Author: R. J. Palacio
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 055350813X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “Perfection.” –The Wall Street Journal The bestselling author of Wonder returns with an enthralling adventure about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion and a mysterious pony as his guide. Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. R. J. Palacio spins a harrowing yet distinctly beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time. With the poignant depth of War Horse and the singular voice of True Grit, this is one of those rare books poised to become an instant classic for readers of all ages. “A wonderful story of courage. ... It's got the feeling of a modern classic.” —as recommended on NPR by Jorge Lacera
Pony
Author: R. J. Palacio
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 055350813X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “Perfection.” –The Wall Street Journal The bestselling author of Wonder returns with an enthralling adventure about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion and a mysterious pony as his guide. Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. R. J. Palacio spins a harrowing yet distinctly beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time. With the poignant depth of War Horse and the singular voice of True Grit, this is one of those rare books poised to become an instant classic for readers of all ages. “A wonderful story of courage. ... It's got the feeling of a modern classic.” —as recommended on NPR by Jorge Lacera
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 055350813X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “Perfection.” –The Wall Street Journal The bestselling author of Wonder returns with an enthralling adventure about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion and a mysterious pony as his guide. Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. R. J. Palacio spins a harrowing yet distinctly beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time. With the poignant depth of War Horse and the singular voice of True Grit, this is one of those rare books poised to become an instant classic for readers of all ages. “A wonderful story of courage. ... It's got the feeling of a modern classic.” —as recommended on NPR by Jorge Lacera
Journal of the Museum of New Mexico, the Archaeological Society of New Mexico, the Santa Fe Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Author: Bruce T. Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Princesita Sofía: Piyamada en el Palacio Real
Author: Disney Book Group
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484716558
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A special Spanish-language version of SOFIA THE FIRST: THE ROYAL SLUMBER PARTY! ¿Qué podría ser mejor que una piyamada? ¡Una piyamada real! Sofía está muy feliz con la idea, pero... ¿qué tal si sus viejas amigas de la aldea no se llevan bien con las princesas, sus nuevas amigas?
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484716558
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A special Spanish-language version of SOFIA THE FIRST: THE ROYAL SLUMBER PARTY! ¿Qué podría ser mejor que una piyamada? ¡Una piyamada real! Sofía está muy feliz con la idea, pero... ¿qué tal si sus viejas amigas de la aldea no se llevan bien con las princesas, sus nuevas amigas?
The Truth and Other Hidden Things
Author: Lea Geller
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781542026536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A freshly funny and heartfelt novel about one woman's secret life, the stories she tells, and the thrill and notoriety of being noticed. On the same day Bells Walker learns that her IUD has failed, her husband, Harry, is denied tenure at his Manhattan university. So Bells, Harry, their two adolescent children, and her baby bump move to New York's Hudson Valley, where Harry has landed a job at Dutchess College in the town of Pigkill. When the farm-to-table utopia Bells envisioned is anything but, she turns to the blogosphere. Under the pen name the County Dutchess, she anonymously dishes about life in Pigkill, detailing the activities of hypercompetitive parents and kombucha-drinking hipsters. Suddenly, Bells has a place to say all the things she's been secretly thinking about being a wife and mother. As Bells turns the focus of her blog on her new neighbors, her readership continues to grow, but her scandalous posts hit closer to home: she puts Harry's new job in jeopardy, derails her children's lives, and risks the one real friendship she's built. When Bells uncovers scandals right under her nose, the Dutchess goes viral, and soon everyone is asking, Who is the County Dutchess? Now Bells has to ask herself if it's worth losing the people closest to her to finally feel noticed by everyone else.
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781542026536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A freshly funny and heartfelt novel about one woman's secret life, the stories she tells, and the thrill and notoriety of being noticed. On the same day Bells Walker learns that her IUD has failed, her husband, Harry, is denied tenure at his Manhattan university. So Bells, Harry, their two adolescent children, and her baby bump move to New York's Hudson Valley, where Harry has landed a job at Dutchess College in the town of Pigkill. When the farm-to-table utopia Bells envisioned is anything but, she turns to the blogosphere. Under the pen name the County Dutchess, she anonymously dishes about life in Pigkill, detailing the activities of hypercompetitive parents and kombucha-drinking hipsters. Suddenly, Bells has a place to say all the things she's been secretly thinking about being a wife and mother. As Bells turns the focus of her blog on her new neighbors, her readership continues to grow, but her scandalous posts hit closer to home: she puts Harry's new job in jeopardy, derails her children's lives, and risks the one real friendship she's built. When Bells uncovers scandals right under her nose, the Dutchess goes viral, and soon everyone is asking, Who is the County Dutchess? Now Bells has to ask herself if it's worth losing the people closest to her to finally feel noticed by everyone else.
In the Palace of the Ocean King
Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN: 9780689317552
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An original fairy tale in which the daughter of a Lord overcomes her fear of the ocean when she rescues her beloved from the Ocean King.
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN: 9780689317552
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An original fairy tale in which the daughter of a Lord overcomes her fear of the ocean when she rescues her beloved from the Ocean King.
Tony Hillerman
Author: James McGrath Morris
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806178655
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
2022 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of the Navajo culture to an audience of millions. His best-selling novels added Navajo Tribal Police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the pantheon of American fictional detectives. Morris offers a balanced portrait of Hillerman’s personal and professional life and provides a timely appreciation of his work. In intimate detail, Morris captures the author’s early years in Depression-era Oklahoma; his near-death experience in World War II; his sixty-year marriage to Marie; his family life, including six children, five of them adopted; his work in the trenches of journalism; his affliction with PTSD and its connection to his enchantment with Navajo spirituality; and his ascension as one of America’s best-known writers of mysteries. Further, Morris uncovers the almost accidental invention of Hillerman’s iconic detective Joe Leaphorn and the circumstances that led to the addition of Jim Chee as his partner. Hillerman’s novels were not without controversy. Morris examines the charges of cultural appropriation leveled at the author toward the end of his life. Yet, for many readers, including many Native Americans, Hillerman deserves critical acclaim for his knowledgeable and sensitive portrayal of Diné (Navajo) history, culture, and identity. At the time of Hillerman’s death, more than 20 million copies of his books were in print, and his novels inspired Robert Redford to adapt several of them to film. In weaving together all the elements of Hillerman’s life, Morris drew on the untapped collection of the author’s papers, extensive archival research, interviews with friends, colleagues, and family, as well as travel in the Navajo Nation. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes and fresh insights, Tony Hillerman will thrill the author’s fans and awaken new interest in his life and literary legacy.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806178655
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
2022 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of the Navajo culture to an audience of millions. His best-selling novels added Navajo Tribal Police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the pantheon of American fictional detectives. Morris offers a balanced portrait of Hillerman’s personal and professional life and provides a timely appreciation of his work. In intimate detail, Morris captures the author’s early years in Depression-era Oklahoma; his near-death experience in World War II; his sixty-year marriage to Marie; his family life, including six children, five of them adopted; his work in the trenches of journalism; his affliction with PTSD and its connection to his enchantment with Navajo spirituality; and his ascension as one of America’s best-known writers of mysteries. Further, Morris uncovers the almost accidental invention of Hillerman’s iconic detective Joe Leaphorn and the circumstances that led to the addition of Jim Chee as his partner. Hillerman’s novels were not without controversy. Morris examines the charges of cultural appropriation leveled at the author toward the end of his life. Yet, for many readers, including many Native Americans, Hillerman deserves critical acclaim for his knowledgeable and sensitive portrayal of Diné (Navajo) history, culture, and identity. At the time of Hillerman’s death, more than 20 million copies of his books were in print, and his novels inspired Robert Redford to adapt several of them to film. In weaving together all the elements of Hillerman’s life, Morris drew on the untapped collection of the author’s papers, extensive archival research, interviews with friends, colleagues, and family, as well as travel in the Navajo Nation. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes and fresh insights, Tony Hillerman will thrill the author’s fans and awaken new interest in his life and literary legacy.
Cultura Filipina
The Model
Author: Guy De Maupassant
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Discover the compelling and dramatic narrative of ""The Model"" by Guy De Maupassant. This poignant short story explores the life of a painter and his muse, delving into themes of artistic inspiration, obsession, and the complexity of human relationships. Maupassant’s narrative provides an insightful look at the dynamics between an artist and his subject. De Maupassant skillfully captures the tension and emotional depth of the characters, highlighting the sacrifices and struggles involved in the pursuit of artistic perfection. The story reflects on the personal costs of creativity and the impact of the artistic process on individuals. ""The Model"" is ideal for readers who appreciate character-driven stories and explorations of artistic and personal relationships. Perfect for those who value Guy De Maupassant’s nuanced and introspective storytelling.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Discover the compelling and dramatic narrative of ""The Model"" by Guy De Maupassant. This poignant short story explores the life of a painter and his muse, delving into themes of artistic inspiration, obsession, and the complexity of human relationships. Maupassant’s narrative provides an insightful look at the dynamics between an artist and his subject. De Maupassant skillfully captures the tension and emotional depth of the characters, highlighting the sacrifices and struggles involved in the pursuit of artistic perfection. The story reflects on the personal costs of creativity and the impact of the artistic process on individuals. ""The Model"" is ideal for readers who appreciate character-driven stories and explorations of artistic and personal relationships. Perfect for those who value Guy De Maupassant’s nuanced and introspective storytelling.
Bulletin
Ampara
Author: Enrique Pérez Escrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description