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Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends)
by Terri LibensonAward-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm, and Victoria Jamieson.Middle school is all about labels.Izzy is the dreamer. There’s nothing Izzy loves more than acting in skits and making up funny stories. The downside? She can never quite focus enough to get her schoolwork done. Bri is the brain. But she wants people to see there’s more to her than just a report card full of As. At the same time, she wishes her mom would accept her the way she is and stop bugging her to “break out of her shell” and join drama club.The girls’ lives converge in unexpected ways on the day of a school talent show, which turns out to be even more dramatic than either Bri or Izzy could have imagined.Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Invisible Emmie, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna!
Positively Teenage: A positively brilliant guide to teenage well-being
by Nicola MorganPositively Teenage gives you tools to approach your teenage years with optimism and understanding and to develop real wellbeing for life. The media so often portray adolescence negatively but this book shows you how to approach these years far more positively so that you can really flourish and be in control. You'll find simple strategies to develop a positive attitude, growth mindset, self-understanding, determination and resilience and you'll see how those strengths will help you cope with any challenges, enjoy life and achieve your potential. Full of practical, proven strategies for physical and mental health, Positively Teenage will show you lots of ways to flourish physically and mentally - from doing things you enjoy to learning new skills; looking after your diet, exercise and attitude to being healthy online; getting great sleep to understanding your personality - allowing you to take control of many areas of your life. With these new strengths and skills, you can survive any storms and thrive on the challenges of your exciting life.Scattered throughout are POSITIVE BOOSTS: quick ideas for actions you can take to build positivity and well-being. Add them into your life and use your imagination and your new understanding to invent others.Positively Teenage gives you the power to let yourself flourish, achieve and be who you want to be. Use your powers well! Be truly, positively, teenage! Stand tall, stretch your arms wide, take a deep breath and say, loudly (or in your head), 'I can do this!'"Nicola Morgan has that rare gift of being able to communicate science and make it fun." Professor Simon Baron Cohen, University of Cambridge
Possess
by Gretchen McneilFifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her over-protective mom, by Matt Quinn, the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, the voices are demons-and Bridget possesses the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from. Literally. Terrified to tell her friends or family about this new power, Bridget confides in San Francisco's senior exorcist, Monsignor Renault. The monsignor enlists her help in increasingly dangerous cases of demonic possession, but just as she is starting to come to terms with her freakish new role, Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. And when one of her oldest friends is killed, Bridget realizes she's in deeper than she ever thought possible. Now she must unlock the secret to the demons' plan before someone else close to her winds up dead-or worse, the human vessel for a demon king.
Possess Me: (unabridged Edition)
by K. R. AlexanderFrom kid horror master K.R. Alexander, the story of spirit that comes back to life... by taking your body.You've been warned -- if you summon a spirit, it may want to go back to being human... by living inside you. Another chilling tale from K.R. Alexander
Possessed
by Kate CannSixteen-year-old Rayne can't wait to start her summer job at a remote country mansion, far from crowded, noisy London and the jealous boyfriend she so desperately wants to escape. But as soon as she arrives, the retreat turns into a nightmare--the mansion is creepy, the legends of ghosts keep Rayne up at night, and she doesn't feel safe anywhere. Can Rayne figure out why she's so freaked--before she gets caught in a real-life ghost story?
Possession
by Sarah Dalton JenniferMary Hades est à nouveau attirée dans le monde des ombres lorsque sa famille emménage dans une vieille maison mystérieuse, Ravenswood. Mary Hades est à nouveau attirée dans le monde des ombres lorsque sa famille emménage dans une vieille maison mystérieuse, Ravenswood. La seule mention de ce nom terrifie les gens du coin, et lorsque des choses étranges commencent à arriver, Mary et Lacey décident d'aller jusqu'au fond des secrets cachés dans ce lieu, une fois pour toutes. Tandis qu'une force obscure gagne en pouvoir, la vie de Mary devient de plus en plus liée au sort terrible qu'a subi la jeune Liza Blair en 1847. Plus Mary se laisse emporter dans l'histoire de Liza, plus elle réalise que quelqu'un de proche d'elle est en grand danger à cause de l'énergie sinistre qui hante Ravenswood. Dans les profondeurs d'une forêt sombre, avec pour seule voisine l'étrange Emmaline Delacroix, obsédée par la mort et les séances... Plongez plus loin encore dans l'obscurité brumeuse de la vie étrange de Mary Hades. Ce roman est plus approprié pour les lecteurs âgés de quinze ans et plus.
Possession (Daughters of the Moon Book #8)
by Lynne EwingSerena hasn't been herself lately. She has been having sudden lapses of memory and acting like a completely different person -- one she doesn't like very much. To add to her confusion, she knows that someone has been following her. It all started the night an elderly woman helped her. Now Serena is beginning to wonder, who was that woman? And what has she done to Serena?
Possession (Runestone Saga #3)
by Chris HumphreysThe chilling conclusion to the Runestone Saga trilogy. Rune magic, time travel, transformation: Sky's grandfather opened up a world of limitless possibility . . . then asked the impossible. He asked Sky to kill a man. Sky and Kristin know they have to stop Sigurd. But how, when he can possess any person, any beast, at will? The secret of possession lies in Meg, an accused witch, and in Matthew, the Witchfinder determined to capture her. But the price for knowing what Sigurd knows is steep--to defeat their grandfather, will they have to become exactly like him? In this thrilling conclusion to the Runestone Saga, the final choice between everlasting life and the necessity of death will be made at one of the great turning points in history. And the outcome rests precariously on one final cast of the runes. . . .
Possession
by M. VeranoIn the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist, an ordinary girl with a strange illness that doctors can't seem to diagnose recounts her experience with the dark and ancient entity that's making her sick in this chilling diary that features photos and images of what she experienced.All her life, Laetitia Jones has only wanted to be a star. It's more than an ambition--somewhere deep inside, she knows that she was born for greatness. But her path to stardom now seems to be halted by a mysterious, undiagnosed illness that's taken over her body. Doctors don't have a clue and most days, she's stuck at home documenting her strange symptoms--symptoms that start with fevers and chills, but soon escalate to bizarre bodily reactions. Laetitia's only escape from her illness is following the news--and the race riots that are moving closer and closer to her neighborhood. But when horrific visions begin to invade her mind, even the media can't distract her and she begins to wonder--is her illness something biological...or is it something more? Are the voices she hears and the notes she finds in her own handwriting signs of insanity...or signs of something much more sinister and demonic? Or, perhaps, signs of something benevolent...something holy even. Laetitia has always known she'd be famous...she just didn't know it would happen this way.
Possessions (Possessions #1)
by Nancy HolderWhen Lindsay Cavanaugh transfers to the prestigious Marlwood Academy after recovering from a breakdown at her previous high school, she discovers that there is something strange going on involving a clique and some unsavory activities from the school's little-known past.
Possessions
by Nancy HolderThe It Girl meets The Exorcist in this chilling, haunted boarding school tale New-girl Lindsay discovers all is not right at the prestigious Marlwood Academy for Girls. Ethereal, popular Mandy and her clique are plotting something dangerous. Lindsay overhears them performing strange rituals, and sees their eyes turn black. It doesn?t help that the school itself is totally eerie, with ancient, dilapidated buildings tucked into the Northern California woods, a thick white fog swirling through campus. There are hidden passageways, odd reflections in the windows at night, and scariest of all is the vast lake rumored to have captured the ghost of a girl who drowned many years ago. What Lindsay doesn?t yet realize is that Mandy and her cohorts are becoming possessed by spirits who have haunted the school for two hundred years. Spirits who want someone dead. . . And that someone is Lindsay.
Possibilities: A Supplemental Anthology for Career Choices
by Janet Goode Mindy BinghamThis anthology focuses on prose and poetry that relate particularly to topics in the Career Choices text. The information in that book will help you understand the readings in this volume, and vice versa. Questions and activities before each of the readings will prepare you for what is to come. Then, once you've read the selection, you'll go on to explore and discuss its meaning with the help of additional materials. Many of the activities will ask you to consider what the story, poem, or essay means to you, and then to write about it, either as a journal entry or in an essay or story of your own.
Possibilities and Problems in America's New Urban Centers: The Rise of Cities (America's Industrial Society in the 19th Century Ser.)
by Suzanne J. MurdicoDiscusses the problems faced in the cities during the Industrial Revoultion, including over-crowding, poor working conditions, and low wages.
The Possibilities of Sainthood
by Donna FreitasWhile regularly petitioning the Vatican to make her the first living saint, Antonia Labella prays to assorted patron saints for every help with preparing the family's fig trees for a Rhode Island winter to getting her first kiss from the right boy.
A Possibility of Whales
by Karen RiversThe story of a girl who—thanks to her friends, her famous dad, and a chance encounter with a whale—learns the true meaning of family. Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility that she’ll see whales on the beach near her new home, that the boy she just met will be her new best friend, that the photographers chasing her actor father won’t force Nat and her dad to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses and loves Nat—and is waiting for Nat to find her. The thing is, Nat doesn’t even know who her mother is. She left Nat as a baby, and Nat’s dad refuses to talk about it. Nat knows she shouldn’t need a mom, but she still feels like something is missing. In this heartfelt story about family, friendship, and growing up, Nat’s questions lead her on a journey of self-discovery that will change her life forever.
The Possum Always Rings Twice
by Bruce HaleGet ready for muckraking time at Emerson Hicky Elementary. The race is on for student council president, but it's quickly getting fishier than the bottom of a pelican's lunch box. Someone is sending candidates ominous threats and posting signs with messages like FIR IS FIRST! and DOWN WITH FEATHERS. Could someone be trying to rig the election? Good thing Chet and Natalie are around to expose the filthy frauds!
Possum and the Summer Storm
by Anne HunterPossum returns in a lushly illustrated story about new homes and old friends—perfect for fans of Possum's Harvest Moon, Kevin Henkes, and Beth Krommes. Possum looked out one summer afternoon. &“Time to come in!&” he called to his baby possums. &“It looks like we&’re in for some weather!&” Possum calls his children out of the summer storm—but what can he do when their home is swept away by rising water? The possum family must rely on their friends to construct a new house. At first it seems that no other animal's home is suited for a possum, but they come up with something spectacular! Beloved character Possum is back, along with an array of friends who make for a broad, ranging ensemble, giving children a tantalizing peek at how different animals build their homes.
Possum Magic
by Mem FoxGrandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. Another treat from Mem Fox that is sure to be treasured. The whimsical illustrations are a wonderful complement.--Childrens Book Review Service
Possum Stew
by Doug CushmanWhen Possum plays a dirty trick on his friends, they seek revenge. . .in the kitchen.
The Possum That Didn't
by Frank TashlinThere once was a happy little possum, the happiest animal in the entire forest, who always wore a great big smile. This jolly creature was content simply to hang by his tail from a tree until he was discovered by a group of picnickers. Mistaking the possum's upside-down smile for a frown, the people resolve to rescue him ― and they turn the little possum's world topsy-turvy. Strikingly illustrated in black-and-white, this memorable satire of cultural intolerance was created by Frank Tashlin, the famed animator, film director, and author of The Bear That Wasn't. Readers of all ages will appreciate the book's message as well as its distinctive drawings.
Possum's Bare Tail (Houghton Mifflin Reading Leveled Readers)
by Jiang Qingling"In this story, the animals act like people. After reading the story think about what you have read: 1 What is Possum like at the beginning of the folktail? 2 What is Rabbit's plan to cure Possum of his pride? 3 What do you think of Rabbit's plan? 4 How does one of Possum's special talents help him at the end of the folktale?"
Possums Harvest Moon
by Anne HunterWhen Possum sees the biggest, brightest, yellowest moon shining down one autumn night, he decorates the grass with lanterns and berries and heads out to invite the mice, the crickets, Racoon, Rabbit and other friends to his "Harvest Soiree".
The Post Office Book Mail and How it Moves: Mail And How It Moves (A\Trophy Nonfiction Bk.)
by Gail GibbonsA step-by-step description of what happens to mail from the time it is deposited in the mailbox to its arrival at its destination. Also includes brief historical facts about mail service in the United States.
Postat Telachi Batali
by Shekhar ShiledarShekh Chilli’s owner asks him to go and do a money order from the post office. Shekh Chilli sees many parcels in the office and thinks of sending an oil bottle to his wife. He gives a bottle to the postman but does not give any address. He realizes that the bottle did not reach home and he comes and inquires. The postman tells him that while in transit one stick came and hit the bottle and it broke so the bottle did not reach home.
The Postcard
by Tony AbbottShe died today. One phone call changes Jason's summer vacation-and life!-forever. When Jason's grandmother dies, he's sent down to her home in Florida to help his father clean out her things. At first he gripes about spending his summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother's murky past. An old, yellowed postcard...a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, "So how smart are you?"...an entourage of freakish funeral goers....a bizarre magazine story. All contain clues that will send him on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets. Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family.