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The Someday Daughter
by Ellen O'CloverPerfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon, Mary H. K. Choi, and Alex Light! From the critically acclaimed author of Seven Percent of Ro Devereux comes another heartrending and nuanced novel about family, love, and the cost of ambition.“A compelling, beautifully drawn exploration into complicated family and personal relationships and the frailty and fortitude of a girl simply trying to succeed, love, and thrive. I’m proud to live in a book world where Ellen O’Clover is writing contemporary young adult fiction. The Someday Daughter is a forever treasure.” —Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Audrey St. Vrain has grown up in the shadow of someone who doesn’t actually exist. Before she was born, her mother, Camilla St. Vrain, wrote the bestselling book Letters to My Someday Daughter, a guide to self-love that advises treating yourself like you would your own hypothetical future daughter. The book made Audrey’s mother a household name, and she built an empire around it.While the world considers Audrey lucky to have Camilla for a mother, the truth is that Audrey knows a different side of being the someday daughter. Shipped off to boarding school when she was eleven, she feels more like a promotional tool than a member of Camilla’s family. Audrey is determined to create her own identity aside from being Camilla’s daughter, and she’s looking forward to a prestigious summer premed program with her boyfriend before heading to college and finally breaking free from her mother’s world. But when Camilla asks Audrey to go on tour with her to promote the book’s anniversary, Audrey can’t help but think that this is the last, best chance to figure out how they fit into each other’s lives—not as the someday daughter and someday mother but as themselves, just as they are. What Audrey doesn’t know is that spending the summer with Camilla and her tour staff—including the disarmingly honest, distressingly cute video intern, Silas—will upset everything she’s so carefully planned for her life.
Pamela and the Blue Mare (with picture descriptions)
by Alice O'ConnellPamela is a young girl who had a terrifying experience with a horse. Gran, her grandpa, wants Pam to come to his horse ranch for the summer. Pam says, yes, as long as she doesn't have to go to the stables. Can Gran change her mind? Will Pam help with the newly born horse, Frosty, since her mother is sick? Will it help Pam get over her fear of horses? Images described.
Dear Reader: A Novel
by Mary O'Connell“Dear Reader is imaginative and exhilarating and genre-bending and one of the best YA novels of the year.” —BookRiotGilmore Girls meets Wuthering Heights in Mary O'Connell's Dear Reader, a whip-smart, poignant, modern-day take on Emily Brontë’s classic novel.For seventeen-year-old Flannery Fields, the only respite from the plaid-skirted mean girls at Sacred Heart High School is her beloved teacher Miss Sweeney’s AP English class. But when Miss Sweeney doesn't show up to teach Flannery's favorite book, Wuthering Heights, leaving behind her purse, Flannery knows something is wrong. The police are called, and Flannery gives them everything—except Miss Sweeney's copy of Wuthering Heights. This she holds onto. And good thing she does, because when she opens it, it has somehow transformed into Miss Sweeney's real-time diary. It seems Miss Sweeney is in New York City—and she's in trouble. So Flannery does something very unFlannery-like: she skips school and sets out for Manhattan, with the book as her guide. But as soon as she arrives, she meets a boy named Heath. Heath is British, on a gap year, incredibly smart—yet he's never heard of Albert Einstein or Anne Frank. In fact, Flannery can't help thinking that he seems to have stepped from the pages of Brontë's novel. Could it be that Flannery is spending this topsy-turvy day with her ultimate fictional romantic hero, Heathcliff, reborn in the twenty-first century?
Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Know About (So You Can Impress Your Friends)
by Mimi O'ConnorReel Culture is for the young person who is curious about film history and wants to be the one at the party who knows what Casablanca was about or who made the LBD (little black dress) hot in Breakfast at Tiffany's. From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reel Culture explores the 50 most influential—yet often unknown to teens—films of the 20th century.
Fly by Night: (A Graphic Novel)
by Tara O'ConnorIn this enviromental thriller graphic novel with a supernatural twist, Dee must find out what happened to her missing twin. An amazing mystery filled with strange creatures, high school drama, and family, this darkly illustrated book shows us that monsters are all around us.There are monsters in the woods. Something supernatural is lurking in the woods. While out searching for her missing sister and desperately trying to find any possible clues to her whereabouts, Dee discovers something . . . isn&’t quite right . . . in the woods. Dee soon finds herself in the middle of a battle to save the pinelands, and she's finding more suspects, and more questions, than answers. As time goes on, there is only one thing she knows for certain: there are monsters among us. But they aren&’t who you should be afraid of . . .
Great Books for Boys
by Kathleen OdeanBOOKS THAT WILL MAKE BOYS WANT TO READ! Parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians--we need a tool that guides us to the books that will inspire boys to read and keep them coming back for more. Now Kathleen Odean, a former member of the Caldecott and Newbery Award committees and author of the groundbreaking bestseller Great Books for Girls has compiled and annotated a unique collection of more than six hundred books--picture books, novels, mysteries, biographies, sports books, and more--that will fascinate and educate boys. Here are classic characters such as Frog and Toad, Bilbo Baggins, and Encyclopedia Brown; new favorites such as Bingo Brown, Martin the Warrior, and Harry the Dirty Dog; and real-life inspirations such as the Wright brothers, Jackie Robinson, and Jacques Cousteau. The boys who discover reading from the books in this invaluable volume will witness a wide range of role models--and embark upon an adventure that will fuel their dreams for the rest of their lives.
The 290
by Scott O'DellA shipyard apprentice finds high adventure aboard the S.S. Alabama, a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'DellIn the Pacific, there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea birds abound. Karana is the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
Delinquent Daughters: Protecting and Policing Adolescent Female Sexuality in the United States, 1885-1920
by Mary E. OdemDelinquent Daughters explores the gender, class, and racial tensions that fueled campaigns to control female sexuality in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Mary Odem looks at these moral reform movements from a national perspective, explores the local enforcement of regulatory legislation in Alameda and Los Angeles Counties in California and shows that the paradoxical consequences of reform often resulted in coercive and discriminatory policies toward working-class girls.
Rewind (A Rewind Novel)
by Carolyn O'DohertyIn this fast-paced time-travel thriller starring a compelling female character, Alex’s power as a spinner—a teen who can rewind time to help solve crimes—is suddenly in question. At sixteen, the dreaded time sickness that causes all spinners to die early strikes Alex. If she can’t be restabilized, she’ll live out the rest of her short life at the Center, where spinners are confined from birth, doing menial chores rather than completing missions with her partner, Agent Ross. When she’s offered an experimental treatment, Alex sees a future for herself for the first time. But the medication offers more than a promise—it also brings dire consequences. What if she lives longer but loses her mind? A strong heroine, Alex propels this high-stakes suspense novel to a thrilling conclusion that begs for a sequel. Readers will eagerly await book two in the planned trilogy.
Unleashed (A\rewind Novel Ser.)
by Carolyn O'DohertyAlex has the ability to freeze time and to rewind it. She and three other time spinners have successfully escaped the government facility that had imprisoned them. At last, they are free. Or are they? How free can you be in a world that fears spinners—imprisoning them, medicating them, and killing them before they reach adulthood? How free can you be when you know that the twenty other spinners you grew up with are still trapped? How free can you be when the police officer you used to work for is determined to track you down? In this second book in the riveting Rewind trilogy, Alex finds that the city outside the Center is more complicated and dangerous than she&’d imagined—and that some of the dangers lie within herself.
Make Great Decisions Christian Workbook for Teen Girls: A Practical & Biblical Guide to Choices that Matter
by Jocasta OdomGive a teen the scriptural guidance and support she needs to make good choices Becoming a teenager is an incredible time in a girl's life—one filled with change, possibility, and lots of new decisions. The Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls will help your teen make choices she'll be proud of by providing her with a place to reflect and communicate with God every day. What makes the Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls stand out from other devotionals for women and teen girl books: Daily devotionals for great decisions—Teens face numerous choices every day, like whether they'll check social media, or how long they'll study for a biology test. These inspirational Bible quotes will empower and inspire them to make sound decisions about school, friends, family, romance, and more. Faith-driven prompts—They'll complete exercises like writing a personal prayer they can call on whenever they need it, setting short- and long-term goals, and thinking about who their true friends are and why. A place to get creative—This book provides ample space to doodle, sketch, and color as they explore their thoughts and feelings because sometimes, spiritual growth is expressed beyond words. Help the teen girl in your life grow into the extraordinary young woman God created her to be with the Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls.
Gameprey (Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers #11)
by Mel Odom Steve Pieczenik Tom ClancyA computer game convention becomes a hunting ground when the monsters from a new game escape--and attack the Net Force Explorers in virtual reality!
The Gold Rush: A Primary Source History of the Search for Gold in California (Primary Sources in American History)
by Kerri O'DonnellThe infamous gold rush in California began on January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered a bit of gold in a stream. This well-written book, replete with fascinating historical documents such as the very pencil sketch Marshall drew indicating where he had discovered gold, introduces middle school audiences to a fascinating period in American history. An excellent title in this highly acclaimed new series.
No Me Llamen Chip
by Neil O'DonnellNo se metan con Timothy. Él podrá parecer la ordinaria ardilla listada que ama semillas, tomar el sol y disfrutar de una vida tranquila en los suburbios. Pero luego de que nuevos vecinos se mudan y causan estragos, tendrán que enfrentarse cara a cara con su ingenio e inventiva. El colmo es que los nuevos vecinos le siguen llamando Chip. Convenciendo toda clase de roedores y otros pequeños seres del bosque para que trabajen juntos, Timothy lanza un ataque contra sus vecinos invasores. Basado en un personaje real, este libro es una lectura limpia y divertidad de leer para jóvenes de octavo grado y mayores. Elogios de lectores: ★★★★★ - "Siendo un amante de todos los animales, he disfrutado esta historia bien escrita. Es una maravillosa lectura para jóvenes y adultos por igual". ★★★★★ - "Te hace más consciente de la vida silvestre y cómo destruimos su tierra. Un deleite de libro". ★★★★★ - "Una gran lectura para jóvenes y los jóvenes de corazón".
Dragon Land (Pixel Raiders #2)
by Steven O'Donnell Stephanie BendixsenAustralian video-game enthusiasts, Stephanie Bendixsen and Steven O'Donnell, take the epic fantasy quest to a whole new level in this action-packed, highly-illustrated follow up to Dig World!Enter Dragon Land, Level Two of a virtual reality game where things are all too real!Rip and Mei escaped Dig World, only to find themselves still trapped inside the game. And it's only getting harder to stay alive!Now known as the Dragon Riders, Rip and Mei are stuck in a fantasy land with bandit bullies, spying firebugs, and warring dragon clans-while being followed by a grumpy dragon who owes them a life debt!Can they survive an epic battle and complete their quest for the Etherstone?
Nuestros poderes ocultos
by Caroline O'DonoghueEsoterismo, ingenio y misticismo... Una lectura mágica. Las sagaces lecturas del tarot de Maeve la convierten en la comidilla del colegio, hasta que una compañera de clase saca una carta escalofriante y desconocida... Y después desaparece.
Nice Try, Jane Sinner
by Lianne OelkeIt’s Kind of a Funny Story meets Daria in the darkly hilarious tale of a teen’s attempt to remake her public image and restore inner peace through reality TV. The only thing 17-year-old Jane Sinner hates more than failure is pity. After a personal crisis and her subsequent expulsion from high school, she’s going nowhere fast. Jane’s well-meaning parents push her to attend a high school completion program at the nearby Elbow River Community College, and she agrees, on one condition: she gets to move out. Jane tackles her housing problem by signing up for House of Orange, a student-run reality show that is basically Big Brother, but for Elbow River Students. <P><P> Living away from home, the chance to win a car (used, but whatever), and a campus full of people who don't know what she did in high school… what more could she want? Okay, maybe a family that understands why she’d rather turn to Freud than Jesus to make sense of her life, but she'll settle for fifteen minutes in the proverbial spotlight. As House of Orange grows from a low-budget web series to a local TV show with fans and shoddy T-shirts, Jane finally has the chance to let her cynical, competitive nature thrive. She'll use her growing fan base, and whatever Intro to Psychology can teach her, to prove to the world—or at least viewers of substandard TV—that she has what it takes to win.
Blueberry Summer (The Cass Phillips series #1)
by Elisabeth OgilvieCass had looked forward so long to this summer when she would have a job of her own and a vacation away from the family. Then suddenly, for the first time, she was really needed at home to keep house for her eight-year-old brother, Peter, and to tend the blueberry crop. In unexpected circumstances she meets a young medical student, Adam Ross. She also meets Jeff Marshall and is smitten by his lazy, whimsical charm. Through one crisis after another which she must face alone--from the small ones like the enmity of the family cow and her impatience with Peter, to the problem of getting in the blueberries without the expected help--Cass develops and matures emotionally. A wonderful story by a gifted author about a sixteen-year-old's most important summer.
Come Aboard and Bring Your Dory!
by Elisabeth OgilvieGeordie and Lucy Cameron were the new heads of the family--now that their mother and father were dead. It would be a big responsibility, for there were the ten-year-old twins Peter and Philip, fourteen-year-old Genie, and seventeen-year-old Penn to look after. But both Geordie and Lucy had agreed, no matter what, the family must stay together. From the very beginning, though, their carefully thought out plans for the family and their own personal ambitions began to fall apart. First Donna, Geordie's girl, found someone else. Then Penn, the brains of the family and a senior in high school, announced that he wanted to get married. But when the twins began to act strangely, becoming impossible for Lucy to control, the older brother and sister began to question how capable they were and if they had made the right decision.
The Fabulous Year (Cass Phillips Series #2)
by Elisabeth OgilvieNow it was different. She had only to look in the mirror and admire the difference made by losing some weight and paying a little attention to her hair and the color of her lipstick. What was it Adam said to her that afternoon on the beach? "I hope this is one terrific year and you leave Sandford High in a burst of glory like... like seventeen skyrockets." Cass felt a shaky and wonderful excitement whenever she thought of the first day of school... of the beginning of what was to be a fabulous year.
Masquerade at Sea House
by Elisabeth OgilvieMonica Christie and her brother Martin didn't intend to take anything that wasn't theirs, only to borrow it for a little while. To the brother and sister who had lived in many European cities, Sea House and Sea Island meant America. They were just going to steal two weeks' escape at Sea House, and recapture some of the happy times they had spent with their father. How could anything bad ever happen at Sea House? But something was wrong. There were the strange, dragging noises in the night; the beautiful, antique chess set that disappeared; the odd behavior of Homer Brice. Worst of all, Monica and Martin knew they were imposters. Mystery adds tension and suspense to Elisabeth Ogilvie's new teenage novel. A family-owned Maine island makes an unusually romantic and atmospheric setting.
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.
Turn Around Twice
by Elisabeth OgilvieA girl wins an essay contest and has her choice of prizes -- money, or an island off the coast of Maine. Her siblings try to persuade her to buy them all kinds of things, but she decides on the island and gets lots of attention from the other children at school, plus the media. In no time, she's getting offers from strangers to buy the island for much more than she would have won from the contest. WHY are these people after her island??? She and her siblings decide to camp there for the summer, and find out what's going on.
Until the End of Summer (The Young Bennets #4)
by Elisabeth OgilvieClarie loved Paul. But when she left the mainland after her father's death, Paul dropped her--for another girl. Clarie wont go back to him now. She just wants to live with her mother and brother, on the island where she grew up, and leave Paul behind. Besides, there's Jamie, gentle and caring. And... there's Ross, sturdy and strong. Sometimes he makes Clarie mad, but she's sure of one thing; when she's with him, Paul seems very, very far away. So Clarie is not happy when her mother talks of moving back to the mainland. Can she face Paul again? And must she leave the island and Jamie... and Ross?