"Alex Douglas always wanted to be a hero. But nothing heroic ever happened to Alex. Nothing, that is, until his eleventh birthday [which fell on September 11, 2001]. Then everything changed"--P. [4] of cover.
The castle would end up flat-sided, with only the turrets on top to give it any detail. It wasn't like the dream castle at all. The dream castle didn't have turrets. It had towers, some rounded, some square, with roofs of tile, ...
Winnie knows that change isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else.
And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.
In The Eleven, Michon lets us into the world of Corentin, a painter shaped by—and who eventually shapes—history.
Meanwhile, people are searching for Lucy, and her puzzling past is about to catch up with her. This lively, heartwarming novel by the award-winning author of the Tales from Alcatraz series is full of marvels and surprises.
Mary Penney’s earnest, heartfelt story of change, loss, and new beginnings will resonate with young readers on the cusp of new beginnings, and stay in their hearts long after it’s done.
I'm fighting for my freedom. And this boy might just give me the edge I've been waiting for. The Eleven trilogy is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Escaping Eleven Book #2 Unraveling Eleven Book #3 Ending Eleven
... bladderwrack 16 Mendocino grapestone 16 succulent miru (also called codium fragile) 16 sea beans Poussin Roulades 1/4 cup Brown Butter (see page 370) 1 teaspoonfleur de sel Hawaiian Prawns Chanterelles Pickled Seaweed (see page 343) Vin ...
British comedian Mark Watson’s North American debut humorously and poignantly explores life and death, strangers and friends, heartache and comfort, and whether the choices we don’t make affect us just as powerfully as the ones we do.
... Outside our cages they hunch against the wind. At their gates they jangle keys. In sentry boxes they huddle against ... the cage—just outside the wire tunnel. My personal screw whined when I called him an idiot. He is programmed to do ...