Dragonfly

Author : Leila Meacham
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538732212

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Dragonfly by Leila Meacham Pdf

Read the USA Today bestseller from the author of Roses, a "sumptuous, full-bodied, and emotional" novel about five young spies embedded among the highest Nazi ranks in occupied Paris (Adriana Trigiani, NYT bestselling author of Tony's Wife). At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds -- a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer -- all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of her or his own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named Dragonfly. Thus begins a dramatic cat-and-mouse game, as the group seeks to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But is everything as it seems, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft?

Author : Kacen Callender
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338129359

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King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) by Kacen Callender Pdf

A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book! Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature! Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry! In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. The Thing About Jellyfish meets The Stars Beneath Our Feet in this story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one's identity, from the author of Hurricane Child.

Author : Julia Golding
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761455825

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Dragonfly by Julia Golding Pdf

A young adult fantasy about a teenage couple who are forced to marry to join their two kingdoms

Author : Judy Allen,Humphries Tudor
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1634196457

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Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen,Humphries Tudor Pdf

The most colorful wings on the pond belong to the nimble dragonfly, but this delicate flying insect didn't begin life in the air. In Backyard Books: Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries, the secrets of metamorphosis are unfurled through the story of a familiar backyard creature.

Author : Chelsea Richardson
Publisher : Crooked Tail
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1039123945

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The Dog with the Crooked Tail by Chelsea Richardson Pdf

Author : Eva Ibbotson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780230737914

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The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson Pdf

The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson is an enchanting tale of friendship and determination during the Second World War, from the author of The Star of Kazan. Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more interesting place than Tally ever imagined, and an exciting school trip to the beautiful and luscious kingdom of Bergania whisks Tally into an unexpected adventure . . . will she be able to save her new friend, Prince Karil, before it's too late?

Author : Jaleigh Johnson
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385376471

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The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson Pdf

For fans of Wrinkle in Time and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous. Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the Meteor Fields. The girl doesn’t remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she’s from the Dragonfly Territories and that she’s protected by the king. Which means a reward for Piper if she can get the girl home. The one sure way to the Territories is the 401, a great old beauty of a train. But a ticket costs more coin than Piper could make in a year. And stowing away is a difficult prospect—everyone knows that getting past the peculiar green-eyed boy who stands guard is nearly impossible. Life for Piper just turned dangerous. A little bit magical. And very exciting, if she can manage to survive the journey. Praise for The Mark of the Dragonfly: ★ “This magnetic middle-grade debut…[is] a page-turner that defies easy categorization and ought to have broad appeal.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred ★ “Heart, brains, and courage find a home in a steampunk fantasy worthy of a nod from Baum.”-- Kirkus Reviews, Starred ★ “A fantastic and original tale of adventure and magic...Piper is a heroine to fall in love with: smart, brave, kind, and mechanically inclined to boot.”—School Library Journal, Starred “A complex and impeccably developed plot—there is plenty to recommend in this novel.”—The Bulletin “Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers.”—Booklist

Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Conspiracies
ISBN : 9780545503389

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The Dragonfly Effect by Gordon Korman Pdf

"This book was originally published in hardcover by Scholastic Press in 2015"--Title page verso.

Author : Grace Hansen
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680805642

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Becoming a Dragonfly by Grace Hansen Pdf

Becoming a Dragonflycovers each stage in a dragonfly's metamorphosis from a tiny egg to an adult. Carefully chosen photographs accompany the copy, so readers can see and understand a dragonfly's amazing transformation clearly.Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Author : Sheri M. Bestor
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534138452

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Soar High, Dragonfly by Sheri M. Bestor Pdf

Dragonflies are some the world's most beautiful (and fascinating!) insects. And one many children can find right in their backyards! With a simple story, perfect for read-alouds, and colorful illustrations, this scientific look at a dragonfly's life-cycle will captivate little entomologists. Informative sidebars are included that let children learn even more about these amazing insects.

Author : 尾仲浩二
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Hokkaido (Japan)
ISBN : 4887730705

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Dragonfly by 尾仲浩二 Pdf

Author : Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451494054

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The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Pdf

NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From the award-winning author of Dust comes a vibrant, stunning coming-of-age novel about a young woman struggling to find her place in a vast world--a poignant exploration of fate, mortality, love, and loss. On the island of Pate, off the coast of Kenya, lives solitary, stubborn Ayaana and her mother, Munira. When a sailor named Muhidin, also an outsider, enters their lives, Ayaana finds something she has never had before: a father. But as Ayaana grows into adulthood, forces of nature and history begin to reshape her life and the island itself--from a taciturn visitor with a murky past to a sanctuary-seeking religious extremist, from dragonflies to a tsunami, from black-clad kidnappers to cultural emissaries from China. Ayaana ends up embarking on a dramatic ship's journey to the Far East, where she will discover friends and enemies; be seduced by the charming but unreliable scion of a powerful Turkish business family; reclaim her devotion to the sea; and come to find her own tenuous place amid a landscape of beauty and violence and surprising joy. Told with a glorious lyricism and an unerring sense of compassion, The Dragonfly Sea is a transcendent story of adventure, fraught choices, and of the inexorable need for shelter in a dangerous world.

Author : Wendy Orr
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781952534362

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Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr Pdf

WINNER: 2017 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Children's Fiction WINNER: 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Children's Literature HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2017 There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island. The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders kill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is twelve does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly. Now every year the Bull King takes a tribute from the island: two thirteen-year-old children to brave the bloody bull dances in his royal court. None have ever returned - but for Aissa it is the only escape. Aissa is resilient, resourceful, and fast - but to survive the bull ring, she will have to learn the mystery of her true nature. A riveting, mythic Bronze Age adventure from award-winning author Wendy Orr.

Author : Philip S. Corbet
Publisher : Brill Academic Publishers
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004278605

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Dragonflies by Philip S. Corbet Pdf

This outstanding monograph presents a critical review of information, published and unpublished, worldwide, on the behaviour and ecology of dragonflies in all stages of the life cycle for both physical and biotic environments. Information about tropical and temperate species in functional and evolutionary contexts is skilfully integrated and facts and ideas are reviewed in the context of current biological thinking. The book includes more than 4,000 bibliographical entries, and concludes with indexes to authors, taxa and subjects. Unrevised Brill edition. Originally published with imprint Harley Books, ISBN 9780946589777

Author : Kelly Owen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 199999650X

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The Dragonfly Story by Kelly Owen Pdf