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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.
The Short Summer
by Loula Grace ErdmanAuthor of THE YEARS OF THE LOCUST, etc. Once upon a time there was a town -where contented people lived. Their world was small and compact, stretching out scarcely twenty miles in any direction, its elements were familiar and dependable. A man knew what to expect in this world, both for himself and for his children. If anyone gave the matter a thought at all, it was to be sure that things would go on like this forever. Then came a summer. After its days were over, nothing would ever be the same again. The time was 1914. The place; a small town in Missouri. The characters: the Gregory family— Margie, a young girl in love Tony, her brother, rebelliously courting a flapper Cousin Rosamund, beautiful but a bit dumb Cousin ]Buford, a headstrong boy getting into a peck of trouble Old Miss Bea, the grandmother, who had learned to look upon love, youth and the prospect of world war with an ageless wisdom. The short summer displays to perfection those qualities which have characterized all of Loula Grace Erdman’s novels—a warm yet discerning feeling for people and places, and a sensitive insight into events in the American past that have shaped and changed our lives. our
Short Takes: A Short Story Collection for Young Readers
by Elizabeth SegelA selection of stories focusing on pivotal events and memories of childhood features the work of Joan Aiken, Norma Fox Mazer, Robert Cormier, E.L. Konigsburg, Tricia Springstubb, Lois Lowry, Philippa Pearce, Constance C. Greene, and John Wideman.
The Shorter Writings
by XenophonThis book contains new, annotated, and literal yet accessible translations of Xenophon's eight shorter writings, accompanied by interpretive essays that reveal these works to be masterful achievements by a serious thinker of the first rank who raises.
The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate
by Sandy HallA teen girl starting at a new school is torn between long-held loyalties and a bright new love in this irresistible new YA contemporary romance from the author of A Little Something Different.Paisley is really looking forward to college. She is ready to take charge of her destiny and embrace some new experiences! Finding a hot guy to make out with at her first ever college party seems like a great start...until her best friend informs her that mystery guy is actually Carter Schmitt, Paisley's sworn enemy who basically ruined their lives in middle school. So much for new people and exciting new experiences. Oh well. Paisley will just pretend he doesn't exist. Of course that would be easier if Carter, AKA her super-hot-sworn-enemy, hadn't ended up in three of her classes AND the same work study. Is it too late to rethink this college thing? Sandy Hall, author of A Little Something Different and A Prom to Remember, is heading back to college in this sweet and quirky contemporary romance.Praise for Sandy Hall:"If you need a cute romance to end your summer with, read this. It’s sweet. It’s adorable. It’s full of emotions. It’s one of the best romances I’ve ever read, and I’ll be reading this one again multiple times." —Here's to Happy Endings on Been Here All Along “Romance with a twist.” —Booklist on A Little Something Different
Shortie Like Mine (Shortie Like Mine #1)
by Ni-Ni SimoneSeven McKnight has always felt she was the biggest and most developed girl at home, at school and in her all-girl crew. She rarely hangs out with her friends, who are all Beyonce-fly and pick up all the boys. Then her friend's boyfriend Josiah, a gorgeous senior who just happens to be on the school basketball team, asks her to be his maths tutor. And when a rumour gets started that Seven's stolen Josiah from her mate, the drama really kicks off. . .
Shot Down (After the Dust Settled)
by Jonathan Mary-ToddWhen a bullet knocks Malik and the Captain's hot-air balloon out of the sky, Malik goes into wilderness survival mode. Actually, he's been in survival mode ever since the world fell apart. Whatever the crisis, he's always counted on the Gene Matterhorn Wilderness Survival Guidebook when things got crazy.
Shot In The Dark
by Janet M. WhyteEighth-grader Micah is psyched to have made the BC junior goalball team -- even though he gets the news while dealing with a flare-up of his degenerative eye condition. What he's not happy about is his parents' decision to get him a guide dog, and the possibility of losing his independence. When Liam, a new, first-rate player, joins the goalball team, Micah's frustration with his vision spills onto the court. He is rude to Liam and starts a fight with another teammate, Sebastian, after practice. It's only with the help of Cam, his Orientation and Mobility Specialist, that Micah starts to get a handle on his aggression and trust people enough to communicate how he feels. But with the team's big junior tournament in Richmond, B. C. , quickly approaching, Micah has to reconcile his differences with Liam and Sebastian -- both on and off the court -- to become a real team player and help his team win the championship.
A Shot in the Dark
by Anne SchraffWhen Don's brother, Julio, is shot and killed, Don is determined to find out who killed him. Don finds clues and uses them to get to the truth of his brother's murder.
The Shotgun Rule
by Charlie HustonThe first stand-alone thriller by critically acclaimed author Charlie Huston, The Shotgun Rule is a raw tale of four teenage friends who go looking for a little trouble--and find it. Blood spilled on the asphalt of this town long years gone has left a stain, and it's spreading. Not that a thing like that matters to teenagers like George, Hector, Paul, and Andy. It's summer 1983 in a northern California suburb, and these working-class kids have been killing time the usual ways: ducking their parents, tinkering with their bikes, and racing around town getting high and boosting their neighbors’ meds. Just another typical summer break in the burbs. Till Andy’s bike is stolen by the town’s legendary petty hoods, the Arroyo brothers. When the boys break into the Arroyos’ place in search of the bike, they stumble across the brothers’ private industry: a crank lab. Being the kind of kids who rarely know better, they do what comes naturally: they take a stash of crank to sell for quick cash. But doing so they unleash hidden rivalries and crimes, and the dark and secret past of their town and their families. The spreading stain is drawing local drug lords, crooked cops, hard-riding bikers, and the brutal history of the boys’ fathers in its wake.
Shoulder the Sky
by Lesley ChoyceWinner of the 2003 Ann Connor Brimer Award, short-listed for the 2004 White Pine Award Martin Emerson’s family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He never showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more and more bizarre. And yet, his website – Emerso.com – has made him something of a cult figure to followers who believe that, if not having all the right answers, "Emerso" at least has all the right questions. Shoulder the Sky is a rarity among young adult novels – it challenges the reader with philosophical thought and complex observations.
SHOUT: The True Story Of A Survivor Who Refused To Be Silenced
by Laurie Halse AndersonA searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson! <P><P>Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. <P><P>Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. <P><P>In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. <P><P>Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. Shout speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice-- and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Show (Play #Volumen 2)
by Javier RuescasCuando tu vida se convierte en un espectáculo, tus secretos ya no te pertenecen. Desde que se descubrió la verdad sobre Play Serafin, las vidas de Aarón y Leo no han vuelto a ser las mismas. Leo, de regreso en España, se presenta a todos los castings que surgen, sin demasiado éxito, mientras que su hermano pequeño, ahora solo en Nueva York, intenta hacerse con las riendas de una vida que ni quiere ni considera que le pertenezca. La llegada a Develstar de una nueva artista, Zoe -una virtuosa del violín-, le devolverá a Aarón la ilusión que creía perdida. Pero su aparición no es casual: Develstar quiere organizar un reality show como nunca antes se ha visto, en el que el público podrá conocer a fondo a sus estrellas. Y están dispuestos a hacer lo que sea para que Aarón participe en él# Intimidad (Del lat. intimus).1. m. Zona espiritual íntima y reservada de una persona o de ungrupo.2. m. Moneda de cambio más cotizada en el juego de la fama.
A Show for Two
by Tashie Bhuiyan"Wholly heartwarming and enchanting." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent EndsNew from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school. All Mina Rahman wants is to finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition, get into her dream school, and leave New York City behind for good. When indie film star Emmitt Ramos enrolls in her high school under a secret identity to research his next role, he agrees to star in her short film for the competition…if she acts as his NYC tour guide. As Mina ventures across the five boroughs with Emmitt, the city she grew up in starts to look more like home than it ever has before. Suddenly, Mina&’s dreams—which once seemed impenetrable—begin to crumble, and she&’s forced to ask herself: Is winning worth losing everything?Praise for Counting Down with You&“I. Love. This. Book.&” —Mark Oshiro, award-winning author of Anger Is a Gift&“Steals your heart from start to finish.&” —Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of You Have a Match&“Hand to fans of Netflix hit Never Have I Ever.&” —Booklist
The Show Must Go On! (Leveled Readers 2.6.3)
by Ann RossiAlex's idea gets the whole drama club to work together.
Show Off
by Paul KroppNikki was one tough girl, or so the kids said. She'd take on anybody and risk anything for the gang. But that was before she met Austin and began to turn her life around.
Show Ring Rogue
by Patsey GrayNo matter what anyone said, Sheila was not going to ride a horse. It was bad enough just having to walk around with a metal brace on her crippled leg. She wasn’t going to have everyone staring at her and laughing when she tried to get up on a horse. That was how Sheila felt until she met Rogue. Rogue didn’t want people around him either. He had been a picador’s horse in the Mexican bull rings and he had the scars to prove it. Slowly the crippled girl and the abused horse learn to trust and then to love each other. Rogue learns that not every human will hurt him, and Sheila learns to forget her fears and help herself to overcome her handicap.
Show Up for Your Life: What the girl you’ll be tomorrow wants you to know today
by Chrystal Evans Hurst Jamie GraceWhat does the women you’ll be tomorrow want you to know today? Show Up for Your Life by gifted writer, speaker, and worship leader Chrystal Evans Hurst will help young women ages 13 and up stop worrying about the small stuff and start embracing who they are in God’s eyes.From Chrystal Evans Hurst, popular author of the adult title She’s Still There, comes Show Up for Your Life, a book that empowers young women to appreciate their divinely-created uniqueness instead of comparing themselves to others.Chrystal shares her own stories that will inspire young women to stop worrying—whether it’s about how to dress, who they hang with, or any of the other daily ups and downs of life—and face every day with an attitude of mindfulness and gratitude. Chrystal’s conversational tone, honesty, and humble wisdom make this book perfect for young adult readers who seek to be all God intended them to be while living a positive, impactful life.Show Up for Your Life helps young women ages 13 and up:Remember all the positives in their life now and not get stuck in anxiety over the future.Recognize their unique, God-given gifts.Deal with distractions that throw them off course from God’s plan for them.Stop comparing themselves to others.
Showboat Southpaw
by Duane DeckerBlue Sox 11. Sam Sloat was a nineteen-year-old pitcher, and for a left-hander he had good control. He had a good curve, too, but he seldom used it. He figured he didn't need it, not when he could just blow his fast ball past the hitters. The Blue Sox called him up from Triple-A at the end of the season and when he got a chance to pitch, with the game still wide open in the last inning, he shook off his catcher until he got the signal for the fast ball. Then he blew three batters in succession back to the bench, and that was the game. His next performance was even more startling-a complete game using nothing but the fast ball. But back home, in the fall, a frightening thing happened. Showboat Sloat felt the first ominous twinge in his left arm. How he dealt with the situation makes a wonderfully satisfying story, which provides not only plenty of baseball action, but also the picture of a man in the making.
Showdown (Gridiron)
by K. R. ColemanWith the state tournament finals just around the corner, the crosstown rivalry between the Edison High Eddies and the Winfield Wildcats heats up. Toby and Walter, second-string Edison sophomores, are just along for the ride. But when a series of pranks led by the star seniors goes too far, will these second-string players be able to fill the shoes of the starters? Or did their teammates' bad behavior cost the Eddies the state title?
Showers, Flowers, and Fangs
by Aidan WayneDarren’s a pretty normal teenager: high school, exams, hanging out with friends, puberty. The whole half-fae thing adds some complications and being a trans guy makes his life a little more difficult, but he can’t complain. That is, until a newly turned vampire moves in with the witch down the street. Vlad, surly and standoffish, doesn’t seem to like Darren very much, so Darren is content to give him a wide berth—at first. As they grow closer, Darren realizes Vlad is having a hard time adjusting to his newfound vampirism, and since Darren knows how it feels to be uncomfortable in your own skin, he thinks he can help. While it turns out Vlad is pretty great, his problems are deeper than Darren realizes, and more dangerous. Despite the dangers, feelings begin developing between the two young men. Darren just hopes he’s not in over his head.