Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustration, map ; 22 cm
Description
"On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira, like her mother before her, is a wrecker, one of the seven on the rope who swim out to shipwrecks to plunder them. Mira's job is to rescue survivors, if there are any. After all, she never feels the cold of the frigid ocean waters and the waves seem to sing to her soul. But the people of Rosevear never admit the truth: that they set the beacons themselves to lure ships into the rocks. When the Council watch lays...
Author
Description
To my children, grandchild, son, and whoever should read this book, let it be an encouragement to you. It doesn't matter if you are poor class, middle-class, or wealthy. We are all created equally in God's sight. The ground is level at the cross for everyone. We all have the capacity to survive. So put your boots on, pull them up, and don't be afraid to take steps forward. Never sit and say poor me! Look around and see how God blessed you. Hold your...
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Description
The sixteen survivors of the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 tell their story.
Los dieciséis sobrevivientes del accidente aéreo de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya 571 contar su historia.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A contestant on a brand-new game show offering young criminals the chance at freedom and a cash prize by winning over viewers, Emerson desperately needs the money to save her family, but little does she know that winning is her only chance at survival because losing means death.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Two teen girls, Mara and Rory, navigate a complex web of love, infection, and survival as they reunite in an experimental resettlement program, grappling with their pasts and the looming threat of the virus that once transformed Mara into a monster.
Author
Description
The book covers the high school years of the author 1957-1960 at Belmont School and chronicles his struggles to fit into a new school and new town. Read along as he grows from a gangly unsure 14 year old to a more mature and more self confident 17 year old going off to college. He transitions from an outsider to one of the insiders by his senior year and becomes actively involved in sports and school social activities. The reader will witness meanness,...
Author
Description
Introducing Releasing Me: A Memoir" by Kimberly Y. Frederick-Griffin. In this powerful narrative, Kimberly shares the deeply personal story of her tumultuous childhood, marked by trauma and emotional turmoil that shaped her relationships and hindered her pursuit of happiness. Through candid reflections, she unveils the struggles she faced, from battling destructive patterns to grappling with feelings of isolation and unacceptance. Despite years of...
Author
Description
The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of someone who has COVID-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your eyes, nose or mouth.
Author
Series
Description
In "Damaged but Destined: So What? Now What?", the author Dr. Nikita Garris-Watson – "Dr. Ki" invites readers on an intensely personal journey through an autobiography that delves into her tumultuous life, marked by childhood and adult physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Yet, this compelling narrative is far from a story of despair; it's a triumphant testament to the enduring power of faith, resilience, and the human spirit. From a young age,...
Author
Description
Hans Gussmann, a German soldier, endured nearly three years of internment by the Allies after World War II-a forgotten chapter overshadowed by the more well-known tales of prisoners held by the Russians. "Prisoner of Peace" unveils this untold story, offering a true and sometimes humorous account based on Gussmann's prison notebooks and memoirs. This narrative diverges from the battles of combat, focusing instead on the daily struggles for survival...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Don't miss this pulse-pounding colelction of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night... Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of their parents' divorce, falling prety to a gruesome curse. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. And, forever desparate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother...
Author
Description
Glue on the windowsill and toothpaste in the shoes. Who did the deed?Twelve-year-old Cub Scout twins Julieta and Rafaela have to deal with their older sister's ugly tricks, which get them into trouble.At school, Julieta is being mocked for the freckles on her face and her crooked teeth. Forgetting her own plight, however, she stands up to a bully, Claudius, in order to protect her friend Montano from being persecuted. Out of kindness she agrees to...
Author
Description
The first in a series of children's books for ages 3 - 6 which is written in a fun way but also will teach children about camels and their desert habitat.This book is a fun story about 'Scooter' who is a Dromedary camel and who is a boy who likes adventure. It is the school holidays and Scooter and his friends are bored so they go to his Poppy and ask him to give them some suggestions for some fun and to keep them busy.Poppy made a suggestion and...
Author
Description
Stories of terror, adventure, brutality, and even humor made in 1983 book Alaska Bear Tales a national phenomenon, with more than 100,000 copies sold. Now, Anchorage author and school teacher Larry Kaniut has compiled his second volume of true-life bear stories, so intriguing - so unbelievable - that they often read like fiction. From unprovoked maulings and terrifying close calls to amusing bear antics and hunting tips, Kaniut's gripping collection...
Author
Description
Great Grampa's Giving Garden was inspired by my father-in-law, Dick, and my great-nephew Landon Dick's great-grandson. Their connection, forged through their time spent in the garden together, and mutual love for growing things was the seed (pun intended) of inspiration for this book as well as the generosity of my father-in-law with the food he labors so lovingly to grow, only to give most away. He sets a fundamental example for Landon in demonstrating...
Author
Description
Darla Calvet is a thirty-nine-year-old working mom whose life turns upside down when she is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Suddenly, fear threatens her dreams for the future as doctors' appointments replace her daily routines and she realizes she may not live to see her daughters grow up. After dying twice while waiting for a new heart, Darla begins to understand her own resiliency-her heart may be weak, but her mind refuses to give up....
18) Pegi the Pig
Author
Description
This humorous children's book demonstrates the power of the gospel of the lord Jesus Christ using Pegi, a pet pig who the Mr. Stew, the man who owned Pegi tried to make into a son.
Pegi being a pig had the nature of a pig and did not mind wallowing in mud and dirtying his polished shining skin. In fact, he loved it.
Mr. Stew who owned Pegi, out of desperation had an operation performed on Pegi by changing his brain to that of a...
Author
Description
A spring flood bursts a dam on the river and four young beaver friends – Marc, Denny, Vince, and Remy – are swept away by a whirlpool, along an underground river and into a huge dark cave.How to find their way home? A friendly plesiosaur helps the beavers reach the surface and suggests that they ask the wise White Salamander, who lives far away. On a journey filled with adventures the friends meet Alison, the cat, who joins them on their travels....
Author
Description
The following stories are fiction. I do have a grand daughter named Emily who inspired these stories while visiting one summer. But, there is no real Emily with super powers except in the minds of Grandparents everywhere.If there were a young girl with super powers, it would be Emily. Just the name exudes power.I invite you to sit back, suspend reality for a few moments and enter the life of an eight-year-old super hero:Super Emily.You don't have...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Let us know! Suggest a Title