The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

Author: Karen M Sandrick

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781947605015

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In the spring of 1942 Czech Resistance fighters assassinate the head of Nazi-Occupied Czechoslovakia. On the flimsiest of evidence, the Nazi high command sends troops to demolish the small Czech town of Lidice, execute the town¿s men, and abduct and racially profile its women and children. The Pear Tree tells the story of the assassination and its effects on:


The Pear Tree

The Pear Tree

Author: Luli Gray

Publisher: Penny Candy Books

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780999658468

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Esperanza tricks Señor Death but realizes the death is a necessary part of life and alleviates much suffering in the world.


The Very Oldest Pear Tree

The Very Oldest Pear Tree

Author: Nancy I. Sanders

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2020-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0807566802

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The fascinating history of a tree that's older than our nation. In the 1630s in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a Puritan settler planted a pear tree—the first pear tree in America. More than a century later, the tree still bore fruit, impressing a famous poet and one of the first US presidents. The pear tree survived hurricanes, fire, and vandalism, and today, more than 350 years after it was first planted, it's alive and strong, and clones of it grow all around the US. This is the amazing true story of the Endicott Pear tree, and how it grew up with our nation.


The Pear in the Pear Tree

The Pear in the Pear Tree

Author: Pamela Allen

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780140564976

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Another original Pamela Allen book to share with the very young. As with her award-winning Who Sank the Boat?, there is something for all of us to learn from this simple but amusing story of John and Jane's attempts to pick a pear from the pear tree


Under the Pear Tree

Under the Pear Tree

Author: Theodor Fontane

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 9781848460133

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Cleverly interwoven with historical fact, Under the Pear Tree presents a fascinating picture of 19th century German village society and the intricacies of a murder story which with its psychological and ghostly elements still manages to transcend the centuries. Theodor Fontane is perhaps the greatest of Germany's 19th century realist writers. This is the first English translation of this novel.


The Book of Pears

The Book of Pears

Author: Joan Morgan

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1603586660

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"First published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press in 2015."--Title page verso.


The Maul and the Pear Tree

The Maul and the Pear Tree

Author: P. D. James

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2011-12-15

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0571288618

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In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this vivid and gripping reconstruction P. D. James and police historian T. A. Critchley draw on forensics, public records, newspaper clippings and hitherto unpublished sources, expertly sifting the evidence to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. This true crime novel begins amid the horror of a dark, wintry London in the year 1811. Using elegant historical detection P.D. James and police historian T.A. Critchley piece together new and unpublished sources in an original portrayal of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders. P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley and Children of Men, here explores the mysterious and intense emotions responsible for the unique crime of murder, with authority and sensitivity. Her only work of true crime, this novel uses forensics, unpublished sources and forgotten documents to create a vivid image of early-nineteenth century London and a gripping reconstruction of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders.


Under the Pear Tree

Under the Pear Tree

Author: Bernadette Conte

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780578854212

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FROM A YOUNG AGE the author was intrigued by her mother Gaetanina's storytelling. She took seriously her mother's urging to scrivi e ricorda ("write and remember"). Itri, Italy nestled in a valley south of Rome, surrounded by the Aurunci Mountains, is home to the Santuario of Maria SS della Civita, and to her parents and ancestors. Many of the Itrani people, including the author's parents, immigrated to the small town of Knightsville in Cranston, Rhode Island. Their faith, courage, and hard work in the face of severe hardships left a lifelong impression and a resolution to one day tell their story and fulfill the commitment made to her mother to write the family history. In this telling it is hoped that all generations, present and to come, will remember their familial roots and the people who have come before them. Told by the perspective of this one Itrani family, Under the Pear Tree is a moving account of the trials, traumas and emotional life surrounding the Italian immigrant experience at the turn of the 19th century. This story is sure to inspire the reader to discover one's own ancestral past.


This Very Tree

This Very Tree

Author: Sean Rubin

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1250838584

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A deeply moving story about community and resilience, from the point-of-view of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Sean Rubin. * "A resonant, beautifully rendered testament to life and renewal." —Kirkus, starred review In the 1970s, nestled between the newly completed Twin Towers in New York City, a Callery pear tree was planted. Over the years, the tree provided shade for people looking for a place to rest and a home for birds, along with the first blooms of spring. On September 11, 2001, everything changed. The tree’s home was destroyed, and it was buried under the rubble. But a month after tragedy struck, a shocking discovery was made at Ground Zero: the tree had survived. Dubbed the “Survivor Tree,” it was moved to the Bronx to recover. And in the thoughtful care of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Callery pear was nursed back to health. Almost a decade later, the Survivor Tree returned home and was planted in the 9/11 Memorial to provide beauty and comfort...and also hope. This is the story of that tree—and of a nation in recovery. Told from the tree’s perspective, This Very Tree is a touching tribute to first responders, the resilience of America, and the restorative power of community.