Author: Mariko Turk
Publisher: Poppy
ISBN: 0316703427
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating injury and must face a world without ballet—as well as the darker side of her former dream. Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but then a terrifying fall shatters her leg—and her dreams of a professional ballet career along with it. After a summer healing (translation: eating vast amounts of Cool Ranch Doritos and binging ballet videos on YouTube), she is forced to trade her pre-professional dance classes for normal high school, where she reluctantly joins the school musical. However, rehearsals offer more than she expected—namely Jude, her annoyingly attractive castmate she just might be falling for. But to move forward, Alina must make peace with her past and face the racism she experienced in the dance industry. She wonders what it means to yearn for ballet—something so beautiful, yet so broken. And as broken as she feels, can she ever open her heart to someone else? Touching, romantic, and peppered with humor, this debut novel explores the tenuousness of perfectionism, the possibilities of change, and the importance of raising your voice.
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307539474
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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EDGAR AWARD WINNER For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn’t recognize. Her mother is dead—murdered—and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer’s face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her? The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon’s most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries. “The compelling premise…and Nixon’s mastery of suspense are gripping.” –Publishers Weekly “Tense and dramatic…[The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers.” –School Library Journal
Author: Mairghread Scott
Publisher: First Second Books
ISBN: 1626724571
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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When a wealthy and sheltered young girl stumbles into a pitched war between two fairy kingdoms, the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance! 6 x 8 1/2.
Author: Debbie Emick
Publisher: Debra A. Emick
ISBN: 9781735823027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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The Other Side of Perfect is a brutally honest and revealing peek into the life of a woman whose multiple diagnoses and bleak prognosis would be the surprising source of her ultimate liberation. After trying everything she knew to recover from the physical damage of autoimmune diseases--medication, nutrition, fitness, reducing stress--Debbie found her health continuing to deteriorate and in the deepest depths of depression she'd ever experienced. In her desperate attempt to claw her way out of hopelessness, this people-pleasing perfectionist stumbled upon her greatest source of self-healing yet--resurrecting the past to heal the future.
Author: Beverley Naidoo
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062007890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Will the truth harm them -- or save them? When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives. But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again. The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.
Author: Mary Marecek
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
ISBN: 1622336224
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Many of you on Earth are talking about ascension. You are talking about ascending, that is, raising frequency. We want to talk with you about this. First, there isn't just one ascension. It is a process. It is happening now--on your planet and in other universes. It is a cooperation of energies working together. Many people on Earth are working together, and you are joined by the energies of other universes to assist you in your endeavor because they have the same goal. When you increase vibration, so do they. When you raise frequency, so do they. When you improve, so do they. When you vibrate at a faster speed, when you make corrections of earthly errors, so to speak, they benefit and there is a collective sigh of relief in the heavens. Death of the body is one form of ascension. It is a process, not a static state, and it is a rather effective and efficient one we might add, because one form of density is shed at the moment of death of the body and the spirit is free to soar and to vibrate more efficiently. Many of you on Earth are now learning to do this within the bodily framework, and we spirits are pleased with your work. We are proud of you. You are continuing a work that we understand because we did the best we could during our own earthly lives, and we love to see the work carried on. Things are the way they are. And that's about the best we can do in the way of analyzing them. What had meaning for us only has energy now and, undiluted by our own false meaning-giving, it is pure energy. It is very relaxing to realize we don't have to do anything with words or events. Except observe. Just notice. This state doesn't do much for our accounting skills or our golf games, but those could be relearned if we return to Earth and put the effort into it. It is always a choice.
Author: Amie Kaufman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062893351
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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"Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner prove they are two living goddesses of writing, creating two compelling worlds with high stakes and gripping emotions." —Sarah Rees Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of the Demon's Lexicon trilogy and the Lynburn Legacy series New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Brandon Sanderson. Prince North’s home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate engines, powered by technology. Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the Surface, responsible for providing answers, direction—hope. North’s and Nimh’s lives are entwined—though their hearts can never be. Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them. Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, Beyond the End of the World!
Author: Jessi Kirby
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062424262
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Girl Online meets Wild in this emotionally charged story of girl who takes to the wilderness to rediscover herself and escape the superficial persona she created on social media. Mari Turner’s life is perfect. That is, at least, to her thousands of followers who have helped her become an internet starlet. But when she breaks down and posts a video confessing she’s been living a lie—that she isn’t the happy, in love, inspirational online personality she’s been trying so hard to portray—it goes viral and she receives a major backlash. To get away from it all, she makes an impulsive decision: to hike the entire John Muir Trail. Mari and her late cousin Bri were supposed to do it together, to celebrate their shared eighteenth birthday. But that was before Mari got so wrapped up in her online world that she shut anyone out who questioned its worth—like Bri. With Bri’s boots and trail diary, a heart full of regret, and a group of strangers that she meets along the way, Mari tries to navigate the difficult terrain of the hike. But the true challenge lies within, as she searches for the way back from to the girl she fears may be too lost to find: herself.
Author: Lauren Doyle Owens
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501167812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Laura Lippman meets Megan Abbott in this suspenseful mystery debut set in the aftermath of a violent crime—for “fans of crime fiction wanting literary flair and emotional depth” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). After her elderly neighbor is murdered, Amy Unger, a fledgling artist and cancer survivor, takes to the canvas in an effort to make sense of her neighbor’s death. Painting helps Amy recover from the devastating illness that ended her marriage and left her life in ruin. But when her paintings prove to be too realistic, her neighbors grow suspicious, and the murderer, still lurking, finds his way to her door. Bernard White, a widower who has isolated himself for years after a family scandal, can’t stop thinking about the murder of an old friend—and what it means for his fellow octogenarians as the death toll rises. He convinces the neighborhood’s geriatric residents to band together to protect one another. But the Originals, as they are known, can’t live together forever. As it is, Bernard is pressing his luck with the woman he’s moved in with. Maddie Lowe is a teenager trying to balance her waitressing job and keeping her family intact after the disappearance of her mother, even as their neighborhood becomes more dangerous by the second. She has information crucial to solving the crime. But she doesn’t realize it–until it’s almost too late. Their paths converge around the killer terrorizing their neighborhood and they are all faced with a life—or death—decision… A gripping page-turner that explores the strange connections between strangers, the past and the present, and the power of tragedy to spark renewal, The Other Side of Everything marks the exciting debut of a vibrant and riveting new voice.
Author: Beth Gully
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990726708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Ambigram Christmas childrens' book that bridges the gap between the Santa story and the Jesus story. This ambigram book has two stories in one. The first story shares people celebrating this traditional holiday.Then at the last page, readers are directed to turn the book upside down to read the second story of the birth of Jesus on Christmas day.
