Books with author Laurent

After a hate crime occurs in his small Texas town, Adrian Piper must discover his own power, decide how to use it, and know where to draw the line in this “powerful debut” novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review) exquisitely illustrated by the author.Adrian Piper is used to blending into the background. He may be a talented artist, a sci-fi geek, and gay, but at his Texas high school those traits would only bring him the worst kind of attention. In fact, the only place he feels free to express himself is at his drawing table, crafting a secret world through his own Renaissance-art-inspired superhero, Graphite. But in real life, when a shocking hate crime flips his world upside down, Adrian must decide what kind of person he wants to be. Maybe it’s time to not be so invisible after all—no matter how dangerous the risk.

After a hate crime occurs in his small Texas town, Adrian Piper must discover his own power, decide how to use it, and know where to draw the line in this “powerful debut” novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review) exquisitely illustrated by the author.Adrian Piper is used to blending into the background. He may be a talented artist, a sci-fi geek, and gay, but at his Texas high school those traits would only bring him the worst kind of attention. In fact, the only place he feels free to express himself is at his drawing table, crafting a secret world through his own Renaissance-art-inspired superhero, Graphite. But in real life, when a shocking hate crime flips his world upside down, Adrian must decide what kind of person he wants to be. Maybe it’s time to not be so invisible after all—no matter how dangerous the risk.

This book is about which farm animal can best sing like the rooster. After all the participants try out without success, the chick thinks he can sing like the rooster, but he is afraid to try because of a lack of confidence. After listening to the words of encouragement from his mother, the chick decides to give it a try. As a result, he is the one who wins the singing contest at the farm.The Singing Contest at the Farm is a book about farm animals and also is a book that can teach children to be patient by learning to wait for their turn, to understand sequences by using first, next, and then; and to boost their self-esteem by believing in themselves. Most of all, this book teaches one moral lesson: never judge a book by its cover.Ce livre parle de quel animal de la ferme peut le mieux chanter comme le coq. Après que tous les participants aient essayé sans succès, le poussin pense pouvoir chanter comme le coq, mais il a peur d’essayer en raison d’un manque de confiance en soi. Après avoir écouté les mots d’encouragement de sa mère, le poussin décide d’essayer. En conséquence, il est celui qui gagne le concours de chant à la ferme.Le concours de chant à la ferme est un livre sur les animaux de la ferme et aussi un livre qui peut apprendre aux enfants à faire preuve de patience en apprenant à attendre leur tour, à comprendre les séquences en utilisant d’abord, ensuite, puis, après, augmenter l’estime de soi en croyant en eux-mêmes. Surtout, ce livre donne une leçon morale: Ne jamais juger un livre à sa couverture.

After a hate crime occurs in his small Texas town, Adrian Piper must discover his own power, decide how to use it, and know where to draw the line in this stunning debut novel exquisitely illustrated by the author.Adrian Piper is used to blending into the background. He may be a talented artist, a sci-fi geek, and gay, but at his Texas high school those traits would only bring him the worst kind of attention. In fact, the only place he feels free to express himself is at his drawing table, crafting a secret world through his own Renaissance-art-inspired superhero, Graphite. But in real life, when a shocking hate crime flips his world upside down, Adrian must decide what kind of person he wants to be. Maybe it’s time to not be so invisible after all—no matter how dangerous the risk.

An impossible truth discovered. A perilous journey ahead. A deadly decision to be made.Almost sixteen, Elita White is finally at Lupine Academy where she belongs and ready to Shift for the first time when a devastating discovery turns her whole life upside down. Distressed but determined, she scrambles to uncover the truth, only to inadvertently unleash devastation on her Pack.Far from her new home, Elita is faced with a decision that will change not only her own destiny, but the fate of the world. That is, if she can make it out alive…Wolf of Choice is the first novel in The Shifters and Sorceresses Trilogy, a young adult epic fantasy series.

A moving fable about luck, persistence, and hope, grounded in the often tragic reality of modern-day immigration, by the winner of the 2004 Prix Goncort.Captain Salvatore Piracci has sailed along the Italian coast for the last twenty years, intercepting boats with clandestine African immigrants who have risked everything in the hope of reaching the new Eldorado. But when Piracci is confronted by a woman haunted by the death of her son, killed during an illegal crossing, he is forced to question the validity of his border-patrolling mission. Meanwhile, two brothers prepare to leave Sudan and make the dangerous passage to Europe. Separated mid-voyage, Suleiman, the youngest, vows to make it to the promised land and find the means to reunite with his ailing elder brother. At a time when debates over immigration and national identity dominate headlines in the United States and Europe, best-selling author Laurent Gaudé offers a unique portrait of the individuals who compromise their dreams and endanger their lives in search of a better existence.Laurent Gaudé is the author of Death of an Ancient King (winner of the Prix de Goncourt des Lycéens and the Prix des Libraires) and The House of Scorta (winner of the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary award). His novels have been published in twenty different languages, and he is also an accomplished playwright.

In the late 21st Century, the world’s governments have collapsed and mob rule sweeps the planet.A group of so-called experts, known as the Confederacy, assume control.When they unleash thousands of unmanned killing machines on the rioters, the conflict ends, yet the majority of the populace remain destitute under the watchful eye of the drones.Twenty years pass. Joshua has grown up on the now ruined streets of Chicago, in the shadow of the Confederacy’s symbol of authority, the Tower, situated within their impenetrable base, the Colonnade.With his sister taken by the Confederacy for some unknown purpose, Joshua drifts for years around the border of the Colonnade. Until one day he makes an incredible discovery that leads him to a secret resistance called the Academy, a school for training in the art of invisibility.But Joshua has his own agenda, and he is hell-bent on a quest for the truth, no matter the cost...

This book is about which farm animal can best sing like the rooster. After all the participants try out without success, the chick thinks he can sing like the rooster, but he is afraid to try because of a lack of confidence. After listening to the words of encouragement from his mother, the chick decides to give it a try. As a result, he is the one who wins the singing contest at the farm. The Singing Contest at the Farm is a book about farm animals and also is a book that can teach children to be patient by learning to wait for their turn, to understand sequences by using first, next, and then; and to boost their self-esteem by believing in themselves. Most of all, this book teaches one moral lesson: never judge a book by its cover. Ce livre parle de quel animal de la ferme peut le mieux chanter comme le coq. Après que tous les participants aient essayé sans succès, le poussin pense pouvoir chanter comme le coq, mais il a peur d’essayer en raison d’un manque de confiance en soi. Après avoir écouté les mots d’encouragement de sa mère, le poussin décide d’essayer. En conséquence, il est celui qui gagne le concours de chant à la ferme. Le concours de chant à la ferme est un livre sur les animaux de la ferme et aussi un livre qui peut apprendre aux enfants à faire preuve de patience en apprenant à attendre leur tour, à comprendre les séquences en utilisant d’abord, ensuite, puis, après, augmenter l’estime de soi en croyant en eux-mêmes. Surtout, ce livre donne une leçon morale: Ne jamais juger un livre à sa couverture.

A novella continuing the story of The Covert Academy...Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students.After Sarah and Joshua’s daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance.Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back…