Author: Ninie Hammon
Publisher: Sterling & Stone LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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A shell-shocked veteran. A shattered child. A Christmas miracle. It’s Christmas in 1953 on the dusty High Plains of West Texas. It was lonely enough out there before eleven-year-old Bonnie McGrath lost her mother. Now she aches for her daddy’s return from Korea to fill the emptiness that’s been carved out of her heart ever since Mama’s passing. But the father who left Muleshoe, Texas, three years before has come home as somebody else. After nineteen months in a North Korean prisoner-of-war camp, Beau McGrath has lost the ability to love. A New Mexican blizzard claims the county’s Christmas trees, and the loss is devastating. A symbol of all the good in Bonnie’s life that has been taken away and is now gone forever. Beau must replace the trees, but his only solution takes him even farther away from his daughter. Will the chasm between them grow wide enough that neither of them will ever be able to cross it again?
Author: C. Diane Alvarez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781456799687
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Tumble Weed Christmas is based on an inspiring true story about a little girl and her family who discover the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of difficult times.
Author: Chrismer, Melanie
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455610419
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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In the midst of Texas wind and tumbleweed, Phoebe Clappsaddle, acting sheriff, straightens out a mail mixup and hosts a Christmas dinner for the Tumbleweed brothers and other neighbors.
Author: Glenn McCarty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986223587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Jeff Martin
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 166240798X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
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Terry the Tumbling Tumbleweed never imagined what he would experience as he tumbled up to the Todd family's window on Christmas Day and met Molly. "Boy Howdy"
Author: Good Housekeeping
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
ISBN: 1958395994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Hundreds of ways for kids 8 to 12 to celebrate Christmas including tree decorating, baking cookies and treats making fun & easy holiday crafts ‘Tis the season to bake, craft, and celebrate! This kid-approved big book of Christmas ideas was created by the editors and Test Kitchen chefs at Good Housekeeping and is filled with super fun projects, recipes and activities that will keep kids enchanted (and busy!) all season long. Three chapters highlight holiday essentials —celebrating (Plan a Christmas movie marathon!), crafting (Discover creative gift wrapping and make a gift for everyone on your list!), and dozens of simple sweets. (Cookies for Santa Claus? We’ve got you covered!) Inside the ultimate holiday playbook for kids you'll find: Festive traditions from around the world to share with friends and family (Why do we decorate trees? What’s the story behind St. Nick?) Super-fun activities (Plan a Christmas movie marathon! Make your own advent calendar! Go on a holiday scavenger hunt! Create a Christmas time capsule with the family! ) Cute crafts you can make all on your own like DIY ornaments, garlands, and stockings. Recipes for yummy holiday treats—cookies, cakes, and of course, hot chocolate! This jam-packed book will keep you and your kids entertained this holiday and for many more to come.
Author: Sheena B. Stief
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806169982
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
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A vast number of studies have documented the economic and geological effects of oil production, but the impact of boom-and-bust cycles on individuals and communities has received less attention. Boom or Bust remedies this gap by highlighting the personal experiences of those directly affected in an economy dominated by oil and natural gas production. The Permian Basin is one of the largest oil-producing regions in the United States. People who live there have benefited from explosive growth, only to see opportunities vanish with sudden industry downturns. In 2016, the National Endowment for the Humanities funded a grant for the study and collection of energy narratives in this economically volatile region. Boom or Bust derives from that community initiative and offers a unique contribution to the developing field of energy humanities. The oil-field industry may seem to be all about numbers, but as Boom or Bust demonstrates, residents of oil-and-gas country, whether they work in the oil field or not, are at the mercy of an ever-shifting economy. When the price of oil rises, companies move in and newcomers flood the area, expanding the employment force. And as the population booms, so does the infrastructure of cities. When prices drop, though, families must make difficult choices: whether to stay put or follow the oil to another location. With the ensuing declines in population, small businesses close their doors and unemployment levels rise. Despite the inevitable declines and despite the increase in alternative energy resources, many West Texans feel a sense of pride that borders on patriotism. Boom or Bust reveals the full complexity of boomtown culture.
Author: Good Housekeeping
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
ISBN: 1958395110
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Bake your best batch yet with 100+ holiday cookie recipes from the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen that will come out perfect every time There’s nothing better than a warm-from-the-oven cookie, especially during the holidays. The experts at the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen bake a thousand delightfully festive holiday cookies every year making sure they’ll all turn out perfectly in any home kitchen. This special recipe collection offers a crunchy or chewy, or chocolatey cookie for everyone and it will inspire you to take your own baked goods to the next level! Inside, you’ll find: 100 cookie recipes perfect for every occasion—from small to big batches Good Housekeeping favorites like Linzer Stars, Holiday Spritz Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, Fruitcake Crisps and more The secrets of hosting the ultimate cookie swap, including wrapping and shipping hacks Fun and entertaining info on traditional holiday cookies around the world Helpful decorating tips, like how to flood icing, creative flourishes for gingerbread houses Whether you're baking a small batch for the family, a big batch for a cookie exchange, or simply putting a few out with milk for Santa, these cookies will make your holiday festivities a little sweeter.
Author: Linda Lael Miller
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 148804998X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Don't miss author Linda Lael Miller's next heartwarming holiday drama, Christmas in Painted Pony Creek, where a single mom and her daughter find their lives magically changed and filled with the love and kindness of a man who would do anything to protect them. Get lost in more charming winter reads by Linda Lael Miller: A Snow Country Christmas A Creed Country Christmas A Stone Creek Christmas The Christmas Brides An Outlaw’s Christmas A McKettrick Christmas
Author: Linda Lael Miller
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1459291891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Celebrate the holidays with two popular McKettrick tales by #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller—the Queen of Western Romance! A Lawman’s Christmas It’s 1914, and the sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman…and Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. A cowboy at heart, Clay McKettrick plans to start a ranch and finally settle down. He isn’t interested in uprooting Dara Rose and her children, but he is interested in offering her protection, friendship—and passion. And when they say "I do" to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman’s Christmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife… An Outlaw’s Christmas Sawyer McKettrick isn’t ready to settle down on the Triple M family ranch in Arizona. So, in 1915, he heads to Blue River, Texas, to seek a job as marshal. But he’s injured in a blinding snowstorm—and collapses into the arms of a prim and proper lady in calico. The shirtless, bandaged stranger recuperating in teacher Piper St. James’s room behind the schoolhouse says he’s a McKettrick, but he looks like an outlaw to her. As they wait out the storm, the handsome loner has Piper remembering long-ago dreams of marriage and motherhood. But how long is Sawyer willing to call Blue River home?
