Even If Everything Ends
Title | Even If Everything Ends PDF eBook |
Author | Jens Liljestrand |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2023-05-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1668005018 |
Life goes on in the face of a climate crisis in this astonishing and unforgettable debut novel that follows four characters as they struggle to survive in a burning world. Even when the climate crisis escalates beyond our worst nightmares and people become refugees, the world keeps turning and life carries on as usual: teenaged love stories, marital collapses, identity crises, and revolts against hopeless parents continue to play out. Didrik is a forty-year-old media consultant whose misguided efforts to become the family hero render him a pathetic vision of masculine incompetence. Melissa is an influencer with a suitcase full of lost dreams after denying climate change for years. André is the nineteen-year-old loser son of an international sports star who uses the erupting violence around him to orchestrate his own personal vengeance on his negligent father. And Vilja is Didrik’s teenaged daughter who steps into a leadership role in the face of adult ineptitude. “Simultaneously nerve-wracking, astute, and consumedly entertaining” (Sydsvenskan, Sweden) and through these four related stories, Even If Everything Ends eloquently illustrates a picture of a very near future that is at once extraordinary and entirely realistic.
Where Everything Ends
Title | Where Everything Ends PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Bradbury |
Publisher | Subterranean |
Pages | 778 |
Release | 2010-01-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781596062177 |
Everything Ends
Title | Everything Ends PDF eBook |
Author | T. W. M. Ashford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2017-03-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781520764771 |
Like summer holidays and geography exams, Vincent had thought his friendship with Lily would last forever. Why wouldn't it?Reeling from her death, Vincent is plagued by nightmares hell bent on manifesting themselves in the real world. So when a car accident puts him in a coma and his grandmother's dreamcatcher is destroyed, Vincent needs to come to terms with his loss and fight back the darkness in his dreams... before it takes over completely.Featuring a cast of strange and unforgettable characters, T.W.M. Ashford's debut novel is not one to be missed."I don't think I have ever read a book like this one before. The combination of sadness/darkness, quirkiness, and a touch of humor is simply brilliant" - Carrie K's Book Reviews"Incredibly clever... you'll be thinking on it for days to come" - Ilicic DaysWant to try before you buy? Sign up to the mailing list at www.twmashford.com for free books and samples.
This Is Where It Ends
Title | This Is Where It Ends PDF eBook |
Author | Marieke Nijkamp |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2016-01-05 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1492622486 |
The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), "could break you." "I am speechless." "The saddest book I have ever read." "Literally tore my heart out." Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun... 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05 a.m.: Someone starts shooting. Over the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers, This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good. Praise for This Is Where It Ends: A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction Kids Indie Next List Pick "Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." —Bustle.com "A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." —Buzzfeed "A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." —BookRiot
If We Were Villains
Title | If We Were Villains PDF eBook |
Author | M. L. Rio |
Publisher | Flatiron Books |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2017-04-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1250095301 |
“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.” —New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."
It Starts with Us
Title | It Starts with Us PDF eBook |
Author | Colleen Hoover |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2022-10-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1668001225 |
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: IT ENDS WITH US, ISBN 9781501110368. Before 'It Ends with Us', it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlass side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the glorious and touching (USA TODAY) 'It Ends With Us'.
Where the Pavement Ends
Title | Where the Pavement Ends PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Wadden |
Publisher | D & M Publishers |
Pages | 3 |
Release | 2009-07-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1926685911 |
Over the past fifteen years, Canada’s Aboriginal healing community has emerged as a vital and visible force. Creative recovery programs have been established across the country, and international initiatives such as the “Healing Our Spirit Worldwide” gatherings have originated here. The Canadian government has thrown millions of dollars at the issue of addictions, yet alcoholism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, drug abuse and gambling are epidemic today in the lives of Aboriginal people. Where the Pavement Ends is filled with inspiring stories gathered from journalist Marie Wadden’s discussions with activists across Canada who are involved in the Aboriginal healing movement. But the book is also a passionate wake-up call aimed at all Canadians. Existing government policies, Wadden argues, perpetuate the problems that are tearing Aboriginal families and communities apart. We must make social healing in Aboriginal communities an immediate national priority. We must also demand public policy that guarantees First Nations, Inuit and Métis people the right to live as full and equal citizens. In these ways, we can offer true support to these marginalized communities.