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My Side (Orca Soundings)
by Norah McClintockWhen quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie's ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones? There are two sides to every story, and it's impossible to know the truth until you've heard them both. But sometimes you don't ever learn the other side of the story. What drives these two friends apart? Who is right and who is wrong? You'll only know if you read both sides.
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
by Annabel PitcherWinner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award, this is Annabel Pitcher's stunning debut about ten-year-old Jamie, and the way his life and his family are shaped by the sister in an urn on the mantelpiece. Five years ago, Jamie's sister, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His family is torn apart by their grief. His mum runs away. His dad turns to drink and hate. Rose's surviving twin sister Jasmine stops eating, gets piercings and dyes her hair pink - anything to look different to her twin. But Jamie hasn't cried in all that time. To him, Rose is just a distant memory.Jamie is far more interested in his cat, Roger, his Spiderman T-shirt, and his deep longing and unshakeable belief that his Mum will come back to the family she walked out on months ago.But moving away for a Fresh New Start introduces Jamie to something else very interesting - a girl named Sunya. Sunya is bright, exciting and fun, and the one person at school he can call a friend. But how far can this new friendship grow when Jamie is desperate that his dad doesn't find out?
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
by Annabel PitcherMy sister Rose lives on the mantelpiece. Well, some of her does. A collarbone, two ribs, a bit of skull, and a little toe. To ten-year-old Jamie, his family has fallen apart because of the loss of someone he barely remembers: his sister Rose, who died five years ago in a terrorist bombing. To his father, life is impossible to make sense of when he lives in a world that could so cruelly take away a ten-year-old girl. To Rose's surviving fifteen year old twin, Jas, everyday she lives in Rose's ever present shadow, forever feeling the loss like a limb, but unable to be seen for herself alone. Told with warmth and humor, this powerful novel is a sophisticated take on one family's struggle to make sense of the loss that's torn them apart... and their discovery of what it means to stay together.
My Sister the Meanie (My Sister #1)
by Candice Ransom"Is it fair that Jackie's fifteen-year-old sister Sharon is pretty, popular, and has plenty of boyfriends, while Jackie is a seventh-grade Nothing? Is it right for Sharon to ignore Jackie, when just a little of Sharon's advice might help Jackie get invited to join the exclusive I Like Boys Club? Trying to learn how to act sophisticated, Jackie and her best friend Natalie crash Sharon's Halloween party. Sharon declares war on Jackie and stops speaking to her. Jackie is desperate. She's willing to take drastic measures to learn how to be cool enough to get into the club. She's even willing to risk her life by sneaking into Sharon's room to read her diary...." Jackie's older sister Sharon continues to be mean most of the time and startlingly nice once in a while in the other Sister books including My Sister The Creep and My Sister the Traitor in the Bookshare collection. You can find another series by Candice F. Ransom about the excitement and frustrations of a girl growing up in the Bookshare Collection. Look for the Kobie Roberts series including #1 Almost Ten-and-a-Half, #2 Going on Twelve, #3 Thirteen, #4 Fourteen and Holding, and #5 Fifteen At Last. After all, if Sharon won't help, how can she blame Jackie for what happens? Is it Jackie's fault that she has the meanest sister in the world? In this true-to-life novel, Candice Ransom has captured the ups and downs of sisterhood with humor, warmth, and rare perception.
My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding
by Sajni PatelA fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riotous Indian wedding <p><p>Zurika Damani is a naturally gifted violinist with a particular love for hip hop beats. But when you’re part of a big Indian family, everyone has expectations, and those certainly don’t include hip hop violin. After being rejected by Juilliard, Zuri's last hope is a contest judged by a panel of top tier college scouts. The only problem? This coveted competition happens to take place during Zuri’s sister’s extravagant wedding week. And Zuri has already been warned, repeatedly, that she is not to miss a single moment. <p><p> In the midst of the chaos, Zuri’s mom is in matchmaking mode with the groom’s South African cousin Naveen—who just happens to be a cocky vocalist set on stealing Zuri’s spotlight at the scouting competition. Luckily Zuri has a crew of loud and loyal female cousins cheering her on. Now, all she has to do is to wow the judges for a top spot, evade getting caught by her parents, resist Naveen’s charms, and, oh yeah . . . not mess up her sister’s big fat Indian wedding. What could possibly go wrong?
My Soul to Keep: My Soul To Keep My Soul To Steal Reaper (Soul Screamers #3)
by Rachel VincentKaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.Until something does.Demon breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.And so is someone else…
My Soul to Save
by Rachel Vincent"If she was going to die, I'd already be screaming. I'm a Banshee. That's what we do. " When Kaylee Cavanaugh screams, someone dies. So when teen pop star, Eden, croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn't wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can't cry for someone who has no soul. The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping school, breaking her dad's ironclad curfew and putting her too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend's loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed teens are trading their souls for a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune, ending up with eternity in the Netherworld -- a consequence they can't possibly understand. Kaylee can't let that happen, even if trying to save their souls means putting her own at risk. . .
My Soul to Steal: My Soul To Keep My Soul To Steal Reaper (Soul Screamers #3)
by Rachel VincentTrying to work things out with Nash-her maybe boyfriend-is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can't just pretend nothing happened. But "complicated" doesn't even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back.See, Sabine isn't just an ordinary girl. She's a mara, the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people's fears-and craft them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she survives.And Sabine isn't above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to death to get whatever-and whoever-she wants.
My Soul to Take: A Novel of Iceland (Thora Gudmundsdottir Novels #2)
by Yrsa Sigurdardottir“Top notch crime fiction.”—Boston GlobeAmerican readers first met Icelandic lawyer and investigator Thóra Gudmundsdóttir in Last Rituals. In My Soul to Take, internationally acclaimed author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir plunges her intrepid heroine into even graver peril, in a riveting thriller set against the harsh landscape of Smila’s Sense of Snow territory. A darkly witty and continually surprising suspense tale that places Yrsa Sigurdardóttir firmly in the ranks of Sue Grafton, Tess Gerritsen, Faye Kellerman and other top mystery writers, My Soul to Take is ingenious Scandinavian noir on a par with the works of Henning Mankell and Arnaldur Indridason. Stieg Larsson (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) fans should also take note.
My Soul to Take
by Rachel VincentShe doesn't see dead people, but...She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next...
My Summer Of Pink And Green
by Lisa GreenwaldRather than a summer of fun transforming her family's pharmacy into an eco-spa, Lucy Desberg must face her sister Claudia's new boyfriend Bean, investor Gary's irritating daughter Bevin, and a spa coordinator who is put in charge of the plans.
My Swordhand is Singing
by Marcus SedgwickAn original interpretation of the timelessly fascinating vampire myth, and a story of father and son, by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter, Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust. Despite the villagers' lack of hospitality, they settle there as woodcutters. But there are many things Peter does not understand. Why does Tomas dig a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut so they live on an isolated island? Why does Tomas carry a long battered box everywhere they go - and refuse to tell Peter of its contents?When a band of gypsies comes to the village, Peter's drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, and intoxicated by her community's love of life. He even becomes drawn into their deadly quest - for these travellers are Vampire Slayers, and Chust is a community to which the dead return to wreak revenge on the living. Stylishly written and set in the forbidding and remote landscapes of the 17th century, this is a story of a father and his son, of loss, redemption and resolution.
My Teacher's In Detention: Kid's Favorite Funny School Poems (Giggle Poetry)
by Bruce Lansky Stephen CarpenterMy Teacher's In Detention contains 50 hilarious poems about school that cover everything from homework and tests to detention and gross-out school lunches. The book contains poems by well-known poets, including Bruce Lansky, Jack Prelutsky, Kenn Nesbitt, and more great "giggle poets." eEditor and contributor Bruce Lansky is one of North America's three bestselling authors of children's poetry books. His kid-tested, giggle-filled children's poetry books have sold over 2.5 million copies. This book follows on the success of Lansky's other school poetry anthologies, No More Homework! No More Tests!, and If Kids Ruled the School, which have sold over 500,000 copies in all editions and are among the best selling children's poetry books at retail.
My Thirteenth Season
by Kristi RobertsFran Cullers is having a horrible summer. She was a star player on the Little League team in her old town, so the Highwater Hardwares should be thrilled to have her―except that they hate girls. Fran can run rings around these guys, but they won't even give her a chance. So she sets out to teach them a lesson. But Fran finds out that vengeance is a dangerous thing. Her best friend stops talking to her. Her childhood hero gives up on her. And Fran, who has already faced some terrible losses, is about to lose the most important thing in her life forever―baseball. Can she pull her game together before it's too late?
My Time as Caz Hazard: (my Time As Caz Hazard) (Orca Soundings)
by Tanya Lloyd KyiCaz thinks she has a pretty good reason when she punches her boyfriend in the face, but she gets expelled anyway. Moving to a new school, she is told she is dyslexic and sent to special education classes. Caz tries to fit in and get by while suffering the taunts and abuse that others throw at the students in her class. Her friendship with Amanda leads her into new territory—shoplifting and skipping school. Coupled with her parents' impending separation, her life is spiraling out of control. Also available in Spanish.
My Top Secret Dares & Don'ts
by Trudi TrueitTwelve-year-old Kestrel must battle evil twin sisters and overcome her own worst fear to prevent the foreclosure of her grandmother’s beloved lodge in this fresh, funny M!X novel.Kestrel and her family are headed out to Vancouver, BC, to help out her grandmother at her beautiful ski lodge. It’s been in the family for generations, but the business is in trouble—and there are lots of people looking to take over the property. Kestrel is determined to help her family retain their precious business—one that her grandfather built literally from the ground up. But two evil twins—who happen to be the daughters of a property developer determined to drive the lodge out of business—prove to be her nemeses in every way possible. Can Kestrel help save the lodge and beat the twins at their own game?
My Week with Him
by Joya Goffney"Acute portrait of agency, hope, and intergenerational trauma by Goffney."—Publishers WeeklyA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection pick!From Joya Goffney of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, comes a stirring YA coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers romance about a girl named Nikki who plans to run away from small-town Texas, but ultimately finds that her oldest friend, Mal, just might be the one who’s been there for her all along. Filled with heart and humor, this novel captures complex family drama, friendship, and love. For fans of I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest and Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan.Nikki can’t wait to leave Texas and follow her dreams of a music career . . . After a painful betrayal by her sister and a heated argument with their mother, Nikki is kicked out and finds herself homeless. She decides to go to California to pursue her singing career. When her best friend, Malachai, discovers her plan to flee Texas, he begs her to spend the remainder of spring break with him. He believes that over the course of a week, he can convince her to stay in Texas, or to at least graduate high school. But their plans are interrupted when Nikki’s little sister Vae goes missing.Nikki is forced to work alongside her difficult mother as they set off in search of Vae, with Malachai’s support. Will Nikki find a reason to stay in Texas, or will this spring break be the last time she sees them? Through her emotional journey, Nikki ultimately finds the love she’s always been missing and discovers the power of her own voice.
My World History: Early Ages
by Prentice HallOnce your child has completed his or her primary education, you'll have to seek curriculum for homeschool that covers History in greater detail. Your child is ready to face a bigger challenge when learning, and myWorld History is there to provide it. This middle school curriculum bundle breaks the barrier between History as a living thing and the subject as it's presented on paper. Not only will your child learn relevant dates over the course of the program, he or she will also experience the stories that make up the entirety of History. <P><P> myWorld History provides you and your child with project-based activities and interesting tales that take you on a journey through time. Your child will get to read about other people who lived all over the world and in different time periods, helping the lesson resonate. With all the engaging content provided by myWorld History, your child will develop a strong knowledge of History and the cultures of which it is comprised. Ideally, such exposure to different cultures will help your child become more empathetic and a better critical thinker. <P> Furthermore, each chapter of myWorld History kicks off with an Essential Question. This question guides your child through the material, causing him or her to analyze the lesson's content as he or she progress through the chapter. Your child will have to ask questions and search for answers while addressing the Essential Question. Stories, activities, games, the student journal and projects relate back to the Essential Question, the main idea of the chapter. <P> The myWorld History curriculum for homeschooling is the next step after the myWorld Social Studies series and can be used before or after myWorld Geography. The Bundle includes the Student Edition, Student Journal, Student Journal Answer Key and Parent Guide materials. The content in each lifts History off the page to keep your child engaged in the learning process. myWorld History proves that homeschool is full of exciting experiences and invaluable lessons. <P> For more information about the specific materials included in myWorld History, visit the Features and Benefits page. <P> Take your child on a journey through time without leaving home. With innovative resources, project-based activities, and unprecedented support for all learners, myWorld History takes students beyond the printed page to actively experience the history of the world in which they live.
My World History and Geography: Early Civilizations through the Decline of the Roman Empire (Tennessee Edition)
by Frank Karpiel Kathleen KrullAn edition prepared for its readers to connect directly to the people who made and witnessed history
My Year of Epic Rock
by Andrea PyrosA funny, relatable tale about friendship, first crushes and...anaphylactic shock? It's the first day of seventh grade, and Nina can't wait for the year to be over. When her best friend ditches her to hang out with the popular new girl, Nina is banished to the undesirable peanut-free table. She thinks she's finally found her feet when she forms a band with the other allergic kids called The EpiPens. But then a whole new set of middle school minefields head her way-like how to win her BFF back and what would happen if she finally kisses her crush for the first time after he's just eaten a PB&J sandwich.
myPerspectives®: English Language Arts
by Ernest Morrell Elfrieda Hiebert Kelly GallagherNIMAC-sourced textbook <p>Grade 8
MyPerspectives English Language Arts: Grade 8
by Pearson EducationmyPerspectives is a new English language arts curriculum for Grades 6–12 that values the perspective of the learner, collectively and individually, and provides next-gen learning experiences that promote higher achievement and develop the competencies needed for college and career readiness. Interactive learning blends print and technology in a student-centered, teacher-inspired classroom. This dynamic program creates an interactive, engaging, and relevant learning environment through readings, meaningful activities, and purposeful performance tasks. In this Grade 8 Texas Student Edition, you will come up with your own perspectives on essential questions, engage in thoughtful discussions with your peers, make choices in what you read, and maybe, even, re-examine your own thinking as a result!
myPerspectives: Grade 8
by Ernest Morrell Elfrieda Hiebert Kelly Gallagher Jim CumminsNIMAC-sourced textbook <p>Grade 8</p>