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Sue Barton, Rural Nurse (Sue Barton #4)
by Helen Dore BoylstonAt twenty-three, high-spirited and courageous young Sue Barton goes to practice in the White Mountains - working with Dr. Bill Barry. Bill had proposed persistently and at last, gladly, Sue decides to marry him and help him with his country practice. But fate, in the form of personal tragedy, a typhoid epidemic, and the hostility of the town to Bill as a doctor, step in to complicate their lives. It is a wonder that a hurricane could lead not to further tragedy but to a potentially exciting future for Sue, Bill, and all of Springdale.
Sue Barton, Student Nurse (Sue Barton #1)
by Helen Dore BoylstonYoung, eager-- and more than a little frightened-- Sue Barton embarks on the career she's always dreamed of. Although she knows her first year of nurse's training will be challenging, Sue has little idea of how exciting, action-filled-- and romantic-- the months ahead will be! Millions of readers have shared Sue's enthusiasm, energy and boundless good humor. Now you, too, can follow the adventures of America's favorite nurse in the Sue Barton series.
Sue Barton, Superintendent of Nurses (Sue Barton #5)
by Helen Dore BoylstonRedheaded Sue Barton became a rural nurse in a little New Hampshire town just to be near, and to help, her fiancé, Dr. Bill Barry. Their efforts in solving the mystery of the typhoid carrier and their work in the hurricane finally brought the town's wealthiest citizen to present the community with a small hospital. Now Sue and Bill get married, and together try to run the little hospital in the New England hills. Sue is Superintendent of Nurses, and her old friend Kit is helping her. After all their exciting nursing adventures, one might think they would find their new work rather tame. It was anything but tame for Sue, however, with that irrepressible street urchin, Marianna, as a student nurse; with Jean Ditmarr, sophisticated New Yorker, thinking she could put something over on the young Superintendent; with Dr. Bill so busy being a good doctor that Sue feared for a while he might not prove such a good husband; above all, with the mysterious disappearance of the hospital sheets! This is Sue Barton at her best with an authentic background of rural hospital life and all the excitement and fun we have come to associate with that lively redhead.
Sue Barton, Visiting Nurse (Sue Barton #3)
by Helen Dore BoylstonHaving finished her course in a metropolitan hospital, Sue moves on to New York where she and her friend Kit are fortunate enough to secure positions with the Visiting Nurse Service of the Henry Street Settlement - a service made famous by Lillian Wald. The city is new to them and the test of their skill is absorbing. Their assignments take them to the most colorful slums in the world. They work with newborn babies and obstinate old people, with immigrants who can hardly speak English, and with people in Harlem. Their uniforms are their passports wherever they go, but more than once they have to rely on the friendly assistance of Sergeant O'Day. The girls find quarters for themselves in a tiny frame house in Greenwich Village, and at the outset their days are so crowded that they have almost no time for themselves. Gradually the suspicion dawns upon them that either their house is haunted or someone else is living in it when they are away. As if this were not enough to worry about, along comes Dr. Bill Barry, who was an intern when Sue was in training, and now urges her to step out of the ranks and marry him. Sue ultimately has to make a choice between the work she loves and the man who loves her.
Sueñan con ser como nosotras
by Jessica GoodmanUn thriller tenso y adictivo convertido en una serie de HBO. Todo en la vida de Jill y sus amigas es como de película. Carismáticas, intocables, destinadas a triunfar: sacan las mejores notas, organizan las fiestas más locas y todos en el instituto sueñan con ser como ellas. Y este va a ser el año de Jill, fijo. A no ser que el pasado se lo impida... Hace tres años, su mejor amiga Sheila fue asesinada por su novio, Graham. Él confesó, cerraron el caso y Jill intentó seguir con su vida. Pero, cuando empieza a recibir mensajes que defienden la inocencia de Graham, su año perfecto se viene abajo. Si él no mató Sheila, ¿quién lo hizo? Jill tiene que descubrir la verdad... aunque haya alguien dispuesto a todo para enterrar el pasado.
Sueños de dioses y monstruos (Hija de humo y hueso #3)
by Laini TaylorKarou y Akiva unen fuerzas para acabar con un enemigo común. Una historia fantástica, de ángeles, demonios y quimeras. El final de la trilogía Hija de humo y hueso. Hija de humo y hueso es una de las sagas con más éxito de venta: a unas semanas de su lanzamiento logró el sexto lugar de ventas en The New York Times y Universal Pictures adquirió los derechos para realizar la película. Érase una vez un ángel y un diablo que se pusieron la mano en el corazón y desataron el apocalipsis. Son el enemigo común, pero con una causa compartida. Karou ha tomado el control sobre la rebelión de las quimeras, y ahora el futuro de su raza depende de ella, si es que aún queda futuro para las quimeras en Eretz, una tierra asolada por la guerra. Pero cuando el brutal ejército serafín invade el mundo humano, Karou y Akiva deben formar una alianza y unir sus ejércitos para luchar contra su enemigo común. Esta unión de ejércitos es una versión alterada de su antiguo sueño, donde ángeles y quimeras conviven juntos, en paz. Quizá estos pueblos hayan encontrado una forma distinta de vivir, pero ¿habrá lugar en este nuevo orden del mundo para el imperdonable amor entre un ángel y un demonio? La crítica ha dicho: "Un impresionante romance sobre el destino y la búsqueda de uno mismo. La descripción de los mundos y el estilo del libro te sobrecogen". -The New York Times "Una excelente serie que trata de la batalla entre los ángeles y demonios sin olvidar los daños colaterales". -Trawlerboy en Guardian witness "Nuevas revelaciones, personajes, múltiples historias de amor, suspenso y constantes giros de la trama no decepcionarán a los muchos fans de Taylor". -Booklist http://www.megustaleer.com.mx/
Sueños de dioses y monstruos: Hija de Humo y Hueso tercera parte (Hija de humo y hueso #Volumen 3)
by Laini TaylorKarou y Akiva unen fuerzas para acabar con un enemigo común. Una historia fantástica, de ángeles, demonios y quimeras. El final de la trilogía Hija de humo y hueso. <P><P>Hija de humo y hueso es una de las sagas con más éxito de venta: a unas semanas de su lanzamiento logró el sexto lugar de ventas en The New York Times y Universal Pictures adquirió los derechos para realizar la película. <P><P>Érase una vez un ángel y un diablo que se pusieron la mano en el corazón y desataron el apocalipsis. Son el enemigo común, pero con una causa compartida. Karou ha tomado el control sobre la rebelión de las quimeras, y ahora el futuro de su raza depende de ella, si es que aún queda futuro para las quimeras en Eretz, una tierra asolada por la guerra. <P><P>Pero cuando el brutal ejército serafín invade el mundo humano, Karou y Akiva deben formar una alianza y unir sus ejércitos para luchar contra su enemigo común. Esta unión de ejércitos es una versión alterada de su antiguo sueño, donde ángeles y quimeras conviven juntos, en paz. Quizá estos pueblos hayan encontrado una forma distinta de vivir, pero ¿habrá lugar en este nuevo orden del mundo para el imperdonable amor entre un ángel y un demonio?
Sueños en la gran manzana (Serie New York Academy #Volumen 2)
by Ana Punset«Estoy cumpliendo mi sueño de vivir en Nueva York mientras estudio para ser escritora y Hugo me ha confesado que ¡quiere estar conmigo! Todo sería perfecto si no fuera porque tengo que ser sincera y contarle toda la verdad a Alma. No quiero más secretos, pero... ¿cómo puedo enfrentarme a la realidad sin perder nada por el camino?» #NewYorkAcademy Sofía está viviendo un momento maravilloso y no podría ser más feliz. Pero al regresar a Brooklyn tras pasar unos días en Valencia, tiene que bajar de las nubes y enfrentarse a algo que ha estado posponiendo: contarle a Alma, su mejor amiga, que ha empezado a salir con Hugo, el amor platónico de Alma. No es una conversación fácil y los secretos hacen que la situación en la residencia se vuelva de lo más tensa. Sofía tendrá que esforzarse al máximo para estar ahí para sus amigos mientras intenta sacar lo mejor desu poesía para ganar un concurso de escritura que organiza la academia.
Sueños rojos (Chasing Red #Volumen 1)
by Isabelle RoninSueños rojos es la primera entrega de «Chasing Red», la nueva serie romántica que te hará creer en el amor a primera vista. «Soy lo último que ella desea en su vida. Ella sigue esperando a que la decepcione, sigue esperando que me vaya. Pero yo he venido para quedarme. Le pertenezco. Así de fácil.» Con tan solo veintiún años, Verónica está sola en el mundo y se acaba de quedar en la calle. Desesperada, decide darse una noche loca para olvidar el marrón monumental que es su vida. Esa noche de fiesta se convierte rápidamente en una oportunidad para cambiar su futuro... Y su futuro puede que se llame Caleb, estrella del baloncesto y conquistador nato, que rápidamente se queda prendado de ella y le ofrece un trato: ella no tiene piso y él tiene un montón de dinero: ¿por qué no se muda con él? Por primera vez en su vida, Caleb ha encontrado algo que desea desesperadamente. Pero Verónica no está dispuesta a entregarse. Reseña:«¡Sueños rojos es una novela romántica y sexy como pocas!»Anna Todd, autora de After
Sueños salvajes (Wild Dreamers)
by Margarita EnglePreseleccionado para el Premio Nacional del Libro En este emocionante romance juvenil de la galardonada autora Margarita Engle, el amor y la conservación se entrelazan mientras dos adolescentes luchan por proteger la vida silvestre y sanar de sus pasados problemáticos.Ana y su madre han estado viviendo en su coche desde que su padre militante se convirtió en uno de los más buscados por el FBI. Leandro ha luchado con una ansiedad debilitante desde que su familia huyó de Cuba en una balsa peligrosa. Una noche de luna llena, en un parque silvestre en California, Ana y Leandro se encuentran. Su conexión es instantánea: una radiancia compartida que se siente tanto científica como mágica. Luego descubren que no están solos: un enorme león de montaña acecha entre los árboles, uno de los muchos animales salvajes cuyo hábitat ha sido amenazado por los humanos. Decididos a hacer una diferencia, Ana y Leandro inician un club de rewilding en su escuela, trabajando con científicos para construir cruces de vida silvestre que puedan ayudar a los leones de montaña a encontrarse. Si los pumas pueden encontrar su camino hacia un mañana mejor, seguramente Ana y Leandro también podrán.
Suffer Love
by Ashley Herring BlakeSam Bennett falls for Hadley St. Clair before he knows her last name. When Sam finds out she is that St. Clair, daughter of the man who destroyed Sam&’s family, he has a choice: follow his heart or tell the truth about the scandal that links their families. Funny and passionate, Suffer Love is a story about first love, family dysfunction, and the fickle hand of fate.
Suffer the Little Children: Uses of the Past in Jewish and African American Children's Literature (North American Religions)
by Jodi Eichler-LevineExamines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children’s literatureThrough close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children’s literature provides diverse and complicated responses to the challenge of representing difficultcollective pasts.In reading the work of various prominent authors, including Maurice Sendak, Julius Lester, Jane Yolen, Sydney Taylor, and Virginia Hamilton, Eichler-Levine changes our understanding of North American religions. She illuminates how narratives of both suffering and nostalgia graft future citizens into ideals of American liberal democracy, and into religious communities that can be understood according to recognizable notions of reading, domestic respectability, and national sacrifice. If children are the idealized recipients of the past, what does it mean to tell tales of suffering to children, and can we imagine modes of memory that move past utopian notions of children as our future? Suffer the Little Children asks readers to alter their worldviews about children’s literature as an “innocent” enterprise, revisiting the genre in a darker and more unsettled light.
Sugar Crash (Orca Soundings)
by Melinda Di LorenzoQ: If you were stranded on a deserted island, how would you survive? A: I wouldn’t. Zoe Harmon doesn’t remember what life was like before she had type one diabetes. Her insulin pump feels like a body part now—just one she has to think about a little more than she thinks about her kidneys or her liver. Yeah, it’s annoying sometimes, but it sure beats being dead. When she begrudgingly accepts a ride to a school camp from her former best friend, Vic Niels, a crash sends them flying off a remote mountain road. Stranded without her phone or insulin, Zoe is forced to team up with Vic in order to save her own life. And his. Twenty-four hours stuck with Vic? Fine. But twenty-four hours without insulin? This could get deadly. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Sugar Spells (Spellwork Syndicate #2)
by Lola DodgeFor fans of Hex Hall, The Magicians, Practical Magic, and Food Wars!After her run-in with a jealous warlock, apprentice baker Anise Wise can’t wait to get back into the kitchen where she belongs. But thanks to her brush with death, the land of the living isn’t all cupcakes and marshmallows.Anise’s magical mojo is way out of whack and her changed powers are stirring up trouble. The town’s abuzz with news that Anise can bake deathly spells, and unsavory characters start lining up for a taste. They’ll stop at nothing to use Anise and her witchcraft to further their own plots.She plans to hole up researching solutions until the attention dies down, but then she discovers the horrifying terms of her bodyguard’s contract. Wynn has saved her life so many times, she can’t leave him trapped. Doing the right thing will mean risking death or worse—losing her dream job.For this witch, justice might not be as sweet as advertised.The Spellwork Syndicate Series1. Deadly Sweet2. Sugar Spells - October 30, 2018!
Sugar Town Queens
by Malla NunnFrom Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award winner and Edgar Award nominee Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and a powerful story of how friendship saves and heals. <p><p> When Amandla wakes up on her fifteenth birthday, she knows it's going to be one of her mother's difficult days. Her mother has had another vision. This one involves Amandla wearing a bedsheet loosely stitched as a dress. An outfit, her mother says, is certain to bring Amandla's father back home, as if he were the prince and this was the fairytale ending their family was destined for. But in truth, Amandla's father has long been gone--since before Amandla was born--and even her mother's memory of him is hazy. In fact, many of her mother's memories from before Amandla was born are hazy. It's just one of the many reasons people in Sugar Town give them strange looks--that and the fact her mother is white and Amandla is Black. <p><p> When Amandla finds a mysterious address in the bottom of her mother's handbag along with a large amount of cash, she decides it's finally time to get answers about her mother's life. What she discovers will change the shape and size of her family forever. But with her best friends at her side, Amandla is ready to take on family secrets and the devil himself. These Sugar Town queens are ready to take over the world to expose the hard truths of their lives.
Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America
by Rebecca CarrollThis is a collection of the hopes, ideas and views on life of fifteen Afro-American teen-age girls. The book is about how they are determined to be successful even while struggling against racial discrimination.
Sugar on the Slate
by Don FontaineSugar on the Slate by Don Fontaine deals with school life in a bygone era. The title comes from the prencipal, Mr. Burkhardt having cookies brought in for the seventh-graders midmorning snacks. Tired of the same old tried and true humdrum methods of educating 7th through 12th graders Prencipal Burkhardt brings in a new teacher who takes education litttraly by the horns and turns the classrooms into places of wild and crazy activities. By years end,Prencipal Burkhardt,the town, and the countryside, who has found these innovations physically and mentally exhausting, long most mightily to turn back the calendar, and have things as they used to be. A romp of a school year that the reader will enjoy and long remember.
Sugaring Off
by Gillian FrenchA dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss—with a dash of thrilling mystery—for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers. Owl has always been her freest self in the mountains, tracking, hiking, and exploring the steep forested acres of her aunt and uncle&’s maple sugar farm. They never speak of the childhood tragedy that left her partially deaf and sent her father to jail. All Owl wants is to stay safe at the farm, her favorite place in the world, her refuge from those who would treat her differently. Owl&’s sheltered existence is blown wide open by Cody—the magnetic, dangerous young man hired to help with the season&’s sugaring off. Cody seems to see the real her, to look past her hearing loss in a way no one else does. Together, they find comfort in their similarities and exhilaration in their differences, and risk a romance their families are desperate to stop. But then Owl hears her father will be released from prison, and a seemingly motiveless murder shakes the foundations of her small town. When the crime draws all eyes to Cody, Owl realized he is in far more serious trouble than anyone knows—and it&’s followed him to her mountain. *ITW Thriller Award Finalist*
Suggested Reading: A Novel
by Dave ConnisIn this hilarious and thought-provoking contemporary teen standalone that’s perfect for fans of Moxie, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and meaningful books.Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal’s “prohibited media” hit list. The iconic books on the list have been pulled from the library and aren’t allowed anywhere on the school’s premises. Students caught with the contraband will be sternly punished.Many of these stories have changed Clara’s life, so she’s not going to sit back and watch while her draconian principal abuses his power. She’s going to strike back.So Clara starts an underground library in her locker, doing a shady trade in titles like Speak and The Chocolate War. But when one of the books she loves most is connected to a tragedy she never saw coming, Clara’s forced to face her role in it. Will she be able to make peace with her conflicting feelings, or is fighting for this noble cause too tough for her to bear?“Suggested Reading is a beautiful reminder that there is nothing simple about loving a book.” —David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland
Suitors and Sabotage
by Cindy AnsteyTwo young people must hide their true feelings for each other while figuring out who means them harm in this cheeky Regency romance from the author of Love, Lies and Spies and Duels & Deception. Shy aspiring artist Imogene Chively has just had a successful Season in London, complete with a suitor of her father's approval. Imogene is ambivalent about the young gentleman until he comes to visit her at the Chively estate with his younger brother in tow. When her interest is piqued, however, it is for the wrong brother. Charming Ben Steeple has a secret: despite being an architectural apprentice, he has no drawing aptitude. When Imogene offers to teach him, Ben is soon smitten by the young lady he considers his brother's intended. But hiding their true feelings becomes the least of their problems when, after a series of "accidents," it becomes apparent that someone means Ben harm. And as their affection for each other grows—despite their efforts to remain just friends—so does the danger. . .In Suitors and Sabotage, author Cindy Anstey delivers another witty young adult historical fiction novel that is the perfect mix of sweetly romantic and action-packed. Praise for Suitors and Sabotage:A Junior Library Guild Selection"Anstey’s tale embraces a self-reliant main character, a loyal friend, innocent romance, witty conversation, and English country settings, each more splendid than the last. This is a delightful salute to Jane Austen and will be a treat for her fans." —VOYA"Mystery and romance are delightfully intertwined . . . Taking inspiration from Jane Austen novels, Anstey's latest is a lighthearted and romantic read." —Booklist
Sulfur Heart (Orca Soundings)
by Brooke CarterWill’s father was just found dead in a pile of sulfur. He was a retired cop who'd been working as a night security guard at the SulCorp sulfur mill. Now, to determine if his death was a tragic accident or something more sinister, Will must return to the place he swore he'd never set foot in again. Hope is a little town struggling in the shadow of a major metropolis, haunted by a history of death, violence and crime. And then there’s the girl Will never thought he’d see again, Eve. But falling back in love with her isn’t the only complication he will have to face while investigating his father’s possible murder. Could his search for the truth cause history to repeat itself? The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Summary and Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird: Based on the Book by Harper Lee (Smart Summaries)
by Worth BooksSo much to read, so little time? This brief overview of To Kill a Mockingbird tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Harper Lee&’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesAnalysis of the main charactersThemes and symbolsNotes on the author&’s styleImportant quotesFascinating triviaGlossary of termsSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work About To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Harper Lee&’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a beautiful and significant novel about small-town Southern society in the 1930s, where the innocence of childhood converges with the ugly realities of racial inequality. With its potent message about truth, integrity, and the moral imperative to stand up for what&’s right, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned its place in history as one of the most beloved novels of the twentieth century. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of fiction.
Summer Beach Reads Ebook Collection
by Various AuthorsHeat up your summer with three romantic yet clean reads you can take anywhere—be it the beach, vacation, a day relaxing in the sun, or your favorite chair for a moment of downtime.In Halflings, book one of the Halflings series, after being repeatedly attacked by an evil force, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of Mace, Raven, and Vine, three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings. The three boys vow to Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret—and the wings that come with. But a growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a whole other danger. <P><P>As the mysteries behind the boys’ powers, as well as her role in a scientist’s dark plan, unfold, Nikki is faced with choices that may affect the earthly and heavenly worlds.In Summer by Summer, Summer took a nanny job in Belize as a fresh start before college, but things take a turn when she finds herself trapped on an island with Bray, a boy she can’t stand. But as their time on the island wears on, the issues that kept them at odds begin to drop away, and both Bray and Summer discover that each may be able to provide the healing they’ve been searching for. <P>And in Doon, book one of the Doon series, Veronica keeps seeing visions of an attractive kilted stranger. When she and her best friend, Kenna, find themselves in Scotland for a summer, what appeared to be a sign she was going crazy becomes an adventure when Veronica and Kenna are zapped across the Alloway Bridge and into a world that appears to be a real-life fairy tale. Veronica soon comes face to face with the boy from her dreams, but the kingdom of Doon holds a dark underbelly that may prevent Veronica’s happily ever after before it can even begin.
Summer Bird Blue
by Akemi Dawn BowmanA mixed race teen struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister’s tragic death in this incisive, lyrical novel that’s perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jennifer Niven, by the author of William C. Morris Award finalist Starfish. <P><P> Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of—she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. <P><P> With the help of the “boys next door”—a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn’t take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago—Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish. Aching, powerful, and unflinchingly honest, Summer Bird Blue explores big truths about insurmountable grief, unconditional love, and how to forgive even when it feels impossible.
Summer Boys: Next Summer (Summer Boys #1)
by Hailey AbbottFrom the creators of GOSSIP GIRL comes a fresh, edgy take on teenage romance. Three interconnected stories explore the different stages of love over the course of one summer on the seashore.It's summer. It's hot. And it's time to hook up.Cousins Ella, Beth, and Jamie are at their family's beach house, and they're gearing up for the wildest time of their lives. Sassy Ella is majorly crushing on a cute older boy -- who just happens to be her sister's new boyfriend. Meanwhile, practical Beth is surprised when she finds herself falling for her best friend George. And shy, creative Jamie gets her heart broken when her summer love abandons her. Three girls, too many boys, and some seriously stormy romances...it all adds up to one unforgettable summer.