Author: Nancy Zafris
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Nancy Zafris is a critically acclaimed writer because of the highly distinctive, piercing intelligence that underlies her works. Her gifts accumulate in a vision that somehow combines just the right amount of irony, subtle humor, and compassion for characters you won't see anywhere else in contemporary fiction. Those characters are emotionally all over the map too: resolute, sympathetic, and indelible—their stories can be laugh-out-loud funny one minute and bittersweet the next. In The Home Jar, Zafris reconfirms herself to be among the keenest observers of the human condition around. This is her first short story collection since the critically acclaimed The People I Know, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and her most famous work, the New York Times notable novel The Metal Shredders. Zafris's very loyal following of readers will herald The Home Jar as a major event in American letters.
The Home Jar: Stories
Author: Nancy Zafris
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Nancy Zafris is a critically acclaimed writer because of the highly distinctive, piercing intelligence that underlies her works. Her gifts accumulate in a vision that somehow combines just the right amount of irony, subtle humor, and compassion for characters you won't see anywhere else in contemporary fiction. Those characters are emotionally all over the map too: resolute, sympathetic, and indelible—their stories can be laugh-out-loud funny one minute and bittersweet the next. In The Home Jar, Zafris reconfirms herself to be among the keenest observers of the human condition around. This is her first short story collection since the critically acclaimed The People I Know, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and her most famous work, the New York Times notable novel The Metal Shredders. Zafris's very loyal following of readers will herald The Home Jar as a major event in American letters.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Nancy Zafris is a critically acclaimed writer because of the highly distinctive, piercing intelligence that underlies her works. Her gifts accumulate in a vision that somehow combines just the right amount of irony, subtle humor, and compassion for characters you won't see anywhere else in contemporary fiction. Those characters are emotionally all over the map too: resolute, sympathetic, and indelible—their stories can be laugh-out-loud funny one minute and bittersweet the next. In The Home Jar, Zafris reconfirms herself to be among the keenest observers of the human condition around. This is her first short story collection since the critically acclaimed The People I Know, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and her most famous work, the New York Times notable novel The Metal Shredders. Zafris's very loyal following of readers will herald The Home Jar as a major event in American letters.
The Story Jar
Author: Robin Lee Hatcher
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN: 1598567268
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Two best-selling novelists combine their creativity and skill for two stories threaded together by the concept of a story jar—a place for memories and mementos that honor and encourage mothers. In Bedford’s The Hair Ribbons, a mother’s love and strength are passed down to a daughter facing the same disease that took her mother—breast cancer. In Hatcher’s Heart Rings, a mother and daughter learn to reach across the generation gap and ultimately accept each other with love. The Story Jar includes letters and anecdotes about motherhood from other authors, including Karen Kingsbury, Jerry Jenkins, Francine Rivers, Lori Copeland and Debbie Macomber.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN: 1598567268
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Two best-selling novelists combine their creativity and skill for two stories threaded together by the concept of a story jar—a place for memories and mementos that honor and encourage mothers. In Bedford’s The Hair Ribbons, a mother’s love and strength are passed down to a daughter facing the same disease that took her mother—breast cancer. In Hatcher’s Heart Rings, a mother and daughter learn to reach across the generation gap and ultimately accept each other with love. The Story Jar includes letters and anecdotes about motherhood from other authors, including Karen Kingsbury, Jerry Jenkins, Francine Rivers, Lori Copeland and Debbie Macomber.
In a Jar
Author: Deborah Marcero
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525514600
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Here's a marvelous picture book, charmingly written and beautifully illustrated, about the power of memory and the magic of friendship. Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things--like rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls. And, best of all, when they hold the jars and peer inside, they remember all the wonderful things they've seen and done. But one day, Evelyn has sad news: Her family is moving away. How can the two friends continue their magical collection--and their special friendship--from afar?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525514600
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Here's a marvelous picture book, charmingly written and beautifully illustrated, about the power of memory and the magic of friendship. Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things--like rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls. And, best of all, when they hold the jars and peer inside, they remember all the wonderful things they've seen and done. But one day, Evelyn has sad news: Her family is moving away. How can the two friends continue their magical collection--and their special friendship--from afar?
The Oil Jar and Other Stories
Author: Luigi Pirandello
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Celebrated title story plus "Little Hut," "Mrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law," "Citrons from Sicily," "With Other Eyes," "A Voice," and 5 other tales from the 1934 Nobel Prize-winning author.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Celebrated title story plus "Little Hut," "Mrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law," "Citrons from Sicily," "With Other Eyes," "A Voice," and 5 other tales from the 1934 Nobel Prize-winning author.
Life in a Jar
Author: H. Jack Mayer
Publisher: Long Trail Press
ISBN: 098411131X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Tells story of Irena Sendler who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, and the teenagers who started the investigation into Irena's heroism.
Publisher: Long Trail Press
ISBN: 098411131X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Tells story of Irena Sendler who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, and the teenagers who started the investigation into Irena's heroism.
The Mason Jar
Author: James Russell Lingerfelt
Publisher: William and Keats Publishing
ISBN: 0984476636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
What if your old college roommate called, raving about a book someone sent her, calling it the most beautiful book she’s ever read? “But,” she said, “it’s about you.” The author is your college ex. In The Mason Jar, Clayton Fincannon is a Tennessee farm boy raised at the feet of his grandfather. He and his grandfather leave letters for each other in a Mason jar on his grandfather’s desk; letters of counsel and affirmation. When Clayton attends college in Southern California, he meets and falls in love with a dark haired debutante from Colorado. However, when an unmentioned past resurrects in her life and she leaves, Clayton is left with unanswered questions. Clayton goes on to serve as a missionary in Africa, while he and his grandfather continue their tradition of writing letters. When Clayton returns home five years later to bury his grandfather, he searches for answers pertaining to the loss of the young woman he once loved. Little does Clayton know, the answers await him in the broken Mason jar. A story about a girl who vanished, a former love who wrote a book about her and a reunion they never imagined. Written for the bruised and broken, The Mason Jar is an inspirational romance that brings hope to people who have experienced disappointment in life due to separation from loved ones. With a redemptive ending that encourages us to love again, and written in the fresh, romantic tones of Nicholas Sparks, The Mason Jar interweaves the imagery of Thoreau with the adventures and climatic family struggles common to Dances with Wolves, A River Runs Through It and Legends of the Fall. Note: In September 2014, a new version of The Mason Jar (distinguishable by the blue title box on the front cover) was released with a redemptive ending.
Publisher: William and Keats Publishing
ISBN: 0984476636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
What if your old college roommate called, raving about a book someone sent her, calling it the most beautiful book she’s ever read? “But,” she said, “it’s about you.” The author is your college ex. In The Mason Jar, Clayton Fincannon is a Tennessee farm boy raised at the feet of his grandfather. He and his grandfather leave letters for each other in a Mason jar on his grandfather’s desk; letters of counsel and affirmation. When Clayton attends college in Southern California, he meets and falls in love with a dark haired debutante from Colorado. However, when an unmentioned past resurrects in her life and she leaves, Clayton is left with unanswered questions. Clayton goes on to serve as a missionary in Africa, while he and his grandfather continue their tradition of writing letters. When Clayton returns home five years later to bury his grandfather, he searches for answers pertaining to the loss of the young woman he once loved. Little does Clayton know, the answers await him in the broken Mason jar. A story about a girl who vanished, a former love who wrote a book about her and a reunion they never imagined. Written for the bruised and broken, The Mason Jar is an inspirational romance that brings hope to people who have experienced disappointment in life due to separation from loved ones. With a redemptive ending that encourages us to love again, and written in the fresh, romantic tones of Nicholas Sparks, The Mason Jar interweaves the imagery of Thoreau with the adventures and climatic family struggles common to Dances with Wolves, A River Runs Through It and Legends of the Fall. Note: In September 2014, a new version of The Mason Jar (distinguishable by the blue title box on the front cover) was released with a redemptive ending.
The Blessings Jar
Author: Colleen Coble
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1400322731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
"Celebrates the bond between grandparents and grandchildren and teaches little ones an important lesson about recognizing all of God's blessings"--Back cover.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN: 1400322731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
"Celebrates the bond between grandparents and grandchildren and teaches little ones an important lesson about recognizing all of God's blessings"--Back cover.
My "Stay at Home" Story
Author: Shahrazad Ganji
Publisher: Sharhrzad Ganji Gargari
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This book has been prepared to develop efficient coping skills for children aged 6-11 and to support them in maintaining psychological stability and strength. This book is different from all of the books your kids have had before because they are going to fill it with the drawings of their own thoughts and emotions. Moreover, in this book kids will find useful activities that will make them feel better when in distress.
Publisher: Sharhrzad Ganji Gargari
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This book has been prepared to develop efficient coping skills for children aged 6-11 and to support them in maintaining psychological stability and strength. This book is different from all of the books your kids have had before because they are going to fill it with the drawings of their own thoughts and emotions. Moreover, in this book kids will find useful activities that will make them feel better when in distress.
The Miracle Jar
Author: Audrey Penn
Publisher: Tanglewood
ISBN: 9781933718163
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this heartwarming story, the flicker of the Menorah candles links past to present, and the miracle of the oil transcends the ages and reminds readers of the spirit of Hanukkah and the continuing possibility of miracles. Full color.
Publisher: Tanglewood
ISBN: 9781933718163
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this heartwarming story, the flicker of the Menorah candles links past to present, and the miracle of the oil transcends the ages and reminds readers of the spirit of Hanukkah and the continuing possibility of miracles. Full color.
Star in the Jar
Author: Sam Hay
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 149269536X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Named a "Parents Best Children's Books 2018"! What would you do with a fallen star? When a little boy stumbles across a lost star, he decides to take care of it, putting it in a jar and carrying it with him everywhere. But when the sky calls out for its missing star, can the little boy and his sister figure out a way to return the star to its friends in the sky...even if it means saying goodbye forever? This warm-hearted and enchanting bedtime story celebrates the rewards of true friendship. Praise for Star in the Jar: "A cheery, warm-hearted tale, beautifully told." —The Guardian
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 149269536X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Named a "Parents Best Children's Books 2018"! What would you do with a fallen star? When a little boy stumbles across a lost star, he decides to take care of it, putting it in a jar and carrying it with him everywhere. But when the sky calls out for its missing star, can the little boy and his sister figure out a way to return the star to its friends in the sky...even if it means saying goodbye forever? This warm-hearted and enchanting bedtime story celebrates the rewards of true friendship. Praise for Star in the Jar: "A cheery, warm-hearted tale, beautifully told." —The Guardian