Author: Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 148470780X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 356
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Emilia and Teo's lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo's mother died immediately, but Em's survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late mother's wishes-in a place where he won't be discriminated against because of the color of his skin. But in 1930s America, a white woman raising a black adoptive son alongside a white daughter is too often seen as a threat. Seeking a home where her children won't be held back by ethnicity or gender, Rhoda brings Em and Teo to Ethiopia, and all three fall in love with the beautiful, peaceful country. But that peace is shattered by the threat of war with Italy, and teenage Em and Teo are drawn into the conflict. Will their devotion to their country, its culture and people, and each other be their downfall or their salvation? In the tradition of her award-winning and bestselling Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein brings us another thrilling and deeply affecting novel that explores the bonds of friendship, the resilience of young pilots, and the strength of the human spirit.
Author: Jackie Krogmeier Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781466385085 Category : Dystopias Languages : en Pages : 0
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"The year is 2061. North America is now called the Dark Realm, a territory controlled by a sadistic OCD cult known as the Randomists. By night the cloaked madmen prey on those who don't beat the sunset, and by day they lie in wait, giving fear time to fester. The outside world is cut off from the Dark Realm by unbreachable walls. Aurora Blessing, teenage survivor of the Dark Realm, knows a life of death and terror. Then she falls into the hands of the Intentionists, vigilantes who combat the Randomists. They want to use her as a savior, but she doesn't believe she could ever be one. In the midst of carnage and destruction, a horrifying truth waits to be discovered: there is a power even more dangerous than the Randomists lurking in the Dark Realm!"--Page 4 of cover
Author: Marj Akers Gurasich Publisher: ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 120
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The life and accomplishments of an early champion of Texas independence as seen through the eyes of a young boy who grew to admire his courage and ideals.
Author: Catherine L. Knowles Publisher: Doughnut Tree ISBN: 9781790664948 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 366
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In an adventurous, whimsical romance novel comes the prequel to The Doughnut Tree. Catherine L. Knowles has written White Dove, an epic story of love, betrayal, hate and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and General Sherman's "Scorch the Earth" campaign. At the center of the tale is a former bordello business manager, Mollie "Sissy" Greenleaf, a "spitfire" loud out-spoken woman. Sissy finds herself in the middle of a heated courtroom battle to defend the honor of her deceased best friend and confidant, Mollie Teal, and her estate. Forced into the life of prostitution at a very young age, Mollie Teal grows up in the midst of the Civil War and quickly learns that the Union soldiers aren't always the good guys. Enter Union Brigadier General John Basil Turchin, a battle-harden former Russian who becomes infatuated with the beautiful young Mollie Teal, aka White Dove, and fights to capture her love at all costs.Mollie's friends, Herman Deeley, a young former black slave and her guardian angel and confident sworn to protect Mollie and C.C. Taylor, a wounded Confederate soldier who gets his dying wish to return to his burned plantation, both find an unexpected life adventure with the to be notorious Madam Mollie Teal. Against all odds this group of companions find many twists and turns in this romantic tale of love affairs fraught with danger and compromised by the epic and grim events of the Civil War and its destructive realities that can turn love into hate and romance into revenge. White Dove is a heart-warming historical fiction novel that's sure to entertain and touch your heart.
Author: Jackie Hardcastle Publisher: BalboaPress ISBN: 1452586411 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 496
Book Description
Jackies journey into the unravelling mysteries of the spiritual realm started as a casual glance into her clairvoyant skills, a cute hobby, to pass the evenings away. The Angels had other plans. This story is the unravelling of the information, about the spiritual world through her eyes, as she discovers more about herself, her gifts, and her visions that turned into poetry. Written as a firsthand, introductory account of her awakening spiritual awareness, this book is set in a semi biography format, interlaced with spiritually inspired poetry. The reader is ushered through a variety of personal life lessons that eventually lead into discovering Love, Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Truth. Jackie shares with us experiences, which lead her to feel directed to share the messages, the questions, and inspirational thoughts that came through. The reader is encouraged to ask questions, and form their own opinions as Jackies quest for knowledge opens the doors for people to explore their own views and experiences about the spiritual realm, and to learn more about the Truth of who they are.
Author: M. E. Warlick Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 9780292791367 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 340
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Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the "alchemy of the visual image." Students of his work have often dismissed this comment as simply a metaphor for the transformative power of using found images in a new context. Taking a wholly different perspective on Ernst and alchemy, however, M. E. Warlick persuasively demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. A revival of interest in alchemy swept the artistic, psychoanalytic, historical, and scientific circles of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Warlick sets Ernst's work squarely within this movement. Looking at both his art (many of the works she discusses are reproduced in the book) and his writings, she reveals how thoroughly alchemical philosophy and symbolism pervade his early Dadaist experiments, his foundational work in surrealism, and his many collages and paintings of women and landscapes, whose images exemplify the alchemical fusing of opposites. This pioneering research adds an essential key to understanding the multilayered complexity of Ernst's works, as it affirms his standing as one of Germany's most significant artists of the twentieth century.
Author: RACHEL WATERS Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462818404 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 87
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AUTHOR’S NOTE I AM THANKFUL FOR THE STRENGTH, COURAGE AND TENACITY OF MY ANCESTORS AND MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER, WANAMEA. THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA IS A TESTAMENT OF THEIR SURVIVAL. Don’t miss the sequel, RETURN OF WHITE DOVE. Due to be released in the Fall of 2007.
Author: K. Meador Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN: 1617771139 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 324
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With humor and insight, Audrey Wood tells a tale certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word; and Elbert’s cure provides an ingenious solution. The vivid, hilarious illustrations rendered by Audrey and Don Wood together offer fans a new dimension to their previous collaborations.
Author: Margaret McGee Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1257922130 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 160
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This book is about a mother's journey from paralyzing grief to healing, from despair to hope. Join Maggie, as she shares how God and family brought her through this life changing process. Testimony from four year old Brendan and six year old Vincent, speaks words of conviction and honesty.... In the chapter entitled, "Hearts Broken," my grandson, Brendan, looks into my eyes and says, "It's okay Gramma....I saw the angels take him to heaven." In another story, my grandson, Vincent, captures my heart when he says, "I went to give him a hug and my hand went right through him." In the chapter entitled "The Unseen Presence," I write, "If it's you Dad, will you turn the fan off? I promise I won't be scared."
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Author: Jackie Krogmeier
Author: William John Locke
Author: Marj Akers Gurasich
Author: Catherine L. Knowles
Author: Jackie Hardcastle
Author: M. E. Warlick
Author: RACHEL WATERS
Author: K. Meador
Author: Margaret McGee