Author: Audrey Vernick
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547684649
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Hazel can’t wait for her baby brother to be born so she can talk and read with him! But when, at last, he arrives, he just sits there. More disappointing yet, when he finally speaks, his first word is a resounding NO! But Hazel resolves to wait some more—despite the ever-increasing NOs—and she keeps on reading aloud to him. Will Edgar ever say anything else? And if he does, what will his second word be? The magic of sharing books is at the center of this hilarious new baby story that will resonate with book lovers and any child who has trouble waiting.
Edgar's Second Word
Author: Audrey Vernick
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547684649
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Hazel can’t wait for her baby brother to be born so she can talk and read with him! But when, at last, he arrives, he just sits there. More disappointing yet, when he finally speaks, his first word is a resounding NO! But Hazel resolves to wait some more—despite the ever-increasing NOs—and she keeps on reading aloud to him. Will Edgar ever say anything else? And if he does, what will his second word be? The magic of sharing books is at the center of this hilarious new baby story that will resonate with book lovers and any child who has trouble waiting.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547684649
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Hazel can’t wait for her baby brother to be born so she can talk and read with him! But when, at last, he arrives, he just sits there. More disappointing yet, when he finally speaks, his first word is a resounding NO! But Hazel resolves to wait some more—despite the ever-increasing NOs—and she keeps on reading aloud to him. Will Edgar ever say anything else? And if he does, what will his second word be? The magic of sharing books is at the center of this hilarious new baby story that will resonate with book lovers and any child who has trouble waiting.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Author: David Wroblewski
Publisher: Bond Street Books
ISBN: 0307371891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
An Oprah's Book Club Pick A #1 New York Times Bestseller A National Bestseller Beautifully written and elegantly paced, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a coming-of-age novel about the power of the land and the past to shape our lives. It is a riveting tale of retribution, inhabited by empathic animals, prophetic dreams, second sight, and vengeful ghosts. Born mute, Edgar Sawtelle feels separate from the people around him but is able to establish profound bonds with the animals who share his home and his name: his family raises a fictional breed of exceptionally perceptive and affable dogs. Soon after his father's sudden death, Edgar is stunned to learn that his mother has already moved on as his uncle Claude quickly becomes part of their lives. Reeling from the sudden changes to his quiet existence, Edgar flees into the forests surrounding his Wisconsin home accompanied by three dogs. Soon he is caught in a struggle for survival—the only thing that will prepare him for his return home.
Publisher: Bond Street Books
ISBN: 0307371891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
An Oprah's Book Club Pick A #1 New York Times Bestseller A National Bestseller Beautifully written and elegantly paced, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a coming-of-age novel about the power of the land and the past to shape our lives. It is a riveting tale of retribution, inhabited by empathic animals, prophetic dreams, second sight, and vengeful ghosts. Born mute, Edgar Sawtelle feels separate from the people around him but is able to establish profound bonds with the animals who share his home and his name: his family raises a fictional breed of exceptionally perceptive and affable dogs. Soon after his father's sudden death, Edgar is stunned to learn that his mother has already moved on as his uncle Claude quickly becomes part of their lives. Reeling from the sudden changes to his quiet existence, Edgar flees into the forests surrounding his Wisconsin home accompanied by three dogs. Soon he is caught in a struggle for survival—the only thing that will prepare him for his return home.
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Author: Mary Amato
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823426777
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
First Slurpy the goldfish gets fishnapped. Then other things begin to disappear from Ms. Herschel's classroom. Odder still, the culprit leaves poetry behind. Edgar intends to find the criminal responsible with the help of his notebook. However, he's going to have to beat his rivals, form careful alliances, and make sense of a few suprising discoveries.
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823426777
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
First Slurpy the goldfish gets fishnapped. Then other things begin to disappear from Ms. Herschel's classroom. Odder still, the culprit leaves poetry behind. Edgar intends to find the criminal responsible with the help of his notebook. However, he's going to have to beat his rivals, form careful alliances, and make sense of a few suprising discoveries.
Notes and Queries
Notes and Queries for Readers and Writers, Collectors and Librarians
The South Carolina Encyclopedia
Author: Walter B. Edgar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
With nearly 2,000 entries and 520 illustrations, this comprehensive reference surveys the history and culture of the Palmetto State from A to Z, mountains to coast, and prehistory to the present.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
With nearly 2,000 entries and 520 illustrations, this comprehensive reference surveys the history and culture of the Palmetto State from A to Z, mountains to coast, and prehistory to the present.
Emergency Action Message Part 1
Author: James Howell
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312264608
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is a fictional history of the last days of peace before the beginning of the Second American Civil War. I focus on the lives of nearly one hundred people whose actions and inactions contributed to a war that fractured this nation again and cost the lives of twenty eight million men, women and children.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312264608
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is a fictional history of the last days of peace before the beginning of the Second American Civil War. I focus on the lives of nearly one hundred people whose actions and inactions contributed to a war that fractured this nation again and cost the lives of twenty eight million men, women and children.
Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc
Elbert's Bad Word
Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152013677
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152013677
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.
The Second Life of Nick Mason
Author: Steve Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399574336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An NPR and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Thriller of the Year “A gamechanger. Nick Mason is one of the best main characters I've read in years.”—Harlan Coben From New York Times-bestselling, two-time Edgar-award-winning author Steve Hamilton comes an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is anything but free. Nick Mason has already spent five years inside a maximum security prison when an offer comes that will grant his release twenty years early. He accepts—but the deal comes with a terrible price. Now, back on the streets, Nick Mason has a new house, a new car, money to burn, and a beautiful roommate. He’s returned to society, but he's still a prisoner. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, Nick must answer it and follow whatever order he is given. It’s the deal he made with Darius Cole, a criminal mastermind serving a double-life term who runs an empire from his prison cell. Forced to commit increasingly more dangerous crimes, hunted by the relentless detective who put him behind bars, and desperate to go straight and rebuild his life with his daughter and ex-wife, Nick will ultimately have to risk everything—his family, his sanity, and even his life—to finally break free.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399574336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An NPR and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Thriller of the Year “A gamechanger. Nick Mason is one of the best main characters I've read in years.”—Harlan Coben From New York Times-bestselling, two-time Edgar-award-winning author Steve Hamilton comes an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is anything but free. Nick Mason has already spent five years inside a maximum security prison when an offer comes that will grant his release twenty years early. He accepts—but the deal comes with a terrible price. Now, back on the streets, Nick Mason has a new house, a new car, money to burn, and a beautiful roommate. He’s returned to society, but he's still a prisoner. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, Nick must answer it and follow whatever order he is given. It’s the deal he made with Darius Cole, a criminal mastermind serving a double-life term who runs an empire from his prison cell. Forced to commit increasingly more dangerous crimes, hunted by the relentless detective who put him behind bars, and desperate to go straight and rebuild his life with his daughter and ex-wife, Nick will ultimately have to risk everything—his family, his sanity, and even his life—to finally break free.