The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

2018-06-05 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Christina Uss
Release : 2018-06-05
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by : Christina Uss

Download or read book The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle written by Christina Uss. This book was released on 2018-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp where she will learn to make friends, Bicycle says no way and sets off on her bike for San Francisco to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, certain he will be her first true friend. Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, a bike-loving horse, bike-crushing pigs, and a mysterious lady dressed in black. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.

The Colossus of Roads

2020-04-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Christina Uss
Release : 2020-04-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 503/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Colossus of Roads written by Christina Uss. This book was released on 2020-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the acclaimed The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle comes a tale of traffic jams, secret plans, and one eleven-year-old boy's determination to save his family's livelihood. Rick Rusek's stomach has a lot to say. It's got opinions on tasty foods, not-so-tasty foods, and driving in traffic-jammed Los Angeles makes it roil, boil, gurgle, and howl. It's doing the best it can. It never meant to earn its owner the nickname Carsick Rick or make him change schools for fifth grade. And Rick's stomach isn't the only one dealing with terrible traffic. His family's catering service, Smotch, is teetering on the verge of ruin after a rash of late deliveries and missed appointments. Fortunately, Rick has the solution. Unfortunately, no one wants to listen to a kid. Absolutely certain that he could fix the constant, endless traffic snarls, Rick hatches a plan. But he'll need help from his unicorn-loving Girl Scout neighbor, a famous street artist, and the best driver in L.A. Together they'll take on the stream of stalled cars--and a secret conspiracy or two, too. It's going to be tough, but Rick won't give up. If he can successfully move the 330,000 slow-moving cars standing in the way of his family's future, maybe everyone will see that he's not Carsick Rick. He's one of the seven wonders of Los Angeles. He's the Colossus of Roads.

The Girl and the Bicycle

2014-04-29 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Mark Pett
Release : 2014-04-29
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 202/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Girl and the Bicycle written by Mark Pett. This book was released on 2014-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of The Boy and the Airplane, a touching wordless picture book about a little girl, a shiny bicycle, and the meaning of persistence—with an unexpected payoff. A little girl sees a shiny new bicycle in the shop window. She hurries home to see if she has enough money in her piggy bank, but when she comes up short, she knocks on the doors of her neighbors, hoping to do their yardwork. They all turn her away except for a kindly old woman. The woman and the girl work through the seasons, side by side. They form a tender friendship. When the weather warms, the girl finally has enough money for the bicycle. She runs back to the store, but the bicycle is gone! What happens next shows the reward of hard work and the true meaning of generosity. Wordless, timeless, and classic, The Girl and the Bicycle carries a message of selflessness and sweet surprises and makes an ideal gift for graduations and other special occasions.

Miles from Nowhere

2020-02-10 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Barbara Savage
Release : 2020-02-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 371/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Miles from Nowhere by : Barbara Savage

Download or read book Miles from Nowhere written by Barbara Savage. This book was released on 2020-02-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the same amazing story as the current version, but with an updated cover and foreword. If you'd like to read Barbara Savage's two-year around the world bicycle trip now, you can order the current version here. Miles from Nowhere is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage’s sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries in two years. Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists on their ten-speeds encountered warm-hearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who ran them off the road, various wild animals (including an attack camel), rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly tested yet strengthened the young couple's relationship and as their trip ends, you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to jump back on their bikes and keep pedaling. Originally published in 1983, Miles from Nowhere has provided inspiration for legions of modern travel-adventurers and writers.

Erik Vs. Everything

2021-08-03 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Christina Uss
Release : 2021-08-03
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 711/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Erik Vs. Everything by : Christina Uss

Download or read book Erik Vs. Everything written by Christina Uss. This book was released on 2021-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each member of Erik Sheepflattener's modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live by. Erik is developing a motto he can truly believe in : avoid stuff. But when he and his older sister Brunhilde spend the summer with their rough-and-tumble cousins in Minnesota, axe-wielding Bru gets the idea to name and conquer all of Erik's fears.

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