FROM FAR AWAY
Author | : Robert Munsch |
Publisher | : Annick Press |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2017-09-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781554519408 |
The classic story of an immigrant child adjusting to her new home, now with new illustrations.
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Author | : Robert Munsch |
Publisher | : Annick Press |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2017-09-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781554519408 |
The classic story of an immigrant child adjusting to her new home, now with new illustrations.
Author | : Tom McNeal |
Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2013-06-11 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0375896988 |
A National Book Award Finalist An Edgar Award Finalist A California Book Award Gold Medal Winner A dark, contemporary fairy tale in the tradition of Neil Gaiman. Jeremy Johnson Johnson hears voices. Or, specifically, one voice: the ghost of Jacob Grimm, one half of The Brothers Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next. But Jacob can't protect Jeremy from everything. When coltish, copper-haired Ginger Boultinghouse takes a bite of a cake so delicious it’s rumored to be bewitched, she falls in love with the first person she sees: Jeremy. In any other place, this would be a turn for the better for Jeremy, but not in Never Better, where the Finder of Occasions—whose identity and evil intentions nobody knows—is watching and waiting, waiting and watching. . . And as anyone familiar with the Brothers Grimm know, not all fairy tales have happy endings. Veteran writer Tom McNeal has crafted a young adult novel at once grim(m) and hopeful, full of twists, and perfect for fans of contemporary fairy tales like Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Holly Black's Doll Bones. The recipient of five starred reviews, Publishers Weekly called Far Far Away "inventive and deeply poignant."
Author | : Joel ben Izzy |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2016-10-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0698141660 |
At last a great American Hanukkah story! This very funny, very touching novel of growing up Jewish has the makings of a holiday classic. One lousy miracle. Is that too much to ask? Evidently so for Joel, as he tries to survive Hannukah, 1971 in the suburbs of the suburbs of Los Angeles (or, as he calls it, “The Land of Shriveled Dreams”). That’s no small task when you’re a “seriously funny-looking” twelve-year-old magician who dreams of being his own superhero: Normalman. And Joel’s a long way from that as the only Jew at Bixby School, where his attempts to make himself disappear fail spectacularly. Home is no better, with a family that’s not just mortifyingly embarrassing but flat-out broke. That’s why Joel’s betting everything on these eight nights, to see whether it’s worth believing in God or miracles or anything at all. Armed with his favorite jokes, some choice Yiddish words, and a suitcase full of magic tricks, he’s scrambling to come to terms with the world he lives in—from hospitals to Houdini to the Holocaust—before the last of the candles burns out. No wonder his head is spinning: He’s got dreidels on the brain. And little does he know that what’s actually about to happen to him and his family this Hanukkah will be worse than he’d feared . . . And better than he could have imagined.
Author | : Lisa Graff |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2020-03-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1524738611 |
A book about life, loss, and the secrets families keep, reminiscent of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, by National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff. CJ's Aunt Nic is a psychic medium who tours the country speaking to spirits from Far Away, passing on messages from the dearly departed. And CJ knows firsthand how comforting those messages can be -- Aunt Nic's Gift is the only way CJ can talk to her mom, who died just hours after she was born. So when CJ learns that she won't be able to speak to her mother anymore, even with Aunt Nic's help, she's determined to find a work-around. She sets off on road trip with her new friend Jax to locate the one object that she believes will tether her mother's spirit back to Earth . . . but what she finds along the way challenges every truth she's ever known. Ultimately, CJ has to sort out the reality from the lies. National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff has written a poignant, heartfelt novel that explores the lengths we go to protect those we love -- and the power secrets have to change our worlds. Praise for Far Away: * "Graff nimbly crafts a credible novel from the unlikely, shaping layered characters and unforeseen plot twists while exploring issues of truth and illusion--and the emotion-infused miasma that separates the two. A genuinely moving and memorable story." --Publishers Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW* "The story is a genre blend of mystery and realistic family drama . . . Graff never shies away from difficult topics, and this is as brave as expected." --Booklist
Author | : William J. Locke |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2020-08-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3752434244 |
Reproduction of the original: Far-away Stories by William J. Locke
Author | : Els Boekelaar |
Publisher | : Floris Books - Floris Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780863157301 |
A revised color edition of a collection of forty stories from around Europe about gnomes, dwarfs, leprechauns and fairies.
Author | : Tif Marcelo |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2021-04-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1982148098 |
Three Army wives, estranged friends, must overcome their differences when one of them is desperate for help" --
Author | : Lauren Markham |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2018-05-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1101906200 |
The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California—fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong. Growing up in rural El Salvador in the wake of the civil war, the United States was a distant fantasy to identical twins Ernesto and Raul Flores—until, at age seventeen, a deadly threat from the region’s brutal gangs forces them to flee the only home they’ve ever known. In this urgent chronicle of contemporary immigration, journalist Lauren Markham follows the Flores twins as they make their way across the Rio Grande and the Texas desert, into the hands of immigration authorities, and from there to their estranged older brother in Oakland, CA. Soon these unaccompanied minors are navigating school in a new language, working to pay down their mounting coyote debt, and facing their day in immigration court, while also encountering the triumphs and pitfalls of teenage life with only each other for support. With intimate access and breathtaking range, Markham offers an unforgettable testament to the migrant experience. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW | WINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR BOOK PRIZE | SILVER WINNER OF THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD | FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE | SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE | LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/BOGRAD WELD PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY
Author | : William Locke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2019-12-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781653349357 |
Contained here are a collection of short stories by William J. Locke. Included in this volume are the following: The Song of Life; Ladies in Lavender; Studies in Blindness: I. An Old-World Episode, II. The Conqueror, III. A Lover's Dilemma, IV. A Woman of the War; The Princess's Kingdom; The Heart at Twenty; The Scourge; and My Shadow Friends.Ladies in lavender was made into a poplular movie in 2004. After reading the story I suggest watching the move.