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Betsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe
by Maud Hart LovelaceBetsy Was a Junior: It's the best school year ever, especially now that charming, funny Tib Muller is back in Deep Valley. But when her crowd gets into trouble, Betsy's best year could turn out to be her worst. Betsy and Joe: Betsy always thought she and Joe Willard were made for each other-and now that summer's over and senior year's begun, it seems her dream is coming true! But her friend Tony Markham has come calling as well-and his intentions are definitely romantic.
Betsy Was A Junior (Betsy-Tacy series)
by Maud Hart Lovelace'"She thought about those lists she had made in her programs for self-improvement. She hadn't followed them out by any means, but they had revealed her ideals. At first they had been mostly about brushing hair and teeth. Then she had reached out for charm: green bows, foreign phrases, perfumes, a bath every day. Last summer's resolves to be thoughtful at home and to excel at school, had shown a sort of groping after maturity. "I believe that's it," she thought. "And the bright side of it is that you never slip down to quite the point you started climbing from. You always gain a little. This year I've gained my music lessons, and all the things Miss Fowler taught me about writing, and a postal card from ..."'" Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Betsy Who Cried Wolf
by Gail Carson LevineAny wolf who tries to eat Betsy's sheep had better watch out. But Zimmo is no ordinary wolf--he's a hungry wolf, with a Plan!
Betsy Who Cried Wolf
by Gail Carson LevineOn her eighth birthday Betsy takes the Shepherds' Oath and is determined to be the best shepherd in Bray Valley history. Any wolf who tries to eat her sheep had better watch out. But Zimmo is no ordinary wolf—he's a hungry wolf, with a plan!In her first picture book, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine puts her own spin on a traditional tale, while Scott Nash brings a comic sensibility to this hilarious retelling. The result will tickle, delight, and even leave readers with a moral or two, or three....
Betsy Zane, The Rose Of Fort Henry
by Lynda Durrant Linda DurrantThirteen-year-old Betsy Zane is bored with her privileged life in Philadelphia, bored with her great-aunt's stories about the old days, and bored with trying to be a lady. She longs to rejoin her brothers at the family homestead along the Ohio River, where she can finally be free to enjoy the unspoiled countryside that she has missed ever since she was forced to leave it as a child. When her great-aunt dies, Betsy has the opportunity to return to her frontier home. She frees the house slaves, bundles up the few belongings she can carry, and sets off to find safe passage to the homestead she has dreamed about for so long. At Zane Station she finds much excitement--and some tough choices. Her new life forces her to think more deeply about slavery, loyalty, and family. Betsy begins a romance with a dashing young soldier, and takes part in the greatest adventure of her life, a heroic run for gunpowder--a historical event--that saves Fort Henry in what proved to be the final battle of the Revolutionary War. Based on the true story of Betsy Zane, this exciting account of a real-life heroine's adventures on the western frontier is rich with vivid and carefully researched historical detail. Author's note, bibliography.
Betsy's Busy Summer
by Carolyn HaywoodSchool is out for the summer! Betsy and her friends can't wait to run ra climb trees. There are more good times ahead as Betsy and Billy prepare to sell a strange sort of lemonade and try to fry an egg on the sidewalk. The summerhouse in Betsy's big yard is everyone's favorite place to play until the neighbors build a swimming pool. Betsy and her friends quickly form a swimming club. But a sign on the gate says keep out Will their plans for a happy summer go down the drain? There are many more books about Betsy and her friends in the Bookshare collection by Carolyn Haywood. Look for: Betsy and the circus, Betsy and mr. kilpatrick, Betsy's winterhouse, Eddie the Dog Holder, Eddie and his big Deals, Eddie's Pay Dirt, Eddie and Gardenia, Ever Ready Eddie, Eddie and the Fire Engine and many more!
Betsy's Day at the Game
by Greg Bancroft Katherine BlackmoreBetsy loves hanging out with her grandfather, especially at the ballpark. Today is another game day, and Betsy is ready to show her grandpa all she's learned about keeping score. Some exciting things are about to happen at today's game. As the anticipation builds, Betsy keeps track of it all -- foul balls, home runs, and favorite players.This heartwarming story about a family tradition and America's favorite pastime includes a full scorecard. With great illustrations, Betsy's Day at the Game teaches kids how to fill out a scorecard, and encourages them to share their memories with their families.
Betsy's Mum Goes to Be with the Lord
by Anna Carina MohippDiscover a touching tale of love, hope and the enduring power of faith in Betsy’s Mum Goes to Be with the Lord, which provides guidance for little ones facing the loss of a parent or loved one, guiding them through the challenging concepts of death, illness and grief within the framework of Christian teachings. Follow six-year-old Betsy and her little sister, Bow, as they embark on a journey that takes them to the hospital every day to visit their mum. Betsy’s mum gently reveals the truth – that her body is in pain and that she won’t be returning home. Yet, in the midst of pain, Betsy’s mum shares a message of motherly comfort. She assures her daughters that once she joins the Lord, her earthly pain will be no more, and she will always watch over them from above. Betsy and Bow’s dad also introduces them to the Lord’s Prayer, allowing them to pray to their Father in Heaven whenever they feel scared or alone. The girls further learn that whilst physical presence may fade and that life may sometimes hurt, the love and kindness they generously share on earth will last forever. Betsy’s Mum Goes to Be with the Lord delicately explores the many facets of loss, illness and grief, offering young readers a nurturing embrace based on Christian teachings. Through its tender storytelling and enchanting illustrations, this compassionate book provides comfort, healing and a path to understanding for little ones navigating the profound complexities of loss.
Betsy's Play School
by Carolyn HaywoodBetsy organizes a summer play school for six neighborhood children.
Betsy's Story, 1934
by Adele WhitbySomeone is causing trouble at Chatswood Manor and it's up to Betsy to find the culprit before it's too late in the fifth book of this fascinating historical fiction series.Betsy Northrop is about to turn twelve years old and per her family's tradition, plans are underway for a magnificent birthday ball in her honor. Despite troubling times elsewhere, Betsy's family is thriving, thanks to the good choices of Betsy's mother, Beth. But then mishaps--both trivial and disastrous--start plaguing Chatswood Manor. Is someone determined to bring the family to ruin? Betsy vows to expose the culprit, but her home is one where secrets are easily hidden away. Will Betsy be able to uncover the truth and set things right?
Betsy's Wedding
by Maud Hart LovelaceIn this final book of the Betsy Ray series, Betsy finally marries her high school dream, Joe.
Betsy's Winterhouse
by Carolyn HaywoodBetsy and her friends are sad that the summer house is closed up for the winter. It is cold outside and they don't have a place to call their own, that is until Betsy's father builds them a "winterhouse" in the basement. Adventures soon ensue with a puppet show with a scary visitor, to a cupcake and cake misadventure for New Years to a birthday tree for Star all her own. Bookshare has many more books about Betsy and her friends by Carolyn Haywood. Look for "B" is for Betsy, Betsy's Summerhouse, Betsy's Merry Christmas, Betsy and the Circus, Betsy and Mr. Kilpatrick, Eddie the Dog Holder, Eddie and his big Deals, Eddie's Pay Dirt, Eddie and Gardenia, Ever Ready Eddie, Eddie and the Fire Engine and many more!
Bettada Jeeva: ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ
by Dr K. Shivarama Karanthಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯು ಮಾನವ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಸರ್ಗದ ನೋಟದ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು. ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ದೈನಂದಿನ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಭವಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Bettany's Book
by Thomas Keneally'A work of towering authority: large in scope; rich in detail; overflowing with ripe humanity . . . more than an engrossing novel: it is a stirring one.' Sunday TelegraphAn enthralling novel from Thomas Keneally, set in Australia and the Sudan, and spanning the 19th and 20th centuries.When Dimp Bettany, a Sydney film producer, comes into possession of her ancestor John Bettany's journals, she believes she has finally found the subject of her next masterpiece. Even her more detached sister Prim, an aid worker in the Sudan, becomes intrigued as the story unfolds of how John Bettany carved out a living in the wilds of New South Wales in the 1840s, and of the internment in the notorious Female Factory of Sarah Bernard, the convict woman he was destined to meet. As John's and Sarah's paths converge, each sister finds her life cast in a new and galvanising light.
Bettany's Book
by Thomas Keneally'A work of towering authority: large in scope; rich in detail; overflowing with ripe humanity . . . more than an engrossing novel: it is a stirring one.' Sunday TelegraphAn enthralling novel from Thomas Keneally, set in Australia and the Sudan, and spanning the 19th and 20th centuries.When Dimp Bettany, a Sydney film producer, comes into possession of her ancestor John Bettany's journals, she believes she has finally found the subject of her next masterpiece. Even her more detached sister Prim, an aid worker in the Sudan, becomes intrigued as the story unfolds of how John Bettany carved out a living in the wilds of New South Wales in the 1840s, and of the internment in the notorious Female Factory of Sarah Bernard, the convict woman he was destined to meet. As John's and Sarah's paths converge, each sister finds her life cast in a new and galvanising light.
Bette: The Women of Ivy Manor Book Two
by Lyn CoteThe second in a series of books about four generations of women in the 20th century. Bette is set in the years before World War II.
Bette And Joan: Divine Feud
by Shaun Considine'An absolute must-read' VANITY FAIRBette Davis and Joan Crawford: two of the deadliest arch-rivals of all time. Born in the same year (though Davis swore 'Crawford is five years older than me if she's a day'), the two fought bitterly throughout their long and brilliant Hollywood careers. Joan became a star first, which always irked her rival, who suggested her success had come via the casting couch. 'It sure as hell beats the hard cold floor' was Crawford's scathing response. According to Davis, Crawford was not only a nymphomaniac but also 'vain, jealous and about as stable and trustworthy as a basket of snakes'. Crawford, in turn, accused Davis of stealing her glory and planning to destroy her.The two rivals fought over as many men as they did parts - when Bette fell in love with her co-star in DANGEROUS, Franchot Tone, Joan stepped in and married him. The women worked together only once, in the classic thriller WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?, in which their violent hatred of each other as rival sisters was no act.'Shaun Considine's story of the two divas is vastly informative and in parts hilarious' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Fascinating and vastly entertaining . . . all you want is more' TIME OUT 'Considine's well-researched book is an account of one of Hollywood's most extraordinary relationships' DAILY EXPRESS '[A] Scurrilously readable twin biography' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Considine's dual biography is a guilty pleasure' SUNDAY HERALD'Brilliant, outrageous and hysterical' Suranne Jones (Star of BBC One's Doctor Foster)
Better
by John O'BrienA riveting and sexually charged posthumous novel from the author of Leaving Las Vegas. "John O'Brien was a stunningly talented writer who created poetry from the most squalid materials."—Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City Within the walls of a foreboding mansion situated in the hills overlooking Los Angeles, the suave Double Felix plays host to an array of beautiful women as well as his unlikely sidekick William. The mysterious patriarch grants his live-in guests’ every wish while asking nothing in return. Days begin with William and Double Felix discussing their conquests with the ladies over morning Vodka, a ritual that is nonetheless edged in homoerotic tension. From there the drinking continues, only to be interrupted by some miscellany—perhaps a rerun of The Love Boat or some casual sex. But the ongoing torpor has been upset by the house's newest arrival, a stunning young woman named Laurie, with whom both Double Felix and William become hopelessly smitten. Trash-talking Maggie and Zipper, the hooker who flew in on a trick and never left, smolder with envy while Laurie garners more and more attention from the men. As tensions spiral out of control, the house—an almost anthropomorphic entity in itself—ejects some of its denizens while further ensnaring others. Eventually, each faces the same ultimatum: leave or stay. The decision is fraught with consequence. Better delves deep into the psyche of its subjects through an intricate web of cultural icons, loyalty, covert communications, and sex. John O'Brien's characters loom in and out of a surreal world that seems to float high above the rest of us, but is in fact firmly tethered to the human condition. John O'Brien was born in 1960 and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with his then-wife Lisa. During his lifetime, he was a busboy, file clerk, and coffee roaster, but writing was his true calling. He committed suicide in April 1994 at age thirty-three. His published fiction includes Leaving Las Vegas, The Assault on Tony's, and Stripper Lessons.
A Better Angel: Stories
by Chris AdrianThe stories in "A Better Angel" describe the terrain of human suffering--illness, regret, mourning, sympathy--in the most unusual of ways. In 'Stab,' a bereaved twin starts a friendship with a homicidal fifth grader in the hope that she can somehow lead him back to his dead brother. In 'Why Antichrist?' a boy tries to contact the spirit of his dead father and finds himself talking to the Devil instead. In the remarkable title story, a ne'er do well pediatrician returns home to take care of his dying father, all the while under the scrutiny of an easily-disappointed heavenly agent. With Gob's Grief and The Children's Hospital, Chris Adrian announced himself as a writer of rare talent and originality. The stories in "A Better Angel", some of which have appeared in The New Yorker,Tin House, and McSweeney's, demonstrate more of his endless inventiveness and wit, and they confirm his growing reputation as a most exciting and unusual literary voice--of heartbreaking, magical, and darkly comic tales.
A Better Angel: Stories
by Chris AdrianThe stories in A Better Angel describe the terrain of human suffering—illness, regret, mourning, sympathy—in the most unusual of ways. In "Stab," a bereaved twin starts a friendship with a homicidal fifth grader in the hope that she can somehow lead him back to his dead brother. In "Why Antichrist?" a boy tries to contact the spirit of his dead father and finds himself talking to the Devil instead. In the remarkable title story, a ne'er do well pediatrician returns home to take care of his dying father, all the while under the scrutiny of an easily-disappointed heavenly agent.With Gob's Grief and The Children's Hospital, Chris Adrian announced himself as a writer of rare talent and originality. The stories in A Better Angel, some of which have appeared in TheNew Yorker, Tin House, and McSweeney's, demonstrate more of his endless inventiveness and wit, and they confirm his growing reputation as a most exciting and unusual literary voice—of heartbreaking, magical, and darkly comic tales.
The Better Angels: A Novel
by Charles MccarryNow back in print, the prophetic thriller from "the best writer of intelligence and political novels in the world" (The Boston Globe) When Charles McCarry's The Better Angels was first published almost 30 years ago, its premise--that terrorists would use passenger-filled airliners as tools of terror--seemed incredible. In retrospect, the novel would prove to be prophetic. The Better Angels takes place in an election year close to the turn of the century in a deeply polarized America. The presidential race matches a tall, lantern-jawed liberal to a far-right former businessman with deep ties to the energy industry. Meanwhile, Islamic terrorists led by an oil-rich Arab prince, desperate to acquire nuclear bombs to use against Israel or major American cities, disrupt the presidential campaign through a series of bloody suicide bombing. Finally the election itself is stolen, as one side hacks into computerized voting systems to change the tallies in key states. From the writer the New York Times Book Review called "the genuine article," The Better Angels is a thrilling and relevant masterwork.
The Better Angels of Our Nature
by S. C. GylandersOn the eve of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, a mysterious visitor appears at General William Tecumseh Sherman’s camp. Without family or home, with only a uniform and the name of Jesse, this prepossessing stranger is an intriguing mix of naiveté and wisdom, ignorant of the most basic conventions of warfare yet uncannily familiar with even the most intimate details of Sherman’s personal life and career. Jesse, in turn, has only one desire: to remain by Sherman’s side–for reasons o...
A Better Bad Idea
by Laurie DevoreLaurie Devore's new YA novel is a searing look at a forgotten girl who has no good choices left, but one better bad idea . . . Evelyn Peters is desperate. Desperate for a way out of McNair Falls, the dying southern town that’s held her captive since the day she was born. Desperate to protect her little sister from her mother’s terrifying and abusive boyfriend. And desperate to connect with anyone, even fallen golden boy Ashton Harper, longtime boyfriend of the girl Evelyn can never stop thinking about — beautiful, volatile, tragically dead Reid Brewer. Until a single night sends Evelyn and Ashton on a collision course that starts something neither of them can stop. With one struck match, their whole world goes up in flames. The only thing left to do is run—but leaving McNair Falls isn’t as easy as just putting distance between here and there and some secrets refuse to stay left behind. A reckoning is coming . . . and not everyone is getting out alive.
Better Be Sure (Harrison Campus #1)
by Andy GalloA Harrison Campus StoryWhen the stakes are this high, you better be sure you can win. Jackson Murphy lost his parents to a boating accident, but they’re never far from his thoughts. He attends the same university as his parents, joined the same fraternity as his dad, and even lives in his father’s old room, along with his adopted brother Marcus. Life brightens when he meets the man of his dreams. Edward Knowles trades full-time college for working during the day and community college at night when his father’s factory closes. He intends to stay deep in the closet to keep his job in heating and cooling. But Jack pushes all his buttons. Jack’s college rival challenges him to bring a date to the upcoming dance. He goads Jack into accepting even though failure means he and Marcus will lose their room and Jack must leave the fraternity. Jack is falling hard for Ed, but Ed will never agree to go the dance. Ed—not knowing the stakes of the wager—has also made it clear that Jack taking another man will end their romance. With pressure from friends and enemies alike, will Jack hold on to his legacy… or his heart?