Miles From Ordinary

Author : Carol Lynch Williams
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429966580

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Miles from Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams Pdf

"Imagine Anna Quindlen or Sue Miller turning her attention to writing a young adult novel, and you have an idea what [Williams] has done for early teen readers..." --Audrey Couloumbis, author of the Newbery Honor Book Getting Close to Baby Thirteen-year-old Lacey wakes to a beautiful summer morning excited to begin her new job at the library, just as her mother is supposed to start work at the grocery store. Lacey hopes that her mother's ghosts have finally been laid to rest; after all, she seems so much better these days, and they really do need the money. But as the hours tick by and memories come flooding back, a day full of hope spins terrifyingly out of control.... "No one can get inside the head and heart of a 13-year-old girl better than Carol Lynch Williams, and I mean no one," said James S. Jacobs, Professor of Children's Literature at Brigham Young University, of her breakout novel, The Chosen One. Now this award-winning YA author brings us an equally gripping story of a girl who loves her mother, but must face the truth of what life with that mother means for both of them.

Author : Sumedha Mahajan
Publisher : Rupa Publications India
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8129135469

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Miles to Run Before I Sleep by Sumedha Mahajan Pdf

Roads to Mussoorie is a memorable evocation of a writer's surroundings and the role they have played in his work and life. Ruskin Bond describes his many journeys to, from and around Mussoorie, delving with gusto into the daily scandals of this not so sleepy hill town. The pieces in this collection are characterized by Bond's incorrigible sense of humour and eye for detail, as well as his enduring affection and nostalgia for the home he has lived in for over forty years

Author : Mark Lowery
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781499808162

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Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery Pdf

How far would you go to say goodbye? Martin and Charlie are journeying 421 miles across England to find out, but are they prepared for what they find when they get there? Thirteen-year-old Martin and his younger brother Charlie are on a very special journey. They're traveling 421 miles all the way from Preston in northern England to the very tip of Cornwall in the southwest. By train, bus, and taxi, they are determined to get there to catch a glimpse of the dolphin that regularly visits the harbor and made last year's family vacation so special. But is that the only reason they are going? Mom stays in bed all day and Dad is always at work. Martin is doing his best to be a good big brother, but Martin must come to terms with why he and Charlie are making the journey to Cornwall in the first place. Charlie and Me is an unforgettable novel that is funny, adventurous, and heartbreaking.

Author : Jocelyne Saucier
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770566644

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And Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyne Saucier Pdf

Away From Her meets Strangers on a Train in this follow-up to cult bestseller And the Birds Rained Down After And The Birds Rained Down, a stunning meditation on aging and freedom, Jocelyne Saucier is back with her unique outlook on self-determination in this unsettling story about a woman’s disappearance. Gladys might look old and frail, but she is determined to finish her life on her own terms. And so, one September morning, she leaves Swastika, her home of the past fifty years, and hops on the Northlander train, eager to put thousands of miles of northern Quebec between her and the improbably named village, and leaving behind her perennially tormented daughter, Lisana. Our mysterious narrator, who is documenting these disappearing northern trains, is eager to uncover the truth of Gladys’s voyage, tracking down fellow passengers and train employees for years to learn what happened to Gladys and her daughter, and why.

Author : Robert E. Manning,Martha S. Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0870716832

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Walking Distance by Robert E. Manning,Martha S. Manning Pdf

At the heart of Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People are firsthand descriptions of thirty of the world's best long-distance hikes on six continents—including personal anecdotes, historical backgrounds, and useful tips—accompanied by stunning full-color photographs and maps.

Author : Dori Ostermiller
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408951064

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Outside The Ordinary World by Dori Ostermiller Pdf

A wife. A husband. A lover. A chance to leave her ordinary life?

Author : United States. Census Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Mortality
ISBN : UCD:31175032035118

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... Tenth Census: Water power, pts. 1-2 by United States. Census Office Pdf

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1446 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Harbors
ISBN : NYPL:33433111685420

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Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Pdf

Author : Julie Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732918406

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Escape from the Ordinary by Julie Bradley Pdf

Retire early, sell everything, buy a boat and sail around the world. What could go wrong? Told with great suspense and sparkling with wry humor, Escape from the Ordinary captures the terrors and pleasures that come with forging ahead against great odds on the adventure of a lifetime.

Author : Pearl Cleage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015025233068

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Mad at Miles by Pearl Cleage Pdf

"With directness and humor, Pearl Cleage takes an unblinking look at the current state of affairs between African American women and men and comes up with some insights and some solutions that may surprise you, but can change your life!"--Back cover.

Author : Lara Avery
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423179092

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Anything But Ordinary by Lara Avery Pdf

Bryce remembers it like it was yesterday. The scent of chlorine. The blinding crack and flash of pain. Blood in the water. When she wakes up in the hospital, all Bryce can think of is her disastrous Olympic diving trial. But everything is different now. Bryce still feels seventeen, so how can her little sister be seventeen, too? Life went on without her while Bryce lay in a coma for five years. Her best friend and boyfriend have just graduated from college. Her parents barely speak. And everything she once dreamed of doing-winning a gold medal, traveling the world, falling in love-seems beyond her reach. But Bryce has changed too, in seemingly impossible ways. She knows things she shouldn't. Things that happened while she was asleep. Things that haven't even happened yet. During one luminous summer, as she comes to understand that her dreams have changed forever, Bryce learns to see life for what it truly is: extraordinary.

Author : Donald Miller
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418585877

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller Pdf

After writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller's life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the meaning of life. But when two movie producers proposed turning his memoir into a movie, he found himself launched into a new story filled with risk, possibility, beauty, and meaning. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years chronicles Miller's rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story, to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll. Through heart-wrenching honesty and hilarious self-inspection, Donald Miller takes readers through the life that emerges when it turns from boring reality into meaningful narrative. Miller goes from sleeping all day to riding his bike across America, from living in romantic daydreams to fearful encounters with love, from wasting his money to founding a nonprofit with a passionate cause. Guided by a host of outlandish but very real characters, Miller shows us how to get a second chance at life the first time around. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is a rare celebration of the beauty of life.

Author : David Miles
Publisher : Familius
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1939629659

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Book by David Miles Pdf

In a world dazzled by the latest gadgets and mesmerized by Internet videos, the humble book seems like the most ordinary thing that could be. And perhaps it is—until you learn to look closer . . . and closer . . . and closer . . . and you’re suddenly in a world that only you can imagine. With soft, warm storytelling and stunning, whimsical illustrations, Book embarks the reader on an imaginative journey through the literary lands of fact and fiction, a world where passwords, viruses, and broken screens can’t stop a young boy’s earnest quest for truth. Join in this celebration of literature, scrape the skies of opportunity, traverse the forests of what-could-be, free the powers of knowledge, and discover once again why the humble book is anything but ordinary.

Author : Courtney Reissig
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433552700

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Glory in the Ordinary by Courtney Reissig Pdf

Folding laundry. Weeding the garden. Cooking dinner. Changing diapers. Work in the home can seem so ordinary. Does any of it matter? Is there meaning in our most mundane moments at home? When the work of the home fills our days, it is easy to get disillusioned and miss God's grand purpose for our work. As image bearers of the Creator who made us to work, we contribute to society, bringing order out of chaos and loving God through loving others—meaning there's glory in every moment. In this encouraging book, Courtney Reissig combats the common misconceptions about the value of at-home work—helping us see how Christ infuses purpose into every facet of the ordinary.

Author : Kim Slater
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781509842261

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928 Miles from Home by Kim Slater Pdf

Fourteen year old Calum Brooks has big dreams. One day, he'll escape this boring life and write movies, proper ones, with massive budgets and A-list stars. For now though, he's stuck coping alone while his dad works away, writing scripts in his head and trying to stay 'in' with his gang of mates at school, who don't like new kids, especially foreign ones. But when his father invites his new Polish girlfriend and her son, Sergei, to move in, Calum's life is turned upside down. He's actually sharing a room with 'the enemy'! How's he going to explain that to his mates? Yet when Calum is knocked down in a hit and run and breaks both legs, everything changes. Trapped at home, Calum and Sergei slowly start to understand each other, and even work together to investigate a series of break-ins at the local community centre. But Calum can't help feeling like Sergei's hiding something. Is he really trying to help, or cover up his own involvement in the crime? 928 Miles from Home is a powerful new story from the multi-award-winning author of Smart and A Seven-Letter Word, Kim Slater.