My Dad Is Fantastic

My Dad Is Fantastic

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 059369175X

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Celebrate dad in this Father’s Day board book from Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake. A read-aloud read-over-and-over-again rhyming board book that celebrates the brilliance of dads everywhere. Perfect for fathers to share with their little ones year round or on Father's Day.


Four Fantastic Middle-Grade Reads in One Awesome Sampler!

Four Fantastic Middle-Grade Reads in One Awesome Sampler!

Author: Chris O'Dowd

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1250084512

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Download the first chapters of FOUR fantastic middle-grade books! This chapter sampler includes excerpts from Moone Boy: The Blunder Years by Chris O'Dowd and Nick Murphy; From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg Cabot; Return to Augie Hobble by Lane Smith; and The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.Visit MacKids.com to find out more about these great new middle-grade reads!


Middle Class Families

Middle Class Families

Author: Colin Bell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-07-13

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1134684916

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As increased access to employment and educational opportunities brought dramatic changes to women's lives, sociologists began to look at the effect of women's changing roles on their children and families. Based on empirical investigations and personal experience, the studies included in The Sociology of Gender and the Family set of the International Library of Sociology set out to establish patterns and regularities in social behaviour, and to understand the social roles of kinship groups, mothers, wives, children and the elderly.


My Fantastic Failure

My Fantastic Failure

Author: Sid & Shreya Upadhyaya

Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors

Published: 2015-06

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9382665412

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Did you face this ever? We bet – You did! Parents compare you with other kids. Uncle & aunty think you are good for nothing. Teachers think you are not serious about life. Topper cousin and geek classmate think you are dumb. All through this, finally, one day you also start thinking that they all are right. But this does not end here. After college, you are asked – Where are you placed? What is the salary? And god forbid, if you turn an entrepreneur – they assume you were not placed in a job. **** It is a story of a boy who was written off by one of India’s premier colleges as a rebel with no good future. Did he make it? Yes, he did. So, all those who have faced failures, take heart. How did he make it? He and his sister entered an interesting pact to safeguard each other’s dreams.


Canceled

Canceled

Author: Jessica Reed

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1543438334

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Casey Williams is a high functioning addict with a history of mental illness. Eclipsing her addiction and illness is success. She attends an elusive honors college with a full time merit scholarship. She remains a blur of unknown circumstances; however, as she succumbs to the stigma and shame her family and their trust fund imposed upon her. That is, until one night she is confronted about her addiction and vanishes. It's up to her friends to help find the real Casey and set her free.


Love on the Lifts

Love on the Lifts

Author: Jill Santopolo

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0698137418

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Pick your path to find the perfect guy in this personalized romance set on the ski slopes! A book version of The Bachelorette, from the critically acclaimed author of The Light We Lost. What better way to spend your vacation than on the slopes? In this unique romance, the reader’s in the driver’s seat—creating her own path through the narrative and ending with one of eleven different guys. By making selections at the end of each chapter, the reader decides who will be her perfect match. It could be the athletic ski instructor, one of the adorable twin brothers in the lodge, or the sweet guy with the broken leg by the fireplace. Finding your dream guy couldn’t be easier, and it all takes place against the snowy backdrop of a romantic ski resort. And if not all readers are looking for love, there are other options: to hang with your sister, make new friends, or spend some time alone. But any way you slice it, every reader will have their love on the lifts!


Fantastic Space Travels of Caleb McDougal

Fantastic Space Travels of Caleb McDougal

Author: John F. Williams

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2001-12

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 0595210074

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Three young heroes are in hot pursuit of the evil Klacto Kleech, Count of the Purple Nax.Kleech and his band have captured the beautiful Charm Dazzle and her pet smuzzle.Join the adventure as they travel to exotic places in the universe!


Spark: Six Fantastic First-in-Series Novels

Spark: Six Fantastic First-in-Series Novels

Author: Anthea Sharp

Publisher: Fiddlehead Press

Published: 2015-05-11

Total Pages: 1724

ISBN-13:

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A collection of six fabulous first-in-series novels featuring adventurous, fantastical, romantic stories with strong heroines and plenty of action. No explicit descriptions or swearing make these books perfect for YA readers or anyone in the mood for a marvelous adventure! This multi-author bundle contains more than 2,200 pages of great reading. FEYLAND: THE DARK REALM - USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp (Science Fantasy/Faeries/Cyberpunk) What if a high-tech computer game was actually a gateway to the Realm of Faerie? Jennet Carter soon finds herself battling the Dark Queen, falling for the perfect hero, and trying to save her own world from unspeakable danger! STARSTRUCK - USA Today bestselling author Brenda Hiatt (Science Fiction/Teen Romance/Action Adventure) The middle of nowhere gets a lot more interesting for an orphaned astronomy geek when the hot new quarterback inexplicably befriends her and strange things start to happen: her acne clears up, her eyesight improves, and when they touch, sparks fly—literally! The incredible truth will change her mundane life forever—if she survives! SWORN TO RAISE - New York Times bestselling author Terah Edun (High Fantasy/Sweet Romance/Sword and Sorcery) When peasant girl Ciardis is chosen for a position at court, she travels across the empire to begin a new life. To survive, she’ll need to master intrigue, befriend a crown prince, and learn to control magical abilities she never knew existed. ATLANTIS RIPTIDE - Bestselling author Allie Burton (Mermaids and Atlantis/Genetic Engineering/Sci-Fi Fantasy) Pearl ran away from the circus, tired of her adoptive parents’ abuse of her special skills. Unknownst to her, a battle rages under the ocean and each side wants to use her powers for their cause. As Pearl discovers her talents she must choose her destiny – ignore the churning seas or swim into battle. RIPPLER - Bestselling author Cidney Swanson (Science Fiction/Genetic Engineering/Teen Romance/Coming of Age) Discovering she can turn invisible terrifies Samantha, especially when she learns a geneticist who murdered her mom wants her too. Handsome Will Baker offers help and secrecy, but soon Sam will have to choose between keeping her secrets and keeping Will in her life. Suspenseful and romantic, Rippler and its sequels capture the collision of the beautiful with the dark. RUNES - Bestselling author Ednah Walters (Paranormal Romance/Norse Myths and Legends/Coming of Age) Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father’s disappearance, her mother’s erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James—a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her.


Truth and Lies Duet

Truth and Lies Duet

Author: Pepper Winters

Publisher: Pepper Winters

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13:

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TRUTH & LIES DUET BOXED SET EDITION Includes both Crown of Lies and Throne of Truth CROWN OF LIES: THREE YEARS Since I ran away for the night, danced in New York streets, and almost got killed in an alley by two thieves. Until he showed up and saved me. THREE DAYS Since I threw a drink at the man my father expected me to marry, then found myself slammed against a wall with Penn Everett's seductive voice whispering a proposal I couldn't refuse. THREE HOURS To fall into hate with the man who reminded me of so many things and hid so much behind his lies. He couldn't be the man who saved me three years ago...but there's something so familiar... THREE MINUTES For our relationship to switch from no-strings to marriage. He announced it to my father―he's ecstatic. He told my friends―they're shocked. But he didn't ask me, he commanded me―and I'm livid. THREE SECONDS For his lies to slowly steal my heart and make me believe, hope...trust. THREE BREATHS For his truth to destroy me. THRONE OF TRUTH TWO YEARS Since my life changed for the second time and not necessarily for the better. Two years since I traded prison bars for streets and hunted a runaway who I'd met in an alley. TWO DAYS Since I forgot how to lie, woke to fists, and chased after the girl who'd been stolen from me. TWO HOURS To save her, rescue her, keep my lies intact. She looks at me full of hate. I look at her full of confession. TWO MINUTES For our relationship to switch from mutual dislike to floundering with unknowns. I've hurt her. Now, she's hurt me. I guess we're even. TWO SECONDS For her to listen, to see, to finally know who I am. The answer comes with hardship. The answer isn't what she wants to hear. TWO BREATHS For me to walk out the door. TWO HEARTBEATS For it all to be over.


How Teens Win

How Teens Win

Author: Jon Acuff

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2024-09-10

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1493446983

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Do you have your life figured out yet? If not, congratulations--you're a normal teenager. That said, whether we know it or not, our lives leave clues about what matters to us. If we ignore those signals too long, we can end up missing opportunities and wasting time and energy drifting along or, worse yet, setting our course for the wrong destination. That's why every student should get to know who they are so they can start exploring the life they want. How Teens Win is a map to the very best treasure you'll ever discover--yourself. Your potential. Your possibility. Your future. We know the journey of self-discovery and adulting can be annoying sometimes. In this book we'll share a fun, simple process for better understanding your potential so you can start to formulate goals and plans that matter to you. Who will you become? How will you win? We're about to find out.