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Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rock's Legends |
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J. D. Reed |
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Here lie Elvis, Buddy Holly, Selena, Tupac Shakur, and many more. A loving tribute in words and photos to music’s dearly departed. May they rock in peace! Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rock’s Legends commemorates the rock ‘n’ roll greats who have gone on to that big backstage party in the sky. With artful photos of graves and memorials, and text offering in-depth and never-before-published information about the rock stars’ lives and deaths, Stairway is an elegant, informative, and soulful tribute to music’s greatest stars, from Elvis and the Lizard King to the Ramones and "Left Eye" Lopes. The best gift you can give a die-hard music fan this holiday season, Stairway can best be summed up by the words on the headstone of Blues Brother John Belushi: "I may be gone, but... |
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The Illustrated Mum |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385732376 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8–A searing portrait of a woman's mental illness and its effects on her children is told by her youngest daughter, 10-year-old Dolphin. High school student Star is a practical, angry teen. Their mother, Marigold, is covered in tattoos and compulsively gets new ones whenever she gets upset, which happens more and more frequently. The family is constantly on the brink of being homeless and the girls essentially have to take care of themselves and their mother. Marigold is obsessed with Star's father, whom she hasn't seen in years and who doesn't even know that he has a daughter. She finds Micky at a concert and is convinced that they will now reunite. Star goes to stay with him because she can't handle Marigold any longer, leaving Dolphin with a mother who is less and less stable. After a... |
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Girls In Love |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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Ellie is starting ninth grade and she's dead set on finding herself a boyfriend. Her two best friends seem to have all the luck in the love department, but our heroine will stop at nothing to join the ranks. Even if it means pretending her 12-year-old pen pal is her gorgeous, head-over-heels-in-love beau. Naturally, chaos ensues, as it always does when one tries to live a lie, but with Ellie's dry, self-deprecating wit and the antics of her boy-crazy buddies, this is sure to be a year to remember. Jacqueline Wilson, prolific author of more than 50 books, several of which have been short-listed or runners-up for the Carnegie Medal, pens a hilarious and authentic story about girls in love (or something like it). Readers will eat up the clever wordplay and painfully funny subplots, and will eagerly anticipate the... |
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Hosts |
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F. Paul Wilson |
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081256166X |
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From Publishers Weekly
Wilson's latest Repairman Jack thriller (after All the Rage) shows the long-running series still creatively malleable and full of surprises. Each begins with the identity of the latest person to seek the urban mercenary's unorthodox skills: his beloved sister Kate, who's unaware at first it's her younger brother's job to "fix" problems and injustices that fall outside the usual legal boundaries. Kate asks Jack to investigate an apparent cult that her lover, Jeannette, has fallen in with while recovering from experimental viral treatment for a brain tumor, and Jack finds that the virus, tainted with a contaminant that has made it sentient, is organizing infected human hosts into "the Unity," a hive consciousness single-mindedly devoted to spreading itself throughout the world. Though the Unity's insidious... |
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Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops |
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Tony Douglas |
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"Brims with the reminiscences of Wilson's former wives and lovers, fellow musicians, bodyguards, and others. This is the portrait of a bigger-than-life personality."
–Benjamin Segedin, Booklist
"A tremendous read. Four stars (highest rating)."
–Q Magazine
"Jackie was one of the most extraordinary performers with whom I've ever worked... Thanks so much, Tony, for helping to tell the world of his contributions."
–Dick Clark
Book Description
To his many fans, he was known as "Mr. Excitement," a singer whose music and stage presence influenced generations of performers, from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson. Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops looks at the life and career of this deeply troubled artist
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R&B Fake Book: 375 Rhythm and Blues Songs |
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As Recorded by Various Artists |
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Over 250 great songs in a convenient fake book format. Such artists as Jackson 5, Temptations, Four Tops, Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, James Brown, The Hatters, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker, Martha and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and many more
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Girls in Tears |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0440238072 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-This fourth book in the series furthers the trials and tribulations of best friends Ellie, Magda, and Nadine. Ellie experiences many ups and downs (mainly downs) as she grapples with the shaky relationships all around her. Her dad and stepmom are continuously fighting, her little brother's hopelessly annoying, and her friends seem to be excluding her. Her "perfect" boyfriend proves not so perfect as he plagiarizes her beloved cartoon character for a drawing contest, and when all of the friends get drunk at a party, he ends up making out with Magda. The teen has to come to the realization that her forever friends and forever boyfriend may not actually be forever. This is a quick, enjoyable read, complete with British vernacular and humor. It will appeal to many girls facing relationship... |
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Girls Under Pressure |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385729758 |
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Ellie is frantic. Her two best friends seem to be living life in the fast lane while she putters along the curb. Glamorous blond Magda has got a thousand cute boys buzzing around her, and Goth girl Nadine has just been asked to take part in a national teen modeling contest. All Ellie has are massive panic attacks about her weight. So she decides to go on a diet. But instead of counting calories, Ellie just tries to stop eating altogether. Soon she's starving, miserable, and lying all the time to her friends and family. Luckily, a frightening encounter with a real anorectic, and an encouraging dose of art history from a handsome new teacher ("Beauty is just fashion. Male artists have used beautiful women throughout the centuries but their sizes and proportions keep changing") help Ellie realize that size is just a... |
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How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them |
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Sol Stein |
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Sol Stein likens the reader of fiction to a baseball fan. The "tension, suspense, anxiety, and pleasure" a spectator experiences are "all the things readers hope for when they turn to a novel." In How to Grow a Novel, Stein coaches fiction writers in providing exactly those things for readers. First off, says Stein, you must write what you read; don't try to pull off a romance novel if you are a student of serious literature, or a literary masterpiece if you thrive on thrillers. With that in mind, Stein gears his book toward both "those who are trying to write a good book and those who are trying to write a good read." Most of How to Grow a Novel delineates what Stein considers to be a writer's obligations to his readers. A writer, he says, should be "amusing, entertaining, interesting," should create characters with... |
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Girls Out Late |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385729766 |
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From Publishers Weekly
British author Jacqueline Wilson presents the third title in her Girls trilogy, Girls Out Late. Ellie goes ga-ga over a new boy, but when she breaks her curfew to meet up with him, her plan backfires. Ages 12-up.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-In the third book in the series, Ellie, 13, meets the boy of her dreams and learns that love isn't always what makes the world go round. Her feelings for Russell cause her to make some wrong choices and the consequences make her miserable. Then, Ellie and her two best friends, Nadine and Magda, get tickets to a rock concert, but their plans for a girls' night out fall apart when the concert is cancelled. They wind up in a strange house in a dangerous part of London with some... |
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Girls Under Pressure (Girls Quartet Series #2) |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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Ellie is frantic. Her two best friends seem to be living life in the fast lane while she putters along the curb. Glamorous blond Magda has got a thousand cute boys buzzing around her, and Goth girl Nadine has just been asked to take part in a national teen modeling contest. All Ellie has are massive panic attacks about her weight. So she decides to go on a diet. But instead of counting calories, Ellie just tries to stop eating altogether. Soon she's starving, miserable, and lying all the time to her friends and family. Luckily, a frightening encounter with a real anorectic, and an encouraging dose of art history from a handsome new teacher ("Beauty is just fashion. Male artists have used beautiful women throughout the centuries but their sizes and proportions keep changing") help Ellie realize that size is just a... |
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Jackie Wilson: Mr. Excitement |
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Jackie Wilson |
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Jackie Wilson was one of the finest showmen of RandB and early rock 'n' roll. This wonderful songbook pays tribute to Mr. Excitement, with a detailed biography by Goldmine RandB editor Robert Pruter, a complete discography, great photos, and 27 of his songs, including: Alone at Last * Am I the Man * Baby Workout * For Once in My Life * The Greatest Hurt * I Just Can't Help It * I'll Be Satisfied * Lonely Teardrops * My Empty Arms * Reet Petite * Shake! Shake! Shake! * Talk That Talk * To Be Loved * Years from Now * You Better Know It * (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher * and more.
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Girls in Tears |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385730829 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-This fourth book in the series furthers the trials and tribulations of best friends Ellie, Magda, and Nadine. Ellie experiences many ups and downs (mainly downs) as she grapples with the shaky relationships all around her. Her dad and stepmom are continuously fighting, her little brother's hopelessly annoying, and her friends seem to be excluding her. Her "perfect" boyfriend proves not so perfect as he plagiarizes her beloved cartoon character for a drawing contest, and when all of the friends get drunk at a party, he ends up making out with Magda. The teen has to come to the realization that her forever friends and forever boyfriend may not actually be forever. This is a quick, enjoyable read, complete with British vernacular and humor. It will appeal to many girls facing relationship... |
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Lottie Project |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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Wilson (Double Act) here introduces an animated heroine who delivers droll observations in a self-assured voice with a decidedly British accent. "I love fooling around, doing crazy things and being a bit sassy and making everyone laugh," announces Charlie (short for Charlotte). Her engaging prattle chronicles events at school--where she tangles with her teacher, bickers with her best friends and works on a project about Victorian life--as well as happenings at home. Charlie's newly unemployed single mother takes on three part-time positions, the most notable being a job as caregiver for a youngster who lives with his father. Much to the girl's chagrin, her mother takes a fancy to her employer. Their evolving relationship provides the backdrop for the novel's most dramatic and poignant scenes, in which Wilson... |
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Girls Under Pressure |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385900414 |
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Book Review
Ellie is frantic. Her two best friends seem to be living life in the fast lane while she putters along the curb. Glamorous blond Magda has got a thousand cute boys buzzing around her, and Goth girl Nadine has just been asked to take part in a national teen modeling contest. All Ellie has are massive panic attacks about her weight. So she decides to go on a diet. But instead of counting calories, Ellie just tries to stop eating altogether. Soon she's starving, miserable, and lying all the time to her friends and family. Luckily, a frightening encounter with a real anorectic, and an encouraging dose of art history from a handsome new teacher ("Beauty is just fashion. Male artists have used beautiful women throughout the centuries but their sizes and proportions keep changing") help Ellie realize that size is just a... |
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Girls in Tears |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0385901046 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-This fourth book in the series furthers the trials and tribulations of best friends Ellie, Magda, and Nadine. Ellie experiences many ups and downs (mainly downs) as she grapples with the shaky relationships all around her. Her dad and stepmom are continuously fighting, her little brother's hopelessly annoying, and her friends seem to be excluding her. Her "perfect" boyfriend proves not so perfect as he plagiarizes her beloved cartoon character for a drawing contest, and when all of the friends get drunk at a party, he ends up making out with Magda. The teen has to come to the realization that her forever friends and forever boyfriend may not actually be forever. This is a quick, enjoyable read, complete with British vernacular and humor. It will appeal to many girls facing relationship... |
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Girls Out Late |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
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0440229596 |
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Book Description
Ellie finally meets a boy. The right boy. And she wants to spend all her time with him. Her curfew is way too early, but if
her stepmother doesn’t tell, her father will never know she’s been out late. It’s not like anything bad is going to happen, and her father doesn’t need to know what she does every minute of every day. As long as she brings her friends along, everything should be all right. Too bad the best laid plans often go wrong!
About the Author
Jacqueline Wilson is a bestselling author in Britain. She has written several award-winning books for young readers, including The Suitcase Kid, Double Act, The Lottie Project, Bad Girls, The Story of Tracy Beaker, and
Vicky Angel.
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