Incommunicado

Incommunicado PDF Author: Randall Platt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632202107
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Just about everyone is incommunicado in the small, sleepy Oregon coastal town of Sea Park during winter. Until Pearl Harbor, that is, when it springs to patriotic life. But is Ruby Opal Pearl (a.k.a. Jewels) Stokes the only person to see what’s really happening here? Tommy Kasamoto, the one person in her life who has provided security, shelter, and a smidgeon of respect—and who owns the biggest resort on the coast—is now the cause of the town’s rage. Tommy’s Japanese ancestry makes him the prime target of an angry mob, not to mention he’s also rich, has a shady past, and everyone in town owes him money. As the town's patriotism blossoms into paranoia and turns violent, Jewels has to do something to protect Tommy from internment (or worse), even if that something is going up against the town and the government, not to mention the FBI. Thus begins a fourteen-year-old girl’s war within a war. Randall Platt’s Incommunicado is both timely and timeless. It's about the meaning of courage and the willingness to stand up for what's right, even when it goes against the prevailing attitudes of the time and place. It's also about the insidious way groups and communities can nurture ignorance and prejudice. But most of all, it’s an adventure story set in a town full of unforgettable characters, during a time of great intrigue and peril, no matter which enemy or on what front you fight. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Incommunicado

Incommunicado PDF Author: Randall Platt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632202107
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Book Description
Just about everyone is incommunicado in the small, sleepy Oregon coastal town of Sea Park during winter. Until Pearl Harbor, that is, when it springs to patriotic life. But is Ruby Opal Pearl (a.k.a. Jewels) Stokes the only person to see what’s really happening here? Tommy Kasamoto, the one person in her life who has provided security, shelter, and a smidgeon of respect—and who owns the biggest resort on the coast—is now the cause of the town’s rage. Tommy’s Japanese ancestry makes him the prime target of an angry mob, not to mention he’s also rich, has a shady past, and everyone in town owes him money. As the town's patriotism blossoms into paranoia and turns violent, Jewels has to do something to protect Tommy from internment (or worse), even if that something is going up against the town and the government, not to mention the FBI. Thus begins a fourteen-year-old girl’s war within a war. Randall Platt’s Incommunicado is both timely and timeless. It's about the meaning of courage and the willingness to stand up for what's right, even when it goes against the prevailing attitudes of the time and place. It's also about the insidious way groups and communities can nurture ignorance and prejudice. But most of all, it’s an adventure story set in a town full of unforgettable characters, during a time of great intrigue and peril, no matter which enemy or on what front you fight. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

A Season on Earth

A Season on Earth PDF Author: Gerald Murnane
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1925774163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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A masterwork from Australia’s greatest cult literary figure, published for the first time as the author originally intended

New Britain

New Britain PDF Author: Arlene C. Palmer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738500256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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As the millennium approaches, New Britain residents have an additional reason to celebrate. The Year 2000 marks New Britain's Sesquicentennial anniversary of its incorporation as a town. The year of its founding, 1850, was indeed a pivotal year for this manufacturing hub located in the middle of Connecticut. New Britain was once a rural area dotted with blacksmith shops and mills, but quickly evolved into a thriving manufacturing center. The din of factory whistles and the continuous flow of the varied accents of immigrants soon enlivened this sleepy little town. New Britain's rise in the manufacturing world is surprising, as the town is less than 14 square miles in size and originally had no large natural body of water nor a railroad running through it. However, New Britain came to be one of the most important manufacturing centers in the country.

A Lifetime on Clouds

A Lifetime on Clouds PDF Author: Gerald Murnane
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922148504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Adrian Sherd is a teenage boy in Melbourne of the 1950s, the last years before television and the family car changed suburbia forever. Earnest and isolated, tormented by his hormones and his religious devotion, Adrian dreams of elaborate orgies with American film stars, and of marrying his sweetheart and fathering eleven children by her. He even dreams a history of the world as a chronicle of sexual frustration. A Lifetime on Clouds is funny, honest and sweetly told: a less ribald, Catholic Australian Portnoy's Complaint. Gerald Murnane was born in Melbourne in 1939. His first novel, Tamarisk Row, was published in 1974. It was followed by A Lifetime on Clouds, The Plains and five other works of fiction, the most recent of which is A History of Books. In 1999 he won the Patrick White Award. Ten years later he won the Melbourne Prize for Literature. 'Unquestionably one of the most original writers working in Australia today.' Australian 'A Lifetime on Clouds delighted me: I was particularly admiring of the author's unfailing ability to say just enough and no more.' Les Murray, Sydney Morning Herald 'Murnane draws out a great deal of comedy from the distance between what his hero does and what he dreams.' Guardian 'If you only ever read one Gerald Murnane novel in your life, I urge you to make it this one.' Andy Griffiths, in his introduction

The Pioneer Book of Washington County, Colorado

The Pioneer Book of Washington County, Colorado PDF Author: Washington County (Colo.). Museum Association
Publisher:
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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Irish Pages

Irish Pages PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Asking for Trouble

Asking for Trouble PDF Author: Patricia Craig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Now an eminent writer and critic, Patricia Craig was expelled from her convent grammar school at a time when girls from respectable families were never kicked out of school, and certainly not when the 'offence' was carrying-on with boys in the sand dunes in the Donegal Gaeltacht while attending an Irish language summer school.

Today's Health

Today's Health PDF Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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The McAloons

The McAloons PDF Author: Joyce Swann
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781463723576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Joy and Andy McAloon are back with more adventures!A HORSE CALLED LIGHTNING After a chance summer storm, ten-year-old Joy and three-year-old Andy encounter the mystery of a horse called Lightning. Then, on the darkest evening of the year, Joy and Lightning must brave a blizzard to save her daddy when his truck becomes stuck in a snowdrift, and the mystery is finally solved!This story of God's provision for His children will delight children and parents alike!A HOUSE OF CLOWNSWhen a family of clowns moves onto Joy and Andy's street and begins to entertain the residents, the entire town is delighted! But when the town's bank is robbed and the clowns suddenly disappear, Joy suspects that this troupe of entertainers is really a gang of thieves! Now she has to think quickly to bring the gang to justice and teach the whole town about the consequences of choices.

Embassy Cruising Guide New England Coast, 16th edition

Embassy Cruising Guide New England Coast, 16th edition PDF Author: Maptech
Publisher: Maptech
ISBN: 1545756805
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1368

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Book Description
Embassy Cruising Guide New England Coast covers Block Island, Rhode Island to the Canadian Border. Includes Coastal Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.