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Piece of My Heart
by Lynn Maddalena MennaStill in high school, Marisol Reyes gets the chance of a lifetime to be a real singer, and she leaps at it. After all, this is the dream she held on to, all the days and nights she spent growing up on means streets of East Harlem. Marisol never gave in--no matter what her boyfriend or her best friend had to say. Who cares if only one in a hundred pretty, talented girls make it? She will be the one. In her rush to fame, Marisol tramples on the heart of her loyal best friend, and Julian, the boy she loves. But will it be worth it?One night at a private gig in the Hamptons, the little Latino girl with the big voice from East Harlem gets a severe reality check. A famous rapper who claims to be interested in her talents turns out to be interested in something else, threatening not only Marisol's dreams but her body and soul. Will the realities of the gritty New York music scene put out the stars in Marisol's eyes forever?
Pieces of a Girl
by Stephanie KuehnertA raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and thrive. Told in varied narrative styles, including journal entries, original illustration, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the memoir of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to become a strong young woman after years and years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape.
Pieces of Me: A Novel
by Kate McLaughlinThe next gut-punching, compulsively readable Kate McLaughlin novel, about a girl finding strength in not being alone.When eighteen-year-old Dylan wakes up, she’s in an apartment she doesn’t recognize. The other people there seem to know her, but she doesn't know them – not even the pretty, chiseled boy who tells her his name is Connor. A voice inside her head keeps saying that everything is okay, but Dylan can’t help but freak out. Especially when she borrows Connor’s phone to call home and realizes she’s been missing for three days.Dylan has lost time before, but never like this.Soon after, Dylan is diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and must grapple not only with the many people currently crammed inside her head, but that a secret from her past so terrible she’s blocked it out has put them there. Her only distraction is a budding new relationship with Connor. But as she gets closer to finding out the truth, Dylan wonders: will it heal her or fracture her further?Kate McLaughlin’s Pieces of Me is raw, intimate, and surprisingly hopeful.“Pieces of Me is a chilling, yet empathetic, look into Dissociative Identity Disorder. With her calm, pure, voice, Kate McLaughlin delves deep into the crevices of this misunderstood disorder and a young woman's mind. I had to keep reading not only to understand Dylan, the main character—but to understand all of the people inside Dylan’s head." - Hayley Krischer, author of Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf and The Falling Girls
Pieces of Me
by Darlene RyanMaddie is living on the streets, trying to protect herself and make enough money to get a place to stay and find a way to go back to school. When she meets Q, she is wary but welcomes his friendship. And then she meets Dylan, a six-year-old boy, living on the streets with his family. When Dylan's father asks Maddie to watch the boy for a while, she is happy to help. But Dylan's parents don't come back; and Maddie and Q are left looking after him. Trying to make a life together and care for her makeshift family, Maddie finds that maybe she has to ask for help.
Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson<b>2018 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner<p><p></b> Acclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.<p>Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. <P> Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And she has. <P>She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. <P>Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Except really, it's for black girls. From "bad" neighborhoods. <P>And just because Maxine, her college-graduate mentor, is black doesn't mean she understands Jade. <P> And maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference.<p> <b>NPR’s Best Books of 2017<br> A 2017 New York Public Library Best Teen Book of the Year<br> Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2017<br> A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017<br> Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2017<br> 2018 Josette Frank Award Winner<br> A New York Times Bestseller</b> <P><b>Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honors Book</b>
La piedra del monarca (Curdy #Volumen 4)
by Artur BalderBláin, un chico de doce años, deberá robar la llave de Oro, capaz de abrir todas las puertas, si quiere saber el paradero de su padre. Corre el año 771 y el Nigromante más malvado de todos los tiempos quiere controlar el mundo de los hombres y el de la Alquimia. Para dominar al primero, un herrero trabaja sin descanso forjando una espada que hará invencible a su amigo Carlomagno... Sin embargo, para hacerse con el poder de la Alquimia, deberá destruir el lugar donde están encerradas todas las fuerzas mágicas: La Piedra del Monarca. Sin saberlo, un muchacho de no más de doce años se convertirá en su aliado. Y su gran aventura dará comienzo cuando robe la Llave de Oro que abre todas las puertas...
La piel de las sirenas
by Natasha BowenLas olas de cambio están llegando. ¿Estás preparado? Esta es la historia de un gran amor, un amor que amenazará a los mundos y enfurecerá a los dioses. Esta es una historia que cambiará la historia. Una forma de sobrevivir. Una forma de servir. Una forma de ahorrar. Una historia de amor épica impregnada de la mitología de África occidental.
Pierre of the Big Top: The Story of a Circus Poodle
by S. P. MeekCan Frank learn how to be a top-notch hand balancer? With a poodle, Pierre, by his side he may be able to do many more things in the circus. But Frank is injured while practicing for his act, and told that he may never be able to perform again. Will Frank be able to stay in the circus?
Pig City (After the Dust Settled)
by Jonathan Mary-ToddTo survive in this rough new world, Malik, Beckley, Emma, and Wendell try to avoid cities and stay on the move. But when a winter storm sets in, they decide to risk finding shelter rather than freeze. A friendly coalition in Des Moines, Iowa, welcomes the group into their community. But what's that stench?
The Pigeon Pair
by Elisabeth OgilvieIngrid and Greg Snow were a pigeon pair -- twins -- one male, one female, just like the two eggs that hatch in a pigeon's nest. Against the backdrop of a seacoast town in Maine, eighteen-year-old Ingrid Snow tells the stark, poignant story of their growing up. Life in a crowded tarpaper shack did have its joys, but these were always shadowed by Papa's pride, Mama's day-dreamin', and each year, it seemed, another little mouth to feed. If it hadn't been for Ingrid and Greg's one crazy determination to buy back the beautiful, ancestral Snow home on the main road, there would have been no incentive to leave the back road "camp." Elisabeth Ogilvie has woven a tense, moving drama about a town, a family --and poverty.
Piglettes
by Clementine BeauvaisA wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age roadtrip story - winner of France's biggest prize for teen and YA fiction.Awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmates on Facebook, Mireille, Astrid and Hakima are officially the three ugliest girls in their school, but does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it?Well... yes, a bit, but not for long! Climbing aboard their bikes, the trio set off on a summer roadtrip to Paris, their goal: a garden party with the French president. As news of their trip spreads they become stars of social media and television. With the eyes of the nation upon them the girls find fame, friendship and happiness, and still have time to consume an enormous amount of food along the way.
The Pigman and Me
by Paul ZindelAn account of Paul Zindel's teenage years on Staten Island, when his life was enriched by finding his own personal pigman, or mentor.
Pigmeo
by Chuck PalahniukPigmeo forma parte de un grupo de terroristas adolescentes enviados a Estados Unidos para cometer un atentado masivo. Camuflado como estudiante de intercambio, el agente 67 deberá convivir con la típica familia americana mientras planifica el ataque. Para conseguir su objetivo cuenta con unos conocimientos avanzados de química y el dominio de las artes marciales. Está entrenado para detonar un artefacto mortífero en el momento preciso, si consigue, eso sí, controlar sus inoportunas erecciones... En esta sátira de doble filo sobre la xenofobia, Chuck Palahniuk retrata el estilo de vida del medio oeste americano y nos cuenta una historia de amor y redención. «La imaginación retorcida de Palahniuk, en plena ebullición.» The Seattle Times «Palahniuk es brillante.» The Washington Post Book World
Piled Higher and Deeper: The Folklore of Campus Life
by Simon J. BronnerAs suggested by the subtitle, "Legends, Beliefs, Songs, Games, Jokes, Festivals, Slang Ghost Stories and Other Traditions from American Colleges and Universities," Bronner examines every aspect of modern college life. That includes study techniques like mnemonics to help remember complex facts, traditions like waiting times for professors arriving late to class, legendary professors, photocopier art, mooning, streaking, celebrations, pranks, drinking games and songs, fight songs, ghost stories, and competitive college humor (including many Texas Aggie jokes). A section on sororities and fraternities covers rush, pledging, hell week, initiation, and numerous traditions. Even dating, engagement, and slang terms get some coverage. This book will be of greatest interest to those who study folklore and traditions, to new students seeking to learn what to expect in college, and perhaps to those who want to adapt old traditions to their school or its organizations.
Pilgrim Kate
by Hellen F. DaringerThis is a story of an English Separatist girl that still lived in Holland, before sailing on the Mayflower to the New World, who's family is neighbors and friends with William Brewster and William Bradford. At first Kate seems very young for her fifteen years, but in some ways this is a coming-of-age novel. She resents her elder sister Meg's growing friendship with a young man, who is a member of dissenters; but at the same time she becomes friends with the FitzHugh family, who have just moved into the neighborhood. When she accompanies Meg to a meeting, instead of attending the local church, Kate begins to understand the attraction of the Puritan cause. The story is full of interesting characters, in a believable setting.
The Pillar of Light: The Golden Staff Saga (The Golden Staff Saga #1)
by Christina NeelyComplete Synopsis [from the back cover] "The four gems have been stolen. El-Tepora is dying. The Gatekeeper is using the Pillar of Light to sustain the world. Elena an ordinary teen must embark on a quest to find the gems and save El-Tepora. In The Pillar of Light Elena and her friends must travel across the world, fight fierce enemies and find the Weapon in order to save El-Tepora. Will Elena find the courage within herself to face the pillar of light?" Humor, imagination, adventure and suspense abound as Elena with four friends, all boys and teens her age, two from earth and two aliens band together, their friendship strengthening as they use special powers and determination to overcome dangers along their quest. This book is full of surprises and it's all cool!
Pillars of Avalon: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #5)
by PittmanDavid and Sara Kirke live in a time of upheaval under the reign of King Charles I who gives, then takes. He gives David the nod of approval to range up and down the French Canadian shores, burning colonies and pillaging ships that are loaded with goods meant for the French. When Louis XIII of France shouts his outrage, King Charles reneges. He takes David’s prizes and returns them to the French, putting David and his family in dire straits. Undeterred, David and Sara will not be denied. After years, the king relents. He knights David and gives him a grant for the whole of Newfoundland and Labrador. There David and Sara build a prosperous plantation. They trade fish and fish oil with colonies down the American coast, Barbados and ports of call in the Mediterranean. They thrive while England is torn in two by the civil wars. Soon, these troubles engulf his family. David is carried in chains back to England to stand trial for being a malignant, a follower of Laud's high church. He entreats Sara to manage the Ferryland plantation, a daunting task but with a strength that defies a stalwart man, she digs in and prospers, becoming the first entrepreneur of Newfoundland.
Pillars of Avalon: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #5)
by Katherine Pym Jude PittmanDavid and Sara Kirke live in a time of upheaval under the reign of King Charles I who gives, then takes. He gives David the nod of approval to range up and down the French Canadian shores, burning colonies and pillaging ships that are loaded with goods meant for the French. When Louis XIII of France shouts his outrage, King Charles reneges. He takes David’s prizes and returns them to the French, putting David and his family in dire straits. Undeterred, David and Sara will not be denied. After years, the king relents. He knights David and gives him a grant for the whole of Newfoundland and Labrador. There David and Sara build a prosperous plantation. They trade fish and fish oil with colonies down the American coast, Barbados and ports of call in the Mediterranean. They thrive while England is torn in two by the civil wars. Soon, these troubles engulf his family. David is carried in chains back to England to stand trial for being a malignant, a follower of Laud's high church. He entreats Sara to manage the Ferryland plantation, a daunting task but with a strength that defies a stalwart man, she digs in and prospers, becoming the first entrepreneur of Newfoundland.
Pills and Starships: A Novel
by Lydia MilletA teenage girl and her brother fight for their family&’s future in a world devastated by climate change: &“Thrillingly scary . . . There is much here to enjoy&” (The Washington Post). In a dystopian future brought about by global warming, seventeen-year-old Nat and her hacker brother, Sam, have come by ship to the Big Island of Hawaii for their parents&’ Final Week. The few Americans who still live well also live long—so long that older adults bow out not by natural means but by buying death contracts from the corporates who now run the disintegrating society, keeping the people happy through a constant diet of &“pharma.&” Nat&’s family is spending their pharma-guided last week at a luxury resort complex called the Twilight Island Acropolis. Deeply conflicted about her parents&’ decision, Nat spends her time keeping a record of everything her family does in the company-supplied diary that came in the hotel&’s care package. While Nat attempts to come to terms with her impending parentless future, Sam begins to discover cracks in the corporates&’ agenda—and eventually rebels against the company his parents have hired to handle their last days. Now Nat will have to choose a side, in this moving and suspenseful novel by a National Book Award–nominated author. Winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People &“A deep read, but fast; it lingers in your mind long after it&’s been read.&” —New York Journal of Books &“A brilliant dystopian novel . . . Beautifully written, dark but ultimately hopeful.&” —The Buffalo News &“The details are terrific . . . and as the tension mounts it becomes a real page turner.&” —The Independent &“Vivid, moving . . . Will attract mature teen fans of Divergent, Hunger Games, and similar apocalyptic survival stories.&” —Midwest Book Review
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: Faa-h-8083-25, December 2003 (FAA Handbooks Ser.)
by Federal Aviation AdministrationPilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, is the official reference manual for pilots at all levels. An indispensable and invaluable encyclopedia, it deals with all aspects of aeronautical information.Each chapter focuses on a different area that pilots are tested on in flight school and must need to know before they fly a plane on of their own. These topics include:aircraft structureprinciples of aerodynamicsflight controlsaircraft systemsflight instrumentsand moreFlight manuals and documentation are also covered, as is specialized information on such matters as weight and balance, aircraft performance, weather, navigation, airport operations, aeromedical factors, and decision-making while flying. An updated appendix, detailed index, and full glossary make this book easy to navigate and useful in quick reference situations.
Pin Drop
by Roz MonetteSelf-proclaimed atheist virgin, Mo Perez, has no interest in meeting Mr. Right. She has enough problems trying to cope with her foster care upbringing, her alternative education classes, and constant financial hardships thanks to Marci, her 21-year-old sister and legal guardian who refuses to get a real job. It's a lot for a 16-year-old to handle. But Mo Perez is no ordinary 16-year-old. When her sister skips town with their only source of income, Mo's situation goes from bad to worse but she is determined to survive on her own. Losing the struggle to make ends meet, Mo is faced with a tough choice: foster care or homelessness. She chooses homelessness. Crafty and creative, will Mo figure out how to keep food in her stomach, clothes on her back, and start a romantic relationship while hiding the fact she has no place to call home.
Pinch Me (Orca Soundings)
by Gabrielle PrendergastAfter another night of girls, music and booze, seventeen-year-old pop star Darius Zaire falls out of bed and lands on the cruddy floor of his old bedroom. No mansion, no luxury cars, no platinum records. Now he's just ordinary Darren Zegers. Some kind of nightmare has erased everything that happened to change Darren the dweeb into Darius the multimillionaire. Now Darius has to face an ordinary day in the twelfth grade, suffering through remedial English and wondering what happened to the last three years, let alone all his fans and money. He desperately wants to return to his old life, but he is starting to worry that maybe this is reality, and it was his other life that was the dream.
Pink Lady: Cenicienta moderna en Manhattan
by Charlotte LaysCenicienta moderna en Manhattan Escapar del campo toscano y llegar a Nueva York no ha sido fácil para Allegra, y aún si pudiera contar con la amistad de sus compañeros, la herida que la ha llevado a huir de su propia familia aún quema. Una historia que terminó mal, mentiras con las que hacer cuentas y una vida sexual del todo fallida son la pesada carga con la que debe convivir, al menos hasta que, una mañana, su tacón Louboutin se atora en una rejilla de ventilación y Tim Butler la salva como un nuevo Superman. Hermoso como un superhéroe, pero con un ego sin límites, Butler entra en la vida de Allegra como un tornado de pasión y amor, generando una auténtica revolución de sensaciones difícil de manejar sin ser abrumados. Pero se sabe que un tornado se lleva consigo todo lo que encuentra a su camino, y Allegra está por descubrir a la mala cuántos escombros puede haber en el pasado de Tim.