Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780842318471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A young Russian Christian uses his ingenuity and faith to rescue his friend held by the Secret Police.
Ivan and the Daring Escape
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780842318471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A young Russian Christian uses his ingenuity and faith to rescue his friend held by the Secret Police.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780842318471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A young Russian Christian uses his ingenuity and faith to rescue his friend held by the Secret Police.
Ivan and the Secret in the Suitcase
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ivan and Katya desperately try to outwit the Secret Police by smuggling much needed warm clothes and Bibles home from a holiday in Hungary.
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ivan and Katya desperately try to outwit the Secret Police by smuggling much needed warm clothes and Bibles home from a holiday in Hungary.
Ivan and the Daring Escape
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613800662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
NULL
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613800662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
NULL
Ivan and the Hidden Bible
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501334
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part of the Ivan story-book series Exciting adventures For 9 - 13 year olds
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501334
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part of the Ivan story-book series Exciting adventures For 9 - 13 year olds
Ivan and the Informer
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ivan is questioned by the police after a secret Bible study. Suddenly his Christian friends don't trust him but Ivan is not the informer. How can he find out who it is?
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ivan is questioned by the police after a secret Bible study. Suddenly his Christian friends don't trust him but Ivan is not the informer. How can he find out who it is?
Ivan and the Moscow Circus
Author: Myrna Grant
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501358
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Read how a key, a car, a foreign journalist and a clown suit help Ivan in one of his greatest adventures against the powerful Secret Police.
Publisher: Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
ISBN: 9781845501358
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Read how a key, a car, a foreign journalist and a clown suit help Ivan in one of his greatest adventures against the powerful Secret Police.
Escape Under the Forever Sky
Author: Eve Yohalen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452133484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Loosely based on real-life events, this suspenseful story, by a debut novelist, is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, so Lucy's life must be one big adventure, right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is, until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror, Lucy gets kidnapped! With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape, and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Includes bonus material! - Book Club Discussion Guide
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452133484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Loosely based on real-life events, this suspenseful story, by a debut novelist, is also funny and touching and will have readers riveted from start to finish. Lucy's mother is the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, so Lucy's life must be one big adventure, right? Wrong. Lucy's worrywart mother keeps her locked up inside the ambassador's residence. All Lucy can do is read about the exotic and exciting world that lies beyond the compound walls and imagine what it would be like to be a part of it. That is, until one day Lucy decides she has had enough and she and a friend sneak off for some fun. But to their horror, Lucy gets kidnapped! With only herself to rely upon, Lucy must use her knowledge of African animals, inventiveness, will, and courage to escape, and in the process embarks on an adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Includes bonus material! - Book Club Discussion Guide
The Girl in the Torch
Author: Robert Sharenow
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062227971
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets True Grit in this heartfelt novel of resilience, hope, and discovering a family where you least expect it, from award-winning author Robert Sharenow. At the dawn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants are arriving in the promised land of New York City. Twelve-year-old Sarah has always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. In her small village she stares at a postcard of the Statue of Liberty and imagines the Lady beckoning to her. When Sarah and her mother finally journey across the Atlantic, though, tragedy strikes—and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. Yet just as Sarah is ushered onto the boat that will send her away from the land of her dreams, she makes a life-or-death decision. She daringly jumps off the back of the boat and swims as hard as she can toward the Lady's island and a new life. Her leap of faith leads her to an unbelievable hiding place: the Statue of Liberty itself. Now Sarah must find a way to Manhattan while avoiding the night watchman and scavenging enough food to survive. When a surprising ally helps bring her to the city, Sarah finds herself facing new dangers and a life on her own. Will she ever find a true home in America?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062227971
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets True Grit in this heartfelt novel of resilience, hope, and discovering a family where you least expect it, from award-winning author Robert Sharenow. At the dawn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants are arriving in the promised land of New York City. Twelve-year-old Sarah has always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. In her small village she stares at a postcard of the Statue of Liberty and imagines the Lady beckoning to her. When Sarah and her mother finally journey across the Atlantic, though, tragedy strikes—and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. Yet just as Sarah is ushered onto the boat that will send her away from the land of her dreams, she makes a life-or-death decision. She daringly jumps off the back of the boat and swims as hard as she can toward the Lady's island and a new life. Her leap of faith leads her to an unbelievable hiding place: the Statue of Liberty itself. Now Sarah must find a way to Manhattan while avoiding the night watchman and scavenging enough food to survive. When a surprising ally helps bring her to the city, Sarah finds herself facing new dangers and a life on her own. Will she ever find a true home in America?
Who the Devil Made It
Author: Peter Bogdanovich
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307817458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1127
Book Description
“A must have for any film nut.”—Details Peter Bogdanovich, award-winning director, screenwriter, actor and critic, interviews 16 legendary directors over a 15-year period. Their richly illuminating conversations combine to make this a riveting chronicle of Hollywood and picture making. Join him in conversations with: Robert Aldrich • George Cukor • Allan Dwan • Howard Hanks • Alfred Hitchcock • Chuck Jones • Fritz Lang • Joseph H. Lewis • Sidney Lumet • Leo McCarey • Otto Preminger • Don Siegel • Josef von Sternberg • Frank Tashlin • Edgar G. Ulmer • Raoul Walsh NOTE: This edition does not include photographs. Praise for Who the Devil Made It “Illuminating . . . These were (and sometimes are: a few yet breathe) men rooted in history as much as in Hollywood. Their collected memories make the past look fearfully rich beside a present that is poverty-stricken in everything except money.”—The New Yorker “Bogdanovich is one of America’s finest writers on the cinema. . . . Thank goodness [his] Who the Devil Made It has come along to remind us that films and writing about film were, at one time, focused on the work and not strictly on the bottom line.”—The Boston Globe “A treasure trove on the craft of directing.”—Newsday “Monumental . . . The directors’ reminiscences about technique, working methods, sources of ideas, and relationships with actors and studios are thoroughly entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly “A fine achievement that helps illuminate the art and craft of some remarkable directors . . . There are plenty of revealing anecdotes.”—Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307817458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1127
Book Description
“A must have for any film nut.”—Details Peter Bogdanovich, award-winning director, screenwriter, actor and critic, interviews 16 legendary directors over a 15-year period. Their richly illuminating conversations combine to make this a riveting chronicle of Hollywood and picture making. Join him in conversations with: Robert Aldrich • George Cukor • Allan Dwan • Howard Hanks • Alfred Hitchcock • Chuck Jones • Fritz Lang • Joseph H. Lewis • Sidney Lumet • Leo McCarey • Otto Preminger • Don Siegel • Josef von Sternberg • Frank Tashlin • Edgar G. Ulmer • Raoul Walsh NOTE: This edition does not include photographs. Praise for Who the Devil Made It “Illuminating . . . These were (and sometimes are: a few yet breathe) men rooted in history as much as in Hollywood. Their collected memories make the past look fearfully rich beside a present that is poverty-stricken in everything except money.”—The New Yorker “Bogdanovich is one of America’s finest writers on the cinema. . . . Thank goodness [his] Who the Devil Made It has come along to remind us that films and writing about film were, at one time, focused on the work and not strictly on the bottom line.”—The Boston Globe “A treasure trove on the craft of directing.”—Newsday “Monumental . . . The directors’ reminiscences about technique, working methods, sources of ideas, and relationships with actors and studios are thoroughly entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly “A fine achievement that helps illuminate the art and craft of some remarkable directors . . . There are plenty of revealing anecdotes.”—Kirkus Reviews
Run Rachel Run
Author: Rachel Blum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521917572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
It reads like fiction but it's true... The thrilling, true story of a teen girl's struggle to survive in a world bent on destroying her A Brief Synopsis Run Rachel Run is a true story. (Not just based on a true story.) Rachel Blum was 12 when the Nazis invaded her town. Over the next three years, she witnessed war, risked her life to smuggle food for her family, escaped liquidation, hid with a kind Polish couple whose son worked for the SS, was questioned if she was a Jew by an SS General and engineered an incredibly dangerous scheme to overturn a moving trainload of 1,000 Nazi soldiers. Hers is not just an incredible, action-packed story, but represents a character arc that young women, as well as young men, as well as adults of all types can draw inspiration from. She did not begin as a selfless, courageous young girl she came to be. Her strength and determination evolved through her experiences. Once you start "Run Rachel Run," you won't be able to put it down. Once you finish, you'll be shivering in awe how invigoratingly heroic the story of Rachel Blum is. Reviews "This is incredible!" Jessica Classen "What a testimony of courage and love" Rick Dearmore "Wonderful and inspiring and brave person" Helen Schwab An Excerpt July, 1944. Ivan Roluk couldn't believe he was listening to a 15-year-old girl - and putting his life and the life of his family in her hands! But she was right. Driving trains for the Nazis for three years now, he knew exactly who the Germans were. He knew that there were once more than 20,000 Jews in the girl's home town of Ludmir, and now there was only one. The courageous young girl, Rachel. Rachel -- who had just convinced him to risk his life, as well as the life of his wife and son. There was a risk either way, of course. The war was coming to an end and who knew what the Germans would do to them once they didn't need his services any longer. It was a risk to do it, but a risk not to do it. He looked behind him. The 20 train cars filled with over 1,000 wounded Nazi soldiers snaked behind his engine-car like a meandering river. In the caboose at the tail of the train was his wife, his son and the little Jewish girl. Suddenly, he heard a slam. What was that? It sounded like the door connecting the engine-car to the first car, which was occupied by high-ranking Nazi officers. Was one of them coming up front? The moment of truth had arrived. He thrust the throttle full ahead.... The train jerked forward.... He looked out the window. There, up ahead, was the bend! Had he waited too long? There was no more time to think. There was no more time for fear. It truly was now or never. He leaned out the open side door....
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521917572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
It reads like fiction but it's true... The thrilling, true story of a teen girl's struggle to survive in a world bent on destroying her A Brief Synopsis Run Rachel Run is a true story. (Not just based on a true story.) Rachel Blum was 12 when the Nazis invaded her town. Over the next three years, she witnessed war, risked her life to smuggle food for her family, escaped liquidation, hid with a kind Polish couple whose son worked for the SS, was questioned if she was a Jew by an SS General and engineered an incredibly dangerous scheme to overturn a moving trainload of 1,000 Nazi soldiers. Hers is not just an incredible, action-packed story, but represents a character arc that young women, as well as young men, as well as adults of all types can draw inspiration from. She did not begin as a selfless, courageous young girl she came to be. Her strength and determination evolved through her experiences. Once you start "Run Rachel Run," you won't be able to put it down. Once you finish, you'll be shivering in awe how invigoratingly heroic the story of Rachel Blum is. Reviews "This is incredible!" Jessica Classen "What a testimony of courage and love" Rick Dearmore "Wonderful and inspiring and brave person" Helen Schwab An Excerpt July, 1944. Ivan Roluk couldn't believe he was listening to a 15-year-old girl - and putting his life and the life of his family in her hands! But she was right. Driving trains for the Nazis for three years now, he knew exactly who the Germans were. He knew that there were once more than 20,000 Jews in the girl's home town of Ludmir, and now there was only one. The courageous young girl, Rachel. Rachel -- who had just convinced him to risk his life, as well as the life of his wife and son. There was a risk either way, of course. The war was coming to an end and who knew what the Germans would do to them once they didn't need his services any longer. It was a risk to do it, but a risk not to do it. He looked behind him. The 20 train cars filled with over 1,000 wounded Nazi soldiers snaked behind his engine-car like a meandering river. In the caboose at the tail of the train was his wife, his son and the little Jewish girl. Suddenly, he heard a slam. What was that? It sounded like the door connecting the engine-car to the first car, which was occupied by high-ranking Nazi officers. Was one of them coming up front? The moment of truth had arrived. He thrust the throttle full ahead.... The train jerked forward.... He looked out the window. There, up ahead, was the bend! Had he waited too long? There was no more time to think. There was no more time for fear. It truly was now or never. He leaned out the open side door....