Author: Diane Wilson
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402269536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A moving and heartfelt story about the lengths one would go to help their family When Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed her foot, cursing her family with bad luck. Oyuna vows to restore good fortune to her family...but how? One fateful day, soldiers from the great Khan's army invade her village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of bringing honor to her family, Oyuna courageously disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers on their quest. With only her horse and her cat to keep her company, Oyuna sets off on an amazing journey across deserts and mountains—a journey that will change her life forever. "No ordinary horse story...Horse lovers or not, readers will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Ambitious and fast-moving."—New York Times
I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
Author: Diane Wilson
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402269536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A moving and heartfelt story about the lengths one would go to help their family When Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed her foot, cursing her family with bad luck. Oyuna vows to restore good fortune to her family...but how? One fateful day, soldiers from the great Khan's army invade her village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of bringing honor to her family, Oyuna courageously disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers on their quest. With only her horse and her cat to keep her company, Oyuna sets off on an amazing journey across deserts and mountains—a journey that will change her life forever. "No ordinary horse story...Horse lovers or not, readers will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Ambitious and fast-moving."—New York Times
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402269536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A moving and heartfelt story about the lengths one would go to help their family When Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed her foot, cursing her family with bad luck. Oyuna vows to restore good fortune to her family...but how? One fateful day, soldiers from the great Khan's army invade her village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of bringing honor to her family, Oyuna courageously disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers on their quest. With only her horse and her cat to keep her company, Oyuna sets off on an amazing journey across deserts and mountains—a journey that will change her life forever. "No ordinary horse story...Horse lovers or not, readers will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Ambitious and fast-moving."—New York Times
White Jade
Author: Alex Lukeman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781513033976
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
White Jade spins a web of deceit and murder across the globe in a deadly international power game. Nick Carter works for the Project, a covert intelligence unit reporting to the president. Selena Connor is a world famous expert in ancient languages. When her wealthy uncle is murdered by someone looking for a 2000 year old book about immortality, she's thrown into Nick's dangerous world. Someone is determined to take over China and attack America--and Nick and Selena are right in the line of fire.International intrigue, terrorist acts and the threat of nuclear war form the core of this fast-paced thriller, the first volume in a series featuring Nick, Selena.and the Project.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781513033976
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
White Jade spins a web of deceit and murder across the globe in a deadly international power game. Nick Carter works for the Project, a covert intelligence unit reporting to the president. Selena Connor is a world famous expert in ancient languages. When her wealthy uncle is murdered by someone looking for a 2000 year old book about immortality, she's thrown into Nick's dangerous world. Someone is determined to take over China and attack America--and Nick and Selena are right in the line of fire.International intrigue, terrorist acts and the threat of nuclear war form the core of this fast-paced thriller, the first volume in a series featuring Nick, Selena.and the Project.
White Jade Tiger
Author: Julie Lawson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0888783329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
On a trip to Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia, 13-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the much different Chinatown of the 1880s.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0888783329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
On a trip to Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia, 13-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the much different Chinatown of the 1880s.
White Jade Tiger
Author: Julie Lawson
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459737571
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
On a trip to Chinatown, thirteen-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the 1880s. 1994 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize — Winner 1994 Candian Library Association Book of the Year Award — Runner-up 1995 Silver Birch Award — Shortlisted CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Spring 2017) Selection Jasmine is not sure she likes the idea of being stuck in Victoria while her father goes to China. But on a field trip to Chinatown, she changes her mind. Passing through a doorway in Fan Tan Alley, she mysteriously finds herself in the early 1880s. Adventure begins with a new friend, a journey to the Fraser Canyon during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a search for an ancient amulet. But Jasmine is not the only one searching for the white jade tiger...
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459737571
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
On a trip to Chinatown, thirteen-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the 1880s. 1994 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize — Winner 1994 Candian Library Association Book of the Year Award — Runner-up 1995 Silver Birch Award — Shortlisted CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Spring 2017) Selection Jasmine is not sure she likes the idea of being stuck in Victoria while her father goes to China. But on a field trip to Chinatown, she changes her mind. Passing through a doorway in Fan Tan Alley, she mysteriously finds herself in the early 1880s. Adventure begins with a new friend, a journey to the Fraser Canyon during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a search for an ancient amulet. But Jasmine is not the only one searching for the white jade tiger...
The White Jade Fox
Author: Andre Norton
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN: 9780525426707
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Saranna receives a sinister welcome from her half-brother, Jethro, when she assumes the position of governess at the family manor in Baltimore.
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN: 9780525426707
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Saranna receives a sinister welcome from her half-brother, Jethro, when she assumes the position of governess at the family manor in Baltimore.
The Book of Jade
Author: Park Barnitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Jade Is a Twisted Green
Author: Tanya Turton
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 145974862X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
For readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss. Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto, must find a way to pick up the pieces and discover who she is following the mysterious death of her twin sister. Grappling with her grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends during an array of hilarious and heartbreaking adventures. As she investigates some of life’s most frustrating paradoxes, she holds tight to old friends and her ex-girlfriend, lifelines between past and present. On the journey to turning twenty-five, she finally sees that she belongs to herself, and goes about the business of reclaiming that self. Through a series of whirlwind love affairs, parties, and trips abroad, Jade stumbles toward relinquishing the weight of her trauma as she fully comes into her own as a young Black woman and writer. A RARE MACHINES BOOK
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 145974862X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
For readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss. Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto, must find a way to pick up the pieces and discover who she is following the mysterious death of her twin sister. Grappling with her grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends during an array of hilarious and heartbreaking adventures. As she investigates some of life’s most frustrating paradoxes, she holds tight to old friends and her ex-girlfriend, lifelines between past and present. On the journey to turning twenty-five, she finally sees that she belongs to herself, and goes about the business of reclaiming that self. Through a series of whirlwind love affairs, parties, and trips abroad, Jade stumbles toward relinquishing the weight of her trauma as she fully comes into her own as a young Black woman and writer. A RARE MACHINES BOOK
White Jade
Author: Willo Davis Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780385099660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780385099660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publication
Anthropological Series
Author: Field Museum of Natural History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description