Author : Kristin Kladstrup
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763626099
After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.
Author : Hope Lim
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0823443388
When a young boy's beloved plum tree falls in a storm, he feels like he's lost both a friend and a connection to his old home. A young boy, recently arrived from Korea, finds a glorious plum tree in his new backyard. It reminds him of a tree his family had back home, and he names it "Plumee" for the deep purple plums on its branches. Whenever the boy is homesick, he knows he can take shelter in Plumee's tall branches. And when a storm brings the old tree down, he and his friends have all kinds of adventures on its branches, as it becomes a dragon, a treehouse, and a ship in their imaginations. But soon it's time to say goodbye when the remains of the tree are taken away. Before long, a new plum tree is planted, new blossoms bloom, and a new friendship takes root. A South Korean immigrant herself, Hope Lim brings her perspective on the struggle for child immigrants to feel at home to bear through spare, poetic text, perfectly matched by soft, lyrical illustrations by Korean artist Il Sung Na. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Author : Danny K Hill
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2021-04-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781662812200
In order to understand the present, you must examine the past. And in order to successfully explore the past, you must go back to the beginning, and not just any beginning-the beginning of it all. Author Danny K Hill realized this, and out of this recognition, a book was born. Genesis, The Book of Beginnings, by Dr. Danny K Hill is an in-depth look at the ultimate book of beginnings, Genesis. Told partly as a story and partly as a verse-by-verse study, Danny takes the reader on a deep dive through this foundational book of the Bible, providing a goldmine of information that can be used both in ministry and in personal study. Developed out of many volumes of material created over a forty-five-year pastoral tenure, Danny combines Scripture with insightful commentary, explaining concepts in a way that is easy for readers to understand, regardless of their background knowledge of the material. He includes a gospel message relating to the text on nearly every page, as well as doctrine crucial to Christianity and practical information on how to master the works of Satan, the flesh, and the world each day. If you're ready to embark on a comprehensive study of Genesis, the foundation of our faith, then this book is for you. Come along on the journey, and you will walk away equipped to share what you've learned with others and implement it in your own daily life. Danny K. Hill is a seasoned pastor, now semi-retired. He is a former missionary to the Republic of Ireland staying nine years, and a professor for three years at Clarksville Theological Seminary, with over forty-five years' experience in the ministry. He has Bachelor's Degree in Bible, a Masters in Religious Education and a Doctorate in Theology. He has preached the Gospel in many foreign countries and several States in the USA. Danny and his wife Brenda reside in Eastern North Carolina with their three living children and four grandchildren.
Author : Martin Kessler
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809142057
Genesis for everyday readers Why another book on Genesis? It is a text that is inexhaustible, yielding something new at each reading. Authors Martin Kessler and Karel Deurloo contribute to its understanding with this concise, text-oriented, literary commentary on this fundamental book of the Bible. The authors maintain a clear focus on Genesis and what its words mean in themselves, in their narrative context, and in the context of the Bible. The unifying theme is the birth of Israel among the peoples of the world, beginning with the universal story of God's creation of earth, sky, and seas, moving toward the call of Abram, the first of the patriarchs, through Jacob, his grandson, and Jacob's sons, the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. Clearly written and easy to follow, this book will encourage readers to reach beyond their usual assumptions to find not only information, but much illumination, about this richly layered text. Audience: --Bible study groups --introductory college courses --everyday readers who want to read the Bible with deeper meaning and understanding +
Author : Redi Tlhabi
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1431404616
"When Redi Tlhabi is eleven years old, two years after her father's death, she meets the handsome, charming and smooth, Mabegzo. A rumoured gangster, murderer and rapist, he is a veritable 'jack roller' of the neighbourhood. Against her family's wishes, she develops a strong connection to him. Tlhabi herself doesn't understand why she is drawn to Mabegzo and why, at eleven, she feels a brokenness that only Mabegzo can fix. 'Endings & Beginnings' is Tlhabi's emotional journey back into her past to finally humanise this man whose hollowness mirrored her own and who was hated and abhorred by so many when he was alive. Through interviews and deep emotional conversations with his family, friends and those who knew him, Redi finally gets to fit together the pieces of the puzzle that was Mabegzo. Her revelations do not in any way excuse who and what he was, but they go a long way in shedding light on the scourge that is violence in our societies and why young black men are consumed by anger." -- Back cover.
Author : Veronica Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0062796542
Bestselling Divergent and Carve the Mark author Veronica Roth delivers a stunning collection of novella-length stories set in the future, illustrated with startling black-and-white artwork. No world is like the other. Within this masterful collection, each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new technologies and beings. And yet, for all the advances in these futuristic lands, the people still must confront deeply human problems. In these six stories, Veronica Roth reaches into the unknown and draws forth something startlingly familiar and profoundly beautiful. With tales of friendship and revenge, plus two new stories from the Carve the Mark universe, this collection has something for new and old fans alike. Each story begins with a hope for a better end, but always end with a better understanding of the beginning. With beautifully intricate black-and-white interior illustrations and a uniquely designed package, this is the perfect gift for book lovers. * Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year (2020) *
Author : Yonatan Grossman
Publisher : Maggid
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592645039
Author : David Barton
Publisher :
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2020-06-05
Category : America
ISBN : 9781947501249
Author : Alexa Donne
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1328476685
“One of the most anticipated YA debuts of 2018, Brightly Burning is a gothic, romantic mystery with hints of Jane Eyre, Marissa Meyer, and Kiera Cass.” —Entertainment Weekly “Brightly Burning delivers a brooding gothic mystery and a swoony romance, all set in space. Donne’s atmospheric, twisty update of a cherished classic will keep you up late into the night!” —Elly Blake, NYT bestselling author of the Frostblood Saga Stella Ainsley leaves poverty behind when she quits her engineering job aboard the Stalwart to become a governess on a private ship. On the Rochester, there’s no water ration, more books than one person could devour in a lifetime, and an AI who seems more friend than robot. But no one warned Stella that the ship seems to be haunted, nor that it may be involved in a conspiracy that could topple the entire interstellar fleet. Surrounded by mysteries, Stella finds her equal in the brooding but kind nineteen-year-old Captain Hugo. When several attempts on his life spark more questions than answers, and the beautiful Bianca Ingram appears at Hugo’s request, his unpredictable behavior causes Stella’s suspicions to mount. Without knowing who to trust, Stella must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. Alexa Donne’s lush and enthralling reimagining of the classic Jane Eyre, set among the stars, will seduce and beguile you.
Author : Alexa Donne
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,36 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Courtship
ISBN : 1328948943
Princess Leonie Kolburg, aged nineteen and heir to a faded European spaceship, enters the engagement season hoping only to save her family from financial ruin, but is soon falling for her first, rejected love.
