Showing results for "the boy" in Contemporary Fiction

He's big. He's bold. He's brash. And as the new governor of Minnesota, Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente is the most compelling figure to appear on the state - and national - political landscape in decades.

The new King of American Politics (and former UWA World Champion) tells all to best-selling author, public radio show host, and fellow Minnesotan Garrison Keillor. This is satire at its best, delivered as only Keillor can.

In That Boy Thatha, sixteen-year-old Thatha’s world is shattered when he’s separated from his family. Stripped of security, love, and guidance, he must navigate a harsh world alone. Battling guilt, loneliness, and the brutal realities of growing up too soon, Thatha’s journey becomes one of survival and self-discovery. As he struggles for a better future, the weight of his past and the looming forces of karma threaten to destroy everything he’s fought for.

Jeder Schritt, den wir gehen, kann der Anfang einer ganz neuen Geschichte sein. "Boy meets Girl" - mit diesem Satz kann alles anfangen, jede mögliche Geschichte nimmt von hier aus ihren Lauf. Auch für Nora verändert eine kurze Begegnung ihr ganzes Leben. Plötzlich steht sie vor der Erkenntnis, dass sie schon viel zu lange nur eine Besucherin in ihrem eigenen Leben war. Der Schmerz über das Scheitern ihrer Ehe und die wachsende Hilflosigkeit ihres alternden Vaters setzen in ihr endlich den Wunsch zur Veränderung frei.

There's no two ways about Les Norton - the carrot-topped country boy who works as a bouncer at Sydney's top illegal casino. He's tough and he's mean. He's got a granite jaw, fists like hams, and they say the last time he took a tenner from his wallet Henry Lawson blinked at the light. Lethal but loyal, he's always good for a laugh. In this, the third collection of Les Norton adventures, Les gets his boss off the hook. But not without the help of the boy from Binjiwunyawunya. Les then finds himself in a spot of bother in Long Bay Gaol then in a lot more bother on a St. Kilda tram in Melbourne.

Will Freeman, 36-jährig, betont lässig, lebt sein optimal sorgenfreies, ruhiges Leben in London. Pure Langeweile treibt den überzeugten Single dazu...

A family is fractured and troubled. The grandfather is terminally ill, and it is not a convenient time to die. His business practices are convoluted and corrupt. He seeks to bribe God to buy his way out of Heaven.

Moni the Goat-Boy written by Johanna Spyri (1827 - 1901): Moni is the goat boy who takes care of all the goats belonging to the people of Fideris, Switzerland. His favorite is a young kid named Mäggerli. One day Moni comes across a serious situation where he must keep a deceitful secret in order to protect Mäggerli from being killed. This delightful short story teaches children that to trust God and do right is always better than being deceitful.

A boy can’t be a bestie, can he? Mia and Jack are great friends - they live next door to each other and they like the same things. But what happens when everyone thinks he’s her boyfriend?

Along time ago, there lived an old poet, a thoroughly kind old poet. As he was sitting one evening in his room, a dreadful storm arose without, and the rain streamed down from heaven; but the old poet sat warm and comfortable in his chimney-comer, where the fire blazed and the roasting apple hissed...

風変わりな住人たちと拾われた猫が住む蔦屋敷に、とある相談事が舞い込んできて…偏屈会計士と口の悪いイケメン准教授、そして茶トラ猫のむぎちゃ。彼らのもとに、起業を目指す青年や家出少女がやってきて…。

専業主婦の杉山莉緒（りお）（40）は、高校２年生の一人息子・聖将（きよまさ）からのカミングアウトをファミレスで聞き、衝撃を受けた。

Puzwuk the orphan boy tries to save his village from famine, one fish at a time.

「男の花道」「男の十字路」「男の旅路」「オールドボーイ」といった“男シリーズ”のほか、単行本未収録の「赤い靴」「青年」「蜘蛛太夫」「道路の虹」などをまとめた、“無頼派作家”最晩年の短編小説集。

銀行を退職した塚田の再就職先は、社長のお抱え運転手だった。タイプの違う社長に戸惑いながら鷹揚で照れ屋の社長の人柄に惹かれていった。　･･持ち馬が大勝した日、競馬場から向かった先はガード下の靴磨きのところだった。