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The Rites & Wrongs of Janice Wills
Par Joanna Pearson. 2011
For anyone who's ever survived a rite of passage or performed a mating dance at Prom . . .The Japanese…
hold a Mogi ceremony for young women coming of age. Latina teenagers get quinceaneras. And Janice Wills of Melva, NC ... has to compete in the Miss Livermush pageant. Janice loves anthropology--the study of human cultures--and her observations help her identify useful rules in the chaotic world of high school. For instance: Dancing is an effective mating ritual--but only if you're good at it; Hot Theatre Guys will never speak to Unremarkable Smart Girls like Janice and her best friend, Margo; and a Beautiful Rich Girl will always win Melva's annual Miss Livermush pageant. But when a Hot Theatre Guy named Jimmy Denton takes an interest in Janice, all her scientific certainties explode. For the first time, she has to be part of the culture that she's always observed; and all the charts in the world can't prove how tough--and how sweet--real participation and a real romance can be. Funny, biting, and full of wisdom, this marks the debut of a writer to watch.Undead (Undead Ser. #1)
Par Kirsty McKay. 2012
Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids…
in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant, everyone gets off and heads in for lunch. Everyone, that is, except Bobby, the new girl, who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty. Then hours pass. Snow piles up. Sun goes down. Bobby and Smitty start to flirt. Start to stress. Till finally they see the other kids stumbling back. But they've changed. And not in a good way. Straight up, they're zombies. So the wheels on the bus better go round and round freakin' fast, because that's the only thing keeping Bobby and Smitty from becoming their classmates' next meal. It's kill or be killed in these hunger games, heads are gonna roll, and homework is most definitely gonna be late.Combining the chill of THE SHINING, the thrill ride of SPEED, the humor of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, and the angst of THE BREAKFAST CLUB, Kirsty McKay's UNDEAD is a bloody mad mash-up, a school-trip splatter-fest, a funny, gory, frighteningly good debut!I Now Pronounce You Someone Else
Par Erin McCahan. 2010
The teen-girl fascination with weddings comes to fiction in this hilarious debut, as 17-year-old Bronwen Oliver plots her escape from…
her family . . . by marrying into someone else's.Here Comes the Bride -- If She Can Pass Chemistry.Seventeen-yaer-old Bronwen Oliver has a secret: She's really Phoebe, the lost daughter of the loving Lilywhite family. That's the only way to explain her cold, manipulative mother, distant stepfather, and good-for-nothing brother: Bronwen must have been switched at birth, and she can't wait to get back to her real family.Then she meets Jared. He's sweet, funny, everything she wants - and he has the family Bronwen has always wanted too. When he proposes fourth months after they meet, she says yes. But as the wedding day approaches, Bronwen begins to wonder if Jared is truly what she needs. And if he's not, she has to ask: What would Phoebe Lilywhite do?The Date to Save
Par Stephanie Kate Strohm. 2016
After a scheduling mishap occurs one student tracks how her high school's homecoming game, the academic battle, and class election…
all ended up on the same day with hilarious results!The word is out...BROOKS MANDEVILLE, quarterback: Friday is the homecoming game and dance. It is a very big deal.NATALIE WAGNER, marching band clarinet: Our band's halftime show performances are legendary, even if our football team isn't. CINTHIA ALVAREZ, Academic Battle team member: Our Academic Battle team has won five years in a row. This Friday, it'll be six.TANNER ERICKSEN, sophomore class candidate for vice president: Holly has to win the election for class president this Friday!HOLLY CARPENTER, cheerleader, Academic Battle team member, class president candidate: Friday? Everything is on Friday? How can I be in three places at once?COLIN VON KOHORN, editor-in-chief of the Prepster: This kind of scheduling incompetence could only have come straight from the top.ANGELICA HUTCHERSON, reporter-at-large: I talked to everyone and my article is going to crack this story wide open...This is what happens on the wildest day in the history of high school!Zen and the Art of Faking It
Par Jordan Sonnenblick. 2007
From masterfully funny and poignant Jordan Sonnenblick, a story that will have everyone searching for their inner Zen.Meet San Lee,…
a (sort of) innocent teenager, who moves against his will to a new town. Things get interesting when he (sort of) invents a new past for himself, which makes him incredibly popular. In fact, his whole school starts to (sort of) worship him, just because he (sort of) accidentally gave the impression that he's a reincarnated mystic.When things start to unravel, San needs to find some real wisdom in a hurry. Can he patch things up with his family, save himself from bodily harm, stop being an outcast, and maybe even get the girl?The Pros of Cons
Par Alison Cherry, Michelle Schusterman, Lindsay Ribar. 2018
A drummer, a fanfic writer, and an amateur taxidermist walk into a convention center, and the weekend that unfolds will…
change all of their lives.Drummer Phoebe Byrd prides herself on being one of the guys, and she's ready to prove it by kicking all their butts in the snare solo competition at the Indoor Percussion Association Convention. Writer Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan has been looking forward to the WTFcon for months. Not just because of the panels and fanfiction readings but because WTFcon is where she'll finally meet Soleil, her internet girlfriend, for the first time. Taxidermy assistant Callie Buchannan might be good at scooping brains out of deer skulls, but that doesn't mean it's her passion. Since her parents' divorce, her taxidermist father only cares about his work, and assisting him at the World Taxidermy and Fish-Carving Championships is the only way Callie knows to connect with him. When a crazy mix-up in the hotel lobby brings the three girls together, they form an unlikely friendship against a chaotic background of cosplay, competition, and carcasses!Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip (Playaway Children Ser.)
Par Jordan Sonnenblick. 2012
Sometimes life's greatest accomplishments take place off the field.There's nothing All Star pitcher Peter Friedman loves more than baseball. He…
breathes it, dreams it, and works his tail off to be great. Most kids are nervous about starting high school, but when you're the star athlete, girls, popularity, and all-around stud status are sure to follow.Then a pitching accident over the summer ruins Pete's arm. If he can't play baseball in high school, what is he supposed to do? If he isn't the star pitcher, then who is he? To make matters more complicated, there's something going on with Pete's grampa -- he's acting weird and keeps forgetting important things.The only person Pete can confide in is Angelika, the amazingly cute girl in his photography class who might like Pete as much as he likes her . . . Only, Angie doesn't know if she can date someone who can't be honest with himself, or with the people he's closest to.Wren Martin Ruins It All
Par Amanda DeWitt. 2023
From the author of Aces Wild: A Heist comes a hilarious and compassionate romantic comedy for fans of Casey McQuiston…
and Netflix&’s Love is Blind!&“My mouth still hurts from all the smiling.&” —Sonora Reyes, National Book Award FinalistNow that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he&’s going to fix Rapture High. His first order of business: abolish the school&’s annual Valentine&’s Day dance, a drain on the school&’s resources and general social nightmare—especially when you&’re asexual. His greatest opponent: Leo Reyes, vice president and all-around annoyingly perfect student. Leo has a solution to Wren&’s budget problem—a sponsorship from Buddy, the anonymous &“not a dating&” app sweeping the nation. Now instead of a danceless senior year, Wren is in charge of the biggest dance Rapture High has ever seen. He&’s even secretly signed up for the app. For research, of course. But when Wren develops capital F-Feelings for his anonymous match, things spiral out of control. Wren decided a long time ago that dating while asexual wasn&’t worth the hassle. With the big night rapidly approaching, he isn&’t sure what will kill him first: the dance, his relationship drama, or the growing realization that Leo&’s perfect life might not be so perfect after all. In an unforgettably quippy and endearingly chaotic voice, narrator Wren Martin explores the complexities of falling in love while asexual.Obvious in Hindsight
Par Bradley Tusk. 2023
A tech start-up and their cutthroat consultants will stop at nothing to realize their dream of filling the skies of…
America&’s cities with flying cars…and their opposition is equally determined to bring that dream crashing down.Dozens of start-up tech companies are forming each week, innovating at a breakneck pace and forcing change overnight, ready or not. In the blisteringly funny Obvious in Hindsight, the new technology in question is flying cars, and they&’re coming to a crowded urban area near you. But before that happens, the slick and powerful political consultants campaigning to get the new tech adopted will have to manipulate political operatives to their advantage while overcoming fierce opposition from groups hostile to the idea, from the strategically aligned taxi cab and rideshare companies to the squawking, costumed Audubon Society, the socialists, and the Russian mob. This story takes readers on a richly imagined, page-turning journey through multiple cities populated by opposing special interest groups, hucksters, and corrupt power brokers. A riveting and ultimately insightful satire that provides an insider&’s view of how capitalism, politics, and entrepreneurship intersect, Obvious in Hindsight is a timely novel destined to become one of the most entertaining cautionary tales of the millennium.Same Bed Different Dreams: A Novel
Par Ed Park. 2023
A wild, sweeping novel that imagines an alternate secret history of Korea and the traces it leaves on the present—loaded…
with assassins and mad poets, RPGs and slasher films, pop bands and the perils of social media&“Your view of twentieth-century history will be enlarged and altered. . . . A Gravity&’s Rainbow for another war, an unfinished war.&” —Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of SolitudeONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY&’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARIn 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japan&’s defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today.But what if the KPG still existed—now working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims? Same Bed Different Dreams weaves together three distinct narrative voices with an archive of mysterious images, and twists reality like a kaleidoscope. Korean history, American pop culture, and our tech-fraught lives come together in this extraordinary and unforgettable novel.Soon Sheen, a former writer now employed by the tech behemoth GLOAT, comes into possession of an unfinished book seemingly authored by the KPG. The manuscript is a riveting revisionist history, connecting famous names and obscure bit players to the KPG&’s grand project—everyone from Syngman Rhee and architect-poet Yi Sang to Jack London and Marilyn Monroe. M*A*S*H is in here, too, as are the Moonies and a history of violence extending from the assassination of President McKinley to the Reagan-era downing of a passenger plane that puts the world on the brink of war.From the acclaimed author of Personal Days, Same Bed Different Dreams is a raucously funny feat of imagination and a thrilling meld of history and fiction that pulls readers into another dimension—one in which utopia is possible.Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories
Par Howard Fast. 1975
A collection of Fast&’s best short fiction, from science fiction and fantasy to philosophy and suspenseThis collection of short stories…
encompasses twenty years of work by Howard Fast, including some of his best-known and most treasured tales. Not merely fantasy or science fiction, these &“Zen stories&” explore the world&’s mysterious and unanswerable questions, big and small, and the results are at once bizarre, humorous, chilling, and poignant. An American general shoots down what appears to be an angel during a Vietnam War battle, a celebrated author becomes a hunted man, and a mouse is granted human thought and emotion by a group of alien beings. The thirty-one stories in Time and the Riddle showcase Fast&’s range and supreme talent as a storyteller. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.Ninja Kid 12 - Hipno-ninja (Ninja Kid #Volumen 12)
Par Anh Do. 2023
¡DESCUBRE AL NINJA QUE LLEVAS DENTRO CON EL HÉROE MÁS DIVERTIDO! Mira fijamente el ANILLO, y cuando dé una palmada…
¡estos NINJAS habrán salvado el colegio! La abuela de Nelson ha creado un nuevo super invento: ¡un anillo HIPNOTIZADOR! Pero cuando Nelson y su primo Kenny llevan el anillo a clase, el malvado Doctor Kane acaba robándolo e hipnotizando a TODO EL COLEGIO.¿Conseguirán Nelson y Kenny recuperar el anillo y DESHIPNOTIZAR a sus compañeros?Club de lectura para alérgicas al muérdago
Par Andrea Izquierdo. 2023
ELLA ODIA LA NAVIDAD. ÉL LA ESPERA BAJO EL MUÉRDAGO. Casi un año después de la muerte de su madre,…
Helena viaja a Nueva York para continuar con su legado. Así es como retoma su labor en Chapters, una pequeña librería de barrio de Brooklyn. Al mismo tiempo, Doyle, el hijo de la escritora más famosa de literatura romántica en Estados Unidos, busca formas de ayudar a su madre ahora que su salud comienza a tambalearse.Tras varios encuentros en los que queda claro que no se soportan, Helena y Doyle tendrán que trabajar juntos para conseguir sus propios objetivos. Lo que ambos tienen claro es que ninguno puede dejar que esta nueva proximidad laboral se convierta en algo más... sobre todo ahora que se acerca la Navidad, una de las épocas más románticas del año.Minicuentos: 365 buenas noches en forma de cuento
Par Varios Autores. 2023
Ha llegado la hora de dormir, ¡elige un minicuento! Ciervos que hablan, dragones que asan patatas en vez de humanos…
e ¡incluso extraterrestres que van a fiestas de disfraces! Entre las páginas de este libro encontrarás estas y muchas otras historias ideales para leer antes de ir a dormir. Historias cortas y sencillas perfectos para pasar un rato en familia todos los días. ¡Tienes una para cada día del año!Un recopilatorio de 365 cuentos cortos, perfectos para leer en voz alta, que será el regalo ideal para niños y mayoresLyre of Orpheus: What's Bred In The Bone, The Rebel Angels, The Lyre Of Orpheus (Cornish Trilogy #3)
Par Robertson Davies. 2015
&“The final Cornish Trilogy novel from an author who &“tells terrific stories that twist around and double back on themselves…
in surprising ways&” (The New York Times). There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthur and his beguiling wife, Maria Theotoky, decide to undertake a project worthy of Francis Cornish—connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric—whose vast fortune endows the Foundation. The grumpy, grimy, extraordinarily talented music student Hulda Schnakenburg is commissioned to complete E.T.A. Hoffmann&’s unfinished opera Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold; and the scholarly priest Simon Darcourt finds himself charged with writing the libretto. Complications both practical and emotional arise: the passion in Maria&’s blood rises with a vengeance; Darcourt stoops to petty crime; and various others indulge in perjury, blackmail, and other unsavory pursuits. Hoffmann&’s dictum, &“the lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld,&” seems to be all too true—especially when the long-hidden secrets of Francis Cornish himself are finally revealed. &“Davies once again delivers the goods—with this solidly entertaining finale . . . Blending a characteristic knack for wit, esoterica, and snobbery, Davies charges ahead with a buoyant tale of upper-class grantsmanship and modern-day cuckoldry . . . A spry jaunt from an old master—once again in full command of the form.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“Packed with interesting details of opera history and production . . . intelligent observations and playful allusions.&”—Publishers Weekly &“With his wonderfully complex yet controlled plot, deft portrayal of eccentric characters, and great wit, Davies effectively satirizes the world of universities and foundations.&”—Library JournalThe Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix (Global African Voices Ser.)
Par Alain Mabanckou. 2019
The award-winning author of Black Moses is at his satiric best in this novel the catalogs the pain and suffering…
caused by the ravages of civil war.Set in the imaginary African Republic of Vietongo, The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix begins when conflict breaks out between rival leaders and the regional ethnic groups they represent. Events recorded in a series of notebooks under the watchful eye of Hortense Lloki show how civil war culminates in a series of outlandish actions perpetrated by the warring parties’ private militias—the Anacondas and the Romans from the North who have seized power against Vercingetorix (named after none other than the legendary Gallic warrior who fought against Caesar’s army) and his Little Negro Grandsons in the South who are eager to regain control. Translated into English for the first time, this novel provides a gritty slice of life in an active war zone.“Nearly twenty years removed from its French publication, Mabanckou’s aptitude for characterization and his unflinching glimpse of plight echo within every movement of Vercingetorix . . . With The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix, Mabanckou stresses that even as violence is an accomplice to life, perseverance is synonymous.” —World Literature TodayMi tío Pachunga
Par José Ignacio Valenzuela. 2018
¿Qué quieres ser de grande? ¿Por qué tus papás se pelean tanto? Son de esas preguntas que internet no puede…
responderte y mejor miras a las estrellas. "¡PACHUNGA! ¿Y AHORA QUÉ HAGO CONTIGO?", exclamó mi tío Nino viéndome de arriba abajo. Así es él, si está contento, aúlla de emoción, y si no le hace gracia, igual te lo dice con voz de orquesta.Es chistoso, pero mis papás no le tienen paciencia. Bueno, ni a mí, ni a las mascotas, ni siquiera entre ellos. Se van a ir de viaje solos, a ver si así solucionan sus problemas. Y mientras, yo tengo que vivir con Nino y sus treinta mil reglas raras. A veces anda de gala sin motivo, o hace trucos y te sorprende con lo que ni te imaginas, pero sospecho que mi tío lleva algo escondido en el corazón... Ilustraciones de Patricio BetteoThe Book of Ayn: A Novel
Par Lexi Freiman. 2023
An original and hilarious satire of both our political culture and those who rage against it, The Book of Ayn follows…
a writer from New York to Los Angeles to Lesbos as she searches for artistic and spiritual fulfillment in radical selfishness, altruism, and ego-deathAfter writing a satirical novel that The New York Times calls classist, Anna is shunned by the literary establishment and, in her hurt, radicalized by the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Determined to follow Rand&’s theory of rational selfishness, Anna alienates herself from the scene and eventually her friends and family. Finally, in true Randian style, she abandons everyone for the boundless horizons of Los Angeles, hoping to make a TV show about her beloved muse. Things look better in Hollywood—until the money starts running out, and with it Anna&’s faith in the virtue of selfishness. When a death in the family sends her running back to New York and then spiraling at her mother&’s house, Anna is offered a different kind of opportunity. A chance to kill the ego causing her pain at a mysterious commune on the island of Lesbos. The second half of Anna&’s odyssey finds her exploring a very different kind of freedom – communal love, communal toilets – and a new perspective on Ayn Rand that could bring Anna back home to herself. "A gimlet-eyed satirist of the cultural morasses and political impasses of our times" (Alexandra Kleeman), Lexi Freiman speaks in The Book of Ayn not only to a particular millennial loneliness, but also to a timeless existential predicament: the strangeness, absurdity, and hilarity of seeking meaning in the modern world.Death in the Spotlight (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery)
Par Robin Stevens. 2018
Hazel and Daisy step into the spotlight to find the stage is set for murder in this thrilling seventh novel…
of the Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series.Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells return to London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. Danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society though, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble waiting in the wings at the Rue. And when one of the cast members is found dead, the friends and investigative partners must work together to untangle the web of jealousy and threats that surround them to catch the culprit before the curtains rise on opening night…and the murderer returns for an encore.Top Marks for Murder (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery)
Par Robin Stevens. 2019
Daisy and Hazel return to their beloved Deepdean School for Girls only for a murder to put the school under…
threat of closure in this gripping eighth novel of the Murder Most Unladylike series.Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting fiftieth anniversary celebration. Plans for a weekend of festivities are in full swing. But in the detectives&’ long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her popularity crown to a fascinating new girl, and many of the Detective Society&’s old allies are now their sworn enemies. Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by—a crime that they&’re sure is linked to the anniversary. As parents and alumni descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries, and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean&’s future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case and save their home?