Author: Nora Archibald Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Presents condensed versions of eleven classics, including "David Cooperfield," "Little Women," "Alice in Wonderland," "Heidi," and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."
Boys and Girls of Bookland
Author: Nora Archibald Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Presents condensed versions of eleven classics, including "David Cooperfield," "Little Women," "Alice in Wonderland," "Heidi," and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Presents condensed versions of eleven classics, including "David Cooperfield," "Little Women," "Alice in Wonderland," "Heidi," and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm."
The Land Girls
Author: Victoria Purman
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1489273956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds by bestselling author of The Last of the Bonegilla Girls, Victoria Purman. It was never just a man's war... Melbourne,1942 War has engulfed Europe and now the Pacific, and Australia is fighting for its future. For spinster Flora Atkins, however, nothing much has changed. Tending her dull office job and beloved brother and father, as well as knitting socks for the troops, leaves her relatively content. Then one day a stranger gives her brother a white feather and Flora's anger propels her out of her safe life and into the vineyards of the idyllic Mildura countryside, a member of the Australian Women's Land Army. There she meets Betty, a 17-year-old former shopgirl keen to do her bit for the war effort and support her beloved, and the unlikely Lilian, a well-to-do Adelaide girl fleeing her overbearing family and theworld's expectations for her. As the Land Girls embrace their new world of close-knit community and backbreaking work, they begin to find pride in their roles. More than that, they start to find a kind of liberation. For Flora, new friendships and the singular joy derived from working the land offer new meaning to her life, and even the possibility of love. But as the clouds of war darken the horizon, and their fears for loved ones - brothers, husbands, lovers - fighting at the front grow, the Land Girls' hold on their world and their new-found freedoms is fragile. Even if they make it through unscathed, they will not come through unchanged... MORE PRAISE 'a well-researched and moving story' - Canberra Weekly
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1489273956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds by bestselling author of The Last of the Bonegilla Girls, Victoria Purman. It was never just a man's war... Melbourne,1942 War has engulfed Europe and now the Pacific, and Australia is fighting for its future. For spinster Flora Atkins, however, nothing much has changed. Tending her dull office job and beloved brother and father, as well as knitting socks for the troops, leaves her relatively content. Then one day a stranger gives her brother a white feather and Flora's anger propels her out of her safe life and into the vineyards of the idyllic Mildura countryside, a member of the Australian Women's Land Army. There she meets Betty, a 17-year-old former shopgirl keen to do her bit for the war effort and support her beloved, and the unlikely Lilian, a well-to-do Adelaide girl fleeing her overbearing family and theworld's expectations for her. As the Land Girls embrace their new world of close-knit community and backbreaking work, they begin to find pride in their roles. More than that, they start to find a kind of liberation. For Flora, new friendships and the singular joy derived from working the land offer new meaning to her life, and even the possibility of love. But as the clouds of war darken the horizon, and their fears for loved ones - brothers, husbands, lovers - fighting at the front grow, the Land Girls' hold on their world and their new-found freedoms is fragile. Even if they make it through unscathed, they will not come through unchanged... MORE PRAISE 'a well-researched and moving story' - Canberra Weekly
Full Cicada Moon
Author: Marilyn Hilton
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525428755
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider.
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525428755
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider.
The Pocket Daring Book for Girls
Author: Andrea J. Buchanan
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061649945
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Revisit old favorites and discover even more facts and stories. The perfect pocket book for any girl on a quest for knowledge. Includes New Chapters + the Best Wisdom & Wonder from The Daring Book for Girls
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061649945
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Revisit old favorites and discover even more facts and stories. The perfect pocket book for any girl on a quest for knowledge. Includes New Chapters + the Best Wisdom & Wonder from The Daring Book for Girls
Land of Women
Author: María Sánchez
Publisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 1595349642
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
María Sánchez is obsessed with what she cannot see. As a field veterinarian following in the footsteps of generations before her, she travels the countryside of Spain bearing witness to a life eroding before her eyes—words, practices, and people slipping away because of depopulation, exploitation of natural resources, inadequate environmental policies, and development encroaching on farmland and villages. Sánchez, the first woman in her family to dedicate herself to what has traditionally been a male-dominated profession, rebuffs the bucolic narrative of rural life often written by—and for consumption by—people in cities, describing the multilayered social complexity of people who are proud, resilient, and often misunderstood. Sánchez interweaves family stories of three generations with reflections on science and literature. She focuses especially on the often dismissed and undervalued generations of women who have forgone education and independence to work the land and tend to family. In doing so, she asks difficult questions about gender equity and labor. Part memoir and part rural feminist manifesto, Land of Women acknowledges the sacrifices of Sánchez’s female ancestors who enabled her to become the woman she is. A bestseller in Spain, Land of Women promises to ignite conversations about the treatment and perception of rural communities everywhere.
Publisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 1595349642
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
María Sánchez is obsessed with what she cannot see. As a field veterinarian following in the footsteps of generations before her, she travels the countryside of Spain bearing witness to a life eroding before her eyes—words, practices, and people slipping away because of depopulation, exploitation of natural resources, inadequate environmental policies, and development encroaching on farmland and villages. Sánchez, the first woman in her family to dedicate herself to what has traditionally been a male-dominated profession, rebuffs the bucolic narrative of rural life often written by—and for consumption by—people in cities, describing the multilayered social complexity of people who are proud, resilient, and often misunderstood. Sánchez interweaves family stories of three generations with reflections on science and literature. She focuses especially on the often dismissed and undervalued generations of women who have forgone education and independence to work the land and tend to family. In doing so, she asks difficult questions about gender equity and labor. Part memoir and part rural feminist manifesto, Land of Women acknowledges the sacrifices of Sánchez’s female ancestors who enabled her to become the woman she is. A bestseller in Spain, Land of Women promises to ignite conversations about the treatment and perception of rural communities everywhere.
The Ravens
Author: Kass Morgan
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0358098238
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next president.
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0358098238
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next president.
The Light Between Worlds
Author: Laura E. Weymouth
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062696890
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
What happens when you return to the real world after being in a fantastical one like Narnia? This YA debut by Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. Walking the line between where fantasy and reality meet, this lyrical and magical novel is, above all else, an exploration of loss and healing, and what it means to find where you belong.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062696890
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
What happens when you return to the real world after being in a fantastical one like Narnia? This YA debut by Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. Walking the line between where fantasy and reality meet, this lyrical and magical novel is, above all else, an exploration of loss and healing, and what it means to find where you belong.
Ttyl
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417827015
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417827015
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Author: Nudelman, Edward D.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455606665
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Arranged in chronological order, each illustration is accompanied by complete bibliographical information, including pagination, issue date, physical description, and other notations. Every cover of each first-edition book reproduced in color.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455606665
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Arranged in chronological order, each illustration is accompanied by complete bibliographical information, including pagination, issue date, physical description, and other notations. Every cover of each first-edition book reproduced in color.
Color this Book: New York City
Author: Abbi Jacobson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781452117331
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From co-star and co-creator of Comedy Central's Broad City, Abbi Jacobson! Featuring over 30 illustrations by artist and comedienne Abbi Jacobson, this coloring book captures the charm and personality of bustling New York City—from cultural attractions and historic sites to quirky shops and everyday street scenes. A great keepsake for visitors and NY natives of all ages, Color this Book offers hours of coloring fun. Includes Artichoke Pizza, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, City Bakery, Greenwich Village, the High Line, the Statue of Liberty, and more!
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781452117331
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From co-star and co-creator of Comedy Central's Broad City, Abbi Jacobson! Featuring over 30 illustrations by artist and comedienne Abbi Jacobson, this coloring book captures the charm and personality of bustling New York City—from cultural attractions and historic sites to quirky shops and everyday street scenes. A great keepsake for visitors and NY natives of all ages, Color this Book offers hours of coloring fun. Includes Artichoke Pizza, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, City Bakery, Greenwich Village, the High Line, the Statue of Liberty, and more!