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The Madman of Piney Woods

Author : Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545633761
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Madman of Piney Woods written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant companion to Elijah of Buxton, two boys united by tragedy find friendship and adventure in the Canadian woods. Benji and Red couldn’t be more different. They aren’t friends. They don’t even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart—and expand it, too. This critically acclaimed story by National Book Award finalist Christopher Paul Curtis joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes extra bonus content! Praise for The Madman of Piney Woods “Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Heady stuff. Funny stuff. Smart stuff. Good stuff. Better get your hands on this stuff.” —School Library Journal “So suspenseful . . . Curtis deftly makes what might have been simply heart-rending hopeful and redeeming instead . . . A thrill ride of a plot.” —TheNew York Times

Piney Woods and Its Story

Author : Laurence Clifton Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Piney Woods and Its Story written by Laurence Clifton Jones and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Whistle in the Piney Woods

Author : Robert S. Maxwell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574410617
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Whistle in the Piney Woods written by Robert S. Maxwell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of the founding of the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad, its symbiotic relationship with forests and the lumber industry and its role in the development of East Texas.

Piney Woods School: An Oral History

Author :
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617034541
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Piney Woods School: An Oral History written by and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of an extraordinary school in the piney woods of Mississippi and of the enduring people of Piney Woods Community who forged on against incredible odds to make a better world for themselves and their children. To these poor backwoods turn-of-the-century African Americans of Rankin County, Mississippi, Laurence C. Jones (1882-1975) brought the Booker T. Washington model of training African Americans to be good workers. Because the school followed Jim Crow social codes and mirrored what were then expedient race relations in the South, Piney Woods School thrived without controversy and with encouragement from Mississippi whites. It served a noble purpose by opening its doors for the educational training of underprivileged rural African American students as well as for the visually and physically impaired of the state at a time when there was absolutely no other institution for them. Piney Woods School: An Oral History is based upon a series of interviews with e

Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)

Author : Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545281199
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Scholastic Gold line! Elijah of Buxton, recipient of the Newbery Honor and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. This edition includes exclusive bonus content!Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that -- not to mention for being the best at chunking rocks and catching fish. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and tends to talk too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief -- and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home.

Watcher in the Piney Woods

Author : Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 149764657X
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Watcher in the Piney Woods written by Elizabeth McDavid Jones and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Civil War draws to a close, a young Virginia girl grieving over the death of her brother meets a Confederate deserter As the Civil War rages nearby, Cassie Willis and her family struggle to scrape a living from their small Virginia farm, while Cassie’s father and beloved brother, Jacob, are away fighting with the Confederate army. When a letter arrives with the news that Jacob has been killed, Cassie and her dog, Hector, immediately go to the secret hiding place Cassie and Jacob shared—a thicket deep in the piney woods. But when she finds the remains of a campsite, she realizes that someone has been living in their special place. Suddenly afraid, Cassie tries to flee, but runs smack into a Confederate deserter. With Hector’s help, she escapes. But she can’t forget the man’s crazed eyes—or the way he threatened her. Soon, Cassie begins to have the strange feeling that she’s being watched—and then things start disappearing from the farm. Has the deserter returned to make good on his warnings, or is someone else lurking in the woods, waiting to harm Cassie and her family? This ebook includes a historical afterword.

Ghosts of East Texas and the Pineywoods

Author : Mitchel Whitington
Publisher : 23 House Pubishing
ISBN 13 : 9780970672988
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of East Texas and the Pineywoods written by Mitchel Whitington and published by 23 House Pubishing. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ghostly guide to the haunts of East Texas, you’ll find many strange tales... • The spirit of a young bride who etched her name in her bedroom window glass on her wedding day many years ago, and continues to visit that room to this day... • An old, creaking staircase where phantoms from a time long ago wander up and down during the wee hours of the night... • An Indian brave in full battle regalia who is said to appear at the site of a terrible East Texas massacre... You'll read about these spirits and many, many more – all from the Pineywoods region of the Lone Star State.

Piney Wood Atlas: the Northwest

Author : Carolina Porras &
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781366038203
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Piney Wood Atlas: the Northwest written by Carolina Porras & and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piney Wood Atlas is a project by Carolina Porras & Alicia Toldi that catalogues small, emerging, and unconventional artist residencies around the United States. This book focuses on the Northwest region.

The Woods

Author : R. L. Toalson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1499810342
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Woods written by R. L. Toalson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A supernatural wonder of a book. This Grimm-like fantasy is vividly detailed and will appeal to young and old readers alike." --School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) "Toalson intersperses Lenora's story with Richard's journal excerpts and an enigmatic, menacing character's first-person narrative, all of which lends context and dimension. The seamless blend of fantastical and realistic elements is particularly effective at exploring the multifaceted impact of tragedy and loss." --Booklist "Mysterious and beautifully rendered, R.L Toalson's THE WOODS is a heartbreaking story of family, magic and grief that will touch readers' hearts." --Samantha M Clark, author of THE BOY, THE BOAT, AND THE BEAST After a tragic explosion causes Lenora to lose her family, she goes to live with her estranged uncle at his estate. There, Lenora is drawn to the nearby woods and the magic she discovers within them. Can this magic reunite her with her family, or is it more sinister than she realizes? Twelve-year-old Lenora's world is turned upside down after an explosion makes her the lone surviving member of her immediate family. She has nowhere to go, until her estranged Uncle Richard shows up and takes her away to live with him in his lonely mansion. Quiet and stern, he spends most of his time in his study conducting research and experimenting. Lenora is able to explore parts of the mansion and its lovely gardens, but Uncle Richard has one rule for her: Stay out of the woods. Years ago, Lenora's cousin, Bobby went into Gilgevnah Woods and never came out. Now, Uncle Richard will do anything he can to destroy them. Lenora knows she is meant to stay away, but her grief and loneliness draw her in. Upon entering the woods, she finds a world full of enchantment and beauty. Lenora befriends Bela the Scorlaman, keeper of Gilgevnah Woods, who shows her the wonder and the mystery of the place, but also promises to reunite her with her family. Is it too good to be true? Will Lenora find peace in the magic of Gilgevnah Woods, or will she find something darker? The Woods is an entrancing magical realism novel from author R.L. Toalson that tackles profound loss, grief, and finally, acceptance.

Aunt Puss & Others

Author : Emma Wilson Emery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Aunt Puss & Others written by Emma Wilson Emery and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Emma Wilson Emery (1885-1970) spent her childhood in the Big Thicket of southeast Texas. She later lived in Nacogdoches, Tex., and worked as typesetter for the Daily Plaindealer. She graduated from nursing school at Shreveport, La., in 1911 and later became the first poet laureate of Louisiana between 1942 and 1970."--Louisiana State University.

A Spent Bullet

Author : Curt Iles
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449722326
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book A Spent Bullet written by Curt Iles and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late summer 1941. Louisianas piney woods are engulfed by a tidal wave of soldiers engaged in the largest army maneuvers ever undertaken on American soil. For many of these young men, as well as the isolated Southern communities, life will never be the same. Although no one knows it, our nation will be at war in three months. Elizabeth Reed is a young Louisiana schoolteacher who dislikes soldiers. Harry Miller is a Wisconsin soldier who hates Louisiana. It only makes sense that they should meet and fall in love. Their story begins with a bulletan empty cartridge tossed from a truckload of soldiers. The note inside it will change the destinies of these two young people. In the midst of large-scale battles between the red and blue armies, Harry and Elizabeth are each fighting their own war with dark secrets from their pasts. They have nothing in common except mutual desires to escape these pasts. In spite of clashing at every turn, they run right into each others arms as they jointly learn that the hardest person to forgive is yourself. Within this clash of cultures lies the core message of A Spent Bullet. Rural Louisiana is never the same, and neither are the soldiers who learn about Louisiana mud, mosquitoes, and misery mixed with memorable Southern hospitality. More than a love story, A Spent Bullet recreates a memorable but largely forgotten time in Louisiana and our nations history. Told in the warm and touching style loved by readers of his previous eight books, Curt Iles weaves a story of love, history, and redemption.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Author : Bret Harte
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780871295477
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book The Outcasts of Poker Flat written by Bret Harte and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1902 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

PINEY WOODS AND ITS STORY

Author : LAURENCE C. JONES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033218273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book PINEY WOODS AND ITS STORY written by LAURENCE C. JONES and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black Exodus

Author : Alferdteen Harrison
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628467541
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Black Exodus written by Alferdteen Harrison and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With essays by Blyden Jackson, Dernoral Davis, Stewart E. Tolnay and E. M. Beck, Carole Marks, James R. Grossman, and William Cohen and Neil R. McMillen What were the causes that motivated legions of black southerners to immigrate to the North? What was the impact upon the land they left and upon the communities they chose for their new homes? Perhaps no pattern of migration has changed America's socioeconomic structure more than this mass exodus of African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century. Because of this exodus, the South lost not only a huge percentage of its inhabitants to northern cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia but also its supply of cheap labor. Fleeing from racial injustice and poverty, southern blacks took their culture north with them and transformed northern urban centers with their churches, social institutions, and ways of life. In Black Exodus eight noted scholars consider the causes that stimulated the migration and examine the far-reaching results.

Running the River

Author : Wes Ferguson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623491274
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Running the River written by Wes Ferguson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up near the Sabine, journalist Wes Ferguson, like most East Texans, steered clear of its murky, debris-filled waters, where alligators lived in the backwater sloughs and an occasional body was pulled from some out-of-the-way crossing. The Sabine held a reputation as a haunt for a handful of hunters and loggers, more than a few water moccasins, swarms of mosquitoes, and the occasional black bear lumbering through swamp oak and cypress knees. But when Ferguson set out to do a series of newspaper stories on the upper portion of the river, he and photographer Jacob Croft Botter were entranced by the river’s subtle beauty and the solitude they found there. They came to admire the self-described “river rats” who hunted, fished, and swapped stories along the muddy water—plain folk who love the Sabine as much as Hill Country vacationers love the clear waters of the Guadalupe. Determined to travel the rest of the river, Ferguson and Botter loaded their gear and launched into the stretch of river that charts the line between the states and ends at the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Down in the Piney Woods

Author : Ethel Footman Smothers
Publisher : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780802852489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Down in the Piney Woods written by Ethel Footman Smothers and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The joys and frustrations of family life are portrayed through the eyes of Annie Rye, the ten-year-old daughter of a black sharecropper.

My Louisiana Sky

Author : Kimberly Willis Holt
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 142999102X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book My Louisiana Sky written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life. Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home. My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.