Books with title The Albatross

The last snows of winter are melting away and Little Albatross sits snug in the warmth of Mother Albatross' feathers. He grows bigger and stronger, until one day Mother and Father Albatross go fishing together, leaving Little Albatross alone for the first time. Will they return in time to save him from the killer bird who is watching, waiting? This exciting, beautifully told story will delight all animal lovers.

He was music, everything else was noise. Everyone at Tess's new school warns her that Micah is bad news-a heartbreaker. And a girl named Daisy is acting like she owns him. Still, Tess can't ignore her attraction to this brooding, brilliant, friendless emo guy who can turn on the charm-or heart-shredding scorn-at a moment's notice. Starting over in a new town after her parents' split isn't easy for Tess, and Micah feels like her first real connection. But then their bond suddenly feels like shackles. Caught in an obsessive triangle of jealousy and codependence, can Tess learn to break away and find herself again? "Taut and emotionally wrenching . . . I couldn't put it down. Josie Bloss is an author to watch."-Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and the Airhead series

“Taut and emotionally wrenching . . . I couldn’t put it down. Josie Bloss is an author to watch.”— Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and the Airhead seriesWhat’s so cool about nice guys?Everyone at Tess’s new school warns her that Micah is bad news—a heartbreaker. But she can’t ignore her attraction to this brooding, brilliant, friendless emo hottie who can turn on the charm—or heart-shredding scorn—at a moment’s notice.Starting over in a new town after her parents’ split isn’t easy for Tess, and Micah feels like her first real connection. But what happens when their bond suddenly feels like shackles? And Micah starts to remind Tess of her freakishly controlling father?With Albatross, Josie Bloss takes her storytelling in a new direction by exploring the dark side of relationships.

Luis Sancho is a Spanish writer, who thinks the most beautiful books are those who kept you awake when you were a kid; but you still read when you grow up, because you discover new things in them.The Albatross is one of those books: a poetic journey of initiation and discovery.A troubled man who seeks freedom beyond the chains of civilization, finds an albatross who teaches him how to fly. Converted into a bird, he accompanies the old Albatross in his journey across the World, as he learns the codes of life and the pleasures of hunting, gliding and defying the storms

There's trouble on Pegasus Bay. The usually reliable Stacy the Stork has been plagued by a mysterious eye ailment that prevents him from flying. With his stork colleagues dispersed around the world performing the vital function of delivering babies to expecting human families, Stacy is unable to deliver his precious cargo, the young Joshua Greenslate. In desperation, Stacy turns to his friend Albie the Albatross, but will he be able to complete this most important mission?