Ryan Kelly spends plenty of time at The Bridge--the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee--remembering the times he and Molly Allen--who moved to Portland--once spent there, and now, with the bookstore in deep financial trouble, it will take a miracle to keep tragedy from unfolding. Reprint.
Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg.
The man who wakes up in the extraordinary world of a bridge has amnesia, and his doctor doesn't seem to want to cure him. Does it matter? Exploring the bridge occupies most of his days. But at night there are his dreams.
The case was closed, but for journalist Nancy Rommelmann, the mystery remained: What made a mother want to murder her own children?
A gritty dystopian adventure that explores themes of friendship, identity and courage is set in a future where the hostiles fight those living in Cityside and a fear of outsiders pervades everything.
I love how each section of the book ends almost where it begins, how the world comes as it goes, fl ash after fl ash&8212;and just when things begin to blur we 'awake to astonishing / geometry,' to an awareness that 'ascent is only a way / ...
Something which threatens the happiness of their whole family. A View from the Bridge is a tragic masterpiece of the inexorable unravelling of a man.
As this compelling book shows, our nation is going to need bridges to help people get through the unavoidable transformations.
Mrs. Kurtz had stolen a passport and travel documents belonging to Belgian war bride atrine Sawyer , a friend Mrs. Kurtz's who had died in a tragic accident a few days prior to the sailing . Kurtz , who was the wife of a German Nazi ...
A classic novel of the Pacific theater of the Second World War re-creates the events surrounding the construction of a Japanese supply bridge over the River Kwai by British prisoners-of-war during World War II. Reprint. 10,000 first ...
"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers.