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Academy of Unholy Boys

by David Fitzpatrick

A scintillating LGBTQ+ novel that ricochets around the sleepy, affluent shoreline town of Gently, Connecticut. Partly a love story, other times an obsessional and dark fable, the only lacking element is a moral compass. Isolated sixteen-year-old Jay Souther is a rising sophomore at St. Andrew's High School for Boys. Full of buoyancy and verve, Jay tries out for varsity football and makes the team as a third-string punter, but Jay is not prepared for the swirling darkness poised to consume him. He tries to outrun his attraction to charismatic senior player, Foster Gold. Jay doesn't realize that Foster is the ringleader for some excruciatingly malevolent plans. Foster is joined by six-five, 235-pound two-time Parade All-American, Latino star Bear Santos. Bear is perpetually falling in and out of love with his best friend, Foster. Bringing in love and light to this wild fable is sixteen-year-old newbie skateboarding waitress, Basil Sous, a sophomore at Gently Public High and her new pal, neurodivergent senior at St. Andrew's, Tuck Reis. Both Basil and Tuck grow close with Jay and use their natural empathy and compassion to chip away at the toxic masculinity of Foster's rhetoric. Will it be enough for Jay to break free of the seniors' cult-like influence in time to prevent tragedy?

Academy Seven

by Anne Osterlund

Aerin Renning and Dane Madousin struggle as incoming students at the most exclusive academy in the Universe, both hiding secrets that are too painful to reveal, not realizing that those very secrets link them together.

Acadia

by Alfred Silver

Acadia Dulogy eBook Bundle (Acadia Duology #2)

by Mia Sheridan

From the New York Times bestselling author of Archer's Voice comes the gripping Acadia Duology, a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance finding light in the darkest of places.Becoming CalderThere is a place in today's America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place, there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition.In the community of Acadia lives a boy named Calder with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He serves his family with faith and honor, but he dares to dream of more…especially when an angel-faced girl his age is brought to their community. To Acadia, Eden is obedient perfection, prophesized to lead them to eternal peace, but to Calder, even at first glance, she is so much more.Calder and Eden were never meant to be friends. Certainly never meant to fall in love. After all, Eden is betrothed to Acadia's leader, secluded until the day of her destiny. But as she and Calder steal fleeting moments and forbidden kisses, their hearts grow dangerously tangled, and it's too late to heed the warnings.In Acadia, they can never be together. But Acadia is all they know. If they want any chance at a future, they must risk everything to choose between the life they were taught to live and the dream their hearts want to follow.Finding EdenCalder and Eden are free from the stifling grasp of Acadia, but the new world they've stepped into is just as isolating. Each convinced the other died in the flood that decimated their community, they're forced into modern life, hearts broken, futures unclear. After all they sacrificed to be together, a life without one another, forever haunted by grief and memories, seems impossible to bear.But they do bear it. They survive. And when they meet by chance years later, happiness, for once, finally seems within their grasp.Still, the past is a bright, burning pain between them, and Calder and Eden cannot truly move on until they lay it to rest. With Acadia's story forced into the public eye and dangerous questions mounting, the two must untangle the truths of the life they came from to discover who they are and who they might become together.Only, what they discover might drown them for good.

Acadia Event

by MJ Preston

"An epic page-turner, with Canada&’s frozen north as the setting and the Earth as the ultimate prize for whichever side wins the war.&”—Gregory L. Norris, screenwriter for Star Trek Voyager Marty Croft has it all. A beautiful wife, and a successful career as a commercial artist. That is until his past comes back to haunt him. Enter the psychotic son of Marty&’s former gangster boss. After Marty&’s wife is kidnapped, he finds himself forced back into a world he left behind. The job seems simple enough. Drive the world&’s longest ice road and retrieve a package of stolen diamonds. But what will become of Marty and his wife when the job is done? Will they be disposed of as potential witnesses? But in a twist of fate, the Acadia Diamond mine, located 200 kilometers below the Arctic Circle, has found something buried in the ice. It is a portal not of this world, and it is about to be unlocked by unsuspecting scientists. Once opened, the creatures, known as Skentophyte, attack—and what started out as a heist becomes a war for survival against mind-controlling aliens. The Acadia mine has become the beachhead of an all-out invasion—and Marty must fight through it if he has any hope of saving his wife from a maniac...

The Acadia Files: Book Three, Winter Science (The\acadia Files Ser. #1)

by Katie Coppens

In Book Three of the Acadia Files series, Acadia Greene carries her search for answers into winter. A melting snowman leads her—of course!—to explore climate change and how to reduce her carbon footprint. The helium balloons at her eleventh birthday party beg questions—naturally!—of molecular structure, weights of gases,and neutral buoyancy. An afternoon making paper airplanes brings discoveries in aerodynamics. Tracks in the snow raise questions of how animals survive the winter. And an afternoon of sledding slides right into an investigation of momentum, acceleration, and friction. Acadia doesn’t mean to do science—it just happens. She’s curious, determined, bold, and bright—a wonderful STEAM ambassador! The Acadia Files is a fun introduction to the wonders of science,using real-world scenarios to make scientific inquiry relatable and understandable. Parents and educators can use The Acadia Files to let kids discover for themselves what it’s like to be curious about the world and to satisfy that curiosity with scientific thinking.

The Acadia Files: The Summer Investigations (The Acadia Files #1)

by Katie Coppens Holly Hatam

The Acadia Files: Summer Investigations presents five summer stories, each one followed by Acadia’s science notebook pages with her simple explanations and lively, whimsical drawings of natural phenomena. The Acadia Files is a fun introduction to the wonders of science, using real-world scenarios to make scientific inquiry relatable and understandable. Parents and educators can use The Acadia Files to let kids discover for themselves what it’s like to be curious about the world and to satisfy that curiosity with scientific thinking. Acadia Files for autumn, winter, and spring will follow on future lists. The Acadia Files: Summer Investigations offers an engaging new way to apply the scientific method to real-world scenarios. Great for teaching STEAM Acadia Greene wants answers. Who keeps stealing her blueberries just as they ripen on the bushes? Why is her hair curly? Why does the sun wake her up so early in the summer? Why does the tide submerge her sandcastles? How do rocks become sand? Acadia doesn’t set out to do science, but she has these important questions and her scientist parents refuse to simply feed her the answers. “Conduct an experiment,” they tell her. “Use the scientific method.” So Acadia gathers evidence, makes hypotheses, designs experiments, uses the results to test her hypotheses, and draws conclusions. Acadia does science.

The Acadia Files: Book Two, Autumn Science (The\acadia Files Ser. #1)

by Katie Coppens Holly Hatam

Books that explore science through adventure The Acadia Files: Book Two, Autumn Science presents five stories of fall, each one followed by Acadia’s science notebook pages with her simple explanations and lively, whimsical drawings of natural phenomena. The Acadia Files is a fun introduction to the wonders of science, using real-world scenarios to make scientific inquiry relatable and understandable. Parents and educators can use The Acadia Files to let kids discover for themselves what it’s like to be curious about the world and to satisfy that curiosity with scientific thinking. Acadia Greene wants answers. What happened to the frogs she used to see at her favorite local pond? Why do leaves change color in the fall, and why don’t evergreen needles do the same? What is the water cycle, and what is transpiration? How do time zones work, and why does the sun set at different times in different places within a single zone? How do germs infect us? Acadia doesn’t mean to do science, but she has questions and her parents refuse to simply give her the answers. “Conduct an experiment,” they tell her. “Use the scientific method.” So Acadia makes hypotheses, designs experiments, analyzes data, and draws conclusions. Acadia does science. The author, Katie Coppens writes a recurring column for NSTA's middle school magazine Science Scope on science and literacy called "The Integrated Classroom."

The Acadians: Their Deportations and Wanderings

by George P. Bible

The true tale behind the tragic poem is revealed. On September 5, 1755, the British declared that all Acadians were to be expelled from their homeland of Nova Scotia. The Acadians were forcibly removed from their homes and deported. They wandered for decades, searching for their families and hoping to find a place to call home; many were never reunited with love ones and died as exiles, living as outcasts in unfamiliar lands. George P. Bible uses Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&’s original poem Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie and the poignant account of Emmeline Labiche, the real-life orphan who inspired the story, as a basis for his treatise. His research explores the facts underlying each section of the famous poem, revealing the real families, many of whom settled at last in the fertile lands of Louisiana. With correspondence detailing oral histories, along with sketches of family heirlooms, Bible provides a glimpse of a resilient people and a tragic history.

Acadie

by Dave Hutchinson

A group of colonists are hunted by the planet they left behind in this science fiction novella by the award-winning author of the Fractured Europe series.The Colony left Earth to find utopia, a home on a new planet where their leader could fully explore their genetic potential, unfettered by their homeworld’s restrictions. They settled a new paradise, and have been evolving and adapting for centuries. Earth has other plans.The original humans have been tracking their descendants across the stars, bent on their annihilation. They won’t stop until the new humans have been destroyed, their experimentation wiped out of the human gene pool.Can’t anyone let go of a grudge anymore?Praise for Acadie“Acadie deserved to win many, many awards. It’s got a great character in Duke, the writing is wonderful and the ideas magnificent. Proof that good things do indeed come in small parcels.” —SFBook Reviews“It’s a Space Opera tale that packs a lot in! . . . Acadie is a well-written tale. What this story does is show a writer willing to play with traditional tropes, an author who is very skillful at setting scene and developing characters in a limited amount of words.” —SFFWorld

Acadissima (Essais et fiction)

by Monsieur Jean-Louis Grosmaire

Acadie, 1917. Dans un village acadien de bord de mer, où la vie se déploie au fil de ses saisons et de ses luttes, dans sa beauté et son âpreté, Jean-Baptiste, à peine un homme, et la jolie Angelaine s’aiment éperdument. Du jour au lendemain, leur monde bascule du tout au tout. Devenu orphelin en temps de guerre, désemparé, le jeune homme s’enrôle dans l’Armée canadienne et quitte les rivages de son Acadie natale et sa bien-aimée. Il pense partir au front, mais il se retrouve dans les magnifiques montagnes de la Franche-Comté, à y bûcher rudement le bois à coeur de jour. Avec, comme toile de fond, le gigantesque et méconnu travail des soldats canadiens et acadiens durant la Première Guerre mondiale dans le Jura, en Franche- Comté, Acadissima révèle la force de l’amour qui unit deux jeunes Acadiens, malgré la guerre, l’éloignement et la difficulté de vivre. Publié en français.

Acampamento Bíblico da Flanela Vermelha do Tio Bob: Do Jardim do Éden até José do Egito

by Steve Vernon

Toda a história completa do Livro do Gênesis, contada a você pelo mais antigo contador de histórias do mundo, tio Bob. Se você acha que sabe a verdade por trás das histórias da Bíblia, REALMENTE deve pegar uma cópia deste livro. Se você é uma daquelas pessoas que pensa que é uma falta de educação rir um pouco na igreja - bem, você pode dar uma boa olhada na amostra que o pessoal do permite que você espreite antes de jogar qualquer centavo de seu dinheiro suado. Esta não é exatamente uma releitura solene da Bíblia. Na verdade, eu garanto uma risada ou duas ao longo do caminho. O fato é que essa é a história do Livro do Gênesis, recontada por um cavalheiro  que leu a Bíblia algumas vezes e está fazendo o possível para recontá-la com suas próprias palavras. Significa que ele toma algumas liberdades com o Evangelho.  

Acantilado: Romance en San Francisco

by Mary Deal

Rachael Connor tiene buena apariencia, dinero y una casa propia, pero el abuso que sufrió durante su infancia la dejó temerosa de los hombres. Cuando Rachael conoce a Matthew, comienza a repensar su vida. Él se enamora de ella, pero Rachael lo aleja, al vivir de acuerdo a las “reglas” que su padre le enseñó. Después de un tiempo tiene una epifanía sobre cómo superar el control de su padre en su vida. La próxima vez que se enamorara, sabría cómo enfrentarlo. ¿Pero Matthew le permitiría alejarse tan fácilmente?

Los Acantilados Aulladores

by Mary Deal

Sara Mason se une a la búsqueda de los restos del hermano desaparecido en combate de Huxley en la selva de Vietnam. A ella se une su amiga Esmeralda. Más tarde, en Hawai, Sara se entera de que una niña de seis años del vecindario había desaparecido diez años antes. Algo extraño está sucediendo en los acantilados del bosque cercano; Alguien quería que este caso se mantuviera congelado. Incluso después de que atentan contra la vida de Sara, ella continúa con la investigación y persigue las pistas que la llevan por un camino de peligro. ¿Podrá resolver el misterio de los acantilados aulladores?

Acapulco Rampage (The Executioner #26)

by Don Pendleton

In Mexico&’s most glamorous resort, the Executioner targets the heroin trade Bobby Cassiopea is one of the new breed of American mobsters: a stylish jet setter whose high-finance reputation hides a corrupt criminal soul. It is on the backs of slick young men like Bobby Cass that the Mafia hopes to escape its thuggish reputation and move into the upper crust of international crime. The war for Acapulco has begun. In this nexus of jet-set style and global drug trafficking, the Mafia grows like a cancer. Bolan has come to cut it out. Acapulco Rampage is the 26th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Los acasos

by Javier Pascual

La historia de un modesto oficial destinado en suelo americano colonial durante las luchas contra las tribus apaches: el desconocido Far-West español. En marzo de 1796, un escribano del regimiento recibe en Chihuahua el encargo rutinario de redactar la escritura funeral del teniente de dragones don Moisés Mújica y Clavijo y enviarla a su familia en Cádiz. Entre los legajos que tiene para ello, hace un inusual descubrimiento: una abundante correspondencia personal en la que el teniente relata a su hermana Flora las penurias y dificultades de la vida en el ejército, siempre bajo la amenaza de un ataque apache, durante la ardua misión de construir un enclave en medio del desierto. La sorpresa del escribano es mayúscula cuando, un año después, recibe de vuelta la escritura de manos de la madre del teniente. La razón es sencilla: ella no tiene hijos. ¿Quién es, entonces, el autor de las cartas? Si el hombre no es más que su historia, ¿basta una historia para confirmar la existencia de un hombre? ¿Existen aquellos con los que mantenemos diálogos que nunca obtienen respuesta? Los acasos ahondan en esta y otras cuestiones, y lo hace desde las lejanas tierras del desconocido Salvaje Oeste español.

Los acasos

by Javier Pascual

En marzo de 1796, un escribano del regimiento recibe en Chihuahua el encargo rutinario de redactar la escritura funeral del teniente de dragones don Moisés Mújica y Clavijo y enviarla a su familia en Cádiz. Entre los legajos que tiene para ello, hace un inusual descubrimiento: una abundante correspondencia personal en la que el teniente relata a su hermana Flora las penurias y dificultades de la vida en el ejército, siempre bajo la amenaza de un ataque apache, durante la ardua misión de construir un enclave en medio del desierto. La sorpresa del escribano es mayúscula cuando, un año después, recibe de vuelta la escritura de manos de la madre del teniente. La razón es sencilla: ella no tiene hijos.¿Quién es, entonces, el autor de las cartas? Si el hombre no es más que su historia, ¿basta una historia para confirmar la existencia de un hombre? ¿Existen aquellos con los que mantenemos diálogos que nunca obtienen respuesta?Los acasos ahonda en esta y otras cuestiones, y lo hace desde las lejanas tierras del desconocido Salvaje Oeste español.

Acasos do Destino: Prequel - História de Introdução

by Christina McKnight

De Condessa à pária ... Evitada pelo Beau Monde da Inglaterra por sua ascendência ser de Barbados, a Senhorita A'laya Banesworth passou sua vida ansiando pela verdadeira aceitação. Quando o Conde de Holderness a corteja, ela acredita que encontrou o amor verdadeiro. Rapidamente, A'laya descobre que seu casamento é apenas de conveniência. Embora agora seja uma Condessa, A'laya ainda enfrenta a desaprovação e o desprezo da família de seu novo marido. Apenas o nascimento de sua filha, Katherina traz felicidade a sua vida. Mas A'laya não antecipa como seus inimigos são perversos. Katherina é roubada dela, e A'laya fica sem meios de encontrá-la. Ainda assim, a procura desesperadamente, esperando que sua filha ainda esteja viva. Com o passar dos anos, A'laya passa a viajar pelo interior da Inglaterra como cartomante, ansiando por se reunir com Katherina. O laço entre mãe e filha é forte - tão forte que quando o destino e o acaso colidem, o amor transborda ...

Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues

by Iris Murdoch

&“Witty and profound&” musings on questions of art and religion from a celebrated novelist known for her philosophical explorations (Library Journal). For centuries, the works of Plato, featuring his mentor and teacher Socrates, have illuminated philosophical discussions. In Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues, acclaimed philosopher, poet, and writer Iris Murdoch turns her keen eye to the value of art, knowledge, and faith, with two dramatic conversations featuring Plato and Socrates. &“Art and Eros&”: After witnessing a theatrical performance, Socrates and his pupils—Callistos, Acastos, Mantias, Deximenes, and Plato—undertake a quest to uncover the meaning and worth of artistic endeavors. &“Above the Gods&”: The celebration of a religious festival leads to a lively discussion of the gods and their place in society, as Socrates, along with several of his followers, talk about the morality of religion, wisdom, and righteousness. Told through vivid characterizations and lively discourse, Acastos is at once a &“profound and satisfying&” exploration of the Socratic method and an enjoyable example of theatrical writing from a Man Booker Prize–winning novelist known for her studies with Ludwig Wittgenstein and her philosophy lectures at Oxford University, as well as for such works of fiction as The Sea, The Sea and The Black Prince (Kirkus Reviews).

The ACB with Honora Lee

by Kate De Goldi Gregory O'Brien

Think Little Miss Sunshine in an old-age home. A quirky, touching book in a beautiful package. Perry's mother and father are busy people ... they're impatient, they're tired, they get cross easily. And they think that only children, like Perry, should be kept busy. On Saturday mornings Perry and her father visit her gran, Honora Lee, at the Santa Lucia rest home, but Gran never remembers them. 'Who is that man?' Honora Lee asks when Perry's father leaves the room. After movement class is abruptly cancelled, Perry is allowed to go to Santa Lucia on Thursday afternoons. She discovers her Gran has an unconventional interest in the alphabet, so Perry decides to make an alphabet book with the help of Honora and the others. Soon everyone is interested in Perry's book project. The ACB With Honora Lee unfolds with characteristic warmth, quirky, surprising humor and a rich cast of 'residents'. The story is a meditation on kindness and patience and acceptance; that of the very young and the very old. It's a story that will resonate with echoes of recollection for many -- from Perry's endearing perspective on the adult world to the embracing kindness of those who care for the elderly.

Acca: Book 3 Of Angelbound Origins (Angelbound Origins #3)

by Christina Bauer

"Bauer creates a whole new world that had me bowing down and praising the universe for whatever is responsible for inspiring this creative genius." - For Your Literary Pleasure blogIn just one week, supernatural warrior Myla Lewis must discover enough evidence to send the evil House of Acca to prison... or she'll end up in jail herself, along with her fiancé, Prince Lincoln. No pressure.To gather proof, Myla and Lincoln go undercover at an all-girl's high school on Earth. Lincoln acts as the new gym teacher; Myla becomes the school's least popular transfer student ever. To stop them from getting the goods, Acca releases Hell on Earth. Literally. Good thing Myla and Lincoln aren't afraid of a tough fight. This one promises to be the hardest yet. After all, who ever said high school wasn't hell?ANGELBOUND ORIGINS1. Angelbound2. Scala3. Acca (Coming December 2016)4. Thrax (Fall 2017)5. ArmageddonANGELBOUND OFFSPRING1. Maxon2. PortiaBEHOLDER1. Cursed2. Concealed (Coming Fall 2016)3. Cherished (Spring 2017)4. Crowned (Fall 2017)

Accabadora: A Novel

by Silvester Mazzarella Michela Murgia

The award winning Accabadora is an exceptional English-language debut, written with intriguing subtlety reflecting a sensual picture of local Italian life and death in villages during the 1950's. A time where family ties and obligations still decide much of life's ebb and flow. A must read for those who love a touch of the unusual.Formerly beautiful and at one time betrothed to a fallen soldier, Bonaria Urrai has a long held covenant with the dead. Midwife to the dying, easing their suffering and sometimes ending it, she is revered and feared in equal measure as the village's Accabadora. When Bonaria adopts Maria, the unloved fourth child of a widow, she tries to shield the girl from the truth about her role as an angel of mercy. Moved by the pleas of a young man crippled in an accident, she breaks her golden rule of familial consent, and in the recriminations that follow, Maria rejects her and flees Sardinia for Turin. Adrift in the big city, Maria strives as ever to find love and acceptance, but her efforts are overshadowed by the creeping knowledge of a debt unpaid, of a duty and destiny that must one day be hers.Accabadora has been awarded seven major literary prizes, including Italy's prestigious Premio Campiello.

Accabadora

by Michela Murgia

One of Elena Ferrante's best 40 books by female writersWhen Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul mother' is keeping something hidden from her, a secret life that is intimately bound-up with Sardinia's ancient traditions and customs. Midwife to the dying, easing their suffering and sometimes ending it, she is revered and feared in equal measure as the village's Accabadora. Bonaria tries to shield the girl from the truth about her role as an angel of mercy, until, moved by the pleas of a young man crippled in an accident, she breaks her golden rule of familial consent. The consequences - for Bonaria, for Maria and for the whole village, are devastating - and cause a rift between the two women that can only be bridge by another death.Translated from the Italian by Silvester Mazzarella

Accadde un weekend (Serie Colleghi improbabili #1)

by A. J. Thomas Victor Millais

Serie Colleghi improbabili, Libro 1A causa della malattia della madre, Doug Heavy Runner ha lasciato la vita del poliziotto gay dichiarato a Miami per tornare a casa, nella Riserva Indiana Salish-Kootenai. Nei due anni da quando lei è venuta a mancare, si è costruito una grigia vita da vicesceriffo di una piccola comunità, accontentandosi delle avventure di una notte fuori città per mantenere la sanità mentale. Poi conosce Christopher Hayes, un detective di San Diego di passaggio nel Montana, e insieme trascorrono una notte di passione talmente incredibile che Doug infrange la sua stessa regola e permette a quell'incontro occasionale di diventare un weekend di sesso meraviglioso. Quando Christopher arriva nella piccola città di Elkin per occuparsi del suicidio del fratello violento, non si aspetta di trovare l'uomo con cui ha trascorso il weekend a gestirne il caso. Di sicuro non gli dispiace passare più tempo con Doug, ma un piromane distrugge la casa che gli è stata lasciata in eredità, e lui e il vicesceriffo finiscono tra i principali sospettati. Le indagini rivelano che il fratello di Christopher li ha messi sulle tracce di un pedofilo psicopatico che non si fermerà davanti a nulla pur di mettere a tacere la sua ultima vittima. La ricerca della vittima finisce però in maniera orribile, lasciando Doug ferito in ospedale e Christopher alla mercé del killer...

Accalia and the Swamp Monster

by Kelli Scott Kelley

As the author and artist of a heroine's surreal journey through a haunting southern landscape, Kelli Scott Kelley reveals the mastery of her craft and the strong narrative ability of her artwork. Borrowing from Roman mythology, Jungian analysis, and the psychology of fairy tales, Kelley presents a story of family dysfunction, atonement, and transformation.Reproductions of her artwork -- mixed-media paintings executed on repurposed antique linens -- punctuate the tale of Accalia, who is tasked with recovering the arms of her father from the belly of the swamp monster. Visually and metaphorically, Accalia's odyssey enchants and displaces as Kelley delicately balances the disquieting with the familiar. Rich in symbolism and expertly composed, Accalia and the Swamp Monster pulls readers into the physical realm through Kelley's chimerical imagery and then pushes them towards the inner world of the subconscious. To that end, Kelley's story is accompanied by essays from Jungian analyst Constance Romero and art historian Sarah Bonner.A culmination of nearly a decade of work, introspection, and research, Accalia and the Swamp Monster is both an entrancing display of Kelley's art and an affirmation of the transformative power of fairy tales.

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