Author: Kenneth M. Cadow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374302022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A little boy runs away--with the help of his mother--in this tender yet familiar tale. Full color.
Alfie Runs Away
Author: Kenneth M. Cadow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374302022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A little boy runs away--with the help of his mother--in this tender yet familiar tale. Full color.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374302022
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
A little boy runs away--with the help of his mother--in this tender yet familiar tale. Full color.
Rant
Author: Alfie Crow
Publisher: ebookpartnership.com
ISBN: 9781901888928
Category : Spy stories
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Whilst the following story is completely true, I have slightly changed my own identity in order to avoid prosecution and/or violent death--or, at the very least, a good kicking. Not that any of the events contained herein were my fault--or at least none of the important ones. Or only some of them. Unless you include obtaining money under false pretenses. Or the borrowing of various motor vehicles without permission. Or perverting the course of justice. And, of course, the use of sarcasm and choice language in a built-up area. Oh, and being party to the kidnapping of several young people with multiple disabilities, though that was definitely just a case of being caught up in the excitement of the moment. And the same could really be said about all the explosions, the arson, the molesting of various indigents and the so-called high treason charge that, in my opinion, was trumped up because none of the other stuff was going to stick in court. Or the thing about ...
Publisher: ebookpartnership.com
ISBN: 9781901888928
Category : Spy stories
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Whilst the following story is completely true, I have slightly changed my own identity in order to avoid prosecution and/or violent death--or, at the very least, a good kicking. Not that any of the events contained herein were my fault--or at least none of the important ones. Or only some of them. Unless you include obtaining money under false pretenses. Or the borrowing of various motor vehicles without permission. Or perverting the course of justice. And, of course, the use of sarcasm and choice language in a built-up area. Oh, and being party to the kidnapping of several young people with multiple disabilities, though that was definitely just a case of being caught up in the excitement of the moment. And the same could really be said about all the explosions, the arson, the molesting of various indigents and the so-called high treason charge that, in my opinion, was trumped up because none of the other stuff was going to stick in court. Or the thing about ...
Runaway Robot
Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 1760786403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Alfie likes hanging out at the airport - everyone has someone waiting for them and they all seems so happy when they arrive back from their holidays. He wishes he had someone as excited to see him. So when he finds Eric, a one-legged robot in need of a friend, at the airport Lost Property counter, he decides to take him home with him. A hilarious and heartwarming tale of friendship from Carnegie medal-winning author, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and illustrated by Steven Lenton.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 1760786403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Alfie likes hanging out at the airport - everyone has someone waiting for them and they all seems so happy when they arrive back from their holidays. He wishes he had someone as excited to see him. So when he finds Eric, a one-legged robot in need of a friend, at the airport Lost Property counter, he decides to take him home with him. A hilarious and heartwarming tale of friendship from Carnegie medal-winning author, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and illustrated by Steven Lenton.
And the Rest of Alfie's Story
Author: Henry A. Buchanan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 0759601844
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
After the Easterday Adventure with The Moonshiners, Alfie was a big boy growing toward manhood. He had eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and he had become responsible for his own actions. But with Ace as his Demon, and Junior as his ever-present Gadfly, Alfie found himself in frequent trouble. Mama was his Guiding Angel, though, and Papa was the Instrument of Punishment. Uncle Seeb was the Shining Ebony Light to illuminate his path. And LOVE for he discovered girls, and he yearned to be a Hero. His world was changing too, because Jody was now the Baby, and Willie and Cliff and Junior all went away to the War in Europe. He became the Man of the House when Papa was killed and he held in his hand Papas Watch, the Arbiter of Time and the Measuring Rod of Life.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 0759601844
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
After the Easterday Adventure with The Moonshiners, Alfie was a big boy growing toward manhood. He had eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and he had become responsible for his own actions. But with Ace as his Demon, and Junior as his ever-present Gadfly, Alfie found himself in frequent trouble. Mama was his Guiding Angel, though, and Papa was the Instrument of Punishment. Uncle Seeb was the Shining Ebony Light to illuminate his path. And LOVE for he discovered girls, and he yearned to be a Hero. His world was changing too, because Jody was now the Baby, and Willie and Cliff and Junior all went away to the War in Europe. He became the Man of the House when Papa was killed and he held in his hand Papas Watch, the Arbiter of Time and the Measuring Rod of Life.
The Incredible Luck of Alfie Pluck
Author: Jamie Rix
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444001264
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
What do a worried prime minister, a chicken dropped from a skyscraper window, a bully called Fox and an alien invasion have in common? All are ingredients in Jamie Rix's riotous new stand-alone novel for the 9-12 age group. Alfie Pluck is the unluckiest boy alive - until he unwittingly eats the chicken which contains the highly-sought-after luck gene. Once his secret is exposed, no end of people want the gene for their own devious deeds and crackpot schemes. And Alfie is on the run. But there's more than one kind of luck, and Alfie's escape from his pursuers is an hilarious roller coaster of good fortune and bad.
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444001264
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
What do a worried prime minister, a chicken dropped from a skyscraper window, a bully called Fox and an alien invasion have in common? All are ingredients in Jamie Rix's riotous new stand-alone novel for the 9-12 age group. Alfie Pluck is the unluckiest boy alive - until he unwittingly eats the chicken which contains the highly-sought-after luck gene. Once his secret is exposed, no end of people want the gene for their own devious deeds and crackpot schemes. And Alfie is on the run. But there's more than one kind of luck, and Alfie's escape from his pursuers is an hilarious roller coaster of good fortune and bad.
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
Author: John Boyne
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0385681402
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
From the author of the phenomenally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes an unforgettable story of a boy's life changed by war, published to coincide with World War One's centenary. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight -- but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name -- on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by -- a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place...
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0385681402
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
From the author of the phenomenally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes an unforgettable story of a boy's life changed by war, published to coincide with World War One's centenary. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight -- but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name -- on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by -- a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place...
Unconditional Parenting
Author: Alfie Kohn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743487486
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The author of Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve returns with a provocative challenge to the conventional ways of raising children. Kohn argues that all children have the need to be loved unconditionally, yet conventional approaches to parenting, such as punishment and reward, teach children that they are loved only when they please and impress parents. Kohn cites powerful research detailing the damage this can cause. Unconditional Parenting pushes parents to question their ideas of parenting and offers practical solutions to problems.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743487486
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The author of Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve returns with a provocative challenge to the conventional ways of raising children. Kohn argues that all children have the need to be loved unconditionally, yet conventional approaches to parenting, such as punishment and reward, teach children that they are loved only when they please and impress parents. Kohn cites powerful research detailing the damage this can cause. Unconditional Parenting pushes parents to question their ideas of parenting and offers practical solutions to problems.
Saturdays at Noon
Author: Rachel Marks
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 1405940085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Discover the emotionally gripping and uplifting page-turner that will put a smile on your face 'Heart-breaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME 'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, author of THE ROSIE PROJECT 'I genuinely couldn't recommend Saturdays At Noon enough' 5***** READER REVIEW ________ EMILY JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE WORLD AWAY. After getting into trouble yet again, she's agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers. JAKE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER. He'll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he's paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good. The two of them couldn't be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens. COULD ONE SMALL BOY CHANGE EVERYTHING? _________ 'Totally loveable and completely unforgettable' CLAIRE POOLEY 'I loved this book' KATIE FFORDE Readers LOVE Saturdays at Noon . . . 'Such a special book . . . the characters jump off the page and pull you immediately into their world' 5***** Reader Review 'This book was FANTASTIC. When I wasn't reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it' 5***** Reader Review 'Outstanding. I have goosebumps typing this review . . . The story telling is the best I have read in a long time' 5***** Reader Review Longlisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize!
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 1405940085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Discover the emotionally gripping and uplifting page-turner that will put a smile on your face 'Heart-breaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME 'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, author of THE ROSIE PROJECT 'I genuinely couldn't recommend Saturdays At Noon enough' 5***** READER REVIEW ________ EMILY JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE WORLD AWAY. After getting into trouble yet again, she's agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers. JAKE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER. He'll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he's paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good. The two of them couldn't be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens. COULD ONE SMALL BOY CHANGE EVERYTHING? _________ 'Totally loveable and completely unforgettable' CLAIRE POOLEY 'I loved this book' KATIE FFORDE Readers LOVE Saturdays at Noon . . . 'Such a special book . . . the characters jump off the page and pull you immediately into their world' 5***** Reader Review 'This book was FANTASTIC. When I wasn't reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it' 5***** Reader Review 'Outstanding. I have goosebumps typing this review . . . The story telling is the best I have read in a long time' 5***** Reader Review Longlisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize!
Alfie Kray The Asset
Author: S. Clark Kray
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244880328
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244880328
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Everybody's Magazine
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description