Author: Alexandra V. Méndez
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646142365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom and soft leaves rustle beneath her feet. In the forest, Jade feels protected. Sometimes, it's as if it's listening to her. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico. At first, Itztli's stories feel far removed from Jade's life. But as her Abuela suddenly falls ill, two towers come crashing down in New York City, and Jade becomes someone or something she doesn't yet understand, Itztli's stories take on new meaning. Jade must learn to have patience and strength to become who she was always meant to be, as the stirrings of an ancient power awaken within her. What the Jaguar Told Her is a lyrical debut about growing up in the midst of change, and a magical cultural homecoming.
What the Jaguar Told Her
Author: Alexandra V. Méndez
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646142365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom and soft leaves rustle beneath her feet. In the forest, Jade feels protected. Sometimes, it's as if it's listening to her. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico. At first, Itztli's stories feel far removed from Jade's life. But as her Abuela suddenly falls ill, two towers come crashing down in New York City, and Jade becomes someone or something she doesn't yet understand, Itztli's stories take on new meaning. Jade must learn to have patience and strength to become who she was always meant to be, as the stirrings of an ancient power awaken within her. What the Jaguar Told Her is a lyrical debut about growing up in the midst of change, and a magical cultural homecoming.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646142365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom and soft leaves rustle beneath her feet. In the forest, Jade feels protected. Sometimes, it's as if it's listening to her. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico. At first, Itztli's stories feel far removed from Jade's life. But as her Abuela suddenly falls ill, two towers come crashing down in New York City, and Jade becomes someone or something she doesn't yet understand, Itztli's stories take on new meaning. Jade must learn to have patience and strength to become who she was always meant to be, as the stirrings of an ancient power awaken within her. What the Jaguar Told Her is a lyrical debut about growing up in the midst of change, and a magical cultural homecoming.
Under the Jaguar Sun
Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156927949
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
One of Italy's greatest and most popular writers offers three witty, fantastical stories, each dominated by one of three senses--taste, hearing, or smell.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156927949
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
One of Italy's greatest and most popular writers offers three witty, fantastical stories, each dominated by one of three senses--taste, hearing, or smell.
Maria's Ghost
Author: Henry Mora
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469148455
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
A woman uncovers the sinister reason behind a haunting that has plagued her for years. After moving from her birth town of Tijuana, Mexico, she learns the spirit followed her to a suburb of Los Angeles - Highland Park, where the situation escalates into a powerful supernatural attraction. Fearing the ghost has overstepped his boundaries after she suspects he is having sex with her while she sleeps, she seeks the guidance of a psychiatrist when she believes the ghost is causing her to become pregnant. After years of psychoanalysis, the psychiatrist’s prognosis is that her case is due to a persistent sexually imaginative mind. Her life condescends into a state of depression and despairs when her psychiatrist and family choose to institutionalize her to avoid further damage to her psyche. The situation intensifies into another-worldly tale where the entity that caused her misery is the very one that rescues her from an emotional breakdown. This fictional tale with overtones of DNA extraction, alien visitation, and romance will keep you in edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469148455
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
A woman uncovers the sinister reason behind a haunting that has plagued her for years. After moving from her birth town of Tijuana, Mexico, she learns the spirit followed her to a suburb of Los Angeles - Highland Park, where the situation escalates into a powerful supernatural attraction. Fearing the ghost has overstepped his boundaries after she suspects he is having sex with her while she sleeps, she seeks the guidance of a psychiatrist when she believes the ghost is causing her to become pregnant. After years of psychoanalysis, the psychiatrist’s prognosis is that her case is due to a persistent sexually imaginative mind. Her life condescends into a state of depression and despairs when her psychiatrist and family choose to institutionalize her to avoid further damage to her psyche. The situation intensifies into another-worldly tale where the entity that caused her misery is the very one that rescues her from an emotional breakdown. This fictional tale with overtones of DNA extraction, alien visitation, and romance will keep you in edge-of-your-seat suspense.
The Fear of God
Author: B.A. Chepaitis
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809500612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
On Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams enters the minds of criminals. She lives in the shadows of their fears . . . and chases them into the light. The followers of the Revelation Sect are preparing for the Second Coming. Stockpiles of weapons were found when federal agents stormed the home of the fanatical leader, Sardis Malocco. Now Jaguar must resort to using a virtual reality environment of Heaven to get to the root of Sardis's fear of God-before Revelation's zealots unleash their own apocalypse upon the world . . .
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809500612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
On Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams enters the minds of criminals. She lives in the shadows of their fears . . . and chases them into the light. The followers of the Revelation Sect are preparing for the Second Coming. Stockpiles of weapons were found when federal agents stormed the home of the fanatical leader, Sardis Malocco. Now Jaguar must resort to using a virtual reality environment of Heaven to get to the root of Sardis's fear of God-before Revelation's zealots unleash their own apocalypse upon the world . . .
The Racing Heart of Fear
Author: B.A. Chepaitis
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. They’ve been a great team, but now, Alex has left the Planetoid and Jaguar, grief stricken over the death of his son. Jaguar, left on her own, goes off to the home planet with her friend Rachel to watch some Formula One racing in Montreal. There, a lost dog leads her to some of the fastest women on the planet, and when one of them is killed, she’s stuck with the dog and the case. In short order she realizes that the man responsible for the death is the same one who made Alex leave, and he won’t rest until both she and Alex are dead.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. They’ve been a great team, but now, Alex has left the Planetoid and Jaguar, grief stricken over the death of his son. Jaguar, left on her own, goes off to the home planet with her friend Rachel to watch some Formula One racing in Montreal. There, a lost dog leads her to some of the fastest women on the planet, and when one of them is killed, she’s stuck with the dog and the case. In short order she realizes that the man responsible for the death is the same one who made Alex leave, and he won’t rest until both she and Alex are dead.
Hybrid
Author: April Funderburg
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1634178033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
The year is unknown and even is a little fuzzy. The only clue comes from a set of three journals brought to an underground facility last dated: March 3, 2086. How much time has passed since then, no one is absolutely certain. What they do know from the journal entries and stories passed down from generation to generation is that the world as mankind knows it has changed, and not for the better. Those living in pockets of civilization above ground have their lives controlled by a tyrant and his creations known as Kevin’s Children or more simply, The Clean. Only some have found shelter and safety in an underground facility including a young woman named Sasha and her little sister, Ruby. For years they have called the underground facility home going undetected by Kevin and his children, but for how long?
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1634178033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
The year is unknown and even is a little fuzzy. The only clue comes from a set of three journals brought to an underground facility last dated: March 3, 2086. How much time has passed since then, no one is absolutely certain. What they do know from the journal entries and stories passed down from generation to generation is that the world as mankind knows it has changed, and not for the better. Those living in pockets of civilization above ground have their lives controlled by a tyrant and his creations known as Kevin’s Children or more simply, The Clean. Only some have found shelter and safety in an underground facility including a young woman named Sasha and her little sister, Ruby. For years they have called the underground facility home going undetected by Kevin and his children, but for how long?
THE COUGAR
Author: Lindsay McKenna
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459266811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
THE WOMAN HE'D ALWAYS LOVED She had a heart of gold—and a beauty to match her compassionate spirit. But she was a Donovan—the daughter of his arch enemy. THE MAN SHE LONGED TO HOLD He was strong and true—and something of a hero in Rachel's hometown. But years of strife between her ranching family and his made Jim Cunningham the one man she was forbidden to love. A WEDDING BEYOND THEIR WILDEST DREAMS? From the starry night he'd saved Rachel's life on a snowy mountaintop, Jim felt bound by this compelling woman. And though the rugged rescuer had faced many battles in his day, loving Rachel would be his greatest challenge of all…. Cowboys of the Southwest: These rough and rugged men lead the Donovan sisters hime again—this time forever!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459266811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
THE WOMAN HE'D ALWAYS LOVED She had a heart of gold—and a beauty to match her compassionate spirit. But she was a Donovan—the daughter of his arch enemy. THE MAN SHE LONGED TO HOLD He was strong and true—and something of a hero in Rachel's hometown. But years of strife between her ranching family and his made Jim Cunningham the one man she was forbidden to love. A WEDDING BEYOND THEIR WILDEST DREAMS? From the starry night he'd saved Rachel's life on a snowy mountaintop, Jim felt bound by this compelling woman. And though the rugged rescuer had faced many battles in his day, loving Rachel would be his greatest challenge of all…. Cowboys of the Southwest: These rough and rugged men lead the Donovan sisters hime again—this time forever!
Family of Earth and Sky
Author: John Elder
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807085295
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Indigenous Tales of Nature from Around the World An array of vivid responses to nature from indigenous oral traditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807085295
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Indigenous Tales of Nature from Around the World An array of vivid responses to nature from indigenous oral traditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
solitude of destiny
Author: agustin juarez
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1927914086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Jaguar is a man in search of his identity. As he comes from a remote Mexican village and moves to the megalopolis, he loses himself in modernity, alcohol and women. After a long journey into his past he rediscovers himself in the remnants of his father's life. Written in the style of Magical Realism, The Solitude of Destiny takes you on a magical mystery tour you will not soon forget.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1927914086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Jaguar is a man in search of his identity. As he comes from a remote Mexican village and moves to the megalopolis, he loses himself in modernity, alcohol and women. After a long journey into his past he rediscovers himself in the remnants of his father's life. Written in the style of Magical Realism, The Solitude of Destiny takes you on a magical mystery tour you will not soon forget.
The Voice of Fear
Author: B.A. Chepaitis
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make the worst criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. But now they face a criminal unlike any they'd met before. Springer Todd, rock star, turned a gun on his audience, and won't say why. When Alex learns who Springer really is, he realizes he's caught in a tangled web of deceit he can't even tell Jaguar about. And she must figure out how to save both Alex and Springer from their own best and worst impulses, as they both try to hear the truth beneath the lies.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make the worst criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. But now they face a criminal unlike any they'd met before. Springer Todd, rock star, turned a gun on his audience, and won't say why. When Alex learns who Springer really is, he realizes he's caught in a tangled web of deceit he can't even tell Jaguar about. And she must figure out how to save both Alex and Springer from their own best and worst impulses, as they both try to hear the truth beneath the lies.