Author : Mary Quigley
Publisher : Dial
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Lyrical with touches of spot-on humor, this story captures the fun and loving relationship between a granddaughter and her grandfather, and their interaction with the natural world. Full color.
Author : Mitch Handman
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1457549085
Inspired to write by the birth of his first grandchild, Aaron, in 2015, Mitch Handman developed a story about what life would be like with a four-year-old grandson. Married for thirty-eight years, Mitch is the president of a construction company in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and is a first-time author.
Author : Janice N. Harrington
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,78 MB
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1662660073
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor Award This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one’s individual voice. Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish," doesn't want to open her mouth. While fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening and gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just as she's beginning to settle in, her grandfather has a stroke, and even though he's still nearby, he suddenly feels ever-so-far-away. Keet is determined to reel him back to her by telling him stories; in the process she finds her voice and her grandfather again. A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices Selection
Author : Nicholas Wolterstorff
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,16 MB
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1467452726
World-renowned Christian philosopher. Beloved professor. Author of the classic Lament for a Son. Nicholas Wolterstorff is all of these and more. His memoir, In This World of Wonders, opens a remarkable new window into the life and thought of this remarkable man. Written not as a complete life story but as a series of vignettes, Wolterstorff’s memoir moves from his humble beginnings in a tiny Minnesota village to his education at Calvin College and Harvard University, to his career of teaching philosophy and writing books, to the experiences that prompted some of his writing—particularly his witnessing South African apartheid and Palestinian oppression firsthand. In This World of Wonders is the story of a thoughtful and grateful Christian whose life has been shaped by many loves—love of philosophy, love of family, love of art and architecture, love of nature and gardening, and more. It’s a lovely, wonderful story.
Author : Michael Hertzog
Publisher : Fresh Prints Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A family reels from the effects of WWII nuclear fallout, but this is far from the Japan of 1945. It's 2006 in Washington State, and the war just took another life. In this new release of WWII home-front historical fiction, a 12-year-old boy named Asher seems to make his dad furious no matter what he does. In hopes of getting his dad back to normal, whatever that is, he looks for a way to fix it all. But he soon finds that he’s bitten off more than he can chew, when he discovers clues suggesting his grandpa’s death may not have been as natural as he was led to believe. The secrets he uncovers might change everything, but what does a nuclear bomb from 60 years ago have to do with his grandpa and does it have something to do with why his dad hates the world? Asher, Mari, and their quirky little sisters team up to solve the mystery before Asher’s dad destroys the family. It doesn’t take long, though, for Asher to realize that trying to save someone else from their own despondency can end up putting your own health at risk. Through the support of Mari and their top secret spy sisters, Asher uncovers enraging revelations about his grandfather's death, but realizes, a little too late, that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Author : Joy Cowley
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN : 9781877454738
A girl and her grandfather go fishing for their tea. Suggested level: junior.
Author : Jack Canfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1453279288
More than fish tales in this delightful book, readers will discover stories about the special relationships that develop through fishing-between parents and children, between friends and lovers, between fisherman, nature, and the elusive fish.
Author : Carrie Remick
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1646542088
Paul and Sara are the very definition of soul mates, destined for true love. Their path was written in the stars before they were born. Sara's off to college to become a schoolteacher. Paul got a spot at the fire station in the same town Sara is attending college in. The world is bright and inviting for them. Their dreams are coming true. Knowing they want to spend the rest of their lives together had them standing at the altar before venturing off to fulfill their dreams. Sadly, on the night of their wedding, fate decided to test their love to its very limits, throwing them for a loop with no relief in sight. Stuck in different realms, they must find the path back to each other. The happy ending they both envisioned for themselves is spinning out of control. Sara's world has all color. Now she has to fight to be strong for the love of her life. Sara's determination to be the pillar of strength for Paul becomes the light that guides him through the dream realm, showing him the way home. Paul is lost in a realm different from anything he has ever known. He must battle creatures of myth that are the stuff nightmares are made of to get back to his love. Sara's soft cries are heard from the sky, pleading for him to fight his way back to her. She is his lifeline home, his driving force, the lighthouse in the storm, his beacon of hope. She is what he fights for. Sara's unwavering love for Paul shines forgiveness in unexpected ways. She must find the strength to wake up every day and the determination to not give up on their future. Don't miss how the story began with Written in the Stars' Book 1 of Paul and Sara's story.
Author : Terry Shannon Escobar
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 16,96 MB
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1663200505
Falling through bathroom windows and into trash cans, keeping your mother out of dumpsters and trash bins ... When everything offends your sensibilities, relaxing makes you nervous, and you hate camping but your spouse loves it... When a carpool member is SO annoying but makes you laugh like you’ve never laughed before. It’s all here, in the “Colorful Characters” of this book. Plus, where to pee, the mama of Princess and the Pea, how to know if you’re having fun, how to write love notes for lunch pails, methods for naked frog hunting, and good reasons to marry a brown man!
Author : John Gierach
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0871089793
Trout Bum is a fresh, contemporary look at fly fishing, and the way of life that grows out ofa passion for it. The people, the places, and the accoutrements that surround the sport make a fishing trip more than a set of tactics and techniques. John Gierach, a serious fisherman with a wry sense of humor, show us just how much more with his fishing stories and a unique look at the fly-fishing lifestyle. Trout Bum is really about why people fish as much as it is about how they fish, and it is ultimately about enduring values and about living in a harmony with our environment. Few books have had the impact on an entire generation that Trout Bum has had on the fly-fishing world. The wit, warmth, and the easy familiarity that John Gierach brings to us in Trout Bum is as fresh and engaging now was when it was first published twenty-five years ago. There's no telling how many anglers have quit their jobs and headed west after reading the first edition of this classic collection of fly-fishing essays.
