Waiting for Chicken Smith

Waiting for Chicken Smith

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1536207713

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A story about childhood friendships, anticipation, and the magic moments that arise while you’re waiting for something else to happen. Every year a young boy stays in the same cabin at the beach with his family. And every year his friend Chicken Smith stays in the next cabin over. But this year, something’s different: Chicken Smith hasn’t shown up yet. The boy’s little sister, MaryAnn, keeps trying to get his attention, but he’s too busy remembering all of his adventures with Chicken Smith — and thinking about everything they’re going to do this summer. Is Chicken ever going to show up? And just what has MaryAnn been yelling about? David Mackintosh’s ode to small summer wonders will make readers of all ages open their eyes to the quick, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments happening all around them.


Meeting Luciano

Meeting Luciano

Author: Anna Esaki-Smith

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 1999-04-01

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1565127757

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To Hanako Shimoda, recently divorced, Luciano Pavarotti is a god. To her daughter, Emily, this fixation on Pavarotti is a harmless fantasy, the byproduct of loneliness. Meeting Luciano is the story of what happens when Hanako acts on her fantasy and invites opera star Pavarotti to dinner in their Westchester County home. Emily, with no real career plan, has gone back after college to work at her old summer job - waiting tables at the local Japanese steakhouse. Even worse than wearing a fake kimono and obi is that she's living at home with her mother. At first, her mom seems pretty much her old self - still reliving her Japanese childhood; still affecting the airs of a European sophisticate; still brewing espresso, cooking Italian, and singing arias from Rigoletto while she cleans; still idolizing Luciano Pavarotti. But when Hanako hires Alex, a handsome Greek, to renovate the kitchen, Emily begins to worry. And when Alex, who seems to be getting very cozy with her mother, spills the secret that the renovation is in preparation for a visit from Pavarotti, Emily is thrown into a wonderfully familiar quandary: how to deal with a parent who might be losing it. First-time novelist Anna Esaki-Smith has a wry, understated approach to the themes of assimilation, growing up, striking out on shaky ground, finding yourself - and loving your mother. Like a reflecting pool in a Japanese garden, Meeting Luciano gradually reveals the beauty of its subtle design.


The Frank Show

The Frank Show

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007364008

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A boy unhappily prepares for a show-and-tell presentation about his grandfather, Frank, who seems to be boring and grumpy, but he is in for a few surprises when the big day arrives.


Standing in for Lincoln Green

Standing in for Lincoln Green

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007463015

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What if you could have a handy stand-in to do all the things that you don't want to do? Lincoln Green has a double, someone who looks just like him, a match. Lincoln's own mother can't tell the difference between him and You Know Who. Which is great for Lincoln Green. He has much more important things to do than tidying up, putting away and sorting out, so they're all going on the list for his trusty stand-in. But Lincoln Green's not the only one who doesn't like doing things they don't like doing. It's not long before You Know Who has teamed up with Billy the kid next door, which is a lot more fun than doing things for Lincoln Green.


Frostfire

Frostfire

Author: Jamie Smith

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1338566334

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Chosen as one of hundreds to journey to the top of the glacier in their village, Sabira will embark on a dangerous pilgrimage that will guarantee her a life of importance, but only if she can survive. On Choosing Day, children of Adranna who reach the age of fourteen are finally eligible to undergo the tests to determine if they are worthy of bonding a Frostsliver. Only one in a hundred are destined to succeed. If chosen, they will have to climb to the top of the glacier and cut a piece off for themselves, so that they may be granted the powers they've always dreamed of. When Sabira is chosen, an entire world of possibilities opens up to her. But in order to see it through, she'll have to embark on a dangerous pilgrimage to the top of the glacier. When a huge avalanche traps her on the glacier and destroys the pass, she must face up to the merciless mountain -- but there are dark and fiery secrets hiding in its depths...


The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook

The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook

Author: Michelle Smith

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1328915174

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Delicious and healthful recipes from the popular blog TheWholeSmiths.com–fully endorsed by Whole30 As fans of the Whole30 know, it can be challenging to figure out how to eat for the other 335 days of the year. Michelle Smith, creator of the blog The Whole Smiths, has the answers. This cookbook, the first ever fully endorsed and supported by Whole30, offers a collection of 150 recipes to keep Whole30 devotees going strong. Many recipes like Spaghetti Squash Chicken Alfredo are fully Whole30-compliant, and all are gluten-free, but you’ll also find recipes with a careful reintroduction of grains, like the tortillas in the Chile Enchilada Bake. Some recipes include beans and legumes, so there are plenty of vegetarian options. There are even desserts like Chocolate Chip and Sea Salt Cookies! Throughout the book, icons help readers identify which recipes fit their dietary constraints (and which are easily adaptable), but perhaps most important of all, the recipes are a delicious way to help anyone achieve a long-term approach to good health.


Louie and Bear in the Land of Anything Goes

Louie and Bear in the Land of Anything Goes

Author: Brady Smith

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0593659880

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"The kind of book I wish I had as a kid!" – Christopher Eliopoulos, author-illustrator of Cosmic Commandos Get sucked in - literally - to the Land of Anything Goes with Louie and Bear, in this hilarious graphic novel filled with bizarre new worlds, crazy creatures, and a whole lot of adventure! Perfect for fans of Hilo and Cardboard Kingdom! Welcome to the Land of Anything Goes! It's a world filled with wild creatures, absurd chicken-boy hybrids, and oh, did we mention the giant winged, kid-eating monster called a Cacapoop? When Louie and his pet hamster get sucked through a portal into a bizarre new land where truly anything can happen, they have no idea the adventure that's waiting for them. Really, they're less focused on adventure and more concerned about the fact that Louie has turned into a wrestler, Scooty the hamster has become Bear the giant bear, and they're now being chased across a purple planet by a terrifying monster! When they find other kids stuck on the planet too, they learn that things are even worse than they feared -- dozens of kids are trapped by the dastardly Hairy Larry, and it's up to Louie to save them all. And if that wasn't worrying enough, Bear can't even find a single burrito to eat! In order to make it home alive, Louie and Bear will have to embrace their destinies and save the day... or be stranded in the Land of Anything Goes forever.


Fancy that

Fancy that

Author: Esther Hershenhorn

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823416059

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In 1841, Pennsylvanian Pippin Biddle, determined to get his three orphaned sisters out of the poorhouse, tries to earn a living as an itinerant painter in this story that expounds the values of home and family.


Marshall Armstrong Is New To Our School (Read aloud by Stephen Mangan)

Marshall Armstrong Is New To Our School (Read aloud by Stephen Mangan)

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0007491913

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This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Stephen Mangan. Quirky, witty and brilliant, Marshall Armstrong is new to school and he definitely stands out from the crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A highly original take on a perennially popular theme from an exciting talent.


Waiting for Chicken Smith

Waiting for Chicken Smith

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781936348510

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Every year a young boy stays in the same cabin at the beach with his family. And every year his friend Chicken Smith stays in the next cabin over. But this year, something's different: Chicken Smith hasn't shown up yet. A story about childhood friendships, anticipation, and the magic moments that arise while you're waiting for something else to happen.