Books with title The Great Unexpected

Eighteen-year-old Alice Anderson seems to have it all—she's rich, she lives in one of the best apartments in New York City, her two best friends and her cool mom adore her, and she is frustratingly gorgeous. Alice is the epitome of perfect. But what she never tells people are the following: she resents her dad, she doesn't have a clue what she wants to do after graduation, she's had an embarrassing number of crushes but was too coward to act on any of them.But the most deadly secret of all—is that she works as a companion escort.And when it's time for Alice to meet her next client, she has no idea—that her world is about to turn upside down. Why? Because her fourth client turns out to be her new high school teacher, Nick Chase.Will she be able to keep her secret, or will there be another secret to keep...?

Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling author Eva Ibbotson, this exceptional middle grade epic is captivating, heartfelt and brilliant in equal measure. When a storm hits a small and sleepy town, it ravages every living thing. But storms don't just destroy, they uncover. And when a young boy discovers a mysterious object that has lay hidden beneath a centuries-old tree, he instantly knows that it's special. What he doesn't know is that his unexpected find will unite him with a girl searching for her missing father and trigger a series of events that will see them travelling across Europe under the most unusual circumstances. Beautifully written, The Unexpected Find is Toby Ibbotson's break-through masterpiece that's a classic in the making.

Sydney, and Ajanae are cousins. Their best friends are Trinity and Aniya. The girls are away at boarding school when an accident leaves them with unexplainable gifts. These gifts come with a downside, they are now in the crosshairs of someone or something else powerful. Will they survive, again?This book is dedicated to all of the young adults out there who don’t see themselves when they read about or watch shows about Superheros. You are beautiful in your skin

From Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebration of the great and unexpected gifts of love, friendship, and forgiveness. With a starred review from Kirkus Reviews calling it an "enchanting tale to treasure," The Great Unexpected captures the heart and the imagination.Humorous and heartfelt, this is a story of pairs—of young Naomi and Lizzie, both orphans in present-day Blackbird Tree, USA, and of Sybil and Nula, grown-up sisters from faraway Rook's Orchard, Ireland, who have become estranged.Young Naomi Deane is brimming with curiosity and her best friend, Lizzie Scatterding, could talk the ears off a cornfield. Naomi has a knack for being around when trouble happens. She knows all the peculiar people in town—like Crazy Cora and Witch Wiggins. But then, one day, a boy drops out of a tree. Just like that. A strangely charming Finn boy. And then the Dingle Dangle man appears, asking all kinds of questions. Curious surprises are revealed—three locked trunks, a pair of rooks, a crooked bridge, and that boy—and soon Naomi and Lizzie find their lives changed forever.As two worlds are woven together, Creech reveals that hearts can be mended and that there is indeed a gossamer thread that connects us all.

March 1147. Assassination, espionage, betrayal. King Owain has ridden east to confront King Madog of Powys with the attempt on the life of his son. Rhys, now abbot of St. Kentigern’s monastery, hopes for peace and calls both Madog and Owain to the negotiating table. Peace, however, is the last thing on Madog’s mind. Recalcitrant, righteous, and angry, he sees King Owain’s recent weakness as his opportunity and knows that Owain’s own barons are circling like wolves, waiting for the chance to overthrow him.With the throne of Gwynedd in the balance, Rhys is desperate to broker a deal. And when the body of a royal spy is found within hours of King Owain’s arrival at St. Asaph’s, it is up to Gareth and Gwen to find the killer before the wrong man is hanged—and a country lost.The Unexpected Ally is the eighth Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mystery.

Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling author Eva Ibbotson, this exceptional middle grade epic is captivating, heartfelt and brilliant in equal measure. When a storm hits a small and sleepy town, it ravages every living thing. But storms don't just destroy, they uncover. Andwhen a young boy discovers a mysterious object that has lay hidden beneath a centuries-old tree, he instantly knowsthat it's special. What he doesn't know is that his unexpected find will unite him with a girl searching forher missing father and trigger a series of events that will see them travelling across Europe under the most unusual circumstances. Beautifully written, The Unexpected Find is Toby Ibbotson's break-through masterpiece that's a classic in the making.

I've had a crush on my best friend's brother for years. Which wouldn't be a problem, if he wasn't such a cocky jerk. It's okay, though. My crush is based on shallowness, a simple attraction, so my heart isn't at risk of getting broken. Well, that is until my best friend decides she needs to teach her brother a lesson and take his cockiness down a notch. Her plan: I'll get Carter to fall in love with me and then break his heart. Not only does the plan work, but Carter ends up being different from the cocky jerk I thought he was. At least that's what I think at first. But Carter has secrets. Secrets connected to a dark, dangerous world. Secrets that could ruin my life

Twelve-year-old River doesn’t know what to expect when she walks into Mrs. Gladys B. Furley, R.N.’s sixth grade Human Interaction class. Mrs. Furley’s innovative approach to sex education includes the suggestion that her female students test out a pad or two. River, who hasn’t started her period yet, finds herself anxiously waiting for the boxes of pads to be open in the bathroom at home, knowing full well her sister would have had to use one. But months go by before the boxes open. Could someone be expecting? In this charming novel, River becomes more aware of life’s challenges, but manages to survive them all with a little help from Mrs. Gladys B. Furley.