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Eighteen-year-old, mystery-loving Birdie's new job at a historic Seattle hotel leads her and her co-worker, Daniel, to a real mystery about a reclusive writer who resides there.

Everyone's favorite cat shares a collection of his favorite inspirational and feel-good quotes, from well-known classics attributed to luminaries such as Albert Einstein, Confucius, Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare and more!.

"Andy and Terry must get past their differences to save their story ideas from a herd of spy cows"--OCLC.

"When Andy has a toothache that hurts so bad he can't write any jokes for their new book, Terry knows just what to do: buy a Joke Writer 2000 to write the jokes for them! All they need first is some money from their money-making machine and then it's off to the store. It's a foolproof plan--a Terry-proof one, even! What could go wrong?"--Amazon.com.

"Presents profiles of the world's greatest writers throughout history, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Mary Shelley, Thomas Hardy, William Faulkner, Maya Angelou, and Haruki Murakami"--OCLC.

"Ryan Turane, 17 years old, wants to be somebody, wants to make his mark on the world. When he gets the chance to chauffeur his idol, the famous writer Cole Hardt, he can't believe his good luck. Ryan figures that if anyone can teach him how to reach his goals of fame and fortune, it will be Cole. Soon after they meet, Ryan rolls his father's prized Corvette off the highway and into the woods where no one will spot them. Injured and trapped upside down as the night turns cold. Ryan learns more about the writing life than he ever imagined. But he also fears that he'll forever be known as 'The Kid Who Killed Cole Hardt'"--Back cover.

During her thirteenth summer, the "eventually internationally recognized writer" Lily Blennerhassett struggles to cope with life in her tremendously "uncool" family after meeting a much better one.

Presents the reflections of over forty past and present authors on their pet cats. Discusses the cats as muses, companions, and characters in their writings. Includes a photograph of each writer and their cat.

Twelve-year-old storybook character Gracie Freeman lives in the real world but longs to discover what happened in the story she came from.

Explores the life of Canadian author and artist Barbara Reid, who has written and illustrated more than 25 children's books.