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Pizzeria Kamikaze (Pizzeria Kamikaze)
by Etgar Keret Asaf HanukaPresented for the first time in full color, award-winning writer Etgar Keret (The Seven Good Years) and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Asaf Hanuka’s (The Realist) powerful graphic novel, Pizzeria Kamikaze, is a most unexpected story of love, loss, and escape. Mordy wanted to get away. Now condemned to an afterlife exclusively for all victims of suicide, he still has to attend a crappy job in a place no less crappy than the place he came from. When he discovers that his beloved ex-girlfriend is there too, he embarks on much needed road trip through an absurdist and fantastical landscape to find her. <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 Test (Bluford Series #17)
by Peggy Kern Paul LanganLiselle Mason is in trouble. For weeks, she ignored the changes in her body and tried to forget her brief relationship with Oscar Price, her moody classmate at Bluford High. But when Liselle's clothes stop fitting, and her brother notices her growing belly, she panics. A pregnancy test confirms her biggest fears. Unwilling to admit the truth, Liselle suddenly faces a world with no easy answers. Where will she turn? Who will she tell? What will she do?
CCEA GCSE Business Studies: Third Edition
by Hope KerrExam Board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: BusinessFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2019This title has been endorsed for use with the CCEA GCSE Business Studies specificationInspire student success with Hope Kerr's market-leading Student Book; fully revised for the 2017 specification, it supports and engages learners through up-to-date content coverage and case studies relevant to local, national and global contexts.- Helps students learn and apply key business concepts and theories by providing clear explanations, accompanied by diagrams and photos that aid understanding- Enables students to consolidate their knowledge as they work through a range of activities for each topic- Increases interest and engagement by including contemporary case studies with a particular focus on Northern Ireland businesses and contexts- Prepares students for the new examinations with practice questions, guidance on how to answer different question types and an overview of the assessment objectives and command words- Allows students to track their progress and target their revision using the end-of-chapter checklists
National 4 & 5 History: Free At Last? Civil Rights Usa 1918-68 Epub
by John KerrExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018The recent changes in assessment for National 5 History have been fully incorporated in this new edition, as have changes in subject content which affect some but not all areas of the course. New marking rules systems and mark allocations have been fully recognised, and much fuller help and guidance has been provided in the assessment sections at the end of each chapter. This book:- Presents comprehensive coverage of the main areas of mandatory content- Provides guidance on assignment writing and assessment procedures for exam practice- Explains newly-introduced concepts and words with glossary boxes throughout the text- Offers suggestions are offered for further topic exploration beyond the textbook
National 4 & 5 History: Hitler And Nazi Germany 1919-39: 2nd Ed Epub
by John KerrExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018The recent changes in assessment for National 5 History have been fully incorporated in this new edition, as have changes in subject content which affect some but not all areas of the course. New marking rules systems and mark allocations have been fully recognised, and much fuller help and guidance has been provided in the assessment sections at the end of each chapter. This book:- Presents comprehensive coverage of the main areas of mandatory content- Provides guidance on assignment writing and assessment procedures for exam practice- Explains newly-introduced concepts and words with glossary boxes throughout the text- Offers suggestions are offered for further topic exploration beyond the textbook
National 4 & 5 History: Changing Britain 1760-1914: Second Edition
by John KerrThe recent changes in assessment for National 5 History have been fully incorporated in this new edition, as have changes in subject content which affect some but not all areas of the course. New marking rules systems and mark allocations have been fully recognised, and much fuller help and guidance has been provided in the assessment sections at the end of each chapter. This book:- Presents comprehensive coverage of the main areas of mandatory content- Provides guidance on assignment writing and assessment procedures for exam practice- Explains newly-introduced concepts and words with glossary boxes throughout the text- Offers suggestions are offered for further topic exploration beyond the textbook
How to Pass National 5 History: Second Edition Ebook
by John Kerr Jerry TealeExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018Fully updated to account for the removal of Unit Assessments and the changes to the National 5 exam, this book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully. It combines an overview of the course syllabus with advice from top experts on how to improve exam performance, so you have the best chance of success.- Refresh your knowledge with complete course notes- Prepare for the exam with top tips and hints on revision technique- Get your best grade with advice on how to gain those vital extra marks
Deliver Us from Evie
by M. E. KerrAward-winning author M. E. Kerr challenges stereotypes in this story about a fifteen-year-old grappling with his older sister&’s sexualityParr Burrman lives with his parents and his older brother and sister on a farm in Missouri. They&’re a typical Midwestern family—except for one thing.Parr&’s father thinks Evie&’s going to marry Cord Whittle, who&’s had a crush on her forever, and settle down in their hometown to help out with the farm. Instead, she falls in love with Patsy Duff, the gorgeous, privileged daughter of the banker who holds the mortgage on the Burrmans&’ property. When rumors start flying about Evie and Patsy, Parr has to contend with the derision of his classmates . . . and when he falls for a girl from a fundamentalist family who fears homosexuality like God&’s wrath, he must face his own conflicted emotions. Soon, Parr&’s parents—and the whole town—will know the truth about Evie. But it&’s Parr who has to deal with the burden of shame when his own behavior leads to a shattering betrayal . . . and a secret he&’ll carry to the grave.Written with grace, humor, and love, and featuring sympathetic characters you won&’t soon forget, Deliver Us from Evie is a compassionate, vividly evocative novel by a master storyteller.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
by M. E. KerrM. E. Kerr&’s first novel—hailed by the New York Times as a &“timely, compelling,&” and &“brilliantly funny&” look at adolescence and friendship It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn—Brooklyn Heights, as Tucker Woolf&’s dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker&’s cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker&’s beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan &“Dinky&” Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker&’s ad.As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky&’s house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who&’s fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for big kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are.A story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! is also about the terror—and exhilaration—of daring to be yourself. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
by M. E. KerrM. E. Kerr&’s first novel—hailed by the New York Times as a &“timely, compelling,&” and &“brilliantly funny&” look at adolescence and friendship It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn—Brooklyn Heights, as Tucker Woolf&’s dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker&’s cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker&’s beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan &“Dinky&” Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker&’s ad.As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky&’s house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who&’s fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for big kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are.A story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! is also about the terror—and exhilaration—of daring to be yourself. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Edge: Collected Stories
by M. E. KerrThese 15 short stories by a writer the New York Times Book Review has called "one of the grand masters of young adult fiction" capture our fears, yearnings, loneliness, self-doubts, and universal need for love and acceptance M. E. Kerr's pioneering young adult literature has gained a devoted following for fearlessly breaking rules and confronting conformity. In Edge, her trademark gifts of pulling apart relationships, exposing real emotion, and conveying what it means to grow up are on full display. From handling a teenage girl's coming out in "We Might as Well All Be Strangers" to asking philosophical questions about God, life, and death in "The Sweet Perfume of Goodbye" to parodying social norms in "Do You Want My Opinion?," this is a funny, moving, and brave anthology about faith, friendship, family ties, prom night, an unusual act of heroism, and staying true to yourself.
Gentlehands
by M. E. KerrSixteen-year-old Buddy Boyle makes a shattering discovery about his family in this powerful and poignant novel by award-winning author M. E. Kerr Buddy Boyle lives with his parents and younger brother in a small house on a half-acre of land in undesirable Seaville, New York. Skye Pennington spends her summers on the opposite end of town on five acres with a view of the ocean. Buddy&’s dad is a police sergeant; Skye&’s is the head of a multi-million-dollar industry.But none of that stops Buddy and Skye from falling in love. To impress her, Buddy takes Skye to visit his aristocratic grandfather in Montauk. Frank Trenker is Buddy&’s mother&’s father, a man she never talks about. Just as Buddy feels he&’s getting to know his estranged grandfather, reporter Nicholas De Lucca shows up. For three years, he&’s been searching for a notorious Nazi war criminal known as Gentlehands. When De Lucca uncovers a shocking connection to Buddy&’s grandfather, Buddy refuses to believe the accusations.One of M. E. Kerr&’s very best novels, Gentlehands tells a spellbinding story of love, loyalty, and the family you thought you knew.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
"Hello," I Lied
by M. E. KerrFrom the Margaret A. Edwards Award–winning author of Deliver Us from Evie comes a novel about a gay teenager who discovers a different kind of love during an unforgettable summer in the HamptonsI&’d always think of it as the summer that I loved a girl . . .Seventeen-year-old Lang Penner and his mother are spending the summer in the caretaker&’s cottage at Roundelay, the sprawling East Hampton estate of legendary rocker Ben Nevada. Lang passes the time walking on the beach and hoping for a glimpse of his idol. When they finally meet, Nevada is very different from the man Lang imagined. He finds himself confiding in the retired star about his homosexuality. When Nevada hears Lang&’s secret, he figures Lang is a safe bet to show the seventeen-year-old daughter of some friends from France a good time in the Hamptons. This was supposed to be the summer of Lang&’s coming out. He even has a boyfriend, Alex, a twenty-year-old actor living in Manhattan. The last thing he expects is to become infatuated with a girl.&“Hello,&” I Lied is a story about all kinds of love—from friendship to physical attraction to hero worship—as a teenager bravely confronts his sexuality. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
"Hello," I Lied
by M. E. KerrFrom the Margaret A. Edwards Award–winning author of Deliver Us from Evie comes a novel about a gay teenager who discovers a different kind of love during an unforgettable summer in the HamptonsI&’d always think of it as the summer that I loved a girl . . .Seventeen-year-old Lang Penner and his mother are spending the summer in the caretaker&’s cottage at Roundelay, the sprawling East Hampton estate of legendary rocker Ben Nevada. Lang passes the time walking on the beach and hoping for a glimpse of his idol. When they finally meet, Nevada is very different from the man Lang imagined. He finds himself confiding in the retired star about his homosexuality. When Nevada hears Lang&’s secret, he figures Lang is a safe bet to show the seventeen-year-old daughter of some friends from France a good time in the Hamptons. This was supposed to be the summer of Lang&’s coming out. He even has a boyfriend, Alex, a twenty-year-old actor living in Manhattan. The last thing he expects is to become infatuated with a girl.&“Hello,&” I Lied is a story about all kinds of love—from friendship to physical attraction to hero worship—as a teenager bravely confronts his sexuality. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Love Is a Missing Person
by M. E. KerrA Long Island teenager reunites with her older sister in a novel about family, sibling rivalry, and the love you didn't know you were missingFifteen-year-old Suzy Slade's parents are divorced. Now Suzy lives with her mother in a beautiful house on the ocean in Seaville, Long Island. Her gorgeous older sister, Chicago, lives with their father in New York City. At least, she did. Chicago just roared into town on her brand-new Harley.With her sister's return, Suzy's whole world changes. She becomes caught up in Chicago's life--and a secret affair she wishes she didn't know about. Her dad's been keeping secrets, too, and soon Suzy discovers the reason for the bad blood between him and her sister: his new girlfriend, Enid, who's only two years older than Chicago. Then there's Suzy's teacher, Miss Spring, who's pining for a lost love. Somewhere in the mix is Suzy herself, who's in danger of losing her own identity. It isn't until someone close to Suzy disappears that she realizes it's time to start living her own life. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author's collection.
Night Kites
by M. E. KerrWhat do you do when your whole world is blown apart? A seventeen-year-old confronts love, betrayal, and his brother&’s illness in this brave, deeply compassionate novel by M. E. KerrLife is going great for Seaville High senior Erick Rudd. He&’s a good student, he has a girlfriend he&’ll probably marry, and he&’s on a straight path to college. Then his best friend&’s girlfriend lets him know she&’s attracted to him. Seventeen going on twenty-five, Nicki Marr is blond, green eyed, and gorgeous. Soon, Erick is seeing her on the sly.Guilt ridden over his deception, Erick isn&’t prepared for what happens next. He finds out that his brother, Pete, who&’s ten years older and lives in New York, is very sick . . . with AIDS. Erick is stunned; he didn&’t even know his brother was gay. It was Pete who told a five-year-old Erick that night kites don&’t think about the dark, that they&’re not afraid to be different.How Erick and his parents deal with Pete&’s illness—and how Erick handles his relationship with Nicki—are what make this book so unforgettable. Fearless and profoundly affecting, it will stay with you long after the last page is turned.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Your Eyes in Stars
by M. E. KerrSet during the Depression, this haunting historical novel by M. E. Kerr follows two teenage girls—one German, the other American—whose friendship plays out against the quickly shifting political world stageJessie Myrer is the daughter of the prison warden in Cayuta County, where there are few foreigners and even fewer Jews. Jessie&’s provincial views change when she meets her new across-the-street neighbor. At fifteen, sophisticated, German-born Elisa Stadler is a year older than Jessie. The girls would seem to have little in common, yet they soon become the best of friends. Then one night, they hear the music of the prison band&’s spellbinding solo bugler.Convicted murderer and gifted musician Slater Carr is the newest arrival at Cayuta Prison. Jessie and Elisa become obsessed with Slater, who to Jessie is like a local John Dillinger—and who was an unwitting part of a botched robbery in which two people were killed. When a daring escape culminates in murder, Elisa&’s family moves back to Germany, where Hitler is rising to power. Years later, Jessie makes a shocking discovery about her long-lost friend.Your Eyes in Stars is a stunning novel about friendship, prejudice, assimilation, and the end of innocence.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Marijane Meaker including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Your Eyes in Stars
by M. E. KerrSet during the Depression, this haunting historical novel by M. E. Kerr follows two teenage girls—one German, the other American—whose friendship plays out against the quickly shifting political world stageJessie Myrer is the daughter of the prison warden in Cayuta County, where there are few foreigners and even fewer Jews. Jessie&’s provincial views change when she meets her new across-the-street neighbor. At fifteen, sophisticated, German-born Elisa Stadler is a year older than Jessie. The girls would seem to have little in common, yet they soon become the best of friends. Then one night, they hear the music of the prison band&’s spellbinding solo bugler.Convicted murderer and gifted musician Slater Carr is the newest arrival at Cayuta Prison. Jessie and Elisa become obsessed with Slater, who to Jessie is like a local John Dillinger—and who was an unwitting part of a botched robbery in which two people were killed. When a daring escape culminates in murder, Elisa&’s family moves back to Germany, where Hitler is rising to power. Years later, Jessie makes a shocking discovery about her long-lost friend.Your Eyes in Stars is a stunning novel about friendship, prejudice, assimilation, and the end of innocence.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Marijane Meaker including rare images from the author&’s collection.
The Midnight Choir
by Gene Kerrigan"An absorbing, beautifully written tale. "--The Times A sophisticated crime story of contemporary Ireland, The Midnight Choir teems with moral dilemmas and Dublin emerges as a city of ambiguity: a newly-scrubbed face hiding a criminal culture of terrible variety. Small-time criminals have become millionaire businessmen, the poor are still struggling to survive, and the police face a world where the old rules no longer apply. "Believe me, you want The Midnight Choir with you on holiday," says The Sunday Business Post. "This is the kind of book you pass on to someone you like, and say read this. "
Grabbing Power
by Tanya M KerssenGrabbing Power explores the history of agribusiness and land conflicts in Northern Honduras focusing on the Aguán Valley, where peasant movements battle large palm oil producers for the right to land. In the wake of a military coup that overthrew Honduran president Manuel Zelaya in June 2009, rural communities in the Aguán have been brutally repressed, with over 60 people killed in just over two years. United States military aid--spent in the name of the War on Drugs--fuels the Honduran government's ability to repress its people. A strong and inspiring movement for land, food and democracy has grown over the last two years, and it shows no sign of backing down.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition (Novel-ties Ser.novel-ties Study Guides)
by Ken KeseyAn international bestseller and the basis for a hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was one of the defining works of the 1960s. A mordant, wickedly subversive parable set in a mental ward, the novel chronicles the head-on collision between its hell-raising, life-affirming hero Randle Patrick McMurphy and the totalitarian rule of Big Nurse. McMurphy swaggers into the mental ward like a blast of fresh air and turns the place upside down, starting a gambling operation, smuggling in wine and women, and egging on the other patients to join him in open rebellion. But McMurphy's revolution against Big Nurse and everything she stands for quickly turns from sport to a fierce power struggle with shattering results. With One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kesey created a work without precedent in American literature, a novel at once comic and tragic that probes the nature of madness and sanity, authority and vitality. Greeted by unanimous acclaim when it was first published, the book has become and enduring favorite of readers.
Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas, AP* Edition
by Mark Kesselman Joel Krieger William A. JosephNIMAC-sourced textbook
Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas
by Mark Kesselman Joel Krieger William A. JosephNIMAC-sourced textbook
Your Food is Fooling You: How Your Brain Is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt
by David A. KesslerFormer commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration David Kessler, M.D., argues forcefully that our brain chemistry is being hijacked by the food we eat: that by consuming stimulating combinations of sugar, fat, and salt, we're conditioning our bodies to crave more sugar, fat, and salt―and consigning ourselves to a vicious cycle of overeating.
Read Me Like A Book
by Liz Kessler'An important contribution to the YA literary canon and a welcome reminder that love is love, no matter what.' - Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling authorThe first YA novel from bestselling author Liz Kessler, Read Me Like A Book is a brave, honest and vital coming-out story that follows one girl's exploration of love, identity and sexuality.Ashleigh Walker is having a difficult year. She's struggling at school, and coming home to parents who are on the verge of divorce. She knows she should be happy spending time with her boyfriend - but, for some reason, being around him just makes her worry more. It's only in her English teacher, Miss Murray, that she feels she's found a kindred spirit. Miss Murray helps Ashleigh develop her writing skills and her confidence - but what happens when boundaries begin to blur? What will the repercussions be for Ashleigh? And how will she navigate her own sexuality?