The Season of Stories

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Publisher : Anaphora Literary Press
ISBN 13 : 1681142708
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (811 download)

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Book Synopsis The Season of Stories by : Silvio Sirias

Download or read book The Season of Stories written by Silvio Sirias and published by Anaphora Literary Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1961, twelve year-old Diego Miranda’s life changes drastically when his parents inform him that they are moving back to their homeland, Nicaragua. The boy, who has lived only in Los Angeles, hates the idea of leaving the city he loves, his friends, and his beloved Dodgers. In the middle of this crisis, he meets the writer Scott O’Dell, the novelist who has recently won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins. In spite of their age difference, the two become close friends. As a result of this relationship, Diego’s teachers invite the writer to give a talk about the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. O’Dell chooses to narrate the story of Balboa’s colonization efforts, his sighting of the Pacific Ocean, and his eventual beheading through the eyes of Anayansi—the Indian Princess with whom he shared his life. Told alongside each other, Diego’s and Anayansi’s lives intertwine to create a broad, stunning portrait—set four centuries apart—of the redemptive power of storytelling.

Dahlia Season

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Publisher : Manic D Press
ISBN 13 : 1933149396
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (331 download)

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Book Synopsis Dahlia Season by : Myriam Gurba

Download or read book Dahlia Season written by Myriam Gurba and published by Manic D Press. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicana. Goth. Dykling. Desiree Garcia knows she’s weird and a weirdo magnet. To extinguish her strangeness, her parents ship her to Saint Michael’s Catholic High School, then to Mexico, but neurology can’t be snuffed out so easily: Screwy brain chemistry holds the key to Desiree’s madness. As fellow crazies sense a kinship with her, Desiree attracts a coterie of both wanted and unwanted admirers, including a pair of racist deathrock sisters, a pretty Hispanic girl who did time in California’s most infamous mental asylum, and a transnational stalker with a pronounced limp. As high school graduation nears, Desiree’s weirdness turns from charming to alarming. Plagued by increasingly bizarre thoughts and urges, Desiree convinces herself she’s schizophrenic, despite assurance otherwise. In college, she finds Rae, an ex-carnie trannyboi, who becomes the June Carter to her Johnny Cash. With Rae’s help, Desiree answers the riddle of her insanity and names her disease. Combining the spark of Michelle Tea, the comic angst of Augusten Burroughs, and the warmth of Sandra Cisneros, Mexican American author Myriam Gurba has created a territory all her own. Dahlia Season not only contains the title novella, but also several of Gurba’s acclaimed stories. Myriam Gurba is a high school teacher who lives in Long Beach, California, home of Snoop Dogg and the Queen Mary. She graduated from UC Berkeley, and her writing has appeared in anthologies like The Best American Erotica (St. Martin’s Press), Bottom’s Up (Soft Skull Press), Secrets and Confidences (Seal Press), and Tough Girls (Black Books).

A Whisper In Winter

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Publisher : New Hope Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781563098239
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis A Whisper In Winter by : Shannon Woodward

Download or read book A Whisper In Winter written by Shannon Woodward and published by New Hope Pub. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of heartwarming stories that illustrate God is near.

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316204919
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Book Synopsis The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by : Chris Colfer

Download or read book The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell written by Chris Colfer and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world! Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change forever, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.

Stories for the Seasons

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452092265
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Stories for the Seasons by : Chuck Warzyn

Download or read book Stories for the Seasons written by Chuck Warzyn and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courage, compassion, sacrifice, redemption and resurrection are recurring themes in the 24 short stories that make up "Stories for the Seasons" -- tales that take place at Christmastime, Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween, and during the days of summer. Locales and time periods in these stories range from Southern California, the Middle East, ships at sea and Mexico to Biblical times, post-Civil War Missouri, medieval Europe and early 1900s small towns. Facing the challenges life thrusts upon them are assorted protagonists, including a Mexican boy and a donkey he rescues from the desert, a quiet cowboy who shows hidden strengths among a group of strangers, a sailor whose love of music reaches across the Pacific Ocean, a former Confederate cavalryman forced to face his tragic past, a simple-minded field worker whose life is enriched by a friendship that lasts two-thirds of a century, a lonely widow victimized by Halloween pranksters, a sidewalk Santa Claus for whom Christmas takes on a new meaning, a European immigrant confronted by town bullies, an over-the-road truck driver who unexpectedly finds love, the shadowy resident of a mysterious mansion, an elderly school cook who offers an unexpected gift at a graduation ceremony, and a pair of animal friends that befriend a miraculous stranger. The stories in which these characters and others appear were first published in a weekly newspaper column in Fayette County, Tenn. The column, "Country Tales," focused on various aspects of rural life from the perspective of someone who had lived in an urban environment the first 40 years of his life. The parameters of that column allowed the author to include the 24 pieces of original short fiction printed here. Discover the characters in "Stories for the Seasons" and rediscover within yourself the strengths they display: courage, compassion, sacrifice, redemption and resurrection.

The God of Animals

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416533257
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis The God of Animals by : Aryn Kyle

Download or read book The God of Animals written by Aryn Kyle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her stunning debut, Kyle produces an emotionally powerful coming-of-age story that deftly and movingly captures not only the complexity of love, loss, and human relationships but also the fierce and powerful bond between horses and humans.

Does God Know How to Tie Shoes?

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Publisher : Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0802853668
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? by : Nancy White Carlstrom

Download or read book Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? written by Nancy White Carlstrom and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl walks with her parents through the countryside, her questions elicit responses that help her to know God better.

A Christmas Wish and More Stories of the Season

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Publisher : Badger Books Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1932542388
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis A Christmas Wish and More Stories of the Season by : Greg Borowski

Download or read book A Christmas Wish and More Stories of the Season written by Greg Borowski and published by Badger Books Inc.. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accomplished writer, Borowski's collection of holiday stories is memorable and heart tugging. This is the second book in a series; the first "The Christmas Heart" has been acclaimed as a great gift for everyone.

Sharing Christmas

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Publisher : Deseret Book
ISBN 13 : 9781590389690
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Sharing Christmas written by and published by Deseret Book. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUB TITLE:Stories for the Season

Different Seasons

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501141171
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Different Seasons by : Stephen King

Download or read book Different Seasons written by Stephen King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the stories “The Body” and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas—including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption—from Stephen King, bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. This gripping collection begins with “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption. Next is “Apt Pupil,” the inspiration for the film of the same name about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. In “The Body,” four rambunctious young boys plunge through the façade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. This novella became the movie Stand By Me. Finally, a disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death in “The Breathing Method.” “The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, are what make Stephen King the consummate storyteller that he is,” hailed the Houston Chronicle about Different Seasons.

A Shining Season

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Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826310163
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis A Shining Season by : William J. Buchanan

Download or read book A Shining Season written by William J. Buchanan and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of John Baker, a runner, elementary school teacher, and girls track coach, who struggled with cancer.

Compliments of the Season

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Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726701251
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis Compliments of the Season by : O. Henry

Download or read book Compliments of the Season written by O. Henry and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fuzzy the homeless drunkard is infamous. What most people aren't aware of though, is his kind heart. When he finds a tattered rag doll lying in the snow, he realises that it belongs to a spoiled child living in a nearby mansion, and promptly goes to return it. He is unaware of the reward that awaits him, and he is even less aware of the three street gangsters watching his every move, desperate to claim the reward for themselves. A morality tale with a twist, 'Compliments of the Season' is O. Henry's exploration of just how small the world is, and how people from completely different walks of life can find themselves entangled. William Sidney Porter (1862-1919), known simply as O. Henry, was a prolific American author of humorous literary pieces. His fame came exceptionally quickly and he became a bestselling author of short story collections. The most notable of which being "Cabbages and Kings", "The Voice of the City", and "Strictly Business." In fact, his legacy was so great that the ‘O. Henry Award’ was established to celebrate the best short stories. His vivid storytelling is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl.

Stories for Every Season

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444950908
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (449 download)

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Book Synopsis Stories for Every Season by : Enid Blyton

Download or read book Stories for Every Season written by Enid Blyton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful treasury of stories for every season from one of the world's best-loved storytellers. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout, this collection will delight at any time of the year and makes the perfect gift. Step into a world of magic and nature, where elfin tailors make clothes from autumn leaves and a spring lamb remembers a kind little girl. Join a fawn as it shelters from a summer storm, learn how to help birds keep warm in cold weather and share the wonder of the seaside, where you might just meet a fairy in a seashell . . . Divided into four sections to reflect the seasons, this treasury contains 28 timeless stories from Enid Blyton's archives - plus a bonus extra story for Christmas. Some of these wonderful tales are collected in book form for the very first time. It is gorgeously illustrated by Becky Cameron, acclaimed illustrator of Treasury of Bedtime Stories by Enid Blyton and of Paddington and the Christmas Wish. Look out for these other gorgeous Enid Blyton gift books: Treasury of Bedtime Stories The Famous Five Treasury Jolly Good Food (a children's cook book) Favourite Enid Blyton Stories * Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder and Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.

The Foxfire Book

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Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385073534
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis The Foxfire Book by : Foxfire Fund, Inc.

Download or read book The Foxfire Book written by Foxfire Fund, Inc. and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1972-02-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. This classic debut volume of the acclaimed series covers a diverse array of crafts and practical skills, including log cabin building, hog dressing, basketmaking, cooking, fencemaking, crop planting, hunting, and moonshining, as well as a look at the history of local traditions like snake lore and faith healing.

Hurricane Season

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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811228045
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis Hurricane Season by : Fernanda Melchor

Download or read book Hurricane Season written by Fernanda Melchor and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English-language debut of one of the most thrilling and accomplished young Mexican writers Winner of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute's Tanslation Prize Longlisted for the National Book Award Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Winner of the Internationaler Literaturpreis New York Public Library Best Books of 2020 Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 The Witch is dead. And the discovery of her corpse has the whole village investigating the murder. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering on new details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters—inners whom most people would write off as irredeemable—forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village. Like Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 or Faulkner’s novels, Hurricane Season takes place in a world saturated with mythology and violence—real violence, the kind that seeps into the soil, poisoning everything around: it’s a world that becomes more and more terrifying the deeper you explore it.

The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning

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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 031640683X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Book Synopsis The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by : Chris Colfer

Download or read book The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning written by Chris Colfer and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third book in the New York Times bestselling series by Chris Colfer, the Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him--until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother...but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead the Fairy Council? When all signs point to disaster for the Land of Stories, Conner and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle...or for the secret that will change the twins' lives forever. The third book in the bestselling Land of Stories series puts the twins to the test as they must bring two worlds together!

The Lightlings

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Publisher : Reformation Trust Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781567690781
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lightlings by : Robert Charles Sproul

Download or read book The Lightlings written by Robert Charles Sproul and published by Reformation Trust Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie's fears of the dark are calmed by his grandfather's story of the Son of the King of Light brought into the world so that people need never fear the darkness.