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Author : Quran Dees
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948270632
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Jumping Off the Porch written by Quran Dees and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marian Hurd McNeely
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486815684
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Jumping-Off Place written by Marian Hurd McNeely and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1930 Newbery Honor Book relates an exciting tale of adventure in which four orphaned children head for the South Dakota prairie, where they battle drought, squatters, and other challenges.
Author : Alicia D. Williams
Publisher : Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
ISBN 13 : 1534419136
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Jump at the Sun written by Alicia D. Williams and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature. Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, “to jump at de sun”, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you’d get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn’t been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked…until Zora. Until Zora jumped.
Author : Molly Gloss
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395925010
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Jump-Off Creek written by Molly Gloss and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1989 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reading group favorite, The Jump-Off Creek is the unforgettable story of widowed homesteader Lydia Sanderson and her struggles to settle in the mountains of Oregon in the 1890s. "Every gritty line of the story rings true" (Seattle Times) as Molly Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West. "A powerful novel of struggle and loss" (Dallas Morning News), The Jump-Off Creek gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.
Author : Lloyd E. Howser
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462817513
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)
Download or read book THE KID FROM ARMOURDALE written by Lloyd E. Howser and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story about a kid that was raised during the Great Depression when the word welfare was virtually unspoken. He had deep loyalties for God, country, and family. It was the custom in those days to salute the flag each school day. He attended weekday church school every Wednesday afternoon during his elementary school years. His family was poor but proud and self-reliant. Lloyd learned early in life that if he wanted something, he had to work for it. His loyalty to his country was reflected in his leaving high school and volunteering for the navy the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It’s about the struggle of two high school dropouts that fell in love. They started life together on the bottom rung, and it never occurred to them to feel sorry for themselves. They were happy in their stroll together down the rough and rocky road that lay ahead. Theirs was a love affair that lasted fifty-seven years. They were both from broken homes and determined that their children would not suffer a similar fate. It is the story of two kids willing to work hard, to study and learn, to save a penny wherever possible. It is a story of survival. They ate weeds, as some people might call them. They liked to call them spring greens. He hunted rabbit, squirrel, and quail in winter and fished during the summer. It all went into the larder. Inch by inch they elevated their lot in life, not unlike a waterlogged timber that might slowly rise to the surface and into the sunshine. They grabbed snatches of education wherever they could. Esther took typing, shorthand, and secretarial courses and later a school of cosmetology. Lloyd finished high school, took college courses, and acquired a little more than the equivalent of two years of college when the air force selected him for an engineering course at the University of Colorado. It’s about the search for Valhalla, a place and the means to retire, after a lifelong struggle by two kids so unlikely to succeed in life. Together they proved the truth of the old adage “If there is a will, there is a way.”
Author : M. J. O'Brien
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1617037435
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)
Download or read book We Shall Not Be Moved written by M. J. O'Brien and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 Lillian Smith Book Award, an up-close study of a pinnacle moment in the struggle and of those who fought for change
Author : John Dixon
Publisher : Verse Chorus Press
ISBN 13 : 1891241710
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (912 download)
Download or read book A Map of the Dark written by John Dixon and published by Verse Chorus Press. This book was released on 2018-05-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Halloween night, 1963, in De Pere, Wisconsin. Local children dressed as ghosts, vampires, and hoboes chase one another on and off porches and through the streets, hunting for Dum Dums, Slo Pokes, and thrills. Meanwhile their parents fill the local bars, joking and fighting, bobbing for apples, and dancing to the jukebox. But all is not well. Evelyn Schmidt's life is almost at an end; she's been diagnosed with cancer and given only days to live. She'll be damned if she'll go quietly, though, in the hospital or at home. She's heading for the Idle Hour to drink up a storm, whether her fellow drinkers want her there or not. Steve Omsted is only sixteen, but it seems to him his life might as well be over. He's on academic probation, he's been kicked off the football team, and now his girlfriend has dropped him. He's looking for an easy target for his rage and has set up a nighttime ambush for his victim. Chuck Williams feels like his life hasn't even started yet, but he can't wait any longer. He'll go trick-or-treating, but he doesn't want to end up waxing windows with the other fifth-graders; he's aiming to hang out with the older kids and cause some real trouble. As the evening unfolds, the paths of these and other characters converge in a series of shocking events that will change the lives of all involved. In stark language and with bold, cinematic vision, John Dixon delivers a stunning portrait of a small town at war with itself.
Author : Terry O'Reilly
Publisher : JMS Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 1634861221
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Welcome Home, Soldier written by Terry O'Reilly and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broken-hearted Ward Cartwright left town to join the army when his boyfriend Tyler Hughes turned his back on their love and married a woman. Ten years later, Tyler is a widower with two young boys, and Ward has returned home. He is hopeful he can re-establish his relationship with Tyler. Even though a decade has passed, Tyler still feels tied to the family-owned feed mill. He has folks depending on the mill for employment, there are his children to consider, they live in a small town, and ... But despite this, Tyler finds there are plenty of benefits to giving Ward a job in the mill -- lots of out-of-the-way places to explore Ward’s army-honed, muscular body. Just when Tyler resolves to live more openly with Ward, rumors begin to surface, not just at the mill, but at his sons’ school. Ward knows the upcoming battle is just as serious as anything he’s faced in Afghanistan. Instead of fighting for his country, the soldier is fighting for his lover’s heart. Will Ward finally emerge victorious, or will Tyler’s self-doubt and fear of prejudice win out again?
Author : Deacon Larry Oney
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
ISBN 13 : 1593255101
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Amazed by God's Grace written by Deacon Larry Oney and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Oney endured years of adversity and racial prejudice as a child in a sharecropping family on a plantation in northern Louisiana and into his high school years in New Orleans. Black, proud, and angry, his life began to pivot toward hope when a mysterious white woman offered his family a random act of kindness. Amazed by God’s Grace reveals what it took to bring Larry from resentment to hope and eventually into the Catholic Church where he now serves as a deacon. Deacon Oney’s insights, love of Scripture, confidence in the Holy Spirit, and pure joy will encourage anyone looking for a hope and inspiration in a difficult world. Insightful and thought-provoking meditations follow each chapter.
Author : Michelle Cox
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414390904
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Just 18 Summers written by Michelle Cox and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 CLASS Reunion Kudos Book Award, fiction category. After the tragic death of Butch Browning’s wife, Jenny, four families begin to realize how precious—and fleeting—their time together is. Each is at a different stage in life: Butch is facing single parenthood. The O’Reillys are expecting their first child. The Andersons are approaching an empty nest, and the Buckleys are so focused on providing their children with everything that they’ve forgotten what they truly need. With just eighteen summers before their children are grown, how do they make the most of that time when life so often gets in the way? As summer flies by, each of these parents must learn about guilt and grace . . . and when to hold on to their kids and when to let go.
Author : James Robert Stewart
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1646108280
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (461 download)
Download or read book Three Stories written by James Robert Stewart and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Stories: ‘An Indian,’ ‘A Force of Nature,’ ‘A Boy’ By: James Robert Stewart Author James Robert Stewart brings you three short stories in Three Stories: ‘An Indian,’ ‘A Force of Nature,’ ‘A Boy’ that will encourage you to consider alternate beliefs, theories, and concepts, much like the author does in each piece. The Goal follows the story of Lone Bear, an Indian living off reservation in a small mountain town. Lone Bear enacts a grand plan to revolutionize the culture of his tribe, and to change the White Man’s predetermined thoughts towards Indians. Will he succeed? Dawn of Time is a sci-fi / fantasy story that studies the relationship between Dawn and Roger, two celestial spirits who are tasked with an overwhelming mission to perform on behalf of God, all the while battling the influences of Lucifer. The task is existential. The two spirits are vulnerable. The odds do not look good. Casner is the story of a young boy who is targeted and attacked by a bully. While Casner is dealing with the big emotion of fear, his family and the school must determine the best course of action once the bully is caught – strict discipline or leniency. As the adults enact a plan of punishment, Casner is tasked with a decision he isn’t sure he is ready for. Adult decisions are not easy for a child to make.
Author : Philip Reid Hirsh
Publisher : Mariner Companies, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780977684106
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Voices from the Hollow written by Philip Reid Hirsh and published by Mariner Companies, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to popular mythology, Appalachia is a mountainous holdover from colonial days, an all-white outlaw society mired in poverty and cliche jokes about family feuds. Hirsh preserves Appalachian history and culture and tells the real story--hilariously funny, sometimes poignant, alway surprising.
Author : Steve Berg
Publisher : Evets Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Lost Colony written by Steve Berg and published by Evets Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nordic Noir Comes to America Thirty years after the shocking and never-solved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme on a snowy street in Stockholm, an activist priest is found gruesomely sacrificed on the altar of a Swedish-American church in Minneapolis. The church’s immigrant janitor is also slain, execution style. The crime shocks Hennepin Island, the church’s time-forgotten riverfront neighborhood, where Span Lokken, a demoralized newspaperman, and his improbable partner, Maggie Lindberg, the murdered clergyman’s stylish young assistant, join forces to search for the killers. The trail leads to the castle fortress of the island’s reclusive kingpin, Jonas Kron, whose “lost colony” delusions hide a gripping international mystery that brings the story full circle. Along the way, the curious bond between the unlikely detectives — Span and Maggie — only deepens as they seek to fill the empty spaces in their own lives.
Author : North Carolina. Supreme Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book North Carolina Reports written by North Carolina. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Author : Larry McMurtry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451606540
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Comanche Moon written by Larry McMurtry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic four-volume cycle that began with Larry McMurty's Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove, is completed with this brilliant and haunting novel—a capstone in a mighty tradition of storytelling. Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call, now in their middle years, are just beginning to deal with the enigmas of the adult heart—Gus with his great love, Clara Forsythe; and Call with Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him. Two proud but very different men, they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Comanche Moon joins the twenty-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, following beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades-in-arms—Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker—in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life. At once vividly imagined and unflinchingly realistic, Comanche Moon is a sweeping, heroic adventure full of tragedy, cruelty, courage, honor and betrayal, and the culmination of Larry McMurty's peerless vision of the American West.
Author : Eugene Friesen
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 162787562X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)
Download or read book Reflections at Eventide written by Eugene Friesen and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people intend to leave footprints in the sands of time to enable those who follow to have some idea from whence they came. But then time passes, and oftentimes this kind of extended journal remains unwritten. Eugene Friesen wrote Reflections at Eventide because he wanted his children and his children’s children to follow the unexpected twists and turns his life has taken, starting with a very provincial and conservative rural background. He shares some of the turning points, often lonely and frightening, that result in what seems like cataclysmic changes in his world view. Leta, his wife of sixty-two years, was his major anchor. She had a powerful impact on his life and he chose a most unpredictable path leading to a journey he could never have anticipated.
Author : Aetius D. Harris
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491739010
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)
Download or read book Transformation of a Nerd written by Aetius D. Harris and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in Chicagos South Side was not easy for author Aetius D. Harris, who went by Columbus George, or Colo, in the story, Poke Dog in his youth. Born in 1968, he chronicles his struggles to fit in among his peers and stay on a righteous path. In his memoir, Harris details tales of his childhood and his experiences with the criminal life. He also recalls the spiritual fight that ensued for his soul. He is focusing on a period in his life from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. In that time, his god-fearing mother did her best with raising him. That being; he still found himself drawn toward the Black Disciples organizations love, structure & protection, in that order! This autobiography explores his progression from child to young adult. A journey driven by a will to survive, succeed and achieve goals. His obstacles are his skin color and his intellect. He uses his wits to maneuver the South side of Chicagos wickedness!
