young men

After harsh early years, Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England, is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving. Selected words in text highlighted and defined for vocabulary building.

Presents the unabridged version of Charles Dickens's novel in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.

Sebastian Prendergast, having left the safety of the geodesic dome in which he lived after his grandmother had a stroke, meets sixteen-year-old Jared Whitcomb, and together the boys experience the angst of being teenagers while forming a punk rock band, but when Jared's grandma asks him to return to her home, he is faced with choosing between her dying wish and his newfound life.

Recently dumped by his wealthy girlfriend, record store owner Rob Fleming finds himself in financial trouble and sets out on a pilgrimage to ask his former girlfriends where their relationships went wrong and to learn where his life went off track.

Offers advice to young people who are out on their own for the first time on how to handle everyday tasks such as doing laundry, opening a bank account, creating a budget, finding a job, and managing schedules.

An insomniac, unhappy with his life, befriends a soap salesman who starts clubs designed to help its members relieve frustration by beating each other up. As the clubs begin springing up around the nation, the salesman's appetite for violence increases.

"After an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to wander a world he doesn't understand, searching for meaning. He soon discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine. Can an unlikely savior provide the answers to the questions he barely comprehends?"--Publisher's website.

A terrifying and unforgettable story of what happens in Meany's life as a result of hitting a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother.

"Throughout Doug Luffborough's young life, he found himself torn between two masters: the selfish and the spiritual. As one of four hardworking children born to a loving and hardworking -- albeit disadvantaged -- mother, Doug faced learning challenges, hunger, and homelessness, giving in to the temptations of drinking and gang life in order to survive. At the peak of his struggles, Doug recognized that an education would help pull him out of this cycle -- for good. 'Watch Me Rise' is a memoir of hope, determination, and eventually a graduate degree from Harvard -- and all from someone who was told he was not 'college material.' "--Page 4 of cover.