High Five Hank

High Five Hank

Author: Alan MacDonald

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781404831216

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When the school demamds that Hank, the crosswalk guard, stop giving "high fives" to the children, they decide to put into action "Operation High Five."


Me and Hank

Me and Hank

Author: Sandy Tolan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-06-05

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0684871319

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In 1965, when Sandy Tolan was nine, his hero left town. Unlike other Milwaukee Braves fans, Sandy continued to follow Hank Aaron and his teammates, even though they were now seven hundred miles south in Atlanta. In 1973, as Aaron closed in on Babe Ruth's career home run mark, the black slugger received racist hate mail by the ton. Shocked, Sandy wrote his hero a letter of support. A few weeks later, Aaron responded. Dear Sandy, Aaron wrote. Your letter of support and encouragement meant much more to me than I can adequately express in words. Twenty-five years later, Tolan embarked on a journey to meet his oldhero and to understand, through family, teammates, and civil rights leaders, a legacy of courage and dignity that resonates far beyond the playing field. Me and Hank explores the landscape between a hero's aspirations and the reality of his struggle; between a young fan's wishes and their delivery, a generation later, to a middle-aged man; and between the starkly different ways blacks and whites experience and remember the same events.


A High Five for Glenn Burke

A High Five for Glenn Burke

Author: Phil Bildner

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0374312745

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A 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 A 2021 ALA Rainbow Book A Bank Street Best Book of 2021 A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke--the first professional baseball player to come out as gay--into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be himself. When sixth grader Silas Wade does a school presentation on former Major Leaguer Glenn Burke, it’s more than just a report about the irrepressible inventor of the high five. Burke was a gay baseball player in the 1970s—and for Silas, the presentation is his own first baby step toward revealing a truth about himself he's tired of hiding. Soon he tells his best friend, Zoey, but the longer he keeps his secret from his baseball teammates, the more he suspects they know something’s up—especially when he stages one big cover-up with terrible consequences. A High Five for Glenn Burke is Phil Bildner’s most personal novel yet—a powerful story about the challenge of being true to yourself, especially when not everyone feels you belong on the field.


Hank Goes Honk

Hank Goes Honk

Author: Maudie Powell-Tuck

Publisher: Tiger Tales

Published: 2024-09-17

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1664300503

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This humorous, character-led picture book for children ages 3-7 explores the themes of friendship and being considerate of others. Hank is a very loud, very rude goose, and his friends don't like it one bit. Will he ever find a way to be more considerate of others? Brand-new character for Tiger Tales and the start of a character launch, with additional formats forthcoming! Board book planned for spring 2025 and a new picture book planned for fall 2025. Hank is one rude goose. He doesn't see anything wrong with interrupting others when they're speaking. He helps himself to the cherries on the top of other people's cupcakes. He makes loud noises in the library and movie theater...and he's upsetting everyone! But being rude, loud, and obnoxious can't always be fun--in fact, it can be downright lonely. Will Hank find a way to be more considerate of his friends? This humorous story presents the themes of friendship, recognizing others' feelings, and being considerate of those around us. Start of a character launch, with a board book and new picture book planned!


Just Once

Just Once

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-06-25

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1982104457

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1941, Bloomington, Indiana. Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, their lives are turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted; Hank wants to enlist, but Sam insists he stay home and take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. When a devastating telegram comes, Hank enlists the next day and has just two weeks until he ships out. Years later, Hank and Irvel make a series of VHS tapes for her to play as she sinks into Alzheimer's, determined to keep some of her memories alive. - adapted from publisher info and perusal of book


OFF TRACK

OFF TRACK

Author: Jerry Radford

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-05-06

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1452005036

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Two buddies steal over a million dollars from the trunk of a horseplayer's car during the middle of the night. How they knew about the money is a mystery in itself. They celebrate over a couple of Lumberjack Slams at Denny's when suddenly they spot their own vehicle leaving the parking lot with a teenager at the wheel and the stolen money in the trunk. Oh, boy! Soupy Jefferson and Hank Hawkins are not the sharpest tacks in the box but they are loveable characters who dig at each other like siblings squabbling over the last piece of cake. Operating under the radar of the FBI, Soupy and Hank turn a heist into a puzzle with missing pieces.


The Killer's Den

The Killer's Den

Author: Mark S. Schubert

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-10-24

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1435726235

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Twelve people awaken in a strange house with no phone, and no exits - they are completely shut out from the outside world. They do not know each other...they don't even remember who they are themselves. An observer comes over an intercom to tell them they all volunteered for a unique sociological experiment: their memories have been blocked, and they are to live for the next year in this enclosed house. But there is a catch: one of them was a convicted killer prior to the induced amnesia. The study is specifically aimed at whether murderous intent is learned or innate. Out of necessity they begin to build relationships and allegiances only to find the trust and cooperation begins to deteriorate once people begin to die. The group continuously battles distrust and panic, and the social order breaks down again and again threatening more lives and the thin layer of cohesion the group desperately needs to survive.


Gone with the Twins

Gone with the Twins

Author: Kylie Logan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0698407296

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The national bestselling author of And Then There Were Nuns takes readers back to South Bass Island on Lake Erie, where a pair of ambitious twins are causing double trouble for the League of Literary Ladies. The League of Literary Ladies is currently enjoying Margaret Mitchell’s saga of the South, Gone with the Wind. But there’s one situation on South Bass Island that they wish would simply blow over. Kidnapped as teenagers, the children of a famous movie star are now media darlings after a miraculous escape. What’s next for the celebrity twins? They’re opening an over-the-top B and B called Tara on South Bass Island, and frankly, they don’t give a damn about the competition—including Bea Cartwright’s own beloved inn. The other members of the League—Chandra, Kate, and Luella—are turning scarlet. But when local realtor Vivian Frisk is found murdered, and the suspects include Chandra, who lost her beau to the frisky Vivian, the Ladies rally to her defense. They may have to skim a few chapters of the Civil War soap opera and focus on bringing justice to the island they call home...


The Messiah Code

The Messiah Code

Author: Michael Cordy

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 0061983799

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At the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassin's bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. Now only a miracle can save Dr. Tom Carter's dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago. In the volatile heart of the Middle East, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, Tom Carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest Healer who ever walked the Earth. Because suddenly Carter's life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance ... After two thousand years, the wait is over ...


Elizabeth the First Wife

Elizabeth the First Wife

Author: Lian Dolan

Publisher: Prospect Park Books

Published: 2013-04-26

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 193884906X

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Elizabeth Lancaster, an English professor at Pasadena City College, finds her perfectly dull but perfectly orchestrated life upended one summer by three men: her movie-star ex-husband, a charming political operative, and William Shakespeare. Until now, she’d been content living in the shadow of her high-profile and highly accomplished family. Then her college boyfriend and one-time husband of seventeen months, A-list action star FX Fahey, shows up with a job offer that she can’t resist, and Elizabeth’s life suddenly gets a whole lot more interesting. She’s off to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the summer to make sure FX doesn’t humiliate himself in an avant-garde production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As she did so skillfully with her first novel, Helen of Pasadena, which spent more than a year on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list, Lian Dolan spins a lively, smart, and very funny tale of a woman reinventing her life in unexpected ways. Lian Dolan is also the co-author of The Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses. As part of the Satellite Sisters, Lian and her four sisters found national acclaim first on NPR, then on ABC Radio and XM Satellite Radio. She also creates the popular podcast and blog Chaos Chronicles.