Up for Air
Up for Air

Author: Laurie Morrison

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1683355326

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she’s unstoppable. She’s the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she’s asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she’s somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she’ll finally stand out in a good way. She’ll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can’t swim. Who is she without the one thing she’s good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth.

Up in the Air
Up in the Air

Author: Walter Kirn

Publisher: Anchor Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0307476294

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ryan Bingham is a very frequent flier who hates his job and has set as his goal to acquire one million air miles in his frequent flier account. "He's convinced he can pull things off, conditions permitting--and there, of course, is the catch."--Jacket.

Who's Up in the Air?
Who's Up in the Air?

Author: Sam Taplin

Publisher: Usborne

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 9780794542726

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"These two books are full of fun questions for little children to answer. From "Who's wearing blue socks?" to "Who's closing one eye?", there are two questions on every double-page spread which encourage children to engage with the charming illustrations and talk about what they see."

Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air

Author: George Orwell

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2021-01-07

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0198804814

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Set at the beginning of the Second World War, Coming Up for Air describes suburban insurance agent George Bowling's return to his birthplace, a sedate Oxfordshire village. This new edition of one of George Orwell's early pre-war works explores the historical and political context of the novel.

Mile High
Mile High

Author: R K Lilley

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2023-07-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"James has initiated Bianca into a dark and drugging world of passion and pain. He taught her about her own submissive, masochistic nature, and she fell swiftly and deeply in love with the undeniably charming and impossibly beautiful Mr. Cavendish, but a painful misunderstanding and the return of the brutally violent demons of her past have combined to overwhelm Bianca, and, confused and hurt she pushes him away"--P. [4] of cover.

Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air

Author: Sarah Leipciger

Publisher: House of Anansi

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1487006519

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A lyrical, powerful, and richly textured novel about three lives that intertwine across oceans and time. On the banks of the River Seine in 1899, a young woman takes her final breath before plunging into the icy water. Although she does not know it, her decision will set in motion an astonishing chain of events. It will lead to 1950s Norway, where a grieving toy-maker is on the cusp of a transformative invention, all the way to present-day Ottawa Valley in Canada, where a journalist, battling a terrible disease, risks everything for one last chance to live. Taking inspiration from a remarkable true story, Coming Up for Air is a bold, richly imagined novel about the transcendent power of storytelling and the immeasurable impact of every human life. The legacy of the woman at its heart touches the lives of us all today, and this book reveals just how.

Up in the Air
Up in the Air

Author: Betty Riegel

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1471112276

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

New York, 1961: the dawn of the commercial Jet Age and a golden era of air travel. Betty Riegel spent her early childhood hiding in air-raid shelters as bombs dropped all around. From humble working-class roots, growing up with a mother who struggled to make ends meet and a father away at war, she had always dreamed of bigger things. After responding to an advert in the local newspaper she secured herself an interview for the Pan Am training programme, and at just 22-years-old was selected from thousands of eager young British women to begin a career that would change the course of her life. Betty said goodbye to everything she knew and boarded a plane to New York, a city full of noise, towering skyscrapers and promise. Under the watchful eye of her 'housemother', Dottie, Betty mastered the art of being the perfect Pan Am stewardess; everything from faultless etiquette, geography and safety to seamless make-up application, how to charm influential passengers and preparing five-course Parisian cuisine at 37,000 feet. But no amount of training could have prepared her for the rollercoaster of life in the air. Up in the Aircharts the gruelling yet fabulous life aboard the most iconic airline there has ever been, and how a young woman from Essex opened her eyes to the world and lived her dream.

A Not Quite Perfect Family
A Not Quite Perfect Family

Author: Claire Sandy

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2017-04-06

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1509831290

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Funny, feisty and all-too-true, A Not Quite Perfect Family by Claire Sandy is for anyone who loves their family so much they’d just like a weekend away from them. Fern Carlile has a lot on her plate. It’s a good thing she loves her big, imperfectly perfect family, because she’s the one who washes their pants, de-fleas the dog and runs her own business. A hearty meal is the one thing that brings the Carliles together – but over the course of a year, the various courses also pull them apart. Around the table sits an eight-year-old militant feminist, a pair of teenage accidental parents, and a cantankerous OAP. Fern’s husband needs an extra seat for his spectacular midlife crisis. Will Fern’s marriage be over by the time coffee is served? Perhaps she’ll give in and have the hot new dish that looks so tempting. Decisions, decisions . . .

Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air

Author: Miranda Kenneally

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2017-07-04

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1492630128

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat. All of Maggie's focus and free time is spent swimming. She's not only striving to earn scholarships—she's training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team, and cheers her on. But Levi's already earned an Olympic tryout, so Maggie feels even more pressure to succeed. And it's not until Maggie's away on a college visit that she realizes how much of the "typical" high school experience she's missed by being in the pool. No one to shy away from a challenge, Maggie decides to squeeze the most out of her senior year. First up? Making out with a guy. And Levi could be the perfect candidate. After all, they already spend a lot of time together. But as Maggie slowly starts to uncover new feelings for Levi, how much is she willing to sacrifice in the water to win at love?