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In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela
features as a source of love and support. In this
companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful
presence a woman he could always count on—to give him warm hugs
and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring
him to the library where he could take out as many books as he
wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a
coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela’s
red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of
home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela,
Don’t Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and
towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn’t yet know
how to believe in himself.
In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and
bestselling artists from Matt de la Pena and Veera Hiranandani to
Max Brallier and R.L. Stine write about how hope always wins, even
in the darkest of times. Where does hope live? In your family? In
your community? In your school? In your heart? From a family
restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car, from an empty road on a
moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration, this anthology
of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors,
shows that hope can live everywhere, even-or especially-during the
darkest of times. No matter what happens: Hope wins. Contributors
include: Tom Angleberger, James Bird, Max Brallier, Julie Buxbaum,
Pablo Cartaya, J.C. Cervantes, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Pena,
Stuart Gibbs, Adam Gidwitz, Karina Yan Glaser, Veera Hiranandani,
Hena Khan, Gordon Korman, Janae Marks, Sarah Mlynowski, Rex Ogle,
James Ponti, Pam Munoz Ryan, Ronald L.Smith, Christina Soontornvat,
and R.L. Stine.
  A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic
memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and finding the right pair
of glasses. Â Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it
would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the
bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable,
at best. And there's a cute girl in his class who he can't stop
thinking about. With so much going on, everything is a blur
–including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs
glasses, and his family can only afford
the ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of
fitting in goes completely out of focus. In this true coming-of-age
story, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade, but now
he's got to find a way to do it with glasses, no friends and a
family that just doesn't get it! Â A beautiful coming-of-age
graphic memoir Includes heartwarming and funny arcs that perfectly
portrays the highs and lows of school Perfect for children aged
8+Â
"Monsters have never been so much fun." --Stuart Gibbs, New York
Times bestselling author of the Spy School series on The
Supernatural Society Welcome back to East Emerson, a town
chock-full of monsters, in this spooky and hilarious middle grade
series about three kids who must unravel centuries of secrets to
save the day. Things are starting to look up for Will Hunter in
East Emerson: He's pretty much used to seeing monsters all over the
place He's become best friends with neighbors Ivy and Linus (the
only people who can see what he sees) Together, they saved the town
from a pet-napping vampire! But Will's problems are far from over.
Because there's a werewolf on the loose in East Emerson, turning
people into dangerous, mind-controlled animals left and right. And
Will is one of them. Can Will, Ivy, and Linus find out who is
behind this shapeshifter army before it's too late, or will our
hero be stuck as a werewolf forever? Read all the books in The
Supernatural Society series! The Supernatural Society Curse of the
Werewolves Rise of the Undead Praise for The Supernatural Society
"Frightening and fun!" --Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times
bestselling author of The Magic Misfits "Three friends on an
action-packed, monster-filled adventure? And laughs? Sign me up!"
--Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids
on Earth series
"Monsters have never been so much fun." --Stuart Gibbs, New York
Times bestselling author of the Spy School series on The
Supernatural Society Welcome back to East Emerson, a town
chock-full of monsters, in this spooky and hilarious middle grade
series about three kids who must unravel centuries of secrets to
save the day. Things are starting to look up for Will Hunter in
East Emerson: He's pretty much used to seeing monsters all over the
place He's become best friends with neighbors Ivy and Linus (the
only people who can see what he sees) Together, they saved the town
from a pet-napping vampire! But Will's problems are far from over.
Because there's a werewolf on the loose in East Emerson, turning
people into dangerous, mind-controlled animals left and right. And
Will is one of them. Can Will, Ivy, and Linus find out who is
behind this shapeshifter army before it's too late, or will our
hero be stuck as a werewolf forever? Read all the books in The
Supernatural Society series! The Supernatural Society Curse of the
Werewolves Rise of the Undead Praise for The Supernatural Society
"Frightening and fun!" --Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times
bestselling author of The Magic Misfits "Three friends on an
action-packed, monster-filled adventure? And laughs? Sign me up!"
--Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids
on Earth series
A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about
fitting in, facing bullies, and finding the right pair of glasses.
El sexto grado no es tan genial como Rex pensó que serÃa. Es el
único chico que no ha dado el estirón, y los abusones se lo
recordarán a cada instante. Ya no puede confiar en su mejor amigo,
y no puede dejar de pensar en una linda chica de su clase, que es
posible esté interesada en él. Con tantas cosas sucediendo, a Rex
todo le resulta borroso, ¡hasta su visión! Entonces descubre que
necesita usar gafas, y su familia solo puede comprarle el par más
feo de la tienda. Cualquier esperanza que Rex tuviera de encajar se
desvanece por completo.En esta historia real sobre la adolescencia,
Rex tiene la vista puesta en sobrevivir el sexto grado, pero ahora
tiene que encontrar la manera de hacerlo con gafas, sin amigos y
con una familia que simplemente no lo entiende.Sixth grade isn't as
great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had
a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His
closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in
his class who he can't stop thinking about. With so much going on,
everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he
discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the
ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes
completely out of focus.In this true coming-of-age story, Rex has
his sights set on surviving sixth grade, but now he's got to find a
way to do it with glasses, no friends, and a family that just
doesn't get it!
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Free Lunch (Paperback)
Rex Ogle
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Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first term in Year 7. Rex and
his baby brother often went hungry, wore second-hand clothes and
were short of school supplies, and Ogle was on his school's free
lunch programme. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and
the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school
lunch line, Ogle's is a compelling story of a more profound
hunger-that of a child for his parents' love and care. Compulsively
readable, beautifully crafted and authentically told with the voice
and point of view of an eleven-year-old child, Free Lunch is a
remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller.
In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features
as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex
captures and celebrates the powerful presence of a woman he could
always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him
precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he
could take out as many books as he wanted and to offer safety when
darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence
and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas,
offered Rex the possibility of home and Abuela herself the
possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical
portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in
Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself.
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Free Lunch (Hardcover)
Rex Ogle
bundle available
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R461
R383
Discovery Miles 3 830
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Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first term in Year 7. Rex and
his baby brother often went hungry, wore second-hand clothes and
were short of school supplies, and Ogle was on his school's free
lunch programme. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and
the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school
lunch line, Ogle's is a compelling story of a more profound
hunger-that of a child for his parents' love and care. Compulsively
readable, beautifully crafted and authentically told with the voice
and point of view of an eleven-year-old child, Free Lunch is a
remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller.
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Punching Bag (Hardcover)
Rex Ogle
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R441
R361
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Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career
defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse.
Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free
Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his
complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce
mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering
over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby
sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humour
that act as beacons of light in the darkness. Compulsively
readable, beautifully crafted and authentically told, Punching Bag
is a remarkable memoir about one teenager's cycle of violence,
blame, and attempts to forgive his parents-and himself.
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Punching Bag (Paperback)
Rex Ogle
bundle available
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R250
R204
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Save R46 (18%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career
defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse.
Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free
Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his
complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce
mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepfather's anger.
Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn
baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and
humour that act as beacons of light in the darkness. Compulsively
readable, beautifully crafted and authentically told, Punching Bag
is a remarkable memoir about one teenager's cycle of violence,
blame and attempts to forgive his parents-and himself.
In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and
bestselling artists from Matt de la Pena and Veera Hiranandani to
Max Brallier and R.L. Stine write about how hope always wins, even
in the darkest of times. Where does hope live? In your family? In
your community? In your school? In your heart? From a family
restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car, from an empty road on a
moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration, this anthology
of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors,
shows that hope can live everywhere, even-or especially-during the
darkest of times. No matter what happens: Hope wins. Contributors
include: Tom Angleberger, James Bird, Max Brallier, Julie Buxbaum,
Pablo Cartaya, J.C. Cervantes, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Pena,
Stuart Gibbs, Adam Gidwitz, Karina Yan Glaser, Veera Hiranandani,
Hena Khan, Gordon Korman, Janae Marks, Sarah Mlynowski, Rex Ogle,
James Ponti, Pam Munoz Ryan, Ronald L.Smith, Christina Soontornvat,
and R.L. Stine.
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