Download or read book The Angel Doll written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by Scruffy City Press. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If even a small part of a child still lives within your heart, you can't help but be captivated by this deeply moving novella based on bestselling author Jerry Bledsoe's childhood memories. Set in a North Carolina manufacturing town during the 1950s, it is the poignant story of two ten-year-old boys and their search for an angel doll, a search that turned into a lesson of love. Every day Whitey Black reads The Littlest Angel to his sister Sandy, a four-year-old stricken with polio. Now she wants just one thing for Christmas: an angel doll. Unfortunately, in this small North Carolina town, no one has ever heard of such a thing. Nevertheless, Whitey Black and his best friend set out to find her one, at great cost and for even greater reward. Along the way they learn much about sadness and heartbreak, but most important, they learn about the transformative power of love. The Angel Doll is about childhood reaching out in later life and grabbing hold-never to be forgotten or remembered exactly as it was. Timeless and touching, The Angel Doll is sure to become a family favorite and a tradition for years to come.
Download or read book The Little Christmas Angel written by Peggy Barons and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God knows All Children Are Good. Find out how he sends this little angel through Bethlehem and to your house too, sharing this message. Makes a wonderful alternative to Elf on the Shelf.
Download or read book A Gift of Angels written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sequel to The Angel Doll, which was on a North Carolina newspaper boy who used his earnings to fulfill his dying sister's wish to have an angel doll. The sequel describes his heroism in Vietnam, where he was killed while saving a little girl.
Download or read book The Angel Doll written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-11-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In North Carolina, a girl dying from polio dreams of an angel doll for Christmas. So her brother and his friend decide to buy one for her, only to discover no such doll exists in shops. But where there is a will, there is a way.
Download or read book Angel Doll written by Arlette Lees and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dark days of the 1930s Depression, veteran detective Jack Dunning loses both his wife and his position with the Boston Police Department because he can't keep the cork in the bottle. He hops a bus to California and signs on with the Santa Paulina Police Department as a consultant. On a dark, stormy night he finds salvation and a fresh beginning in the arms of a beautiful, young, dime-a-dance girl, Angel Doll. When she vanishes after shooting a local gangster, Axel Teague, Jack is torn between love and duty. Does he go to Los Angeles to find Angel, or stay where he is and work his current case: the mysterious disappearance from the local shantytown of an innocent teenager, Louise Crowley? Can he find a way to do both before it's too late? Great noir reading from a major talent.
Download or read book Angels Paper Dolls written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the fifth through 19th centuries, this sumptuous collection features two dolls with 14 outfits that were inspired by the works of Botticelli, Fra Angelico, Jan van Eyck, and Aubrey Beardsley. Historically accurate costumes, each sprinkled with a touch of glitter, include German, Persian, Italian, Spanish, American, French, and other styles.
Download or read book A Gift of Angels written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by Scruffy City Press. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critics proclaimed Jerry Bledsoe's bestseller, The Angel Doll, an instant classic and a family treasure. It sold more than 110,000 copies in hardcover, was excerpted in Good Housekeeping, selected by The Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and Crossings Book Club, and was made into a Lifetime movie.. In The Angel Doll, we met Whitey Black, who despite his poverty sets out to get an angel doll for his four-year-old sister because she loves The Littlest Angel story so much. Although his sister doesn't live to see her doll, we learn of another angel who many years later gives angel dolls to children in terminal hospital wards each Christmas. In this deeply moving sequel to The Angel Doll, Bledsoe tells the rest of the story and brings the characters full-circle to the present day. A story of friendship, love, and giving, it is certain to bring tears to the eyes of all who read it -- even if they never heard of The Angel Doll.
Download or read book Awesome Women Who Changed History written by Carol del Angel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most badass collection of paper dolls--ever! Forget the runway. These Awesome Women Who Changed History are dressed for the battlefields, the picket lines--and the White House! These 20 realistic paper dolls have everything they need to shatter the glass ceiling. Prepare Sally Ride for liftoff with her spacesuit and helmet. Get Annie's gun (and her hat and dress) before she heads into a sharpshooting competition. And please rise for the honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose robes and gavel will have her ready to preside over the United States Supreme Court. Whether conducting research while living with the chimps in the wild, taking flight across the Atlantic, or leading people to freedom on the Underground Railroad, the paper doll likenesses of these groundbreaking women are sure to inspire awesome women of any age
Download or read book Unclassified the Book written by Lacie Doll and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unclassified the Book is a coming of age story about a group of friends in their early 20s. The story is based off the popular YouTube series, Unclassified the Series. It's told from the point of view of the main cast member, Angel. As she is preparing to graduate college she is faced with problems she's never had to face. In the midst of her life changing she falls for a popular female athlete, Logan. Logan has a reputation for being a womanizer but is drawn to Angel. Will she be able to resist temptation enough to prove to Angel that she's able to be the faithful and loving partner Angel deserves? Will Angel be able to trust Logan enough to give her a fair shot at love? The pair will face trial and tribulations that will test their bond and loyalty to each other.
Download or read book Bitter Blood written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “riveting” #1 New York Times bestseller: A true story of three wealthy families and the unbreakable ties of blood (Kirkus Reviews). The first bodies found were those of a feisty millionaire widow and her daughter in their posh Louisville, Kentucky, home. Months later, another wealthy widow and her prominent son and daughter-in-law were found savagely slain in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mystified police first suspected a professional in the bizarre gangland-style killings that shattered the quiet tranquility of two well-to-do southern communities. But soon a suspicion grew that turned their focus to family. The Sharps. The Newsoms. The Lynches. The only link between the three families was a beautiful, aristocratic young mother named Susie Sharp Newsom Lynch. Could this former child “princess” and fraternity sweetheart have committed such barbarous crimes? And what about her gun-loving first cousin and lover, Fritz Klenner, son of a nationally renowned doctor? In this tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive love and bitter custody battles, Jerry Bledsoe recounts the shocking events that ultimately took nine lives, building to a truly horrifying climax that will leave you stunned. “Recreates . . . one of the most shocking crimes of recent years.” —Publishers Weekly “Absorbing suspense.” —Chicago Tribune “Astonishing . . . Brilliantly chronicled.” —Detroit Free Press “An engrossing southern gothic sure to delight fans of the true-crime genre. Bledsoe maintains the suspense with a sure hand.” —The Charlotte Observer
Download or read book My Felt Doll written by Shelly Down and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hand-sewing soft dolls has never been easier with these adorable patterns from the Gingermelon Dolls designer. The eagerly anticipated first book by popular toy designer Shelly Down, My Felt Doll shows sewers of all abilities how to make adorable soft dolls—and more than forty accompanying accessories—using the most basic of materials and skills. With just felt sheets and a handful of simple notions, you will learn how to sew the simple yet delightful doll pattern and then discover eleven imaginative variations on the design—from a mermaid to a witch, from a princess to a superhero, and from a ballerina to a bride—guaranteed to delight little girls everywhere. With no hems to sew and all the stitching done by hand, My Felt Doll makes a great entry point to sewing dolls for beginners and even children. Full-size templates make life easy—trace straight from the page with no need to enlarge. “Totally lovely . . . The instructions are clear and Shelly’s hand-drawn illustrations for each step are a perfect accompaniment . . . This is one of those instances in which buying a book is really worthwhile.” —While She Naps “Great for absolute beginners with no sewing experience . . . Also, a great addition to an experienced plushie maker . . . as the details and color palette will surely inspire you in your next customization.” —Noisybeak “The cutest book . . . Since the dolls are entirely handsewn out of wool felt, they take a little extra time, but the end results were so cute!” —Clover & Violet
Download or read book The Doll Scene written by Louis Bou and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doll Scene features hundreds of custom-created dolls by the hands of some of the best artists worldwide using mainly original Blythe, Pullip, Ball Jointed Dolls, Dal, or Monster High dolls as “raw material� to generate their lovely and stunning characters. These dolls have an oversized head and large eyes that change colors!DIV/divChanging everything from the original serialized doll— hair, makeup, reshaping faces, adding new eyelashes, eyelids and clothing— the artists featured in The Doll Scene create some truly amazing figures.
Download or read book The Angel Doll written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Jerry Barlow's best friend Whitey lives in poverty with his mother and his ailing little sister. Whitey saves all the money he earns delivering newspapers to buy an "angel doll" for his sister for Christmas. When Whitety's money is stolen just a few days before Christmas, Jerry secretly replaces the money and is forever changed by the joy of his selfless gift.
Download or read book My Secret Angel and Me written by Ashley Adorno and Rachel Hernandez and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A secret angel tells the story of the Nativity and explains that the gifts we receive from Santa Claus are less important than the gift of God's love. Book is accompanied by a secret angel doll.
Download or read book The Angel Doll Miracle written by Michelle Gelinas and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christmas day approaches, a young girl named Sara and her mother are shopping for gifts. During their shopping day out in town, Sara sees the most beautiful angel doll in a gift shop window. With very little money, she believes it will be close to impossible to have the doll for Christmas. But she holds on to the hope in her heart the doll will be hers. The Angel Doll Miracle is a story about faith, hope, and love.
Download or read book Christmas in My Bones written by W. C. Burton and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscenses about the excitement of childhood Christmases in the author's hometown of Reidsville, N.C.: the search for the right tree, the pleasures of decorating it, and of shopping diligently for just the perfect gifts for friends and family to spread under it.A warm and gentle book about Christmas from one who loved the season as few others ever have.
Download or read book Magic Wool Fairies written by Christine Schäfer and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step crafting instructions to make beautiful, magical fairies and angels.
