The Fighting Ground

The Fighting Ground PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062453947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Scott O’Dell Award for Best Historical Fiction * ALA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for YA Newbery Medal-winning author Avi tells the “compelling story of a young boy’s first encounter with war and how it changes him.”—Publishers Weekly Jonathan may be only thirteen years old, but with the Revolutionary War unfolding around him, he’s more certain than ever that he wants to be a part of it—to fight for independence alongside his brother and cousin to defeat the British. But Jonathan’s father, himself wounded from battle, refuses to let his son join the front lines. When Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling all soldiers to arms, he rushes to enlist without telling his dad. Gun in hand, Jonathan falls in with a militia and marches onward to the fighting ground. It feels like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. But no amount of daydreaming could prepare Jonathan for what he encounters. In just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever changed—by his fellow soldiers, unsuspecting enemies, and the frightening and complicated realities of war. More than thirty years after its publication, award-winner The Fighting Ground continues to be an important work of historical fiction for young readers.

The Fighting Ground

The Fighting Ground PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062453947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
Scott O’Dell Award for Best Historical Fiction * ALA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for YA Newbery Medal-winning author Avi tells the “compelling story of a young boy’s first encounter with war and how it changes him.”—Publishers Weekly Jonathan may be only thirteen years old, but with the Revolutionary War unfolding around him, he’s more certain than ever that he wants to be a part of it—to fight for independence alongside his brother and cousin to defeat the British. But Jonathan’s father, himself wounded from battle, refuses to let his son join the front lines. When Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling all soldiers to arms, he rushes to enlist without telling his dad. Gun in hand, Jonathan falls in with a militia and marches onward to the fighting ground. It feels like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. But no amount of daydreaming could prepare Jonathan for what he encounters. In just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever changed—by his fellow soldiers, unsuspecting enemies, and the frightening and complicated realities of war. More than thirty years after its publication, award-winner The Fighting Ground continues to be an important work of historical fiction for young readers.

More Than Honor: 25th Anniversary Edition

More Than Honor: 25th Anniversary Edition PDF Author: David Weber
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1625799314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Now with a new afterword by David Weber! IN HARDCOVER FOR THE FIRST TIME, FIRST ENTRY IN THE WORLDS OF HONOR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, BY THREE GIANTS OF MILITARY SF. HONORVERSE SHORT NOVELS BY WEBER, DAVID DRAKE, AND S.M. STIRLING The first entry in the Worlds of Honor anthology series, featuring stories set in David Weber’s New York Times best-selling Honorverse. Featuring “A Grand Tour” by master of military SF David Drake; “A Whiff of Grapeshot” by best-selling author S.M. Stirling: and “A Beautiful Friendship” by David Weber, the novella that would later become the first entry in Weber’s Star Kingdom series. Also includes Honor Harrington series essay “The Universe of Honor Harrington” by Weber. In hardcover for the first time! At the publisher’s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for David Weber and the Honor Harrington series: “. . . everything you could want in a heroine. . . . excellent . . . plenty of action.” —Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!” —Anne McCaffrey “Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” —Locus “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .” —Publishers Weekly

Iron Thunder

Iron Thunder PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1423140621
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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When his father is killed fighting for the Union in the War Between the States, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll must take a job to help support his family. He manages to find work at a bustling ironworks in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where dozens of men are frantically pounding together the strangest ship Tom has ever seen. A ship made of iron. Tom becomes assistant to the ship's inventor, a gruff, boastful man named Captain John Ericsson. He soon learns that the Union army has very important plans for this iron ship called the Monitor. It is supposed to fight the Confederate "sea monster"--another ironclad--the Merrimac. But Ericsson is practically the only person who believes the Monitor will float. Everyone else calls it "Ericsson's Folly" or "the iron coffin." Meanwhile, Tom's position as Ericsson's assistant has made him a target of Confederate spies, who offer him money for information about the ship. Tom finds himself caught between two certain dangers: an encounter with murderous spies and a battle at sea in an iron coffin

Lie: Evolution, The (25th Anniversary Edition)

Lie: Evolution, The (25th Anniversary Edition) PDF Author: Ken Ham
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 1614580928
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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The Bible prohetically warns that in the last days false teachers will introduce destructive lies among the people. Their purpose is to bring God's truth into disrepute and to exploit believers by telling them made-up and imagined stories (see 2 Pet. 2:1-3). Such a lie is among us - that lie is evolution! Today many laypeople, ministers, and Christian educators are powerless in their presentation of the gospel. They have rejected Genesis, the foundation of biblical doctrine. They have believed the modern origins myth - evolution. If you believe that Genesis is not important to presenting the Gospel - This book is for you! If you believe that what you think about Genesis does not affect you personally - This book is for you. If you believe that evolution can be made to fit the Bible - This book is for you. If you are a witnessing Christian seeking to bring the gospel to this spiritually drifting world - This book is for you.

The Button War

The Button War PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763690538
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Newbery Medalist Avi delivers a stark, unflinching account of the boys of a tiny Polish village during the Great War who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.

Neither Wolf nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition

Neither Wolf nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition PDF Author: Kent Nerburn
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1608686396
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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An Unforgettable Journey into the Native American Experience Against an unflinching backdrop of 1990s reservation life and the majestic spaces of the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Indian, locked in their own understandings yet struggling to find a common voice. In this award-winning book, acclaimed author Kent Nerburn draws us deep into the world of a Native American elder named Dan, who leads Kent through Indian towns and down forgotten roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Along the way we meet a vivid cast of characters — ranging from Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, to Annie, an eighty-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin with no running water. An unlikely cross between On the Road and Black Elk Speaks, Neither Wolf nor Dog takes us past the myths and stereotypes of the Native American experience, revealing an America few ever see.

City of Orphans

City of Orphans PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416971025
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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In 1893 New York, 13-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole a watch from the brand-new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes. Illustrations.

This Kind of War

This Kind of War PDF Author: T. R. Fehrenbach
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597978787
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
Languages : en
Pages : 905

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Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic history of the Korean War is a dramatic and hard-hitting account of the conflict written from the perspective of those who fought it. Partly drawn from official records, operations journals, and histories, it is based largely on the compelling personal narratives of the small-unit commanders and their troops. Unlike any other work on the Korean War, it provides both a clear panoramic overview and a sharply drawn you were there account of American troops in fierce combat against th.

Truman Capote's Southern Years, 25th Anniversary Edition

Truman Capote's Southern Years, 25th Anniversary Edition PDF Author: Marianne M. Moates
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817358056
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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Although much is known about the mature Truman Capote--his literary genius and flamboyant life-style--details of his childhood years spent in Monroeville, Alabama, have remained a mystery. Truman Capote's Southern Years explores Capote's formative years, the abandonment by his mother, and his early life in the care of elderly relatives. In Monroeville young Capote formed significant bonds and played childhood games with his cousin, Jennings Faulk Carter, and next door neighbor, Nelle Harper Lee. Through the tales told here by Carter, readers discover the lively imagination and the early tragedies of a brilliant child.--Provided by publisher.

Anniversary Edition

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Category : Ludington (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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