Boy From Nowhere

Author : Rosie Goodwin
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472238382

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In care at four. A runaway at six. On the streets at fifteen. For some kids, there's no hope. Rosie Goodwin writes an unforgettable saga in The Boy From Nowhere, a tale of a young boy's desperate search for a place to call home. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Hutchinson and Cathy Sharp. 'A touching and powerful new novel from a wonderful writer' - Bookseller Alex never stood a chance. After one 'accident' too many, he's taken into care aged four. Although his mother promises to get him back, he's adopted by a childless couple and renamed Franky. It should be a fresh start, but his new dad has a twisted idea of fatherhood. Abused and alone, Franky escapes - but his freedom is short-lived, and after a series of foster homes no one can get through to him. He says he's 'the boy from nowhere', but deep down he's still waiting for his mum to take him home. Franky slips into a dangerous world on the streets of London, earning a living the only way he can. One day he might find a way out, but can he ever trust again? What readers are saying about The Boy From Nowhere: 'You read the whole book waiting for a happy ending... When I finished the book I cried and cried and it has remained in my thoughts ever since. What an amazing author Rosie Goodwin is to be able to do that. I find myself really caring about what happens to the people she writes about' 'What a great read this was! With Rosie Goodwin you never know what to expect, apart from the fact that it will be a fantastic read! This is a very sad story with quite a twist... You won't be able to put this down once you start reading it!' 'One of the best books I have ever read. So far everyone of Rosie Goodwin's books have been brilliant reads, but this one surpassed them all'

Author : Katherine Marsh
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250307583

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"A resistance novel for our time." - The New York Times "A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people." - Booklist "This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the topics of refugees and immigrant integration, terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, and the Syrian war with sensitivity and grace." - Kirkus, Starred Review Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brussels, Belgium, Ahmed fled a life of uncertainty and suffering in Aleppo, Syria, only to lose his father on the perilous journey to the shores of Europe. Now Ahmed’s struggling to get by on his own, but with no one left to trust and nowhere to go, he’s starting to lose hope. Then he meets Max, a thirteen-year-old American boy from Washington, D.C. Lonely and homesick, Max is struggling at his new school and just can’t seem to do anything right. But with one startling discovery, Max and Ahmed’s lives collide and a friendship begins to grow. Together, Max and Ahmed will defy the odds, learning from each other what it means to be brave and how hope can change your destiny. Set against the backdrop of the Syrian refugee crisis, award-winning author of Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Katherine Marsh delivers a gripping, heartwarming story of resilience, friendship and everyday heroes. Barbara O'Connor, author of Wish and Wonderland, says "Move Nowhere Boy to the top of your to-be-read pile immediately."

Author : Allan Fotheringham
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459701694

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Boy from Nowhere by Allan Fotheringham Pdf

Born in Hearne, Saskatchewan, in 1932, Allan Fotheringham has had a distinguished career. Dubbed "Dr. Foth," Fotheringham graduated from the University of British Columbia and has worked for numerous news organizations, including the Vancouver Sun, Southam News, The Financial Post, Sun Media, the Globe and Mail, and most notably as a long-time columnist for Maclean's. His career has taken him to many places on almost every continent as a correspondent and allowed him to meet many renowned personalities, from Robert F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Brian Mulroney to The Beatles, Pierre Trudeau, and Nelson Mandela. For ten years he was a panellist on the popular CBC-TV show Front Page Challenge, and he's won many awards, including the National Magazine Award for Humour, a National Newspaper Award for Column Writing, and the Bruce Hutchinson Life Achievement Award. Time once described Allan Fotheringham as "Canada's most consistently controversial newspaper columnist ... a tangier critic of complacency has rarely appeared in a Canadian newspaper."

Author : Richard Jr. Robison
Publisher : Blackwater Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798988615859

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The Boy from Nowhere by Richard Jr. Robison Pdf

Richard just wanted to be from somewhere … For young Richard, every year it's the same story: as soon as he settles into his surroundings, with its friendships, school, sports teams, and all those customs that make a place home, he is forced to move. As a boy who is wiser beyond his years, he sees his parents' strain to follow the upwardly mobile quest of the American Dream--but at what cost? This memoir reveals what it was like to be a teenager in 1960s America. It is a book about disconnection and loss, but also of hope and change: the person we once were does not dictate the person we will become. This recognition is what ultimately holds our destiny. "Offered with modesty and narrative grace, charged with heart-stopping events and characters" --Stefanie Marlis "Skillfully and empathically written" --Sara Ries Dziekonski "Richard Robison's memoir shows us the tender and brutal in a sensitive recollection" --Peter Money

Author : Rosie Goodwin
Publisher : Headline
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472238382

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In care at four. A runaway at six. On the streets at fifteen. For some kids, there's no hope. Rosie Goodwin writes an unforgettable saga in The Boy From Nowhere, a tale of a young boy's desperate search for a place to call home. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Hutchinson and Cathy Sharp. 'A touching and powerful new novel from a wonderful writer' - Bookseller Alex never stood a chance. After one 'accident' too many, he's taken into care aged four. Although his mother promises to get him back, he's adopted by a childless couple and renamed Franky. It should be a fresh start, but his new dad has a twisted idea of fatherhood. Abused and alone, Franky escapes - but his freedom is short-lived, and after a series of foster homes no one can get through to him. He says he's 'the boy from nowhere', but deep down he's still waiting for his mum to take him home. Franky slips into a dangerous world on the streets of London, earning a living the only way he can. One day he might find a way out, but can he ever trust again? What readers are saying about The Boy From Nowhere: 'You read the whole book waiting for a happy ending... When I finished the book I cried and cried and it has remained in my thoughts ever since. What an amazing author Rosie Goodwin is to be able to do that. I find myself really caring about what happens to the people she writes about' 'What a great read this was! With Rosie Goodwin you never know what to expect, apart from the fact that it will be a fantastic read! This is a very sad story with quite a twist... You won't be able to put this down once you start reading it!' 'One of the best books I have ever read. So far everyone of Rosie Goodwin's books have been brilliant reads, but this one surpassed them all'

Author : David Meah
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780244761004

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The Boy from Nowhere Street by David Meah Pdf

Author : Gardner Martin Kelley
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : North Carolina
ISBN : 9781468500356

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Blackbeard, the Pirate Vs the Outer Banks Boy from Nowhere by Gardner Martin Kelley Pdf

This story happened between 1714 and 1718. In this story of mine, I have changed the way that Blackbeard was supposed to be killed and the story I have written just might be the way Blackbeard died. I have tried to put together a story from what I have read and what I have learned on the waterways from my adventures and experiences of living and traveling on the water. The Outer Banks are filled with the fruits of God's larder. One had only to use skill and daring moves to survive in these days on the waterways. The story starts as Blackbeard the pirate glared across the campfire. The boy hidden in the bushes that could not be seen was scared. There would be no mercy for him if he was discovered. He learned how to hide and spy on his enemies from the Indian's on the Outer Banks. The boy had just turned 14 years old; he was looking across the fire at Blackbeard and is motley crew in the background. What his eyes focused on was the prettiest thing he had ever seen. She was partly dressed in a gown of blue and trimmed with silver. Her dark eyes flashed in defiance to what the pirate was saying. Her pretty red lips snarled in scorn, "and how much ransom do you think you will get if you have your way with me, and then throw me to your crew?" The smoke from the fire baffled and the boy took this time to back away and get out of the bushes. He made himself a promise, he would free this captive for himself or his bones would lie forever in the sands along the shore. Now he would try to prove his manhood.

Author : Frank Worrall
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786061898

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Jamie Vardy - The Boy from Nowhere: The True Story of the Genius Behind Leicester City's 5000-1 Winning Season by Frank Worrall Pdf

PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS On 2 May 2016, 5000-1 outsiders Leicester City were confirmed as winners of the Premier League, in one of the greatest sporting shocks in history. This most momentous of victories was fuelled by the goals, determination and desire of one Jamie Richard Vardy, a man who only a few years previously had been stuck in non-league football. Too small to play, too slight to mix it, earning so little that he was being forced out of the game he loved, the odds on what was to follow could not have been longer. Yet after a meteoric rise through the football ranks, Jamie Vardy squared his shoulders against all the naysayers and set the Premier League on fire. By the time Christmas of 2015 rolled around, he had scored in eleven consecutive games, breaking Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy's twelve-year-old record in the process, and Leicester were well on their way to this most stunning of footballing triumphs. In The Boy From Nowhere, bestselling sports writer Frank Worrall traces the true story of how Jamie Vardy went from non-league journeyman to inspirational talisman for Premier League champions Leicester City. This is the incredible tale of Jamie Vardy, the boy who came from nowhere to the top of the world.

Author : Gregor Fisher
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780008150464

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The Boy from Nowhere by Gregor Fisher Pdf

The warm, funny memoir of Gregor Fisher, the much loved Scottish actor best known for Rab C. Nesbitt, told as he uncovers his dramatic family history.

Author : Andrew Rule
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743097618

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Kerry Stokes by Andrew Rule Pdf

The compelling and inspirational story of the rags to riches life of Kerry Stokes, a remarkable Australian. Kerry Stokes is a remarkable Australian. Not because he is one of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful people, but because of what he overcame to get there and because he has endured when others didn't. His success and his rise have intrigued the business world for decades but there is so much more to him than multi-million dollar deals or mergers. Behind the laconic front is a human story as tough and touching as a Dickens tale: Oliver twist with great self-expectations. It is the story of a poor boy who stared down poverty, ignorance and the stigma of his illegitimate birth to achieve great wealth and fulfilment. He's a backstreets battler who has become a power player. It's a compelling and inspiring story that, until now, he has not told. Now he oversees a multi-billion dollar media, machinery and property empire. He is renowned for his art collection and for philanthropy, spending millions of dollars to buy - among other things - Victoria Crosses from soldiers' families to donate to the Australian War Memorial. But he's a private man. A man apart. He made his name in the West but kept his distance from the buccaneering band of entrepreneurs who forged fabulous fortunes in Perth from the 1960s until the 1987 crash. Bond went to jail, Holmes a Court died; Connell did both. Lesser lights flickered and faded but Stokes grew stronger, becoming a player alongside Murdoch, Packer and Lowy. His story fascinates all the more because he has spent most of his life guarding it. But now he's telling it, to one of Australia's great storytellers. He is the boy who came from nothing, who had nothing to lose. And now he has everything. It's a great Australian journey. ' ...possibly the greatest rags-to-riches story in our history ... journalist Andrew Rule has done an enviable job of capturing the essence of this fascinating man, from his Dickensian early life in the slums of Carlton to his relentless deal-making in the west and beyond ... the book is outstanding...' the Australian '... my pick is Andrew Rule's Kerry Stokes: the Boy from Nowhere. I was vaguely aware the Perth billionaire's story was one of rags to riches, but I didn't realise just how ragged were his early days. His achievement is inspirational.' Stephen Romei, the Australian

Author : Harry Mason Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : NYPL:33433089356921

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Lanky Lawson, the Boy from Nowhere by Harry Mason Roe Pdf

Author : Ann Lannin
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781462023455

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A Child from Nowhere by Ann Lannin Pdf

Sometimes a big problem calls for a hero or two, or maybe even hundreds of tiny heroes. In this magical story there are large and small creatures that safeguard the forest and the old twin rivers. You will meet a shy horse with a heart of gold, a talented bat named Ivan and a chatty fish that glows. They all know there is something very wrong in the forest but feel helpless to stop what is happening. So, they mysteriously summon a child who will help them solve a riddle. The question is, will they figure out this riddle in time to save the rivers? Do we really listen to our children? If so, we can read them a story about the world we live in and send them out to change it. After all, isnt that why they are here?

Author : Tiffany Rosenhan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781547603046

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Girl from Nowhere by Tiffany Rosenhan Pdf

"A fast-paced spy thriller with enough twists and turns to keep readers entertained." - Publishers Weekly Red Sparrow meets One of Us Is Lying in this action-packed, romance-filled YA debut about a girl trying to outrun her past. Ninety-four countries. Thirty-one schools. Two bullets. Now it's over . . . or so she thinks. Sophia Hepworth has spent her life all over the world--moving quickly, never staying in one place for too long. She knows to always look over her shoulder, to be able to fight to survive at a moment's notice. She has trained to be ready for anything. Except this. Suddenly it's over. Now Sophia is expected to attend high school in a sleepy Montana town. She is told to forget the past, but she's haunted by it. As hard as she tries to be like her new friends and live a normal life, she can't shake the feeling that this new normal won't last. Then comes strong and silent Aksel, whose skills match Sophia's, and who seems to know more about her than he's letting on . . . What if everything Sophia thought she knew about her past is a lie? Cinematic and breathtaking, Tiffany Rosenhan's debut stars a fierce heroine who will risk everything to save the life she has built for herself.

Author : Terry Cavender
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 151977253X

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A Boy from Nowhere by Terry Cavender Pdf

'A BOY FROM NOWHERE' Terry Cavender may have been 'A boy from nowhere' but he certainly didn't hang about for long. Born and raised in a gritty Northern mill town called Keighley in 1947, Terry left home in 1963 and joined the Junior Leaders Battalion of the Royal Army Service Corps as a Junior Private. Over the next Thirty years he was promoted through the ranks before finally becoming a commissioned officer. He left the Royal Corps of Transport in the rank of Major in 1993. In that time he had served in Air Despatch units at RAF Changi and Seletar in Singapore where he took part in suppressing a local uprising, he also served in 8 Regiment, 617 Tank Transporter Squadron, and 38 Squadron RCT in West Germany, all with hilarious episodes that were all self induced. He shook a lot of important hands during his time as a soldier and not least with Lord Avon (Sir Anthony Eden) who had previously been the Prime Minister of Britain, others that followed were Enoch Powell, Lord Prescott, Sir Harry Secombe, Barbara Windsor, Jeremy Kyle, key members of the Royal Family, Angela Merkel, and the odious Jimmy Savile. They're all in this book, warts and all. There are a lot of artistes in the list of celebrities because Terry has also delved into the world of entertainment. He has written, directed, produced and acted in several plays, pantomimes and radio plays. He also had the lead role in a comedy film which won a coveted Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival and whilst stationed out in the Far East he played a background part in the film 'Stand Up Virgin Soldiers.' Truly a man of many talents. Terry Cavender is a well known name in the Civil Service which is where he finished his working career as a Staff Officer at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield, East Yorkshire. He had a key job organising visits to the largest military driving school in Europe, Royalty, Government Ministers, Senior Civil Servants and Officers, Local and Foreign Dignitaries, MP's and Film/TV/Radio Personalities. This book is a hilarious record of one boy from nowhere who lived life to the full, from his Dad's sheep rustling days in a motorbike and side car, all the way up to him hanging upside down on a trapeze swing trying to win the part in a TV advert. Terry will have you both mesmerised and crying with laughter.

Author : Barbara O'Connor
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466809307

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Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor Pdf

Aggie isn't expecting visitors at the Sleepy Time Motel in the Great Smoky Mountains. Since her husband died, she is all alone with her cat, Ugly, and keeping up with the bills and repairs has become next to impossible. The pool is empty, the garden is overgrown, and not a soul has come to stay in nearly three months. When she reluctantly places a For Sale ad in the newspaper, Aggie doesn't know that Kirby and his mom will need a room when their car breaks down on the way to Kirby's new reform school. Or that Loretta and her parents will arrive in her dad's plumbing company van on a trip meant to honor the memory of Loretta's birth mother. Or that Clyde Dover will answer the For Sale ad in such a hurry and move in with his daughter, Willow, looking for a brand-new life to replace the one that was fractured when Willow's mom left. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Aggie and her guests find just the friends they need at the shabby motel in the middle of nowhere. From an author long recognized for her true Southern voice and heartfelt characters, Greetings from Nowhere, with its four intertwining stories, brings Barbara O'Connor's work to a new level of sophistication. This title has Common Core connections.