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| Author | : John Hart |
| Publisher | : Minotaur Books |
| Total Pages | : 557 |
| Release | : 2009-05-26 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429961937 |
Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel Heralded by the Washington Post as a "a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies", John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he'd been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is---confident in a way that he can never fully explain. Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene. Then a second child goes missing . . . Undeterred by Hunt's threats or his mother's pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit. Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power. Now with an excerpt from John Hart's next book The Hush, available in February 2018.
| Author | : Georgina Makalani |
| Publisher | : Georgina Makalani |
| Total Pages | : 70 |
| Release | : 2016-11-11 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 099451316X |
A whole town full of children disappeared in the middle of the night, only one was found. Now two of them have wandered back into the town square and Iski Flare is asked to help find the others. But twenty years is a long time, and he’s not sure if the last child won’t, or can’t, help him determine where they went. The last child has troubles of her own and even if she helps the town, it won’t mean her acceptance. She reminds Iski of Flare in more ways than he would care to admit, but he can’t lose this child now. She might be leading him towards more than he thought possible. Towards far more than he expected to find.
| Author | : John Hart |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2009-05-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0312359322 |
Fresh off the success of his Edgar Award-winning, "New York Times" bestseller "Down River," Hart returns with the story of a young boy's hunt for his missing sister, and the dark truths he uncovers in his North Carolina hometown.
| Author | : Valerie Crader |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2008-07 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1434388433 |
| Author | : Richard Louv |
| Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 2008-04-22 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 156512586X |
The Book That Launched an International Movement Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe “It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth grader. But it’s not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It’s also their parents’ fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools’ emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children’s connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply—and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. Included in this edition: A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad
| Author | : Njoki Kamau |
| Publisher | : Author House |
| Total Pages | : 395 |
| Release | : 2014-12-11 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1496995724 |
David Mwangi is young, handsome, and intelligent, the kind of son any mother would be very proud of. His smile, however, hides a sad secret that keeps him running from friends and the comfort of family life. David's fears come to a head when his friend is killed in a homophobic attack. Terrified, he flies to Britain, hoping for a better life in a free and fair society. His problems, however, follow him across the ocean. As his secret life is unveiled, his family is thrown into turmoil as they try to come to terms with this devastating turn of events. David's mother rushes to London to rescue him from what she believes to be a fate worse than death. In the midst of the dramatic events that follow, David ends up in hospital in a critical condition while his family disintegrates in an emotional roller coaster of guilt, accusations, frustration, and pain. Will they all find the courage to confront their fears and find love once again?
| Author | : Cathy L. Young |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2014-08-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1499024894 |
Fatal Affair soft read takes its readers to terrifying emotionally new heights with its thrilling chilling attraction gone wrong. Dillon Sheldon the owner and founder of Crashers Grocery store fulfill his dream and hire the young, glorious African-American, Mississippian Charlene Rene Youngblood whos married to successful Jester Youngblood. Although married Dillons so driven by his lustful curiosity attraction to black women he purposely hire Charlene, to work for him intending to experience a passionate romantic intimate sizzling affair with her. Their daily encounters bring them into an affair but after several months Dillon ends it leaving Charlene devastated, psychotic and pregnant. Dillon realizes their affair was a mistake and he hoped theyd return to their normal lives. But Charlenes obsessed and possessed and refuses to free him even if it means bloodshed and death. This twisted love affair gone wrong is eminently thrilling, exciting, emotionally stimulating, strikingly provoking and much more! Theres a thin line between life and death. We always believe were right in our own eyes. Being in love could lead to heartache and tears. Heavens Last Child is eminently striking and thought provoking this extraordinary story challenges its readers to take a closer look at race, hatred, love, forgiveness, choices and the power of prayer. Heaven Gardenia is an extraordinary forty year old African-American whos faced with enormous loss including the loss of her four daughters to their fathers. She believes her daughters is all she have but soon understand she have more to gain. After a night of intimacy with her new boyfriend Nate Burns she become ill and believes shes going through menopause but soon discovers shes pregnant by him. Racial tension from his side of the family soon split them a part Heavens left to raise Sky alone but accepts her ex-husband Luke Gardenia back into her life believing shes making the right decision. Heavens devastated when she realizes his racial hatred is deeper than what she thought and taking him back was a mistake. Lukes on a mission to kill her baby because hes by a Caucasian man. Heaven must choose between her only son Sky and Luke her ex-husband from her past. Incredibly powerful Will the villain fulfill his desire or will it crumble? Who will Heaven choose Luke or Sky? This narrated and scripted literature is a part of the Grandmas Rose collection of books.
| Author | : Kingsley Davis |
| Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 708 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781412827164 |
"David Heer's biography of Kingsley Davis is based on material contained in the Kingsley Davis Archive at the Hoover Institution Library at Stanford University, the Kingsley Davis graduate file at Harvard University, the interview of Kingsley Davis by Jean van der Tak in Demographic Destinies (1990), and David Heer's personal relationship with Kingsley Davis. The book also contains thirty of the most important writings by Kingsley Davis. These were chosen, in part, for the number of citations received in the Cumulative Social Science Citation Index, and in part to ensure that readers would be able to assess the continuity of Kingsley Davis's ideas at all stages of his career."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : Estelle Weyl |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 479 |
| Release | : 2013-11-13 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1491948892 |
Readers will quickly become familiar with HTML5's many new APIs and understand how they work in the mobile environment with this book. Learn how to use audio, video and graphics within the bandwith and screen constraints of mobile devices, and discover how HTML5 interacts with JavaScript and CSS3.
| Author | : Richard York |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 650 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0764576429 |
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