Similes, metaphors, alliteration, irony and many more techniques are esxplored in this book as a means of making prose and poetry more enjoyable for the reader as well as the author. Teacher tips, evaluation methods, and student exercises are all included.
The book brings forcefully to the reader the importance of humor in a persons life, what outstanding men and women from all disciplines say in praise of humor and how it benefited them. The book tells you where you can find humor and laughter and the ways you can put humor to good use.
Sadie Weinstein runs a mom-and-pop grocery in Brooklyn in 1969 with her husband, Nathan. A quirky amateur detective, she persists in solving a murder that takes place when she is present at a home in Staten Island. The murdered victim is a bigamist who had two wives, and possibly more, in different far-removed locations. She tracks down suspects from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and as far away as Biloxi, Mississippi. Sadie is a suspect herself and must solve the mystery to clear her name. Nathan warns her constantly not to stick her neck out, but she is undeterred. Her charming pickle-eating customer and psychic Rhajmah has revealing visions. The excitement mounts in Biloxi during the savage onslaught of Hurricane Camille. The story involves anguish, but Sadies antics and repartees lighten tension. This is a gripping Sadie Weinstein mystery, Luxenbergs fourth.
Similes and metaphors are explored in this packet as a means of making prose and poetry more enjoyable for the reader as well as the author. Teacher tips, evaluation methods, and student exercises are all included.
A bloodthirsty band of Indians wants Cuno dead in this .45-Caliber western from Peter Brandvold... Cuno Massey had always stayed on the good side of the law. But he’d never found himself stuck in the middle of a feud between a weary old rancher and a band of Indians hungry for revenge. With warring braves surrounding the ranch and a doomed man begging for help, Cuno’s the only rider left who stands a chance to save the rancher’s daughter from a savage massacre. Fighting arrows with bullets and tussling with grizzly bears, Cuno’s rescue ride is no pleasure trip. And when his wagon party comes up against a squad of mountain marshals looking to break some rules of their own, Cuno’s got to do what it takes to defend the girl—and himself. Even if it means defying the law and becoming a wanted man…
"A collection of hundreds of endearing, truthful, and amusing homespun adages and turns of phrases, and dozens of countrified jokes that will appeal to anyone who wants a change of pace in our pop culture--infused life. These down-home truths and insights lighten the mood, dispense some great advice, and make more than a few clever observations about the world"--Cover p. 4.
Yearning for the Unattainable By: L.L. Eadie Eadie’s gift for understanding the adolescent heart is on full display … in this delicious witch’s brew of southern gothic, paranormal romance and realistic contemporary. The town of Wiregrass is a character in itself with its whispers, horrors and secrets. And at the heart of it all is Gentry, the newcomer, who innocently looks for love, but instead is drawn into a portal that nearly takes her life. -Joyce Sweeney on Yearning for the Unattainable Eadie’s work stands out from the usual teen novel. Written in a light, easy style Tuesday’s story of emotional emancipation is one that any teenager can appreciate. -Kirkus Reviews on Mistaken Identity A love story mixed with tragedy and humor. Secrets and broken promises from the author’s youth (and from all teenagers’ lives) prompted Eadie to write this story. She hopes her readers will see themselves in her characters and be able to feel their emotions—recognize them—relate to them—laugh and cry with them.
On the 12th of April in 1861, a war initiated a panic throughout America. The tragic war for civil rights had detested the Bennett family, mainly their eldest son Johnny, whom lived on the edge of Jackson, Mississippi. Nevertheless, Jonathan Bennett runs into bad news bandits as they steal his soul away into the battlefields. Holding onto an expensive family heirloom, as he promised his father, the leaders and enemies of the past haunt the Bennett family for generations. The lessons to keep a family together gave Johnny a promising benefit. Although, he did not know the remorse after doubting the loss of the ones he loved the most.
Similes, metaphors, alliteration, irony and many more techniques are explored in this book as a means of making prose and poetry more enjoyable for the reader as well as the author. Teacher tips, evaluation methods, and student exercises are all included.
THE OLDER MAN Jesse Wagner was ruggedly handsome, incredibly charming—and sixteen years her senior. But Caroline knew in her heart that what they had was the chance of a lifetime. And it looked like it was up to her to show the lonely rancher that some things were meant to be…. When Jesse took Caroline in his arms, his every instinct to protect her turned into a desire to claim her as his own. She brightened his solitary world and threw his sensibilities into a tailspin that he didn't think he could recover from. But how could a woman so vibrant and young possibly be thinking of him as husband material?