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The Ship Of The Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #3)
by Rick RiordanMagnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. His cousin, Annabeth, recruits her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, to give Magnus some pointers, but will his training be enough? Loki is free from his chains. He's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it's ready to sail. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. Magnus's biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. Does he have what it takes to outwit the wily trickster god?
Shipped
by Meredith TateCan two IRL enemies find their happily ever after online?Stella Greene and Wesley Clarke are Gene Connolly Memorial High School's biggest rivals. While the two have been battling it out for top student, it's a race to the bottom when it comes to snide comments and pulling the dirtiest prank. For years, Stella and Wes have been the villain in each other's story, and now it's all-out war.And there is no bigger battle than the one for valedictorian, and more specifically, the coveted valedictorian scholarship.But Stella and Wes have more in common than they think. Both are huge fans of Warship Seven, a popular sci-fi TV drama with a dedicated online following, and the two start chatting under aliases--without a clue that their rival is just beyond the screen. They realize that they're both attending SciCon this year, so they plan to dress in their best cosplay and finally meet IRL.While tensions at school are rising and SciCon inches closer and closer, the enemy lines between Stella and Wes blur when a class project shows them they might understand one another better than anyone else--and not just in cosplay.From the author of The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly comes a heartfelt story about rivalry, friendships, and defying preconceived notions--even the ones about yourself.
Shiver (Shiver #1)
by Maggie StiefvaterFrom a dazzlingly talented young writer, a haunting and original supernatural romance in the vein of TWILIGHT.For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.
The Shiver Series: Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner (The Shiver Series)
by Maggie StiefvaterThe complete New York Times–bestselling series that began with the acclaimed romance, Shiver, &“a lyrical tale of alienated werewolves and first love&” (Publishers Weekly). In Shiver, meet Sam. He&’s not just a normal boy—he has a secret. During the summer he walks and talks as a human, but when the cold comes, he runs with his pack as a wolf. Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house—but never dreamed that she would fall in love with one of them. Linger tells the story of Sam and Grace&’s struggle to stay together, and the dangerous secret Grace must keep from everyone, including her parents. In Forever, wolves are being hunted, which means the stakes are even higher for Grace and Sam and the wolf pack. With Sinner comes the long awaited story of Cole, a wolf wrestling with his own demons, and his attempt to win back Isabel Culper For Grace, Sam, and Cole and Isabel, life is harrowing and euphoric, enticing and alarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But can it be enough? &“Beautiful and moving.&” —School Library Journal on Shiver This sequel&’s poetic prose skillfully captures the four teens&’ longings for love, forgetting, remembering, righting wrongs and life itself.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Linger
Shizuko's Daughter
by Kyoko MoriShizuko's Daughter by Kyoko MoriAn ALA Best Book for Young AdultsA New York Times Notable BookAfter her mother's suicide when she is twelve years old, Yuki spends years living with her distant father and his resentful new wife, cut off from her mother's family, and relying on her own inner strength to cope with the tragedy.
Shock Wave (Orca Soundings)
by Sigmund BrouwerIt’s the first week of summer and former army brat Jake Ballard is spending it alone at his uncle’s cottage while his mom gets treatment for PTSD. Jake's boring day gets flipped upside down when a beautiful stranger asks him to help play a prank on her friends. But when an angry crime boss turns up at the cottage the next morning, Jake is sure of two things: the night before was a big mistake, and that girl was no prankster. And she is nowhere to be found. Jake has twenty-four hours to return the stolen goods...or else. He has no other choice but to find the girl—and hopefully not find himself in any more trouble than he’s already in.
The Shoe Thief
by Prajesh Nandini DashThe narrator, Tiger, a superbly intelligent canine, lives with Justin and his family. He was born with an unusual intellect. He has the gift for understanding human language, remembering past events, matching colors and shapes, and showing gratitude and love with amazing clarity. In the early part of his life Tiger is naughty, disobedient like any puppy would do. He regularly stole neighbor&’s expensive shoes, killed a pet rabbit, broke into neighbor&’s house and stayed out in the night when the neighborhood lake flipped. He does a turnaround after being given away by the owners and starts living in a farm – and eventually did something astonishing to become a town&’s hero. This book is based on a true story.
Shoebox Funeral: Tales From Wolf Creek
by Elisabeth VoltzGrowing up with ten siblings on a farm in rural Grove City, PA, Beth Voltz came in contact with many animals, as one would expect when you live on a farm. But the Voltz family farm would usually have a few additions each week—the townspeople would often drop off their unwanted, or worse, dying animals for the Voltz family to take care of. Grave Tales: Stories from Wolf Creek is a heartfelt collection of short stories about the ducks, cats, dogs, and birds that Beth would befriend, all the while knowing that they wouldn't be around for very long.
Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball's Two-Way Japanese Superstar
by Jay ParisRarely does anyone use the term “two-way” in regard to a baseball player. Yet the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, at the young age of twenty-three, has become the epitome of the term, drawing comparisons to Babe Ruth by baseball pundits everywhere. After being drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League with the number-one pick in 2012, the eighteen-year-old Ohtani struggled with the bat during his rookie season. However, he had a breakout year in 2014, posting a 2.61 ERA in 24 starts and 179 strikeouts (as well as 10 home runs). By 2017, all thirty Major League Baseball teams had heard about the Japanese phenom and expressed interest in signing him. Ultimately, the Angels offered him the opportunity to compete as a two-way player and the chance to accomplish his professional goals. After a quiet spring training, Ohtani broke out in the first two weeks of the 2018 regular season, becoming just the 14th pitcher in major-league history to strike out 12 batters in one of his first two starts. He also homered in three consecutive games during that stretch. Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball’s Two-Way Japanese Superstar tells the story of the player from rural Japan who became a two-way star not seen in America since Babe Ruth. With highlights of his best games on the mound and at bat from each month of his rookie season and anecdotes of his life in America, this is the one book that every fan will want.
Shooting At The Stars: The Christmas Truce Of 1914
by John HendrixShooting at the Stars is the moving story of a young British soldier on the front lines during World War I who experiences an unforgettable Christmas Eve. In a letter home to his mother, he describes how, despite fierce fighting earlier from both sides, Allied and German soldiers ceased firing and came together on the battlefield to celebrate the holiday. They sang carols, exchanged gifts, and even lit Christmas trees. But as the holiday came to a close, they returned to their separate trenches to await orders for the war to begin again. John Hendrix wonderfully brings this story to life, interweaving fact and fiction along with his detailed illustrations and hand-lettered text. His story celebrates the humanity and kindness that can persist even during the darkest periods of our history. Back matter includes a glossary, additional information about World War I and the Christmas Truce and its aftermath, and an archival photograph taken during the Truce. Also available by John Hendrix: Miracle Man Praise for Shooting at the Stars STARRED REVIEWS "Few titles at this level convey the futility of World War I as well as this one does. A first choice. " --School Library Journal, starred review "Timed with the centenary of World War I but a lesson for always, Hendrix's tale pulls young readers close and shows the human side of war. " --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Shooting for Stars
by Christine WebbA charming romantic dramedy from the author of The Art of InsanityHigh schooler Skyler Davidson spends most of her time with her pet rat, Five. The daughter of scientists, she&’s determined to finish her late mother's research on neutron stars. So she teams up with aspiring videographer, Cooper, to film a submission for a NASA internship—all while keeping it a secret from her dad, who doesn&’t expect any trouble from his obviously college-bound daughter. As Skyler and Cooper grow closer, it turns out that Skyler&’s dad has a new love interest as well: a hot makeup influencer who likes to put her nose where it doesn&’t belong. She&’ll keep hush on Skyler&’s NASA plans, if Skyler agrees to get to know her. Now Skyler&’s tangled up in a budding romance, an unexpected friendship, and the stress of having to retake her SATs. Will Skyler&’s dream of stars collapse and explode, or can dad and daughter reconcile and change their trajectory?
Shooting for Tiger: How Golf's Obsessed New Generation Is Transforming a Country Club Sport
by William EchiksonWhile many parents encourage their children to become the next Einstein or Yo-Yo Ma, some push their kids to become the next Tiger Woods. No longer does an elite, elderly set dominate golf. A new class of driven teenaged players is transforming the game, and a series of high-profile, professionally- run tournaments determine which of these teens have a shot at reaching the top levels. In Shooting for Tiger, William Echikson takes us inside a spirited season of the American Junior Golf Association's elite tournaments. From the fairways, Echikson unveils a fascinating sub culture: kids who have foregone traditional childhoods, families determined to produce champions, and rigorous golf academies devoted to training the world's top prospects. Vividly told, Shooting for Tiger examines the real costs of professionalizing young players and offers an unforgettable portrait of athletic obsession.
Shooting Guard
by Jason GlaserThe books in the Gareth Stevens series Tip-Off: Basketball give an exciting, close-up look at the five basketball positions, as well as the stars who have dominated at those positions. Readers also get advice about how to train to become future basketball superstars.
Shooting Hoops
by Micahel RaffertyCarlos and Sam want to play a game in the city so they have to get creative.
Shooting Out the Lights: A Memoir
by Kim FairleyKim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern—his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile—made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she&’d imagined as she settled into married life and planned for their family, their love was soon tested by the ghosts of Vern&’s past—a town, a house, a family, a memory. Shooting Out the Lights is a real-life mystery that explores the challenges faced in a loving marriage, the ongoing, wrenching aftermath of gun violence and the healing that comes with confronting the past.
Shop Till You Drop... Dead (Give Yourself Goosebumps #25)
by R. L. StineReaders are placed in the character of a young person who is trapped in the huge shopping mall known as Mayfield's Bazaar, where scares await on every level, in a story with several possible endings. <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
The Shore
by Kazu GoyaEver since his mother died, Marcos has been haunted by death. Then he and his friend Cody go to the Oregon coast to fix up a beach house. Tragic events from someone else's past come to haunt them in the present. Will they survive?
Shore desvendado: Uma crónica de Aquorea
by M.G. FerreyOs acontecimentos de «Aquorea - Inspira»relatados por Kai Shore na primeira pessoa, desvenda o mais profundo do seu ser e alguns segredos. Neste POV, MG Ferrey volta a deslumbrar-nos com o mundo de Aquorea. Kai Shore é apaixonado por Ara desde criança. Guarda com nostalgia a memória da primeira vez que a viu, que brincaram juntos e todos os momentos importantes. Porém, Kai nunca esteve com Ara, nunca a tocou. Separados pelo abismo, estão unidos por uma ligação forte e inexplicável que vai muito além do que conhecemos. Kai vive em AQUOREA, uma cidade tecnologicamente avançada, que prosperou milhares de metros abaixo da Superfície. Ara vive em Atlanta, nos Estados Unidos, mas quando, no funeral do seu avô, ela supostamente se afoga, é levada pelos portais de água, para Aquorea. Kai resgata-a, mas em choque não sabe se Ara o reconhece. Terão sido apenas como amigos imaginários para ela? Dividido, Kai terá de decidir se quer lutar por Ara e pelo seu amor, mesmo sabendo o que a chegada dela significa para o seu povo. Num intenso conflito interno, Kai tenta mostrar a Ara tudo o que ela tem perdido, despertando-lhe os sentidos, enquanto desvenda todos os seus segredos.
Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All
by John SchwartzA SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir—abook for everyone concerned about looking (or feeling) different.When veteran journalist John Schwartz took a close look at famous height studies, he made a surprising discovery: being short doesn't have to be a disadvantage! Part advice book, part memoir, and part science primer, this fascinating book explores the marketing, psychology, and mythology behind our obsession with height and delivers a reassuring message to kids of all types that they canwalk tall—whatever it is that makes them different.Short is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
A Short Guide to College Writing (Fifth Edition)
by Sylvan Barnet Pat Bellanca Marcia StubbsThis book offers students practical advice on writing successful college essays from the beginning of the process to the end. Students can use for advice about matters large and small--about choosing a topic, developing a thesis, constructing a paragraph, documenting a source, using a semicolon. The instructor can suggest chapters or passages that the student should consult in generating ideas, revising a draft, editing a revision, or preparing final copy.
A Short History of the Girl Next Door
by Jared Reck<p>Get your tissues ready for this unrequited love story that’s equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking and will appeal to fans of Jennifer Niven, John Green, and Jesse Andrews. <p>Seriously, how can you see a person nearly every day of your life and never think a thing of it, then all of a sudden, one day, it’s different? You see that goofy grin a thousand times and just laugh. But goofy grin #1,001 nearly stops your heart? <p>Right. That sounds like a bad movie already. <p>Matt Wainwright is constantly sabotaged by the overdramatic movie director in his head. He can’t tell his best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her, he implodes on the JV basketball team, and the only place he feels normal is in Mr. Ellis’s English class. If this were a movie, everything would work out perfectly. Tabby would discover that Matt’s madly in love with her, be overcome with emotion, and would fall into his arms. Maybe in the rain. <p>But that’s not how it works. Matt watches Tabby get swept away by senior basketball star and all-around great guy Liam Branson. Losing Tabby to Branson is bad enough, but screwing up and losing her as a friend is even worse. <p>After a tragic accident, Matt finds himself left on the sidelines, on the verge of spiraling out of control and losing everything that matters to him. From debut author Jared Reck comes a fiercely funny and heart-wrenching novel about love, longing, and what happens when life as you know it changes in an instant.</p>
The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga #5)
by Stephenie MeyerFans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.'I'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said Stephenie Meyer. 'When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.
The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga #5)
by Stephenie MeyerFans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.'I'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said Stephenie Meyer. 'When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.
Short stories told in one page or less: Volume I.
by Ed RamirezStories that cover a range of genres are presented. With special emphasis on suspense and terror, a roller coaster of emotions that go from sci-fi to fantasy, from love to heartbreak, from betrayal to espionage, and more, that I hope catch your eye and brew your imagination and creative capacity. Some of the stories are about nightmares (or dreams) told in a page or less, in other cases the stories extend to a second or even third page, and finally, there are stories that were merely created by the author of this book. It’s not my intention that, perhaps, more than one of the readers will appropriate the feelings or events conveyed in these stories. Much less is it my intention, in the case you’ve had a nightmare (or a dream) or a similar event, to expose or harm you. I initially considered the title Poems of terror told in a page (or less), but the content of this work may not fully adjust or adapt to the term poem, in the sense of rhythm and other literary resources that they require. Without further ado, I present to you “Short stories told in one page or less”.
Short Stuff
by Julia Ember Kate Fierro Jude Sierra Jen Sternick Tom WilinskyIt could start anywhere...At a summer vacation at the lake, just before heading off to college. In a coffee shop, when the whole world is new. In a dragon's cave, surrounded by gold. At a swim club, with the future in sight.In Short Stuff, bestselling and award-winning authors dial down the angst in four meet-cute LGBTQ young adult romances.