Lily's Purses

Lily's Purses
Author: Carol Elaine Davis
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2011-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1456876813

Lily saw a newspaper article one day in Philadelphia with her family. The article was about a finishing School. Lily decided she wanted to go, but her family didn't have the money. One thing Lily could Do well was knit. She knitted purses & sold them to earn her tuition & her stagecoach fare. On her Way to finishing school her stagecoach broke down and............

Smile, Lily!

Smile, Lily!
Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9780689835483

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Lily's Wishful Garden

Lily's Wishful Garden
Author: AQEEL AHMED
Publisher: AQEEL AHMED
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2023-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1998240347

This lovely book, "Lily's Wishful Garden," takes readers to a small, picture-perfect town tucked between a sparkling river and rolling hills. Lily, a tiny child, is the main character of the story. She is known for being very kind and very interested in everything. She lives with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Johnson, in a small house. In their backyard, she finds a magical garden that gives wishes. This garden is one of a kind, with daisies that look like stars and bright, singing flowers that cast soothing light. The coolest thing about it is that it can grant wishes if the people who make them are kind and sincere. When Lily is old enough to understand its power, her parents bring her to this garden and teach her how to ask for the best. Lily makes her first wish with a special seed from the garden. She wants something that will make everyone in the town happy. She takes very good care of the seed and watches it grow into a beautiful plant with green leaves. The seed bears fruit after a few weeks: a bunch of pretty flowers. This meets her goal. Lily's heart is full of love as she gives the flowers to the other people in the town, and they are very thankful. Lily keeps making wishes for others in the garden, and the neighborhood turns into a happy place where everyone can live together in peace and laugh. One day, Lily finds a strange plant in the yard. Its blooms reflect light in a rainbow shape. She knows that now is the right time to give her biggest wish yet—one that will have an impact on the whole world. As Lily begs the garden, a soft breeze blows the seeds of happiness into the air, making Lily's wish reach many hearts. Every season, Lily's wish comes true a little more. People care about the earth, there is a lot of kindness and warmth, and there is so much happiness. The story of Lily's Wishful Garden gives the world its inspiration to change into a place of peace and hope. Reading this book will always be meaningful and inspiring for people of all ages because it shows so well how kindness, love, and selflessness can bring about good things. Following Lily's request and her journey as the caretaker of the magical garden showed the lasting magic in people's hearts and the power of true wishes to change things. This is how the story starts: A long time ago, there was a little girl named Lily who lived in a peaceful town with rolling hills and water that flowed slowly. Lily lived in a lovely town with a thatched roof. It was a safe place to escape the wild things that happen in nature. Being around her was always a joy, and she was very interested in everything around her. But the most attention was paid to the lush area behind the house—a beautiful yard like no other. This garden wasn't like any other; it was a beautiful spot where dreams could come true. The parents of Lily, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, had found the beautiful garden's secret gem many years ago. It had won their hearts, so they chose to tell Lily the closely guarded secret when she was old enough to understand how powerful it could be. The flowers in this beautiful garden were so bright and colorful that they seemed to sparkle with an ethereal brightness as they were lit by the sun. Roses were among these beautiful flowers. Their leaves showed a rainbow of bright colors and made lovely sounds that people found relaxing, like the sound of a faraway symphony. Lilies that were bathed in soft, beautiful light sent a sense of peace to everyone who came across them. The stars, which were spread out across the yard like celestial constellations, made the petals of the daisies shine with the brightness of the stars. Their love for the garden's magic was so strong that they decided to tell Lily its carefully kept secret as soon as she was old enough to understand its overwhelming power. This magical garden was a big canvas full of many bright, colorful flowers that sparkled like ethereal gems in the soft sunlight. There were roses among the magical flowers. The petals were a beautiful patchwork of colors that made you feel good with sounds that sounded like an orchestra playing far away. Everyone who came into contact with lilies felt calm because of the beautiful, peaceful light they gave off. Daisy sparkled with a brightness that made me think of the stars that were spread out across the yard like constellations in the night sky. The most amazing thing about the garden, though, was that it could grant wishes. People used to say that if a certain seed was planted in rich soil and cared for with love and attention to detail, the garden would make the things that people wanted come true. That being said, there was a big disclaimer in this beautiful fabric of wishes. The wish had to come from a pure heart that didn't care about itself, without the evil shadow of greed. But the garden was the most beautiful because it had the power to make dreams and make them come true. According to a story, if a certain seed is placed and loved forever, the garden will work its magic to make one's wildest dreams come true. In the middle of this magical web of wants, though, one important factor jumped out. Many people thought that the wish had to come from a heart that was completely unselfish and free of any selfishness. Even with all of its beauty, the most amazing thing about the garden was that it could grant dreams. A common belief was that if a certain seed was planted and cared for with the greatest love and care, the garden would have to make plans for the person to achieve their deepest desires. That being said, there was a situation that made making wishes better, like a symphony with a small but powerful change. The desire had to come from a place where there was no selfishness or bad motives. Still, there was one thing about the garden that stood out: it had the power to make dreams come true. A lot of people thought that if they put a special seed and loved and cared for it, the garden would do its magic and make all their dreams come true. It was possible to make wishes come true, but there was a big catch that would test your goals. People were sure that the wish had to come from a heart that was free of the darkness of greed and full of the light of selflessness. While the garden, on the other hand, has a special quality that no other place has, it can fulfill wishes. Many people thought that if a certain, valuable seed was placed and lovingly cared for, the garden would work its magic and turn the threads of desire into real things. But somewhere in this country, wishes were needed in a very important way that made wishes themselves very important. It was made clear that the wish had to come from a heart that wasn't selfish, that it had to come from a heart that was pure and full of selfless purpose. One bright morning, Lily's mother carefully walked up to her daughter as the sun's golden rays danced through the big oak tree's lush leaves, casting beautiful shadows on their house. She held a tiny gem in the palm of her hand. It was a seed that looked like it was full of stardust. It was the seed from the magical garden from the story.

Catching Lily

Catching Lily
Author: Julia Imari
Publisher: PaulJulia Press
Total Pages: 273
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Lily Cigar

Lily Cigar
Author: Tom Murphy
Publisher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1626813914

A historical saga of one strong woman’s journey from poverty and servitude in New York City to a new life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. At ten, Lily Malone watched her mother die in their shabby apartment on Mulberry Street. Ma’s last wish was for Lily to keep an eye on her wild, rebellious brother—but after the two children move into the Catholic orphanage, she’s helpless to stop Fergy from abandoning her and heading out west to find gold in California. With the last of her family gone, Lily has little choice but to eventually accept a position in another family’s household. They’re Irish like her, but far wealthier—and it is here that the innocent girl begins to understand that she has little to bargain with aside from her beauty. This is the story of a young woman fighting her way out of hardship, as she learns to sell her body at an elegant brothel; becomes a mother desperately trying to keep the truth from her daughter; and finally is forced by love to return to the city of her shame and seek to conquer it. Moving from tenement squalor to the Fifth Avenue splendor of old New York, from the rolling decks of a great clipper ship to the brawling streets and magnificent Nob Hill mansions of San Francisco, through storm and earthquake and fire, Lily Cigar is a breathless saga of love, intrigue, and illicit passion.

Lily Rules!

Lily Rules!
Author: Nancy N. Rue
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031070250X

When Lily decides to run for class president and wins, she has to learn the real meaning and use of the spiritual gift of leadership.

Lily Bell

Lily Bell
Author: Alice Fay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1857
Genre:
ISBN:

The Truth About Lily

The Truth About Lily
Author: Patricia Collier
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642379158

The Truth About Lily continues the adventure and romance of the Matthews brothers. Seth Matthews seems to be having difficulty with women in the community of Washington, Georgia. He welcomes his trip to Savannah once he learns that an old friend has included him as a beneficiary in his will. He is delighted with the first gift, but the second is totally unexpected and unwanted. This book continues the love and friendship that was introduced in Book 1 and 2 of The Hornet’s Nest series. All the previous characters make an appearance, which is to be expected by this loving group of family and friends whose faith in God ties them together.

Lily and the Octopus

Lily and the Octopus
Author: Steven Rowley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501126245

A national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, “Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer” (The Washington Post). Ted—a gay, single, struggling writer is stuck: unable to open himself up to intimacy except through the steadfast companionship of Lily, his elderly dachshund. When Lily’s health is compromised, Ted vows to save her by any means necessary. By turns hilarious and poignant, an adventure with spins into magic realism and beautifully evoked truths of loss and longing, Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all. Introducing a dazzling and completely original new voice in fiction and an unforgettable hound that will break your heart—and put it back together again. Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one. “Startlingly imaginative...this love story is sure to assert its place in the canine lit pack...Be prepared for outright laughs and searing or silly moments of canine and human recognition. And grab a tissue: “THERE! WILL! BE! EYE! RAIN!” (New York Newsday).

Wild Lily

Wild Lily
Author: Cerise DeLand
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786862530

Money can buy anything, can't it? Those brash Americans—their dollars and charms work wonders. Until they learn that money can buy anything...but love. Lily Hanniford has all the qualities an impoverished nobleman could want in a wife. She's beautiful, educated and funny. Too bad, she has a penchant for riding astride like a man. Too bad, she's an American with a shrewd, wily father. But she's unwilling to be sold to the highest-ranking nobleman. She wants a purpose in life...other than presiding over a drafty castle and a loveless marriage bed. Then she accidentally meets a man she can't resist. Julian Ash, Marquess of Chelton, doesn't need a wife. He needs luck at cards...or a way to persuade Killian Hanniford to pay more for his family's shipping line. But Lily is charming and her wild streak appeals to Julian who has always followed the society's rules. Now he discovers that being wild with Lily is not only fun, it's necessary to his life. And so is she. They struggle to throw convention to the wind. But can they be wildly happy together if they can't heal old wounds?