Author : Sylvia Cassedy
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 1985-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0380698439
In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.
Author : Andrew Neiderman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1982182644
“The woman who emerges from these pages is as riveting as her books” (The Wall Street Journal) in this compelling celebration of the famously private V.C. Andrews—featuring family photos, personal letters, a partial manuscript for an unpublished novel, and more. Best known for her internationally, multi-million-copy bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced a series of increasingly challenging health issues. Yet, once she rose to international literary fame, she prided herself on her intense privacy. Now, The Woman Beyond the Attic aims to connect her personal life with the public novels for which she was famous. Based on Virginia’s own letters, and interviews with her dearest family members, her long-term ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman tells Virginia’s full story for the first time. Perfect for anyone hoping to learn more about the enigmatic woman behind one of the most important novels of the 20th century, The Woman Beyond the Attic will have you “transfixed” (Publishers Weekly) from the first page.
Author : John Rowe Townsend
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 29,22 MB
Release : 1996-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1461731046
This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While examining many well-known American classics, Townsend also looks at British works that American audiences may have overlooked. With illustrations and bibliography.
Author : Auguste Broca
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Middle ear
ISBN :
Author : Lois R. Kuznets
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300056457
In this work the author studies the role of toy characters in works ranging from older classics such as Pinocchio and Winnie the Pooh to modern texts such as The Mouse and his Child and the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes science fiction with robots and cyborgs.
Author : Susan Wolf Johnson
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504359852
This dynamic tale revolves around a Tampa blue-blood family, the Westcotts, whose lives are intricately woven into the traditions and mythical lore of the town’s evocative holiday, Gasparilla. The story begins on a summer’s evening in 1972. While the band plays amid the sizzling heat at the Tampa Yacht Club, pirates from the Krewe of Gaspar and their ladies eagerly await the arrival of their newly crowned king, Daniel Westcott. But to their dismay, Daniel never shows up. By the wee hours of the next morning, the townspeople are scratching their heads as members of the Westcott family deliberate whether or not to call the police. As the saga unfolds, Daniel has disappeared without a trace.
Author : Jeffrey C. May
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2004-04-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 080187937X
Explains what molds are, where they grow, why they grow, and illnesses they can cause, and includes information on ways to protect one's home and possessions from mold.
Author : Varla Ventura
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 1998-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781573241281
Presents portraits of real and fictional role models for women, from sports, science, politics, and entertainment, including Dian Fossey, Aretha Franklin, Joan Baez, Anita Hill, and Agent Dana Scully
Author : Brenda Knight
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781573242714
A tribute to women who are passionate about books celebrates the librarians, editors, writers, bibliophiles, and book club devotees who have dedicated themselves to the written word.
Author : Joshua Glenn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 163286097X
UNBORED Adventure has all the smarts, innovation, and free-wheeling spirit of the original UNBORED and its 2014 spinoff, UNBORED Games, but with a fresh focus on encouraging kids to break out of their techno-passivity and explore the world around them--whether that's a backyard, a downtown, or a forest. Combining old-fashioned favorites with today's high-tech possibilities, the book offers a goldmine of creative, constructive activities that kids can do on their own or with their families. From camouflage techniques, survival skills, and cloudspotting advice to instructions on how to build an upcycled kite or raft, to using apps to navigate and explore, it's all here--along with comics that dive into the secret history of everything from bicycling to women explorers. A fun corrective to our over-anxious parenting culture, UNBORED Adventure encourages kids to become more independent and resilient, to solve problems and ask questions, and to engage with both their community and natural environment. The original UNBORED is already a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. Along with UNBORED Games, UNBORED Adventure extends the franchise in a handy, flexibound format so that the whole family can enjoy themselves indoors, outdoors, online, and offline. *Los Angeles Magazine
