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Muggie Maggie (Mundo Magico Ser.)
by Beverly ClearyIn this humorous and relatable novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, a girl must overcome her rebellious attitude toward learning cursive. At first, Maggie is just feeling stubborn when she declares she won't learn cursive. What's wrong with print, anyway? And she can easily type on a computer, so why would she need to know how to read those squiggly lines? But soon all her classmates are buzzing about Maggie's decision, especially after her teacher, Mrs. Leeper, says Maggie's cursive is so sloppy that her name looks like "Muggie."With "Muggie Maggie" ringing in her ears, Maggie absolutely, positively won't back down...until she's appointed class mail messenger. All the letters that Mrs. Leeper sends to the office are in cursive, and Maggie thinks they are written about her. But there's only way to know for sure...so what's Maggie going to do?For generations, Beverly Cleary has captivated readers of all ages with beloved characters such as Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse. Muggie Maggie follows suit with what School Library Journal calls "a likable, funny heroine whom readers will want to know."
Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken? (Wait! What? #0)
by Dan GutmanFrom the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn’t know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do—and they’ve collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing career through his time as heavyweight champion of the world. Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld’s upbeat illustrations, Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken! is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman’s signature zany sense of humor.
Mulch Ado About Nothing: A Jane Jeffry Mystery (A Jane Jeffry Mystery Ser. #12)
by Jill ChurchillSuburban mom Jane Jeffry and her equally green-thumbless best friend Shelley Nowack could kill plastic plants. But their scheme to improve themselves vegetatively dies on the vine when the celebrated botanist slated to teach a class at the local Community Center is mysteriously beaten into a coma--and her replacement turns out to be Dr. Stewart Eastman, an arrogant, self-promoting boor. Did Dr. Eastman or a fellow classmate assault their original instructor? And who later plants a corpse in Eastman's compost heap? There's certainly an abundant crop of suspects. And it's up to Jane to weed out a killer. Bookshare offers a dozen additional witty mysteries by Jill Churchill including several books in the Jane Jeffry series and others in the Grace and Favor series with more on the way.
Mullet Madness!: The Haircut That's Business Up Front and a Party in the Back
by Alan HendersonAmerica's favorite hairstyle is back in a big way! Ever since its meteoric rise to superstar status in the 1980s, the mullet has persisted for generations as a cultural touchstone in the hearts and minds of the public. Love it or hate it, there's no ignoring this one-of-a-kind 'do and its profound sociological significance. Mullet Madness! examines the tumultuous history of the enigmatic American mullet, from its (possible) Neolithic origins to its (questionable) presence atop the mighty Sphinx, from the white powdered mullets of our nation's founding fathers to the storied coifs of Billy Ray Cyrus, Hulk Hogan, and David Copperfield. Here is everything you need to go from total "neck blanket" amateur to certified mullet connoisseur. Bone up on the finer points of styling and upkeep. Learn to recognize the subtle variety of form so you'll never confuse a Rattail Mullet with the classic Stingray look. Peruse galleries of iconic mullets from history, sports, movies, TV, music, and everyday Joes (and Janes!). Whether you call it an "Alabama Waterfall," "Hockey Hair," "The MacGuyver," or "the Billy-Ray," Mullet Madness! will have you reaching for the nearest pair of scissors, a mirror, and a six-pack of beer.
Mulligan Stew
by Gilbert SorrentinoWidely regarded as Sorrentino's finest achievement, Mulligan Stew takes as its subject the comic possibilities of the modern literary imagination. As avant-garde novelist Antony Lamont struggles to write a "new wave murder mystery," his frustrating emotional and sexual life wreaks havoc on his work-in-progress. As a result, his narrative (the very book we are reading) turns into a literary "stew": an uproariously funny melange of journal entries, erotic poetry, parodies of all kinds, love letters, interviews, and lists -- as Hugh Kenner in Harper's wrote, "for another such virtuoso of the List you'd have to resurrect Joyce. " Soon, Lamont's characters (on loan from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flann O'Brien, James Joyce, and Dashiell Hammet) take on lives of their own, completely sabotaging his narrative. Sorrentino has vastly extended the possibilities of what a novel can be in this extraordinary work, which both parodies and pays homage to the art of fiction.
Multimillonario Al Mando: Dirigiendo a los Jefes: Libro 12 (Dirigiendo a los Jefes – Serie #12)
by Lexy TImms¡El jefe ha vuelto! Del autor más vendido, Lexy Timms, llega un romance multimillonario que hará que te desmayes y te enamores de nuevo. Jamie Reid lleva una vida que la mayoría consideraría perfecta. Ella tiene un esposo por el que la mayoría de las mujeres moriría, tres maravillosos hijos y una familia que comienza a sentir que podría durar toda la vida. Incluso su madre, que alguna vez se creyó irredimible, parecía estar haciendo un intento sincero de cambiar su forma de ser y reencontrarse con sus hijas. Todo sería perfecto, si solo su vida ideal no se cayera repentinamente a su alrededor. Cuando la relación de su cuñado Mark con su esposa embarazada se deteriora profundamente, las consecuencias impactan a toda la familia. Las decisiones de Mark amenazan a Alex a distanciarse una vez más. Christine, lidiando todos los días con la tensión en el club de golf, parece estar volviendo a sus viejos hábitos. Su cambio de actitud ha comenzado a afectar el desempeño en el trabajo de su esposo Paul —asesor senior de Raid Enterprises—, llevando al estresado Alex, al límite. Jamie, apuntalando los restos desmoronados, no está segura de poder manejar la tensión. ¿Podrá arreglar las crecientes grietas, o su familia se desmoronará justo cuando finalmente se habían unido?
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra Megan McdowellNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ELLE, THE HUFFINGTON POST, THE MILLIONS, VOX, BBC, AND PUREWOW"Latin America's new literary star." --The New Yorker"Brilliant . . . Like a literary exercise for the mind, but strangely fun to decode." --Elle"The most talked-about writer to come out of Chile since Bolaño," (The New York Times Book Review), Alejandro Zambra is celebrated around the world for his strikingly original, slyly funny, daringly unconventional fiction. Now, at the height of his powers, Zambra returns with his most audaciously brilliant book yet.Written in the form of a standardized test, Multiple Choice invites the reader to respond to virtuoso language exercises and short narrative passages through multiple-choice questions that are thought-provoking, usually unanswerable, and often absurd. It offers a new kind of reading experience, one in which the reader participates directly in the creation of meaning, and the nature of storytelling itself is called into question. At once funny, poignant, and political, Multiple Choice is about love and family, authoritarianism and its legacies, and the conviction that, rather than learning to think for ourselves, we are trained to obey and repeat. Serious in its literary ambition and playful in its execution, it confirms Alejandro Zambra as one of the most important writers working in any language.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mum in a Million: For the Stressy, Know-it-All Mum I Couldn't Do Without
by Judith HolderThere is no one quite like your mother - but along with the unconditional love and understanding, this also means that there is no one else who always knows when you're fibbing, or where you keep your diary, or the terribly amusing thing you once said at a family wedding when you were five.In an affectionate, amusing and mischievous book, Judith Holder's tribute to motherhood covers everything from mothers through the ages (it's not only the Virgin Mary who we wish had had an immaculate conception) to maternal anxiety and those little things she says and why she says them: 'You're not going out like that', 'What are you doing inside on a lovely day like today?', and the classic 'because I said so.'Using interviews and testimonies from mothers and daughters of all ages, this is a humorous look at motherhood and everything that goes with it, with beautifully illustrated and funny line drawings integrated into the text.
Mum in a Million: For the Stressy, Know-it-All Mum I Couldn't Do Without
by Judith HolderThere is no one quite like your mother - but along with the unconditional love and understanding, this also means that there is no one else who always knows when you're fibbing, or where you keep your diary, or the terribly amusing thing you once said at a family wedding when you were five.In an affectionate, amusing and mischievous book, Judith Holder's tribute to motherhood covers everything from mothers through the ages (it's not only the Virgin Mary who we wish had had an immaculate conception) to maternal anxiety and those little things she says and why she says them: 'You're not going out like that', 'What are you doing inside on a lovely day like today?', and the classic 'because I said so.'Using interviews and testimonies from mothers and daughters of all ages, this is a humorous look at motherhood and everything that goes with it, with beautifully illustrated and funny line drawings integrated into the text.
Mum's Wit and Wisdom: Quips and Quotes for Marvellous Mothers
by Richard BensonWhen the little angels are driving you crazy and you’re one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes will help to remind you that being a mum is the best job in the world.
Mum's Wit and Wisdom: Quips and Quotes for Marvellous Mothers
by Richard BensonWhen the little angels are driving you crazy and you’re one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes will help to remind you that being a mum is the best job in the world.
Mum's Wit: Quips and Quotes for Marvellous Mothers (Wit Ser.)
by Richard BensonWhen the little angels are driving you crazy and you're one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes are the perfect reminder of why being a mother is the best job in the world.
Mum's Wit: Quips and Quotes for Marvellous Mothers (Wit Ser.)
by Richard BensonWhen the little angels are driving you crazy and you're one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes are the perfect reminder of why being a mother is the best job in the world.
Mumbo Jumbo: A Novel (Penguin Modern Classics Ser.)
by Ishmael ReedIshmael Reed&’s inspired fable of the ragtime era, in which a social movement threatens to suppress the spread of black culture—hailed by Harold Bloom as one of the five hundred greatest books of the Western canonIn 1920s America, a plague is spreading fast. From New Orleans to Chicago to New York, the &“Jes Grew&” epidemic makes people desperate to dance, overturning social norms in the process. Anyone is vulnerable and when they catch it, they&’ll bump and grind into a frenzy. Working to combat the Jes Grew infection are the puritanical Atonists, a group bent on cultivating a &“Talking Android,&” an African American who will infiltrate the unruly black communities and help crush the outbreak. But PaPa LaBas, a houngan voodoo priest, is determined to keep his ancient culture—including a key spiritual text—alive. Spanning a dizzying host of genres, from cinema to academia to mythology, Mumbo Jumbo is a lively ride through a key decade of American history. In addition to ragtime, blues, and jazz, Reed&’s allegory draws on the Harlem Renaissance, the Back to Africa movement, and America&’s occupation of Haiti. His style throughout is as avant-garde and vibrant as the music at its center. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Ishmael Reed including rare images of the author.
Mummy Said the F-Word: A hilarious story of modern motherhood
by Fiona GibsonWhen Cait, a chaotic single mother, becomes the agony aunt for a glossy parenting magazine, she thinks she might be the single worst person to do the job. But despite her early unwillingness, she gradually realises that the women writing might really need her help. Perhaps mothers need to realise that they're not actually expected to be perfect, after all? Then Cait gets an email from a mysterious reader - a single dad who simply signs his name R...
Mummy Said the F-Word: A totally laugh out loud page turner about having it all from top ten bestselling author
by Fiona Gibson'Oh my god I just loved this book... It made me laugh and cry and it was so, so very well written and witty and funny, especially the bits about her kids and their tantrums, so very true... Fab fab fab!!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Cait is battling ever-present mum guilt, an ex-husband and an overflowing inbox. Can you blame her if she lets the F-word slip? Cait is a newly single mother of three. If keeping on top of the laundry wasn't enough, she now has her ex's new girlfriend to deal with. To make things worse, her writing career has descended into creating upbeat descriptions of personal hygiene products. So when she's offered a job on a magazine, she jumps at the chance. But she might be in over her head...Bambino is a glossy, weekly parenting bible aimed at yummy mummies. Cait will be the new agony aunt giving advice on how to be the perfect mother. At first, Cait relishes her new alter ego as an unflappable parent who rises above the chaos. But she soon she realises the people writing to her really do need her. Can Cait cut through the crap and give her fellow mums the help they actually need? A totally hilarious and heartfelt look at juggling motherhood, careers and relationships. Perfect for fans of Why Mummy Drinks, Alexandra Potter and Sophie Kinsella.Readers love Mummy Said the F-Word:'So funny! If you want to read a good book by a brilliant author that will make you laugh out loud, cry and exhale deeply with satisfaction then this is the book for you. I cannot say enough good things' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I really loved this book... Frankly if I'd been the mummy in the story, I would have been saying more than the F word at times. So very real, but also very funny. Highly recommended!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Loved it. Absolutely loved this book it relates to everyday life with children and partners. Made me laugh out loud as well as making me smile. Highly recommend this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely brilliant. Just the right mix of humour, romance and parenting reality. I found myself laughing out loud and shedding a tear. Easy to read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Loved it! Laugh out loud funny! Couldn't put it down! Funny and a great story!!!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellent read! At times inspiring, cringeworthy, edge-of-your-seat gripping, delightful, scary, hopeful, charming and exciting, this is a delightful read from start to finish!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mummy Said the F-Word: A totally laugh out loud page turner about having it all from top ten bestselling author
by Fiona Gibson'Oh my god I just loved this book... It made me laugh and cry and it was so, so very well written and witty and funny, especially the bits about her kids and their tantrums, so very true... Fab fab fab!!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Cait is battling ever-present mum guilt, an ex-husband and an overflowing inbox. Can you blame her if she lets the F-word slip? Cait is a newly single mother of three. If keeping on top of the laundry wasn't enough, she now has her ex's new girlfriend to deal with. To make things worse, her writing career has descended into creating upbeat descriptions of personal hygiene products. So when she's offered a job on a magazine, she jumps at the chance. But she might be in over her head...Bambino is a glossy, weekly parenting bible aimed at yummy mummies. Cait will be the new agony aunt giving advice on how to be the perfect mother. At first, Cait relishes her new alter ego as an unflappable parent who rises above the chaos. But she soon she realises the people writing to her really do need her. Can Cait cut through the crap and give her fellow mums the help they actually need? A totally hilarious and heartfelt look at juggling motherhood, careers and relationships. Perfect for fans of Why Mummy Drinks, Alexandra Potter and Sophie Kinsella.Readers love Mummy Said the F-Word:'So funny! If you want to read a good book by a brilliant author that will make you laugh out loud, cry and exhale deeply with satisfaction then this is the book for you. I cannot say enough good things' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I really loved this book... Frankly if I'd been the mummy in the story, I would have been saying more than the F word at times. So very real, but also very funny. Highly recommended!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Loved it. Absolutely loved this book it relates to everyday life with children and partners. Made me laugh out loud as well as making me smile. Highly recommend this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely brilliant. Just the right mix of humour, romance and parenting reality. I found myself laughing out loud and shedding a tear. Easy to read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Loved it! Laugh out loud funny! Couldn't put it down! Funny and a great story!!!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellent read! At times inspiring, cringeworthy, edge-of-your-seat gripping, delightful, scary, hopeful, charming and exciting, this is a delightful read from start to finish!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mummy Wrap Battle: Book 4 (Hotel of the Gods #4)
by Tom Easton (Author)Revenge of the mummy! Check in to Hotel of the Gods - where mythical guests cause magical mayhem! A hilarious illustrated adventure for readers aged 7+, featuring characters from world mythology.When the Bastet the cat goddess is summoned back to Egypt, Atlas and his friend Maui can't resist sneaking into her room. That's a big, BIG mistake. HUGE! Because they accidentally wake up a cursed mummy with an appetite for destruction! Not even the gods and goddesses who live at the hotel can defeat an enemy that's already dead. They need information, and the only way to get it is by sending in a spy. . . Atlas must go undercover and figure out what the mummy wants. But is this secret mission a one-way ticket to the Afterlife?
Mummy's Mother
by Tony Johnston[from the book jacket] "Help! The mummy's mother has been stolen! Ten-year-old mummy Ramose has been peacefully sealed up in a secret Egyptian tomb with his mummy mother for more than four thousand years. Now grave robbers have invaded their hideaway and made off with Ramose's mother, the queen. The robbers are taking her across the desert to a ship, bound for a famous museum far away. How can Ramose find his mother and save her from this terrible fate? Join the fun as award-winning storyteller Tony Johnston weaves a tale filled with high jinks, heroics, and highly unexpected turns. Will the mummy find his mom?"
Muncle Trogg
by Janet FoxleyA topsy-turvy fairy tale about a small giant on a big adventure!Let's get ready to grumble! Mount Grumble is where the giants live. But (contrary to what you might think, maybe because of their name) not every "giant" (see?) is, um...big. In fact, Muncle Trogg is so SMALL that all the other giants make fun of him for being (uh-oh) people-sized. And toss him around like a football!Fed up, Muncle Trogg climbs down Mount Grumble to take a look at the Smallings (that would be humans) he supposedly looks like. What he discovers is......a sulky green dragon and a terribly sensible girl? But when Mount Grumble is put in harm's way, it's up to little Muncle to be the bigger smallest giant, prove that size doesn't matter, and somehow save his home!"Sparkling. A cracking tale." -- The Times of London
Mundo Cruel: Stories
by Luis Negron Suzanne Jill LevineLuis Negrón's debut collection reveals the intimate world of a small community in Puerto Rico joined together by its transgressive sexuality. The writing straddles the shifting line between pure, unadorned storytelling and satire, exploring the sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking nature of survival in a decidedly cruel world.
Munmun: Get Rich, Get Big
by Jesse AndrewsIn an alternate reality a lot like our world, every person’s physical size is directly proportional to their wealth. The poorest of the poor are the size of rats, and billionaires are the size of skyscrapers. Warner and his sister Prayer are destitute—and tiny. Their size is not just demeaning, but dangerous: day and night they face mortal dangers that bigger richer people don’t ever have to think about, from being mauled by cats to their house getting stepped on. There are no cars or phones built small enough for them, or schools or hospitals, for that matter—there’s no point, when no one that little has any purchasing power, and when salaried doctors and teachers would never fit in buildings so small. Warner and Prayer know their only hope is to scale up, but how can two littlepoors survive in a world built against them? A brilliant, warm, funny trip, unlike anything else out there, and a social novel for our time in the tradition of 1984 or Invisible Man. Inequality is made intensely visceral by an adventure and tragedy both hilarious and heartbreaking.
Murder & Chips (Jiggy McCue #13)
by Michael LawrenceWhen Jiggy and co get a little stressed about their upcoming exams, Jiggy's mum reckons she has the perfect solution: a murder mystery weekend! Unfortunately for Jiggy, it's not entirely relaxing. Can he stop the murderous madness before it's too late?
Murder Before Evensong: The instant no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (Canon Clement Mystery)
by Reverend Richard ColesTHE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER'Devotees of Midsomer Murders and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories will feel most at home here' Guardian'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn French'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Telegraph'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin'Charming and funny' ObserverEven better than I knew it would be' India Knight'Quintessentially English' Sunday Express'An absolute joy' Adam Kay''Wry, tongue-in cheek and whimsical' Daily Mail'Glorious' Robert Webb 'Beautifully written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too' Sunday Times'Pitch perfect' Philip Pullman'A cunning whodunnit' Daily ExpressCanon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda.When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village.And then Anthony Bowness - cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton - is found dead at the back of the church. As the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his community together... and catch a killer.
Murder Boy
by Bryon QuertermousDominick Prince is out of options. He's lived in Detroit long enough to use his experiences of crime and poverty to fuel his writing, but he's ready to move on to bigger and better things. Dominick's thesis advisor, the elitist Parker Farmington, refuses to let Dominick pass his class, thinking the genre of potboilers beneath him. Which means rather than becoming the next literary sensation, Dominick will spend his life asking customers if they'd like fries with that. And if that's the only plan, kidnapping doesn't seem like such a bad plan B.So if Farmington won't pass him willfully, Dominick will make him do it forcefully. And once he has Farmington's signature, fame and fortune are within Dominick's grasp. But while Dominick may have a devious and brilliant mind on the page, in reality he's more Betty White than Walter White. And before he can write 'the plot thickens,' Dominick's plan begins to go horribly wrong. Teaming with Farmington's jilted mistress and her loose-cannon bounty hunter brother, Dominick finds that if even the best laid plans go awry, then his doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell. And being a great writer won't matter much if he's six feet under.