Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever

Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever
Title Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever PDF eBook
Author Judith Viorst
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 42
Release 2014-08-26
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1481423541

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Alexander tries his hand at behaving in this hilarious companion to the bestselling classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Last night somebody ate a whole box of jelly donuts. That somebody woke up with a terrible bellyache, and that somebody’s mom found the empty box and told that somebody that there are going to be consequences. That somebody is Alexander, and Alexander really hates consequences. So from now on, he is going to try his best to be the Best Boy Ever. For the complete and entire rest of his life. Starting right this very minute. But there are all sorts of things that you can’t do when you’re being the Best Boy Ever. Fun things. Very important things. Things that Alexander might—just might—like a little bit more than he hates consequences.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Title Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PDF eBook
Author Judith Viorst
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 34
Release 2009-09-22
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1416985956

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Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.

And Two Boys Booed

And Two Boys Booed
Title And Two Boys Booed PDF eBook
Author Judith Viorst
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 57
Release 2014-09-02
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0374303029

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A boy is nervous about a presentation he has to give at school.

Absolutely, Positively Alexander

Absolutely, Positively Alexander
Title Absolutely, Positively Alexander PDF eBook
Author Judith Viorst
Publisher
Pages 112
Release 1997-10
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN

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A compilation of all three of Judith Viorst's Alexander stories.

Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days

Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days
Title Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days PDF eBook
Author Judith Viorst
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 128
Release 2007-10-23
Genre Humor
ISBN 141657137X

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Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children’s books such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller Necessary Losses; and her collections of humorous poetry, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother’s Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year. Whatever became of Alexander after that famously bad day? And did you know that Judith Viorst is his mother? And what happens to her passion for household neatness and orderliness, her deep devotion to schedules, her compulsive yearning to offer helpful advice when Alexander— now grown up, married, and the father of three—moves his family into his parents’ house? What happens is controlled, and sometimes not so controlled, chaos, as lives and routines are turned upside down and the house is overrun with scattered toys, pacifiers, baby bottles, sippy cups, pink-sequined flip-flops, jigsaw puzzles, and fishy crackers. With her characteristic sparkle and wit, Viorst relates her efforts to (graciously) share space, to become (if only a little bit) more flexible, to (sort of) keep her opinions to herself, and even to eventually figure out how to unlock the safety locks of the baby's (expletives deleted) bouncy seat. She describes how she and her husband, while sometimes longing for the former peace and tranquility of unravished rooms and quiet dinners for two unaccompanied by cries of “Oh, yuck!” survived and relished the extended visit of the Alexander Five. She also opens our eyes to the joys of multigenerational family living and to the unexpected opportunities to grow that life presents—even under the most unlikely circumstances. Several generations of readers surely will relate to this funny and loving book, enhanced throughout by Laura Gibson’s delightful two-color drawings.

The Verb in Contemporary English

The Verb in Contemporary English
Title The Verb in Contemporary English PDF eBook
Author Bas Aarts
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 328
Release 1995-05-04
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521460392

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This collection of essays sheds new light on the verb in English. The authors illustrate that verbs can only be properly understood if studied from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. In Part One, the authors explore topics such as the terminological problems of classification, verb complementation, the semantics and pragmatics of verbs and verbal combinations, and the notions of tense, aspect, voice and modality. In Part Two, computer corpora are used to study various types of verb complements and collocations, to trace the development in English of certain verb forms, and to detail the usage of verbs in different varieties and genres of English.

The Persian Boy

The Persian Boy
Title The Persian Boy PDF eBook
Author Mary Renault
Publisher Open Road Media
Pages 818
Release 2013-09-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1480432377

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A New York Times–bestselling novel of the ancient king of Macedon and his lover by the author Hilary Mantel calls “a shining light.” The Persian Boy centers on the most tempestuous years of Alexander the Great’s life, as seen through the eyes of his lover and most faithful attendant, Bagoas. When Bagoas is very young, his father is murdered and he is sold as a slave to King Darius of Persia. Then, when Alexander conquers the land, he is given Bagoas as a gift, and the boy is besotted. This passion comes at a time when much is at stake—Alexander has two wives, conflicts are ablaze, and plots on the Macedon king’s life abound. The result is a riveting account of a great conqueror’s years of triumph and, ultimately, heartbreak. The Persian Boy is the second volume of the Novels of Alexander the Great trilogy, which also includes Fire from Heaven and Funeral Games. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author. “Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us.” —Hilary Mantel