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April May June July: A Novel
by Alison B. HartA triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father&“Truly a great American novel that does the very best of what fiction can do: sink us into other people&’s lives, show us new worlds, make our hearts pound and our breath catch. Superb.&” —Julia PhillipsApril, May, June, and July Barber don&’t have much in common anymore. An upcoming family wedding will place the four siblings in the same room for the first time in years. But shortly before, when April spots their father, who went missing while serving overseas a decade ago, their reunion becomes entirely more complicated.While the siblings&’ search for the truth about their father forces them back into each other&’s lives, it also intensifies their private dramas. April loves her husband, but seeks excitement outside their marriage. May had big dreams for the future, but she&’s still stuck living at home. June is eager to marry her girlfriend, so why does she need a drink at every wedding-related event? And then there&’s baby brother July, whose unrequited love for his straight roommate has him more confused than ever.Confronting the past together, April, May, June, and July will find not only answers about their father, but new romance, hope, and understanding as they learn to embrace the beauty of their shared history.
April Moon
by Miranda Jarrett Merline Lovelace Susan KingSAILOR'S MOON by Merline LovelaceWhile traveling to her unwanted wedding to a brutal nobleman, the notorious Lady Elizabeth Stanton was taken captive by Captain Richard Blake, an all-too-appealing American with vengeance on his mind! But the trouble was that Elizabeth soon wanted nothing more than to stay his prisoner....WHITE FIRE by Susan KingOn a moonlit Scottish coast, Jenny Colvin searched for proof to halt her rogue father's hanging. Stopped by the mysterious and brooding Sir Simon Lockhart, she begged for his help, aware that only this once daring smuggler could save her father from the gallows.THE DEVIL'S OWN MOON by Miranda JarrettOn a madcap wager, Harry, the fast-living Earl of Atherwall, assumed the guise of a reckless highwayman and unknowingly ordered Sophie Potts, his lost love, to stand and deliver. When Sophie refused, Harry had no choice but to kidnap her instead!
April Morning: A Novel
by Howard FastHoward Fast&’s bestselling coming-of-age novel about one boy&’s introduction to the horrors of war amid the brutal first battle of the American Revolution On April 19, 1775, musket shots ring out over Lexington, Massachusetts. As the sun rises over the battlefield, fifteen-year-old Adam Cooper stands among the outmatched patriots, facing a line of British troops. Determined to defend his home and prove his worth to his disapproving father, Cooper is about to embark on the most significant day of his life. The Battle of Lexington and Concord will be the starting point of the American Revolution—and when Cooper becomes a man. Sweeping in scope and masterful in execution, April Morning is a classic of American literature and an unforgettable story of one community&’s fateful struggle for freedom. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
April Raintree
by Beatrice CulletonApril Raintree is a revised edition of In Search of April Raintree, written specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Through her characterization of two young sisters who are removed from their family, the author poignantly illustrates the difficulties that many Aboriginal people face in maintaining a positive self-identity.
April Raintree
by Beatrice MosionierMemories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters&’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher&’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.
April Raintree
by Beatrice MosionierMemories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters&’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher&’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.
The April Robin Murders
by Craig Rice Ed McbainTwo photographers buy the old April Robin mansion in Hollywood, home to movie stars and murderers.
April Shadows (Shadows #1)
by V.C. AndrewsApril had always felt like an outsider...Her older sister Brenda was tall, athletic, competitive, and sure of herself. But April Taylor was short, sensitive, and overweight—and she couldn't bounce back from their father's cutting criticisms the way Brenda did. April didn't know why their once-loving dad had become a coldhearted monster, but she was sure it had something to do with her. And she could see how his cruel behavior was tearing away at her gentle mother. But a glimmer of happiness returns when Brenda brings home her college roommate: beautiful, bewitching Celia. And April wonders if she might not be so different from Brenda after all...
April Showers
by Holly JacobsRainbows don't come without rainThe world you want isn't always how the world is. Former marine Sebastian Bennington discovers that upon his return to Valley Ridge for a friend's wedding. Even his grandfather's health isn't what he's expecting. Nor is the interference from his grandfather's young business partner, Lily Paul.Even more aggravating, Lily seems to know everything about Sebastian, thanks to his grandfather. But Sebastian can't get her to open up about anything. Is she using all that merry sunshine to hide something deeper and darker? He's determined to find out, as long as their crazy attraction for each other doesn't get in the way....
An April Shroud (A Dalziel and Pascoe Mystery #4)
by Reginald HillA detective is drawn to a newly widowed woman in this “darkly funny” British murder mystery in the Gold Dagger Award–winning series (Kirkus Reviews). With his partner away on a honeymoon, Yorkshire detective Andrew Dalziel tries to beat the blues by taking a vacation of his own. But after getting caught in a torrential rain and running into a funeral procession, he winds up accompanying a crowd of upper-class mourners to a crumbling country house. Dalziel isn’t known for his elegant manners, but he has bigger problems than not fitting in: The owner of the house has died under unusual circumstances, and soon more bodies are turning up. And while Dalziel finds himself undeniably attracted to the widow, he knows that she, and everyone in the family, is a suspect. “Hill’s high standards of humor and civilized characterization are intact here, and justice and ambiguity are served in satisfactory fashion.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for Reginald Hill “Hill’s polished, sophisticated novels are intelligently written and permeated with his sly and delightful sense of humor . . . Enjoyable as much for their characters as for their complicated, suspenseful mystery plots.” —The Christian Science Monitor
April Storm: A Novel
by Leila Meacham“Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere.”—Adriana TrigianiA seemingly perfect suburban housewife is being pursued by a private detective . . . and hunted by a murderer in this riveting, much-anticipated posthumous novel from the beloved author of Roses and Dragonfly.Kathryn Walker enjoys an enviable life. Her husband is an accomplished doctor, her children are bright and successful, and she devotes herself to charity work that uplifts her Suburban Colorado community. Settling into a new year, her life couldn’t be better. . .Until April.For Kathryn, April has always rained trouble—but this time may be even stormier than the fraught past she’s trying to overcome. Already distraught over the child she miscarried in this same cursed month many years ago, the emotionally fragile woman isn’t ready to consider the overwhelming evidence that someone may be trying to take her husband—and her life.Featuring the complex characters and powerful storytelling that are the beloved hallmarks of Leila Meacham’s novels beginning with her breakout debut Roses, April Storm is a page-turning triumph that caps a remarkable literary career.
April Twilights (1903)
by Willa CatherBefore she wrote her prose masterpieces, Willa Cather produced striking poems, which were collected in 1903 in April Twilights. It was her literary debut, preceding the publication of O Pioneers! by nine years. In her introduction, distinguished Cather scholar Bernice Slote notes that this early edition of April Twilights restores what had been "an almost lost, certainly blurred, portion of the creative life of a great novelist." Among the thirty-seven selections are the much-anthologized "Grandmither, Think Not I Forget" and the highly evocative "Prairie Dawn." This new edition includes a new introduction by Robert Thacker, which provides new insights into Cather and her poetry.
April Witch
by Majgull AxelssonIn 1947 Ella Johansson gives birth to a child with severe cerebral palsy, and, on the doctor's advice, confines her to an institution and keeping her existence a secret. Later she becomes foster mother to three girls, each of whom was abandoned or abused. In their fifties these four "sisters," all related through their connection to Ella, try to make sense of their histories and to sort out their relationships with one another. Desiree, the "April witch" of the title, has the power to leave her body and enter the mind of another. Apart from these supernatural flights, her life in a series of institutions is depicted with painful realism. This is a thought-provoking novel, full of richly realized characters, which explores the profound need for unconditional love in childhood.
April's Glow: An emotional and feel good women's fiction novel (Tarrin’s Bay)
by Juliet MadisonIn the seaside town of Tarrin&’s Bay, two neighbors form a bond—but can they truly open the doors and let each other in? Distracting herself from a streak of bad luck and a disastrous love life, bubbly April Vedora throws herself into her new business—April&’s Glow, a candle store in Tarrin&’s Bay. The enchanting scents and colorful atmosphere provide a safe haven—but outside of business hours, she&’s still clueless about what the next step in her life should be. When a mysterious loner moves in next door, she can&’t help feeling intrigued, and ex-soldier Zac Masterson is equally fascinated by April. But both have sworn off relationships, and while April avoids her emotions by keeping busy and sociable, Zac hides away from the world—and his past . . . As the pair chip away at each other&’s facades and secrets are revealed, April fears that the man she&’s unwillingly falling for is everything she&’s worked so hard to avoid. Or could they each be just what the other needs?
April's Kittens
by Clare Turlay Newberry(Book has picture descriptions) Many children understand April's dilemma when her cat, Sheba, has three kittens. April is thrilled until her father insists that theirs is strictly a one-cat household. April must give up three cats, but which ones? The aptly named Charcoal? Tiger-striped Butch? Sweet-faced Brenda? -- or even Sheba? How April eventually comes up with the perfect solutions makes for a heartwarming story that has appealed to many young cat lovers and will continue to delight generations of children everywhere.
Aprisionada pelo Capitão
by Éli Assunção Amanda MarielA senhorita Prudence Drake não quer nada mais que voltar para a América e juntar o que sobrou da sua vida. Depois de ter sido refém no Black Dawn e testemunhar o assassinato do pai, a última coisa que desejava é se encontrar nas mãos de outro pirata – não importa que ele seja lindo e honrado. O Capitão Jasper Blackmore tinha deixado o passado pra trás, saindo dos portos da Inglaterra em busca de novas aventuras depois de a guerra tê-lo deixado fisicamente marcado e ter sido rejeitado pela única dama que se atreveu a amar. Uma diabinha americana nunca se encaixaria no seu mundo, não importa o quanto estivesse atraído por ela. Poderiam duas pessoas com caminhos tão distintos encontrarem algo em comum?
Aprisionado: Uma história curta sobre zumbis
by Terry M. WestAprisionado é uma história feroz e original sobre zumbis de um autor de histórias de terror, Terry M. West. Bem-vindo a clínica de continuidade Millbur & Stein. Uma recente comunidade de elite para os mortos-vivos.
Aprons on a Clothesline (Lake Emily #3)
by Traci DepreeFilled with the enchantment that makes Lake Emily everyone's hometown, ""Aprons on a Clothesline" is a lovely reminder that hope can be found even in the tragedies of life and that joy waits in the most unexpected places.
Apropiación indebida: Una novela sobre el amor
by Lena Andersson¿Somos nosotros mismos cuando nos enamoramos? «Se han escrito miles de novelas sobre el amor, y esta es una de las mejores que he leído. Tienes que leerla si estás enamorado, si alguna vez lo has estado, o si tienes previsto enamorarte en el futuro.»Tara Moshizi, Go'kväll Ester Nilsson es una poeta y ensayista de treinta y un años que vive resguardada en el mundo de las ideas y de una relación sin sorpresas. Un día de junio recibe una llamada telefónica: es invitada a dar una conferencia sobre el célebre artista Hugo Rask, quien, cuando llega el momento, la escuchará hechizado entre el público. Al final del acto Ester y Hugo se presentan y conversan. Ese encuentro aparentemente inocente da origen a una singular historia de amor... o de obsesión. ¿Dónde están los límites entre una y otra? Apropiación indebida se convirtió en un fenómeno de ventas en Suecia y encendió la polémica sobre un tema insólito: el amor. Cáustica y deslumbrante como las historias de Ingmar Bergman. * Ganadora de los prestigiosos premios Svenska Dagbladet y August.* Más de 200.000 ejemplares vendidos en Suecia. La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela de amor brillante y afilada como la hoja de una cuchilla. Muestra una perspicacia implacable, describe cómo nos mentimos a nosotros mismos en nuestro deseo de ser amados.»Ingalill Mosander, Aftonbladet «Una deconstrucción del sentimientos y la relación amorosa que adopta la forma de una espléndida novela. La cuarta novela de Lena Andersson ha constituido un polémico superventas nórdico. Su objetivo: indagar sobre el sentimiento amoroso y sus mecanismos ocultos.»Eva Muñoz, Cultura/s de La Vanguardia «Es esa mezcla entre tristeza amorosa y clara ironía la que hace este libro tan interesante. Lo leí del tirón. Es cruel pero cruelmente divertido. Una declaración contundente acerca de la esperanza, el deseo y la soledad incurable del alma. Andersson lo ha bordado.»Svenska Dagbladet «Hablando de inteligencia, que me aspen si ese no es el segundo nombre de Lena Andersson. Su novela analiza magistralmente la complicada psicología de las relaciones afectivas.»M Magazine «No recuerdo haber hecho tantas anotaciones al margen de un libro desde que leí Del amor de Stendhal.»Nils Schwartz, Dagens Nyheter «Una danza diabólica de la que muchos reconocemos al menos unos cuantos pasos: es eso lo que Lena Andersson analiza con una precisión quirúrgica y una ironía ligeramente melancólica.»Merete Mazzarella, Sydsvenska Dagbladet «Apropiación indebida se va convirtiendo en una comedia acerada. En ella te reconoces a ti mismo y a todas las personas que conoces.»Jenny Teleman, Kulturnytt «Me río en alto del personaje de Hugo Rask. También me río, y a veces hasta lloro, de esas situaciones con las que tanto te puedes identificar en las que alguien te tiene agarrado el corazón.»Kristian Ekenberg, Arbetarbladet
Apropos of Something: A History of Irrelevance and Relevance
by Elisa TamarkinA history of the idea of “relevance” since the nineteenth century in art, criticism, philosophy, logic, and social thought. Before 1800 nothing was irrelevant. So argues Elisa Tamarkin’s sweeping meditation on a key shift in consciousness: the arrival of relevance as the means to grasp how something that was once disregarded, unvalued, or lost to us becomes interesting and important. When so much makes claims to our attention every day, how do we decide what is most valuable right now? Relevance, Tamarkin shows, was an Anglo-American concept, derived from a word meaning “to raise or to lift up again,” and also “to give relief.” It engaged major intellectual figures, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and pragmatists and philosophers—William James, Alain Locke, John Dewey, and Alfred North Whitehead—as well as a range of critics, phenomenologists, linguists, and sociologists. Relevance is a struggle for recognition, especially in the worlds of literature, art, and criticism. Poems and paintings in the nineteenth century could now be seen as pragmatic works that make relevance and make interest—that reveal versions of events that feel apropos of our lives the moment we turn to them. Vividly illustrated with paintings by Winslow Homer, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and others, Apropos of Something is a searching philosophical and poetic study of relevance—a concept calling for shifts in both attention and perceptions of importance with enormous social stakes. It remains an invitation for the humanities and for all of us who feel tasked every day with finding the point.
Aproximaciones al Estudio de la Literatura Hispánica (quinta edición)
by Carmelo Virgillo Teresa Valdivieso Edward FriedmanAproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, Fifth Edition, offers the undergraduate Spanish student---major or nonmajor---an elementary yet comprehensive introduction to literary analysis. Such a text is essential if one is to develop an adequate appreciation of Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at the third-year level of the college curriculum, Aproximaciones provides those possessing a relatively limited knowledge of Spanish, as well as native speakers, with the opportunity not only to grasp the various levels of meaning of the literary texts contained herein, but also to acquire the technical vocabulary needed to describe and debate literary issues appropriately.
Apsara: अप्सरा
by Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'अप्सरा 'निराला' की कथा-यात्रा का प्रथम सोपान हैं। अप्सरा-सी सुन्दर और कला-प्रेम में डूबी एक वीरांगना की यह कथा हमारे हृदय पर अमिट प्रभाव छोड़ती है। अपने व्यवसाय से उदासीन होकर वह अपना हृदय एक कलाकार को दे डालती है और नाना दुष्चक्रों का सामना करती हुई अंततः अपनी पावनता को बनाए रख पाने में समर्थ होती है। इस प्रक्रिया में उसकी नारी सुलभ कोमलताएँ तो उजागर होती ही हैं, उसकी चारित्रिक दृढ़ता भी प्रेरणाप्रद हो उठती है। इस उपन्यास में तत्कालीन भारतीय परिवेश और स्वाधीनता-प्रेमी युवा वर्ग की दृढ़ संकल्पित मानसिकता का चित्रण हुआ है, जो कि महाप्राण निराला की सामाजिक प्रतिवद्धता का एक ज्वलंत उदाहरण है।
The Apsley House Incident (The Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #22)
by Tracy GrantA Rannoch Fraser Mysteries novellaOctober 1820. As London simmers over the scandalous royal divorce trial, a pistol shot aimed at the Duke of Wellington's carriage shatters the peace of the autumn night. When Malcolm and Mélanie Rannoch learn their friend Robby Simcox has been arrested for the crime, they are convinced it is a miscarriage of justice, but it will require all their resources as former spies to uncover the truth. The race against time to save Robby from the gallows takes the Rannochs across the breadth of London, from the slums of St. Giles to elegant Mayfair to lively Covent Garden, and to Wellington's glittering home at Apsley House. But the culprit proves cleverly elusive. The consequences of their investigation could rip Robby's sister Bet from her aristocratic true love–and may also reveal secrets that threaten all Malcolm and Mélanie hold dear...
Apt. 3
by Ezra Jack KeatsIn his apartment in the city, Sam hears voices, barking dogs, snoring, and all kinds of other noises. One rainy day he also hears the sad sounds of a harmonica, and wonders who's playing. Sam's search leads him to Apt. 3, where he finds not only the source of the music--but a new friend.
Apt Pupil (Different Seasons #1)
by Stephen KingThe No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's memorable story Apt Pupil - published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro - is now available as a standalone publication.You must know that your fate and my own are inextricably intertwined Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past . . . a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception and horror as the boy and old man hold each other in a mutual deathgrip. Each knows something the other wants kept secret.