Author : Lyle Saxon
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 1937
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9781455602100
Proud mulatto colony ostracizes girl, who sacrifices everything for her white child.
Author : Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062838393
New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! What makes you you? The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best—acting silly and being adored. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’re the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Who, exactly, are these strangers? Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales and her daughter, Natalie. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Praise for The Strangers: "A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities." (Publishers Weekly, starred review) * Winter 2018–2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick * Indie Bestseller * Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads * PW Best Books 2019 * Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021 * 2020 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Book: The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List *
Author : Renée Carlino
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1501105787
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M
Author : Dagmar Geisler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1510735364
Lu won’t go with just anyone! Lu is waiting to be picked up after school. She stands on the sidewalk, all alone, and it starts to rain. Ms. Smith walks by, and offers to take her home. Ms. Smith lives in Lu’s neighborhood—but does Lu really know her? Lu asks herself, what’s her first name? Does she dye her hair red? What’s her dog’s name? And she says, “I don’t know you, so I won’t go with you! And besides, Mama said I should wait.” As other adults—all of whom Lu has met in some capacity before—offer to take her home, Lu continues to consider if she really knows them. One by one, she refuses to go with them. Until, finally, the person Mama said she should go home with shows up—though his appearance is a surprise to the reader! This sensitively narrated story illustrates how clear rules and arrangements can help protect and empower children during an especially vulnerable time of day. The ending includes a prompt for readers to create their own similar “safe” list, and a list of resources for parents.
Author : Ada C. Conway
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1633383539
I’ve often heard it said, “Children don’t come with an instruction manual.” I beg to differ. Children do come with an instruction manual; it’s called The Holy Bible. Raising God’s Children is a manual of sorts based on standard traditional and contemporary Christian values and is loaded with both natural and spiritual wisdom offering insight into what has been learned from every available resource—including, the wisdom of people who have raise
Author : Katrina Kittle
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062292234
“A moving novel” of a family’s struggle with trauma written in “clear prose” that lends “a luminous quality to [a] story of thriving against the odds”(People magazine). Sarah Laden, a young widow and mother of two, struggles to keep her family together. Since the death of her husband, her teenage son, Nate, has developed a rebellious streak. Her kindhearted younger son, Danny, struggles to pass his remedial classes. All the while, Sarah must make ends meet by running a catering business out of her home. But when a shocking and unbelievable revelation rips apart the family of her closest friend, Sarah finds herself welcoming yet another young boy into her already tumultuous life. Jordan, a quiet and reclusive elementary-school boy and classmate of Danny's, has survived a terrible tragedy, leaving him without a family. When Sarah becomes Jordan's foster mother, a relationship develops that will force her to question the things of which she thought she was so sure. Yet Sarah is not the only one changed by this young boy, and as the delicate balance that holds her family together begins to falter, the Ladens will all face truths about themselves and one another—and discover the power of love to forgive and to heal. Powerful and poignant, The Kindness of Strangers is a shocking look at how the tragedy of a single family in a small suburban town can affect so many. Katrina Kittle has created a haunting vision of the secret lives of the people we think we know best, and with heartrending storytelling, reveals that redemption is always possible. “Kittle crafts a disturbing but compelling story line. . . . [A] gripping read.” —Publishers Weekly “Utterly compelling. . . . [A] heartbreaking story.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author : Michael Frayn
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,83 MB
Release : 2003-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312421908
From the bestselling author of Headlong and Spies, "an unconditional triumph" (The Washington Post Book World) For fifteen years, ever since the taciturn civil servant Summerchild fell to his death from a window in the Admiralty, there have been rumors. So Brian Jessel, a young member of the Cabinet Office, is diverted from his routine work and asked to prepare an internal report. Slowly, from the archives in the Cabinet Office Registry, Jessel begins to reconstruct Summerchild's last months. It begins to emerge that, at a time when America had just put men on the moon, the British were involved in an even bolder project, and that Summerchild was investigating a phenomenon as common as sunlight, but as powerful and dangerous as any of the forces that modern science has known. The secret world into which Brian Jessel stumbles turns out to be even more extraordinary than his department had feared.
Author : Lisa Chan
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 14,36 MB
Release : 2024-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830787801
In the same way Francis Chan’s book Crazy Love changes the way we see our relationship with God, You and Me Forever by Francis and his wife, Lisa, radically shifts the way we see our relationship with our spouse. Marriage can be great … but how would your marriage flourish if you focused on something even greater? Ideal for couples and singles who want to experience God in a new way, this countercultural book: Equips us to pursue a marriage that radiates God’s glory Motivates us to make courageous decisions based on devotion to Jesus Helps us prepare ourselves and our loved ones for eternity Shows us how living with an eternal lens sharpens our focus on the here and now Unlike marriage books that narrow our attention to the marriage itself, You and Me Forever shows how to prioritize our eternal relationship with our Creator above all things—because only when two people are right with God will they be right with each other.
Author : Matthew Schafer
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1468918001
Written by a self-defense expert who wanted to teach parents how to keep their children, of any age, safe from everything from bullies, to adults, to internet predators. He interviewed parents to find out the most common questions and discovered that every parent had the exact same questions. After interviewing experts from the police, FBI, and criminal psychologists he put their answers in an easy to read book. In Here is some of what you will learn: • How to talk to your children and teens about danger and strangers without scaring them • How to get your children to understand the concept of strangers and use it effectively • An easy way to let your children know EXACTLY who is and isn't a stranger • What to teach your children to do when confronted or grabbed by a stranger • Who is most likely to sexually abuse your child and how you can tell if your child is being abused • An easy way your kids can know if an adult is trying to lure them into a potentially dangerous situation • The age that your child is most likely to be abducted • Who the most common child abductors are • What to do if your child is abducted • How to use a child's ID kit • How to tell if your child is old enough for privileges such as playing outside by themselves, walking to school by themselves, etc • Whether or not your child should fight back against a bully • What to do when your child has a bully problem • What to do if your child is a bully • Steps to take to make sure that your child doesn't become a bully • How you can get your children to starting thinking about their own safety Buy this book now and make sure your child has every advantage possible to keep themselves safe.
Author : Michael D. O'Brien
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 168149454X
An epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning in 1900, and concluding with the climactic events leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and their descendants as they live through the tumultuous events of this century. Anne is a highly educated Englishwoman who arrives in British Columbia at the end of the First World War. Raised in a family of spiritualists and Fabian socialists, she has fled civilization in search of adventure. She meets and eventually marries a trapper-homesteader, an Irish immigrant who is fleeing the "troubles" in his own violent past. This is a story about the gradual movement of souls from despair and unbelief to faith, hope, and love, about the psychology of perception, and about the ultimate questions of life, death and the mystery of being. Interwoven with scenes from Ireland, England, Poland, Russia, and Belgium during the War, Strangers and Sojourners is a tale of the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. It is about courage and fear, and the triumph of the human spirit.
