Books with title Friday Nights

Reality can bite. But Halloween can kill...On the one-year anniversary of his father’s death, Hugo had zero Halloween plans beyond staying at home and playing videogames. But at the insistence of concerned friends, he reluctantly attends a throwback-themed costume party.But the fun Halloween bash ends in chaos when two of Hugo’s classmates are found with mysterious injuries while a third goes missing. Now Hugo must locate the dark forces behind these attacks before “horrors beyond imagination” are unleashed upon an unsuspecting San Miguel. That is, if he survives the night.FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS is a 27,000-word novella taking place during the events of Monsters Among Men.Also included, "A Learning Experience," a 5,900-word short story taking place right after Monsters Among Men.WARNING: This novel contains cursing, fangs and supernatural shenanigans. If cursing, fangs and supernatural shenanigans triggers the hell out of you, this novella might not be for you.

The Cutting Edge meets Step Up in this hilarious M!X novel where the worlds of football and ballet collide.Brooklyn Gartner eats, sleeps, and breathes ballet. But after her mom gets remarried and moves them to Texas, everything changes. Thanks to her star football player stepbrother, her family is football obsessed. And thanks to a new conditioning program, the middle school football team starts to take classes at her dance studio—the only place Brooklyn felt like she belonged. She has a chance to escape if she can get into her dream high school, The Texas School of the Arts, where she’ll be able to pursue her passion for dance. Brooklyn just has to get through the big All-City showcase first, where a ton of scouts will be there, including one from TSOTA. But when Brooklyn’s dance partner gets injured, she has to turn to an unexpected ally—Logan, a boy on the middle school football team—to help her get through the showcase. With some fancy footwork, teamwork and a little understanding, can Brooklyn make her mark, and dance her way onto a bigger stage?

Q: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A HORDE OF ZOMBIES TO EAT THE HOMECOMING COURT?A: MEGAN HOPES NO ONE EVER FINDS OUT!Megan has put her life on the line to keep a fellow Settler from committing acts of dark magical mayhem. But soon an unexpected twist transforms fr-enemies into allies and throws everything Megan thought was true into doubt.Even if she survives the eclipse, she knows she'll never be the same after tonight. And survival isn't a given with a hundred ancient zombies clawing their way out of the ground.Will Megan live to tell Ethan the way she really feels? Or will the lights go out--permanently--before her sixteenth birthday?Alert: FRIDAY NIGHT BITES was previously published as part of the full-length novel YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME in 2009. It has been extensively revised for this second edition told in SERIAL format.

Jennie has Friday off school to help her grandmother prepare for the family meal before the Sabbath. Jennie and Nana have their breakfast and then start work: polishing the candlesticks, ironing the tablecloth and braiding the dough for challah bread. Then they put on their pretty Sabbath dresses while the snow falls outside, and wait for Jennie's parents and baby brother to arrive with the rest of the family. Now Jennie's best time begins. Full of gorgeous colours and absorbing detail, this story portrays the rich pattern of love and tradition woven into the special relationship between a child and a grandparent.

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business.In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, Bissinger chronicles one of the Panthers' dramatic seasons and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires-and sometimes shatters-the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms. Includes Reader's Group Guide inside.Now a major motion picture starring Billy Bob Thorton.

The Cutting Edge meets Step Up in this hilarious M!X novel where the worlds of football and ballet collide.Brooklyn Gartner eats, sleeps, and breathes ballet. But after her mom gets remarried and moves them to Texas, everything changes. Thanks to her star football player stepbrother, her family is football obsessed. And thanks to a new conditioning program, the middle school football team starts to take classes at her dance studio—the only place Brooklyn felt like she belonged. She has a chance to escape if she can get into her dream high school, The Texas School of the Arts, where she’ll be able to pursue her passion for dance. Brooklyn just has to get through the big All-City showcase first, where a ton of scouts will be there, including one from TSOTA. But when Brooklyn’s dance partner gets injured, she has to turn to an unexpected ally—Logan, a boy on the middle school football team—to help her get through the showcase. With some fancy footwork, teamwork and a little understanding, can Brooklyn make her mark, and dance her way onto a bigger stage?

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, Bissinger chronicles one of the Panthers' dramatic seasons and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires--and sometimes shatters--the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms.

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business.In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true. With frankness and compassion, Bissinger chronicles one of the Panthers' dramatic seasons and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires-and sometimes shatters-the teenagers who wear the Panthers' uniforms. Includes Reader's Group Guide inside.Now a major motion picture starring Billy Bob Thorton.

Sara lives to win basketball games. She’s given up reading minds—it’s more honest that way.Funny how life has other plans.Baffled when she falls for the school's baddest rich boy, she wishes she could read his mind. But she’s not confused at all when her new girlfriend is attacked. Sara has no choice but to use her gift of telepathy. Can she use it for justice? Absolutely.Her back to the wall in an emotional avalanche, Sara's stunned by a loss so sharp she can barely breathe. Revenge? They're after her, too.It all comes down to Friday Night.This interview with the author was conducted in February, 2016.Q – Following your novel Twin Break, this is another book that's different in several ways. How did you think of the story idea?A - This story was a natural sequel idea. As I mentioned elsewhere, the concept of Twin Break came to me in a dream. I had to write another book because Sara, the main person, was so interesting.Q – You've branched out from your other books. Why?A – I really like suspense thrillers. In this book, Friday Night, I was able to create a thriller inside a book where the setting is sports, and the paranormal, in a sort of coming of age, teen-to-young adult setting. So actually, Friday Night is a lot like those suspense thrillers I've written before.Q – Is it a YA or middle grade book?A – Not this one. The main characters are teens, and anyone above the age of 13 can read it and enjoy it, but it does have some adult language and adult situations. It starts as YA sports romance, but moves to a paranormal thriller as the book progresses. It still has some scenes about social and family issues, growing up and how we handle the facts of life.Q – Why basketball?A – Twin Break is set in basketball, the game of basketball moves quickly and the story moves quickly. It felt right to have that kind of communication between the people in the book.Q – Doesn’t the story world of high school basketball limit the audience?A – The book goes pretty far beyond high school basketball, sometimes way beyond. There is a little less emphasis on basketball in this book.Q – Will there be another sequel? How about a series?A – Definitely. Sara is growing in so many ways I may follow her story for a few more years. I'm working on the third book now.Q – Anything you want to tell people who might read this book?A – You’ll like it because it moves fast, explores emotions and has a thrilling conclusion. Thanks for giving it a try.

Meet the Ballplayers -- a fearless five with a passion for sports, hanging with friends, and life on Broadway Avenue.... I'm Molly. My friends say I'm like a bull in a china shop when I play soprts. But my bruised knees and elbows never hurt when we win. Penny's my name. Sometimes people call me Big Time or Sweet P because of my smooth moves...and when we lose, I take all the blame. I'm Rosie. I don't really talk much. My coach doesn't like that I'm the only girl on the baseball team. I can't wait to strike him out. Don't let my friends fool ya. I'm Wil, the best and brightest Ballplayer of this bunch. Now can somebody please tell my coach to put me in the game? I'm Angel, the oldest Ballplayer. With my foot injuries and problems between my parents, the Ballplayers help get me through the tough times. As the new summer basketball league kicks off, these five freinds team up to form the Broadway Ballplayers. But Molly and the others run into some serious competition both on and off the court. Can they bring the championship home to Broadway Avenue?