Author : Melissa Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1599909820
High school junior Lacey finds herself questioning the evangelical Christian values she has been raised with when a new boy arrives in her small town.
Author : A. E. Martin
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 28,56 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9781862542907
The time is the mid 1890s. The setting: a small outback town. Harry Ford, the postmaster, is opening other people's mail. They say nothing ever happens in small towns, but there's plenty to set tongue a-wagging in this neighborhood: adultery, blackmail, disappearances, poisonings. And then the Great Boldini comes to town.
Author : Christina Ledbetter
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2018-06-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781983281990
When Eddie Love took a 23andMe DNA test, he thought the results would tell him whether he had Irish or French or German roots. What he didn't realize is that he'd find out that the man who he thought was his father was not his father. Thus began a multi-year caper to find out not only who Eddie's real father was, but what happened (besides, you know, the obvious).Eventually, Eddie lassoed his friend Christina into helping him solve the mystery and document their journey. Their adventure took them deep into Orange, Texas, where elderly residents eventually came clean with secrets they'd been keeping for decades.Told through narrative, emails and interviews, "The Saint, The Sinner(s) and Eddie" is a quirky, true story about family, lies and friendships (plus a handful of dogs, countless bowls of gumbo, one pawnshop wedding and more half siblings than you can count).
Author : William Sirls
Publisher : BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1424554217
Andy Kemp’s young life has been as ravaged as his scarred face. Disfigured by an abusive father, the teenager hides behind his books and an impenetrable wall of cynicism and anger. As Andy’s mother struggles to reconnect with him, his Uncle Rip returns transformed from a stint in prison and wants to be a mentor to the reclusive boy, doing everything he can to help end Andy’s pain. When Andy begins hearing strange music through his iPod and making near-prophetic announcements, Rip is convinced that what Andy is hearing is the voice of God. Elsewhere, police officer Heather Gerisch responds to a late-night breaking and entering in one of the poorest homes in town. She soon realizes that the masked prowler has left thousands of dollars in gift cards from a local grocery store. As the bizarre break-ins continue and Heather pursues the elusive “Summer Santa,” Andy and Rip discover an enormous and well-kept garden of wildflowers that seems to have grown overnight at an abandoned steel mill. The identity of the gardener surprises them all—and a spree of miracles transfigures this small town from a place of hopelessness into a place of healing and beauty.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Communism
ISBN :
Author : Hanna Pylväinen
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0805095349
This stunning debut novel—drawn from the author's own life experience—tells the moving story of a family of eleven in the American Midwest, bound together and torn apart by their faith The Rovaniemis and their nine children belong to a deeply traditional church (no drinking, no dancing, no TV) in modern-day Michigan. A normal family in many ways, the Rovaniemis struggle with sibling rivalry, parental expectations, and forming their own unique identities in such a large family. But when two of the children venture from the faith, the family fragments and a haunting question emerges: Do we believe for ourselves, or for each other? Each chapter is told from the distinctive point of view of a different Rovaniemi, drawing a nuanced, kaleidoscopic portrait of this unconventional family. The children who reject the church learn that freedom comes at the almost unbearable price of their close family ties, and those who stay struggle daily with the challenges of resisting the temptations of modern culture. With precision and potent detail, We Sinners follows each character on their journey of doubt, self-knowledge, acceptance, and, ultimately, survival.
Author : J. X. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Erotic literature
ISBN :
Author : Genevieve Lynne
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2016-05-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781680586305
In Bokchito, Oklahoma, you know everyone and trust no one... Emily Matthews swore she'd never expose her son Jack to her dysfunctional family that sent her running from Bokchito at only seventeen. The sins of her past still haunt her, but when her brother lands in jail, she has no choice but to go back and face her old demons. Miller Anderson has never forgotten about the girl who ran out of his life thirteen years ago... And with the secret he's keeping from Emily, he knows he most likely never will. But when his daughter Abby plays matchmaker to set him up with his lost love, he can't resist the resurgence of emotion that has them reliving their high school glory days. Evil has a way of waiting for what it wants... Just when Emily and Miller discover their old flame hasn't died, they learn another fire has been smoldering in Bokchito. Her family's long line of sins, kindled with a generation-old grudge, ignites when Emily discovers the truth about Miller's daughter and is forced to choose between protecting Miller's secret and the one thing she can't afford to lose...her son Jack. Caught up in a game of lies and dirt road scandal, Emily must risk everything to save her son and preserve Miller's good name, or let her family's darkest secret ruin them both.
Author : Lisa A. Hazlett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 27,43 MB
Release : 2022-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 1475859627
Teaching Diversity in Rural Schools: Attaining Understanding, Tolerance, and Respect Through Young Adult Literature aims to assist secondary English Language Arts rural educatorsand students regarding diversity education through the use of rural, small town-themed young adult literature. While appropriate for any rural educator, the Upper Midwestern states (IA, MN, MT, NE, ND, SD, and WY) are focused on because they are unique in their predominantly White residents, with few to no racial and cultural minorities in all locations, large or small. Teaching rural students about minorities and facilitating in developing understanding, tolerance, and respect toward those different from oneself is difficult when absent from communities and schools. However, this book helps in reaching these goals through the use of titles that consider specific topics of cultural and racial minorities, such as those who are LGBTQ+, undocumented, homeless, having exceptionalities, managing grief/loss, and more. Also addressed are rural communities and schools, the purpose and importance of young adult literature, and locating quality rural, small town-themed novels. Suggestions for using this literature, activities, discussion topics, and recommended titles are also provided.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1294 pages
File Size : 20,54 MB
Release : 1938
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN :
