Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696755
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Murphy's mother has just moved him and their cat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Although he belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. When a bunch of local boys drag him to their soccer practice, put him in goal and pelt him with balls, he believes that his worst fear has come true. However, he seems to be discovering a new talent at the same time. And perhaps he has misjudged. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Murphy & Mousetrap
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696755
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Murphy's mother has just moved him and their cat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Although he belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. When a bunch of local boys drag him to their soccer practice, put him in goal and pelt him with balls, he believes that his worst fear has come true. However, he seems to be discovering a new talent at the same time. And perhaps he has misjudged. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554696755
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Murphy's mother has just moved him and their cat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Although he belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. When a bunch of local boys drag him to their soccer practice, put him in goal and pelt him with balls, he believes that his worst fear has come true. However, he seems to be discovering a new talent at the same time. And perhaps he has misjudged. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Murphy & Mousetrap
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781551433448
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Murphy's mother has just moved him and their cat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Although he belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. When a bunch of local boys drag him to their soccer practice, put him in goal and pelt him with balls, he believes that his worst fear has come true. However, he seems to be discovering a new talent at the same time. And perhaps he has misjudged. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781551433448
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Murphy's mother has just moved him and their cat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Although he belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. When a bunch of local boys drag him to their soccer practice, put him in goal and pelt him with balls, he believes that his worst fear has come true. However, he seems to be discovering a new talent at the same time. And perhaps he has misjudged. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
A Different Game
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554694590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In this sequel to Murphy and Mousetrap, Murphy and his three friends, Danny, Jeff and Albert, are making the transition from the tribal elementary school to the community middle school. They are all trying out for the middle school's soccer team, and they're pretty confident that The Formidable Four will all make the team. But once the tryouts begin, Albert, the tribal-school superstar, plays like a second-stringer. Murphy's new friend, Molly, is determined to help the boys find out what's wrong with Albert, but when they discover the truth, they realize that Albert is playing a whole different game.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554694590
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In this sequel to Murphy and Mousetrap, Murphy and his three friends, Danny, Jeff and Albert, are making the transition from the tribal elementary school to the community middle school. They are all trying out for the middle school's soccer team, and they're pretty confident that The Formidable Four will all make the team. But once the tryouts begin, Albert, the tribal-school superstar, plays like a second-stringer. Murphy's new friend, Molly, is determined to help the boys find out what's wrong with Albert, but when they discover the truth, they realize that Albert is playing a whole different game.
The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
Author: Finn Murphy
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393608727
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393608727
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.
Molly's Promise
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459802799
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
When Molly learns a talent competition is coming to town, her friend Murphy (A Different Game, Murphy and Mousetrap) becomes her manager. Molly is certain she is a good singer—she has been singing in her head for as long as she can remember. She doesn't sing out loud because of a promise she made to herself. Years ago, Molly vowed that her mom would be the first one to hear her sing. The only problem is, Molly knows nothing about her mom, who left when Molly was a baby. With the talent competition only weeks away, she has to decide whether to break her promise to herself and let her voice out into the world, or wait for her mother's uncertain return before singing for anyone else.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459802799
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
When Molly learns a talent competition is coming to town, her friend Murphy (A Different Game, Murphy and Mousetrap) becomes her manager. Molly is certain she is a good singer—she has been singing in her head for as long as she can remember. She doesn't sing out loud because of a promise she made to herself. Years ago, Molly vowed that her mom would be the first one to hear her sing. The only problem is, Molly knows nothing about her mom, who left when Molly was a baby. With the talent competition only weeks away, she has to decide whether to break her promise to herself and let her voice out into the world, or wait for her mother's uncertain return before singing for anyone else.
Murphy and Mousetrap
Author: Sylvia Olsen
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417685059
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Murphy's Mother Has just moved him and their eat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417685059
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Murphy's Mother Has just moved him and their eat, Mousetrap, back to the reserve in Port Alberni. Murphy is sure that he won't fit in, and he worries about Mousetrap, who has always been an indoor cat. Being a light-skinned city boy thrust onto a reserve far from the city is not easy, but maybe Murphy has what it takes.
Homer Price Comprehension Guide
Author: Laurie Detweiler
Publisher: Veritas Press
ISBN: 9781930710757
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher: Veritas Press
ISBN: 9781930710757
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics)
Author: Robert McCloskey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142404152
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142404152
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!
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Author: Margaret Early
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN: 9780153312632
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN: 9780153312632
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Murphy's Law
Author: Rusty Harding
Publisher: The Fiction Works
ISBN: 1581247877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Publisher: The Fiction Works
ISBN: 1581247877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description