Wishes...secrets... a tender-hearted story about friendship which is sure to ring true with all Cathy Cassidy fans. Views: 44
Bobby fights his fears — of stage fright, disconnection from his dad, and the evil neighbor cat with twenty-seven toes — in this hilarious sequel to BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY).In his last adventure, Bobby Ellis-Chan got stuck to a stinky tree, had underwear attached to his back, and faced down a whole wolfpack of girls. What could be scarier or more humiliating than that?Oh, how about playing sports with his football-hero dad ...a cat with 27 toes ...an asthma attack in public ...dancing on stage in the school musical ...And the list goes on! Bobby will have to overcome his fears if he's going to come out on top. Views: 44
Bossy,
impulsive, and unlucky in love, the all-too-human Agatha Raisin has
proved to be a surprisingly effective---and endearing---amateur sleuth.
But can Agatha make it as a private investigator? After getting mugged
on vacation, in what she will always think of as the Paris Incident, she
decides to find out.Agatha soon learns that running her own
detective agency in the Cotswolds is not quite like starring in a
Raymond Chandler movie. Instead of dames in distress with big shoulder
pads, her clients are ladies with missing cats and a man whose son has
run off with his car. Agatha even worries that she might be outclassed
by her sixty-seven-year-old secretary, Emma Comfrey.But then wealthy
divorcée Catherine Laggat-Brown walks in with their first
"real" case. Mrs. Laggat-Brown's daughter has received a death threat,
and when Agatha thwarts an attack on the girl at a dinner dance, she
recognizes an opportunity to show what Raisin Investigations can do.
Even better, the case gives her a chance to reunite with her long-absent
friend, Sir Charles Fraith. As they scour the Cotswolds in search of
leads, Charles' insights prove invaluable and his charms irresistible,
leading poor Emma to fall madly in love with him.As ever, Agatha
bumbles her way through the case, trying her friends' patience and
flirting shamelessly with the chief suspect. Will she put her tiny
agency on the map, or has even the outrageous Agatha finally bitten off
more than she can chew? Views: 44
Science/Fiction. 45792 words long. First published by DDP,October 2002 Views: 44
More than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthology Charlie Chan Is Dead remains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn, Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World brings together forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writing—from classics by Jose Garcia Villa and Wakako Yamauchi to exciting new fiction from Akhil Sharma, Ruth Ozeki, Chang-Rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monique Truong. Sweeping in background and literary style, from pioneering writers to newly emerging voices from the Hmong and Korean communities, these exceptional works celebrate the full spectrum of Asian American experience and identities, transcending stereotypes and revealing the strength and vitality of Asian America today. Views: 44
