The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life
Title | The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2012-07-05 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1101575425 |
An all-day scavenger hunt in the name of eternal small-town glory With only a week until graduation, there's one last thing Mary and her friends must do together: participate in the Oyster Point High Official Unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt. And Mary is determined to win. Mary lost her spot at Georgetown to self-professed "it" bully Jake Barbone, and she's not about to lose again. But everyone is racing for the finish line with complicated motives, and the team's all-night adventure becomes all-night drama as shifting alliances, flared tempers, and crushing crushes take over. As the items and points pile up, Mary and her team must reinvent their strategy--and themselves--in order to win.
The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life
Title | The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2013-07-11 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0142426407 |
An all-day scavenger hunt in the name of eternal small-town glory With only a week until graduation, there's one last thing Mary and her friends must do together: participate in the Oyster Point High Official Unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt. And Mary is determined to win. Mary lost her spot at Georgetown to self-professed "it" bully Jake Barbone, and she's not about to lose again. But everyone is racing for the finish line with complicated motives, and the team's all-night adventure becomes all-night drama as shifting alliances, flared tempers, and crushing crushes take over. As the items and points pile up, Mary and her team must reinvent their strategy--and themselves--in order to win.
The Battle of Darcy Lane
Title | The Battle of Darcy Lane PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Running Press Kids |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2014-04-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0762451998 |
It is summertime, and twelve-year-old Julia Richards cannot stand the anticipation. Everyone on Darcy Lane seems to be holding their breath waiting for the cicadas to emerge, but what Julia and her best friend, Taylor, want is some real excitement. Which arrives in the form of a new neighbor named Alyssa, who introduces a ball game called Russia . . . and an unwelcome level of BFF rivalry. Suddenly nothing stands unchallenged-not Julia's friendships, her crush, or her independence. But while Julia realizes that she cannot control all the changes in her life, she hangs onto the hope that everything will go in her favor if she can just win one magnificent showdown. Acclaimed author Tara Altebrando's middle-grade debut features a voice that is true to the adolescent experience, where everything is felt acutely in a whirlwind of all-or-nothing emotion.
The Leaving
Title | The Leaving PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2016-06-07 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1619638045 |
Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.
Roomies
Title | Roomies PDF eBook |
Author | Sara Zarr |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2013-12-24 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0316217522 |
The countdown to college has begun. When Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment at the beginning of summer, she shoots off an email to coordinate the basics: TV, microwave, mini-fridge. She can't wait to escape her New Jersey beach town, and her mom, and start life over in California. That first message comes as a surprise to Lauren in San Francisco; she had requested a single. But if Lauren's learned anything from being the oldest of six, it's that you can't always get what you want, especially when what you want is privacy. Soon the girls are e-mailing back and forth, sharing secrets even though they've never met. With childhood friendships and family relationships strained by change, it suddenly seems that the only people Elizabeth and Lauren can rely on are the complicated new boys in their lives...and each other. With humor and heart, Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist for Story of a Girl, and Tara Altebrando, acclaimed author of The Pursuit of Happiness, join forces for a novel about that time after high school when everything feels like it's ending just as it's beginning.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Title | The Pursuit of Happiness PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2006-03-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1416513280 |
Reeling from her mother's death, an aimless 21st-century teen working at a historic village discovers new friends, new loves, and the courage to forge her own path.
Dreamland Social Club
Title | Dreamland Social Club PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Altebrando |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2011-05-12 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1101515058 |
Jane has traveled the world with her father and brother, but it's not until her fractured family-still silently suffering from the loss of Jane's mother many years before-inherits a house and a history in Coney Island that she finally begins to find a home. With the help of a new community of friends, a mermaid's secrets, and a tattooed love interest with traffic-stopping good looks, the once plain Jane begins to blossom and gains the courage to explore the secrets of her mother's past. Colorful characters, beautiful writing, and a vibrant, embattled beachfront backdrop make this the perfect summer read for anyone who has ever tried to find true love or a place to call home. Watch a Video