Diaries Nonfiction

Join 12 year old Zombie and all of his school friends, as they prepare to go on a spring break "scarecation". What kind of crazy adventures can happen on a zombie scarecation? Imagine a zombie amusement park full of fun and excitement for all types of Minecraft mobs - that comes with its own haunted house!

Even when he was a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college his comic strip, Igdoof, was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. Then an idea struck: Jeff would write a journal from the perspective of a child, illustrated with doodles just like a kid might do. And so the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was born - and it was a hit!

An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his fiction. Now The View from the Cheap Seats brings together, for the first time ever, more than 60 works of his outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart.

This edition of Che Guevara's diary of the last year of his life describes Che's efforts to launch a guerrilla insurrection against the military government of Bolivia. It was found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967.

Now that Freckles belongs to Emma, she's determined to turn him into the showjumper she's always dreamed of! When she starts going to competitions, she has a series of challenges facing her: Freckles' wild nature, strained friendships, and Themba's new irritability with her. Emma quickly realizes it will take a lot more than hard work to make her dreams come true.

If your life was committed to pages, what would your diary say? Where would it start and what secrets would it hold? Lose yourself in a dark, spiraling tale of sex, drugs, and money told by author Karen Joy who provides a survivor’s eye view of the allure and hidden perils of sex trafficking in Diary of a Pimp’s Wife! In a bold baring of soul and memory, Joy chronicles the trials and tribulations of her once common-law husband, an up-and-coming pimp named AZ. Recounting her life with a toxic bad-boy husband and experiences with rap legend, Mr. Cheeks, Joy details AZ’s riotous rise ...

Discover a Recipe for True and Everlasting Love “Love is the best thing. It's egalitarian & free. Its only conditions are emotional maturity and reciprocity.” - Melinda Herndon (American Adventurer and Author of Novel ToMe) This is a deeply moving memoir that invites readers into the extraordinary love-before-sight story of American adventurer and serial entrepreneur Melinda Herndon and her late husband, James. Through a narrative that spans unexpected beginnings, the wonders of love, and the inevitable pain of loss, the book captures the essence of the human experience in all its ...

Before Marsha and I were married, Marsha saved enough money in one year of teaching to take an all-inclusive six-week tour of Europe with a group of teachers. She loved the experience and later described it to me in glorious detail. Between the ages of 9 and 14, I had made several trips back and forth from Iowa to the State of Washington with my family and enjoyed every minute and every mile. In anticipation of each trip, I pored over and, on a borrowed typewriter, laid out the route we might take. Discovering that we both loved to travel, Marsha and I dreamed of traveling together in ...

Steve just wants to live a nice, quiet life on his farm. But, when he starts to get lonely, he sets out to tame an ocelot or a wolf for a pet. And that is when things start to go horribly wrong with his plans for a nice, quiet life. When a mysterious stranger pays him a visit, things really start to get weird.

Anne Frank was one of the children who experienced the dreadful period of the Holocaust. But unlike those children whose names are only recorded in history, Anne Frank made a dent because of her diary. She wrote about her experiences, and her writings helped shed light on the cruelties the Jewish people experienced under Hitler’s rule. 

À l’aube de ses quinze ans, Aurélie a décidé de devenir plus mature. Pendant qu’Aurélie se prépare à écouter gazouiller les moineaux et à observer la danse nuptiale des vers de terre tout l’été (déprimant!), elle ne peut imaginer les péripéties qui l’attendent....

Un vent de changement souffle dans la vie d’Aurélie. Son école-privée-de-filles-avec-uniforme ayant fermé, elle se voit contrainte (après avoir perdu un féroce combat de roche-papier-ciseaux contre Kat) de fréquenter une école-publique-sans-uniforme-et-remplie-de-garçons.

Não há governo que pare de pé quando o governante provoca uma grave crise econômica. Nos últimos dois anos, o Brasil passou por uma recessão severa, com um rombo inédito nas contas públicas. Depois de mais de vinte anos, a inflação voltou a visitar o patamar de dois dígitos. Em agosto de 2016, quando o Congresso afastou definitivamente a presidente Dilma Rousseff, o desemprego abatia mais de 12 milhões de brasileiros.

Maddie Ziegler had hoped to become a star—she just didn't know how soon that day would come. At just eight years old, she was cast on hit reality show Dance Moms and quickly won the hearts of fans everywhere with her natural talent and determination. Soon, she was catching eyes all over—including those of pop superstar Sia, who handpicked her to star in the incredibly popular music video "Chandelier". The rest, as they say, was history. In this inspirational memoir, Maddie explains the hard work she put into her rise to stardom and how she keeps her balance along the way.

As a school project, Alexa raises an American crocodile named Jefe. Alexa brings him chicken and frogs to eat and measures his growth. Soon he will be big enough to return to the wild.