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Author: Linda Mather Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781493657636 Category : Languages : en Pages : 118
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It all started on the day that my mum came home from my school parents evening. Steam was swiftly coming out of her ears, like a pressure cooker ready to explode. I really thought that at any minute she would 'take off'. I began reciting in my head ten, nine, eight, seven, six...... I never did reach blast off before she began ranting at me again. It turns out that my dull and boring History teacher, Mr Butler had slated me, saying that I always messed around in his class. Well I did to be honest I hated history. It was one of my worst subjects. I could not understand why we needed to learn about the past. The future was what was important, that was what we were always told. Grownups always seemed to contradict themselves and it did my head in. No wonder we kids were almost always confused! The worst thing was that Mr Butler told my mum about the assignment I was supposed to be working on. It was: 'A day in the life of a person living through world war two' We were all then to present our work to the class after Christmas. I hadn't started mine and it was November. In fact I was going to make some excuse like my writing arm was playing up or my computer had blown up and left us all in shock so I was unable to do any homework! Now I would have Mum on my back too! "You really need to take an interest in history" my mum had said, banging the dinner pots into the cupboard after they had been left for two hours, drying on the draining board. I don't know if her temper was down to the fact that I had not dried the dinner pots or the poor report from this mind-numbing teacher. Maybe it was a bit of both. We were currently doing all about world war two, which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It was now 2013. Why would I want to know about a war that happened over fifty years ago? It was before I was even born, before my mum and dad were born and even before my Grandparents were born. How was that going to help me in my future? Anyway, when mum and I start arguing we really fire up. We are both quite stubborn and opinionated so world war two, three and four happen in our house quite regularly. We never seem to be able to meet a compromise. This time was no different. History was totally tiresome. It was so tedious that I nearly always fell asleep in every lesson. If I didn't mess about I would doze off. Which would Mr Butler prefer for goodness sake? "How will knowing about world war two benefit me in getting a job?" I had argued back, forgetting my nanny's frequent words of wisdom. "Don't argue with your mum, Megan. It takes more energy to argue than it does to say yes and mum's always know best and tell you for your own good." She had said this to me many times. She was right of course but I loved winding mum up so for me it took no energy whatsoever! I didn't know how learning about some old war would be for my own good though. Well not until I sat in Grandpa's chair that is.
Author: Linda Mather Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781493657636 Category : Languages : en Pages : 118
Book Description
It all started on the day that my mum came home from my school parents evening. Steam was swiftly coming out of her ears, like a pressure cooker ready to explode. I really thought that at any minute she would 'take off'. I began reciting in my head ten, nine, eight, seven, six...... I never did reach blast off before she began ranting at me again. It turns out that my dull and boring History teacher, Mr Butler had slated me, saying that I always messed around in his class. Well I did to be honest I hated history. It was one of my worst subjects. I could not understand why we needed to learn about the past. The future was what was important, that was what we were always told. Grownups always seemed to contradict themselves and it did my head in. No wonder we kids were almost always confused! The worst thing was that Mr Butler told my mum about the assignment I was supposed to be working on. It was: 'A day in the life of a person living through world war two' We were all then to present our work to the class after Christmas. I hadn't started mine and it was November. In fact I was going to make some excuse like my writing arm was playing up or my computer had blown up and left us all in shock so I was unable to do any homework! Now I would have Mum on my back too! "You really need to take an interest in history" my mum had said, banging the dinner pots into the cupboard after they had been left for two hours, drying on the draining board. I don't know if her temper was down to the fact that I had not dried the dinner pots or the poor report from this mind-numbing teacher. Maybe it was a bit of both. We were currently doing all about world war two, which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It was now 2013. Why would I want to know about a war that happened over fifty years ago? It was before I was even born, before my mum and dad were born and even before my Grandparents were born. How was that going to help me in my future? Anyway, when mum and I start arguing we really fire up. We are both quite stubborn and opinionated so world war two, three and four happen in our house quite regularly. We never seem to be able to meet a compromise. This time was no different. History was totally tiresome. It was so tedious that I nearly always fell asleep in every lesson. If I didn't mess about I would doze off. Which would Mr Butler prefer for goodness sake? "How will knowing about world war two benefit me in getting a job?" I had argued back, forgetting my nanny's frequent words of wisdom. "Don't argue with your mum, Megan. It takes more energy to argue than it does to say yes and mum's always know best and tell you for your own good." She had said this to me many times. She was right of course but I loved winding mum up so for me it took no energy whatsoever! I didn't know how learning about some old war would be for my own good though. Well not until I sat in Grandpa's chair that is.
Author: Terry Thornton Publisher: ISBN: 9781475066647 Category : Languages : en Pages : 36
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Grandpa's Chair is a tender children's story of a boy recalling wonderful memories that he and his great grandfather shared. As a very young boy, he and his grandfather would read books and stories and play games while sitting on this special chair. Looking back at a photo album, the boy recalls funny and unique memories of his grandfather, many of which revolve round the chair.The death of the grandfather is handled in a sensitive manner that allows the boy and his mother to look back lovingly at a wonderful man that so enriched their lives. A dispute arose about Grandpa's old chair. Mom wanted to get rid of it since it was old and tattered and did not belong in the living room any longer, but the boy very much wanted to keep it. they end of compromising as the moved Grandpa's special chair to the boy's bedroom where he could now sit and fondly remember his grandfather in the peace and quiet of his own room. This story while fiction, has some elements of truth and recounts some actual events and memories of the author's great grandfather. This is an excellent book to read with a child who has lost a grandparent.
Author: Diego Salinas Publisher: Mi Club de Cuentos ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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This is the first book in the saga adventures of Eliza. In this story, Eliza goes to the town where Grandpa lives to spend her summer vacation. In this small town, where apparently nothing ever happens, Eliza meets Robert, a boy her age that for some strange reason suddenly appears in her dreams. In dreamland very strange things happen, and both kids have no idea why they are meeting in dreams. With the help of Grandpa’s guidance, they soon realize why these strange things are happening, but there still are a lot of questions that have no answer. Will Eliza and Rob figure out what’s going on and why they are having these encounters in dreamland? Find out in The adventures of Eliza: the mystery in Grandpa’s house.
Author: O. H. Delgado Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1449744397 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 74
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Modern Science with its powerful instruments have a model of the entire creation (the universe ... or the Cosmos) as the result of a huge explosion that occurred 13-14 billion years ago. They call it the Big Bang. They surmise that something very dense and very big (lately, ... or very small) exploded into the universe we have today; and the explosion is still going on as the explosive swirls (now known as galaxies) are spreading or moving away from each other. In our swirl, known as the Milky Way (full of swirling embers, or Stars) there is a swirling ember known as the Sun with debris swirling around it. The bigger chunks of debris are known as planets. The Sun and its planets are in gravitational and centrifugal balance. I totally accept this model of the physical creation, which seems to conflict with the biblical version in Genesis 1; but it really does not, according to my realistic interpretation. Science cannot analyze that something that exploded or where it came from. Their instruments are powerless to go back beyond the Big Bang. Also, they never mention who (if anyone) set off the explosion! I boldly attempt to explain these mysteries that science cannot. This author knows that the Author of the Bible and the Author of True Science is One and the Same. I try to repair the schism that exists between the Church and True Science: each seeking the Truth honestly and vigorously in their own way. This is my Three-Stranded Chord Message: God, the True Church and True Science. A three-stranded cord is not easily broken.
Author: Stephanie K McMahan Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595439985 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 162
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Twelve-year-old Kelly and her younger brother Brandan are grieving the loss of their grandparents. When they visit their grandparents' home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to help pack up the belongings, they discover items hidden away and realize their grandfather was a man with secrets who may not have died from natural causes. Discoveries in an abandoned mansion and secrets from the Civil War create a mystery that Kelly and Brandan must solve in order to find the truth about their grandfather's death.
Author: Terry McGuin Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1642982768 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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This is the story of a family that lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and runs a paper mill. Something happens when a storm hits the mill and a streak of lighting hits the pulping machine. They have a teenage boy who is in the high school band. He has a best friend in the band too, but he also inherited an enemy. There are strange things that keep happening. Of the two boys, one likes a cheerleader while the other likes a majorette. They run into their enemy. Strange things continue to happen. The football game doesn't go like it always does. There is a rivalry with the Shoemakers and the Mosleys that goes back years and is still going on. The family shows up for a cookout. The boys' friendship gets tested because of their different morals. There is talk of reopening the mill. There is trouble when the boys go back to school. Danny is asked to work at the mill. The boys tell Lewis Sr. their secret, and he tells the boys his secret. They decide to reopen the mill. The boys go to the last dance by themselves and have a better time than they thought. But the night turned out to be nothing but horrible. There's a fire, cookout, and a wedding aEUR" a lot of people with a lot of generosity. The mystery is no more.
Author: Jiyeon Pak Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1524700770 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 17
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A young girl tries to help her grandfather find a new chair in this moving picture book about loss and how the love of family can warm even the most broken heart. Julie’s grandfather is looking for a new chair. But no matter what kind of chair he tries, he can never seem to find the right one. Some chairs are too small; others are too soft. Some are too hard, while others are too fancy. Just when Grandfather thinks he’ll never find the right chair, Julie takes him to a park. And there, Grandfather finally finds the perfect seat . . . and discovers that it’s not about the chair you sit in, it’s about who is sitting next to you.
Author: Terence Thornton Publisher: Multnomah Pub ISBN: 9780880701907 Category : Death Languages : en Pages : 33
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As a boy and his grandfather grow older and are eventually parted by death, the boy treasures the old man's chair as a special memento of a happy relationship.
Author: Vivian Leedy Bevins Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 197366741X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 91
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During a time long ago, Emily and her brother, Jacob, live a simple life with their parents in a Christian home complete with a big cook stove and where every Monday is wash day. Even better yet, they live near their grandparents. When Emily and Jacob are not helping their father in the fields, they love setting off down the well-worn path to visit their grandpa-pa and Grandma Allie. Emily and Jacob love the entertaining stories their grandfather tells them about his youth. The children are particularly fond of one of the stories he tells more than others—the tale about the Haydoodle Man. While they wonder aloud if their grandpa-pa is really the old-timer, their grandfather is determined not to respond to their never-ending questions. But when a stray dog puts their family in a terrible dilemma, will they finally learn their grandpa-pa’s secret? In this historical juvenile novel, two siblings entertained by their grandpa-pa’s fascinating tales of days gone-by wonder if he is harboring a secret about his true identity.
Author: Linda Mather
Author: Linda Mather
Author: Terry Thornton
Author: Diego Salinas
Author: O. H. Delgado
Author: Stephanie K McMahan
Author: Terry McGuin
Author: Charlotte MacLeod
Author: Jiyeon Pak
Author: Terence Thornton
Author: Vivian Leedy Bevins