Miracle at Sea and Other Stories
Miracle at Sea and Other Stories

Author: Genendel Krohn

Publisher: Feldheim Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781583308356

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This collection of stories from the winning combination of author Genendel Krohn and illustrator Tirtsa Pelleg is a treat for the whole family. Bringing the accounts of our Sages in the Talmud and Midrash vividly to life, Miracle At Sea is sure to entertain and inspire. Learn how far Rebbe Tarfun was willing to go to observe the mitzva of honoring one's parents, how Rebbe Chiya taught Rebbe Yehuda HaNasi a lesson in taking care with others' feelings, how Nikanor's desire to beautify the Bais HaMikdash was rewarded even after a storm took away his prized possessions, and so many more! This book is sure to instill good middos (character traits) and be enjoyed by children of all ages.

The Sea Cloak
The Sea Cloak

Author: Nayrouz Qarmout

Publisher: Comma Press

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1912697068

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The Sea Cloak is a collection of 11 stories by the author, journalist, and women’s rights campaigner, Nayrouz Qarmout. Drawing from her own experiences growing up in a Syrian refugee camp, as well as her current life in Gaza, these stories stitch together a patchwork of different perspectives into what it means to be a woman in Palestine today. Whether following the daily struggles of orphaned children fighting to survive in the rubble of recent bombardments, or mapping the complex, cultural tensions between different generations of refugees in wider Gazan society, these stories offer rare insights into one of the most talked about, but least understood cities in the Middle East. Taken together, the collection affords us a local perspective on a global story, and it does so thanks to a cast of (predominantly female) characters whose vantage point is rooted, firmly, in that most cherished of things, the home.

Out to Sea
Out to Sea

Author: Helen Kellock

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500660140

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Out to Sea follows the journey of a young girl named Lara who is so sad after the death of her grandmother that she is carried out to sea on a flood of her own tears. When it seems like sadness has overwhelmed her entirely, she discovers a pearl at the bottom of the ocean that triggers memories of the many happy times Lara shared with her grandmother. With the pearl safely at her side, Lara realises that she is not alone and finds the strength to pick up her oars and row herself back home. Illustrated in Helen Kellock's inimitable style of pencil, gouache and watercolour artworks, Out to Sea expresses the experience of anxiety and grief with unprecedented sensitivity. Unlike other books for children about loss or grief that usher their readers towards a conclusion, Out to Sea shows readers how they might ride the wave of emotions without losing perspective.

The Girl from the Sea and Other Stories
The Girl from the Sea and Other Stories

Author: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Publisher: Young Dedalus

Published: 2020-03-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781912868032

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The author is one of Portugal's greatest poets and, like her poetry, these stories are filled with her delight and pleasure in nature, gardens and the sea, as well as her keen sense of the magical. Among other things, we encounter dwarves, diminutive little girls who live on the sea bed, plants that come alive at night, a tree that lives on long after it has been felled, and a pilgrim who discovers much more than the Holy Land. Her themes are, above all, loyalty and friendship.

Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories
Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories

Author: Craig Laurance Gidney

Publisher: Lethe Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1590210662

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Ancient folklore and modern myth come together in these stories by author Craig Laurance Gidney. Here are found the struggles of a medieval Japanese monk, seduced by a mischievous fairy, and a young slave who finds mystery deep within the briar patch of an antebellum plantation. Gidney offers readers a gay teen obsessed with his patron saint, Lena Horne, and, in the title story, an ailing tourist seeking escape at a distant shore but never reckons on encountering an African sea god. Rich, poetic, dark and disturbing, these are tales not soon forgotten. A finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

The Convict and Other Stories
The Convict and Other Stories

Author: James Lee Burke

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-07-13

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1451618476

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One of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists offers a selection of a dozen short stories set in James Lee Burke’s most beloved milieu, the Deep South. “America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post), two-time Edgar Award winner James Lee Burke is renowned for his lush, suspense-charged portrayals of the Deep South—the people, the crime, the hope and despair infused in the bayou landscape. This stunning anthology takes us back to where Burke's heart and soul beat—the steamy, seamy Gulf Coast—in complex and fascinating tales that crackle with violence and menace, meshing his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style.

The Other End of the Sea
The Other End of the Sea

Author: Alison Glick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-12-07

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1623711002

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A stirring story of love discovered in unexpected places, growing us beyond who we thought we were—or imagined we could become Summer, 1981—Following the death of her father, Becky Klein, an adventurous, naive young woman from the Midwest, sets out for the Middle East, in search of her Jewish roots. She discovers something more, in a Gaza garden near a refugee camp by the sea. There she befriends the garden’s owner, a Palestinian activist who has served time in Israeli jails. As their relationship grows, Rebecca finds herself drawn into a story of roots unlike the one she had imagined. The West Bank, Cairo, Yarmouk, Benghazi—before long, their romance careens across a region in flames, child in tow, wrestling with conflicting maps of love, family and home. Moving, yet brimming with flashes of humor, Alison Glick’s tangle with the search for purpose and commitment yields a bracing, radiant story for these times.

Leaving the Sea
Leaving the Sea

Author: Ben Marcus

Publisher: Granta Books

Published: 2014-01-09

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1847086373

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A bold new short story collection from one of the most exhilarating and innovative writers of our time. The stories in Leaving the Sea take place in a world which is a distortion of our own, where strange illnesses strike at random and where people disappear without a trace. Ben Marcus has created a labyrinth populated by disturbed, weary men; from the frustrated creative writing teacher to the advocate of self-inhumation; from Paul, whose return home leads him further into his isolation, or Mather, whose child is sick, to an unnamed narrator who spends his lonely evenings calculating the probabilities of his mother's imminent demise. Dark, funny and utterly unique, Leaving the Sea showcases a writer at the height of his powers.

Paddle-to-the-Sea
Paddle-to-the-Sea

Author:

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1941

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780395150825

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A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Star in the Forest
The Star in the Forest

Author: Helen Kellock

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0500651906

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A remarkable debut that tells the story of two sisters with very different personalities who set out to find a star in a forest. One evening in the fall, sisters Pip and Maisie are sitting in their grandparents’ cozy cottage on the edge of a forest. Maisie is restless and longs for adventure, but life at the cottage is always slow. When a bright light suddenly falls from the sky into the forest next door, Maisie can’t believe her luck—finally an adventure has come her way! She has boots on and flashlight in hand before Pip has even put down her book. Maisie is desperate to discover the special something as quickly as she can. As the two sisters journey through the dark forest toward the mysterious light, her imagination runs wild—perhaps it’s space treasure, gold dust, or maybe even a creature from a different planet! Pip, meanwhile, takes in the dark shapes and strange sounds around her, tentatively adjusting to the forest and its wild inhabitants. When Maisie finally reaches the source of the light, she is bitterly disappointed—the special something is no more than a lump of rock. But thanks to Pip’s careful observations, they realize it is in fact a star! With enchanted illustrations, this delightful debut picture book is sure to enchant children and parents alike.