Stones from the River

Stones from the River
Author: Ursula Hegi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2011-01-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439144761

From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.

Beneath the Skin

Beneath the Skin
Author: Kyla Stinkraus
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-12-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945410024

Life sucks for 18-year-old Sidney Shaw.Her mom's a drunk. Her dad disappears for weeks at a time. It's better when he's gone.At school, she's betrayed and bullied by her ex-best friend. To make matters worse, cutting can't bring the relief she craves anymore. Something's gotta give. When she punches a kid to protect her little brother, Sidney's forced into group counseling with perfect, popular Arianna, who looks like the type to grieve over a broken nail. But Arianna has secrets of her own. She might just be an ally, if Sidney can let her guard down.And then there's the new guy, Lucas, who sees straight through Sidney's tough, snarky façade. But Sidney's wounds go deeper than anyone knows. As her father's abuse escalates, her secrets threaten to unravel her. How far is she willing to go to protect her family? And who can she turn to when the unthinkable happens?A gut-wrenching exploration of trauma and resilience, the redemptive power of friendship, and how we piece our broken selves back together, one shard at a time.

Stories Beneath the Stones

Stories Beneath the Stones
Author: JoAnn Meaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Soldiers
ISBN: 9781939995216

A unique book describing the history of the Richmond National Cemetery, the resting place of thousands of Civil War veterans. Includes an extensive alphabetical list of burials, biographies of soldiers, stories, anecdotes, and images.

The Wretched Stone

The Wretched Stone
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780395533079

A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.

Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Horrors Beneath the Stones

Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Horrors Beneath the Stones
Author:
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781302923273

Legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas returns to Cimmeria! When the beautiful Olivia appears aboard a captured ship, telling tales of prophetic dreams and great fortunes, Conan is set on a new path - the Road of Kings! It's a route that is full of terrors and that may lead him straight to the executioner's ax! Conan must brave zombie Hyborians, dragons and assassins - as well as the underground catacombs beneath Aquilonia, where lurk creatures more hideous and deadly than anything he's ever encountered on the surface! The Road of Kings is no place for weaklings! Plus, an action-packed adaptation of the classic Robert E. Howard tale "Queen of the Black Coast," in which Conan takes to the high seas with the pirate queen Bêlit! COLLECTING: VOL. 5: CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS (2010) 1-12, CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2012) 1-6

Over Sea, Under Stone

Over Sea, Under Stone
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 144245895X

Three siblings embark on an epic quest for a mythic grail in this first installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look! All through time, the two great forces of Light and Dark have battled for control of the world. Now, after centuries of balance, the Dark is summoning its terrifying forces to rise once more…and three children find themselves caught in the conflict. The Drew siblings—Simon, Jane, and Barney—are on a family holiday in Cornwall when they discover an ancient map in the attic of the house they are sharing with their Great Uncle Merry. They know immediately that the map is special but have no way of knowing how much. For the map leads to a grail: a vital weapon for the Light’s fight against evil. In taking on the quest to find the grail, the Drews will have to race against the sinister human beings who serve the dreadful power of the dark—an adventure that puts their own lives in grave peril.

The Stones of Summer

The Stones of Summer
Author: Dow Mossman
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780760748848

Episodic coming of age saga.

Nothing Here But Stones

Nothing Here But Stones
Author: Nancy Oswald
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2004-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780805074659

In 1882, ten-year-old Emma and her family, along with other Russian Jewish immigrants, arrive in Cotopaxi, Colorado, where they face inhospitable conditions as they attempt to start an agricultural colony, and lonely Emma is comforted by the horse whose life she saved.

Excavating Jesus

Excavating Jesus
Author: John Dominic Crossan
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2009-08-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061960632

The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world. There have been phenomenal advances in the historical understanding of Jesus and his world and times, but also huge, lesser known advances in first–century Palestine archaeology that explain a great deal about Jesus, his followers, and his teachings. This is the first book that combines the two and it does it in a fresh, accessible way that will interest both biblical scholars and students and also the thousands of lay readers of Biblical Archaeology Review (150,000+ circulation), National Geographic, and other archaeology and ancient history books and magazines. Each chapter of the book focuses on a major modern archaeological or textual discovery and shows how that discovery opens a window onto a major feature of Jesus's life and teachings.