The Boy Who Sat by the Window
Author: Chris Loftis
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780882821474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a little boy's reaction to the death of his friend by a random drive-by shooting.
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The Star Outside My Window
Author: Onjali Q. Raúf
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 2019-10-03
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 151010514X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWINNER OF THE DIVERSITY BOOK AWARDS, CHILDREN (UK) 2020 'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter... But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they have left behind...' Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone for ever. Because people with the brightest hearts never truly leave. They become stars. So when a new star is spotted acting strangely in the sky, Aniyah embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to make sure everyone knows who it belongs to. An adventure that involves the Royal Observatory of London, a mischievous scurry of squirrels and the biggest star in Hollywood... Told through the innocent voice of a child, this story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence, and celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from Onjali Raúf, the award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class. *Parental guidance recommended: issues relating to domestic abuse included*
Small Spaces
Author: Katherine Arden
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2019-07-09
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0525515046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback. After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man"—a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. Captivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods—bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them—the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small." And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.
"Ain't No Chicken in My Dumplin's"
Author: Joyce Collins Graham
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2001-02
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0595170048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA child's worst nightmare is to be abandoned by those who care for him or her. That is what happened to Evie and Billy McNeil on Evie's sixth birthday. The two frightened children are taken to Pinetree Orphanage where they learn to survive among other children who share abandonment, abuse and neglect. How can these children survive in this often hostile new world and how can they become happy, healthy productive adults? Can gentle Carrie Lovell's love outweigh the dreaded Etta Jean Spyder and her paddle and sharp tongue? The characters in this book are the children, the parents, orphanage personnel, case workers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and others...
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
Published: 1903
Total Pages: 1034
ISBN-13:
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Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
Published: 1914
Total Pages: 1338
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImportant American periodical dating back to 1850.
My Side of the Mountain
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2001-05-21
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0593115007
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
Published: 1903
Total Pages: 1046
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImportant American periodical dating back to 1850.
Last Run
Author: Leonard B. Scott
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1990-07-14
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0345365631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the men of Sierra Company, 75th Rangers, the Vietnam war means more than loyalty to their country. It means loyalty to each other. You don't choose your comrades in war—they are assigned to you. And there, in the jungle, where there is no past or future, men from totally different backgrounds forget their differences and struggle with the basic questions of survival. The Last Run is an action-packed story of men at war—and of the unseen wounds our veterans brought home. Author Leonard B. Scott also wrote the bestselling Vietnam novel Charlie Mike, which was hailed by The Washington Post as “vivid, compelling . . . One of the finest novels yet written about the Vietnam war.” Like Charlie Mike, The Last Run is a story you will never forget.
