Books with title Knock on Wood

1978:Fourteen-year-old Billy Baker is the first into the pond that early summer day. Ten minutes later, his lifeless body is pulled from the chilly water, his lips like two slivers of blue ice. Billy Baker dies...but only for a little while. Thirty-nine days later, he emerges from a coma. But he is not alone.1994: Billy (AKA William) is turning thirty. He forgets some letters in the alphabet. He can't set a table properly. He still believes it's the disco era. And he can't remember that day at the pond.But the young boy William used to be has never left his side.A brain-damaged hero. An unrequited love. A lottery windfall. A jealous brother. A memory hidden just below the surface…Sharp contrasts of sunshiny music and life's dark periphery are delicately mingled in this extraordinary tale, putting a new twist on the age-old question: Is it possible to find the way home again when one's memory is nothing more than a blank slate?For fans of Forrest Gump and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

1978: Fourteen-year-old Billy Baker is the first into the pond that early summer day. Ten minutes later, his lifeless body is pulled from the chilly water, his lips like two slivers of blue ice. Billy Baker dies...but only for a little while. Thirty-nine days later, he emerges from a coma. But he is not alone.1994: Billy (AKA William) is turning thirty. He forgets some letters in the alphabet. He can't set a table properly. He still believes it's the disco era. And he can't remember that day at the pond.But the young boy William used to be has never left his side.A brain-damaged hero. An unrequited love. A lottery windfall. A jealous brother. A memory hidden just below the surface…Sharp contrasts of sunshiny music and life's dark periphery are delicately mingled in this extraordinary tale, putting a new twist on the age-old question: Is it possible to find the way home again when one's memory is nothing more than a blank slate?For fans of Forrest Gump and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Spellbinding superstitions! After the Westbridge High football team wins an amazing two games in a row, the whole team becomes superstitious. But the teammates take things a little too far by refusing to shower or change their socks and underwear, thinking it will bring them more good luck. Sabrina and Dreama ask Principal Kraft to curb the boys¹ bad hygiene, but he thinks that if the football team continues to win, they can be as smelly as they want to be! So Sabrina and Dreama decide to teach the guys a lesson to show them how silly it is to be superstitious. But their plan backfires. Can Sabrina fix the problem or will the people of Westbridge have to be forever wary of breaking mirrors and walking under ladders?

Knock on Wood, by S.L. Lipson is a "novel novel, as much fun for the eyes as it is for the imagination! Featuring Magic Sight Glasses for viewing hidden images within the illustrations, Knock on Wood makes a wonderful gift for fantasy fans. The Magic Sight concept enhances the storys theme: change your perspective, change your life! Summary: When lonely Sara discovers a wise and witty tree fairy trapped in a wood panel of her bedroom wall, moving out of her memory-filled home becomes even more complicated. Sara learns from the fairy Althea not only about moving out, but about moving on--in life--with grace, humor, and a new perspective.

"Education eShorts" are extremely engaging, bite-sized amounts of non-fiction that are designed to make reading fun.While helping a young learner to read, each book in the series is also designed to expose the reader to an important real-world topic in an interesting and enjoyable way. Each of the 48 books in the "Education eShorts" series uses an exciting topic from areas such as science, technology, history, and social issues as a vehicle to help reinforce reading skills."Education eShorts" are the perfect amount of reading for any traditional, online, blended, or home school learning environment. Or, they can be read just for fun!Use one eShort or collect all 48 books in the series!