Author: Donna Jansen
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486617514
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
A Sequel to The Bury Road Girls. Debbie gets lost in the bush, is frightened by runaway horses, travels to Owen Sound and Wiarton, and has many more adventures in Book Two of The Bury Road Girls series. The farm dog, Ranger, is still there to help the Thompson sisters out of tight situations. It’s now the 1960s and Debbie is ten. Her life is still consumed with simple things, like getting her first bike. She continues to learn many lessons about life while growing up on a farm on the Bruce Peninsula.
More Adventures with the Bury Road Girls
Author: Donna Jansen
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486617514
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
A Sequel to The Bury Road Girls. Debbie gets lost in the bush, is frightened by runaway horses, travels to Owen Sound and Wiarton, and has many more adventures in Book Two of The Bury Road Girls series. The farm dog, Ranger, is still there to help the Thompson sisters out of tight situations. It’s now the 1960s and Debbie is ten. Her life is still consumed with simple things, like getting her first bike. She continues to learn many lessons about life while growing up on a farm on the Bruce Peninsula.
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486617514
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
A Sequel to The Bury Road Girls. Debbie gets lost in the bush, is frightened by runaway horses, travels to Owen Sound and Wiarton, and has many more adventures in Book Two of The Bury Road Girls series. The farm dog, Ranger, is still there to help the Thompson sisters out of tight situations. It’s now the 1960s and Debbie is ten. Her life is still consumed with simple things, like getting her first bike. She continues to learn many lessons about life while growing up on a farm on the Bruce Peninsula.
The Bury Road Girls: Tales from the Bruce Peninsula
Author: Donna Jansen
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 9781486610419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Life on a small farm on the Bruce Peninsula is full of adventures and ups and downs. Debbie and her sisters learn how to live happily together by discovering certain truths-Mom has eyes in the back of her head, never tattle-tale, sing loudly even if you can't carry a tune, and have faith. Debbie is the fifth child in a family of all girls-seven of them! The story is about how the family engages in the challenges of living and working together. Eight-year-old Debbie learns how to drive a tractor, build a load of hay, and comes face-to-face with a rattlesnake. Debbie has no electronic devices; in fact, her family doesn't even own a TV! She and her sisters entertain themselves on the farm with simpler things. Still, she is much like you... she wants to be good, but she doesn't always get it right. About the Author: Donna is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was motivated to write this book because of the fascination her grandchildren had with the stories told here. She and her husband, Murray, have a small mixed farm near beautiful Meaford, Ontario. This story is loosely based on her own childhood experiences growing up on the Bruce Peninsula in a family with seven girls.
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 9781486610419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Life on a small farm on the Bruce Peninsula is full of adventures and ups and downs. Debbie and her sisters learn how to live happily together by discovering certain truths-Mom has eyes in the back of her head, never tattle-tale, sing loudly even if you can't carry a tune, and have faith. Debbie is the fifth child in a family of all girls-seven of them! The story is about how the family engages in the challenges of living and working together. Eight-year-old Debbie learns how to drive a tractor, build a load of hay, and comes face-to-face with a rattlesnake. Debbie has no electronic devices; in fact, her family doesn't even own a TV! She and her sisters entertain themselves on the farm with simpler things. Still, she is much like you... she wants to be good, but she doesn't always get it right. About the Author: Donna is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was motivated to write this book because of the fascination her grandchildren had with the stories told here. She and her husband, Murray, have a small mixed farm near beautiful Meaford, Ontario. This story is loosely based on her own childhood experiences growing up on the Bruce Peninsula in a family with seven girls.
A Walk Like No Other
Author: Lara Bury
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648756699
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Sapphire just loves the outdoors and gets distracted by things far and near, she doesn't want to miss a thing, on her journey to be the first one home! I can't wait to show you all the things Sapphire encounters. Will she be the first one home or not? Take a look in side and start reading. A world of fun awaits you.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648756699
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Sapphire just loves the outdoors and gets distracted by things far and near, she doesn't want to miss a thing, on her journey to be the first one home! I can't wait to show you all the things Sapphire encounters. Will she be the first one home or not? Take a look in side and start reading. A world of fun awaits you.
Drew Leclair Gets a Clue
Author: Katryn Bury
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358663318
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this modern take on Harriet the Spy, twelve-year-old Drew uses her true crime expertise to catch the cyberbully in her school—only to discover that family, friendship, and identity are the hardest mysteries to solve. Drew Leclair knows what it takes to be a great detective. She’s pored over the cases solved by her hero, criminal profiler Lita Miyamoto. She tracked down the graffiti artist at school, and even solved the mystery of her neighbor’s missing rabbit. But when her mother runs off to Hawaii with the school guidance counselor, Drew is shocked. How did she miss all of the clues? Drew is determined to keep her family life a secret, even from her best friend. But when a cyberbully starts posting embarrassing rumors about other students at school, it’s only a matter of time before Drew’s secret is out. Armed with her notebooks full of observations about her classmates, Drew knows what she has to do: profile all of the bullies in her grade to find the culprit. But being a detective is more complicated when the suspects can be your friends. Will Drew crack the case if it means losing the people she cares about most?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358663318
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this modern take on Harriet the Spy, twelve-year-old Drew uses her true crime expertise to catch the cyberbully in her school—only to discover that family, friendship, and identity are the hardest mysteries to solve. Drew Leclair knows what it takes to be a great detective. She’s pored over the cases solved by her hero, criminal profiler Lita Miyamoto. She tracked down the graffiti artist at school, and even solved the mystery of her neighbor’s missing rabbit. But when her mother runs off to Hawaii with the school guidance counselor, Drew is shocked. How did she miss all of the clues? Drew is determined to keep her family life a secret, even from her best friend. But when a cyberbully starts posting embarrassing rumors about other students at school, it’s only a matter of time before Drew’s secret is out. Armed with her notebooks full of observations about her classmates, Drew knows what she has to do: profile all of the bullies in her grade to find the culprit. But being a detective is more complicated when the suspects can be your friends. Will Drew crack the case if it means losing the people she cares about most?
The Secrets We Bury
Author: Stacie Ramey
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492654213
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In an effort to escape his family, Dylan sets out on the Appalachian trail—but he can't escape his past—or his secrets in this novel from the author of The Sister Pact. Dylan Taggart is on the run. His family is trying to put him in a school for psychologically challenged students, and he gets it—he has issues. But a special school is a complete overreaction. And in six months, he'll be a legal adult, so Dylan decides to disappear on the Appalachian Trail until he can make his own decisions. Dylan wanted independence, but setting out on a 2,190-mile hike by himself is more than he bargained for. And he keeps crossing paths with another teen hiker, known only as "The Ghost." This mysterious girl is also making the trek alone, and Dylan can tell she's trying to escape too. But from what? When disaster strikes, how can they trust each other if they can't face their own secrets?
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492654213
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In an effort to escape his family, Dylan sets out on the Appalachian trail—but he can't escape his past—or his secrets in this novel from the author of The Sister Pact. Dylan Taggart is on the run. His family is trying to put him in a school for psychologically challenged students, and he gets it—he has issues. But a special school is a complete overreaction. And in six months, he'll be a legal adult, so Dylan decides to disappear on the Appalachian Trail until he can make his own decisions. Dylan wanted independence, but setting out on a 2,190-mile hike by himself is more than he bargained for. And he keeps crossing paths with another teen hiker, known only as "The Ghost." This mysterious girl is also making the trek alone, and Dylan can tell she's trying to escape too. But from what? When disaster strikes, how can they trust each other if they can't face their own secrets?
Tales of a Female Nomad
Author: Rita Golden Gelman
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307421740
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world. “Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people’s lives. This is an amazing travelogue.” —Booklist At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita Golden Gelman left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with people in cultures all over the globe. In 1986, Rita sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307421740
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world. “Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people’s lives. This is an amazing travelogue.” —Booklist At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita Golden Gelman left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with people in cultures all over the globe. In 1986, Rita sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.
A Girl of High Adventure
Author: L. T. Meade
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Girl of High Adventure is a sweet book that will be charming for readers of all ages. Margot, an Irish girl who lives with her sweet uncle, goes to Desmondstown to meet her wealthy grandparents where she learns to love Desmondstown and discovers a place for herself among her quirky blood relatives.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Girl of High Adventure is a sweet book that will be charming for readers of all ages. Margot, an Irish girl who lives with her sweet uncle, goes to Desmondstown to meet her wealthy grandparents where she learns to love Desmondstown and discovers a place for herself among her quirky blood relatives.
The Girl Cloaked in Shadow: A Contemporary YA Dystopian Fantasy Adventure
Author: Megan O'Russell
Publisher: Ink Worlds Press
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is book three in The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, a Paranormal Fantasy Dystopia series from Young Adult author Megan O'Russell. Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle laced with brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them. But Bertrand Wayland has fled the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there. The Siren does not take abandonment lightly. As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death lurks in every shadow. With her hope for survival slipping away, Maggie must find a way to banish the ghosts that haunt her and bring Bertrand back to the Siren’s Realm. *** Calling all witches and wizards! This young adult fantasy adventure features the women in fiction and feminism in fantasy that fans of paranormal romance author Megan O’Russell love. With a strong female lead, this YA contemporary fantasy series lets readers run away into an alternate world of witchcraft and wizardry where the magic of a perfect utopia hides oppression and class differences. The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is also available in paperback. *** The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.
Publisher: Ink Worlds Press
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is book three in The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, a Paranormal Fantasy Dystopia series from Young Adult author Megan O'Russell. Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle laced with brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them. But Bertrand Wayland has fled the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there. The Siren does not take abandonment lightly. As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death lurks in every shadow. With her hope for survival slipping away, Maggie must find a way to banish the ghosts that haunt her and bring Bertrand back to the Siren’s Realm. *** Calling all witches and wizards! This young adult fantasy adventure features the women in fiction and feminism in fantasy that fans of paranormal romance author Megan O’Russell love. With a strong female lead, this YA contemporary fantasy series lets readers run away into an alternate world of witchcraft and wizardry where the magic of a perfect utopia hides oppression and class differences. The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is also available in paperback. *** The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.
The Arctic Fury
Author: Greer Macallister
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728215706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition—and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don't come back. Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband's lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There are only five. What happened out there on the ice? Set against the unforgiving backdrop of one of the world's most inhospitable locations, USA Today bestselling author Greer Macallister uses the true story of Lady Jane Franklin's tireless attempts to find her husband's lost expedition as a jumping-off point to spin a tale of bravery, intrigue, perseverance and hope.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728215706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition—and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don't come back. Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband's lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There are only five. What happened out there on the ice? Set against the unforgiving backdrop of one of the world's most inhospitable locations, USA Today bestselling author Greer Macallister uses the true story of Lady Jane Franklin's tireless attempts to find her husband's lost expedition as a jumping-off point to spin a tale of bravery, intrigue, perseverance and hope.
Adventure
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description