The Christmas Pearl

Author : Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061741326

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The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank Pdf

Still spry at ninety-three, Theodora has lived long enough to see her family grow into an insufferable bunch of truculent knuckleheads. Having finally gathered the whole bickering brood together for the holidays at her South Carolina home, the grand matriarch pines wistfully for those extravagant, homey Christmases of her childhood. How she misses the tables groaning with home-cooked goodies, the over-the-top decorations, those long, lovely fireside chats with Pearl, her grandmother's beloved housekeeper and closest confidante. These days, where is the love and the joy . . . and the peace? But this is, after all, a magical time. Someone very special has heard Theodora's plea—and is about to arrive at her door with pockets full of Gullah magic and enough common sense to transform this Christmas into the miracle it's truly meant to be.

Author : Megan Frampton
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062931849

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The Earl's Christmas Pearl by Megan Frampton Pdf

A duke's daughter. An irrestible earl. And an energetic Corgi named Mr. Shorty. What more could you want in a Christmas novella by Megan Frampton? It's Christmastime in London, and Lady Pearl Howlett is eagerly ready for the festivities—until her family goes off to their country estate...accidentally leaving her home alone! But she's not dismayed. Rather, she's thrilled to do exactly what she wants. Unfortunately, this daughter of a duke doesn't know how to do anything. The Earl of Llanover has come to London to take refuge in his godmother's townhouse, free to be as awkward and grumpy as he wants. With his pet Corgi, Mr. Shorty, for company, Owen Dwyfor is ready for a quiet holiday away from his mother and sisters who would have him married off. That is, until his godmother's neighbor, Lady Pearl Howlett comes barging in to his solitude. After some reluctance, the two come together for a joyous—and steamy—Christmas they won't forget.

Author : Pearl S. Buck
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 081613975X

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Pearl S. Buck's Book of Christmas by Pearl S. Buck Pdf

The many moods and faces of Christmas are portrayed in this collection of short fiction by nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century authors.

Author : Pearl S. Buck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:436923211

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Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck Pdf

Author : Stanley Weintraub
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306820625

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Pearl Harbor Christmas by Stanley Weintraub Pdf

Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock—in some cases overseas, elation—was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody’s mind. United States troops on Wake Island were battling a Japanese landing force and, in the Philippines, losing the fight to save Luzon. In Japan, the Pearl Harbor strike force returned to Hiroshima Bay and toasted its sweeping success. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was frozen in grim Nazi occupation. Just three days before Christmas, Churchill surprised Roosevelt with an unprecedented trip to Washington, where they jointly lit the White House Christmas tree. As the two Allied leaders met to map out a winning wartime strategy, the most remarkable Christmas of the century played out across the globe. Pearl Harbor Christmas is a deeply moving and inspiring story about what it was like to live through a holiday season few would ever forget.

Author : Monica Kulling
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781773061542

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Aunt Pearl by Monica Kulling Pdf

Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this bittersweet portrayal of a loving family affected by homelessness, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style. Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has invited her to come live with her family. Six-year-old Marta is happy to meet her aunt, who takes her out to look for treasure on garbage day, and who shows her camp group how to decorate a coffee table with bottle caps. But almost immediately, Pearl and Rose start to clash — over Pearl’s belongings crammed into the house, and over Rose’s household rules. As the weeks pass, Pearl grows quieter and more withdrawn, until, one morning, she is gone. Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this story about homelessness, family and love, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Author : Pearl Markovics
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781642803990

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Christmas by Pearl Markovics Pdf

What’s special about today? It’s Christmas! This title uses a repetitive sentence pattern and strong visual cues to help young students read independently. This 16-page book features repetitive and predictable text and incorporates familiar, high-frequency sight words. Children just learning how to read will love these colorful and engaging nonfiction books.

Author : Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Memory
ISBN : LCCN:gb62014507

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The Christmas Ghost by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck Pdf

Young Jimmy is fascinated by the idea that a ghost appears each Christmas Eve, but when he investigates he discovers a lonely old neighbour and some happy memories.

Author : Mary Gordon
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400078073

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Pearl by Mary Gordon Pdf

On Christmas night of 1998, Maria Meyers learns that her twenty-year-old daughter, Pearl, has chained herself outside the American embassy in Dublin, where she intends to starve herself to death. Although Maria was once a student radical and still proudly lives by her beliefs, gentle, book-loving Pearl has never been interested in politics–nor in the Catholicism her mother rejected years before. What, then, is driving her to martyr herself? Shaken by this mystery, Maria and her childhood friend (and Pearl’s surrogate father), Joseph Kasperman, both rush to Pearl’s side. As Mary Gordon tells the story of the bonds among them, she takes us deep into the labyrinths of maternal love, religious faith, and Ireland’s tragic history. Pearl is a grand and emotionally daring novel of ideas, told with the tension of a thriller.

Author : Minnie Pearl,Minnie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0687077761

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Christmas at Grinders Switch by Minnie Pearl,Minnie Pdf

This book is like a loving and bountiful letter from an old friend.

Author : Charles Dickens,Oscar Wilde,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Charles Lamb,Ralph Waldo Emerson,James Russell Lowell,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Phillips Brooks,Amy Steedman,Eleanor L. Skinner,Hans Christian Andersen,Alfred Tennyson,Christina Rossetti,Edgar Allen Poe,Juliana Horatia Ewing,Madison Cawein
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338111852

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The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's Day by Charles Dickens,Oscar Wilde,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Charles Lamb,Ralph Waldo Emerson,James Russell Lowell,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Phillips Brooks,Amy Steedman,Eleanor L. Skinner,Hans Christian Andersen,Alfred Tennyson,Christina Rossetti,Edgar Allen Poe,Juliana Horatia Ewing,Madison Cawein Pdf

"The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's Day" by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Lamb, Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Phillips Brooks, Amy Steedman, Eleanor L. Skinner, Hans Christian Andersen, Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, Edgar Allen Poe, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Madison Cawein. 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 : Pearl S. Buck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781504060134

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A Gift for the Children by Pearl S. Buck Pdf

An illustrated treasury of stories for kids, including two Christmas tales, from the beloved Pulitzer and Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth. This collection of more than twenty stories brings readers back to the timeless fascinations of childhood—thunderstorms and star-filled skies, rabbits and rosebushes—and journeys into the larger world we discover as we grow older, learning about foreign languages and different cultures, or responsibilities like caring for an elderly grandparent. It also includes two Christmas classics, as well as a humorous tale of how cats and dogs came to dislike each other. Divided into sections for both little children and bigger ones, A Gift for the Children is a joy in any season, whether you’re reading out loud at bedtime or encouraging kids to read on their own. From the New York Times–bestselling author famed for her travels and adventures, particularly in China, it’s a delightful, heartwarming, and enriching volume of short fiction.

Author : Lucinda Riley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781760557683

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The Pearl Sister: The Seven Sisters Book 4 by Lucinda Riley Pdf

The Pearl Sister is the fourth book in the number one international bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. After her beloved sister, Star, breaks free of their close relationship, CeCe is bereft and feels totally abandoned. Struggling to cope alone, she decides that she too must try to move on and endeavour to find her own life outside the sibling bubble that has formed her entire world. Wishing to run as far away as she can from the pain of her loss, she decides to head for the farthest corner of the earth - Australia, a country she has always had an irrational fear of visiting, yet the place where she knows her own story originally began. Stopping off in transit in Thailand to build courage to continue her journey, she retreats to a beach where she and Star had once spent time together. There, CeCe meets a mysterious man, who seems to be as reclusive as she is... Eventually arriving in Australia, CeCe must overcome her fear of being alone and also piece together the tangled strands of her heritage from the clues Pa Salt, her father, has left her.

Author : Robin Bayne
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781611161489

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Christmas Pearl by Robin Bayne Pdf

Joe Gardner never expected to see Elizabeth again, not after the part she'd played in ruining his life. Refusing to believe she now shares his faith, Joe tosses aside her efforts to apologize. But when they are forced to work together in the midst of the Christmas season, Joe has to face the truth about Elizabeth, and himself.

Author : Garry Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Children's poetry, Australian
ISBN : 187587528X

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Home for Christmas by Garry Fleming Pdf

It's almost Christmas, and a small hopping mouse is hurrying to get home with presents for his children. But he's been away so long. Can he find his way?