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Wyoming Wife?
by Shawna DelacorteSNOWBOUND WITH A WYOMING COWBOY!Samantha Burkett knew microwave meals, rush-hour gridlock and men in three-piece suits. But an ill-fated trip to Wyoming in the midst of a blizzard set her reality on its ear....Jace Tremayne had literally swooped down from the big sky to save her life. The rugged, tautly muscled rancher hadn't taken no for an answer, flinging her over his shoulder and flying her by copter to his remote ranch to wait out the worst of the storm. But close quarters with this irresistible cowboy showed Samantha how truly different their worlds were. And how completely Jace rocked hers....But could she ever be content as this man's Wyoming wife?
Wyrd Sisters: A Discworld Novel (Witches #2)
by Terry PratchettIn Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, Granny Weatherwax teams with two other witches—Nanny Ogg and Margat Garlick—as an unlikely alliance to save a prince and restore him to the throne of Lancre, in a tale that borrows—or is it parodies—some of William Shakespeare's best-loved works.Meet Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, must less royal intrigue. But then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Wyrd Sisters is the sixth Discworld book and the second in the Witches collection. The Witches collection includes:Equal RitesWyrd SistersWitches AbroadLords and LadiesMaskeradeCarpe Jugulum
X Marks the Spot: (Treasure Island) (Cracked Classics #5)
by Tony AbbottTwo sixth graders are magically swept away to Treasure Island, where they must match wits with legendary pirate Long John Silver. When best friends Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—get a tough assignment in their English class, they know there&’s only one way to handle it. Read the book? Nah, that&’s for suckers. Devin and Frankie just take the novel to the library and toss it through the magic metal detector, which sucks them into the world of the book, allowing them to experience the novel firsthand. Most of the time, this works great. This time, they get marooned on Treasure Island. The moment they step into Robert Louis Stevenson&’s classic pirate novel, Devin and Frankie find themselves neck deep in a hunt for buried treasure along with Long John Silver and his gang of cutthroats. These two wisecracking slackers will need to avoid rocking the boat—or they may have to walk the plank. School Library Journal has called the Devin and Frankie novels &“reminiscent of Mary Pope Osborne&’s &‘Magic Tree House&’ series, but for an older audience.&” X Marks the Spot is another lively introduction to the classics for reluctant readers.
X Marks the Spot: Treasure Island (Cracked Classics #5)
by Tony AbbottFrankie and Devin find themselves on the treasure hunt of a lifetime when the library zapper gates send them to "Treasure Island". They team up with young Jim Hawkins in a race for secretly stashed pirate gold. But they'll have to battle it out first against the infamous Long John Silver and his deadly buccaneers!
X-Change Students 101 (Marvel Avengers Assembly #3)
by Preeti ChhibberThe Avengers Assembly team takes a trip to Charles Xavier's Academy in their newest adventure!After training with the Avengers, Kamala, Doreen, and Miles are ready to branch out and expand their horizons. This semester, that means a trip north to study alongside the X-Men! If that wasn't enough, this semester features a field trip to the the Savage Land for a field trip -- an interdimensional planet that’s full of actual dinosaurs. Just what could go wrong? Turns out a TON in this laugh-out loud, action-packed adventure!
X-Treme Latin
by Henry BeardIn staff meetings and singles bars, on freeways and fairways, there are aggravating people lurking everywhere these days. But bestselling humorist Henry Beard has the perfect comeback for all prickly situations, offering a slew of quips your nemesis won't soon forget . . . or even understand. Beard's gift is his ability to make fun of popular culture and the current zeitgeist. In X-Treme Latin he provides Latin with an attitude, an indispensable phrasebook that taps the secret power of Latin to deliver, in total safety, hundreds of impeccable put-downs, comebacks, and wisecracks. Within its pages you will learn how to insult or fire coworkers; blame corporate scandals on someone else; cheer at a World Wrestling Entertainment match; talk back to your computer, TV, or Game Boy; deal with your road rage; evade threatening situations; snowboard in style; talk like Tony Soprano; and much more. With dozens more zingers for quashing e-mail pranks, psyching out your golf opponent, giving backhanded compliments, and evading awkward questions, X-Treme Latin is destined for magnus popularity and will have readers cheering, "Celebremus!"
X20: A Novel of (Not) Smoking
by Richard BeardGregory Simpson is thirty and trying to quit, keeping ten fingers glued to a keyboard in order to fight their incessant ache to hold a burning paper tube filled with dead leaves. In twenty entries in twenty days for twenty to a pack-one word for each cigarette inhaled over the course of ten smoke-filled years-he examines his life in tense, withdrawal-induced fits and starts: the friendships cemented and defined by nicotine; the intimate relationships crushed or stifled; the acrid, immoral and rebellious satisfactions. But with strength of purpose and improved concentration comes the sobering revelation that his habit is more political than personal. Even if he kicks, Gregory realizes, he's still living in a tobacco world.
XL: The Complete Illustrated, Practical Guide With Tips & Tricks To Maximizing Your Google Pixel 4 And 4 Xl
by Scott BrownFiercely funny, honest, and poignant, this story of a growth spurt gone wrong is perfect for readers who love Becky Albertalli and Jesse Andrews.WIll Daughtry is a late bloomer--at least, that's what everyone tells him. On his sixteenth birthday, Will is just shy of five feet, and he is bitterly resigned to being tiny forever. His only comforts are his best friend and stepbrother, Drew (6'3"), and their pal Monica (5'10"), the girl Will's been quietly pining for since fifth grade. Everyone else literally overlooks him. But with them, he feels whole. That is, until things take an unexpected turn, and he realizes he's really and truly on his own.That's when he starts to grow. And grow fast. Astonishingly fast. For the first time, Will's happy with his stature, and the world's at his feet (for a change). People see him differently; more important, he sees himself differently. But the highest heights come with some low, low lows, and his most precious relationships suffer excruciating growing pains. Will has to figure out what to do with himself--and all of this new "himself" he never expected to have."Outsized in heart and humanity." --Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects"A coming-of-height specimen whose humor you won't outgrow."--Kirkus"A delightful romp with heart."--Booklist"Brown gives readers so much to connect to and relate. Characters are sincere, especially in their introspective frustrations about feeling small (physically and metaphorically)."--SLJ
XOXO
by Axie OhJenny’s never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo. <p><p> Jenny didn’t get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. And yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea. <p><p> With Jaewoo an ocean away, there’s no use in dreaming of what could have been. But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother, who does she meet at the elite arts academy she’s just been accepted to? Jaewoo. <p><p> Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing, but Jaewoo isn’t just any student. Turns out, Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world. And like most K-pop idols, Jaewoo is strictly forbidden from dating anyone. <p><p> When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo’s worked for, Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love. XOXO is a new romance that proves chasing your dreams doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your heart, from acclaimed author Axie Oh.
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness
by Cody RigsbyThe beloved Peloton instructor chronicles his journey from small-town North Carolina to New York City stardom in an empowering story that reveals his secret to success: not taking yourself—or life—too seriously.&“Reading XOXO, Cody is like hanging out with that friend who makes you laugh and can open up their heart to you.&”—Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of Please Don&’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside ClothesCody Rigsby has a lot of opinions: Kevin is the hottest Backstreet Boy; grape jelly is a crime against nature; if you wear flip-flops in New York City, you do not love yourself. But if there is one opinion—one truth—that he holds above all others, it&’s that we shouldn&’t let the fear of looking stupid or being judged hold us back from living our best lives. Cody didn&’t always feel this way. In XOXO, Cody, he opens up about his journey toward accepting himself, from growing up gay and poor in the South to his migration to New York City, where he went from broke-ass dancer to fitness icon. He intimately details what it was like to lose both his father and best friend to addiction and how he began to repair his relationship with his mom as an adult. He recounts his time working at a nightclub on the Lower East Side and his decision to audition for Peloton on a whim, and dishes about competing against Sporty Spice on Dancing with the Stars.With raw and inspiring stories about learning how to handle the scary sh*t, XOXO, Cody is a bold and heartfelt reminder that sometimes laughing at yourself is the best medicine. Remember: It ain&’t that deep, boo.
XXX Porn for Women: Hotter, Hunkier, and More Helpful Around the House!
by Cambridge Women's Pornography CooperativeDare to dream! Here are your wildest fantasies in photos: men reading Jane Austen, spurning supermodels, and reading all of the instructions.Porn for Women (over 100,000 copies sold in its first six months!) and Porn for New Moms left women begging for more. To satisfy, the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Collective has upped the ante with this “unrated” edition, showcasing men who are hotter, hunkier, and even more helpful around the house. In these forty ultra-steamy photos and fantasies, women will find their deepest desires fulfilled: “Honey, I paid off our mortgage!” and “I just booked you two weeks at Canyon Ranch spa!” This collection makes another sizzling addition to our hugely successful line of Porn for Women. Bring on the eye candy and bring on the clean laundry!Praise for Porn for New Moms“Genius gift idea . . . (I’ll be getting one for each of the 10 baby showers I have in the next three months!)” —Glamour Magazine“It’s a book we wouldn’t mind sharing with every mother we know.” —Parenting.com“This new book from Chronicle has got to be my favorite baby shower gift idea this year.” —RookieMom.com
Xiangsheng and the Emergence of Guo Degang in Contemporary China
by Shenshen Cai Emily DunnThis book explores xiangsheng, one of the most popular folk art performance genres in China, its enlistment by official propaganda machine after the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its revival in popularity under Guo Degang and his Deyun Club. Just as the 1950's saw the shift of xiangsheng 's social function from entertainment to the political tool of ‘serving the party’, Guo Degang has completed the paradigm shift by turning its focus back to ‘serving the people’ as a means of entertainment and social criticism. This volume examines how Guo has resurrected the essence of xiangsheng, successfully commercialised it in a market economy, and simultaneously deconstructed the official discourse through grassroots means.
Xone of Contention (The Xanth Novels #23)
by Piers AnthonyClimate and culture shock ensue when Xanthians swap bodies with mere humans in this madcap adventure in the New York Times–bestselling series. All Breanna of the Black Wave and her newfound love, Justin Tree, want is a little time to get to know each other better, but a climatic catastrophe is causing a massive meltdown that threatens to inundate the ancient forests of Xanth. The only way to avert this dire disaster is to undertake a voyage into the distant mists of the past, to find the moment when this ghastly greenhouse effect began. And the only people who can safely make that journey are those unaffected by Xanth&’s magic—normal, ordinary humans from our own world. So Breanna and Justin turn to the Demon X(A/N)th (a.k.a. Nimby) and his lovely consort Chlorine for help. Together, they devise a daring plan. Making use of the O-Xone, a magical computer network that links the worlds of Xanth and Earth, Nimby and Chlorine make contact with a young couple from Earth who are working on a Xanth game, and arrange to exchange bodies with them. But an unexpected surprise awaits them on their arrival . . .
Y el mundo no dejaba de girar
by Susanna HerreroPREMIO JAÉN DE NARRATIVA JUVENIL 2020 El último curso.El primer amor.Y la vida golpeando a la puerta. Usune y Paul llevaban coincidiendo toda su vida: vecinos, amigos y enemigos, se ven en la playa, en el parque, en los bares, en el astillero. En todas partes. Pero nunca iban juntos a ninguna. Usune cree que conoce al impertinente de Paul, lo que no sabe es que él tiene un arma muy poderosa: su sonrisa de hoyuelos y la forma en que sus ojos azules la miran. La vida de Usune está a punto de cambiar. ¿Pueden juntarse el mejor momento de tu vida y el peor: la alegría más intensa y la tristeza más profunda? El jurado de la edición XXXVI del Premio Jaén de narrativa juvenil ha dicho de la obra ganadora:«Una novela para la que no hay edades: resulta muy difícil no emocionarse con ella.»Paula Cifuentes «El valor de la amistad como uno de los pilares de nuestra existencia está magníficamente reflejado. Una novela conmovedora.»Patricia Escalona «Emocionante y adictiva, a partes iguales. Especialmente tierna y conmovedora por el amor que transmite hacia nuestros mayores, una lectura que se queda dentro como el primer amor.»Mireia Lite «Emocionante lectura sobre el delicado momento de hacerse mayor, la amistad incondicional y la estima hacia los mayores. Te atrapa.»Laia Montañà
Y is for Yorick: A Slightly Irreverent Shakespearean Abc Book For Grown-ups
by Jennifer AdamsThis delightfully illustrated ABC book for grown-ups offers a fresh and irreverent take on Shakespeare&’s most memorable characters. The plays of William Shakespeare contain some of the most renowned characters and stories in all of literature. The perfect gift for any fan of The Bard, Y is for Yorick takes playful jabs at the unforgettable plots and people we all know and love. From Ariel (of The Tempest) to Elizabeth (of Richard III), each entry combines amusing illustrations with tongue-in-cheek captions about each character.
Y llegó Hicklebee-Riyatulle (Escuela de frikis #Volumen 2)
by Gitty DaneshvaryLa escuela de Mrs Wellington reabre sus puertas... ¡para un curso de verano! ¿Imagináis un modo más aterrador de pasar las vacaciones? Madeleine, Theo, Lulu y Garrison han recaído en sus antiguas fobias. O, por lo menos, eso es lo que cree Mrs. Wellington. Así que la extravagante directora y antigua reina de la belleza "invita" a los cuatro chicos a un segundo curso "no opcional" en su exclusiva y secretísima escuela de verano para eliminar cualquier vestigio de sus antiguos miedos. Sin embargo, pronto todos tendrán cosas más importantes en las que pensar: una misteriosa persona quiere destruir la escuela, y, por si fuera poco, ha llegado Dahlia Hycklebee-Riyatulle, la nueva alumna...
Y si no fuera tu amiga, ¿qué? (Si yo lo llego a saber... #Volumen 3)
by Sandra BreeÉl la respetaba. Ella era su mejor amiga. Nada más conocer a Quique, Sara se enamoró perdidamente de él. Fue un flechazo que atravesó su corazón con la fuerza de tsunami. Pero Quique no sentía lo mismo. Para él ella era su confidente, su amiga. Alguien con quien poder bromear, reír, hablar, confesar sus pecados y ser él mismo.Los dos compartían una gran pasión por las novelas de misterio y suspense. Aunque Sara iba más allá: las escribía. Llevaba dos novelas publicadas y, ¡cómo no!, Quique era su lector cero. Ella se conformaba con verle, pero ¿qué pasaría si él se enamoraba de otra? Tal vez lo iba a perder para siempre. Quizá sus amigas llevaban razón y era hora de dar un paso.«-Y si no fuera tu amiga, ¿qué? Quique quedó en silencio valorando sus siguientes palabras.» ¿Sería capaz Sara de sobrellevar su respuesta?
Y si tú me olvidas (Alana #Volumen 1)
by Iris Romero BermejoPrimera entrega de la trilogía «Alana» que hará las delicias de los lectores. Una casa encantada, una historia de amor y mucho humor en esta nueva novela de Iris Romero Bermejo. «¿Qué harías si en la casa de tus sueños habita el fantasma de una chica adorable pero muy pesada que te hace la vida imposible? ¿Y si a eso le añades un boxeador que quita el hipo y que no sabes por qué, pero le gustas? ¿Una maldición? Descubre lo que hace Alana, la protagonista de esta apasionante historia.» Alana tiene un gran sueño: una casa antigua y abandonada en el centro de Madrid. Cuando atraviesa por primera vez la maravillosa entrada piensa que es la persona más afortunada del mundo, porque por fin, podrá montar junto con sus amigas una empresa de cenas temáticas. Sin embargo, algo recorre los muros de esta antigua mansión, algo que le hará la vida imposible para que se vaya, ya que, por lo visto, la casa esconde una terrible maldición. En la primera cena un apuesto boxeador entra en su vida. Gabriel es todo lo que una chica podría desear y, para Alana, demasiado guapo para ser real. Vive y enamórate con Alana de la experiencia de La Casa Encantada, donde Lili, la vecina Madame Ardelean y Gabriel harán de su existencia algo fuera de lo común.
Y si tú me perdonas (Alana #Volumen 3)
by Iris Romero BermejoÚltima entrega de la trilogía «Alana» de Iris Romero Bermejo. Acompaña a Alana en esta trepidante aventura donde deberá poner en peligro su propia vida para salvar a sus seres queridos, y quizás, recuperar al amor de su vida. «Cuando todo acabe podremos estar juntos.» Eso es lo que se repite Alana una y otra vez en su cabeza sin saber si en realidad será posible, sin saber si tendrá un final feliz junto a Gabriel. La maldición del olvido se rompe y Alana recuerda a Gabriel. También la bruja ha sido liberada y, ahora, deberán unir sus fuerzas para combatir al demonio que amenaza con acabar con todos ellos. Y aunque Alana quiere mantener al margen de todo eso a Gabriel, el boxeador le deja muy claro que le ayudará y protegerá con su vida si es necesario. ¿Tendrá que hacerlo?
Y si tú me recuerdas (Alana #Volumen 2)
by Iris Romero BermejoSegunda entrega de la trilogía «Alana» de Iris Romero Bermejo. ¿Qué harías si te hubieras olvidado de tu novio? ¿Y si él tampoco se acordara de ti?No te pierdas esta divertida aventura en la que las risas y el amor serán los protagonistas. Alana se ha olvidado de Gabriel. Siente que algo le falta, pero no es capaz de recordar qué. Pero una mañana cualquiera... alguien le tira el bolso sin querer cuando pasa por su lado. Alza la mirada y le ve. Y como si se conocieran, quizás de una vida pasada, algo en su interior le dice que ese desconocido y atractivo chico es alguien muy especial. Acompaña a Alana en esta emocionante aventura, donde tendrá que enfrentarse a un nuevo enemigo y luchar contra sus recuerdos borrados.
Y/N: A Novel
by Esther Yi&“Wondrous and strange . . . Y/N resists the junkiness of the internet . . . against which a well-formed novel like this counteracts, a blast of cleansing heat.&” —New York Times "Piercing, feverish, and frequently astonishing." —Entertainment Weekly "Utterly brilliant." —Cosmopolitan "A true novel of the era." —Elle "Engrossing." —Vulture "Playful, immersive yet unreal." —Esquire "Riveting and innovative." —TIME "Fascinating." —Chicago Review of Books "Strange, haunting, and undeniably beautiful." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "One of the most daring novels of the year." —Bookpage, Starred ReviewSurreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant—a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of literary self-destruction.It&’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field; on live streams, as fans from around the world comment in dozens of languages; even on skincare products endorsed by the wildly popular Korean boyband, of which Moon is the youngest, most luminous member. Seized by ineffable desire, our unnamed narrator begins writing Y/N fanfic—in which you, the reader, insert [Your/Name] and play out an intimate relationship with the unattainable star.Then Moon suddenly retires, vanishing from the public eye. As Y/N flies from Berlin to Seoul to be with Moon, our narrator, too, journeys to Korea in search of the object of her love. An escalating series of mistranslations and misidentifications lands her at the headquarters of the Kafkaesque entertainment company that manages the boyband until, at a secret location, together with Moon at last, art and real life approach their final convergence.From a conspicuous new talent comes Y/N, a provocative literary debut about the universal longing for transcendence and the tragic struggle to assert one&’s singular story amidst the amnesiac effects of globalization. Crackling with the intellectual sensitivity of Elif Batuman and the sinewy absurdism of Thomas Pynchon, Esther Yi&’s prose unsettles the boundary between high and mass art, exploding our expectations of a novel about &“identity&” and offering in its place a sui generis picture of the loneliness that afflicts modern life.
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
by Colette ShadePerfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones, and low-rise jeans. It was a new millennium and the future looked bright, promising prosperity for all. The internet had arrived, and technology was shiny and fun. For many, it felt like the end of history: no more wars, racism, or sexism. But then history kept happening. Twenty-five years after the ball dropped on December 31st, 1999, we are still living in the shadows of the Y2K Era.In Y2K, one of our most brilliant young critics Colette Shade offers a darkly funny meditation on everything from the pop culture to the political economy of the period. By close reading Y2K artifacts like the Hummer H2, Smash Mouth’s “All Star,” body glitter, AOL chatrooms, Total Request Live, and early internet porn, Shade produces an affectionate yet searing critique of a decade that started with a boom and ended with a crash.In one essay Colette unpacks how hearing Ludacris’s hit song “What’s Your Fantasy” shaped a generation’s sexual awakening; in another she interrogates how her eating disorder developed as rail-thin models from the collapsed USSR flooded the pages of Vogue; in another she reveals how the McMansion became an ominous symbol of the housing collapse.Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is the first book to fully reckon with the mixed legacy of the Y2K Era—a perfectly timed collection that holds a startling mirror to our past, present, and future.
YOLO Juliet: Yolo Juliet; Srsly Hamlet; Macbeth #killing It (OMG Shakespeare #2)
by William Shakespeare Brett WrightRomeo and Juliet, one of the greatest love stories ever told . . . in texts?! Imagine: What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays! Two families at war. A boy and a girl in love. A secret marriage gone oh-so-wrong. and h8. The classics just got a whole lot more interesting. ;) tl;dr A Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, checking in at certain locations, and updating their relationship statuses. The perfect gift for hip theater lovers and teens. A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it. For example: tl;dr means too long; didn't read.
Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs
by Linda Sue Park Jennifer Black ReinhardtAt once funny and informative, Yaks Yak presents animals acting out the verbs made from their names. Illustrations rich in comic details show hogs hogging, slugs slugging, and other spirited creatures demonstrating homographs, words with different meanings that are spelled and pronounced the same. A chart listing the words, their meanings, and their history is included. Ideal for sharing, this book offers a sprightly and fanciful introduction to a fun form of wordplay.