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Exit Stage Right


Jennifer LoGalbo - 2012
    Her passion for the stage was born out of her fear of sports and objects being thrown at her face. But it was her home life that was all a stage. She has a workaholic father, a mother who abandoned the family to party in Vegas, a younger sister who extorts money, and a twin brother whose best friend makes Jackie all tongue-tied. He's also off limits because of Jeremy's bro code. No dating the sister.When Jackie auditions for a local commercial she is told she's not ready and that there's a difference between acting in school plays versus real acting. Jackie enrolls in acting classes and soon finds herself getting recognized, but when she's offered a role, tragedy strikes the family and suddenly her world comes crashing down on her.

Diary of a Teenage Girl 3/1 Slipcase (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin, #1-3)


Melody Carlson - 2005
    an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him. Through Caitlin's candid journal entries we see her grapple with such universal teen issues as peer pressure, loyalty, conflict with parents, the longing for a boyfriend, and her own spirituality.It's My LifeCaitlin O'Conner faces new trials as she grows in her faith and strives to maintain the recent commitments she's made to God. As a new believer, Caitlin begins her summer job and makes preparations for a Mexico mission trip with her church youth group. Torn between new spiritual directions and loyalty to Beanie, her best friend (now pregnant), Caitlin searches out her personal values on friendship, romance, dating, life goals, and key relationships with God and family. Tough choices threaten her progress, and her year climaxes in her realization that maturity sometimes means life-impacting decisions must be made ... by faith alone.Who I AmIt's challenging enough to be a normal high school senior -- but Caitlin O'Conner has a host of new difficulties to deal with in the third book of Melody Carlson's widely popular and fascinating teen series. Time is critical to help the orphans in Mexico, missions-minded Caitlin believes, but Mom and Dad are set on her attending college. Meanwhile, her relationship with Josh takes on a serious tone via e-mail -- threatening her commitment to "kiss dating goodbye." When Beanie begins dating an African-American, Caitlin's concern over dating seems to be misread as racism. One thing is obvious: God is at work through this dynamic girl in very real but puzzling ways. A soul-stretching time of racial reconciliation at school and within her church helps her discover God's will as never before.

Magic & Mayhem on the Nile


Tyne O'Connell - 2007
    All four teens will cross paths that lead to miscommunication, secrets, and a whole lot of love. This will be one class trip that they will never forget. A romantic comedy, told in four points of views, MAGIC & MAYHEM ON THE NILE is one read you do not want to miss. All four characters go through life-changing experiences that will make them stronger and make us, the reader, laugh. Who knew that teenage love could be so complicating and so amusing? "A Breezy, escapist and relatively chaste romance for fans of the Gossip Girl Books" Gillian Engburg THE BOOKLIST “Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLERTold in four alternating points of view, Tyne O'Connell's latest novel MAGIC & MAYHEM On THE NILE (USA title "True Love, The Sphinx & Other Unfathomable Riddles") is both a fast-paced comedy-of-errors, and a heartfelt romance that proves that sometimes, the greatest complication of all is loveFour teens from two very different parts of the world find themselves immersed in one class trip to the land of the sphinx and pyramids, Egypt. All four teens will cross paths that lead to miscommunication, secrets, and a whole lot of love. This will be one class trip that they will never forget.A romantic comedy, told in four points of views, MAGIC & MAYHEM On THE NILE is one read you do not want to miss. All four characters go through life-changing experiences that will make them stronger and make us, the reader, laugh. Who knew that teenage love could be so complicating and very amusing?

Rookie


Jerry B. Jenkins - 1991
    Jenkins is the author of many books including the New York Times bestseller Out of the Blue with Orel Hershiser.

My NFL Bad Boy and Me


Tayxwriter
    Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me.

Ultimate: The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man


Pasquale Anthony Leonardo - 2007
    Most people think it’s Frisbee football played barefoot and without boundaries. Those people are wrong. Ultimate is a sport played by 824,000 people a year in North America—more than korfball, lawn darts, lacrosse, and curling combined. Ultimate is so popular that it even has rules that are sometimes followed.This book will provide you with complete and total knowledge of the Ultimate game.THIS BOOK INCLUDES:-- The Eight Ultimate Player Types-- The 42 Most Common Nicknames-- 28 Near-Useless Throws on the Field-- How to Name Your Ultimate Team-- Where to Play Ultimate Without Being Mocked-- How to Score at an Ultimate Party-- Useful Playing Tips from Experts of the Game PLUS: HOW TO PLAY ULTIMATE IN EIGHT EASY STEPS – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE -- Can I play Ultimate with a mustache?-- Where do Ultimate babies come from?-- How can I become an Ultimate champion without practicing?-- What is “throwing Fire”?-- How can I survive a shark attack?  About the author:Pasquale Anthony Leonardo IV has covered numerous championship Ultimate tournaments since 1997 and was the Media Director for the 2006 World Junior Ultimate Championships. In 2005 he co-wrote Ultimate: The First Four Decades, which was reviewed in Sports Illustrated and featured on ESPN’s live talk show "Cold Pizza." He also writes screenplays. He lives in Brooklyn, New York and/or somewhere out West.

True Calling Series Collection


Siobhan Davis - 2015
    True Calling (#1)Two different worlds, one shared dream.Lovestruck (#1.5)Everything changed the moment he found her.Beyond Reach (#2)Some secrets are worth fighting for.Light of a Thousand Stars (#2.5)Always and forever.Destiny Rising (#3)Every choice has a consequence.

Bucket List of a Traveloholic


Sarika Pandit - 2014
    While her B-School batch mates are busy scrambling for top jobs and grades, a restless Sarika dreams of putting on her running shoes and having all the pages of her passport stamped by the age of thirty.What follows is a frenzied quest of not just collecting stamps but ticking off items off her ever-expanding bucket list: From learning the local language in Spain to an alcohol trail through Greece; from a tryst with Shakespeare and Jane Austen in the United Kingdom to an encounter with the Vampire in Romania; from straddling the border between two countries in the Middle East to a road trip through Morocco to the Sahara; each experience bringing her just a little closer to reaching that final destination on her passport. A journey of falling in love with globetrotting--this one promises to be one of the best roller-coaster reading experiences you will have this year.

The Maclarens


C.L. Skelton - 1978
    War, secrets and betrayal cast a shadow over the Maclarens from the battlefield to the drawing-room. Young Andrew Maclaren, a brave yet sensitive soldier, faces the danger of conflicts in India and China. He must choose between the regiment he serves and the woman he loves. Willie Bruce, Andrew's childhood friend and fellow soldier, discovers loyalty is not always rewarded. Maud Westburn, beautiful but damaged, is the woman who loves them both. Will this love tear a family, and a regiment, apart? A sweeping saga about passion and honour, and the senseless brutality of war.

Grabbing Mane


Natalie Keller Reinert - 2020
    It will be fun, they said."Casey Halbach's life was perfectly adequate. Good friends, loving boyfriend, decent job: she had it all. So why did she feel like she was missing something? And was that something actually a part of her life she'd already given up?When Casey finds herself back at the stable where she learned to ride as a child, she impulsively decides a fresh riding lesson is exactly what she needs to liven up her life. She never could have expected just how lively her life was about to become.For anyone who has ever loved a horse, dreamed about their very own pony, or simply clock-watched their way through another boring day at the office, Grabbing Mane is our story. Testing the boundaries of who we think we are, adjusting to strange new realities, and (hopefully) bringing our partners along for the ride.

Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club


Jon Spurling - 2003
    But what has never been written before is the equally remarkable history of Arsenal's rebels, both on and off the pitch. Spanning almost 120 years, and set against a backdrop of turbulent social and political change, Rebels for the Cause assesses the legacy and impact of Arsenal's most controversial players, officials and matches. From hard men like '30s player Wilf Copping to the reformed wild ones of recent years such as Tony Adams, Jon Spurling highlights the infamous figures whose refusal to conform has made them terrace legends. Mavericks such as '80s star Charlie Nicholas and the 'King of Highbury' Charlie George are here, as are '70s lads Alan Hudson and Malcolm Macdonald. The book also focuses on the club's revolutionary founding fathers, David Danskin and Jack Humble, the terrifying '20s 'soccer Tsar' Sir Henry Norris and David Dein's controversial introduction of free-market economics to Highbury in the regressive '80s. Also investigated are the stories behind Arsenal's most infamous tabloid exposés. Featuring extensive interviews with 15 former players, Rebels for the Cause is an indispensable guide to the alternative history of Arsenal Football Club, shedding new light on the origins of the rivalry with Tottenham, on many of Highbury's cult heroes and on the struggle of several players to adapt to life outside the game.

Rider in the Dark


Victoria Holmes - 2004
    The daughter of magistrate Lord Roseby, she has a comfortable home on a grand estate, and with the help of her best friend, Jamie the stable boy, she is able to secretly ride her father's powerful horses -- without the confines of a sidesaddle.Then, suddenly, everything changes. Dangerous smugglers are on the loose in Helena's quiet village. And Helena's father brings home a mysterious and beautiful new stallion. Helena's world is suddenly turned upside down, and becomes more exciting than she ever could have imagined.

Ranu & Bhanu: The Poet and his Muse


Sunil Gangopadhyay - 2001
    

Montreux (A Rae and Wulf Wedding Epilogue #3) (Billionaires in Disguise Book 17)


Blair Babylon - 2015
    Is Wulf’s father trying to interfere with his wedding again, or is this something much worse? Wulf von Hannover raised his much younger sister, Flicka, from the time she was a small child. Just when Wulf and his bride, Rae Stone, are supposed to marry in an extravagant wedding and social event of the year in Montreux, Switzerland, his sister is thrown into a car and abducted. Is Wulf’s father trying to derail the wedding again, or is this a much more sinister crime? And if Wulf’s father is behind the kidnapping, how did he know, once again, where they were staying and everything about their plans? This thrilling conclusion to the trilogy of epilogues about Wulf von Hannover and Rae Stone was previously published in the Red Hot Holidays Boxed Set, but this edition does have a small amount of added material. Yes, new material. Longer material. Sexier material.

Senior Year


Melissa Johns - 2014
    She just needed to maintain her grades and get through her senior year of high school. Avery started to hear rumors that her best friend, Logan had developed feelings towards her and wanted to start a relationship. Intrigued by the idea of having a boyfriend and wanting to enjoy her last year of high school she decided to give it a chance but an obstacle stood in her way by the name of Noah. Noah was the older brother of her close friend, Stacey and never gave him a second thought until she allowed herself a break for her school work. She was torn between her friendship for Logan and the passion racing through her veins for Noah. Will Avery be able to survive her senior year, keep her best friend and follow her dreams? Please check out these other books By: Melissa Johns FIRST LOVE (Now & Forever Series #1) EVERLASTING LOVE (Now & Forever Series #2) FOREVER LOVE (Now & Forever #3) TRUE LOVE (Now & Forever #4) ICE DREAMS PART ONE