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| liz chbosky: Stephen Chbosky Philip Wolny, 2014-12-15 The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the best-selling book written by author Stephen Chbosky (published in 1999), which was followed by his screenplay (the popular movie for which was released in 2012), is to today’s young adults what J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was to teens of decades past. In poignant, knowing language and characterization, Chbosky captures the joys, anguish, confusion, and once-in-a-lifetime experience that is adolescence. Find out about the book, the movie, and the engaging author in this singular account about how one man wrote a story that has become an emotional touchstone for a generation. |
| liz chbosky: Imaginary Friend Stephen Chbosky, 2019-10-01 From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this epic horror novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will). Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her seven year-old son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night. At first, the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. Days later, he emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on. One of The Year's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more) |
| liz chbosky: Imaginary Friend Stephen Chbosky, 2019-10-01 From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this epic horror novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will). Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her seven year-old son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night. At first, the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. Days later, he emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on. One of The Year's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more) |
| liz chbosky: Exposure Ava Dellaira, 2024-09-10 “I will be thinking about this book for a long time.” —Sally Hepworth, author of Darling Girls The shocking, unforgettable novel that Junot Díaz called “searingly brilliant,” now with an exclusive bonus chapter, enhanced discussion guide, and a conversation with the author, Ava Dellaira. GRIEF IS LIKE THIS . . . Falling in love with your best friend, only to lose her to a mysterious death. Working for decades to achieve a dream, and just when it’s within reach, watching it threaten to go up in flames. Rushing home to the city you fled years ago to witness your father’s last breaths. Spending the first sleepless months in the throes of new motherhood alone, as your husband struggles to save his career. Befriending the woman who should be your enemy, because you are that lonely . . . Annie, Jesse, Noah, and Juliette are tied together by their experiences of grief; they are separated by their own versions of the truth of what happened on a single night twelve years ago, when Juliette, a college freshman grieving her mother, and Noah, a high school senior fighting for a place in a world that told him he didn’t matter, found each other. Spanning decades, this complex, captivating story pulls back the curtains of cancel culture to explore ambition, empathy, art, desire, consent, motherhood, and what it really means to lose everything. |
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| liz chbosky: Pieces Stephen Chbosky, 2012-10-16 MTV has discovered the authors of tomorrow. Read them today in Pieces. This unique short-story collection is more than a good read -- it's an exciting glimpse into the future of fiction. The winners of MTV's Write Stuff competition share their voices and visions in tales that are endearingly raw, undeniably bold, and engagingly inventive. In Next Time, a housewife encounters a gunman -- an experience that changes her life, and her mind, in surprising ways...Pinball is an edgy tale of a young mail clerk's hidden sex life...After her broken engagement, a cook in New York goes to work for a chic SoHo couple in Roam...Mother captures the tragedy of a woman's illness, as witnessed through her daughter's eyes...In Day of the Dead, a humorously doomed relationship begins when a twentysomething's boyfriend returns from an Outward Bound trip and moves in with her...Two old high school friends reunite -- and compare their very different lives -- in Black Cowboy. Along with other stories and an introduction by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Pieces is filled with the excitement of discovery -- as a host of newcomers present their works to a wide and eager audience. |
| liz chbosky: PrettyTough Liz Tigelaar, 2007 Two feuding sisters from Malibu, California, take their rivalry to the soccer field when both girls make the high school team. |
| liz chbosky: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, 2012-05-01 The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. Now a major motion picture starring Emma Watson and Logan Lerman. Stephen Chbosky's new film Wonder, starring Owen Wilson and Julia Roberts is out now. Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix-tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. 'A coming of age tale in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye and A Separate Peace... often inspirational and always beautifully written' USA Today |
| liz chbosky: The Football Girl Thatcher Heldring, 2017-04-04 For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book |
| liz chbosky: National Velvet Enid Bagnold, 2013-10-17 A fourteen-year-old English girl wins a horse in a raffle, trains it, and rides it in the Grand National steeplechase. |
| liz chbosky: L'ami imaginaire Stephen Chbosky, 2020-06-17 « Une histoire d’horreur assurément flippante. Stephen King peut être fier ! » Kirkus Une mère et son fils en cavale trouvent refuge dans la petite communauté de Mill Grove, en Pennsylvanie. Mais dans ce havre de paix, le petit garçon disparaît. Quand il émerge de la forêt six jours plus tard, il a l’air indemne. Lui seul sait que quelque chose a changé. La voix du bois est dans sa tête et lui dicte une mission. S’il ne lui obéit pas, sa mère et tous les habitants de Mill Grove risquent son courroux... Entre suspense effroyable et richesse émotionnelle, Stephen Chbosky renouvelle la littérature de l’horreur. À lire les lumières allumées. « Si vous n’êtes pas renversé par les 50 premières pages, il faut aller consulter. » Joe Hill, auteur « Un roman captivant, original et véritablement surprenant. » The Washington Post |
| liz chbosky: More Than We Can Tell Brigid Kemmerer, 2018-03-08 _______________ NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 'Swoon-inducing' - Irish Times _______________ From the author of the New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series comes an intense and gripping love story about learning to be fearless and set your secrets free. Rev works hard to keep the demons of the time before his adoption at bay ... until a letter from his father after his 18th birthday brings the trauma of his childhood hurtling back. Emma escapes real life by perfecting the online game she built from scratch. But when an online troll's harassment starts to escalate, she fears for her safety. When Rev and Emma meet, they're buckling under the weight of their secrets. Though both of them find it hard to put their problems into words, they connect instantly and deeply. Rev and Emma's problems might be worlds apart, but they promise to help each other no matter what. But promises are made to be tested and some things hurt more than we can tell. Smart, funny and romantic, this is a must-read love story from the author of the bestselling Cursebreaker series. |
| liz chbosky: The Socially Networked Classroom William Kist, 2010 This book demonstrates how pioneering teachers have successfully integrated screen-based literacies into instruction and how you can harness students' social networking skills for learning. |
| liz chbosky: Inland Téa Obreht, 2019 In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman, alone in a house abandoned by the men in her life. Lurie is a man haunted by ghosts--he sees lost souls who want something from him. The way in which Nora and Lurie's stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel.ovel. |
| liz chbosky: The Secret Keeper Kate Morton, 2013-07-16 A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title. |
| liz chbosky: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Kelli Estes, 2015-07-07 A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever.—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of Belleweather and The Vanished Days A historical novel inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut is a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, highlighting the power of our own stories. The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets... While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it. As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory? A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications. Praise for The Girl Who Wrote in Silk: A beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Kelli Estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together. —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Ball A touching and tender story about discovering the past to bring peace to the present. —Duncan Jepson, author of All the Flowers in Shanghai Vibrant and tragic, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk explores a horrific, little-known era in our nation's history. Estes sensitively alternates between Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American girl who lived in the late 1800s, and Inara, a modern recent college grad who sets Mei Lien's story free. —Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife and Sisters of Heart and Snow |
| liz chbosky: Lost Souls Poppy Brite, 2010-11-03 Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. “A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve.”—Booklist At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds—Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes—are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . . “An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair.”—Science Fiction Chronicle |
| liz chbosky: You Should See Me in a Crown Leah Johnson, 2020-06-02 A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time A Stonewall Honor Book A Reese's Book Club YA Pick Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true? |
| liz chbosky: Love, Lucas Chantele Sedgwick, 2015-05-05 A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
| liz chbosky: Shutting Down Verbal Bullying Pam T. Glaser, Liz Sonneborn, 2019-12-15 Verbal bullying is a type of psychological and emotional abuse, and can often have an even greater impact than a bully who uses their fists to inflict damage. What can a young person do in the face of name-calling and insults that seem harmless to many outsiders? Through this comprehensive volume, readers will learn how a bully becomes a bully, what constitutes verbal bullying, and where to seek help. It includes valuable resources from anti-bullying organizations and specifically addresses verbal bullying against members of the LGBTQ+ community. |
| liz chbosky: Amigo imaginario Stephen Chbosky, 2019-10-01 Christopher tiene siete años. Christopher es nuevo en la ciudad. Christopher tiene un amigo imaginario. Podemos tragarnos nuestro miedo o dejar que nos devore. Kate Reese es madre soltera y vive una relación abusiva. Sabe que no quiere esa vida para su hijo Christopher, así que a la mitad de la noche toma las llaves de su auto y escapa con él a Mill Grove, Pensilvania, una ciudad pequeña y aislada, donde la comunidad es muy unida y en la que solo hay una carretera para entrar o salir. Parece el lugar perfecto para iniciar una nueva vida. Al llegar ahí, Christopher desaparece. Durante seis días nadie sabe nada de él, hasta que lo encuentran en el bosque a las afueras de la ciudad. Aparentemente está ileso, pero algo dentro de él ha cambiado. Una voz en su cabeza le ordena una misión que solo él puede llevar a cabo: debe construir una casa del árbol en el bosque antes de Navidad; de lo contrario, su madre y todos en la ciudad no volverán a ser los mismos. Con Las ventajas de ser invisible, Stephen Chbosky hizo a sus lectores sentirse infinitos. Veinte años después vuelve con una obra maestra de horror, la cual ha trabajado durante todo este tiempo y cuya grandeza y abundancia de emociones redefinen el género. Asegúrate de leerla con las luces encendidas. «Al igual que Las ventajas de ser invisible, Amigo imaginario nos hace saber que, sin importar qué tan oscuros sean los lugares en los que has estado o las cosas que has visto, nada, nadie y ningún lugar está más allá de la redención. Iluminación espiritual y horror. No sé cómo, pero lo logró. Es una obra maestra». —Emma Watson, actriz y activista «Una inquietante y emocionante novela que rebosa de la empatía radical que hace tan especial el trabajo de Chbosky». —John Green, autor de Bajo la misma estrella «Si no te enloquecen las primeras cincuenta páginas de Amigo imaginario, tu capacidad de asombro puede estar fallando». —Joe Hill, autor bestseller del New York Times «Lo más aterrador que he leído en mucho tiempo. Lleno de corazón y alma. Te enamorarás de los personajes y por eso se quedarán contigo, como una aparición». —R. J. Palacio, autor de Extraordinario, un bestseller del New York Times « Amigo imaginario me recordó a una novela clásica de Stephen King de hace dos décadas, pero con el estilo inigualable de Chbosky. Una lectura maravillosa. Valió la pena la espera». —Blake Crouch, autor de Wayward Pines y Materia oscura |
| liz chbosky: Music of a Life Andreï Makine, 2011-10-28 A brief but extraordinarily powerful novel by the author of Dreams of My Russian Summers and Requiem for a Lost Empire, Music of a Life is set in the period just before, and two decades after, World War II. Alexeï Berg’s father is a well-known dramatist, his mother a famous opera singer. But during Stalin’s reign of terror in the 1930s they, like millions of other Russians, come under attack for their presumed lack of political purity. Harassed and proscribed, they have nonetheless, on the eve of Hitler’s war, not yet been arrested. And young Alexeï himself, a budding classical pianist, has been allowed to continue his musical studies. His first solo concert is scheduled for May 24, 1941. Two days before the concert, on his way home from his final rehearsal, he sees his parents being arrested, taken from their Moscow apartment. Knowing his own arrest will not be far behind, Alexeï flees to the country house of his fiancée, where again betrayal awaits him. He flees, one step ahead of the dreaded secret police until, taking on the identity of a dead soldier, he enlists in the Soviet army. Thus begins his seemingly endless journey, through war and peace, until he lands, two decades later, in a snowbound train station in the Urals, where he relates his harrowing saga to the novel’s narrator. An international bestseller, Music of a Life is, in the words of Le Monde, “extremely powerful . . . a gem.” |
| liz chbosky: Den osynlige vännen. Del 2 Stephen Chbosky, 2020-04-23 Sjuåriga Christopher Reese och hans mamma Kate flyttar till den lilla staden Mill Grove i Pennsylvania. Det verkar först som den perfekta platsen att starta om på nytt i. Men en dag försvinner Christoffer spårlöst. I sex dagar är han borta. När han kommer hem igen är han helt oskadd. Men han minns inte var han har varit. Christopher upptäcker snart att han vet saker som han inte borde veta. Han har en röst i sitt huvud. En röst som säger åt honom att bygga en trädkoja i skogen innan juldagen. Om han inte gör det kommer något fruktansvärt att hända. Snart befinner sig mor och son i en kamp för sina liv. Deras lilla stad blir slagfältet i ett krig mellan gott och ont. Den osynlige vännen är en episk, storslagen skräckroman som kommer att få dig att se efter under sängen mer än en gång. För fans av Stephen King och Stranger Things. Stephen Chbosky är den hyllade författaren till bästsäljaren Wallflower, som också blev en framgångsrik storfilm. Den osynlige vännen är en av de mest effektfulla och ambitiösa skräckromanerna som skrivits de senaste åren. Inget för de lättskrämda. Washington Post Chbosky har skrivit en starkt suggestiv och spännande, episk skräckroman med ett underliggande tema om barns utsatthet. BTJ |
| liz chbosky: Dope Sick Walter Dean Myers, 2009-02-10 The itch starts when things get too heavy for Lil J. Skin popping or stealing pain pills from his mom help him relax. But Lil J's focus is wandering because money is short, and his man Rico knows a way to make some quick cash. It's supposed to be an easy deal, but it isn't so simple when the buyer is an undercover cop. With a gunshot wound to the arm, Rico in jail, and a police officer clinging to life, Lil J is starting to get dope sick. He'd do anything to change the last twenty-four hours, and when he stumbles into an abandoned crack house, it actually might be possible. . . . Walter Dean Myers weaves elements of magical realism into a harrowing story about drug use, violence, alternate perceptions of reality, and second chances. |
| liz chbosky: The Dreamers Karen Thompson Walker, 2019-01-15 NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An ordinary town is transformed by a mysterious illness that triggers perpetual sleep in this mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of The Age of Miracles. “Stunning.”—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven • “A startling, beautiful portrait of a community in peril.”—Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Glamour • Real Simple • Good Housekeeping One night in an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a first-year student stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep—and doesn’t wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. When a second girl falls asleep, and then a third, Mei finds herself thrust together with an eccentric classmate as panic takes hold of the college and spreads to the town. A young couple tries to protect their newborn baby as the once-quiet streets descend into chaos. Two sisters turn to each other for comfort as their survivalist father prepares for disaster. Those affected by the illness, doctors discover, are displaying unusual levels of brain activity, higher than has ever been recorded before. They are dreaming heightened dreams—but of what? Written in luminous prose, The Dreamers is a breathtaking and beautiful novel, startling and provocative, about the possibilities contained within a human life—if only we are awakened to them. Praise for The Dreamers “Walker’s roving fictive eye by turns probes characters’ innermost feelings and zooms out to coolly parse topics like reality versus delusion. . . . [It has] the perfect ambiguous frame for a tense and layered plot.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “[Walker’s] gripping, provocative novel should come with a warning: may cause insomnia.”—People (Book of the Week) “Powerful and moving . . . written with symphonic sweep.”—The New York Times Book Review “2019’s first must-read novel . . . Alternately terrifying and moving . . . The Dreamers is overflowing with humanity.”—Jezebel “This is an exquisite work of intimacy. Walker’s sentences are smooth, emotionally arresting—of a true, ethereal beauty. . . . This book achieves [a] dazzling, aching humanity.”—Entertainment Weekly |
| liz chbosky: LGBTQAI Books for Children and Teens Christina Dorr, Liz Deskins, 2018-01-10 This resource gives school librarians, children’s, and YA librarians the guidance and tools they need to confidently share these books with the patrons they support. |
| liz chbosky: More Book Lust Nancy Pearl, 2009-09-29 Whether you’re searching for the perfect read for yourself or for a friend, More Book Lust offer eclectic recommendations unlike those in any other reading guide available. In this followup to the bestselling Book Lust, popular librarian, Nancy Pearl, offers a fresh collection of 1,000 reading recommendations in more than 120 thematic, intelligent and wholly entertaining reading lists. For the friend wanting to leave her job: Living Your Dream offers good armchair dreaming books about people who have left stodgy jobs to do what they love. Are you a budding chef? Fiction For Foodies includes books that sneak in a recipe or two along with a tantalizing plot. For the James Bond wannabe: Crime is a Globetrotter features crime novels set in various locations around the world such as Tibet, Sweden, and Sicily. In the book’s introduction, Pearl jokes, “If we were at a twelve-step meeting together, I would have to stand up and say, ‘Hi, I’m Nancy P., and I’m a readaholic.” Booklist magazine plays off this obsession while echoing a sentiment of Nancy Pearl’s fans everywhere: “A self-confessed ‘readaholic,’ Pearl lets us benefit from her addiction. May she never seek recovery.” Indeed. |
| liz chbosky: Get Dirty Gretchen McNeil, 2015-06-16 Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson. The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid. And with Margot in a coma and Bree under house arrest, it's up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. But just as the girls are about to go on the offensive, Ed the Head reveals a shocking secret that turns all their theories upside down. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge. The girls desperately try to discover the killer's identity as their own lives are falling apart: Donté is pulling away from Kitty and seems to be hiding a secret of his own, Bree is sequestered under the watchful eye of her mom’s bodyguard, and Olivia's mother is on an emotional downward spiral. The killer is closing in, the threats are becoming more personal, and when the police refuse to listen, the girls have no choice but to confront their anonymous “friend” . . . or die trying. |
| liz chbosky: Der unsichtbare Freund Stephen Chbosky, 2019-10-01 Die alleinerziehende Kate muss dringend mit ihrem siebenjährigen Sohn Christopher untertauchen. Das beschauliche Örtchen Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, scheint dafür ideal zu sein. Eine Straße führt hinein, eine hinaus. Ringsum liegt dichter Wald. Doch kurz nach ihrem Umzug beginnt der kleine Christopher eine Stimme zu hören. Und merkwürdige Zeichen zu sehen. Zeichen, die ihn in den Wald locken. Sechs Tage lang bleibt er spurlos verschwunden. Als er wieder auftaucht, kann er sich an nichts erinnern. Aber plötzlich hat er besondere Fähigkeiten. Und einen Auftrag: ein Baumhaus mitten im Wald zu errichten. Wenn er es nicht bis Weihnachten schafft, so die Stimme, wird der ganze Ort untergehen. Ehe sie sichs versehen, befinden sich Christopher, seine Mutter und alle Einwohner von Mill Grove mitten im Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse. |
| liz chbosky: Nonna's House Jody Scaravella, 2025-04-22 Featuring the nonnas' classic recipes. |
| liz chbosky: Torno en set dies Mariona Bessa, 2024-02-15 Unes convivències a la natura amb set joves més i una setmana sense mòbil. Aquestes són les condicions perquè la Laura, una noia de disset anys, obtingui una plaça a Harvard. Però entrar a una de les universitats més prestigioses del món no és tan fàcil, i ben aviat descobrirà que la plaça se l'ha de guanyar. Apartada de tota tecnologia i aïllada en un refugi d'alta muntanya, la Laura haurà de ser astuta, estratega i desconfiada per aconseguir allò que vol. Però una troballa inesperada i enigmàtica al fons d'un barranc farà que es plantegi coses que mai abans s'havia parat a pensar, i farà trontollar els propòsits dels vuit joves... |
| liz chbosky: The Corporate Directory of US Public Companies 1994 Robert M. Walsh, 2016-05-31 The top 9,500 publicly traded companies on the New York, NASDAQ and OTC exchanges. All companies have assets of more than $5 million and are filed with the SEC. Each entry describes business activity, 5 year sales, income, earnings per share, assets and liabilities. Senior employees and major shareholders are named. Seven indices give unrivalled access to the information. |
| liz chbosky: The Summer House Santa Montefiore, 2012-07-19 THE STUNNING NOVEL, PERFECT FOR A SUMMER HOLIDAY, FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR A life-changing secret. An unforgettable summer. Arriving at the familiar old stone church nestled in the beautiful countryside of Hampshire, Antoinette prepares to say goodbye to her husband; the man she has loved for as long as she can remember. Little does she know, the arrival of the beautiful and mysterious Phaedra will make her question everything about the man she shared her life with. Phaedra loved George too, and couldn’t bear to stay away from his funeral. But Phaedra is hiding a deeply buried secret. One that will change the lives of Antoinette and her family forever, and one that she can no longer keep hidden . . . Bestselling author Santa Montefiore delivers a captivating novel about love, family and secrets that will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading. A beautiful summer read for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Joanna Trollope. ***PRAISE FOR SANTA MONTEFIORE*** ‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’ JOJO MOYES ‘An enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’ DINAH JEFFERIES on Songs of Love and War ‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers’ SARRA MANNING ‘One of our personal favourites’ THE TIMES on The Last Secret of the Deverills ‘Accomplished and poetic’ Daily Mail ‘Santa Montefiore is a marvel’ Sunday Express |
| liz chbosky: Reviving Reading Alison M.G. Follos, 2006-07-30 Drawing on her long experience as a school librarian, the author uses this middle school library programming book to help you promote free voluntary reading through innovative workshops, staff training, collection development, and collaborative curricular planning. Her goal: to revive the enthusiasm for reading that is often lost by the middle school years. Her recommendation: creative library literacy programming designed to pique flagging interest in reading for pleasure. Chapters focus on how to use the school's calendar and curriculum to get the time needed for the focused program as well as ways to manipulate budgets, get grants and other monies to build a strong literature-oriented program and collection. One chapter focuses entirely on how to get faculty to become readers of YA and children's literature in order to become models for their students. Other programs discussed are author visits, book fairs, whole school reading programs, journaling for readers and many more. Also included is an annotated bibliography of great reads. Grades 4-12. |
| liz chbosky: Love Letters to the Dead Ava Dellaira, 2014-04-01 “Dear Ava, I loved your book.” —Award-winning actress Emma Watson For fans of Kathleen Glasgow and Amber Smith, Ava Dellaira writes about grief, love, and family with a haunting and often heartbreaking beauty in this emotionally stirring, critically acclaimed debut novel, Love Letters to the Dead. It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more—though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was—lovely and amazing and deeply flawed—can she begin to discover her own path. |
| liz chbosky: Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time Liz Kessler, 2020-03-10 Emily Windsnap must travel through time in order to save the people of her hometowns — both human andmerfolk — in the exciting ninth book of the New York Times best-selling series. When Emily makes a wish on a magic stone, she gets a glimpse of what the future holds — and it’s a disaster! She tries to make things right, but each trip through time takes Emily to a future where things turn out badly for either the humans of Brightport or the merpeople of Shiprock. Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. Emily realizes she can't save her hometown and the ocean alone, but with help from her best friends, Shona and Mandy, she’ll have to find a way to get humans and merpeople to work together. Will Emily be able to create a better future for everyone, including herself? This new adventure gives readers a glimpse at what Emily and her friends could be like as grown-ups, with a fresh story that explores how uniting communities can make a future that’s bright for everyone. |
| liz chbosky: Dominion C.J. Sansom, 2014-01-28 An “absorbing and richly conceived” thriller set in an alternate history where Britain has come under Nazi rule (Seattle Times). Britain, 1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany. The global economy strains against Germany's war against Russia still raging in the east. The British people suffer increasingly authoritarian rule, with British Jews facing ever greater constraints. But Churchill's Resistance soldiers on. And there are whispers of a secret that could forever alter the balance of global power. The keeper of that secret? Scientist Frank Muncaster, who languishes in a Birmingham mental hospital. Civil Servant David Fitzgerald, a spy for the Resistance and University friend of Frank's, must rescue Frank and get him out of the country. Hard on his heels is Gestapo agent Gunther Hoth, a brilliant, implacable hunter of men, who soon has Frank and David's innocent wife, Sarah, directly in his sights. |
| liz chbosky: Marianne Dreams Catherine Storr, 2014-06-03 'I could get in,' Marianne thought, 'if there was a person inside the house. There has got to be a person. I can't get in unless there is somebody there.' A powerful and haunting classic about a girl haunted by her own dreams. Ill and bored with having to stay in bed, Marianne picks up a pencil and starts doodling - a house, a garden, a boy at the window. That night she has an extraordinary dream. She is transported into her own picture, and as she explores further she soon realises she is not alone. The boy at the window is called Mark, and his every movement is guarded by the menacing stone watchers that surround the solitary house. Together, in their dreams, Marianne and Mark must save themselves . . . The perfect gift for children aged 8+, this well-loved classic will delight a new generation of readers of the Faber Children's Classics list. |
| liz chbosky: Amigo Imaginário Stephen Schbosky, 2019-10-01 Há vinte anos, Stephen Chbosky escreveu o romance que definiu uma geração - As Vantagens de Ser Invisível. Agora está de regresso com o livro mais aguardado do ano.PODEMOS ENGOLIR O MEDO, OU DEIXAR QUE ELE NOS ENGULA A NÓS... Kate Reese e o filho, Christopher, estão em fuga. Kate é jovem mas tem já uma longa lista de desaires na bagagem. A única coisa em que nunca vacilou foi no seu amor incondicional por Christopher. É esse amor que a leva a partir a coberto da noite, deixando para trás uma vida em que as boas recordações são raras. Mãe e filho só param quando, por instinto, chegam à pacata vila de Mill Grove. Subitamente, o sonho de um verdadeiro lar afigura-se possível. E a princípio, parecem ter feito a escolha certa. A vila é pequena e segura, e os novos vizinhos são acolhedores. Mas é então que Christopher desaparece. Durante seis penosos dias, não há notícias dele. E quando reaparece, vindo de um bosque, o rapaz aparenta estar bem. Mas o que ninguém sabe é que ele não voltou sozinho. Christopher traz consigo uma missão e um amigo imaginário – uma voz que apenas ele ouve; o prenúncio da uma tragédia...Amigo Imaginário é uma obra-prima, fruto de uma imaginação sem limites e de uma profundidade emocional tremenda. Não é apenas um livro de suspense: Stephen Chbosky proporciona-nos uma experiência de leitura extraordinária e inesquecível. |
| liz chbosky: The Library Screen Scene Renee Hobbs, Liz Deslauriers, Pam Steager, 2019-06-07 In the past two decades, several U.S. states have explored ways to mainstream media literacy in school curriculum. However one of the best and most accessible places to learn this necessary skill has not been the traditional classroom but rather the library. In an increasing number of school, public, and academic libraries, shared media experiences such as film screening, learning to computer animate, and video editing promote community and a sense of civic engagement. The Library Screen Scene reveals five core practices used by librarians who work with film and media: viewing, creating, learning, collecting, and connecting. With examples from more than 170 libraries throughout the United States, the book shows how film and media literacy education programs, library services, and media collections teach patrons to critically analyze moving image media, uniting generations, cultures, and communities in the process. |
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