Books with title Falling

Fifteen-year-old Kori is an outcast in both her family and her school. Her only friends are her pets—birds, cats, a dog, and a horse. After her parents and brother tragically die, she and her younger sister Sera are sent from their rural home to live in the suburbs with their aunt and uncle who they have never met before. Kori hopes to start a new life—to be loved by friends, a cute boy named Robin, and a new family. However, her sister takes all that she wants. Because Kori stands up for her cousin against their racist peers, she again becomes an outcast.Then one day, Sera and Robin have a falling out, which gives Kori the opportunity to take back all that is rightfully hers. Can she do it? Or will she be held back by the popular girls and the voices in her head that want to destroy her?

For the past two years, Mira Leith has been plagued by bullies and inexplicable Incidents that land her in hot water with her high school administration. When enough is finally enough and she is unjustly expelled, a savior appears in the form of the bizarre Professor Eldritch, who offers her a place at his academy for magic. Mira begins her tenure at Rohana Academy, despite her fears that she has no magical talent, meets new friends and enemies, resists an unwanted crush, and struggles with a terrible curse.

Falling Down is a true story of a teenager who went down the wrong path and a family who struggled to keep up. It is meant to serve as proof to those families and children who cannot see a way out of a difficult situation that they are in and that they are not alone. There is reason to keep going and what they are going through is temporary. "I was not allowed to have anything that I could use to hurt myself or use to runaway, which included my shoes. The one thing I remember most was the ridiculous slippers they gave us to wear. Bright yellow foam with big smiley faces on them. As if I didn’t feel crazy enough."Daniel Kelly is now a middle school teacher in North Carolina. He also mentors at-risk teens in the hopes that they do not follow the same road he did. A portion of all proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations that provide support to at-risk youth.

From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings.Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin’ Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too!So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!

Now that summer vacation has begun, Peyton Cole wants to relax and enjoy the last book of her favorite Young Adult romance series. She reads as Gavin Forrester and Venus Angeletti notice someone watching them from the bushes, and Peyton realizes they mean her. Suddenly she is part of their world, and she doesn't know how she got there.Hot-beyond-belief Gavin seems attracted to her, and she thinks it might be fun to pop in and out of the book at will. Then everything changes when someone tries to kill her. Peyton wants to return to the safety of her world, but she can't get out of the story. Her best friends, her sister, and the boy who loves her rush against time to save her, but the truth may be more than they can handle.For ages 12 and up.Young Adult Paranormal/Humor

A drastic change within an enchanted Forest occurs in The Falling, the mystical first volume of The Forest Spirit series. An upheaval of normalcy affects the various kingdoms of mythical beings and animals caused by a Higher Spirit's fall from grace. Now it's up to a group of the smallest and most oblivious of creatures, the nymphs, to save their Forest and reinstate the Forest's spiritual balance of good and evil. Narena, her brother Nyxen, and debonair warrior Kellen join forces with a sassy faery, wise salamander, and human witches to discover that even the tiniest of beings can create an enormous impact on the world around them.

Poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein. " Mille McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam. She screamed so loud Her jawbone broke, Her tongue caught fire, Her nostrils smoked..." Poor Screaming' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS and A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC. Here you will meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold. So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.

This will be the summer of love . . . and death.When seventeen-year-old Rosalynn Young pictured her summer vacation, she didn't think she would be spending it working as a maid at the Millennium Hotel. She imagined painting and gardening. But soon, in spite of her disappointment, she meets Victor Gregorie. Wayward and enigmatic, he sends a chill up her spine. Everything about him feels foreign--unearthly.Dangerously drawn to Victor, Rosalynn willfully ignores his volatile mood swings. When she impulsively enters Victor's room, she finds a journal dating back to the 19th Century and a photograph of him from August 14, 1874.He's hiding something sinister and she's desperate to find out what, even if it means risking everything. But Rosalynn fails to realize that her attraction to Victor comes at a price and she soon learns some secrets are better kept hidden.She's in for the summer job of a lifetime.

Carli Thornley and Josh Thornton grew up together in the picturesque town of August Lake. Despite their family’s differences, the two banded together to face high school together, becoming best friends. Carli immerses herself in her education while Josh lives for hockey and his dream of becoming the Red Valley Razors next draft pick.One warm spring day, in broad daylight, Carli’s worst fears come true. In the blink of an eye, a terrible accident happens and Josh slips into a coma. His family is torn apart and Carli is left to pick up the shattered pieces. Her loyalty is tested like she never could have imagined and shocking secrets about Josh’s family are revealed. Carli strives to hold his family together, but even with her best efforts, Josh remains unreachable. Until one day everything changes.In the summer that follows the accident, Carli must face the consequences of that single fateful day and find a way to cope…or the courage to move on.

Fifteen-year-old Kori is an outcast in both her family and her school. Her only friends are her pets—birds, cats, a dog, and a horse. After her parents and brother tragically die, she and her younger sister Sera are sent from their rural home to live in the suburbs with their aunt and uncle who they have never met before. Kori hopes to start a new life—to be loved by friends, a cute boy named Robin, and a new family. However, her sister takes all that she wants. Because Kori stands up for her cousin against their racist peers, she again becomes an outcast.Then one day, Sera and Robin have a falling out, which gives Kori the opportunity to take back all that is rightfully hers. Can she do it? Or will she be held back by the popular girls and the voices in her head that want to destroy her?