best friends who have committed an unforgivable act in the name of love and justice. But in order to understand what could drive two young women to such extreme measures, first you'll have to understand why. You’ll have to listen as they describe parents who are alternately absent and smothering, classmates who mock and shun anyone different, and young men who are allowed to hurt and dominate without consequence. You will have to learn what it's like to be a teenage girl who locks her bedroom door at night, who has been written off by the adults around her as damaged goods. A girl who has no one to trust except the one person she's forbidden to see. You’ll have to understand what it's really like to be forgotten and abandoned in America today. Are you ready?

Author : Maggie P. Chang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534484701
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too! written by Maggie P. Chang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet spunky, funny, and friendly Geraldine Pu as she takes on a bully and makes a new friend in this first book in a new Level 3 Ready-to-Read Graphics series! Geraldine Pu’s favorite part of school is lunch. She loves her lunch box, which she calls Biandang. She can’t wait to see what her grandmother, Amah, has packed inside it each day. Then one day, Geraldine gets stinky tofu...and an unexpected surprise. What will she do? Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.

Author : C.C. Payne
Publisher : Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0802853447
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Something to Sing About written by C.C. Payne and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Jamie Jo's fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time, but a series of events that begins when her mother is excluded from the church choir brings about many changes, including new friendships and greater trust in God.

Author : Jim Davis
Publisher : Random House Worlds
ISBN 13 : 0593156455
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Garfield What Leftovers? written by Jim Davis and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garfield returns—weighing more than ever!—for his 71st book. They’re all here in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book: Jon, Odie, Nermal, and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield! Leftovers? Garfield doesn’t get the concept. The conscientious fat cat does his best to reduce food waste, gobbling all the grub the first time. (Besides, ignored edibles develop low self-esteem.) Garfield fans will feast on this binge-worthy new collection of comics!

Author : Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416997199
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All the Things You Are written by Courtney Sheinmel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl’s perfect life falls apart when her mother is arrested for a white collar crime in this novel School Library Journal calls “realistic yet positive.” Carly Wheeler lives a charmed life. Her mother is a stylist for the soap opera Lovelock Falls, she lives in a nice house, and goes to an excellent private school. But when her mom is arrested and charged with embezzlement, everything starts to unravel. There are shocking stories about her mother’s crimes in the local newspaper. Carly's friends start avoiding her. And her stepfather starts worrying about money. How can Carly put her life back together when it feels like she’s missing all the pieces?

Author : Cassandra Parkin
Publisher : Legend Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1800310099
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Leftovers written by Cassandra Parkin and published by Legend Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It was dark and sad and powerful and poetic. Just addictive, and bloody marvellous' Louise BeechThe Leftovers is a story about sexual power and consent, the myth of the perfect victim, and a dark exploration of the things we do for – and to – the ones we love.Callie’s life is spent caring for others – for Frey, her client, and for Noah, her brother. When a tragic car accident shatters her family, she’s left alone with her mother Vanessa. Vanessa's favourite child was Noah; Callie's favourite parent was her dad. Now they're stuck with each other - the leftovers of their family - and they'll have to confront the ways they've been hurt, and the ways they've passed that hurt on to others.Praise for Cassandra:'A thoughtful novel. Parkin creates authentic, interesting characters' Carys Bray'Fresh and original, written vividly and with lair. I was completely engrossed!' Katherine Webb'A dark, eloquently creepy tale. Parkin's prose quivers with visceral terror' Carol Lovekin