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Author : Kate DiCamillo
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781536204773

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Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo Pdf

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be. When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town — including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder — she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.) Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by The New York Times Book Review, the heartbreakingly irresistible Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in Raymie Nightingale — and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story.

Author : Stephenie Meyer
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748112548

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The Host by Stephenie Meyer Pdf

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

Author : Viola Fontenot
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496817105

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A Cajun Girl's Sharecropping Years by Viola Fontenot Pdf

Today sharecropping is history, though during World War II and the Great Depression sharecropping was prevalent in Louisiana's southern parishes. Sharecroppers rented farmland and often a small house, agreeing to pay a one-third share of all profit from the sale of crops grown on the land. Sharecropping shaped Louisiana's rich cultural history, and while there have been books published about sharecropping, they share a predominately male perspective. In A Cajun Girl's Sharecropping Years, Viola Fontenot adds the female voice into the story of sharecropping. Spanning from 1937 to 1955, Fontenot describes her life as the daughter of a sharecropper in Church Point, Louisiana, including details of field work as well as the domestic arts and Cajun culture. The account begins with stories from early life, where the family lived off a gravel road near the woods without electricity, running water, or bathrooms, and a mule-drawn wagon was the only means of transportation. To gently introduce the reader to her native language, the author often includes French words along with a succinct definition. This becomes an important part of the story as Fontenot attends primary school, where she experienced prejudice for speaking French, a forbidden and punishable act. Descriptions of Fontenot's teenage years include stories of going to the boucherie; canning blackberries, figs, and pumpkins; using the wood stove to cook dinner; washing and ironing laundry; and making moss mattresses. Also included in the texts are explanations of rural Cajun holiday traditions, courting customs, leisure activities, children's games, and Saturday night house dances for family and neighbors, the fais do-do.

Author : John Langdon Heaton
Publisher : Boston, Lothrop Company [c1889]
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Vermont
ISBN : HARVARD:32044025027483

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The Story of Vermont by John Langdon Heaton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Children with disabilities
ISBN : UIUC:30112104100463

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Overview and Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mike Tidwell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307424921

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Bayou Farewell by Mike Tidwell Pdf

The Cajun coast of Louisiana is home to a way of life as unique, complex, and beautiful as the terrain itself. As award-winning travel writer Mike Tidwell journeys through the bayou, he introduces us to the food and the language, the shrimp fisherman, the Houma Indians, and the rich cultural history that makes it unlike any other place in the world. But seeing the skeletons of oak trees killed by the salinity of the groundwater, and whole cemeteries sinking into swampland and out of sight, Tidwell also explains why each introduction may be a farewell—as the storied Louisiana coast steadily erodes into the Gulf of Mexico. Part travelogue, part environmental exposé, Bayou Farewell is the richly evocative chronicle of the author's travels through a world that is vanishing before our eyes.

Author : Shirley Laska
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783030272050

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Louisiana's Response to Extreme Weather by Shirley Laska Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book takes an in-depth look at Louisiana as a state which is ahead of the curve in terms of extreme weather events, both in frequency and magnitude, and in its responses to these challenges including recovery and enhancement of resiliency. Louisiana faced a major tropical catastrophe in the 21st century, and experiences the fastest rising sea level. Weather specialists, including those concentrating on sea level rise acknowledge that what the state of Louisiana experiences is likely to happen to many more, and not necessarily restricted to coastal states. This book asks and attempts to answer what Louisiana public officials, scientists/engineers, and those from outside of the state who have been called in to help, have done to achieve resilient recovery. How well have these efforts fared to achieve their goals? What might these efforts offer as lessons for those states that will be likely to experience enhanced extreme weather? Can the challenges of inequality be truly addressed in recovery and resilience? How can the study of the Louisiana response as a case be blended with findings from later disasters such as New York/New Jersey (Hurricane Sandy) and more recent ones to improve understanding as well as best adaptation applications – federal, state and local?

Author : Jana DeLeon
Publisher : Jana DeLeon
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780985003708

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Louisiana Longshot by Jana DeLeon Pdf

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon brings you the Miss Fortune series. It was a hell of a long shot.... CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever-in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element. Posing as a former beauty queen turned librarian in a small bayou town seems worse than death to Fortune, but she's determined to fly below the radar until her boss finds the leak and puts the arms dealer out of play. Unfortunately, she hasn't even unpacked a suitcase before her newly inherited dog digs up a human bone in her backyard. Thrust into the middle of a bayou murder mystery, Fortune teams up with a couple of seemingly sweet old ladies whose looks completely belie their hold on the little town. To top things off, the handsome local deputy is asking her too many questions. If she's not careful, this investigation might blow her cover and get her killed. Armed with her considerable skills and a group of elderly ladies the locals dub The Geritol Mafia, Fortune has no choice but to solve the murder before it's too late. Louisiana Longshot is a humorous mystery set in the bayous of southern Louisiana. It has a cozy mystery feel and features a strong woman sleuth in a fish-out-of-water storyline. Louisiana Longshot is the first book in the Miss Fortune series and appeals to readers of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Louisiana Longshot is a free ebook at Google Play. "Southern wit at its best!" - NYT Bestselling author Gemma Halliday "Sinfully funny!" - NYT Bestselling author CC Hunter/Christie Craig “DeLeon is excellent at weaving comedy, suspense and spicy romance into one compelling story.” – RT Book Reviews “I don’t know where she comes up with this funny stuff, but I can’t wait to read the next book…” – Night Owl Reviews “Jana DeLeon has a breezy style with enough of a comic touch to leave you smiling.” – The Romance Reader “Son of a gun, we’re having fun in the bayou!” – Fresh Fiction “The quirky characters keep the action moving…” – Barbara Vey, Publisher’s Weekly Blogger To learn more about Jana and her books visit her at: http://janadeleon.com http://facebook.com/janadeleonauthor @JanaDeLeon

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Southern States
ISBN : WISC:89063005847

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De Bow's Commercial Review of the South & West by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : OSU:32435070313994

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State Mineral Summaries 1991 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeremiah Hensley
Publisher : Parallel View Publishing
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780977433698

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Louisiana's Katrina Recovery Fiasco by Jeremiah Hensley Pdf

Jeremiah Hensley, a native of New Orleans, is the author of eight books. He is also a victim of Hurricane Katrina, who applied for assistance through Louisiana's Road Home Program. The information that he presents in his book "Louisiana's Katrina Recovery Fiasco," is a result of first-hand experience with Louisiana's Road Home Program. He provides compelling evidence that there seems to be another agenda afloat with those who created Louisiana's Road Home Program. Delay, discourage, and divert seems to be the order of the day. The public believes that the citizens of Louisiana are rolling in dough as a result of the billions of dollars that President Bush had targeted to go directly to Louisiana's homeowners. The facts are, the citizens of Louisiana will never be able to touch one dime of that money. As of October of 2006 only 12 out of 120.000 Louisiana citizens have received any type of funding from Louisiana's Road Home Program. Only ten percent of the Road Home money will be given to homeowners as a down payment for construction related expenses. Maybe we should take a lesson from the terrorist state Hezbollah, and actually help the citizens of a state in the richest and most powerful country in the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Energy consumption
ISBN : WISC:89050502434

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State Energy Overview by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : MINN:30000003133935

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Marine Fisheries Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Labor
ISBN : UCBK:C005014304

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Monthly Labor Review by United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics Pdf

Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Consumer protection
ISBN : UOM:39015016292693

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Clearinghouse Review by Anonim Pdf