Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius
Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius

Author: Stacey Matson

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 149263803X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lights! Camera! Action! Arthur Bean is ready to have the best year any eighth grader has ever had. The awesome zombie movie he's writing with BFF Robbie Zack is definitely going to be a blockbuster. He even has a girlfriend. Yes, that's right, a GIRLFRIEND! With everything lined up so nicely, he's sure his teachers will start to appreciate his true genius this year. Except for the little problem of the movie camera Arthur and Robbie "borrowed" to film their upcoming blockbuster movie. And then Arthur's girlfriend gets jealous of his friendship with Kennedy. And there's the actual co-writing, producing, and directing of their film...Drama is definitely on the menu for this year. Arthur would just prefer it stay confined to his script. Praise for A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius: Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCBLA) Indie Next Pick Junior Library Guild Pick

Notes from the Life of a Total Genius
Notes from the Life of a Total Genius

Author: Stacey Matson

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1443148237

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A new year, a new controversy, and another way to make Kennedy mad . . . Arthur Bean is back! With Robbie in another city (thank goodness for texting) and Kennedy as his co-editor of the school newspaper, Arthur's final year at Terry Fox Jr. High is off to a rocky start. A chance to produce his own play gives him visions of fame and (finally!) the respect he is sure he deserves, but that's all dashed when the new principal challenges the content of Arthur's play. Never one to take no for an answer, Arthur uses his wit (and his own column in the school paper) to skewer censorship . . . He so irks the principal that now the grad prom is in danger of being cancelled --much to Kennedy's dismay. In typical fashion, Arthur won't back down, even when Kennedy pleads with him. Torn between the wishes of his fellow students and his own best chance for fame, what will Arthur decide?

A Little Life
A Little Life

Author: Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0804172706

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius
A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius

Author: Stacey Matson

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2015-11-03

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1492620750

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius is a humorously heartbreaking tale of a boy coming to grips with the death of his mother, and a father who just can't cope. Arthur Bean is a genius—it's just that no one else realizes this quite yet. He's going to be a world-famous author, and the first step is to win this year's story-writing contest. What he writes is pretty funny, but it gets him into trouble too. Like with his English teacher. And the school newspaper advisor. And cool girl Kennedy. And Arthur's number one nemesis, Robbie Zack. But all great authors spark controversy, so Arthur's not too concerned. Through letters, email exchanges, "SEE ME" notes and doodles, enter the funny, touching, and often mixed-up mind of Arthur Bean, creative genius.

Strangest Genius
Strangest Genius

Author: Lucy Costigan

Publisher: The History Press Ireland

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1845889711

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Strangest genius

Finding Cooper
Finding Cooper

Author: Stacey Matson

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781443163415

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A family mystery full of humour and heart! Twelve-year-old Cooper believes that his grandfather - who is living in a locked Alzheimer's ward - is actually D. B. Cooper, the famous (real) skyjacker who secured a small fortune and vanished in 1971. Cooper sets out to prove his grandfather's true identity and uncover one of the biggest secrets in modern history. What begins as a distraction for a mystery-loving kid becomes a way of proving himself at school and maybe even trying to fix the deepening conflict in his parents' relationship as they all try to cope with the emotional and financial strain of caring for an aging relative. Full of human insight and humour, this is a fast-paced book with an intriguing mystery at its core. With Matson's deft touch, it's also a witty and touching story about family and what we find when we have to face losing those we love.

Julie
Julie

Author: Cora Taylor

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780439948869

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Julie has the "second sight" and feels like an outsider...until her gift helps her save her own father's life. Julie is known as the odd child in the family, the sensitive one who sees or hears or smells what others do not. Usually this makes her feel like an outsider - to all but her Granny, who also has the Gift. But when her senses pick up that her father is in danger, Julie trusts her intuition enough to break the rules, take her father's horse and race to his rescue. Awards: Winner, CLA Book of the Year, 1986, Canada Council Children's Literature Prize, 1985 and Alberta Writers Guild R. Ross Annett Award for Excellence in Writting for Children, 1985.

Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius
Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius

Author: Stacey Matson

Publisher: Scholastic Canada

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1443133892

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

After spending the summer at an arts camp, Arthur and Robbie return to school and their odd sort of friendship is blossoming despite Arthurs constant worry about hiding the video camera that Robbie borrowed from camp in his closet. They even join the AV club together (the only members, most of the time) so that they can get their zombie action movie scripted and rolling. Arthurs love life on the is also proving hard to handle. His new girlfriend, Anila, keeps wanting more and more from Arthur, but he cant seem to stop thinking about Kennedy! Told in the same unique style of emails, doodles, texts, newspaper articles and now AV Club rules (which Arthur and Robbie usually ignore), the story picks up with even more energy from A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius.

We All Looked Up
We All Looked Up

Author: Tommy Wallach

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-03-24

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1481418777

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.