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Just where the track of the Los Gatos road streams on and upward like the sinuous trail of a fiery rocket until it is extinguished in the blue shadows of the Coast Range, there is an embayed terrace near the summit, hedged by dwarf firs. At every bend of the heat-laden road the eye rested upon it wistfully; all along the flank of the mountain, which seemed to pant and quiver in the oven-like air, through rising dust, the slow creaking of dragging wheels, the monotonous cry of tired springs, and the muffled beat of plunging hoofs, it held out a promise of sheltered coolness and green silences beyond. Sunburned and anxious faces yearned toward it from the dizzy, swaying tops of stagecoaches, from lagging teams far below, from the blinding white canvas covers of "mountain schooners," and from scorching saddles that seemed to weigh down the scrambling, sweating animals beneath. But it would seem that the hope was vain, the promise illusive. When the terrace was reached it appeared not only to have caught and gathered all the heat of the valley below, but to have evolved a fire of its own from some hidden crater-like source unknown. Nevertheless,

A classic he-said-she-said romantic comedy! This updated anniversary edition offers story-behind-the-story revelations from author Wendelin Van Draanen. The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. Juli says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.” He says: “It’s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.” But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down: just as Bryce is thinking that there’s maybe more to Juli than meets the eye, she’s thinking that he’s not quite all he seemed. This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny voices. The updated anniversary edition contains 32 pages of extra backmatter: essays from Wendelin Van Draanen on her sources of inspiration, on the making of the movie of Flipped, on why she’ll never write a sequel, and a selection of the amazing fan mail she’s received. Awards and accolades for Flipped: SLJ Top 100 Children’s Novels of all time IRA-CBC Children’s Choice IRA Teacher’s Choice Honor winner, Judy Lopez Memorial Award/WNBA Winner of the California Young Reader Medal “We flipped over this fantastic book, its gutsy girl Juli and its wise, wonderful ending.” — The Chicago Tribune “Van Draanen has another winner in this eighth-grade ‘he-said, she-said’ romance. A fast, funny, egg-cellent winner.” — SLJ, Starred review “With a charismatic leading lady kids will flip over, a compelling dynamic between the two narrators and a resonant ending, this novel is a great deal larger than the sum of its parts.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred review

Reprint of the original, first published in 1888.

The master storyteller of pioneering life in California, Bret Harte created a diverse body of works, achieving critical acclaim from both sides of the Atlantic. This comprehensive eBook presents Harte’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Harte’s life and works * ALL the novels and shorter fiction, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as GABRIEL CONROY are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * The scarce play SUE appears for the first time in digital publishing * Includes Harte’s rare lectures, first time in digital print * Features Merwin’s celebrated biography - discover Harte’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels GABRIEL CONROY THE CRUSADE OF THE EXCELSIOR The Shorter Fiction CONDENSED NOVELS THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES THE LITTLE DRUMMER MRS. SKAGGS’ HUSBANDS AND OTHER STORIES TALES OF THE ARGONAUTS THANKFUL BLOSSOM THE STORY OF A MINE DRIFT FROM TWO SHORES THE TWINS OF TABLE MOUNTAIN FLIP AND FOUND AT BLAZING STAR IN THE CARQUINEZ WOODS ON THE FRONTIER BY SHORE AND SEDGE MARUJA THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATE ISLE SNOW-BOUND AT EAGLE’S DEVIL’S FORD A MILLIONAIRE OF ROUGH-AND-READY A PHYLLIS OF THE SIERRAS THE ARGONAUTS OF NORTH LIBERTY CRESSY THE HERITAGE OF DEDLOW MARSH A WARD OF THE GOLDEN GATE A WAIF OF THE PLAINS A SAPPHO OF THE GREEN SPRINGS A FIRST FAMILY OF TASAJARA COLONEL STARBOTTLE’S CLIENT SUSY: A STORY OF THE PLAINS SALLY DOWS A PROTÉGÉE OF JACK HAMLIN’S THE BELL-RINGER OF ANGEL’S CLARENCE IN A HOLLOW OF THE HILLS BARKER’S LUCK AND OTHER STORIES THREE PARTNERS TALES OF TRAIL AND TOWN STORIES IN LIGHT AND SHADOW MR. JACK HAMLIN’S MEDITATION FROM SAND HILL TO PINE UNDER THE REDWOODS CONDENSED NOVELS SECOND SERIES: NEW BURLESQUES OPENINGS IN THE OLD TRAIL TRENT’S TRUST AND OTHER STORIES URBAN SKETCHES THE STORY OF ENRIQUEZ SKETCHES OF THE SIXTIES UNCOLLECTED STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays TWO MEN OF SANDY BAR SUE The Poetry LIST OF POEMS LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction THE LECTURES OF BRET HARTE The Biography THE LIFE OF BRET HARTE by Henry Childs Merwin Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles