Meet the Sky

Meet the Sky

Author: McCall Hoyle

Publisher: Blink

Published: 2018-09-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 031076565X

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From award-winning author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature. It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie’s older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all. With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the future—keep the family business running, get accepted to veterinary school, and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But when a hurricane forms off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and heads right toward their island, Sophie realizes nature is one thing she can’t control. After she gets separated from her family during the evacuation, Sophie finds herself trapped on the island with the last person she’d have chosen—the reckless and wild Finn Sanders, who broke her heart freshman year. As they struggle to find safety, Sophie learns that Finn has suffered his own heartbreak; but instead of playing it safe, Finn’s become the kind of guy who goes surfing in the eye of the hurricane. He may be the perfect person to remind Sophie how to embrace life again, but only if their newfound friendship can survive the storm. Praise for McCall Hoyle’s debut novel, The Thing with Feathers: “Beautiful, touching, and bursting with hope.” Pintip Dunn, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author “Heartfelt and affecting. Hoyle tells a familiar story, but does so in a voice that is rarely heard, and that makes all the difference.” Leah Thomas, William C. Morris Award finalist and author of Because You’ll Never Meet Me and Nowhere Near You “The inspiring story of one girl’s struggle not to be defined by her illness, The Thing with Feathers soars as it explores what it means to live—and love—without fear.” Kathryn Holmes, author of How It Feels to Fly “A refreshing, quality debut—meaningfully woven and beautifully engaging, from the first page to the last.” YA Books Central (5 stars)


Where the Ocean Meets the Sky

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky

Author: Crispin Latymer

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2009-09-15

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 140811402X

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Crispin Latymer was an ordinary sailor used to cruising off the coast of England who decided at age 50 to leave the safe shores of home and make his first solo voyage across the Atlantic, the great prize in navigation and seamanship skills. His three week voyage became an epic story of adventure and personal discovery. Out of sight of land for nearly the entire passage, his journey challenged his skills and resolve at every turn. Within 48 hours of setting sail Latymer was caught by fierce weather in Tropical Storm Delta, he maintained control of his ship despite broken ribs and toe and a frightening incident with pirates off the Mauritanian coast. A dreamer more than an intrepid adventurer, Latymer described it all as “magical” and has written an understated and inspiration memoir of this extraordinary journey which will appeal to anyone who has every aspired to break out of their comfort zone to push the boundaries toward the unknown, what the sailors call “where the ocean meets the sky.”


Meet Me Where the Sea Touches the Sky

Meet Me Where the Sea Touches the Sky

Author: Krithika Akkaraju

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2023-12-21

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13:

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What does it mean to claim space and live one's best life? How can we accept our hardened selves as much as we care for our vulnerability? In Meet Me Where the Sea Touches the Sky, Krithika Akkaraju asks these questions and more, as she brings her experience as a mental health practitioner to her debut book of poems. The poems explore the universal polarities of our existence: growth and transformation; life and death; joy and grief; on the isolation we sometimes feel in our relationships, the permissions we give and deny ourselves; and the new ways we find to cope, survive, and even enjoy our lives. And so, in reading this book, dear reader, may you find that space where life is a little bit of everything…a space Where the Sea Touches the Sky.


The Soundies

The Soundies

Author: Mark Cantor

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-04-19

Total Pages: 2077

ISBN-13: 1476646422

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The 1940s saw a brief audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. A number of companies offered these tuneful delights, but the most successful was the Mills Novelty Company and its three-minute musical shorts called Soundies. This book is a complete filmography of 1,880 Soundies: the musicians heard and seen on screen, recording and filming dates, arrangers, soloists, dancers, entertainment trade reviews and more. Additional filmographies cover more than 80 subjects produced by other companies. There are 125 photos taken on film sets, along with advertising images and production documents. More than 75 interviews narrate the firsthand experiences and recollections of Soundies directors and participants. Forty years before MTV, the Soundies were there for those who loved the popular music of the 1940s. This was truly "music for the eyes."


Scarlet

Scarlet

Author: Maria Kamy Abdool

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-02-28

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1430314907

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Take your shoes off and have a seat next to me. Let the cool morning breeze tell a story to your skin and promise you a lifetime of love. Come closer; listen to the birds singing to the sun, making love to her vivid tiers.Let us took beyond the stars and find the things we cannot see; Let us enrapture the night's beauty with the palm of our hands and suppress the fears within. And as the days ahead subside, come along with me, to a trip, a walk, a stroll down memory lane. Let me cascade you with the pages of Scarlet.The night is settling in. The songs are beginning to dim, the voices are starting to fade, the crimson waves are greeted by an enchanting sunset, let the pages of this red silhouette encircle you while you lose yourself....This is an Anthology of Poetry, 200 pages of Bliss for the world to indulge. Scarlet is Maria Abdool's 5th book of Poetry that she is sharing with the world. Become one with the enchanted experiences and swim between the pages of this book!


Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean

Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean

Author: Kirsty Murray

Publisher: Young Zubaan, an imprint of Zubaan

Published: 2015-01-25

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 938307499X

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Be transported into dystopian cities and alternate universes. Hang out with unicorns, cyborgs and pixies. Learn how to waltz in outer space. Be amazed and beguiled by a fairy tale with an unexpected twist, a futuristic take on a TV cooking show, and a playscript with tentacles. In other words, get ready for a wild ride! This collection of sci-fi and fantasy writing, including six graphic stories, showcases twenty of the most exciting writers and artists from India and Australia, in an all-female, all-star line-up! Published by Zubaan.