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Download or read book The Glass Boy written by Julian Magovern and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Nobody’ is a typical, inquisitive boy looking for friendship, except he is made of glass and completely see-through, which makes him invisible to everyone he meets. On his quest through a desert landscape, he discovers there are lots of advantages to his ‘invisibleness’. He can get close to every living thing, “count the freckles under a lion’s chin …strum the whiskers of a desert mouse...warm his toes under a nesting grouse.” But none of these encounters result in real friendship. Loneliness drives him to seek friendship in some unlikely creatures that aren’t always what they seem. From mud flicking elephants to a groaning rock to grooving gerbils to a close encounter with a cold-blooded murderer to a superficial stick-on friend who scarpers at the first sign of trouble. Sadly, the simple-minded creatures of the desert are unable to connect footprints in the sand with a mysterious voice. Even when disaster strikes, for them there is nothing to see because, “…there’s no mess when you’re a crumpled heap of invisibleness.” When all hope seems lost, he makes a remarkable discovery.
Download or read book Boy of Blood written by Megan O'Russell and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The price of a lie will be paid in blood. Nightland's attack on the domes left dead to be burned and debts to be settled. As the Domers struggle to rebuild, Nola tries to forget what she learned beyond the glass walls. When the chaos of the city reaches the glass, Nola is left with only one terrible chance for survival.
Book Synopsis Scholarship Boy by : Larry I. Palmerr
Download or read book Scholarship Boy written by Larry I. Palmerr and published by Paul Dry Books. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Palmer was fourteen years old in September 1958 when he made the unlikely journey alone by train to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. It is impossible to read this boy’s story―‘ninth child of ten, and the sixth of seven sons’―without feeling the loneliness of that first passage away from home―a black boy crossing into a bastion of white privilege―and the scale of the transformation that awaited him."―Carrie Brown, author of The Stargazer's Sister "My friendship with Larry has been among the most enduring of my Exeter friendships, but―before I read his memoir of social and racial dislocation―I never knew the story that unfolded in the home Larry left when he came to Exeter. Larry’s remarkable family story gives me a deeper appreciation of someone I met as a teenager and have known all my life. As a teammate and a friend, I always loved Larry. Now I understand him more."―John Irving “Larry Palmer’s Scholarship Boy is a poignant exploration of family, longing, and cultural disorientation, seen through the eyes of an African American teenager sent to live and study at a prestigious New England prep school in the 1950s. This absorbing story reminds us that the questions of race and identity we wrestle with today are nothing new, and progress, when it comes at all, often comes at a snail’s pace.”―Dinty W. Moore, author of Between Panic & Desire “Near the end of Larry Palmer’s fine memoir Scholarship Boy his family tries to assemble for a family portrait. The picture is difficult to compose: the family members are moving hither and yon, reassembling in different configurations, struggling to honor the intricacies that govern the Palmer clan. And they are a rich and complex family, with Lear-like grand personalities. Scholarship Boy is also a book about a very brilliant young man who went to Phillips Exeter, Harvard College, and Yale Law School. It is a tale of his loneliness, his desire to honor his parents’ dictates, his difficulty in living in two worlds, and his ability, thank goodness, to find mentors, institutions, and friends to sustain him. It is also a very poignant narrative, full of pathos and love, about one family’s participation in recent African American history, including segregation, school integration, and dreams fulfilled and nullified. Honest, gracefully written, and uncompromisingly vulnerable, Larry Palmer’s book is unceremoniously generous. Palmer does not grandstand: He is never simply this or that. He is, in the best sense, simply himself: A man trying to stand in a furious whirlwind.” ―Kenneth A. McClane, W.E.B. DuBois Professor of Literature Emeritus, Cornell University “On the surface, this is the story of a black boy’s adventure of finding his way in the all-white, blazers, ties and sports world of an all-boys boarding school in the 1950s. Its heart, however, is the family this boy comes from. As the next to the youngest of ten, it was the older brothers and sisters who gave this scholarship boy the chops to navigate the treacherous waters of an alien world with aplomb and make the best of his opportunities. What an apt tribute that each of them gets to step into the limelight of this luminous coming-of-age memoir.”―Annette Gendler, author of Jumping Over Shadows and How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History
Book Synopsis Brownsmith’s Boy by : George Manville Fenn
Download or read book Brownsmith’s Boy written by George Manville Fenn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Brownsmith’s Boy by George Manville Fenn
Book Synopsis The Dickens Boy by : Thomas Keneally
Download or read book The Dickens Boy written by Thomas Keneally and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of modern classics such as Schindler’s List and Napoleon’s Last Island is at his triumphant best with this “engrossing and transporting” (Financial Times) novel about the adventures of Charles Dickens’s son in the Australian Outback during the 1860s. Edward Dickens, the tenth child of England’s most famous author Charles Dickens, has consistently let his parents down. Unable to apply himself at school and adrift in life, the teenaged boy is sent to Australia in the hopes that he can make something of himself—or at least fail out of the public eye. He soon finds himself in the remote Outback, surrounded by Aboriginals, colonials, ex-convicts, ex-soldiers, and very few women. Determined to prove to his parents and more importantly, himself, that he can succeed in this vast and unfamiliar wilderness, Edward works hard at his new life amidst various livestock, bushrangers, shifty stock agents, and frontier battles. By reimagining the tale of a fascinating yet little-known figure in history, this “roguishly tender coming-of-age story” (Booklist) offers penetrating insights into Colonialism and the fate of Australia’s indigenous people, and a wonderfully intimate portrait of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of his son.
Download or read book The Store Boy written by Horatio Alger and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-07-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHAPTER I BEN BARCLAY MEETS A TRAMP CHAPTER II BEN AND HIS MOTHER CHAPTER III MRS. BARCLAY'S CALLERS CHAPTER IV UNPLEASANT BUSINESS CHAPTER V PROFESSOR HARRINGTON'S ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER VI TWO YOUNG RIVALS CHAPTER VII THE TRAMP MAKES ANOTHER CALL CHAPTER VIII SQUIRE DAVENPORT'S FINANCIAL OPERATION CHAPTER IX A PROSPECT OF TROUBLE CHAPTER X BEN GOES TO NEW YORK CHAPTER XI THE MADISON AVENUE STAGE CHAPTER XII BEN'S LUCK CHAPTER XIII A STARTLING EVENT CHAPTER XIV BEN SHOWS HIMSELF A HERO CHAPTER XV BEN LOSES HIS PLACE CHAPTER XVI BEN FINDS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT CHAPTER XVII WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED CHAPTER XVIII FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE CHAPTER XIX A COOL RECEPTION CHAPTER XX ENTERING UPON HIS DUTIES CHAPTER XXI AT THE THEATER CHAPTER XXII A MYSTERIOUS LETTER CHAPTER XXIII BEN'S VISIT TO THIRTY-FIRST STREET CHAPTER XXIV BEN ON TRIAL CHAPTER XXV CONRAD TAKES A BOLD STEP CHAPTER XXVI MR. LYNX, THE DETECTIVE CHAPTER XXVII THE TELLTALE TICKET CHAPTER XXVIII MRS. HILL'S MALICE CHAPTER XXIX SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES CHAPTER XXX BEN "GOES WEST" CHAPTER XXXI MR. JACKSON RECEIVES A CALL CHAPTER XXXII BEN SELLS THE FARM CHAPTER XXXIII GOOD NEWS CHAPTER XXXIV CONRAD GOES INTO WALL STREET CHAPTER XXXV TURNING THE TABLES CHAPTER XXXVI A LETTER FROM ROSE GARDINER CHAPTER XXXVII BEN'S VISIT TO PENTONVILLE CHAPTER XXXVIII CONCLUSION
Download or read book The Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mummy Told Me Not to Tell by : Cathy Glass
Download or read book Mummy Told Me Not to Tell written by Cathy Glass and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven-year-old Reece was the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. Cathy, Reece's foster carer, was about to unravel a truth about the reasons for his violent and aggressive behaviour - a truth more shocking than she'd ever imagined.
Book Synopsis Special Bulletin by : Pennsylvania. Dept. of Labor and Industry
Download or read book Special Bulletin written by Pennsylvania. Dept. of Labor and Industry and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Boy's Book of Metals by : John Henry Pepper
Download or read book The Boy's Book of Metals written by John Henry Pepper and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cosmopolitan written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twenty Boy Summer written by Sarah Ockler and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of A Thousand Boy Kisses and You've Reached Sam, don't miss this emotional and beautiful novel about love, grief, and making the most of every moment. "Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it." "Okay." "Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?" "Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?" According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy ever day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago. Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.
Book Synopsis Report by : Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Download or read book Report written by Commonwealth Shipping Committee and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by : Louis Sachar
Download or read book There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom written by Louis Sachar and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover! “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.” That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .
Download or read book Boy's Life written by Robert McCammon and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can. Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t. Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride. “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).
Book Synopsis The Glass Castle by : Jeannette Walls
Download or read book The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Book Synopsis Rural Boy's Official Career by : Chu HeRiDangWu
Download or read book Rural Boy's Official Career written by Chu HeRiDangWu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The path of an official, one step at a time, must not be careless. The wrong step was the bottomless abyss and it was time to see how the farmer's son, Ma Dong, would write about his career path of becoming an official.
