Book Description
The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. An absorbing account...a tale of terror. —New York Times Book Review
Author : John Kuenster
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 1996-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1615780211
The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. An absorbing account...a tale of terror. —New York Times Book Review
Author : Mary Fisher
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Diagnosed HIV-positive in 1991, Mary Fisher is the founder of the Family AIDS Network and a well-known AIDS activist, speaking to thousands of people, including the audience of the 1992 Republican National Convention. This collection of Fisher's frequently quoted speeches from her first year in public life includes her assessment of this country's moral respose to the epidemic.
Author : Maggie O'Farrell
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1536219371
On the precipice of a serious illness, Sylvie wakes up to find a snow angel who tells her he will protect her, and when she finally recovers, she purposefully puts herself in precarious situations to try and meet him again.
Author : H. Elizabeth Collins
Publisher : Illumination Arts Pub. Co.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780935699166
A young girl meets angels of many races and spends her nights flying on magical adventures. This warm and gentle book reassures children at bedtime and encourages them to communicate with their special angels. Sure to become a night time classic.
Author : Cynda Strong
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 20,40 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Angels
ISBN : 9780758612984
Told in simple rhyme, this text conveys a message of comfort and peace while answering a childs question about where angels sleep.
Author : Mark Griffin
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 18,57 MB
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0349420777
'A thrilling new talent' PETER JAMES 'Creepy, twisted and gripping' SUN 'Dark, compelling and expertly paced' M. W. CRAVEN ___________________ On a cold winter's morning, the body of a young boy is discovered in Epping Forest. The body is pristine and peaceful, his head resting gently on a pillow, an angel pendant clenched in his small fist. It is a murder as carefully planned as it is brutal, and there's one person DI Bishop needs back on his team to help solve such a calculated crime. Holly Wakefield, criminal psychologist for the Met Police, is better than anyone Bishop knows at getting inside the brains of psychopaths. But with the body count rising, it's going to take all their strength and resolve to stop the serial killer before any more angels are put to their rest . . . A breathtaking, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Stuart MacBride and Robert Bryndza. ___________________ What readers are saying: 'Wow . . . An astonishingly gripping novel that grabbed me by the throat from the get-go' 'Awestruck, I finished this book with shaking hands and a pounding heart. Edge-of-your-seat stuff. Simply brilliant' 'A dark, riveting and absolutely compulsive must-read' 'I read it in one sitting as I couldn't wait to find out how it would end' 'Absolute must read . . . you won't be disappointed' 'Total page turner from start to finish' 'An immensely satisfying read and an absolutely gripping thriller' 'Unputdownable . . . would highly recommend' 'Amazing . . . I read it in a day' 'What a brilliant read, full of tension as the investigation gains pace, great characters, dark humour, and grips you right from the start to the end' 'Mark Griffin strikes again. Phenomenal' 'The writing is more expertly crafted, drawing you deeper into the darkness and walking with the characters as the desperate events unfold' 'Another masterpiece from Mark Griffin' 'Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down' 'Tightly plotted, intricate twists and turns, very human characters'
Author : John Kuenster
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9781566638005
On a terrible day in December 1958, one of the deadliest fires in American history took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. On the fiftieth anniversary of the fire, Kuenster talks with children, parents, firemen, reports, clergy, nurses, policemen, school officials, and others who were in some way connected with the disaster.
Author : Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Angels
ISBN : 9780763604141
Guardian angels keep a wandering baby safe.
Author : CJ Lyons
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780515145830
When mysterious symptoms that defy diagnosis affect her performance, Amanda Mason, struggling to finish medical school, stumbles upon a medical murder mystery and calls upon her friends to help her solve it before she becomes the next victim. Original.
Author : Karen Hesse
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,98 MB
Release : 1997-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780780789371
Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.