The Girl In The Torch

Author : Robert Sharenow
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062227973

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The Girl in the Torch by Robert Sharenow Pdf

The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets True Grit in this heartfelt novel of resilience, hope, and discovering a family where you least expect it, from award-winning author Robert Sharenow. At the dawn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants are arriving in the promised land of New York City. Twelve-year-old Sarah has always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. In her small village she stares at a postcard of the Statue of Liberty and imagines the Lady beckoning to her. When Sarah and her mother finally journey across the Atlantic, though, tragedy strikes—and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. Yet just as Sarah is ushered onto the boat that will send her away from the land of her dreams, she makes a life-or-death decision. She daringly jumps off the back of the boat and swims as hard as she can toward the Lady's island and a new life. Her leap of faith leads her to an unbelievable hiding place: the Statue of Liberty itself. Now Sarah must find a way to Manhattan while avoiding the night watchman and scavenging enough food to survive. When a surprising ally helps bring her to the city, Sarah finds herself facing new dangers and a life on her own. Will she ever find a true home in America?

Author : Brock Clarke
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780803215511

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Carrying the Torch by Brock Clarke Pdf

The stories in this collection occupy a world at once as familiar as a suburban backyard or a southern college's hallowed football field and as strange as a man who buys Savannah, Georgia, and tries to turn it into the perfect Southern city as part of his attempt to win back his estranged wife. The fictional territory of Carrying the Torch , is in short, Brock Clarke's, one in which the surreal and the hilarious share a neighborhood with the painfully real and the sweetly ironic. Here readers will encounter characters dislocated by work and love, by huge losses and life's small dramas, men and women who have migrated South in search of redemption--or at least in the hope of leaving the worst behind.In these tales about what people try to leave and find they can't, about the lies we tell the people we love and the myths we create to make life livable, Marly Swick cites an "exceptional originality" as well as an "amazing emotional resonance, a haunting quality." "Notable for their balance of sentiment and restraint, the music of their language, and the haunting human longing that coexists with the irony and the humor," as Lee Martin remarks, these remarkable stories carry forward a tradition reaching from Flannery O'Connor to John Cheever and Donald Barthelme--and arrive at a brilliance all their own.Brock Clarke is an assistant professor of English at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of the novel The Ordinary White Boy and of What We Won't Do , a short story collection that won the 2002 Mary McCarthy Prize for Short Fiction.

Author : LeAnn Ashers
Publisher : LeAnn Ashers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Torch by LeAnn Ashers Pdf

One moment, one ordinary day changed my life and led me to my forever. Three guys tried to kidnap me. One man saved me. I was beyond scared. Being blind, I was already terrified of my every move, the unknown frightening. His name is Torch. Once he decided I was his, he didn't let me go. Torch became everything to me: my protector, my safe haven, my husband, lover, and most of all, the father to my babies. He made me see that I didn't have to be afraid of my every step, because he would always be there to catch me before I fell. Torch is the Vice President of the Devils Souls MC. The men are violent and scary, but I learned to trust them, because above everything else, their women are protected. They became my family. My only family. This is a standalone, with a HEA.

Author : Sabaa Tahir
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101998892

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A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir Pdf

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time Book two in the New York Times bestselling series A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller “Spectacular.”—Entertainment Weekly “Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.”—A.V. Club "Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." —Publishers Weekly, starred review “[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” —Booklist, starred review Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both.

Author : Beatrice Elaine Silver
Publisher : Electromagnetic Print
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995935424

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Lexeywa - I Pass the Torch to You by Beatrice Elaine Silver Pdf

Leaving home to live at Indian Residential School was an inevitable event for young Bea Silver, a Sto: lo girl in Sumas. Attendance was compulsory for native children like her and her many older siblings who had already been attending since before she was born. They never talked about the school, but her brothers prepared her for it when they taught her boxing! Bea tells what it was like. Her memoir begins before school: a childhood in a small Indian Reserve, first surrounding the reader with her loving family. Many children in Beatrice's generation were taken from home too young to be able to later recall that safety and certainty. This story allows the reader to walk in the little shoes of a girl who survived the infamous school. She did so by sheer force of will, generated by confidence in the love of her family and the strength of her seven-year-old identity.

Author : Sally Laity,Dianna Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Indian captivities
ISBN : 0842314172

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The Torch of Triumph by Sally Laity,Dianna Crawford Pdf

Evelyn Thomas, the spoiled, willful daughter of a Philadelphia aristocrat. . .Christopher Drummond, the penniless, orphaned son of a drunken derelict. . .Despite their differences, they are determined to find love and happiness on the edge of the wilderness. But General Washington's troops are being pushed back by British forces. And Christopher must take up his musket to fight for freedom.During the long months of Christopher's absence, Evie works had to become a seasoned frontier woman. But when she is taken captive by Iroquois braves, she must face the possibility that she will not live to see Christopher again.

Author : Melody Carlson
Publisher : Tyndale House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781615214709

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Torch Red by Melody Carlson Pdf

When jock Justin Clark asks Zoe out, she wonders if he could finally be The One. Nate, a diehard Christian and real friend, encourages Zoe to consider exactly what it all means before she makes a life-defining decision. But will Zoe learn before it’s too late? This third book in the TrueColors teen fiction series deals with sex, relationships, and identity.

Author : Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547195719

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Maidlin Bears the Torch by Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Maidlin Bears the Torch" by Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Susanna Kaysen
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804151115

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Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Pdf

30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital. Her memoir of the next two years is a "poignant, honest ... triumphantly funny ... and heartbreaking story" (The New York Times Book Review). WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR The ward for teenage girls in the McLean psychiatric hospital was as renowned for its famous clientele—Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor, and Ray Charles—as for its progressive methods of treating those who could afford its sanctuary. Kaysen's memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers. It is a brilliant evocation of a "parallel universe" set within the kaleidoscopically shifting landscape of the late sixties. Girl, Interrupted is a clear-sighted, unflinching document that gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery.

Author : Rick Joyner
Publisher : Morningstar Publications Inc.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781929371914

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The Torch and the Sword by Rick Joyner Pdf

The Torch and The Sword continues the message begun in The Final Quest and continued in The Call. It is a call to live the greatest adventure for the most noble purpose. It is not for the faint of heart, but for those who desire to live as true knights of the cross, refusing to retreat before the great darkness of our times. Stand with courage and resolution for truth, righteousness, and justice as messengers of the age to come! Be one of those whom Enoch prophesied would come with power in the last days and who are now awakening to their destiny.

Author : Cheryl Strayed
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345805621

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Torch by Cheryl Strayed Pdf

In her debut novel, the bestselling author of Wild weaves a searing and luminous tale of a family's grief after unexpected loss. "Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilta life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart. Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.

Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1986-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671656074

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The Torch of Honor by Roger Macbride Allen Pdf

Author : Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466807693

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Crusader's Torch by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Pdf

It is the year 1189 A.D., and war is raging all around the Mediterranean. Any woman would fear travelling among the pirates, bandits and renegade Christian knights who flock to the call of battle--but Atta Olivia Clemens has a special reason to fear... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Robert Sharenow
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062076922

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The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow Pdf

Sydney Taylor Award-winning novel Berlin Boxing Club is loosely inspired by the true story of boxer Max Schmeling's experiences following Kristallnacht. Publishers Weekly called it "a masterful historical novel" in a starred review. Karl Stern has never thought of himself as a Jew; after all, he's never even been in a synagogue. But the bullies at his school in Nazi-era Berlin don't care that Karl's family doesn't practice religion. Demoralized by their attacks against a heritage he doesn't accept as his own, Karl longs to prove his worth. Then Max Schmeling, champion boxer and German hero, makes a deal with Karl's father to give Karl boxing lessons. A skilled cartoonist, Karl has never had an interest in boxing, but now it seems like the perfect chance to reinvent himself. But when Nazi violence against Jews escalates, Karl must take on a new role: family protector. And as Max's fame forces him to associate with Nazi elites, Karl begins to wonder where his hero's sympathies truly lie. Can Karl balance his boxing dreams with his obligation to keep his family out of harm's way? Includes an author's note and sources page detailing the factual inspirations behind the novel.

Author : Anna Belfrage
Publisher : Troubador Publishing
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1789015731

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A Torch in His Heart by Anna Belfrage Pdf

In the long lost ancient past, two men fought over the girl with eyes like the Bosporus under a summer sky. It ended badly. She died. They died. Since then, they have all tumbled through time, reborn over and over again. Now they are all here, in the same place, the same time and what began so long ago must finally come to an end. Ask Helle Madsen what she thinks about reincarnation and she'll laugh in your face. Besides, Helle has other stuff to handle, what with her new, exciting job in London and her drop-dead but seriously sinister boss, Sam Woolf. And then one day Jason Morris walks into her life and despite never having clapped eyes on him before, she recognises him immediately. Very weird. Even more weird is the fact that Sam and Jason clearly hate each other's guts. Helle's life is about to become extremely complicated and far too exciting...