Author : Tami D. Cowden
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780615908113
Originally published: Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle Pub., c2000.
Author :
Publisher : Flame Tree Collections
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781839641664
Our worldwide storytelling heritage is vast and varied and yet contains common threads, themes and motifs running throughout the many legends, whether they hail from the dusty plains of Africa or the cherry-blossom-blanketed hills of Japan. This astonishing anthology, in Flame Tree’s covetable series of myths and tales, gathers together the most iconic and entertaining tales of adventure and daring from around the world. From Perseus the Gorgon-Slayer of Greek myhology, and the exploits of Frithiof the Bold of Norse saga fame, to the tragic tale of Irish heroine Deirdre, these exciting stories vibrate with the heart and soul of age-old narrative. An extended introduction is followed by four main sections, with mythic stories from Mexico, Egypt, India and more: Tales of Warriors, Travel & Adventure; Heroes & Heroines in Literature & Poetry; Legends of the Gods, Demigods & Culture Heroes; Leading Ladies & Affairs of the Heart.
Author : William S. Walsh
Publisher :
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Literature
ISBN :
Author : Caroline Starr Rose
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 158246393X
When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May, who suffers from dyslexia, from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier.
Author : Sheila Turnage
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 110157559X
Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book. A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.
Author : Kate Hannigan
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316264067
Based on the extraordinary true story of America's first-ever female detective, this fast-paced adventure recounts feats of daring and danger...including saving the life of Abraham Lincoln! Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives on her aunt's doorstep lugging a heavy sack of sorrows. If her Aunt Kate rejects her, it's the miserable Home for the Friendless. Luckily, canny Nell makes herself indispensable to Aunt Kate...and not just by helping out with household chores. For Kate Warne is the first-ever female detective employed by the legendary Pinkerton Detective Agency. And Nell has a knack for the kind of close listening and bold action that made Pinkerton detectives famous in Civil War-era America. With huge, nation-changing events simmering in the background, Nell uses skills new and old to uncover truths about her past and solve mysteries in the present.
Author : Aimee Lucido
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0358387167
In this heartfelt middle school drama, Hannah's schemes for throwing her own bat mitzvah unleash family secrets, create rivalries with best friends, and ultimately teach Hannah what being Jewish is all about. With a delicious mix of prose, poetry, and recipes, this hybrid novel is another fresh, thoughtful, and accessible Versify novel that is cookin’. - New York Times Best-Selling Author Kwame Alexander Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew . . . ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She'd prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food! But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious ...and a little left out. Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the party is still in motion. As the secrets mount, a few are bound to explode. When they do, Hannah learns that being Jewish isn't about having a big party and a fancy dress and a first kiss -- it's about actually being Jewish. Most importantly, Hannah realizes that the only person's permission she needs to be Jewish, is her own.
Author : Gillian Avery
Publisher : London : Hodder and Stoughton
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 33,52 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Children
ISBN : 9780340169452
Behandeling van de diverse perioden en genres in de Engelse jeugdliteratuur van de Verlichting tot ca. 1950
Author : Nikki Rogers
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2020-10-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780648723233
A Hero Like You looks at everyday heroes and highlights qualities such as loyalty, compassion, resourcefulness, justice, and courage. The lyrical rhyme and relatable illustrations remind us that we all have the opportunity to be a hero by helping others, doing right and making the world a better place. "What the world needs is a hero like you!"
Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Orbit Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
