The Fib

The Fib PDF Author: George Layton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447206029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.' 'You're a liar.' I was. 'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised. 'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian

The Fib

The Fib PDF Author: George Layton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447206029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Book Description
I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.' 'You're a liar.' I was. 'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised. 'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian

The Fib, The Swap, The Trick and Other Stories

The Fib, The Swap, The Trick and Other Stories PDF Author: George Layton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509810439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. Now published together for the first time as a bind-up The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I didn't want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying . . . He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong . . .

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories PDF Author: Ken Liu
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
ISBN: 1982134038
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years—sixteen of his best—plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne.

The Getaway, and Other Stories

The Getaway, and Other Stories PDF Author: Dorothy Thomas
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803294486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Hard-hitting and humorous, these twelve short stories challenge convention and stereotypes about country folk living in Western Nebraska. Original.

The Little People and the Big Fib

The Little People and the Big Fib PDF Author: Suzanne Weyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780871351890
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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The Swap

The Swap PDF Author: George Layton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447206045
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I did'nt want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying... He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong...

The Trick and Other Stories

The Trick and Other Stories PDF Author: George Layton
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330441612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Presents an atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. The tales in this title deal with a young boy's small world, and its big implications.

Fibles

Fibles PDF Author: M. R. Everette
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1937600769
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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Into our "There's not enough time!" world comes Fibles, a collection of modern-day children's bedtime stories about the untruths that may befall them in their lives and the ensuing outcomes of their actions, told through a cast of loveable animal characters. Fibles are entertaining, educational, and quick-read stories covering the topics of hope, curiosity, opportunity, naivety, inventiveness, truth, and much more.

The Unbelievable FIB 1

The Unbelievable FIB 1 PDF Author: Adam Shaughnessy
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN: 1616205520
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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When mythical beings invade the usually ordinary Middletown, it’s up to eleven-year-old Pru and her classmate ABE--with help from an uncommonly rude squirrel and the enigmatic Mister Fox--to save their town from being destroyed by battling Norse gods. But first they have to find the lost Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge--and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms. Author Adam Shaughnessy draws from classic lore to create a new world where uncertainty opens the door to magic and the last thing you should do is believe your own eyes. A 2015 Summer/Fall Indies Introduce Pick A Fall 2015 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick

The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB

The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB PDF Author: Adam Shaughnessy
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616206187
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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SPECIAL PREVIEW! The debut title in a new series featuring unseen realms, Norse mythology, and a pair of most unlikely heroes. “What is the Unbelievable FIB?” That’s the question eleven-year-old Prudence Potts discovers on a baffling card no one else in Middleton--except ABE, a new kid with a knack for solving riddles--seems to see. Then a mysterious man asks for ABE and Pru’s help investigating mythical beings infiltrating the town, and that’s just one of the things Pru finds hard to believe. Soon Pru and ABE discover another world beneath the surface of their quiet town, where Viking gods lurk just out of sight. They must race to secure the Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge--and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms. Author Adam Shaughnessy draws from classic lore to create a new world where uncertainty opens the door to magic and the last thing you should do is believe your own eyes. Fans of Rick Riordan and Diana Wynne Jones will delight in the charming characters, abundant puzzles and plot twists, and sly humor of this first novel in a new series.