Author: Helen Recorvits
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374327475
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
In 1934, even though life is hard for Wanda Malinski and her family, she enjoys school, good times with her best friend, and a special relationship with her older brother.
Goodbye, Walter Malinski
Author: Helen Recorvits
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374327475
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
In 1934, even though life is hard for Wanda Malinski and her family, she enjoys school, good times with her best friend, and a special relationship with her older brother.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374327475
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
In 1934, even though life is hard for Wanda Malinski and her family, she enjoys school, good times with her best friend, and a special relationship with her older brother.
Goodbye, Walter
Author: RuthAnn Hogue
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500412401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Goodbye, Walter is a story about living as much as it is a chronicle of one brave man's march toward death. Author RuthAnn Hogue turns journalism into a powerful story of friendship and self-discovery. In taking us along on this intimate and personal journey, she reminds us-and herself-of the great gifts of love and of faith and of how the two are eternally entwined. Somehow, by celebrating life, she makes facing death a little less frightening for us all.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500412401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Goodbye, Walter is a story about living as much as it is a chronicle of one brave man's march toward death. Author RuthAnn Hogue turns journalism into a powerful story of friendship and self-discovery. In taking us along on this intimate and personal journey, she reminds us-and herself-of the great gifts of love and of faith and of how the two are eternally entwined. Somehow, by celebrating life, she makes facing death a little less frightening for us all.
Goodbye, Walter Malinski
Author: Helen Recorvits
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466822473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
"Wanda, an observant and perceptive fifth grader, gives readers a first-hand account of the effects of powerlessness and grinding poverty on everyday life and family."- School Library Journal. "Recorvits makes a poised and confident debut with this bittersweet Depression-era tale of a Polish immigrant family ... Bloom's softly shaded black-and-white line illustrations, sometimes brooding, sometimes hopeful, punctuate each chapter and contribute to the emotional impact of the tale." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466822473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
"Wanda, an observant and perceptive fifth grader, gives readers a first-hand account of the effects of powerlessness and grinding poverty on everyday life and family."- School Library Journal. "Recorvits makes a poised and confident debut with this bittersweet Depression-era tale of a Polish immigrant family ... Bloom's softly shaded black-and-white line illustrations, sometimes brooding, sometimes hopeful, punctuate each chapter and contribute to the emotional impact of the tale." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
The Constant Heart
Author: Dilly Court
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407005596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Despite living by the side of the Thames, with its noise, disease and dirt, eighteen-year-old Rosina May has wanted for little in life. Until her father's feud with a fellow bargeman threatens to destroy everything. To save them all, Rosina agrees to marry Harry, the son of a wealthy merchant. But a chance encounter with a handsome river pirate has turned her head and she longs to meet him again. When her father dies a broken man, Harry goes back on his promise and turns Rosina out onto the streets. She is forced to work the river herself, ferrying rubbish out of London and living rough. In spite of her hardships, she cannot forget her pirate and when tragedy threatens to strike once more she is forced to make a choice. But is she really prepared to risk everything for love?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407005596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Despite living by the side of the Thames, with its noise, disease and dirt, eighteen-year-old Rosina May has wanted for little in life. Until her father's feud with a fellow bargeman threatens to destroy everything. To save them all, Rosina agrees to marry Harry, the son of a wealthy merchant. But a chance encounter with a handsome river pirate has turned her head and she longs to meet him again. When her father dies a broken man, Harry goes back on his promise and turns Rosina out onto the streets. She is forced to work the river herself, ferrying rubbish out of London and living rough. In spite of her hardships, she cannot forget her pirate and when tragedy threatens to strike once more she is forced to make a choice. But is she really prepared to risk everything for love?
Thrown upon the World
Author: George Kolber
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480862630
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
It is 1938 when the Kolbers, affluent Viennese Jews, flee their country for Shanghai after its annexation by the Nazis. Eva and her daughter take the Trans-Siberian Railroad through war zones where they must confront border guards and Japanese imprisonment. Meanwhile, her husband, Josef, and their twin sons travel by ocean liner, hiding valuables in crates. Similarly in China, the politically powerful Gan Chen family finds their lives upended by Japanese invaders. Forced to abandon their estate, the family seeks refuge in Shanghai. While the families adapt to their new lifestyles during the war, their children meet. Walter Kolber is a handsome violinist; Chao Chen is a gifted pianist. After a forbidden romance blossoms, Chao Chen discovers she is pregnant. Without familial blessings, the lovers marry in December 1946 and head with their newborn to a refugee camp in Austria. As Chao Chen grapples with language and cultural barriers, the family is met with turmoil and tragedy. Now only time will tell if they will survive their troubles to start a new life in the United States. A remarkable true story, Thrown upon the World tells the tale of two families brought together during World War II in Shanghai and the twist of fate that split them apart.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480862630
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
It is 1938 when the Kolbers, affluent Viennese Jews, flee their country for Shanghai after its annexation by the Nazis. Eva and her daughter take the Trans-Siberian Railroad through war zones where they must confront border guards and Japanese imprisonment. Meanwhile, her husband, Josef, and their twin sons travel by ocean liner, hiding valuables in crates. Similarly in China, the politically powerful Gan Chen family finds their lives upended by Japanese invaders. Forced to abandon their estate, the family seeks refuge in Shanghai. While the families adapt to their new lifestyles during the war, their children meet. Walter Kolber is a handsome violinist; Chao Chen is a gifted pianist. After a forbidden romance blossoms, Chao Chen discovers she is pregnant. Without familial blessings, the lovers marry in December 1946 and head with their newborn to a refugee camp in Austria. As Chao Chen grapples with language and cultural barriers, the family is met with turmoil and tragedy. Now only time will tell if they will survive their troubles to start a new life in the United States. A remarkable true story, Thrown upon the World tells the tale of two families brought together during World War II in Shanghai and the twist of fate that split them apart.
The Hero in Transition
Author: Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879722388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
An investigation of society's heroes during any time period will reveal the personnel deemed worthy of being emulated at that particular time by that particular society. There will be many old and time-tested figures, sometimes with new faces and new profiles; there will also be a mix of new faces. Thus the hero--like history itself--is constantly in transition, and both the hero and the transition are fundamental to the study of a culture. These essays turn the pantheon of heroes around before our eyes and reveal the many complicated aspects of hero worship.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879722388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
An investigation of society's heroes during any time period will reveal the personnel deemed worthy of being emulated at that particular time by that particular society. There will be many old and time-tested figures, sometimes with new faces and new profiles; there will also be a mix of new faces. Thus the hero--like history itself--is constantly in transition, and both the hero and the transition are fundamental to the study of a culture. These essays turn the pantheon of heroes around before our eyes and reveal the many complicated aspects of hero worship.
The Fairbairn Fortunes
Author: Una-Mary Parker
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780107536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For lovers of Downton Abbey. In this dazzling stand-alone sequel to The Fairbairn Girls, a new generation of the Fairbairn family must confront – and overcome – life’s difficulties as war looms. 1913: The aristocratic Fairbairns are reunited for Christmas when Lady Rothbury’s daughter Diana invites the whole family to her estate. Laura, now a successful dressmaker, is the first to arrive with her daughter, Caroline, followed by Lady Rothbury, her five other daughters and their families. But as the New Year approaches, the family’s happy reunion is about to be shattered. Affairs, war and tragedy are all on the horizon for the Fairbairn girls, who must negotiate new heartbreak and hardship. Will Caroline, who shows great talent as a ballet dancer, find her moment to shine? Are separations as irrevocable as they appear? Love, loss, forgiveness and joy thread through the lives of the Fairbairn family – but who will get their happy ending?
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780107536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For lovers of Downton Abbey. In this dazzling stand-alone sequel to The Fairbairn Girls, a new generation of the Fairbairn family must confront – and overcome – life’s difficulties as war looms. 1913: The aristocratic Fairbairns are reunited for Christmas when Lady Rothbury’s daughter Diana invites the whole family to her estate. Laura, now a successful dressmaker, is the first to arrive with her daughter, Caroline, followed by Lady Rothbury, her five other daughters and their families. But as the New Year approaches, the family’s happy reunion is about to be shattered. Affairs, war and tragedy are all on the horizon for the Fairbairn girls, who must negotiate new heartbreak and hardship. Will Caroline, who shows great talent as a ballet dancer, find her moment to shine? Are separations as irrevocable as they appear? Love, loss, forgiveness and joy thread through the lives of the Fairbairn family – but who will get their happy ending?
Maybe Tonight?
Author: Bridie Clark
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596438169
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Maybe Tonight? by Bridie Clark opens as the reader is getting ready for the most exciting party of the year—Midwinter's Night Dream, set in the frosty woods just off campus—with her roommates and best friends Annabel Snow, Spider Harris, and Libby Monroe. Choices unfold quickly and the reader must decide which risks to take in pursuit of social status, adventure, success, and love.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596438169
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Maybe Tonight? by Bridie Clark opens as the reader is getting ready for the most exciting party of the year—Midwinter's Night Dream, set in the frosty woods just off campus—with her roommates and best friends Annabel Snow, Spider Harris, and Libby Monroe. Choices unfold quickly and the reader must decide which risks to take in pursuit of social status, adventure, success, and love.
Critical Companion to Walt Whitman
Author: Charles M. Oliver
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108583
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Presents a complete reference to the life and works of Walt Whitman.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108583
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Presents a complete reference to the life and works of Walt Whitman.
The Emigrant
Author: George Baker
Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu
ISBN: 9781843864059
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This is the moving story of George, his years in China from his birth in 1934 up to 1957 and his quest to be reunited with his family whom he had not seen for many years. He drifted from one place to another and his unusual upbringing with distant relatives, strangers, and the time he spent alone in a charity run boarding school, taught him that he had to fight to survive. The images of what he saw would haunt him for the rest of his life but nothing could prepare him for the upheaval and upset ahead, when his daring plan to escape from the wars being raged around him to freedom, became reality. Blinded by the passion of youth and his need to be wanted, to belong and be loved, his miraculous journey to find his family meant he had to grow up fast and leave behind the people who had meant so much to him, including his first love. This is my story and I hope that readers will forgive me for some of the language used but it was necessary in order to express the iniquity of the events that occurred.
Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu
ISBN: 9781843864059
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This is the moving story of George, his years in China from his birth in 1934 up to 1957 and his quest to be reunited with his family whom he had not seen for many years. He drifted from one place to another and his unusual upbringing with distant relatives, strangers, and the time he spent alone in a charity run boarding school, taught him that he had to fight to survive. The images of what he saw would haunt him for the rest of his life but nothing could prepare him for the upheaval and upset ahead, when his daring plan to escape from the wars being raged around him to freedom, became reality. Blinded by the passion of youth and his need to be wanted, to belong and be loved, his miraculous journey to find his family meant he had to grow up fast and leave behind the people who had meant so much to him, including his first love. This is my story and I hope that readers will forgive me for some of the language used but it was necessary in order to express the iniquity of the events that occurred.