What's to Become of the Boy?, Or, Something to Do with Books

What's to Become of the Boy?, Or, Something to Do with Books
Title What's to Become of the Boy?, Or, Something to Do with Books PDF eBook
Author Heinrich Böll
Publisher Northwestern University Press
Pages 96
Release 1996
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780810112087

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In 1981, Heinrich Boll returned to the streets of his childhood in this remarkable collection of nonfiction. This volume captures the musings of a mature Boll as he looks back with fondness and with anger on his formative years: as a student who avoided school but lived for his education on the street; and as a young man forced to grapple with the moral horror that was Hitler. What's to Become of the Boy - superbly translated by Leila Vennewitz - provides uncommon insight into Boll's maturation as an author and as a man.

The Book of Boy

The Book of Boy
Title The Book of Boy PDF eBook
Author Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Publisher HarperCollins
Pages 238
Release 2018-02-06
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0062686224

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A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors’ Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor. “A treat from start to finish.”—Wall Street Journal Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town—until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy’s climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end—for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys? This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz’s The Inquisitor’s Tale and Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout.

Boy's Life

Boy's Life
Title Boy's Life PDF eBook
Author Robert McCammon
Publisher Open Road Media
Pages 723
Release 2011-10-18
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1453231560

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An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can. Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t. Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride. “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Title The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh PDF eBook
Author Helen Rutter
Publisher Scholastic Inc.
Pages 186
Release 2021-08-03
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1338652281

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When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!

How to Get a Teen-age Boy

How to Get a Teen-age Boy
Title How to Get a Teen-age Boy PDF eBook
Author Ellen Peck
Publisher
Pages 324
Release 1969
Genre Teenage girls
ISBN

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Advises the teen-age girl in meeting, intriguing, talking to, and dating the teen-age boy, with additional sections on parties and parents.

The Boy in the Drawer

The Boy in the Drawer
Title The Boy in the Drawer PDF eBook
Author Robert Munsch
Publisher Annick Press
Pages 250
Release 2019-10-21
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1773211994

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Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of a tiny, yet persistent interloper to a new generation of young readers.

What Boys Do

What Boys Do
Title What Boys Do PDF eBook
Author Jon Lasser
Publisher American Psychological Association
Pages 18
Release 2021-11-09
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1433836807

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“Celebrates boyhood and encourages boys to embrace all the many things that make them each unique. Readers will meet boys who love to create, explore, try new things, ask questions, share feelings, team-up with others, pursue dreams and do things they’ve never tried. The rhyming is exceptional, with each sequence ending in a question to readers. What a clever way to encourage discussion …This is definitely a read aloud.”—Children’s Books Heal “The tone and intent of this title aimed at boys may be useful in a counseling environment, with the questions stimulating discussion…”—School Library Journal What exactly do boys do? The answer is ANYTHING and EVERYTHING! From eating to dreaming, making mistakes to exploring, to hurting and loving, there is more to being a boy than meets the eye. In this fun, affirming book that holds no restraints to traditional norms about what it means to be a boy, readers will rejoice at all of the possibilities.