Author: Sheryl McFarlane Publisher: Children's Health Foundation ISBN: 9780988053601 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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A lyrical Christmas story for children and families that follows Sam as he catches a ride on a Santa Boat, a floating sleigh that brings Santa Claus to children in remote locations on the West Coast.
Author: Scott O'Dell Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0395069629 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 195
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Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Author: Steve Breen Publisher: Dial ISBN: 9780803731264 Category : Beaches Languages : en Pages : 0
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Young Sam McGuffin stows away on Santa's sleigh one Christmas Eve, intending to visit the North Pole, but instead he discovers the secret island paradise where Santa and his elves vacation every year when their work is done.
Author: Kris Edwards Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks ISBN: 9780439888127 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 148
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The Callahan family always seems to find a winter adventure during their holiday vacations. But thisyear they're making a change and spending thebreak in the tropics! It seems like nothing couldpossibly go wrong on this trip to Christmas Islandin Florida, but danger has a strange way of findingits way to Santa Paws and the Callahans. This timeit's Santa Paws who needs help, and you'll never guess who comes to his rescue. It will be a magicalholiday for everyone!
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9780988072688 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Sam's sister, accompanied by their father, is in a hospital far away from their home on a remote island off the West Coast. Determined to be with his family for Christmas, Sam catches a ride on a Santa Boat, a vessel that will bring Santa Claus and gifts to the children all along the coast before delivering Sam at last to the hospital.Recommended reading ages 4-10
Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 1534146318 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Everyone knows that when Christmas rolls around Santa employs a legion of helpers to ensure the season goes off without a hitch. But between the santas on parade, the santas at the malls, and the ones ringing bells in front of busy department stores...one intrepid investigator wants to know exactly WHO the real Santa is. Armed with a notebook, pencil, and a barrage of questions, can this young detective get to the bottom of Santa's secret?
Author: John Grisham Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0385543050 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 238
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soak up the sun—and the intrigue—with the first novel in John Grisham’s beloved Camino series. “A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it.”—The New York Times Book Review A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts. Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer’s block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Bruce Cable’s circle of literary friends, ideally getting close enough to him to learn his secrets. But eventually Mercer learns far too much, and there’s trouble in paradise as only John Grisham can deliver it. Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels: Camino Island Camino Winds Camino Ghosts
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