Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearles...
Search Results
40 Results
Literary Form
40 Results
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary ta...
"A young couple preparing to welcome their first child; an empty-nester and her fiancé ready to start a new chapter; and a couple who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve celebrate the holiday as they navigate these turning points in their lives."...
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people - a fearle...
"Yuma is growing apart from her boyfriend... and into the arms of her best friend, Hotaru! But Hotaru has guy problems of her own when her boyfriend, Fujiwara, starts to suspect that Hotaru and Yuma may be more than BFFs. Will the girls be able to keep their hidden love on the do...
"Yuma gets her very first boyfriend. Her best friend, Hotaru, is good for dating advice. But when the two girls go on a double date, they find themselves more attracted to each other than to their boyfriends!"--Page 4 of cover.
Carole and Delphine fall in love against the backdrop of early feminist activism in 1971 France. After living in the city, Delphine is called home to help with her family farm in the countryside and is forced to choose between her responsibility to them and the life of love she h...
"As seen in Roxane Gay's The Audacity -- a mother's memoir of healing trauma, finding pleasure, and redefining the joys of her body"-- Provided by publisher.
"1941. Steven Katz is the son of prosperous landowners. Although his parents don't approve, he's found true friends in Nick, Suki, and Ollie, sons of field workers. But Steven is in turmoil as he begins to acknowledge feelings for Nick amount to more than friendship. When the bom...
"Dave Karger--Turner Classic Movies on-air host, entertainment media darling, and the Oscars expert--offers a one-of-a-kind collection of original interviews with an A-list lineup of Oscar winners discussing the highs, lows, and never-before-told tales ofHollywood's most storied ...
"Featuring tender-hearted illustrations by renowned artist Syrus Marcus Ware, I Promise captures with love and honesty the intimate moments of parenting in all their messy glory-- from dealing with a kid who doesn't want to brush their teeth to looking under the bed for monsters ...
When east London is targeted by a bomber, fifteen-year-old Alena, raised by her half-brother and his boyfriend, becomes increasingly rebellious and insistent on learning about her long-dead activist mother.
"The untold story of the women killed by Jack the Ripper--and a gripping portrait of Victorian London--[this book] changes the narrative of these murders forever. Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came fro...
Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn't need the aggravation, just the money. The only requirements: run errands, be on call and put up wit...
Roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler, Lewis Madigan, young, gay and out of work, agrees to take Chester on a two-thousand-mile road trip during which they form a bond neither of them expected.
Roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler, Lewis Madigan, young, gay and out of work, agrees to take Chester on a two-thousand-mile road trip during which they form a bond neither of them expected.
"There is a lot of pressure in today's society for kids to succeed, but failing is a part of learning how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered, whether it was over grades, fitting in, or simply getting t...
Draws on a wide range of verse forms such as epigrams, street ballads, classical poetry, Augustan satire, and advertising jingles.
A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a beautiful place.