Author: Joan G. Robinson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Charley feels unwanted by Aunt Emm who has come to stay during her parents' absence, so she runs away and lives outdoors.
Charley
Author: Joan G. Robinson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Charley feels unwanted by Aunt Emm who has come to stay during her parents' absence, so she runs away and lives outdoors.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Charley feels unwanted by Aunt Emm who has come to stay during her parents' absence, so she runs away and lives outdoors.
All the Year Round
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Author: Eric Partridge
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134963653
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1426
Book Description
The definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134963653
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1426
Book Description
The definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.
The Girl He Left Behind Him. A Novel
Author: Richard Mounteney Jephson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Charley's Horse
Author: Judith Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734564907
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Charley is crazy about horses. She's learned everything about them--except how to ride. Now her world is falling apart. Her parents are splitting up and plan to ship Charley off to a riding camp for the summer. She wants to stay home and fix things, but the lure of her very own horse for the summer is hard to resist. She'll live with girls who love horses as much as she does, and she'll finally learn to ride. It doesn't turn out that way. From her first day at Secret Lake, Charley feels like an outsider. Her grumpy summer horse won't look at her, riding lessons are terrifying, and Jane, the camp bully, is out to get her. How will Charley survive eight weeks of horse camp hell? Friendship with a mysterious black horse is all that makes camp life bearable. Charley's Horse is a heartwarming tale of friendship, courage in the face of fear, and the ability to find peace and healing in unexpected places. You don't have to be a horse-mad girl to love this book. Children of any age will find something to value in Charley's summer story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734564907
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Charley is crazy about horses. She's learned everything about them--except how to ride. Now her world is falling apart. Her parents are splitting up and plan to ship Charley off to a riding camp for the summer. She wants to stay home and fix things, but the lure of her very own horse for the summer is hard to resist. She'll live with girls who love horses as much as she does, and she'll finally learn to ride. It doesn't turn out that way. From her first day at Secret Lake, Charley feels like an outsider. Her grumpy summer horse won't look at her, riding lessons are terrifying, and Jane, the camp bully, is out to get her. How will Charley survive eight weeks of horse camp hell? Friendship with a mysterious black horse is all that makes camp life bearable. Charley's Horse is a heartwarming tale of friendship, courage in the face of fear, and the ability to find peace and healing in unexpected places. You don't have to be a horse-mad girl to love this book. Children of any age will find something to value in Charley's summer story.
Lovabye Dragon
Author: Barbara M. Joosse
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763654086
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime. Full color.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763654086
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime. Full color.
Diplomatic Intrigue
Author: Robert G. Morris
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465331816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
At the beginning of Diplomatic Intrigue John Pauley and Carl Friedrich return to the United States embassy in the South American country of Colonia after a frustrating year working in the Washington bureaucracy. As the new ambassador Carl insisted John be his deputy. This is a complete turnaround from their earlier relationship in which Carl called John Johnny-Come- Lately, scorning him as an irregular foreign service officer who, because he was a science specialist, had not come up through the ranks. Shortly after their arrival Carl and his wife Betty are called back to the States for a funeral. As acting ambassador John is immediately confronted by a demonstration in front of the embassy protesting the imminent extradition by the United States of a Colonial naval officer who fled the country accused of murder and torture under the previous military government. John expertly handles the demonstrators and decides to go through with the farewell party that evening for Henry Nielsen after all. It was Henry who advised John a year ago not to go to Washington to take a job like the one Henry himself has now accepted. For both men deputy assistant secretary of state has an enchanting ring. Johns old friend from the Foreign Ministry, Edgardo Martn Ponce Tedesco, accompanies Ricardo Snchez Cardona to the party, Johns nemesis who had declared him persona non grata and expelled him when John exposed Colonias nuclear program as a sham. Edgardo announces Snchez Cardona as the new foreign minister. Johns wife Barbara and seventeen-year-old son Charley arrive at their new post in time for Christmas, coming in on the same plane as Captain Federico Morales, the naval officer extradited from the United States. Carl hosts a welcome party for them. Carl is much too good- looking to be a foreign service officer. Formerly a ladies man he is now a faithful husband and father. Charley meets Karen King, daughter of the public affairs officer Graham King and his wife Susan. Karen is also interested in archeology and she and Charley agree to go to a nearby ruin Karen has already visited. She suspects it is a burial ground for victims of the militarys human rights violations. At the site, Charley and Karen elude a military patrol, for they are on an army base. They have an idyllic afternoon by an old pond near the ruin of a Jesuit mission. Among other things they try some of Karens cocaine, Charley for the first time. Karen stows the drugs in Charleys nearly identical back pack by mistake, which another patrol seizes.. Arriving home somewhat the worse for his experiences, Charley learns there has been a coup Snchez Cardona has assumed the office of the president. The former president is under house arrest. The government seizes the nuclear authority. Its head, Mara Elena Montoya, threatens Snchez Cardona that she and Edgardo will reveal what they know about deaths under the old military regime if he makes changes at the authority. Snchez Cardona pardons the extradited Captain Morales, also known as the Blond Avenger. Morales suspects that Snchez Cardona has pardoned him for what he knows and might tell at the trial. On the basis of Charleys seized backpack, the government charges him with drug possession and subversion on a military base as well. The ousted Colonial president finds sanctuary in the embassy. While Washington debates recognition of the Snchez Cardona government, Barbara take the president concealed in an embassy car to Buenos Aires where he receives asylum. The Embassy begins to see that the army leveled charges against Charley based on what it thinks he knows about graves. John and Carl fail to hear from Edgardo. They need to learn what he knows about the armys human rights violations in the past, much of which he has learned from the Mothers of the Missing, a group of women who, in black head scarfs and holding candles, haunt the go
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465331816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
At the beginning of Diplomatic Intrigue John Pauley and Carl Friedrich return to the United States embassy in the South American country of Colonia after a frustrating year working in the Washington bureaucracy. As the new ambassador Carl insisted John be his deputy. This is a complete turnaround from their earlier relationship in which Carl called John Johnny-Come- Lately, scorning him as an irregular foreign service officer who, because he was a science specialist, had not come up through the ranks. Shortly after their arrival Carl and his wife Betty are called back to the States for a funeral. As acting ambassador John is immediately confronted by a demonstration in front of the embassy protesting the imminent extradition by the United States of a Colonial naval officer who fled the country accused of murder and torture under the previous military government. John expertly handles the demonstrators and decides to go through with the farewell party that evening for Henry Nielsen after all. It was Henry who advised John a year ago not to go to Washington to take a job like the one Henry himself has now accepted. For both men deputy assistant secretary of state has an enchanting ring. Johns old friend from the Foreign Ministry, Edgardo Martn Ponce Tedesco, accompanies Ricardo Snchez Cardona to the party, Johns nemesis who had declared him persona non grata and expelled him when John exposed Colonias nuclear program as a sham. Edgardo announces Snchez Cardona as the new foreign minister. Johns wife Barbara and seventeen-year-old son Charley arrive at their new post in time for Christmas, coming in on the same plane as Captain Federico Morales, the naval officer extradited from the United States. Carl hosts a welcome party for them. Carl is much too good- looking to be a foreign service officer. Formerly a ladies man he is now a faithful husband and father. Charley meets Karen King, daughter of the public affairs officer Graham King and his wife Susan. Karen is also interested in archeology and she and Charley agree to go to a nearby ruin Karen has already visited. She suspects it is a burial ground for victims of the militarys human rights violations. At the site, Charley and Karen elude a military patrol, for they are on an army base. They have an idyllic afternoon by an old pond near the ruin of a Jesuit mission. Among other things they try some of Karens cocaine, Charley for the first time. Karen stows the drugs in Charleys nearly identical back pack by mistake, which another patrol seizes.. Arriving home somewhat the worse for his experiences, Charley learns there has been a coup Snchez Cardona has assumed the office of the president. The former president is under house arrest. The government seizes the nuclear authority. Its head, Mara Elena Montoya, threatens Snchez Cardona that she and Edgardo will reveal what they know about deaths under the old military regime if he makes changes at the authority. Snchez Cardona pardons the extradited Captain Morales, also known as the Blond Avenger. Morales suspects that Snchez Cardona has pardoned him for what he knows and might tell at the trial. On the basis of Charleys seized backpack, the government charges him with drug possession and subversion on a military base as well. The ousted Colonial president finds sanctuary in the embassy. While Washington debates recognition of the Snchez Cardona government, Barbara take the president concealed in an embassy car to Buenos Aires where he receives asylum. The Embassy begins to see that the army leveled charges against Charley based on what it thinks he knows about graves. John and Carl fail to hear from Edgardo. They need to learn what he knows about the armys human rights violations in the past, much of which he has learned from the Mothers of the Missing, a group of women who, in black head scarfs and holding candles, haunt the go
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Charley's First Night
Author: Amy Hest
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763665916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Two of our most beloved picture book creators team up to tell a classic story of a child, his new puppy, and a first night home. Features an audio read-along! On Charley’s first night, Henry carries his new puppy in his old baby blanket all the way to his house. He shows Charley every room, saying, "This is home, Charley." He says that a lot so that Charley will know that he is home. Henry’s parents are very clear about who will be walking and feeding Charley (Henry will, and he can’t wait). They are also very clear about where Charley will be sleeping: Charley will be sleeping in the kitchen. But when the crying starts in the middle of the night, Henry knows right away that it’s Charley! And it looks like his parents’ idea about where Charley is going to sleep may have to change. With warmth, humor, and endearing simplicity, Amy Hest tells a tale familiar to everyone who has loved a puppy, while Helen Oxenbury renders each tender gesture and charming detail in a beauty of a book that children will be eager to take home.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763665916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Two of our most beloved picture book creators team up to tell a classic story of a child, his new puppy, and a first night home. Features an audio read-along! On Charley’s first night, Henry carries his new puppy in his old baby blanket all the way to his house. He shows Charley every room, saying, "This is home, Charley." He says that a lot so that Charley will know that he is home. Henry’s parents are very clear about who will be walking and feeding Charley (Henry will, and he can’t wait). They are also very clear about where Charley will be sleeping: Charley will be sleeping in the kitchen. But when the crying starts in the middle of the night, Henry knows right away that it’s Charley! And it looks like his parents’ idea about where Charley is going to sleep may have to change. With warmth, humor, and endearing simplicity, Amy Hest tells a tale familiar to everyone who has loved a puppy, while Helen Oxenbury renders each tender gesture and charming detail in a beauty of a book that children will be eager to take home.
First Grave on the Right
Author: Darynda Jones
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 142999326X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
First Grave on the Right is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. This is a thrilling debut novel from Darynda Jones, an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense. First Grave on the Right is the winner of the 2012 Rita Award for Best First Book.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 142999326X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
First Grave on the Right is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. This is a thrilling debut novel from Darynda Jones, an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense. First Grave on the Right is the winner of the 2012 Rita Award for Best First Book.