The son of a Nazi army officer and a Hungarian-born survivor of Auschwitz meet as adults in California and find that as young teens they were trapped on opposite sides of the Holocaust. This is the dual memoir of their lives.
"Eleanor Roosevelt & Mary McLeod Bethune: An Unusual Friendship" explores the impactful friendship of two of the most influential American women of the 20th Century.Discover how these two women used their position, friendship, and personal networks to create a model of civility and transformative leadership.
Based on a true story, an orangutan living at a wildlife preserve in South Carolina forms an unlikely friendship with a lost dog who comes to live there.
When six-year-old Jeffrey Scott moves with his mother from New York upstate to a new home in the wild Catskills of the Appalachian mountains, nothing will be the same.Jeffrey's small world suddenly becomes threatened by a wilderness madman who preys on children, an international organization of drug cartels called MS-13, known for excessive cruelty, and Jeffrey's estranged father.Meanwhile Jeffrey's mother, Anne Scott, struggles to reclaim a valuable New York fashion design business and protect her son from danger. At the same time an intense new romantic relationship with a local Deputy Sheriff complicates her life.Can Jeffrey and Anne overcome all their new challenges without a little help from "an unusual friend?"Chomby will take you into a world where real dangers threaten a troubled family and strange activities seems commonplace. This is a compelling before-coming-of-age tale of a boy caught in a world of adult danger, a world where there's an explanation for everything...or not.Chomby, An unusual friendship will delight Young Adult readers and anyone who loves suspenseful urban fantasy.
It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey—an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why—how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or, in the story of Kizzy, a nervous retired Greyhound, and Murphy, a red tabby, how cats and dogs actually understand each other’s body language. With Murphy’s friendship and support, Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog and became a confident, loyal family pet. These are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-color candid photographs.
A new book from the New York Times bestselling series. Enhanced with beautiful full-color photographs, these true stories of camaraderie, affection, and remarkable bravery are from the author of the New York Times bestsellers Unlikely Friendships, Unlikely Loves, and Unlikely Heroes, as well as other books and calendars, with nearly two million copies in print. Meet Rex, a German shepherd who learned to love and trust again through the improbable friendship of a goose. The pit bull named Dolly, whose antics with her best friend, Sheldon the tortoise, include games of tag. For the millions of dog lovers, this heartwarming and inspirational book celebrates 37 stories of unusual canine companionship.