The Boy Who Drew the Future
Title | The Boy Who Drew the Future PDF eBook |
Author | Rhian Ivory |
Publisher | Firefly Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2015-09-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1910080276 |
Fifteen-year-old Blaze and Noah live in the village of Sible Hedingham over 100 years apart. They both have the same gift or curse - they draw pictures that later come true. Blaze in the 1860s is accused of being a witch and 'swam'. Noah, living in the present is desperate to keep his drawing a secret. But as he gets closer to Beth, must he tell her the truth, and change their futures?
Hard Landings
Title | Hard Landings PDF eBook |
Author | Cammie McGovern |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2021-08-24 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 0525539069 |
A game-changing exploration of what the future holds for the first generation of mainstreamed neurodiverse kids that is coming of age. After sleepless nights, intensive research, and twenty-one years of raising a child, Ethan, with autism and intellectual disability, Cammie McGovern is approaching a distinct catch-22. Once Ethan turns twenty-two, he will fall off the "Disability Cliff." By aging out of the school system, he'll lose access to most social, educational, and vocational resources. The catch is this: These resources, limited as they may be, have trained Ethan in skills for jobs that don't exist and a life he can't have. Here, McGovern expands on her #1 New York Times piece, "Looking into the Future for a Child with Autism," a future that often appears grim, with statistics like an 85 percent unemployment rate for people with ID. McGovern spent a year traveling the country and looking at the options for work and housing--and to her surprise discovered reasons to be optimistic. She asks the tough questions: What should parents prioritize as they ready their children for adulthood? How do we redefine success for our children? How can we sustain a hopeful attitude while navigating one obstacle after another? As Ethan makes his way into the world, McGovern also looks into the hardest question of all: How can we ensure an independent future when we're gone? Hard Landings will serve as a renewed beacon of hope for parents who want to ensure the fullest life possible for their child's future.
Your Boy and His Future
Title | Your Boy and His Future PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1935 |
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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
Title | A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World PDF eBook |
Author | C. A. Fletcher |
Publisher | Orbit |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0316449474 |
A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale. . .punctured by a gut-punch twist" (Entertainment Weekly), A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of our world. My name's Griz. I've never been to school, I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away. But we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs. Then the thief came. "This unputdownable story has everything -- a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogs." -- Kirkus (starred review)
The Boy I Amthe Boy I Am
Title | The Boy I Amthe Boy I Am PDF eBook |
Author | K. L. Kettle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2021-01-07 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781788951227 |
They say we're dangerous. But we're not that different. Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in the mines awaits. Yet ever since the death of his best friend at the hands of the all-powerful Chancellor, Jude has been desperate to escape the path set out for him. Finding himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the Chancellor, he finally has a chance to avenge his friend and win his freedom. But at what price? A gender-flipped, speculative YA thriller, for fans of Malorie Blackman, Louise O'Neill and THE BELLES.
Lawn Boy
Title | Lawn Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Evison |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1616209232 |
Recipient of the 2019 Alex Award “Mike Muñoz Is a Holden Caulfield for a New Millennium--a '10th-generation peasant with a Mexican last name, raised by a single mom on an Indian reservation' . . . Evison, as in his previous four novels, has a light touch and humorously guides the reader, this time through the minefield that is working-class America.” --The New York Times Book Review For Mike Muñoz, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work--and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew--he’s smart enough to know that he’s got to be the one to shake things up if he’s ever going to change his life. But how? He’s not qualified for much of anything. He has no particular talents, although he is stellar at handling a lawn mower and wielding clipping shears. But now that career seems to be behind him. So what’s next for Mike Muñoz? In this funny, biting, touching, and ultimately inspiring novel, bestselling author Jonathan Evison takes the reader into the heart and mind of a young man determined to achieve the American dream of happiness and prosperity--who just so happens to find himself along the way.
The Boy at the End of the World
Title | The Boy at the End of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Greg van Eekhout |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1599905248 |
Born half-grown in a world that is being destroyed, Fisher has instinctive knowledge of many things, including that he must avoid the robot that knows his name.