Author : Patrick Carpen
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2012-09-08
Category :
ISBN : 9780988315006
The young girl Angela is really excited to get a turtle for her eighth birthday, but will she be able to handle the responsibility? Find out what happens when her turtle gets lost and how she finds it back in this exciting animal/adventure story that will be first of a perpetual series of childrens books.
Author : Mike Pedersen
Publisher : Author House
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 50,75 MB
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1456756087
On a small Caribbean island nation a disgruntled faction plots to overthrow the government. When the government learns of the plot it must do two things, thwart the takeover attempt and push forward its own plans for reform. After a chance meeting, an unlikely pair of Americans is drawn into this complex situation. In a tropical setting that is both sensual and sinister, rising young American author Angela Lundgren and engaging and enigmatic ex-army Ranger Vince Lassiter are quickly and inexorably drawn into a world of adventure, political intrigue, danger and death. They forge a sometimes contentious relationship that soon deepens beyond friendship. Along the way, each begins to question the goals and the courses of their lives. When events come to a climax on one tumultuous night, the forces of man and nature combine to find Vince putting his life in Angelas hands. Reacting almost instinctively, Angela discovers unexpected things about herself as she must risk her own life and the lives of newfound friends to save the things that have become most important to her. As they struggle to survive the events they have been swept into, Angela and Vince also struggle to make decisions that will affect their lives forever.
Author : Ellen Raskin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 11,96 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593118103
BE CLASSIC with The Westing Game, introduced by New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett. A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very stranger will of the very read Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer - but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on - through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings, Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game! Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book
Author : Nancy Garrity
Publisher : Good Year Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 2000-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780673363879
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Author : Jackie Adams
Publisher : BookLocker.com, Inc.
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2024-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
What happens to the children when Christmas is taken away??? Angela lost her husband in a sudden auto accident, leaving her three children fatherless. Dory, Angela’s oldest child, is having problems distinguishing fact and fiction, because of the dreams she’s having about her daddy. Angela takes Dory to a psychiatrist, who tells Angela that Dory should stop celebrating Christmas. Is this right? Can Angela and her children actually have a year without Christmas??? Even the library bans Christmas books!!! The children’s Uncle Nick steps in and tries to get the books back and tries to get Christmas back for the children. He even tries to talk the psychiatrists into saving Christmas! Soon the psychiatrists have meetings with all of the families and tell them they should not celebrate Christmas. They explain that Santa creates a false sense of delusion in children. Can Uncle Nick stop this before Christmas disappears? Angela worries about her brother Nick. He is single and either is working or helping her with her children. She worries about his being single until Nick gets to know the woman next door. Will they have a relationship??? Will Christmas help? Then there’s the tale of Addy Anderson and his family. Addy Anderson comes from a poor family who lives out of their automobile. Unfortunately, they have fallen on hard times. Both parents work, but their Scrooge boss doesn’t pay them enough to be financially stable. What happens to Addy Anderson and his family when Christmas comes??? Will they be living in their car? Read how these stories come together in a wholesome, funny, family tale that is about healing and growth.
Author : Chris McGee
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 2024-09-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1040112579
Detective Fiction for Young Readers is an examination of contemporary mystery stories for children and young adults. This volume explores how the conventions, rules, and expectations of adult mystery fiction have filtered down, so to speak, especially in the past several decades, to writing for younger readers. The book is organized into three sections that explore the whodunit, the hardboiled, and the metaphysical styles of mystery fiction. Furthermore, this text analyzes how each style has been adapted for a younger audience, acknowledging and exploring representative novels most in keeping with that style. This volume is ideal for students, academics, and readers interested in children’s mystery fiction that adheres to formulas made popular after the golden age of classic detective fiction.
Author : Thyra Heder
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,36 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1683350944
Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he’s not very soft, he doesn’t do tricks, and he’s pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets he’s even there! That is until the night before Nia’s seventh birthday, when nAlfie disappears! Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, we hear Alfie’s side of the story. He didn’t leave Nia—he’s actually searching for the perfect birthday present for his dear friend. Can he find a gift and make it back in time for the big birthday party? From the author-illustrator of Fraidyzoo and The Bear Report comes a warm and funny ode to friendship—even when the friends see the relationship, and the world, very differently.
Author : Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1645950697
Friendship woes and a visit from Grandma push Twig to find her voice in the fourth book in the Twig and Turtle chapter book series, perfect for fans of Ivy and Bean and Judy Moody. Speaking up can be super hard. Just when Twig thinks she's finally found a new best friend, Angela's former BFF, Effie, comes back to town. And to Twig, Effie is anything but friendly. With Effie hogging the spotlight and Angela's time, Twig has never felt so alone. And while Twig's little sister, Turtle, can be a lot of fun to hang out with, she doesn't replace a best friend. Then Grandma comes to visit, bringing with too much clutter and too many strong opinions for the tiny house, and it all becomes too much. Will Twig be able to find her voice without hurting anyone's feelings? The fourth book in the Twig and Turtle chapter book series, Make New Friends, But Keep the Old weaves themese of friendshipand finding your voice in a sweet package that fans of Ivy and Bean and Judy Moody will find hard to resist.
Author : Peter Laufer
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1250128099
A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe; Laufer charts the lore, love, and peril to a beloved species. Dreaming in Turtle is a compelling story of a stalwart animal prized from prehistory through to today—an animal threatened by human greed, pragmatism, and rationalization. It stars turtles and shady and heroic human characters both, in settings ranging from luxury redoubts to degraded habitats, during a time when the confluence of easy global trade, limited supply, and inexhaustible demand has accelerated the stress on species. The growth of the middle class in high-population regions like China, where the turtle is particularly valued, feeds this perfect storm into which the turtle finds itself lashed. This is a tale not just of endangered turtles but also one of overall human failings, frailties, and vulnerabilities—all punctuated by optimistic hope for change fueled by dedicated turtle champions.
Author : Peter H. Dutton
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0824834070
Across the Pacific, populations of some species of sea turtles face extinction unless recent dramatic declines are reversed. The continuing decline of leatherbacks and loggerheads in particular illustrates the limitations of the current gradual and unilateral approach to conservation. Recovery requires instead a holistic solution that addresses all sources of mortality throughout the entire life history and habitat use of these transnational populations. Historically conservation efforts have focused on nesting sites to protect eggs and breeding females; mortality from coastal and highseas fisheries was not addressed. In the past five years, these recovery efforts have widened to include rigorously curtailing fishing and technological fixes that lower rates of incidental sea turtle deaths during fishing. Although each of these approaches shows promise, it has become increasingly clear that they alone will not recover severely depleted populations. Recognizing the urgency of the problem, this book presents ideas and case studies by conservation biologists, economists, marine life policy experts, fishing industry and fisheries professionals, management specialists, and development assistance researchers. It provides a new synthesis and blueprint for action that shifts the paradigm from piecemeal and unilateral conservation to a more holistic and multilateral approach to the recovery of Pacific sea turtle populations.
