Author: Michael Raleigh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492616494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
For the boy, it was the first real chance for a future. For the man, it was one last chance to triumph over his past. Opportunities like these happen only once in a Blue Moon. "An absolute charmer."—Library Journal Starred Review "Simply put, this is a ripsnorting good historical yarn full of circus lore, so smartly told by an expert storyteller that it's the kind of book truly deserving that overused term 'page-turner.'"—Chicago Sun-Times "With no safety net, Raleigh takes a spectacular highwire route...making it all look easy in this captivating tale of a decent man in a very hard world. Beguiling, wise and wonderful."—Kirkus Reviews Starred Review "A heartwarming, often humorous story filled with interesting circus lore as well as deeper themes about the value of human connection, especially as life winds down."—Booklist "Rollicking, warmhearted...As dramatic and engaging as a high-wire act, the novel combines honest story-telling with down-home wit. There's plenty of smartly written, feel-good fun under this big top."—Publishers Weekly
The Blue Moon Circus
Author: Michael Raleigh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492616494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
For the boy, it was the first real chance for a future. For the man, it was one last chance to triumph over his past. Opportunities like these happen only once in a Blue Moon. "An absolute charmer."—Library Journal Starred Review "Simply put, this is a ripsnorting good historical yarn full of circus lore, so smartly told by an expert storyteller that it's the kind of book truly deserving that overused term 'page-turner.'"—Chicago Sun-Times "With no safety net, Raleigh takes a spectacular highwire route...making it all look easy in this captivating tale of a decent man in a very hard world. Beguiling, wise and wonderful."—Kirkus Reviews Starred Review "A heartwarming, often humorous story filled with interesting circus lore as well as deeper themes about the value of human connection, especially as life winds down."—Booklist "Rollicking, warmhearted...As dramatic and engaging as a high-wire act, the novel combines honest story-telling with down-home wit. There's plenty of smartly written, feel-good fun under this big top."—Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492616494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
For the boy, it was the first real chance for a future. For the man, it was one last chance to triumph over his past. Opportunities like these happen only once in a Blue Moon. "An absolute charmer."—Library Journal Starred Review "Simply put, this is a ripsnorting good historical yarn full of circus lore, so smartly told by an expert storyteller that it's the kind of book truly deserving that overused term 'page-turner.'"—Chicago Sun-Times "With no safety net, Raleigh takes a spectacular highwire route...making it all look easy in this captivating tale of a decent man in a very hard world. Beguiling, wise and wonderful."—Kirkus Reviews Starred Review "A heartwarming, often humorous story filled with interesting circus lore as well as deeper themes about the value of human connection, especially as life winds down."—Booklist "Rollicking, warmhearted...As dramatic and engaging as a high-wire act, the novel combines honest story-telling with down-home wit. There's plenty of smartly written, feel-good fun under this big top."—Publishers Weekly
The Blue Moon Circus
Author: Michael Raleigh
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402202384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A carnival of wild and wondrous characters from another time, in an absolutely unforgettable place.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402202384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A carnival of wild and wondrous characters from another time, in an absolutely unforgettable place.
Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Blue Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593095367
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Award-winning author Sally Gardner delivers a whimsical tale about the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, a mysterious talking tiger, and a challenge as big as the moon. From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a timeless story about Mr. Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, and Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. Together they must figure out how to turn the moon blue, appease a grumpy giant, and make the best-tasting and rarest ice cream in the world--Gongalong Berry Ice Cream. Told with beautiful one-color illustrations throughout, this modern fairy tale teaches us that happiness is sometimes big enough to solve even the toughest problems.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593095367
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Award-winning author Sally Gardner delivers a whimsical tale about the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, a mysterious talking tiger, and a challenge as big as the moon. From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a timeless story about Mr. Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, and Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. Together they must figure out how to turn the moon blue, appease a grumpy giant, and make the best-tasting and rarest ice cream in the world--Gongalong Berry Ice Cream. Told with beautiful one-color illustrations throughout, this modern fairy tale teaches us that happiness is sometimes big enough to solve even the toughest problems.
Blue Moon: A Smoke and Mirrors Novella
Author: Skye Warren
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Skye Warren comes a new story in her Smoke and Mirrors series. Charismatic. Devious. Secretive. Emerson Durand is the ringmaster for the illustrious Cirque des Miroirs. In each city he finds a new woman to command for the night. Until he finds the one woman who doesn't bow to his demands. Luna Rider soars through the air as an aerial acrobat. She's determined to provide for herself and her sister, but she doesn't count on being gambled away. Or the secrets that hover under the striped tent. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.** Reviews for Blue Moon: “The writing was lyrical and the story immensely engaging. I was pulled right into this little book and at times felt as if I were soaring along with Luna.” ~ BMused12 “Great storytelling, vibrant characters, and all the alpha-male you can handle!” ~ Dar Gee Reads “Blue Moon is an EPIC read that will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!” ~ Bookeverlasting “This is the perfect novella introduction to this world.” ~ beez.bookshelf
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Skye Warren comes a new story in her Smoke and Mirrors series. Charismatic. Devious. Secretive. Emerson Durand is the ringmaster for the illustrious Cirque des Miroirs. In each city he finds a new woman to command for the night. Until he finds the one woman who doesn't bow to his demands. Luna Rider soars through the air as an aerial acrobat. She's determined to provide for herself and her sister, but she doesn't count on being gambled away. Or the secrets that hover under the striped tent. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.** Reviews for Blue Moon: “The writing was lyrical and the story immensely engaging. I was pulled right into this little book and at times felt as if I were soaring along with Luna.” ~ BMused12 “Great storytelling, vibrant characters, and all the alpha-male you can handle!” ~ Dar Gee Reads “Blue Moon is an EPIC read that will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!” ~ Bookeverlasting “This is the perfect novella introduction to this world.” ~ beez.bookshelf
Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon
Author: Debbie Fuller Thomas
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802479987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
When Marty Winslow's daughter dies of a devastating genetic disease, she discovers the truth- her child had been switched at birth. Her actual biological daughter was recently orphaned and is being raised by grandparents in a retirement community. Marty is awarded custody, but Andie refuses to fit into the family, adding one more challenge for this grieving single mom that pushes her toward the edge, and into the arms of a loving God. For Andie, being forced to live with strangers is just one more reason not to trust God. Her soul is as tattered as the rundown Blue Moon movie drive-in the family owns. But Tuesday night is Family Night at the Blue Moon, and as her hopes grow dim, healing comes from an unexpected source- the hurting family and nurturing birth mom she fights so hard to resist.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802479987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
When Marty Winslow's daughter dies of a devastating genetic disease, she discovers the truth- her child had been switched at birth. Her actual biological daughter was recently orphaned and is being raised by grandparents in a retirement community. Marty is awarded custody, but Andie refuses to fit into the family, adding one more challenge for this grieving single mom that pushes her toward the edge, and into the arms of a loving God. For Andie, being forced to live with strangers is just one more reason not to trust God. Her soul is as tattered as the rundown Blue Moon movie drive-in the family owns. But Tuesday night is Family Night at the Blue Moon, and as her hopes grow dim, healing comes from an unexpected source- the hurting family and nurturing birth mom she fights so hard to resist.
Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Blue Moon
Author: Sally Gardner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593095839
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The beautifully illustrated tale of Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, embarking on a whimsical adventure with a talking tiger and his band of tiny acrobats, is now available in paperback and printed in a dyslexia-friendly font. From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a timeless story about Mr. Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, and Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. Together they must figure out how to turn the moon blue, appease a grumpy giant, and make the best-tasting and rarest ice cream in the world--Gongalong Berry Ice Cream. Told with beautiful one-color illustrations throughout, this modern fairy tale teaches us that happiness is sometimes big enough to solve even the toughest problems.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593095839
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The beautifully illustrated tale of Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, embarking on a whimsical adventure with a talking tiger and his band of tiny acrobats, is now available in paperback and printed in a dyslexia-friendly font. From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a timeless story about Mr. Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, and Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. Together they must figure out how to turn the moon blue, appease a grumpy giant, and make the best-tasting and rarest ice cream in the world--Gongalong Berry Ice Cream. Told with beautiful one-color illustrations throughout, this modern fairy tale teaches us that happiness is sometimes big enough to solve even the toughest problems.
Blue Moon Bay
Author: Lisa Wingate
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0764208225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Heather Hampton returns to Moses Lake help sell the family farm but finds herself on an unexpected journey into the area's history, hope, and heart.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0764208225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Heather Hampton returns to Moses Lake help sell the family farm but finds herself on an unexpected journey into the area's history, hope, and heart.
The Flying Circus of Physics
Author: Jearl Walker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471762733
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Witness astounding feats of physics Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets to the magician's bodiless head. Welcome to Jearl Walker's Flying Circus of Physics, 2nd Edition, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions are all part of everyday life. You don't need a ticket; you only need to look to the world around you to uncover these fascinating feats of physics. Completely updated and expanded, this Second Edition of Jearl Walker's best-selling book features more than 700 thoroughly intriguing questions about relevant, fun, and completely real physical phenomena. Detailed explanations and references to outside sources guide your way through the problems. You'll discover answers to such questions as: * Can you start a fire with ice? * Why does the sky turn green just before a tornado? * Why do wintergreen LifeSavers glow in the dark when you bite them? * If you are falling in an elevator, should you try to jump up at the last second or lay flat against the floor? * How do electric eels produce their electric field? * Why is wet sand darker than dry sand? * What causes an oasis mirage? * Why do stars twinkle? * Could you drive a car on a ceiling?
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471762733
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Witness astounding feats of physics Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets to the magician's bodiless head. Welcome to Jearl Walker's Flying Circus of Physics, 2nd Edition, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions are all part of everyday life. You don't need a ticket; you only need to look to the world around you to uncover these fascinating feats of physics. Completely updated and expanded, this Second Edition of Jearl Walker's best-selling book features more than 700 thoroughly intriguing questions about relevant, fun, and completely real physical phenomena. Detailed explanations and references to outside sources guide your way through the problems. You'll discover answers to such questions as: * Can you start a fire with ice? * Why does the sky turn green just before a tornado? * Why do wintergreen LifeSavers glow in the dark when you bite them? * If you are falling in an elevator, should you try to jump up at the last second or lay flat against the floor? * How do electric eels produce their electric field? * Why is wet sand darker than dry sand? * What causes an oasis mirage? * Why do stars twinkle? * Could you drive a car on a ceiling?
Man in the Blue Moon
Author: Michael Morris
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414376855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
“He’s a gambler at best. A con artist at worst,” her aunt had said of the handlebar-mustached man who snatched Ella Wallace away from her dreams of studying art in France. Eighteen years later, that man has disappeared, leaving Ella alone and struggling to support her three sons. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. When a mysterious man arrives at Ella’s door in an unconventional way, he convinces her he can help her avoid foreclosure, and a tenuous trust begins. But as the fight for Ella’s land intensifies, it becomes evident that things are not as they appear. Hypocrisy and murder soon shake the coastal town of Apalachicola and jeopardize Ella’s family.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414376855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
“He’s a gambler at best. A con artist at worst,” her aunt had said of the handlebar-mustached man who snatched Ella Wallace away from her dreams of studying art in France. Eighteen years later, that man has disappeared, leaving Ella alone and struggling to support her three sons. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. When a mysterious man arrives at Ella’s door in an unconventional way, he convinces her he can help her avoid foreclosure, and a tenuous trust begins. But as the fight for Ella’s land intensifies, it becomes evident that things are not as they appear. Hypocrisy and murder soon shake the coastal town of Apalachicola and jeopardize Ella’s family.
The Fold-O-Rama Wars at the Blue Moon Roach Hotel and Other Colorful Tales of Transformation and Tattoos
Author: A. R. Morlan
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434446190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The author says: "The stories in this collection are an outgrowth of my lamentable childhood, as well as a reflection of those things in life which I found fascinating--in that they could mentally take me away from the horror of my daily life, and at least on the level of imagination offer me something worth waking up each morning for. Thus, the universes in this collection center around outsiders, artists, and freaks (be they natural-born or self-made); some of the stories are interconnected, but also designed to stand alone. I’ve included afterwords for each to shine additional light on both the works and their cultural personal inspirations. But more than a collection, to me this volume is a glimpse into my creative soul--and as such, it may not be perfect, it might not even be logical, but it is what I am, love it or hate it." Six cutting-edge stories of a bizarre, near-future America, a mix of strange cultures and curious characters, featuring tattoo artists, origami masters, Irezumi, the De Novo Shinkansen, Qatmandude...and the Blue Moon Roach Hotel!"
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434446190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The author says: "The stories in this collection are an outgrowth of my lamentable childhood, as well as a reflection of those things in life which I found fascinating--in that they could mentally take me away from the horror of my daily life, and at least on the level of imagination offer me something worth waking up each morning for. Thus, the universes in this collection center around outsiders, artists, and freaks (be they natural-born or self-made); some of the stories are interconnected, but also designed to stand alone. I’ve included afterwords for each to shine additional light on both the works and their cultural personal inspirations. But more than a collection, to me this volume is a glimpse into my creative soul--and as such, it may not be perfect, it might not even be logical, but it is what I am, love it or hate it." Six cutting-edge stories of a bizarre, near-future America, a mix of strange cultures and curious characters, featuring tattoo artists, origami masters, Irezumi, the De Novo Shinkansen, Qatmandude...and the Blue Moon Roach Hotel!"