Bøger af Stacia Leigh

"Forget something?"--Abandoned by her free-spirited mother, Pinecone Rudd has been left with the only "family" she's got, her mom's ex-boyfriend, a seasoned biker named Hammond Barba. Together, they're hiding a grievous secret, which has Pinecone making up stories, like how her mom is simply overseas, practicing yoga, and living her dream...but when a new, good-looking senior named Beau Smiley shows up at school, asking questions and hanging around, things begin to unravel. He's definitely one to keep an eye on. Except every time she looks his way, he's got his eye on her, too."Play it smart."--Beau Smiley is in the middle of a dangerous game, working for one motorcycle club while spying on another. Acting like a rat is not a life goal but a temporary gig for some fast money to see his ailing grandma through hard times. The plus side: getting close to the bohemian beauty, Pinecone Rudd, because she's a person of interest, in more ways than one. The down-side: potentially falling for this girl while deceiving her at every turn. That's why he created rules for himself, like rule #2: No distractions. Too bad he's not very good at following them...

"I have a plan."-Miki Holtz isn't some rebellious sixteen-year-old just because she dyed her hair blue and rides a motorcycle. She's an independent girl who knows what, when, and how to get things done...almost. She can't seem to gain her dad's attention or make a connection with her soul crush, Will Sullivan. But when her dad invites her along to the Burnout Biker Rally-and Will is going, too-she jumps at the chance to turn her luck around. "I don't like the way you like me."- While grieving the death of his mom, Will Sullivan has turned into an undeniable couch potato until he's forced on a road trip with his dad's motorcycle buddies as some kind of biker therapy. What's worse? He's paired up with the prez's daughter, Miki, a girl who once humiliated him in front of his friends-a girl he can't forgive...or forget. Burnout is an adventure story set in the Pacific Northwest where a strong girl and a moody boy discover love while surviving a road trip from hell. **FINALIST for Young Adult in the 2016 PNWA Literary Contest under the title Riding with the Hides of Hell.**

"Out with the old, in with the new."One day while decluttering my office, I began feeding old proof pages into the shredder with glee. But watching the metal teeth chew up my hard work had me wondering, was reducing my books into tatters a good idea? Or could I turn the pages into something new?Motivated by an online found poetry community, I recycled my proof copies of Dealing with Blue and Burnout into blackout poems and doodle art. Selected words took on a new meaning and the whimsical line drawings created their own stories, which may require a stretch of the imagination.Let it stretch!Sounds Complicated is a colorful compilation about a perplexing journey through love.

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."So said Betrand Russell, and I agree. Creating blackout poems, the process of choosing words from a page of text and restructuring them into poetry, is a great way to turn those forced idle moments--wasted time--into instances of creativity.After a summer of travel, where delays weren't uncommon, I made a habit of bringing my blackout poetry kit along. Selecting the right words, adding playful illustrations, and coloring became therapeutic and relaxing while waiting in hotel lobbies, train stations, and airports. Instead of watching the clock, I focused on the page in front of me, letting the words, lines, and colors take me away.Distance Between is a compilation of blackout poems made possible by all kinds of unexpected opportunities.