Author: Antje Rávik Strubel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597094016
Category : Skis and skiing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Unter Schnee (Snowed Under) is an episodic novel composed of thirteen connected short stories. The action takes place in a small eastern European ski resort called Harrachov during the chaotic period following the fall of the Wall. Though the rapid process of "Westernization" has already begun making inroads into the sleepy town, traces of the defunct socialist regime cannot be erased from its residentsÆ memories or their way of doing things: The postmaster continues to "inspect" letters even if the old secret service has long since been deposed; a barkeeper blackmails a West German investor so he can finance a trip around the world; the last and only teen-ager in the town searches for a new identity over the internet; and finally there is Raik, a young entrepreneur who canÆt get anybody to buy his store mannequins, because he was an opposition leader and still behaves as though he were an outcast. Each of the many townÆs residents and vacationers observe the two protagonists: Evy (from the East) and Vera (from the West) who have come to the resort for a weeklong ski holiday. Their relationship, already on the brink of collapse, threatens to break completely when the two find themselves unable to leave the mountain village during a snow storm. We learn about Evy and Vera through the alternating perspectives of a handful of town residents, each with their own story and each affected by the historical upheaval of the post-Wall period. Though Strubel seems to be telling a love story, her topic is about the loss of nation and identity. Having lived through the rupture of a social system and country that suddenly disappeared (even if the people and places remained the same) Strubel, who was fifteen when the wall fell, observes the East / West friction through a double perspective--the failed utopia of socialism which she views with distrust, and an empty affluent west that she regards with skepticism.
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452123985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter s snowy landscape in this magical book.
Author: Kat Bastion
Publisher: Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion
ISBN: 1957025123
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Skate onto thin ice as multiple award-winning author Kat Bastion spins five brand-new multicultural holiday stories in… Festive Frostbite: A Colder Christmas Collection ’Tis the season for stealing and… icing. Gunmen and Mother Nature chase a newbie snowboarder down the slopes in… Snowed Under Other standalone books in the FESTIVE FROSTBITE series... A charming college football quarterback corners a sexy cat burglar in… Caught at Christmas An innocent college girl hires jaded hitman Mick Morgan in… Best Served Ice Cold Christmas party petty theft turns into grander larceny in… Billion Dollar Holiday Five orphans raid a luxury department store over Christmas in… Thick as Thieves
Author: Mary Feliz
Publisher: Lyrical Underground
ISBN: 1516105311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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“A winning wintry ride.” Kirkus Reviews When professional organizer Maggie McDonald finds a body in a snowdrift outside her friend's ski cabin, she must plow through the clues to find a cold-blooded killer . . . Lake Tahoe in February is beautiful, but Maggie can't see a thing as she drives through a blinding blizzard with her friend Tess Olmos and their dogs, golden retriever Belle and German shepherd Mozart. Maggie has offered her professional decluttering skills to help Tess tidy up her late husband's cabin in preparation to sell. She also plans to get in some skiing when her husband Max and their boys join them later in the week. What she doesn't plan on is finding a boot in a snowdrift attached to a corpse. The frozen stiff turns out to be Tess's neighbor, Dev Bailey, who disappeared two months ago. His widow Leslie expresses grief, but Maggie can't help but wonder if it's a snow job. As more suspects start to pile up, things go downhill fast, and Maggie must keep her cool to solve the murder before the killer takes a powder . . . “A skillful amateur detective with an impressive to-do list.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW, Address to Die For
Author: Melissa Stewart
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 168263275X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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A cozy look at the amazing ways animals behave and interact with their environments on a snowy day. When snow falls, we go home where it is warm and safe. But what about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground? Award-winning science writer Melissa Stewart offers a lyrical tour of a variety of habitats, providing young readers with vivid glimpses of animals as they live out the winter beneath the snow and ice. Constance R. Bergum's glowing watercolors perfectly capture the wonder and magic that can happen under the snow.
Author: Howard Roger Garis
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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"The Curlytops Snowed In; Or, Grand Fun with Skates and Sleds" by Howard Roger Garis. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author: Serge Bloch
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9781454900412
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Serge Bloch, the witty author and illustrator of Butterflies in My Stomach, Reach for the Stars and You Are What You Eat brings his readers a touch of Christmas joy. Everyone's a little snowed under preparing for the festive season: a storm is brewing and there's fear Santa might get stuck at the North Pole. But all it takes is a little decking the halls and trimming the tree to have everyone lighting up with joy. Bloch's humour and unique art, which combines photographs and charming line drawings, help make Christmas very merry, indeed.
Author: Christina Bartolomeo
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466839392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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No job. No heat. The wrong shoes. The wrong clothes. Discover if true love can be far behind. Imagine having always lived in Washington, D.C., and suddenly being stuck in Portland, Maine, for a year. With the pipes freezing---inside the house. And a husband who seems to have his eye on a hiking-booted L.L.Bean femme fatale rather than you. Not to mention the mother-in-law from hell who never fails to let you know that you leave much to be desired. That's Sophie Quinn's life. Lucky for Sophie (an unassertive type who's always favored daydreams over day planners), her new life is about to throw in her lap some weird and valuable opportunities to trample down her fears and transform her prospects for happiness. And true love just might come knocking on her door.... For any woman who has ever had to confront the landlord about the heat, for any woman who has ever longed for impractical shoes instead of sturdy winter boots, for any woman who has ever been in the wrong place at the right time, Snowed In will have you laughing, crying, and rooting for Sophie Quinn.
Author: Jordi Llavina
Publisher: Fum d'Estampa Press
ISBN: 9781916293960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Six stories about Christmas and winter from award-winning writer, Jordi Llavina. Llavina's stories conjure up ghosts from the past, old loves and distant memories in six hauntingly written tales that focus on our relationships with our loved ones and ourselves over the Christmas period.
Author: Albert Bigelow Paine
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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"The Hollow Tree Snowed-in Book" by Albert Bigelow Paine. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
