A Pocketful of Starlight
A Pocketful of Starlight

Author: Rubyha McKenzie

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2022-10-25

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 1778159427

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A Pocketful of Starlight is a collection of twenty-three vignettes of the human condition, beautifully supported by the magical water-colours of Denise Williams. Some are wrapped in the genre of fairy tale, and the trappings of times past; some border on the fringes of consciousness and the mundane, but in each is embedded a gem that gives us all nurturance, hope, and connection. They direct us to look to the simple, with eyes of wonder, ears that can hear silence, and hearts that are open. We are left to intuit what could happen, what will happen...if only we can Pocket some of that Starlight! It is a book to read, to browse, to read again and again. It is a book for the young at heart, to read, and to be read to...

A Pocket Full of Murder
A Pocket Full of Murder

Author: R. J. Anderson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1481437739

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A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her father’s life in this “thoroughly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery. In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working class can barely afford a simple spell to heat their homes. Twelve-year-old Isaveth is poor, but she’s also brave, loyal, and zealous in the pursuit of justice—which is lucky, because her father has just been wrongfully arrested for murder. Isaveth is determined to prove his innocence. Quiz, the eccentric, eyepatch-wearing street boy who befriends her, swears he can’t resist a good mystery. Together they set out to solve the magical murder of one of Tarreton’s most influential citizens and save Isaveth’s beloved Papa from execution. But is Quiz truly helping Isaveth out of friendship, or does he have hidden motives of his own?

Star Catching
Star Catching

Author: Dawn Lajeunesse

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 145755061X

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Sarah Crawford, her parents, and baby brother vacation every summer with her beloved grandparents, Gram and Gramps. Her favorite activity is a special night of star catching with Gramps and her dad. On a summer night like many others, she overhears her grandparents talking about how much they are looking forward to retirement, selling their house, and traveling. The next day, however, everything changes. Sarah’s parents and brother are killed in a car accident on their way to the airport and Sarah herself is gravely injured. It’s touch and go, but Sarah gradually recovers. Sarah, a smart girl, feels guilty that she’s ruined her grandparents’ retirement dreams and comes up with a plan of her own when they are forced to go back to Washington to sell her family’s home. A custody hearing with her other grandparents, who have not been part of her life, complicates matters but may be the answer she’s looking for. When that doesn’t lead to an automatic stay in Washington, Sarah takes matters into her own hands and sets out on a cold, dark night to her best friend’s house. She escapes dangers on the street and police officers take her back home. It’s only in the face of how much more they could have lost that her grandparents realize their dreams—now changed—may come true after all. Star Catching, an unforgettable young adult novel, shares the tender story of a family struck by tragedy that discovers what is truly important, just in time for Christmas.

A Dance Like Starlight
A Dance Like Starlight

Author: Kristy Dempsey

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0698152913

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A story of little ballerinas with big dreams. Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don’t always come true—they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by. But the first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn’t stop them from becoming a star. In a lyrical tale as beautiful as a dance en pointe, Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper tell the story of one little ballerina who was inspired by Janet Collins to make her own dreams come true.

The Fallen Sky
The Fallen Sky

Author: Christopher Cokinos

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-07-30

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 1101133228

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In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.

Double Play
Double Play

Author: Art Voellinger

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 149170084X

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Frank Slade could consider himself successful. At age thirty-seven, he is married to his high school sweetheart, the father of three children, and a dutiful employee at the Stag Brewery in his hometown of Ashville, Illinois. He served his country with honor in World War II. Even so, he does not feel satisfied. Success has failed to fill the emptiness within him. In high school, he was a baseball star known as one of the best players ever in Ashville. He carries that label into adulthood through the 1958 season of amateur baseball as the leader of the Ashville Champs. However, no matter how many home runs he hits, it isn't enough; his baseball dreams are bigger than the small-town team can fulfill. Plagued by never having the opportunity to play professional baseball, he wonders what elements of his game prevented him from being signed. Now, only time will tell how his baseball journey will end.

Wanted: One Perfect Man
Wanted: One Perfect Man

Author: Judi McCoy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004-01-27

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0060560797

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In this first book of McCoy's new Starlight trilogy, Zara, the new waitress at the local diner in Button Creek, Texas, has come a "long" way looking for the perfect man for an out-of-this-world romance. Original.

Starlight
Starlight

Author: M. C. Duncan

Publisher: Duncan Publishing

Published: 2003-09-09

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 1411630319

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The Great computer ONE is day dreaming of her lover. When the most powerful computer in the galaxy falls in love worlds stop the great Empire shudders. Instel is shaken to its roots. What will become of Star and ONE. Will their love survive her being a construct. Will they get to be together. He is off fighting for the companies. She is exploring the unknown. The Bowman's woman Lilly ends this series with the story of her maturity. Book two of this book is devoted to Lilly and her coming of age and taking on the responsibility of Empire.

A Stargazing Program for Beginners
A Stargazing Program for Beginners

Author: Jamie Carter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-20

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 3319220721

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Sets out a simple month-by-month program to reveal all of the night sky's biggest and most beautiful secrets in just one year – and with only a few hours of stargazing each month By investing just an hour a week and $50 in binoculars, it’s possible to learn a few simple techniques and quickly gain a real insight into the night sky's ever-changing patterns – and what they tell us about Earth, the seasons and ourselves. Searching more for a learned appreciation of nature and our exact place within the cosmos than academic scientific knowledge, science and travel writer Jamie Carter takes the reader on a 12 month tour of the night sky's incredible annual rhythms that say so much about Earth. During the journey he learns about the celestial mechanics at work in the skies above that are – to the beginner – almost beyond belief. As well as the vital constellations and clusters, and the weird and wonderful nebulas, he searches out “dark sky destinations” across the globe that help increase knowledge and give a new perspective on familiar night sky sights. On the journey he witnesses a solar eclipse and grapples with star-charts, binoculars, smartphone apps, telescopes, spots satellites and attempts basic astro-photography. By year's end, the reader will be able to glance at the night sky from anywhere on the planet and tell what direction he or she is facing, what time it is, where all the planets are and even where the Galactic Center Point is.