[PDF] Laughing On The Outside eBook

Author : Martin Knelman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,63 MB
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1466878436

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Funny and gentle, John Candy was loved by millions of movie fans for playing true-to-life characters. Whether as the irrepressible bon vivant in Splash, the misunderstood slob in Uncle Buck, or the generous lonely salesman in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, John Candy struck a perfect balance between self-deprecating humor and irresistible, emotional warmth. But behind the scenes, beneath the booming laughter, award-winning journalist Martin Knelman in Laughing on the Outside paints a compassionate portrait of John Candy--a man blessed by comic genius and goodness of heart who was ultimately and sadly undermined by self-doubt and misguided ambition.

Author : Helen Rutter
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338652281

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When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!

Author : Shane Burcaw
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 162672007X

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"With acerbic wit & a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's YA memoir describes the challenges he faces as a 20-year-old with muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to trying to finding a girlfriend and everything in between"--

Author : Barry Denenberg
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780439095181

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During the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Austria, twelve-year-old Julie Weiss escapes to America to live with her relatives in New York City.

Author : Lance Rubin
Publisher : Ember
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0525644709

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A tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girl's determination to find the funny in high school from the author of Denton Little's Deathdate. Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of tenth grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even . . . flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that he's been diagnosed with ALS. That is . . . not funny. Her dad's still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnie's prepared to be his straight man if that's what he wants. But is it what he needs? Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnie's struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh is exactly what will see her through. **A Junior Library Guild Selection**

Author : Judy Carne
Publisher : Rawson Assoc
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Actors
ISBN : 9780892562718

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The no-holds-barred story of "Laugh-In's" Sock-It-To-Me girl details her three-year marriage to Burt Reynolds, drug addiction, career nose dive, marriage to a disturbed man, exotic love relationships, and near-fatal accident

Author : Shana Burg
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375985689

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Laugh with the Moon is on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. Thirteen-year-old Clare Silver is stuck. Stuck in denial about her mother’s recent death. Stuck in the African jungle for sixty-four days without phone reception. Stuck with her father, a doctor who seems able to heal everyone but Clare. Clare feels like a fish out of water at Mzanga Full Primary School, where she must learn a new language. Soon, though, she becomes immersed in her new surroundings and impressed with her fellow students, who are crowded into a tiny space, working on the floor among roosters and centipedes. When Clare’s new friends take her on an outing to see the country, the trip goes horribly wrong, and Clare must face another heartbreak head-on. Only an orphan named Memory, who knows about love and loss, can teach Clare how to laugh with the moon. Told from an American girl’s perspective, this story about how death teaches us to live and how love endures through our memories will capture the hearts of readers everywhere.