Boys From Glasgow Don't Cry
Title | Boys From Glasgow Don't Cry PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Stanway |
Publisher | Whitaker House |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2014-09-16 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1629112429 |
A Powerful Story of Redemption Boys from Glasgow Don’t Cry is a challenging true story of struggle, survival, and victory. Caught in the grip of drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness, Peter had spiraled deeper and deeper into a desperate and dysfunctional life without limits or direction. After years of a hedonistic lifestyle—and on the run with another man’s wife—Peter had hit rock bottom when he was thrown a lifeline from an unexpected source. Without friends or options, he grabbed for the outstretched hand of Jesus and was knocked to the floor by the power of God. When he arose, Peter’s life had completely changed. But the real adventure was only about to begin. Honest, uplifting, challenging, and inspiring, Boys from Glasgow Don’t Cry is a real-life story of miraculous escapes and divine encounters. It is a story of hope in the face of impossible odds.
Boys Don't Cry
Title | Boys Don't Cry PDF eBook |
Author | Fíona Scarlett |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2021-04-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0571365221 |
'I can't remember ever reading anything so moving . . . It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYESThey say boys don't cry.But Finn's seen his Da do it when he thinks no one's looking, so that's not true.And isn't it OK to be sad, when bad things happen?They say boys don't cry, but you might . . .'Unforgettable.' Donal Ryan'Authentic to the bone' Kit de WaalIt will break your heart in a million different ways.' Louise O'Neill'Powerful and poignant.' Ruth Hogan'Hilarious and heartbreaking.' Louise NealonWhat readers are saying:'Fiona Scarlett is certainly up there with the likes of Roddy Doyle . . . A beautifully written, authentic novel, that will make you both laugh and cry, I just want to recommend this book to everyone.''This is a heartbreaking and very emotional novel that is exquisitely written. Fíona's writing style helps to bring such raw emotion to the text that it was impossible to not shed a tear!''I cried so much reading this book . . . A stunning read that I'll be thinking about for a long time.''There is a lot of humour to balance the heartache . . . All humanity is here, in all its shades, and that's what stays with you long after you finish reading. A brilliant debut.'
Divided City
Title | Divided City PDF eBook |
Author | Theresa Breslin |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2013-03-14 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1408181576 |
Nominated for ten UK book awards, Theresa Breslin's hit novel tells of how two young boys - one Rangers fan, one Celtic fan - are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker in a city divided by prejudice. Now adapted for the stage by Martin Travers, the play has already been produced to great acclaim at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. Graham and Joe just want to play football and be selected for the new city team, but a violent attack on Kyoul, an asylum seeker, changes everything when they find themselves drawn into a secret pact to help the victim and his girlfriend Leanne. Set in Glasgow at the time of the Orange Order walks, Divided City is a gripping tale about two boys and how they must find their own way forward in a world divided by difference. This educational edition has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Published in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series the book: - meets the curriculum requirements for English at KS3, GCSE and Scottish CfE. - features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis - places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities - will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 - will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.
Girl in Pieces
Title | Girl in Pieces PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Glasgow |
Publisher | Ember |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2018-04-10 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1101934743 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It’s a story you won’t be able to look away from. And don’t miss Kathleen Glasgow's novels You’d Be Home Now and How to Make Friends with the Dark, both raw and powerful stories of life.
The Boy Crisis
Title | The Boy Crisis PDF eBook |
Author | Warren Farrell, Ph.D. |
Publisher | BenBella Books |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2018-03-13 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1942952724 |
What is the boy crisis? It's a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science. It's a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It's a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison. It's a crisis of purpose. Boys' old sense of purpose—being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner—are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a "purpose void," feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. So, what is The Boy Crisis? A comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier, healthier men, and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect.
The Cry
Title | The Cry PDF eBook |
Author | Helen FitzGerald |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2013-08-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0571287719 |
NOW A MAJOR NEW BBC ONE DRAMAThe Cry was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. When a baby goes missing on a lonely roadside in Australia, it sets off a police investigation that will become a media sensation and dinner-table talk across the world. Lies, rumours and guilt snowball, causing the parents, Joanna and Alistair, to slowly turn against each other. Finally Joanna starts thinking the unthinkable: could the truth be even more terrible than she suspected? And what will it take to make things right? Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, The Cry was widely acclaimed as one of the best psychological thrillers of the year. There's a gripping moral dilemma at its heart and characters who will keep you guessing on every page.
Playing to Win
Title | Playing to Win PDF eBook |
Author | Avery Cockburn |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2018-03-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781986670890 |
Being out in this world was dangerous enough. Being real was downright suicidal. Colin MacDuff has nothing. Growing up in a Glasgow slum, he learned never to trust, never to cry-and never EVER to be at the mercy of anyone, especially rich men. So how did he end up half-naked at a rave with Scotland's hottest young aristocrat? Lord Andrew Sunderland has everything. From ancestral castle to posh prep school, he's spent his life wrapping others around his wee finger. With a social circle full of celebrities and politicians, nothing can stop Andrew's rise to the top. Nothing, that is, save his desire for a dirt-poor, wolf-eyed footballer whose scars and tattoos tell unbearable tales. Colin and Andrew come from different worlds, believe in different worlds, want different worlds. Yet every time they touch, all worlds fall away. Set amid the fiery Scottish-independence struggle, this searing gay romance tells the story of two men who must lose everything to win each other's hearts.