Punching Out

An elegy—angry, funny, and powerfully detailed—about the slow death of a Detroit auto plant and an American way of life. How does a country dismantle a century’s worth of its industrial heritage? To a

Punching Out features a unique collection of firsthand stories of the rare individuals who have been baptized by rocket fire, pushed beyond the edge of endurance, and experienced face-to-face encounte

Poets, rock stars, filmmakers, activists, novelists, and historians lend their voices to this landmark collection about the daily grind."M. L. Liebler is the poet laureate of America's working class.

Amal寫詩、熱愛藝術，但僅因為膚色他就被視為搗亂分子。富裕社區的一場悲劇，無辜的他被指稱為兇手送入監獄。藝術和文字將他拉出無盡的絕望與憤怒。他能否改變充滿歧視的社會，不讓悲劇發生在更多年輕黑人身上？From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. One of the most acclaimed YA novels of the year―this Walter Award–winning, New York Times and Indie bestseller is now available in paperback―a must-read for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo. The story that I thoughtwas my lifedidn’t start on the dayI was bornAmal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, because of a biased system, he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated. Then, one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white.The story that I thinkwill be my lifestarts todaySuddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal is co

★ 果醬罐大小的半神英雄，笑點卻是「巨人級」！★ 《Bunny vs Monkey》×《InvestiGators》讀者必收★ 神話任務 × 爆笑拳擊 × 節奏炸裂全彩漫畫他很勇敢！他很強壯！他……只有果醬罐那麼大！被逐出「小小奧林帕斯」的迷你海克力士，必須完成十二項傳奇任務，才能重返神界。原因？他不小心搞砸了小宙斯的超狂派對。墜落地球後，他降臨在平靜小鎮「Chutney-on-Toast」，立刻鎖定第一個壯舉——打敗獅子！（呃……還是其實只是一隻貓？）半神的力量遇上凡間的日常，混亂全面失控！爆笑誤判、誇張打鬥、英雄自尊心大爆發，這是一場把神話縮小、把笑聲放大的漫畫狂歡。當體型不是問題，勇氣才是關鍵。迷你海克力士，準備一拳一拳打回神界！Get ready to laugh out loud at the GIANT adventures of Tiny Hercules in this hilarious comic book adventure!Get ready for GIANT laughs with Tiny Hercules! Perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dogman, Tiny Hercules is the hilarious debut full colour children's graphic novel from co-creators Jon Lock and Nich Angell.'This was a blast! That Tiny Herc packs a powerful, and hysterical, punch' – John Patrick Green, creator of InvestiGators'Tiny Hercules is Huge Fun! Funny jokes, great characters, and PUNCHING. Basically, everything that is good about comics.' – Neill Cameron, creator of Donut SquadHe’s brave! He’s strong! He’s the size of a jam jar! He’s Tiny Hercules, the

Did you just get reamed out by your boss? Did Bob in accounting eat your sandwich out of the fridge again? Don’t take your stress out on your coworkerstake it out on this mini punching bag!Desktop Boxing is the perfect desk accessory for inconspicuous yet effective stress relief, and everyone from 9-to-5ers to boxing fans will enjoy this fun distraction. The kit includes a mini desktop punching bag with suction cup base, two tiny boxing gloves for your pointer fingers, and a 32-page book with basic finger boxing moves and boxing trivia.

ALWAYS WATCH YOUR BACKThe Mogor Empire has gone on the march in a bloodthirsty campaign for conquest. Cale rallies his companions to fend off the imperial army’s advance, playing politics even as he plots the Empire’s downfall. But his plans hit a snag when he’s forced to choose between going all-out to crush the enemy or maintaining his carefully crafted reputation. Then, in a shocking twist, the Empire unveils its horrific secret weapons—the product of the alchemists’ inhumane experiments. If Cale and his allies have any hope of beating them, they’ll have to break free of their constraints and reach new heights of power!Series Overview: Ever dreamt of waking up inside a novel? For Kim Roksu, this dream becomes reality when he finds himself in the shoes of Cale Henituse, the lazy, wine-loving son of a count—and punching bag for the novel’s destined hero. Determined to dodge his grim fate, this new Cale Henituse vows to rewrite his story, aiming for a life of leisure far from heroic de

A Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award.Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy.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.

A Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award.Rex Ogle’s companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother’s legacy.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.

Three years and two fighters - one ageing, tired, struggling from one backstreet dive to another; and one young, fast, going places, punching it out in packed Las Vegas arenas. One on the way up and t

Six sturdy pre-cut outlines make it easy for youngsters to trace and color a commercial jet, a helicopter, a light plane, and three other aircraft. The open stencils require no cutting or punching out

This charming, fun-to-use book introduces youngsters to fascinating creatures of the air. Six brightly colored, pre-cut stencils — no cutting or punching out necessary — make it easy for children to o

Six open stencils ? no cutting or punching out needed ? let youngsters trace and color a candy cane, Santa, bell, snowflake, Christmas tree, and stocking.

Six open stencils ? no cutting or punching out necessary ? let youngsters trace and color Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and four other Mesozoic monsters.