Walter Finds a Home

Walter Finds a Home
Author: Cat Smith
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1480896160

“Walter Finds A Home” is a story of a newborn donkey abandoned at birth in the Arizona desert and the heartfelt journey he endures while finding a forever home.

A Home Named Walter

A Home Named Walter
Author: Chelsea Lin Wallace
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250316413

Walter was a happy home.

Little Green

Little Green
Author: Walter Mosley
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307949788

In Little Green, Walter Mosley’s acclaimed detective Easy Rawlins returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of that haven for Los Angeles hippies, the Sunset Strip. He’s soon back in top form, cruising the gloriously psychedelic mean streets of L.A. with his murderous sidekick, Mouse. They’ve been hired to look for a young black man, Evander “Little Green” Noon, who disappeared during an acid trip. Fueled by an elixir called Gator’s Blood, Easy experiences a physical, spiritual, and emotional resurrection, but peace and love soon give way to murder and mayhem.

His Name Was Walter

His Name Was Walter
Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1460710207

From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own ... The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end ... From one of Australia's most renowned children's authors comes an extraordinary story within a story - a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night for the rest of their lives. PRAISE 'Another magnificent book from Emily Rodda' - Readings 'guaranteed to capture the imaginations of 8+ mystery lovers' - Better Reading AWARDS Winner - 2019 Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Children's Literature) Winner - 2019 Australian Book Design Awards (Children's Fiction Book) Winner - 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers) Shortlisted - 2019 Davitt Awards (Children's) Shortlisted - 2019 QLD Literary Awards (Griffith University Children's Book Award) Shortlisted - 2018 Aurealis Awards (Best Young Adult Novel)

Home is the North

Home is the North
Author: Walt Morey
Publisher: Buchanan Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-12
Genre: Alaska
ISBN: 9780936085111

A portrait of the land and people of wilderness Alaska presented through the experiences of an orphan whose year of decisions, responsibilities, and growth help him to accept the future.

Finding Walter

Finding Walter
Author: Ann Warren Turner
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Dolls
ISBN: 9780152002121

When she, her sister Rose, and her parents come to live in her grandmother's old country house, eight-year-old Emily draws them all into her efforts to find youngest of a neglected family of dolls.

The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson

The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson
Author: Quinn Sosna-Spear
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534420819

“Contains elements of Oz and Harry Potter with a healthy dollop of Willy Wonka thrown into the mix.” —Kirkus Reviews In this sweeping and inventive debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton, a prodigal inventor flees his home to find his destiny. In the humdrum town of Moormouth, Walter Mortinson’s unusual inventions cause nothing but trouble. After one of his contraptions throws the town into chaos, Walter’s mother demands he cut the nonsense and join the family mortuary business. Far off on Flaster Isle, famed inventor Horace Flasterborn plans to take Walter under his wing, just as he did Walter’s genius father decades ago. When a letter arrives by unusual means offering Walter an apprenticeship, it isn’t long before Walter decides to flee Moormouth to meet his destiny. Walter runs away in the family hearse along with Cordelia, the moody girl next door with one eye and plenty of secrets. Together they journey through a strange landscape of fish-people, giantess miners, and hypnotized honeybees in an adventure that will not only reveal the truth about Walter’s past, but direct his future.

Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son
Author: Walter Mosley
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2006-04-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0759515484

In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong.After tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly: Eric, the golden youth, is given everything but trusts nothing; Tommy, motherless and impoverished, has nothing, but feels lucky every day of his life. In a riveting story of modern-day resilience and redemption, the two confront separate challenges, and when circumstances reunite them years later, they draw on their extraordinary natures to confront a common enemy and, ultimately, save their lives.

The Secret Life of Walter Kitty

The Secret Life of Walter Kitty
Author: Barbara Jean Hicks
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375985174

Walter Kitty is no ordinary housecat. He's Fang—a swashbuckling protector of the high seas, a tiger waiting to pounce on unsuspecting prey, and a caped superhero ready to save the day. But do his "people," Mr. and Mrs. Biddle, acknowledge his greatness? Not even!So once in a good long while, Walter will answer to Wally or Kitten or even Snookums, but most of the time . . . he's Fang!With a hilarious text by Barbara Jean Hicks and fabulously fun illustrations by Dan Santat, Walter Kitty is one cat readers will not soon forget!

Cadences of Home

Cadences of Home
Author: Walter Brueggemann
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664257491

A powerful perspective about preaching, "Cadences of Home" suggests that sermons must speak to those who are lost and searching for their rightful home. Brueggemann argues for a dynamic transformation of preaching to proclaim to the world that there is a home for all people.