Author: John Kuenster Publisher: Ivan R. Dee ISBN: 1615780211 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 321
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The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. An absorbing account...a tale of terror. —New York Times Book Review
Author: Mary Fisher Publisher: ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 232
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Diagnosed HIV-positive in 1991, Mary Fisher is the founder of the Family AIDS Network and a well-known AIDS activist, speaking to thousands of people, including the audience of the 1992 Republican National Convention. This collection of Fisher's frequently quoted speeches from her first year in public life includes her assessment of this country's moral respose to the epidemic.
Author: Maggie O'Farrell Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 1536219371 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 73
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On the precipice of a serious illness, Sylvie wakes up to find a snow angel who tells her he will protect her, and when she finally recovers, she purposefully puts herself in precarious situations to try and meet him again.
Author: Mark Griffin Publisher: Piatkus ISBN: 0349420777 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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'A thrilling new talent' PETER JAMES 'Creepy, twisted and gripping' SUN 'Dark, compelling and expertly paced' M. W. CRAVEN ___________________ On a cold winter's morning, the body of a young boy is discovered in Epping Forest. The body is pristine and peaceful, his head resting gently on a pillow, an angel pendant clenched in his small fist. It is a murder as carefully planned as it is brutal, and there's one person DI Bishop needs back on his team to help solve such a calculated crime. Holly Wakefield, criminal psychologist for the Met Police, is better than anyone Bishop knows at getting inside the brains of psychopaths. But with the body count rising, it's going to take all their strength and resolve to stop the serial killer before any more angels are put to their rest . . . A breathtaking, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Stuart MacBride and Robert Bryndza. ___________________ What readers are saying: 'Wow . . . An astonishingly gripping novel that grabbed me by the throat from the get-go' 'Awestruck, I finished this book with shaking hands and a pounding heart. Edge-of-your-seat stuff. Simply brilliant' 'A dark, riveting and absolutely compulsive must-read' 'I read it in one sitting as I couldn't wait to find out how it would end' 'Absolute must read . . . you won't be disappointed' 'Total page turner from start to finish' 'An immensely satisfying read and an absolutely gripping thriller' 'Unputdownable . . . would highly recommend' 'Amazing . . . I read it in a day' 'What a brilliant read, full of tension as the investigation gains pace, great characters, dark humour, and grips you right from the start to the end' 'Mark Griffin strikes again. Phenomenal' 'The writing is more expertly crafted, drawing you deeper into the darkness and walking with the characters as the desperate events unfold' 'Another masterpiece from Mark Griffin' 'Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down' 'Tightly plotted, intricate twists and turns, very human characters'
Author: H. Elizabeth Collins Publisher: Illumination Arts Pub. Co. ISBN: 9780935699166 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 44
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A young girl meets angels of many races and spends her nights flying on magical adventures. This warm and gentle book reassures children at bedtime and encourages them to communicate with their special angels. Sure to become a night time classic.
Author: John Kuenster Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher ISBN: 9781566638005 Category : Chicago (Ill.) Languages : en Pages : 0
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On a terrible day in December 1958, one of the deadliest fires in American history took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. On the fiftieth anniversary of the fire, Kuenster talks with children, parents, firemen, reports, clergy, nurses, policemen, school officials, and others who were in some way connected with the disaster.
Author: Nalini Singh Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101606517 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 129
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An angel finds passion and danger in the arms of an unexpected lover in Nalini Singh’s New York Times bestselling series that “may do for angels what [Christine] Feehan did for vampires” (Dear Author)… The gentle teacher of angelic young, and the keeper of her people’s histories, Jessamy is respected and admired by everyone who knows her. Yet, born unable to soar into flight, she has spent thousands of years trapped in the mountain stronghold of the Refuge, her heart encased in painful loneliness…until the arrival of Galen, warrior angel from a martial court. Rough-edged and blunt, Galen is a weapons-master at home with violence, a stranger to the sweet words it takes to woo a woman—but he is also a man determined to claim Jessamy for his own, to dance with her through the skies denied her for so very long…even if their exhilarating passion proves as dangerous as the landscape of war and unrest that lies before them. Angels’ Dance previously appeared in the anthology, Angels’ Flight .
Author: Lili St. Crow Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9781595142511 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called the touch. When her dad turns up dead--but still walking--Dru knows she's next. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever is hunting her?
Author: John Kuenster
Author: Mary Fisher
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Author: Cynda Strong
Author: Mark Griffin
Author: H. Elizabeth Collins
Author: Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Author: John Kuenster
Author: Nalini Singh
Author: Lili St. Crow