Fierce Pretty Things

Author : Tom Howard
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253041503
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fierce Pretty Things written by Tom Howard and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This debut story collection from the Tobias Wolff Award–winning author “is streaked with fantasy that deconstructs society’s lost and wasted lives” (Publishers Weekly). In these eight darkly comic stories, acclaimed author Tom Howard explores the conflicting instincts for tenderness and violence that mark his character’s lives. A brother and sister wander the pier after a deadly plague destroys most of humanity. A high school bully struggles to overcome his demons. A man in the grips of dementia is visited by his children’s ghosts. The people in these tales grapple with past mistakes, trying to navigate their way toward redemption and resurrection. Though they often fail, they strive with ferocious hearts as their voices guide us through schoolyards, cemeteries, drive-in theaters, and the rich landscapes of their own imaginations.

Author : Tom Howard
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253041511
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fierce Pretty Things written by Tom Howard and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these eight darkly comic stories, Tom Howard explores the instincts for violence and tenderness that mark his character's lives. A brother and sister wander the pier after a deadly plague destroys most of humanity. A high school bully struggles to overcome his demons. A man in the grips of dementia is visited by his children's ghosts. The people in these blistering tales grapple with past mistakes, trying to navigate their way toward redemption and resurrection and failing often—but always with a ferocious heart. Their unforgettable voices guide us through schoolyards, cemeteries, drive-in theaters, and the rich landscapes of their own imaginations. Equal parts funny, tragic, and wise, Fierce Pretty Things is a striking debut that teaches us how to live in a world as cruel as it is beautiful.

Author : Shanna Mahin
Publisher : Dutton
ISBN 13 : 110198399X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oh! You Pretty Things written by Shanna Mahin and published by Dutton. This book was released on 2016 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A third-generation Hollywood resident becomes a reluctant personal assistant and chef to a famous recluse before catching the attentions of a rising star, with unexpected consequences.--

Author : Jane Manning
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101648414
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Millie Fierce written by Jane Manning and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Fancy Nancy got angry. Really, really angry. Millie is quiet. Millie is sweet. Millie is mild. But the kids at school don't listen to her. And she never gets a piece of birthday cake with a flower on it. And some girls from her class walk right on top of her chalk drawing and smudge it. And they don't even say they're sorry! So that's when Millie decides she wants to be fierce! She frizzes out her hair, sharpens her nails and runs around like a wild thing. But she soon realizes that being fierce isn't the best way to get noticed either, especially when it makes you turn mean. So Millie decides to be nice--but to keep a little of that fierce backbone hidden inside her. In case she ever needs it again. With bright art and an adorable character, it's easy to empathize with Millie. Because everyone has a bad day, once in a while. Praise for MILLIE FIERCE “Millie Fierce is a delightfully naughty mix between Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Molly Bang’s When Sophie Gets Angry.”--School Library Journal

Author : Sona Charaipotra
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006234241X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tiny Pretty Things written by Sona Charaipotra and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix TV show! Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school. From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles, Dhonielle Clayton, and the author of the acclaimed Symptoms of a Heartbreak, Sona Charaipotra. Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance—but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever. When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best. Don’t miss the gossip, lies, and scandal that continues in Tiny Pretty Things’ gripping sequel, Shiny Broken Pieces!

Author : Sona Charaipotra
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062342444
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shiny Broken Pieces: A Tiny Pretty Things Novel written by Sona Charaipotra and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix TV show! Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things. June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice. June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. But being the best could mean sacrificing the love of her life. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. And Gigi is not going to let Bette—or the other dancers who bullied her—go unpunished. It all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?

Author : Edie Wadsworth
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 149640338X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All the Pretty Things written by Edie Wadsworth and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of "Edie's soul-searching journey out of the rubble of her childhood, through the devastating choices of her adulthood, and into a life of healing and forgiveness that she never dreamed possible"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Samantha Mabry
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616206748
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Fierce and Subtle Poison written by Samantha Mabry and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPECIAL PREVIEW! In this stunning debut, legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl--Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers--and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life. A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, starcrossed romance--all delivered in lush, urgent prose. “A breathtaking story in which myths come to frightening life and buried wishes might actually come true. This is a hypnotic debut by a remarkable talent.” —Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls

Author : Sona Charaipotra
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
ISBN 13 : 1250762146
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Maya Got Fierce written by Sona Charaipotra and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How Maya Got Fierce by Sona Charaipotra, The Bold Type meets Younger when a teen who gets her dream job at a fashion magazine, despite being only seventeen. Maya dreams of working in magazines. But as the daughter of garlic farmers, her path is set: it’s off to Cow Camp instead. But when she ends up in the New York City area and realizes her cousin's girlfriend works at Maya's favorite magazine - Fierce - an opportunity falls in her lap to intern. It's her dream job, and she can't pass it up, even if means disappointing her family and lying to her parents. The only problem? Maya hasn't accepted an internship. She's accepted a full time job, as a staff writer, and everyone at Fierce thinks she's 26. Maya is so close to making her dreams come true, even if the glam life at Fierce isn’t quite as shiny and fun as she hoped. But when she suggests the perfect candidate for a big story—and manages to get the scoop—all eyes are on her. How long can she keep her real age from her boss—and her real life from her parents?

Author : J. A. Huss
Publisher : Author Ja Huss
ISBN 13 : 9781944475871
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pretty Thing written by J. A. Huss and published by Author Ja Huss. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretty Thing is new sexy, brother's-best-friend romance filled with tender moments, second chances, and steamy love scenes that will make you sigh with happiness when you turn the last page!