When thirteen-year-old, bowling-obsessed Lamar Washington finds out that his idol is coming to town, he finds himself involved in some unsavory activities as he tries to change his image to impress people.
Conduct of life
- Author:Allen, CrystalSummary:
- Author:Angleberger, Tom.Summary:
Horton, an upstanding kitchen boy in a castle in nineteenth-century England, becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding a series of thefts, which is also connected to the pursuit of a very eligible and wealthy young lady's...
- Author:Dyer, HadleySummary:
Feisty and fearless George Warren (given name: Frances, but no one calls her that) has never let life get too serious. Her plans for senior year include partying with her friends and then getting the heck out of town after graduation....
- Author:Levinson, Jay Conrad, Frausin, Andrea, Grinder, JohnSummary:
Learn how to have “more time in your life, more life in your time” with easy and profound methods and tools which will enhance not only your time management but also the quality of your life. This book is strongly based on the most...
- Author:Sievert, FredSummary:
The underlying theme of God Revealed is that all of us encounter God in unanticipated ways. Sometimes we simply don’t recognize where His influence and guidance are constantly manifesting themselves. God Revealed invites readers not...
- Author:Butler, JudithSummary:
"What does it mean to lead a moral life? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice -- one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new...
- Author:Butler, TimothySummary:
Psychotherapist and director of Career Development at Harvard Business School, Timothy Butler proposes that ruts and dead ends in life can be the catalysts for change. Using a proven-successful six-step method to confront the issues...
- Author:Mathis, Kris, Harris, Shannon L.Summary:
One of the greatest gifts you have been given in life is your ability to dream. Everything that we have today began with someone’s dream. In From Success to Significance, Kris Mathis delivers a step-by-step program teaching you the 8...
- Author:Brown, Frank J.Summary:
Frankness by Dr. Frank is a different approach to a self-help book that should alert you to a more pleasant tomorrow. It contains many thought-provoking, original quotes by Dr. Frank, plus a chapter on ole-fashioned cliches that are to...
- Author:Van Draanen, WendelinSummary:
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
- Author:Courtenay, BryceSummary:
Sequel to The Persimmon Tree
- Author:Grosso, AlissaSummary:
"An engaging, realistic journey into drug addiction and bad decision making. Grosso's Ferocity Summer is a riveting read." —A.S. King, author of the Printz honor book Please Ignore Vera Dietz Would you rather be dead and know it, or...
- Author:Bloss, JosieSummary:
Dylan Mahoney is living one big unholy lie. Thanks to a humiliating and painfully public sexting incident, Dylan has become the social pariah at her suburban Chicago high school. She’s ignored by everyone—when she’s not being taunted—...
- Author:Clarke, Michele HoweSummary:
Face Forward is about overcoming obstacles, taking back control, using your focus to expand your possibilities, and acting on your own behalf so that you can step into your brilliance. The aim is to master the majority of your time so...
- Author:Keating, KeidiSummary:
Experiences From the Light shares more than 50 fascinating stories of extraordinary, true-life adventures of light, including spiritual awakenings, near-death experiences, unexplainable synchronicities, and stories of love and heart. It...
- Author:Textor-Black, SharonSummary:
Elsa's Own Blue Zone is about a beautiful, strong and active centenarian who defies the stereotypes of age as an astounding example of positive aging and positive living. Her inspiring insights include and go further than the basics of...
- Author:Bombeck, ErmaSummary:
Even after her death, Erma Bombeck remains one of America's best-loved writers of all time. Eat Less Cottage and More Ice Cream is based on one of her most requested columns. In 1979, someone asked humorist Erma Bombeck, "If you had...
- Author:Santangelo, JodiSummary:
When Affirmations Don’t Work and Success is a Secret. Luck? Hard work? Secret strategies? How do others succeed while you keep struggling to reach your goals? (Even simple affirmations don’t seem to work for you.) What do others know...
- Author:McManus, RaySummary:
Selected by Kate Daniels as the winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, Driving Through the Country Before You Are Born is the first collection of poetry from Ray McManus. The speaker in these poems searches for redemption and...
- Author:Myers, Walter DeanSummary:
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made...