Author: Jodie Hopkins Publisher: Positively Powered ISBN: 9781732902220 Category : Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
Deciding to travel alone can be scary. It can also be the greatest gift you ever give yourself. Journey for One is the perfect place to start your solo travel. Imagine yourself conquering your fears and becoming a confident and empowered traveler, ready to take on the journeys and discoveries you've only dreamed of until now. Author Jodie Hopkins gently leads you on an adventure that will prepare you with the courage and skills you need to begin traveling successfully on your own. This book will not tell you where to go, what to see, or how to get there. Instead, it will give you the opportunity to get information, learn from people who have "been there, done that", and try out some activities to see if solo travel fits your needs, personality, and lifestyle. Filled with Jodie's trademark humor, stories, and tips, Journey for One will be like having a kick in the pants from a friend, the encouragement of a coach, and the comforting words of a loving grandmother. There is no time like the present to start your Journey for One.
Author: Aaron Becker Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 153622071X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey ... who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...
Author: Lynn Cluess Manzione Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group ISBN: 1936198614 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 218
Book Description
"A Wondrous Journey" shows us what can occur when action is taken. When photographer Lynn Cluess Manzione decided to take on a project to counter what certain media are portraying as "women worthy of our attention," she found herself on an incredible journey. Manzione traveled through time with Dr. Martha MacGuffie, a retired surgeon and eighty-six-year-old humanitarian whose poignant story not only achieved the photographer's mission to show that beauty is heart and soul deep, but also offered wonderful life lessons along the way. "A Wondrous Journey" is the chronicle of Dr. MacGuffie's inspiring life story one of triumph, loss, and profound compassion. It is also a journey of self-discovery for Manzione, which leads to what they both share on the pages of this small book with big lessons.
Author: Margaret Carver Leighton Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR) ISBN: Category : Great Britain Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
Princess Elstrid, daughter of King Alfred the Great, plays a courageous role in the Christian effort to drive the Vikings from western Europe in the 9th century.
Author: Yingfan Chen Publisher: Reycraft Books ISBN: 9781478869214 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A little girl living in a tiny forest house realizes how sad it is to be all alone. She decides it's time to search for friends but wonders what makes a good friend. Each day of the week she visits a neighboring animal--the guinea pigs, house cat, turtle, rabbit, and bears--to hear what they think makes a good friend. At the end of the week, she finds herself alone and friendless in the middle of the village. A young boy approaches and together they go in search of friends only to discover that they were searching for each other.
Author: Henry Cole Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 1338599291 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
An evocative wordless picture book that is a loving tribute to mindful living on our precious planet. * "Beautifully effective." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Deeply profound... compelling... emotionally resonant." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "Elevating the life of an ephemeral object to the time scale of love across generations." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review From a tall tree growing in the forest--to the checkout counter at the grocery store--one little bag finds its way into the hands of a young boy on the eve of his first day of school. And so begins an incredible journey of one little bag that is usedand reusedand reused again. In a three-generation family, the bag is transporter of objects and keeper of memories. And when Grandfather comes to the end of his life, the family finds a meaningful new way for the battered, but much-loved little bag to continue its journey in the circle of life.
Author: Angela E. Oh Publisher: ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Collection of essays on race, gender and religion from the perspective of a Korean American lawyer, teacher and Buddhist priest. Written originally to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, the collection touches upon both personal and political experiences of their unique social activist, Angela Oh.
Author: Drew Magary Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0399563865 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
“The Hike just works. It’s like early, good Chuck Palahniuk. . . . Magary underhands a twist in at the end that hits you like a sharp jab at the bell. . . . It’s just that good.” —NPR.org “A page-turner. . . . Inventive, funny. . . . Quietly profound and touching.”—BoingBoing From the author of The Night the Lights Went Out and The Postmortal, a fantasy saga unlike any you’ve read before, weaving elements of folk tales and video games into a riveting, unforgettable adventure of what a man will endure to return to his family When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons, and colossal insects. On a quest of epic, life-or-death proportions, Ben finds help comes in some of the most unexpected forms, including a profane crustacean and a variety of magical objects, tools, and potions. Desperate to return to his family, Ben is determined to track down the “Producer,” the creator of the world in which he is being held hostage and the only one who can free him from the path. At once bitingly funny and emotionally absorbing, Magary’s novel is a remarkably unique addition to the contemporary fantasy genre, one that draws as easily from the world of classic folk tales as it does from video games. In The Hike, Magary takes readers on a daring odyssey away from our day-to-day grind and transports them into an enthralling world propelled by heart, imagination, and survival.
Author: William Trevor Publisher: Vintage Canada ISBN: 0307367428 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 221
Book Description
Full of hope, seventeen-year old Felicia crosses the Irish sea to the English Midlands in search of her lover Johnny to tell him she is pregnant. Unable to find him, alone and desperate, she is found instead by Mr. Hilditch, an obese catering manger, collector and befriender of homeless girls, who is also searching — in a way Felicia could never have imagined...
Author: Jodie Hopkins
Author: Aaron Becker
Author: Lynn Cluess Manzione
Author: Margaret Carver Leighton
Author: Yingfan Chen
Author: Henry Cole
Author: Angela E. Oh
Author: Drew Magary
Author: William Trevor
Author: James Fitzgerald