Her Name Is Heidi
Author : Bonnie Elder
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 2020-06-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781641843782
Heidi
Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2016-10-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781539191896
Book Description
Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Detie in Maienfeld, Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid (Detie's sister and brother-in-law). Detie brings 6-year-old Heidi to her paternal grandfather's house, up the mountain from D�rfli. He has been at odds with the villagers and embittered against God for years and lives in seclusion on the alm. This has earned him the nickname Alm-Uncle. He briefly resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl's evident intelligence and cheerful yet unaffected demeanor soon earn his genuine, if reserved, affection. Heidi enthusiastically befriends her new neighbors, young Peter the goatherd, his mother, Bridget, and his blind maternal grandmother, who is "Grannie" to everyone. With each season that passes, the mountaintop inhabitants grow more attached to Heidi.
Heidi
Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Children's stories, Swiss (German)
ISBN :
Book Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
Her Middle Name Is Courage (paperback)
Author : Heidi Dening
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0359087566
Book Description
Heidi Dening is an award-winning entrepreneur and a remarkable human-being. She woke one morning and couldn't walk for the following 8months; has been forced into a car at gunpoint in South Africa; made what she thought was the final goodbye call to her husband due to a tsunami; been amongst hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees after the 1994 genocide; and during a volunteer trip, she narrowly escaped being burnt alive when evil men threw petrol bombs at her bedroom while she slept.Heidi has transformed these real-life setbacks, and now shares strategies to inspire others to find their courage and become self-leaders.Join this impactful self-leadership movement so you can step up, speak out, and share your brilliance.
The Girl who Fell from the Sky
Author : Heidi W. Durrow
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616200154
Book Description
After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.
My Name Is Jensen
Author : Heidi Amsinck
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 2021-08
Category : Copenhagen (Denmark)
ISBN : 9781838110185
Book Description
Guilty. One word on a beggar's cardboard sign. And now he is dead, stabbed in a wintry Copenhagen street, the second homeless victim in as many weeks. Dagbladet reporter Jensen, stumbling across the body on her way to work, calls her ex lover DI Henrik Jungersen. As, inevitably, old passions are rekindled, so are old regrets, and that is just the start of Jensen's troubles. The front page is an open goal, but nothing feels right..... When a third body turns up, it seems certain that a serial killer is on the loose. But why pick on the homeless? And is the link to an old murder case just a coincidence? With her teenage apprentice Gustav, Jensen soon finds herself putting everything on the line to discover exactly who is guilty ... Hugely compelling debut thriller from leading BBC R4 story writer. Translation rights sold in Denmark and Germany. Audio sold UK
Hiding Heidi
Author : Fiona Woodcock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1471144496
Book Description
An atmospheric, enchanting story, skillfully drawn by exciting new talent, Fiona Woodcock about a little girl with an amazing gift for concealing herself. Heidi and her friends LOVE to play hide and seek. The trouble is, Heidi always win. She can't help it - she's just too good! But sometimes being hard to find can be hard to take, so Heidi needs to come up with a plan... ‘Playful imagery and Heidi’s eventual recognition of her friends’ talents add up to a warm story about compromise and common ground’ Publishers Weekly ‘A very attractive addition to the picture book shelves from an artist to be watched’ Books for Keeps PRAISE FOR POPPY AND THE BLOOMS: ‘Fiona Woodcock’s beautiful illustrations perfectly capture the contrast between a grey cityscape and the joyful kaleidoscope that fresh flowers can add… This gentle little story is a delight from start to finish’ Books for Keeps ‘A beautifully illustrated picture book which feels like a real visual treat… The artwork is stunning and very original and I think this makes it stand out as an interesting read for small children.’Being Mummy blog ‘Blooming wonderful!’ Red Reading Hub
Jumping the Scratch
Author : Sarah Weeks
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0061978795
Book Description
Jamie Reardon has always heard that bad things come in threes. So after his cat, Mister, dies, his father leaves, and his aunt Sapphy has an accident that causes her memory to develop a skip, Jamie hopes his life will go back to being as normal as cornflakes. But unfortunately there's one more bad thing in store for Jamie—something he'd give anything to be able to forget—and this one leaves him feeling like a stranger to himself. Jamie tries in vain to find the magic trigger that will help Sapphy's memory jump the scratch, but in the end it's Aunt Sapphy who, along with a curious girl named Audrey Krouch, helps Jamie unravel the mysteries of memory and jump the scratch in his own life.
Impersonation
Author : Heidi Pitlor
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643751441
Book Description
“By turns revealing, hilarious, dishy, and razor-sharp, Impersonation lives in that rarest of sweet spots: the propulsive page-turner for people with high literary standards.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers Allie Lang is a professional ghostwriter and a perpetually broke single mother to a young boy. Lana Breban is a powerhouse lawyer, economist, and advocate for women’s rights. With aspirations of running for office, Lana and her staff have decided she needs help softening her public image. That’s when Allie is hired to write Lana’s memoir about her life as a mother. Allie believes she knows the drill: she has learned how to inhabit the lives of others and tell their stories better than they can. But soon Allie’s childcare arrangements unravel; she falls behind on her rent; her subject, Lana, is frustratingly aloof; and Allie’s boyfriend decides to go on a road trip toward self-discovery. As a writer for hire and a mother, Allie has gotten too used to being accommodating. At what point will she speak up for all that she deserves? Impersonation tells a timely, insightful, and bitingly funny story of ambition, motherhood, and class.
Her One Mistake
Author : Heidi Perks
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1501198327
Book Description
What should have been a fun-filled day takes a tragic turn for one mother when her best friend’s child goes missing in this “seriously page-turning” (Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author), suspenseful, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Charlotte was supposed to be looking after the children, and she swears she was. But while her three kids are all safe and sound at the school fair, Alice, her best friend Harriet’s daughter, is nowhere to be found. Frantically searching everywhere, Charlotte knows she must find the courage to tell Harriet that her beloved only child is missing—and admit that she’s solely to blame. Harriet, devastated by this unbearable loss, can no longer bring herself to speak to Charlotte again, much less trust her. Now, more isolated than ever and struggling to keep her marriage afloat, Harriet believes nothing and no one. But as the police bear down on both women, trying to piece together the puzzle of what happened to this little girl, dark secrets begin to surface—and Harriet discovers that trusting Charlotte again may be the only thing that will reunite her with her daughter.... This breathless and fast-paced novel—perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and The Couple Next Door—takes you on a chilling journey that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
