January S Sparrow

Author : Patricia Polacco
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399250774

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January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco Pdf

Patricia Polacco's most powerful book since Pink and Say. In the middle of the night, The Crosswhites?including young Sadie?must flee the Kentucky plantation they work on. Dear January has been beaten and killed by the plantation master, and they fear who may be next. But Sadie must leave behind her most valuable possession, the wooden sparrow carved for her by January. Through the Underground Railroad, the Crosswhites make the slow and arduous journey to Marshall, Michigan, where they finally live in freedom. And there they stay, happily, until the day a mysterious package shows up on their doorsteps. It is January?s sparrow, with a note that reads, ?I found you.? How the Crosswhites, and the whole town of Marshall, face this threat will leave readers empowered and enthralled. This is a Polacco adventure that will live in the minds of children for years.

Author : Patricia Polacco
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399250774

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January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco Pdf

Patricia Polacco's most powerful book since Pink and Say. In the middle of the night, The Crosswhites?including young Sadie?must flee the Kentucky plantation they work on. Dear January has been beaten and killed by the plantation master, and they fear who may be next. But Sadie must leave behind her most valuable possession, the wooden sparrow carved for her by January. Through the Underground Railroad, the Crosswhites make the slow and arduous journey to Marshall, Michigan, where they finally live in freedom. And there they stay, happily, until the day a mysterious package shows up on their doorsteps. It is January?s sparrow, with a note that reads, ?I found you.? How the Crosswhites, and the whole town of Marshall, face this threat will leave readers empowered and enthralled. This is a Polacco adventure that will live in the minds of children for years.

Author : Mary Doria Russell
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345510884

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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Pdf

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today

Author : Patricia Polacco
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101646984

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Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln by Patricia Polacco Pdf

Two kids. One mysterious doorway to the Civil War. Michael and Derek don’t expect the adventure of a lifetime while visiting a Civil War museum with their grandmother. But when the mysterious museum keeper invites them to play a special history game, they suddenly find themselves walking through a door into a very realistic depiction of 1862. It’s only the beginning of their journey as they are whisked away by a carriage to nearby Antietam only days after a violent battle. There, they see for themselves the tragic aftermath of war and come face-to-face with Abraham Lincoln. Suddenly, the boys begin to wonder—is this all real? Patricia Polacco brings history to vibrant life and uses facts and primary sources to open a doorway through time into a pivotal moment of the Civil War.

Author : Tayari Jones
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786077974

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Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Pdf

A breathtaking tale of family secrets, from the international bestselling author of An American Marriage AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS GIFT LISTING A GUARDIAN 'BEST BOOK OF 2020 TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS' A BOOKSELLER SMALL PUBLISHERS 2020 TOP 20 A Most Anticipated Book for 2020 according to The Sunday Times, the FT and the Guardian 'My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist.' SECRETS Dana and Chaurisse are sisters, bound together by the life-changing secret of their father's double life. LIES Only one of them knows the truth. When they do finally meet and form a friendship, the fragile balance of ignorance and silence that has kept James' secrets safe for so long threatens to explode. HOPE This soulful story of friendship and sisterhood paints an unforgettable picture of the messy knots that bind families together, from the prize-winning author of An American Marriage.

Author : Jonathan Sparrow
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781607011002

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The Moon's Prophecy by Jonathan Sparrow Pdf

When invading boars arrive in Riversplash Mountain, a group of friends assume the identities of the Brave Tails, legendary heroes who originally rid their land of predators.

Author : Sarah Moon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338032598

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Sparrow by Sarah Moon Pdf

The story of a sensitive, gifted African American girl who tells us with mordant humor what it feels like to spend every day wishing so hard that you could fly away from it all Sparrow has always had a difficult time making friends. She would always rather stay home on the weekends with her mother, an affluent IT executive at a Manhattan bank, reading, or watching the birds, than play with other kids. And that's made school a lonely experience for her. It's made LIFE a lonely experience.But when the one teacher who really understood her -- Mrs. Wexler, the school librarian, a woman who let her eat her lunch in the library office rather than hide in a bathroom stall, a woman who shared her passion for novels and knew just the ones she'd love -- is killed in a freak car accident, Sparrow's world unravels and she's found on the roof of her school in an apparent suicide attempt.With the help of an insightful therapist, Sparrow finally reveals the truth of her inner life. And it's here that she discovers an outlet in rock & roll music...

Author : Jessica Khoury
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338652406

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Sparrow Rising (Skyborn #1) by Jessica Khoury Pdf

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to a brand-new fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings -- the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed. There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer.Determined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. But her journey will be dangerous. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm -- just as Ellie's family was.Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations... and their own secrets. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero.

Author : Curtis Craddock
Publisher : Write Way Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1885173857

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Sparrow's Flight by Curtis Craddock Pdf

Erupting from the depths of a madman's nightmare, a foul tide of twisted magical abominations sweeps across the kingdom of Neffrom, devouring everything in its path. Behind this mighty vanguard marches the unstoppable host of the immortal Hezra-Thrall spreading his terrible, soul-corrupting curse like plague across the land.Desperate HopeIn the frigid depths of winter, hope burns small, its feeble flicker sheltered in the hearts of two young nobles, the disinherited lordling, Sparrow of Blackaker, and the blind swordswoman, Kisha. Bound together by a damning prophecy, this wretched pair must survive Thrall's legions, confront their own most horrible fears, and stand together against a god in battle wherein the ultimate sacrifice becomes the ultimate weapon.

Author : Revd Dr Edmund Newey
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409471189

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Children of God by Revd Dr Edmund Newey Pdf

Children of God uncovers the significant, but largely unnoticed, place of the child as a prototype of human flourishing in the work of four authors spanning the modern period. Shedding new light on the role of the child figure in modernity, and in theological responses to it, the book makes an important contribution to the disciplines of historical theology, theology and literature and ecumenical theology. Through a careful exploration of the continuities and differences in the work of Thomas Traherne, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Friedrich Schleiermacher and Charles Péguy, it traces the ways in which their distinctive responses to human childhood structured the broader pattern of their theology, showing how they reached beyond the confines of academic theology and exercised a lasting influence on their literary and cultural context.

Author : Ellis Peters
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497671256

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The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters Pdf

Medieval monk Brother Cadfael races to save a young man he believes is falsely accused of robbery—in the Silver Dagger Award–winning mystery series. In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound—a hunt in full cry. Pursued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man. Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith’s son, has been accused of robbery and murder. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin’s respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery—a desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging, can stop. The Sanctuary Sparrow is the seventh book in the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, featuring a “wily veteran of the Crusades.” The historical mystery series earned Ellis Peters a Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger Award—and a legion of devoted fans (Los Angeles Times).

Author : Jill Briscoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0840754280

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Harrow Sparrow by Jill Briscoe Pdf

A sparrow family meet Jesus during His last days on earth and come to know His comfort in their suffering and His promise of eternal life.

Author : Cari Noga
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-23
Category : Aircraft accidents
ISBN : 147783088X

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Sparrow Migrations by Cari Noga Pdf

An airplane plunges into an icy river and the world witnesses the dramatic rescue. Then, life after the Miracle on the Hudson landing puts three families on another crash course...with their own fragile humanity. Airplane passenger Deborah DeWitt-Goldman knows her survival means one last chance to start the family she so badly desires--no matter the cost to her marriage. Preacher's wife Brett Stevens witnesses the event from a ferry, burdened by a secret that could destroy her family. And while twelve-year-old Robby Palmer's desperate parents struggle to reach through the fog of his autism, the boy discovers a deep connection to the birds responsible for the crash. Now, all of them must navigate the crosscurrents of the consequences of their decisions...and when their paths collide a second time, another miracle just might happen. Award-winning author Cari Noga's Sparrow Migrations is an inspiring, heartfelt look at the crucible of crisis and the power of human connection.

Author : Maria Niklewiczowa
Publisher : Parents Magazine Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0819304123

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A Sparrow's Magic by Maria Niklewiczowa Pdf

None of the forest animals are willing to help each other until the sparrow teaches them the value of kindness.

Author : Jan Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 097781629X

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Sparrow by Jan Richardson Pdf