Pelican Reach
Pelican Reach

Author: Kenneth Kuenster

Publisher: Histria Books

Published: 2024-09-24

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1592114695

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PELICAN REACH is a book that recounts the life stories of three generations of women, all named Frida Kahlo. The book covers their experiences in different parts of the world, including Italy, Germany, and Sweden, and how they encountered various characters and events throughout their lives. It explores themes like blindness, aggression, and introspection before reaching a resolution that interweaves the stories of all the characters. Overall, PELICAN REACH is a personal journey that offers a glimpse into the unique experiences of the Frida Kahlos across generations. Excerpt from PELICAN REACH: The feelings flooding me arrive with the force of the tidal flow into the river below.I flounder in an attempt to find the right words to serve these emotions.Finally, all I come up with is . . .I am Frida Kahlo.And when I say this, I say it three more times, once for each of us,and in each case, it' s a ringing truth.

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove

Author: James Moloney

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780702236280

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Carl Matt - even his name mocks him. The people of Wattle Beach do their best to grind him under foot.Why are the Matts such pariahs? The answer lies in Wiseman's Cove, a short ride across the strait where Carl finds refuge in the most unlikely place. Wiseman's Cove has been waiting for Carl - waiting a long time.

Make My Wish Come True
Make My Wish Come True

Author: Fiona Harper

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2014-11-03

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1459256484

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Family-oriented Juliet is a Christmas-dinner cook extraordinaire and is trying to keep it together in the wake of her marriage breakdown two Christmases ago, but the cracks are beginning to show. Her bright and vivacious sister Gemma was always the favorite daughter. Gemma has no qualms about escaping the festive madness and the pressures of her glamorous job by jetting off somewhere warm and leaving Christmas in Juliet's capable hands. When Gemma shirks responsibility one too many times and announces she's off to the Caribbean (again!), Juliet finally snaps. Gemma offers her sister the perfect solution—to swap Christmases. She'll stay home and cook the turkey (how hard can it be?) and Juliet can fly off into the sun and have a restorative break. In the midst of all the chaos, there's Will, Juliet's dishy neighbor who's far too nice to float Gemma's boat and may secretly harbor feelings for her sister; and Marco, the suave Italian in the villa next door who has his own ideas about the best way to help Juliet unwind. Will the sisters abandon caution and make this a Christmas swap to remember?

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

Author: Patrick Ness

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2024-09-03

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1536237418

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From the best-selling author of A Monster Calls, this funny, wise middle-grade series explodes every stereotype—including what it means to be a hero—in a brilliant reptilian take on surviving school. When Principal Wombat makes monitor lizards Zeke, Daniel, and Alicia hall monitors, Zeke gives up on popularity at his new school. Brought in as part of a district blending program, the monitor lizards were mostly ignored before. Reptiles aren’t bullied any more than other students, but they do stick out among zebras, ostriches, and elk. Why would Principal Wombat make them hall monitors? Alicia explains that it’s because mammals are afraid of being yelled (hissed) at by reptiles. The principal’s just a good general, deploying her resources. Zeke balks, until he gets on the wrong side of Pelicarnassus. More than a bully, the pelican is a famed international supervillain—at least when his mother isn’t looking. Maybe the halls are a war zone, and the school needs a hero. Too bad it isn’t . . . Zeke. Smart, relatable, and densely illustrated in black and white for graphic appeal, this middle-grade series debut by a revered author returns to his themes of grief, bullying, and negotiating differences—but with zeal and comic relief to spare.