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Boots in the Mud: Independent Reading Purple 8 (Reading Champion #632)
by Penny DolanThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Boots in the Mud is about the muddiest muddle imaginable! When Mia and Harry go for a walk in the forest with their mum and cousins, the mud gets the best of them as they try to cross a stream. Everyone has to laugh when they figure out what's happened to their boots in the mud!Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Boots: The Story of a Working Sheep Dog
by S. P. MeekThis is the full-blooded story of a sheep dog and his master, Bob Mcleod who work together on a Wyoming ranch. Through raging blizzards and biting cold, through good weather and bad, the two keep the flock intact and also manage to outsmart rustlers. And young Mcleod realizes that someday Boots will be a champion among sheep dogs.
Bootsie Barker Ballerina (I Can Read! #My First Guided Reading)
by Barbara BottnerLisa asks her friend Bernie to come to ballet class. She is afraid to go alone. Bootsie Barker might be there! Bernie figures ballet can't be that bad--it might even help him improve his jump shot. Besides, Lisa is his friend. Sure enough--Bootsie Barker turns up at ballet class, yelling, "I hate ballet. I hate boys even more." And she means it! Will she make Lisa and Bernie wish they knew how to outsmart her? You bet, you bet, you double bet! Ballet class will never be the same after Bootsie Barker, ballerina.
Bootsie Barker Bites
by Barbara BottnerIt's the worst when Bootsie Barker comes to my house. Bootsie's the one who pulls my hair and tears my books. She hates Charlene, my pet salamander. She says that I'm a turtle and she's a turtle-eating dinosaur. Uh-oh, I think I hear a car pulling up. That's her, now! Eeek!
Booty Call *69
by Erick S Gray Leah WhitneyTaking urban erotica to dizzying heights and culminating in an earth-shattering climax, Erick Gray spins a sexually charged, coming of age tale. The drama in Booty Call *69 revolves around a promiscuous young woman, Shana, who is so seductive she easily captures any man she glances at. After breaking up with the equally self-indulgent boy-toy, Jakim who is too busy hunting for additional sexual pleasures, Shana finds she's rapidly falling for his best friend, Tyrone and ignores Jakim's attempts at reconciliation. A man will do anything when he loves a woman and will try his best to hold on to what he thinks he needs. But does that mean he has to keep going down the road of mistrust? If you love someone set them free and if the love's meant to be then... In a hot remix of his Booty Call debut, Erick Gray shows how unconditional love can be and how grimy trusted friends can get in Booty Call *69.
Boozhoo! / Hello!
by Mangeshig Pawis-SteckleyHello! Who do you see and hear in the woods today? Meet a variety of woodland and water animals in this story written in Anishinaabemowin and English. Can you see a fox digging, spot two minnows dancing or hear a swarm of bees buzzing? Boozhoo! / Hello! introduces children to familiar animals as they go about their daily activities: walking, running, swimming, climbing and finally — when the day is done — sleeping! Illustrated in a vibrant and colorful Woodland style that will appeal to readers young and old alike, and accompanied by an author’s note. Key Text Features Author’s note translations illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Boquitas Pintadas
by Manuel PuigNoneHistoria de la vida y muerte de un joven, y tres mujeres que lo amaban y la interconexión de las vidas de éstas.
Boquitas pintadas
by Manuel PuigBoquitas pintadas es una de las obras más destacadas de Manuel Puig, junto a El beso de la mujer araña y La traición de Rita Hayworth. Nené todavía conserva, después de varias décadas de matrimonio, las cartas de su primer y único gran amor: Juan Carlos. Éste ha fallecido en un sanatorio, víctima de la tuberculosis. A través de las cartas que Nené escribe a la madre de Juan Carlos, recortes de periódico y diálogos entre los personajes, el autor va reconstruyendo una interesante y enmarañada historia de amor.
Borde del Amanecer (Elegida #2)
by Erynn Altabef Jeff AltabefViven entre nosotros como si fueran dioses. Sólo nosotros sabemos lo que son. Sólo nosotros les tememos. Y sólo nosotros podemos detenerlos. Me llamo Juliet Wildfire Stone y escapé de mi tranquilo pueblo de Arizona por los pelos. Un Buscador casi me asesina. Por suerte, yo lo maté primero. Creía que esa era mi prueba —que ese era mi destino—, pero parece que el destino todavía no ha terminado conmigo. Soy una Elegida, una híbrida de humano y alienígena. Hay otras tres personas como yo, todos con habilidades distintas. Tengo que encontrarlos y la única pista que tengo es un símbolo extraño y una ubicación: la Ciudad de Nueva York. Con suerte, mi mejor amigo Troy y yo podremos resolver el resto cuando lleguemos. Una raza alienígena está planeando esclavizar el mundo y sólo los Elegidos podemos detenerlos. Tenemos que matar a su líder antes de que él nos mate a nosotros. Seremos puestos a prueba y nuestras debilidades saldrán a la luz. Cada uno de nosotros sabrá qué, o quién, le importa de verdad, y tendremos que decidir si cumpliremos nuestro destino… o si huiremos. Quienes nos ayudan me han dicho que soy el Alfa y que sólo yo puedo guiar a los demás, pero, ¿cómo puedo confiar en estas personas a las que ni siquiera conozco? No sé mucho de mis poderes ni de mi potencial, pero hay algo que sí sé: haré lo que sea para detener a esos alienígenas. No me rendiré. Ni si quiera si muero en el intento.
Bordeaux Betrayal: A Wine Country Mystery
by Ellen CrosbyEllen Crosby's third tale of suspense set amid the vines of Virginia wine country involves a two-hundred-year-old bottle of Bordeaux that Thomas Jefferson may have purchased for George Washington and is turning out to be a wine to die for. It has been a year since Lucie Montgomery took over running her family vineyard at the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. The Bordeaux Betrayal now sweeps her into a mystery that began more than two centuries ago in France and ends in murder not far from Montgomery Estate Vineyard. When author and historian Valerie Beauvais turns up dead the night after a verbal brawl with a noted wine critic on the grounds of Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, Lucie is certain Valerie's death is related to something she knew concerning the authenticity of the priceless Washington Bordeaux. As Lucie and her eccentric winemaker Quinn Santori bring in the last grapes of the season, Quinn's controversial past becomes intertwined with the murder and the rare wine, testing the bonds of their increasingly close relationship. New neighbors challenge Lucie for allowing a century-old hunting club to use her land for foxhunting; Mick Dunne, Lucie's ex-lover, comes back into her life; and her beloved French grandfather makes an unexpected visit that will rekindle painful memories some would prefer to forget. As Lucie investigates the shadowy history of the Washington wine, she uncovers a web of deceit and betrayal and a long-forgotten scandal that affects not only the international wine world but her own as well.
Bordeaux: A Novel in Four Vintages
by Paul TordayA novel about a wine enthusiast&’s descent into addiction, and &“the cheerful face that money can put on an unhappy life&” (Publishers Weekly). After dedicating countless hours to building his software company—an effort that yields him a fortune—Wilberforce walks into a London restaurant, alone, and orders an extraordinarily expensive 1982 Cháteau Pétrus. It is quite an experience—so he asks for another bottle. From the acclaimed author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, this novel traces the journey that leads Wilberforce from the top of the world to hitting rock bottom as he revels in his newfound wealth and more: his taste for the finer things, a love affair, and a variety of friendships, including one with an eccentric and enigmatic wine merchant named Francis Black. At some point along the way, Wilberforce, once an ordinary middle-class child and then a driven, lonely workaholic, convinces himself that he&’s finally found the good life. But as his story unspools, he learns that Black&’s cellar holds some unpalatable secrets, and that passion comes at a price. &“A heart-wrenching tale . . . A mesmerising page-turner.&” —The Mail on Sunday &“Although Wilberforce&’s tale carries universal moral significance, wine lovers in particular will find Torday&’s descriptive and narrative powers compelling.&” —Booklist
Bordeaux: The Bitter Finish (Bordeaux: The Bitter Finish Ser. #2)
by Janet HubbardIn Bordeaux: The Bitter Finish, thirty-year-old, NYPD detective Max Maguire returns to France as bodyguard to a famous American wine critic. But when her client turns up dead in her hotel room, and a precious bottle of wine goes missing, Max has no choice but to team up with examining magistrate and former lover, Olivier Chaumont.Max, using aggressive tactics learned from her homicide detective father, stays one step ahead of Olivier in the investigation. Olivier's more elegant approach takes them into the heart of Bordeaux society where he is sure the murderer and some fine dining lurks. Is a counterfeit wine operation with ties to New York somehow connected to the critic's murder? Readers are introduced to the fascinating world of fine wine, and to a cast of characters (and suspects) sure to keep even the most discerning critic on the edge of her seat.
Borden Chantry
by Louis L'AmourThe marshal's name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, he's buried a few men in this two-bit cow town--every single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a man in cold blood. Five grisly murders later, Chantey was faced with the roughest assignment of his life--find that savage, trigger-happy hard case before he blasts apart every man in town... one by bloody one.From the Paperback edition.
Borden Chantry (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)
by Louis L'AmourAs part of the Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!The marshal&’s name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, he&’s buried a few men in this two-bit cow town—every single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a man in cold blood. Five grisly murders later, Chantey was faced with the roughest assignment of his life—find that savage, trigger-happy hard case before he blasts apart every man in town . . . one by bloody one.Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author&’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L&’Amour&’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1 and 2, Beau L&’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L&’Amour&’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas.Additionally, many beloved classics are being rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.
Border Angels (The Inspector Celcius Daly Mysteries #2)
by Anthony QuinnOn the Irish border, Inspector Celcius Daly investigates human trafficking and a scorched corpse The border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is a rugged place: cold, windswept, and dark. For the girls brought here from Eastern Europe, it may as well be a war zone. Put to work in a farmhouse brothel near Dunmore, the women are forced into a living hell. One night, a pimp takes one of them for a ride. She is just planning her escape when the car explodes. The next morning, there is nothing left but the pimp's charred body and the woman's footprints in the snow. As his forensics specialists turn their attention to the burned corpse, Police Inspector Celcius Daly obsesses over the footprints. Where exactly did the woman come from, and where did she go? It is the sort of question asked only in the borderlands--between North and South, between life and death.Border Angels is the 2nd book in the Inspector Celcius Daly Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Border Bravados (Trailsman #308)
by Jon SharpeIt's bad enough that while leading a wagon train through Arizona Territory to the boomtown of Genesis, Skye Fargo and party get ambushed by bandits. But when they reach Genesis, all that's left is a burned-out ghost town, thanks to a sadistic gang leader and his vicious but vivacious girl. Now, with a terrified pack of pioneers to protect, the Trailsman finds himself up against a mad murderer, and a woman sent by the devil himself.
Border Breach (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Darlene L. TurnerIn this inspirational romantic suspense, a Canadian border patrol officer and a cop join forces against drug trafficking and fall in love.When drugs are smuggled across the border it’s their duty to stop the culprits . . . at any cost.Forming a joint task force, Canada border officer Kaylin Poirier and police constable Hudson Steeves have one objective: take down a drug-smuggling ring trying to sell a new lethal product. But when the smugglers come after Kaylin and Hudson, this mission becomes more than just a job. Can they live long enough to solve the case?
Border Bride
by Deborah HaleFor thirteen years he'd been a wanderer.... Now Con ap Ifan had returned, a tested warrior and a talented bard. But Enid of Glyneira remained unimpressed. No stolen kisses or honeyed promises that faded with the dawn could tempt her to abandon hearth, home, and betrothed -- not even for the father of her cherished firstborn son! Con wanted Enid more than words could tell. But could he dally with her, now a widow with children, forever? For though she'd always been his heart's melody, his soul's rhythm, he knew the siren song of the wider world might break their passion's bond!
Border Bride (The Border Series #2)
by Arnette LambThe New York Times–bestselling author &“weaves a fascinating tale that incorporates Scottish history into an emotionally moving and realistic love story&” (Affaire de Coeur). Lady Alpin MacKay is in despair when she learns that, in one tyrannical, sweeping gesture, the Scottish lord Malcolm Kerr has stolen her property. Determined to reclaim her home from her childhood nemesis, she storms Kildalton Castle with a scheme to take back what&’s hers. When the beautiful Alpin arrives on Malcolm&’s doorstep declaring her land—and herself—as his for the taking, he&’s thrilled. At last, he has her under his thumb, right where he wants her. But as Malcolm plots his revenge, and Alpin conspires to trick him into forfeiting her land, neither of them plans for the flame of passion that ignites between them. &“Arnette Lamb ignites readers&’ imaginations with her unforgettable love stories.&” —RT Book Reviews
Border Bride: Border Bride, Border Fire, And Border Storm (The Border Trilogy #1)
by Amanda ScottSet in treacherous sixteenth-century Scotland, the first volume of Amanda Scott&’s Border Trilogy tells the unforgettable story of a woman sworn to defy the knight she is forced to wed—only to discover a love she&’ll do anything to claim As Mary, Queen of Scots, languishes in the Tower of London as a prisoner of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, war tears Scotland apart. To save her beloved homeland, a proud Highland beauty named Mary Kate MacPherson must wage her own battle when she&’s forced into wedlock with a knight, Sir Adam Douglas, from the barbaric borderland of Tornary. Even as she succumbs to her seductive husband&’s sensual demands, Mary Kate vows never to give him her heart. She will belong to no man. But Adam burns with something deeper than desire. Sworn to carry out a long-awaited revenge, he won&’t rest until he has vanquished his enemies. Accused of treason, the last thing he expects is to lose his heart to the woman he&’s determined to tame but never to love: his own wife. Border Bride is the 1st book in the Border Trilogy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Border Child: A Novel
by Michel StoneFor Héctor and Lilia, pursuit of the American Dream became every parent's worst fear when their infant daughter vanished as they crossed from Mexico to the United States—now they must try to get her back. With great empathy and a keen awareness of current events, Michel Stone delivers a novel of surpassing sensitivity and heart. <P><P>Young lovers Héctor and Lilia dreamed of a brighter future for their family in the United States. Héctor left Mexico first, to secure work and housing, but when Lilia, desperate to be with Héctor, impetuously crossed the border with their infant daughter, Alejandra, mother and child were separated. Alejandra disappeared. Now, four years later, the family has a chance to reunite, but the trauma of the past may well be permanent. <P> Back in their sleepy hometown of Oaxaca, the couple enjoys a semblance of normal life, with a toddler son and another baby on the way. Then they receive an unexpected tip that might lead them to Alejandra, and both agree they must seize this chance, whatever the cost. <P>Working increasingly illegal jobs to earn money for his journey north, Héctor seeks more information about his long-absent daughter. Meanwhile, a bedridden Lilia awaits the birth of their third child, but cannot keep herself from reliving the worst mistakes of her past. <P>In luminous, compassionate prose, Michel Stone drops readers into the whirlwind of the contemporary immigrant experience, where a marriage is strained to the breaking point by the consequences of wanting more for the next generation.
Border City Blues 2-Book Bundle: Riverside Drive / Maiden Lane
by Michael JanuskaProhibition means two things in the Border city of Windsor, Ontario: big business, and big trouble. Riverside Drive Jack McCloskey returned to Windsor, Ontario, from the Great War lost in a battle with his inner demons. When he channels his energy into amateur fights, he's noticed by a gangster moonlighting as a boxing promoter. After a brief professional stint, Jack is invited to join the crew in the early days of Prohibition along the Detroit River. Maiden Lane It's the winter of 1923 and the border towns are under a deep freeze. As if the police didn't have their hands full, drug-smuggling, human trafficking, and a grisly find in the river steer them into unfamiliar territory, and a whisper of the occult brings a wholly unexpected twist. Includes Riverside Drive Maiden Lane
Border City Blues 3-Book Bundle: Riverside Drive / Maiden Lane / Prospect Avenue (Border City Blues)
by Michael JanuskaProhibition means two things in the Border city of Windsor, Ontario: big business, and big trouble. Book #1 — Riverside Drive Jack McCloskey returned to Windsor, Ontario, from the Great War lost in a battle with his inner demons. When he channels his energy into amateur fights, he's noticed by a gangster moonlighting as a boxing promoter. After a brief professional stint, Jack is invited to join the crew in the early days of Prohibition along the Detroit River. Book #2 — Maiden Lane It's the winter of 1923 and the border towns are under a deep freeze. As if the police didn't have their hands full, drug-smuggling, human trafficking, and a grisly find in the river steer them into unfamiliar territory, and a whisper of the occult brings a wholly unexpected twist. Book #3 — Prospect Avenue For bootleggers like Jack McCloskey, Prospect Avenue is just another dead end, and not even one of the better ones, but at least it’s away from prying eyes. But Jack is about to learn that what goes on in the shadows isn’t at all as “nice” as what he does, as the trade in opium — and people — picks up in Windsor. Includes Riverside Drive Maiden LaneProspect Avenue
Border Conditions: Russian-Speaking Latvians between World Orders (NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies)
by Kevin M. PlattBorder Conditions combines history and memory studies with literary and cultural studies to examine lives at the limits of contemporary Europe: Russian speakers living in Latvia. Since the fall of the USSR in 1991, Latvia's Russian speakers have balanced between Russia and Europe as well as a socialist past, a capitalist and liberal present, and an illiberal regime rising in the Russian Federation. Kevin M. F. Platt describes how members of this population have defined themselves through art, literature, cultural institutions, film, and music—and how others have sought to define them. At the end of the Cold War, many anticipated that societies globally could agree on the meaning of past history and a just politics in the present. The view from the borders of Europe demonstrates the contradictions pertaining to terms like empire, state socialism, liberalism, and nation that have made it impossible to achieve a consensus. In refocusing the examination of state socialism's aftermath around questions of empire and postcolonialism, Border Conditions helps us understand the distinctions between Russian and Western worldviews driving military confrontation to this day.
Border Crossers
by Bhaskar RoyDesperate for survival in the rude city, Rita is fortunate to get hired as a household help by a retired diplomat. At that moment, Arijit Basu does not know that she is an undocumented migrant. Convulsed by a marauding tide of events, the two are reduced to wrecks. Arijit's fiancée, Nandita, fights bravely to recover the vulnerable girl from the circles of evil. The outcome of this struggle irrevocably impacts their lives.Lyrical, epic and devastating, Border Crossers brings into sharp relief the many shades of terror and religious intolerance that shape the subcontinent.