The First Day Of Spring

Author : Nancy Tucker
Publisher : Hutchinson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1529156475

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The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker Pdf

'So that was all it took,' I thought. 'That was all it took for me to feel like I had all the power in the world. One morning, one moment, one yellow-haired boy. It wasn't so much after all.' Chrissie knows how to steal sweets from the shop without getting caught, the best hiding place for hide-and-seek, the perfect wall for handstands. Now she has a new secret. It gives her a fizzing, sherbet feeling in her belly. She doesn't get to feel power like this at home, where food is scarce and attention scarcer. Fifteen years later, Julia is trying to mother her five-year-old daughter, Molly. She is always worried - about affording food and school shoes, about what the other mothers think of her. Most of all she worries that the social services are about to take Molly away. That's when the phone calls begin, which Julia is too afraid to answer, because it's clear the caller knows the truth about what happened all those years ago. And it's time to face the truth- is forgiveness and redemption ever possible for someone who has killed?

Author : Kathleen Converse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Sabbat
ISBN : 1734108193

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Flora & the First Day of Spring by Kathleen Converse Pdf

When Flora's spring equinox is almost ruined by a series of small mistakes, she has to find a way to turn things around and make her own magic. Flora's spring equinox activities don't go as planned. From paint spills to accidentally broken eggs, anger, frustration, and sadness almost ruin her day. Using grounding and breath work, Flora's able to calm her body and regulate her emotions to make the most of the start of the season. Celebrate the Wheel of the Year with Flora and her friends in Flora & The First Day of Spring, the first book from author Kathleen Converse's new sabbat series. This sweet and simple book includes a series of illustrated spells following the story as well as backmatter on spring equinox celebrations. Illustrated by Hanna Sultanova, Flora & the First Day of Spring will be the perfect addition to Ostara baskets for children growing up in nature-based households.

Author : Penelope Fitzgerald
Publisher : HMH
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547524795

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The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald Pdf

Man Booker Prize Finalist: This “marvelous novel” about an abandoned husband, set in Moscow a century ago, is “bristling with wry comedy” (Newsday). March 1913. Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring. English painter Frank Reid returns from work one night to find that his wife has gone away; no one knows where or why, or whether she’ll ever come back. All Frank knows for sure is that he is now alone and must find someone to care for his three young children. Into Frank’s life comes Lisa Ivanovna, a quiet, calming beauty from the country, untroubled to the point of seeming simple. But is she? And why has Frank’s bookkeeper, Selwyn Crane, gone to such lengths to bring these two together? From a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, this novel, with a new introduction by Andrew Miller, author of Pure, is filled with “writing so precise and lilting it can make you shiver” (Los Angeles Times). “Fitzgerald was the author of several slim, perfect novels. The Blue Flower and The Beginning of Spring both had me abuzz for days the first time I read them. She was curiously perfect.” —Teju Cole, author of Open City

Author : Raymond Knister
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1976-12-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781487591007

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The First Day of Spring by Raymond Knister Pdf

Raymond Knister had a strong sense of commitment both to his own career and to literature, particularly Canadian literature. In his ten working years he proved himself a prolific writer with wide-ranging interests. Although his work has appeared in many anthologies of Canadian literature, there remains a great deal of out of print or unpublished material. This volume brings together not only for his more well-known stories but also all his unpublished stories, a few travel pieces, and several examples of his literary criticism. Knister's stories are often strongly regional, and draw on rural Ontario for their setting and characters. Collected together here for the first time is a group of sketches dealing anecdotally with life in a village in southwestern Ontario. Also included are two stories arising from his experiences as a cab driver in Chicago in the 1920s, 'Innocent Man,' and 'Hackman's Night.' His essays focusing on literary matters and the traditions and problems of Canadian literature show a keenly critical mind. The First Day of Spring is an important rediscovery of one of Canada's best writers of the 1920s.

Author : Ryan T. Higgins
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368070287

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Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins Pdf

Ruth the bunny is excited to share the smelly springtime smells of spring with Bruce! But what will Bruce think of all that stink? Little Bruce Book

Author : Rebecca Bond
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781684520794

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Pig & Goose and the First Day of Spring by Rebecca Bond Pdf

In this early reader with five short chapters, emerging readers meet Pig and Goose. Pig is happy. She loves to dance. She loves to eat. But she cannot fly. And she cannot swim. Goose can fly like a bird. Goose can glide across the water beautifully. But he cannot tell stories or host a party like Pig can. Pig and Goose are very different. But what they do have in common is that they like each other. And they love springtime. Simple text and charming illustrations guide beginning readers throughout the story and encourage independent reading. A lovely story to share with preschoolers and young independent readers. An excellent selection — School Library Journal starred review Approachable while giving new readers a sense of accomplishment" — Kirkus Reviews An ideal choice for older listeners transitioning to young readers, but the playful dialogue also lends itself to reading aloud — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A quiet but effective reminder that an individual's appearance and skills are not the source of his or her worth — Publisher's Weekly The comfortable line-and-watercolor illustrations capture both the season and the spirit of the story — Horn Book

Author : Nancy Tucker
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781848318311

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The Time In Between by Nancy Tucker Pdf

When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to write about what they wanted in life. She thought, and thought, and then, though she didn't know why, she wrote: 'I want to be thin.' Over the next twelve years, she developed anorexia nervosa, was hospitalised, and finally swung the other way towards bulimia nervosa. She left school, rejoined school; went in and out of therapy; ebbed in and out of life. From the bleak reality of a body breaking down to the electric mental highs of starvation, hers has been a life held in thrall by food. Told with remarkable insight, dark humour and acute intelligence, The Time in Between is a profound, important window into the workings of an unquiet mind – a Wasted for the 21st century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Hitchhiking
ISBN : 9535806017

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One Thousand Days of Spring by Anonim Pdf

A true story of a young successful stockbroker going broke, and lifting his thumb in search for his true self, by traveling the world. After almost five years of traveling on five different continents, Tomislav laid down in a hammock in one village on the coast of Ecuador, and started writing a book. He was determined to put down everything he knows about traveling, and with that, answer the questions that many people ask him for years: How is it possible to travel with almost no money? Is his way of traveling safe enough? What are the worst, and the best moments on the road? How can you earn money while traveling? Where to look for sponsors? How did his parents and friends react? Why is he traveling in the first place? Since it was impossible to give a simple and short answers to those questions, he started answering them in the only way possible - by telling his life story. Tomislav wrote about his student days in Croatia, about the days when he had a well paid job as a stockbroker, about going bankrupt, about turning his life around, about first ventures on the road with a backpack on his back, and about finding a way that he will follow in the years to come - by traveling. Tomislav wrote about hitchhiking in numerous countries, sleeping in homes of strangers, camping on the side of the road, eating in supermarkets and drinking beer in parks, volunteering, many anecdotes that he encountered on the road, natural beauties that left him breathless, and about the beautiful people that he met on the way.

Author : Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03
Category : Spring festivals
ISBN : 9781101997710

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A New Beginning by Wendy Pfeffer Pdf

"First published in the United States of America by Dutton Children's Books ... 2008"--Title page verso.

Author : Daniel Kirk
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781613127506

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The Thing About Spring by Daniel Kirk Pdf

Spring is in the air! Bear, Bird, and Mouse are all excited that winter snows are melting away, but their friend Rabbit is not. There are too many things about winter that Rabbit adores, and spring just seems to spell trouble. His friends offer an abundance of reasons to love spring and the changing seasons, but will Rabbit listen? Daniel Kirk has written a lively and humorous tale with the gentle message that change can be fun.

Author : Nancy Tucker
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593191583

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The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker Pdf

“Tense, addictive and powered by an unforgettable narrative voice.” - PAULA HAWKINS "A stunning debut...Suspenseful? You bet. Heart-rending? From beginning to end."—The Washington Post “Gripping…The voices of Chrissie and Julia reside deep in your skull: visceral and wicked, sad and wonderful, all at the same time.” —The New York Times “Fans of Lisa Jewell and smart psychological suspense will eagerly await Tucker’s next.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review “So that was all it took,” I thought. “That was all it took for me to feel like I had all the power in the world. One morning, one moment, one yellow-haired boy. It wasn't so much after all.” Meet Chrissie... Chrissie is eight and she has a secret: she has just killed a boy. The feeling made her belly fizz like soda pop. Her playmates are tearful and their mothers are terrified, keeping them locked indoors. But Chrissie rules the roost -- she's the best at wall-walking, she knows how to get free candy, and now she has a feeling of power that she never gets at home, where food is scarce and attention scarcer. Twenty years later, adult Chrissie is living in hiding under a changed name. A single mother, all she wants is for her daughter to have the childhood she herself was denied. That’s why the threatening phone calls are so terrifying. People are looking for them, the past is catching up, and Chrissie fears losing the only thing in this world she cares about, her child. Nancy Tucker leaves the reader breathless as she inhabits her protagonist with a shocking authenticity that moves the reader from sympathy to humor to horror to heartbreak and back again.

Author : Mari Wolf
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040479412

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The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf Pdf

Author : Christine E. Crane
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781449010997

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It's Winter the First Day of Spring on Summer Street by Christine E. Crane Pdf

Author : Anjie Cho
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781782497738

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Holistic Spaces by Anjie Cho Pdf

Transform your home into a calm, balanced and harmonious oasis using architect Anjie Cho's helpful advice, drawing on her background in green design and feng shui. You don't have to get rid of all your possessions and become an ascetic to change your space and discover the benefits that living in a considered, organic way can bring. The easy suggestions in Holistic Spaces show you how to implement the principles of feng shui and green design in your home. Written for the way we live today, as we move toward a more mindful approach to health, diet and the way that we choose the objects in our homes, this is the perfect guide to help you to clear and refresh your living environment. Learn how to make every room in your home serve its highest purpose, create eco-friendly spaces, bring nature indoors, choose colours for maximum impact, select a space for meditation practice, and overall, create a peaceful and organic home. From the bedroom to the home office, these intuitive, straightforward tips will teach you to how improve your spaces to boost the flow of energy through your life.

Author : Lauren Thompson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689858383

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Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson Pdf

A mouse and its mother experience the delights of nature on a windy spring day.