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By Richard Peck. 1993
When Bambi Babcock's TV-producer father bankrupt, the Babcocks have to get out of Los Angeles ... fast. Dad heads for…
his hometown of Hickory Fork, which he remembers as a wholesome place for kids to grow up. But Bambi, her sister Buffie, and their little brother Brick come up against the Mall Rats, a down-home teenage gang run by scary Tanya and beef Jeeter. When the Mall Rats walk into school dives for cover. They've already trashed the mall. Bambi knows that if her show-biz family is going to get stuck here, they must turn the school around and save the town. The Mall Rats will never know what hit them.By Gordon Korman. 1992
In the world of Gordon Korman, dreamers, geniuses, and misfits do triumph, and in this book they triumph hilariously, wonderfully,…
and in the best Gordon Korman style. Readers will cheer for the Twinkie Squad, which includes Dave with an attitude problem who thinks everything stinks, Yolanda who skips school to watch movies, Gerald, the ten-year-old boy genius terrified of middle-school, hyperactive, wall-climbing Ric, and Anita who agrees with everybody because she can't think for herself. The kids are resentful and bored until Douglas, son of diplomats, visionary, dreamer--the most eccentric sixth-grader in Middle School, joins. Then Commando, smooth mover, basketball star, a short kid who fights bullies and wins, and a way cool guy--until he met Douglas is forced to join up too, thanks to hitting Douglas in the nose with a basketball. Only special students, students who get 45 minutes of group counseling after school every day, get to be in the group labeled Twinkie Squad by the rest of the school who calls them crazy losers and won't go near them. Commando never planned on being that special. But Douglas doesn't understand why Commando is worried. The Twinkie Squad, Douglas feels, has real potential. And he has Big Plans for it. Before Douglas is through, the school will smell like rotting fish, the principal will be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and reality itself will be up for special discussion. Best of all, with Douglas's help, the Twinkie Squad will have achieved its potential--in ways nobody, not even Douglas Fairchild, could ever have anticipated. You'll start out laughing, laugh your way through the book, and end up high fiving The Twinkie Squad! The cover is described.By Ed Teja, Martina Tort. 2014
Ron es uno de los mayores aventureros de todo el Caribe. Vive en la isla ficticia de Kayakoo y trabaja…
en su viejo barco de madera. Disfruta de una vida gloriosa con un presupuesto más bien ajustado, que a menudo solo le llega para comprar comida y ron. Se enfrenta al mundo con un optimismo desmesurado, e intenta pasárselo bien y vivir el momento sin pensar demasiado en las consecuencias. Mientras tenga su barco, todo irá bien.By Benton, J. K.. 2008
Edward Gorey meets The Bunny Suicides in a murderously funny tale from the creator of It’s Happy Bunny From the creator of the…
hugely successful It’s Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton’s first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre. She was orphaned quite young In a mysterious way, Her parents just up and vanished one day. ” The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise’s bedroom are the first clue that perhaps the little darling with the bow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttled from one aunt’s home to another, her aunts vanish, meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killer punch line on its final page, Jim Benton’s Cherise the Niece will leave readers laughing. .By John Kendrick Bangs. 2012
Having recently passed into what my great-grandson Shem calls my Anecdotage, it has occurred to me that perhaps some of…
the recollections of a more or less extended existence upon this globular[1] mass of dust and water that we are pleased to call the earth, may prove of interest to posterity, and I have accordingly, at [2]the earnest solicitation of my grandson, Noah, and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japhet, consented to put them into permanent literary form.By James Stevenson. 1996
Simsbury is sitting under his favorite tree when a red chair and an accordion pass by, prompting him to get…
up and take a look at the Mud Flat Yard Sale.By Jim Davis. 1998
The evil Vetvix has kidnapped four of the Pet Force members and combined them into one vicious creature -- the…
Mutanator. Will Garzooka be able to free his friends from Vetvix's spell?By Karen King. 2016
Local journalist Cassie is getting married to hot-shot lawyer, reliable Timothy and his 'Monster-in-Law' mother Sylvia wants to plan the…
entire wedding. When Sylvia books the exclusive ID images to take photographs of the extravagant wedding, Cassie has no idea what she's walking into. The elusive JM who is the newest photographer employed just so happens to be Jared, Cassie's first love and ex-fiancée, who broke off their engagement to follow his life-long dreams. Jared is back to earn some cash before jetting off on his next wild adventure. When Cassie is asked to write an article with top tips and advice for Brides to Be, she jokingly writes a column depicting her current scenario and a co-worker submits it in place of the real article. Cassie's column is soon making the headlines with readers asking the age old question Who Will She Choose?By Agnes Ruiz, Colette Kebell. 2017
Lèche-vitrine ! Ne détestez-vous pas ce terme ? C’est comme aller dans une confiserie et ne pas pouvoir acheter quoi…
que ce soit, ou ne pas savoir quoi acheter en premier. C’est précisément mon domaine professionnel, aider les gens à faire le bon choix. Je suis l’une de ces consultantes de mode qui sont si populaires aujourd’hui parmi le gratin, bien que j’ai commencé il y a longtemps. Choisir les bons vêtements pour la bonne occasion n’est pas une tâche facile : la tenue doit correspondre à votre personnalité et, si possible, l’améliorer encore. Cette histoire raconte comment j’ai abandonné le stress du quotidien où je passais des jours dans un bureau juridique. J’ai suivi mon rêve de devenir consultante en mode. Je crois même que je suis plus que ça ; une thérapeute du shopping. Je suis sûre que vous avez envie de découvrir comment j’ai commencé et comment j’ai aidé mes clients à devenir sensationnels ! Alors, qu’attendez-vous! Dépêchez-vous, cliquez sur ce bouton « acheter » là-haut et préparez-vous à entrer dans le monde mystérieux d’une fille de Berkshire et de sa thérapie shopping.By Charles Dickens. 1933
Charles Dickens tells the story of the life of Jesus Christ to his children. In this rendition, based on the…
New Testament gospel accounts, Dickens emphasizes Jesus relationship to the poor and downtrodden.By Adam Ehrlich Sachs. 2016
A son receives an inheritance from his father and tries to dispose of it before it destroys him. Inherited Disorders…
tells this elemental story in over 100 hilarious, witty variations.Adam Ehrlich Sachs's Inherited Disorders is a rueful, absurd, and endlessly entertaining look at a most serious subject--the eternally vexed relations between fathers and sons. In a hundred and seventeen shrewd, surreal vignettes, Sachs lays bare the petty rivalries, thwarted affection, and mutual bafflement that have characterized the filial bond since the days of Davidic kings. A philosopher's son kills his father and explains his aphorisms to death. A father bequeaths to his son his jacket, deodorant, and political beliefs. England's most famous medium becomes possessed by the spirit of his skeptical father--who questions, in front of the nation, his son's choice of career. A Czech pianist amputates his fingers one by one to thwart his father, who will not stop composing concertos for him. A nineteenth-century Italian nobleman wills his ill-conceived flying contraption--incapable of actual flight--to his newborn son. In West Hollywood, an aspiring screenwriter must contend with the judgmental visage of his father, a respected public intellectual whose frozen head, clearly disappointed in him, he keeps in his freezer. Keenly inventive, but painfully familiar, these surprisingly tender stories signal the arrival of a brilliant new comic voice--and fresh hope for fathers and sons the world over.By Andy Ristaino. 2014
Sci-fi, horror, and comedy melted together and topped with a Twilight Zone twist. Darkly funny tales featuring mad science, gothic…
anime, TV zombies, kaiju, giant robots, monsters from the deep, and even a haunted sweatshirt. From the Emmy Award-winning storyboard artist and character designer of Adventure Time. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.By Victoria Roberts, Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown. 2004
By Paulo Coelho. 1997
Manual del Guerrero de la Luz es uno de los libros m s esperados del autor de El Alquimista, el…
bestseller internacional que ha fascinado a millones de lectores en el mundo entero. Los textos que se re nen en este libro nos recuerdan que en cada uno de nosotros vive un guerrero de la luz, alguien capaz de escuchar el silencio de su coraz n. Nos invitan a vivir nuestros sue os, aceptar la incertidumbre, alzarnos ante nuestro propio destino y seguir el camino del guerrero, el camino de aquel que sabe valorar el milagro de la vida, aceptar las derrotas sin dejarse abatir por ellas y cuya b squeda lo lleva a convertirse en quien quiere ser. Paulo Coelho, con m s de 47 millones de libros vendidos, no es s lo uno de los autores m s le dos del mundo, sino tambi n uno de los escritores con mayor influencia de hoy en d a. Lectores de m s de 150 pa ses, sin distinci n de credos ni culturas, le han convertido en uno de los autores de referencia de nuestro tiempo.By Teddy Rose O'Malley, Liezl Dreyer. 2015
Destiny en Faith gaan na graad twee in 'n skool vir tweelinge. Hulle maak vyande en vriende en hulle moet…
instaan waar vriende uitval. Dit is egter die minste van hulle probleme. Toe die hoof 'n plan het om al die tweelinge te dwing om dieselfde aan te trek, het Destiny en Faith op hulle regte gestaan. Daar gaan moeilikheid wees - dubbeld.By Teddy O'Malley, Fasoli Lara. 2016
Mandy Harper, una delle ragazze più cattive della storia, comanda a bacchetta la scuola: è lei a decidere chi è…
alla moda e chi no. Questo finché Kayla Littlebe non inizia a mettersi contro di lei. Mandy scopre però di dover iniziare a portare gli occhiali. Riuscirà a rimanere al comando o i nuovi occhiali la aiuteranno a vedere gli errori che sta commettendo? Alcune delle lezioni insegnate da quest'avventura: Amicizia L'importanza di essere gentili con gli altri Difendere gli altri Non giudicare un libro dalla copertinaBy Mike Rosenthal. 2014
From a simple, brilliant premise--to create comics from the weirdest and funniest tweets around--artist Mike Rosenthal (@VectorBelly) has crafted a…
hilariously surreal world that has attracted over a million followers to his blog Twitter: The Comic. Each carefully curated tweet delivers concentrated humor in the language of the Internet, reproduced in the comics with typos and all. As envisioned by Rosenthal, each comes to life through a bizarrely recognizable cast of bassoon-playing cops, sarcastic teens, bear MDs, clueless dads, potential insect overlords, and more. Featuring more than 120 of these comics, including dozens unique to this book, Twitter: The Comic (The Book) is a dementedly funny vision of our strange online age. Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.By José Dâmaso, Teddy O'Malley. 2015
Mandy Harper, uma das miúdas mais safadas de sempre, mandava violentamente na escola. Ela decidia quem estava in ou quem…
estava out. Pelo menos até Kayla Littlebe se impor. Mas um dia, Mandy soube que podia precisar de usar óculos. Conseguiria ela continuar a mandar na escola ou será que os seus novos óculos a ajudariam a ver melhor os erros que cometia? Nesta aventura pode aprender-se: Acerca da amizade A importância de se ser generoso com os outros Defender os outros Não julgar o livro pela sua capaBy Beatrice Pires-Stadler, Teddy Rose O'Malley. 2015
Sarah und Sophie beginnen die zweite Klasse an einer Schule für Zwillinge. Sie machen Feinde und Freunde und müssen einspringen,…
wenn Freundinnen sich zerstreiten. Dies ist jedoch das geringste ihrer Probleme. Wenn der Schulleiter plant, alle Zwillinge dazu zu zwingen, sich gleich anzuziehen, nehmen Sarah und Sophie Stellung. Es wird Ärger geben - im Eiltempo.By Sandra Schofield, Teddy Rose O'Malley. 2015
Destiny e Faith entram para a segunda classe numa escola para gémeos. Elas fazem inimigos e amigos e têm que…
intervir quando amigos têm problemas. No entanto, este é o menor dos seus problemas. Quando a diretora tem um plano para forçar todos os gémeos a vestir-se de igual, Destiny e Faith tomam uma posição. Vai ser um problema - a dobrar.