Author: JoAnn SkyPublisher: Dogs & Books
ISBN: 9780999843048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Second-Chance Sam, King of the Junkyard
Author: JoAnn SkyPublisher: Dogs & Books
ISBN: 9780999843048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Santa's Dog
Author: JoAnn SkyPublisher: Dogs & Books
ISBN: 9780999843000
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this rhyming story, readers follow the adventures of Santa's best dog, Lance, when he falls out of the sleigh one Christmas Eve. He's taken in by the animal shelter then brought home by a military family who needs some help as Dad is called to serve his country. When Christmas Eve comes 'round the next year, Lance must decide whether to return to the North Pole with his friend Santa or stay with his new family. A sure favorite for anyone who loves dogs, especially rescue dogs, SANTA'S DOG is a heartwarming tale for youngsters and the young-at-heart.
Gregory and the Grimbockle
Author: Melanie SchubertPublisher: New Wrinkle Publishing
ISBN: 9780991110933
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Ten-year-old Gregory is about to find out that the enormous mole stuck straight beneath his nose is not just a mole, but is actually a humpy crumpy portal of skin that hides a creature called the Grimbockle.What¿s more? The Grimbockle is just one of the many strange little creatures called Bockles tending to the mysterious threads that connect all humans from one to the other. It is a very important job and one that has long been carried out with incredible secrecy......that is, before tonight.
Promises to Keep
Author: Paul LanganPublisher: Townsend Press
ISBN: 1591943035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
No one likes Tyray Hobbs. Once a feared bully, he’s become an outcast. At Bluford High, his peers taunt him for how he treated them. At home, his parents punish him for the trouble he’s caused. Unable to escape his reputation or his past, Tyray is desperate. And when an unlikely friendship develops, he clings to it like a lifeline. Now that connection is threatened, and Tyray faces his toughest decision yet. Will his next move lead him to ruin or redemption—or both?
Klara and the Sun
Author: Kazuo IshiguroPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593318188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
Boy
Author: Anna ZieglerPublisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822235331
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s BOY explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.
Rock Solid
Author: Billy Stonewall BirtPublisher:
ISBN: 9781680260427
Category : Mafia
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"The story of Georgia's 'Dixie Mafia' has never been told. At its core was one man and he was bigger than life. He was the author and enforcer of the rules that governed the entire organization. He set the standard of code that made the 'Dixie Mafia" impenetrable. And he was the one that anyone who broke that code would have to face. His name was Billy Sunday Birt and this is his story" --page 4 cover.
U.S. Marines In Vietnam: Fighting The North Vietnamese, 1967
Author: Maj. Gary L. TelferPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787200841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This is the fourth volume in an operational and chronological series covering the U.S. Marine Corps’ participation in the Vietnam War. This volume details the change in focus of the III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF), which fought in South Vietnam’s northernmost corps area, I Corps. This volume, like its predecessors, concentrates on the ground war in I Corps and III MAF’s perspective of the Vietnam War as an entity. It also covers the Marine Corps participation in the advisory effort, the operations of the two Special Landing Forces of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet, and the services of Marines with the staff of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. There are additional chapters on supporting arms and logistics, and a discussion of the Marine role in Vietnam in relation to the overall American effort.
Red Lobster, White Trash, & the Blue Lagoon
Author: Joe QueenanPublisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786863327
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The author of "The Unkindest Cut", whose popular column appears weekly in "TV Guide", sets off in search of the Holy Grail of Horridness--and encounters some surprisingly non-terrible phenomena--in this riotously funny, razor-sharp indictment of our cultural wasteland.
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