Author: Sharon Lovejoy
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385744099
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
"Journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom"--
Running Out of Night
Author: Sharon Lovejoy
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0385378475
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Children’s Book Review Seven Middle Grade Books for African American History Month Pick Fans of Elijah of Buxton, Trouble Don’t Last, and Stealing Freedom will be drawn to this tale of the incredible journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom. Every day is a misery for a nameless, motherless Southern girl who is treated cruelly by her pa and brothers. Her life changes forever when a runaway slave named Zenobia turns to her for help and shelter. Longing for her own freedom, the girl decides to run away, and she and Zenobia set off on a harrowing journey. Along the way, Zenobia names the girl Lark, after the bird, for her ability to mimic its song. Running by night, hiding by day, the girls are pursued by Lark’s pa and brothers and by ruthless slave catchers. Brightwell, another runaway slave, joins them, and the three follow secret signs to a stop on the Underground Railroad. When the hideout is raided and Zenobia and Brightwell are captured, Lark sets out alone to rescue her friends. A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the Year An International Reading Association Best Chapter Book of the Year A Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List Selection A Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee A New Mexico’s Land of Enchantment Book Award Selection A Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Selection "Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling."--Kirkus Reviews "Distinguished by lively descriptions and dialogue."--Publisher's Weekly "A gripping historical novel . . . heart-stopping, heart-racing and eventually heart-easing.--Library Voice "Powerful debut novel."--International Reading Association "An essential read for those interested in American history."--San Louis Obispo Tribune "A gritty, engrossing tale.--Slo Coast Journal
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0385378475
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Children’s Book Review Seven Middle Grade Books for African American History Month Pick Fans of Elijah of Buxton, Trouble Don’t Last, and Stealing Freedom will be drawn to this tale of the incredible journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom. Every day is a misery for a nameless, motherless Southern girl who is treated cruelly by her pa and brothers. Her life changes forever when a runaway slave named Zenobia turns to her for help and shelter. Longing for her own freedom, the girl decides to run away, and she and Zenobia set off on a harrowing journey. Along the way, Zenobia names the girl Lark, after the bird, for her ability to mimic its song. Running by night, hiding by day, the girls are pursued by Lark’s pa and brothers and by ruthless slave catchers. Brightwell, another runaway slave, joins them, and the three follow secret signs to a stop on the Underground Railroad. When the hideout is raided and Zenobia and Brightwell are captured, Lark sets out alone to rescue her friends. A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the Year An International Reading Association Best Chapter Book of the Year A Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List Selection A Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee A New Mexico’s Land of Enchantment Book Award Selection A Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Selection "Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling."--Kirkus Reviews "Distinguished by lively descriptions and dialogue."--Publisher's Weekly "A gripping historical novel . . . heart-stopping, heart-racing and eventually heart-easing.--Library Voice "Powerful debut novel."--International Reading Association "An essential read for those interested in American history."--San Louis Obispo Tribune "A gritty, engrossing tale.--Slo Coast Journal
Running Out of Time
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689800843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689800843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
Better Than Running at Night
Author: Hillary Frank
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618104390
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A freshman art student from Manhattan spends her first year away from home in New England.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618104390
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A freshman art student from Manhattan spends her first year away from home in New England.
Night Running
Author: Elisa Carbone
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0375987274
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
It's 1838, and James has made a secret plan to escape Master Graham’s farm–and slavery. James tells his dog Zeus he has to stay behind: he’s simply too noisy to bring along on a dangerous nighttime journey. But when two white men capture James soon after he runs, he’s grateful his faithful hunting dog didn’t obey. Zeus has followed behind, and the scrappy hound rescues James from his captors. An author’s note describes the real life inspiration behind the book: James Smith, a slave who escaped with the help of his dog and went on to become a farmer and Baptist minister.
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0375987274
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
It's 1838, and James has made a secret plan to escape Master Graham’s farm–and slavery. James tells his dog Zeus he has to stay behind: he’s simply too noisy to bring along on a dangerous nighttime journey. But when two white men capture James soon after he runs, he’s grateful his faithful hunting dog didn’t obey. Zeus has followed behind, and the scrappy hound rescues James from his captors. An author’s note describes the real life inspiration behind the book: James Smith, a slave who escaped with the help of his dog and went on to become a farmer and Baptist minister.
The Little Green Island with a Little Red House
Author: Sharon Lovejoy
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608934659
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Remember how you once could spend hours watching the busy, small inhabitants of your childhood garden--the ones that burrowed, scampered, or buzzed? Every young person is a naturalist at heart. And remember how exciting it was to have more colors than just the basic eight in the crayon box? Even the names of those wonderful hues were fun to say aloud: scarlet, sapphire, chartreuse. In The Little Green Island with a Little Red House, acclaimed illustrator, naturalist, and garden writer Sharon Lovejoy melds gentle rhyme and winsome illustrations to introduce young readers to the little beige bat, the scarlet newt in the yellow boot, and many other creatures that share her island home.
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608934659
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Remember how you once could spend hours watching the busy, small inhabitants of your childhood garden--the ones that burrowed, scampered, or buzzed? Every young person is a naturalist at heart. And remember how exciting it was to have more colors than just the basic eight in the crayon box? Even the names of those wonderful hues were fun to say aloud: scarlet, sapphire, chartreuse. In The Little Green Island with a Little Red House, acclaimed illustrator, naturalist, and garden writer Sharon Lovejoy melds gentle rhyme and winsome illustrations to introduce young readers to the little beige bat, the scarlet newt in the yellow boot, and many other creatures that share her island home.
Running Out of Time
Author: Janette Murray-Wakelin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922175588
Category : Long-distance runners
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"To inspire and motivate conscious lifestyle choices, to promote kindness and compassion for all living beings and to raise environmental awareness for a sustainable future, veteran raw vegan runner Janette Murray-Wakelin and Alan Murray ran around Australia, 15,782km, 366 marathons each in 366 days. On January 1, 2014, as they ran their 366th marathon, they set a new World Record for the most consecutive marathons, as the oldest and only couple to run around Australia, fuelled entirely on fruit and vegetables and wearing barefoot shoes. Having previously cured herself of cancer, Janette Murray-Wakelin is living proof that anything can be achieved when living a conscious lifestyle."--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781922175588
Category : Long-distance runners
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"To inspire and motivate conscious lifestyle choices, to promote kindness and compassion for all living beings and to raise environmental awareness for a sustainable future, veteran raw vegan runner Janette Murray-Wakelin and Alan Murray ran around Australia, 15,782km, 366 marathons each in 366 days. On January 1, 2014, as they ran their 366th marathon, they set a new World Record for the most consecutive marathons, as the oldest and only couple to run around Australia, fuelled entirely on fruit and vegetables and wearing barefoot shoes. Having previously cured herself of cancer, Janette Murray-Wakelin is living proof that anything can be achieved when living a conscious lifestyle."--
Running Out of Ink
Author: Jennifer DeSanctis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781636763576
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"When you're running out of ink, the only person that can refill you with those things is you." In running out of ink, we are introduced to author Jen DeSanctis, who has struggled with mental health, relationships, death, substance abuse, and more. We see a narrator who has a joy and zeal for life faced with obstacles, beginning in the second grade. DeSanctis witnessed the butterfly effect of one moment starting at seven years old. She emphasizes how one moment can change everything. Ultimately, after accumulating struggles, she hit her lowest point on the night she calls "running out of ink"; it could have been the end, but it wasn't. DeSanctis explores the life challenges and losses which led to the loss of self, and her determination to fight through the darkness and find herself again. running out of ink, in poetic form, is a beautiful memoir that explores the fact that only you can save yourself. Jen DeSanctis illustrates that, despite your past, you can be re-born. Move forward. Take back control. Now is the time to re-write your narrative.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781636763576
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"When you're running out of ink, the only person that can refill you with those things is you." In running out of ink, we are introduced to author Jen DeSanctis, who has struggled with mental health, relationships, death, substance abuse, and more. We see a narrator who has a joy and zeal for life faced with obstacles, beginning in the second grade. DeSanctis witnessed the butterfly effect of one moment starting at seven years old. She emphasizes how one moment can change everything. Ultimately, after accumulating struggles, she hit her lowest point on the night she calls "running out of ink"; it could have been the end, but it wasn't. DeSanctis explores the life challenges and losses which led to the loss of self, and her determination to fight through the darkness and find herself again. running out of ink, in poetic form, is a beautiful memoir that explores the fact that only you can save yourself. Jen DeSanctis illustrates that, despite your past, you can be re-born. Move forward. Take back control. Now is the time to re-write your narrative.
Time Is Running Out (DCI Matilda Darke Thriller, Book 7)
Author: Michael Wood
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008460612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
‘This is a total BOOM BOOM POW! of a book...Budge up Jed Mercurio when you are done working on Line of Duty I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008460612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
‘This is a total BOOM BOOM POW! of a book...Budge up Jed Mercurio when you are done working on Line of Duty I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog
The Book of Night Women
Author: Marlon James
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101011319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101011319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.
The Big Sleep
Author: Raymond Chandler
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.