The Big Man S Daughter

Author : Owen Fitzstephen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645060208

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The Big Man's Daughter by Owen Fitzstephen Pdf

18 year-old Rita Gaspereaux is suddenly "orphaned" when her con-artist father's illegal enterprise blows up around her. Alone and broke in San Francisco 1922, she must now navigate his criminal world, all the time haunted by tales of a black bird statuette reputed to possess otherworldly, wish-fulfilling powers. Rita has learned much from her father about the dark fringes of society. But has she learned enough? Fortunately, she is not without her own resources. What helps her most to cope with the greed, cruelty, and deceit around her is her almost obsessive reading of fiction, particularly the novel she possesses (and is possessed by) at the time of her father’s death. This book-within-the-book, a source of escape and solace for the blossoming young con-artist, tells the story of another 18 year-old, a Dorothy G. from Kansas. The two young women couldn't be more different. But as the story proceeds their lives become entwined in unexpected ways. The haunting conclusion is breathtaking.

Author : Zhixin Lin
Publisher : Zhixin Lin
Page : 1367 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Martial Arts Collection: Jade Feathered Carving by Zhixin Lin Pdf

Author : Nancy J. Keane
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780897899888

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The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists by Nancy J. Keane Pdf

Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to your newsletter, or to post on your Web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers, these lists focus on new titles, as well as classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 5-14 are covered. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Looking for folktales from China for elementary children? An informational children's book for a middle school science class? A list of books on the topic of compassion? A sampling of ABC books? These lists and more can be found in Nancy Keane's treasury of great reading lists for children. This versatile guide provides reproducible book lists based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers. There are lists for standard curriculum areas (e.g., math, social studies, science), other areas of study such as character education and values, genres (e.g., pop-up, memoirs, ABC books), themes (e.g., animals, food, sports), and read-alikes (on bookmarks). You'll find 100 reproducible lists of fiction and nonfiction books for ages 5-14 (elementary/middle) that you can use to create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), put in your newsletter, or post on your Web site or bulletin board. Focus is on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. On each list, titles are grouped according to grade level. Room to customize with your library logo or clipart is provided on each reproducible sheet. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Grades K-8.

Author : Gene Stratton-Porter
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442910102

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A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter Pdf

Author : Mary A. Ward
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781427083661

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Lady Rose's Daughter (Volume 2 of 3 ) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) by Mary A. Ward Pdf

Author : Helen McLeod Rogers
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449760052

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God Loves You Better Than Mac and Cheese by Helen McLeod Rogers Pdf

These encounters from the classroom, church, family, and life will let you discover that God often works through everyday experiences. Having volunteered for twenty-four years in crisis pregnancy ministries, Helen has seen the miracles of God that changed lives and circumstances beyond her greatest expectations. She invites you to join her on this journey through a lifetime revelation of the love of God.

Author : Mary Ellen Chase
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547589945

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The Girl from the Big Horn Country by Mary Ellen Chase Pdf

"The Girl from the Big Horn Country" by Mary Ellen Chase. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Charles Williams
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789049982218

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Big City Girl by Charles Williams Pdf

Her husband in jail, a desperate young woman takes refuge among sharecroppers Once, Cass Neely’s farm stretched across the entire valley, but decades of bad decisions and rotten luck have forced him to sell off nearly every inch. He and his son farm the meager remains of a once-great property, living in a grim downward spiral—until Cass’s daughter-in-law, Joy, moves in. She’s by far the most beautiful thing this county has ever seen, but she’s flat broke since her husband, Sewell, was put away for armed robbery. She’s also prickly, lazy, and vain—traits that don’t sit well with hardscrabble living—and it isn’t long before she starts to get a violent case of cabin fever. As the rains bear down and the river starts to threaten the cotton, Sewell escapes from police custody and heads for home. Come hell or high water, the Neely family will stick together, even if it means disaster.

Author : Bobbi Miller
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823427697

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Big River's Daughter by Bobbi Miller Pdf

Raised by her pirate father on a Mississippi keeler, River is a half-feral river rat and proud of it. When her powerful father disappears in the great earthquake of 1811, she is on the run from buccaneers, including Jean Lafitte, who hope to claim her father's territory and his buried treasure. But the ruthless rivals do not count on getting a run for their money from a plucky slip of a girl determined to find her place in the new order. Filled with down-home humor, raucous hijinks, and one-of-a-kind characters, this historical novel captures the Mississippi River at a time when its denizens were as untamed as its waters.

Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780440339526

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Big Girl by Danielle Steel Pdf

In this heartfelt, incisive novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A chubby little girl with ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. While her parents and sister can eat anything and not gain an ounce, Victoria must watch everything she eats, as well as endure her father’s belittling comments about her body and see her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort, but only briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get away from home, and after college in Chicago, she moves to New York City. Landing her dream job as a high school teacher, Victoria loves working with her students and wages war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her parents, Victoria remains close to her younger sister, Grace. Though they couldn’t be more different in looks, they love each other unconditionally. So when Grace announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, Victoria worries about her sister’s future happiness, and with no man of her own, she feels like a failure once again. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, a deeply upsetting betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point. Behind Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried to forget. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept herself as she is, celebrate it, and claim the victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. Big girl or not, she is terrific and discovers that herself.

Author : Marie Charles,Bill Boyle
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473905603

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Using Multiliteracies and Multimodalities to Support Young Children′s Learning by Marie Charles,Bill Boyle Pdf

′This is a timely book that effectively challenges the current emphasis on a homogeneous approach to teaching, learning, and assessment in early literacy. It encourages us to engage with the real world complexity of young children’s learning and offers a series of rich and detailed examples of this in practice.′ - Sally Neaum,Teesside and Durham Universities, and Author of Beyond Early Reading Grounded in classroom practice, this practical book shows trainees and current teachers how to scaffold children’s literacy using a creative and supportive approach. It offers teaching strategies for Multiliteracies (fiction, expository/instructions, poetry, recount) and Multimodalities (reading, writing, speaking, listening, performing, illustrating) and helps to develop a relationship between teacher and learner. Chapter topics include: socio-dramatic play collaboration guided group teaching strategies integration of genres. This clear and accessible book will be extremely valuable to students and practitioners on PGCE programmes, B.Eds, Masters, workshop and conference CPD, and advanced Teaching Assistant training. Marie Charles is a teacher, formative assessment researcher and consultant. Professor Bill Boyle was until recently Director of CFAS in the School of Education, University of Manchester. Both authors are regularly involved in school-based research across England and international teacher training programmes.

Author : Lewis Dowell, III
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312435186

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Tales of Little Girl Haye The Big Red Sky Speaks II by Lewis Dowell, III Pdf

Author : Ronald Devlin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781326487034

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Little Johnnie, Big Mr. Robertson and A Most Unusual Girl by Ronald Devlin Pdf

Set in the 1960's, this is an adventure story, with just a dash of mystery, for 6 to 12 year-olds. Older children will be able to read this on their own; younger children will need the help of an adult. Parents or grandparents of a certain age are warned that they may experience some feelings of nostalgia!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Temperance
ISBN : UCD:31175029268573

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The Temperance Mirror ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Medearis
Publisher : august house
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0935304878

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Big Doc's Girl by Mary Medearis Pdf

When misfortune comes, Mary, daughter of a doctor in rural Arkansas, becomes head of the househead and sets aside her romantic dreams.