Download or read book From a Sparrow to a Storm written by Reverend Elizabeth Bissett and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What ever happened to the Watts babies of 1965? From a Sparrow to a Storm is an expose of the events, people, and social pressures that contributed to the Watts revolt of 1965. It is a poignant biography written with such transparency, compelling readers to see an intimate look at the untold story of the missing Watts Baby. The story is a Mothers depiction of the events that have horrific effects when cast upon her bi-racial children. It is the bond of humanity coupled with ethics that were, and still are breeched for the silent victim, the foster child. Americans who are denied justice can turn a peaceful community into one filled with an unquenchable rage. Racial oppression tied to justice and peace remains a social and economical issue that is still relevant in our inner cities today. No peace, no justice, and the two will continue to go hand in hand until the end of time in America. From a Sparrow to a Storm is an American tragedy, depicting the hostility of a revolt against a justice system that would take infant children, and imprison them. As the missing Watts Baby, a survivor of McClaren juvenile hall, and multiple foster homes, it is the circumstances within these pages that compelled me to come forward with this historic biography. The story tells of the greatest human loss, the loss of life, liberty, freedom, and family. Experiencing the depth of her tragedy and desperation, you come to see her perseverance, strength, and beauty as she slowly triumphs in faith against all odds. It is the portrayal of an American woman of color, faith, and heritage whose children are caught in the grips of the struggle for freedom in the year of 1965.
Download or read book The Coming Storm written by Rob Kidd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teenage stowaway Jack Sparrow and his band of hoodlums are on a mission to find the legendary Sword of Cortâes which will grant them unimaginable power, but first they have to survive the power of the sea, vicious pirates, and ancient curses.
Download or read book The Rain Sparrow written by Linda Goodnight and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stranger’s arrival in a small Southern town stirs up old secrets in this “aching, absorbing, yet uplifting read” from the author of The Memory House (Booklist). Renowned yet private, thriller writer Hayden Winters lives a life colored by lies. As he is deeply ashamed of his past, his hunger for an honest relationship and dreams of starting a family remain unsatisfied, and he can trust no one with his secrets. He’s determined to outrun his personal demons, but the charming old Peach Orchard Inn and a woman whose presence is as gentle as a sparrow’s song stops him in his tracks. Carrie Riley is afraid of everything from flying to thunderstorms, and pretty much of life itself. But meeting the enigmatic writer staying at the inn emboldens her to learn everything about him. When they discover a vulnerable boy hiding at the inn, Hayden is compelled to help Carrie protect him. Soon they’re led to a centuries-old mystery that haunts Hayden’s sleep, and his only safe haven is Carrie. As the secrets of the past and present cause their lives to become entwined, all that’s left to come to light is love—if the grim truth doesn’t tear them apart first. “A beautiful tale . . . If you love a bit of mystery, small town stories and having a little hope you will enjoy The Rain Sparrow on a rainy day.” —Fresh Fiction
Download or read book Sparrow Rising Skyborn 1 written by Jessica Khoury and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to a brand-new fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings -- the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed. There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer.Determined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. But her journey will be dangerous. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm -- just as Ellie's family was.Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations... and their own secrets. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero.
Download or read book The Siren Song written by Rob Kidd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still on a mission to find the legendary Sword of Cortâes, the crew of the Barnacle becomes entranced by an ethereal song that pulls them away from their mission, leaving Captain Jack Sparrow to find the source behind the dark spell.
Download or read book The Pirate Chase written by Rob Kidd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Jack Sparrow and his young pirate friends as they embark on a thrilling journey on the high seas. Their goal: to locate and procure the legendary Sword of Cortés, which will grant them unimaginable power. Adventure-seeking teenager Jack Sparrow has assembled a motley crew, and they're on the quest of a lifetime. Their goal: to locate and procure the legendary Sword of Cortés, which will grant them unimaginable power. But will this ragtag team of adventurers survive their mission, or will they succumb to the power of the sea, vicious pirates, ancient curses, and stormy threats from the forces of nature? Spotlight is a division of ABDO and features licensed editions of popular fiction printed and bound specifically for the library market. Each Spotlight book is printed on the highest quality paper with reinforced library bindings.
Download or read book John Carpenter s Night Terrors written by Steve Niles and published by Storm King Comics. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweeping across the Old West like an outbreak of a disease, a dark Evil settles upon the small town of Goshen, unleashing a hellish collection of monsters and demons, meanwhile taking control of a once wholesome young man turning him into a vicious serial killer. "Black Sparrow," is the story of a father's undying love for his son, a community overwhelmed by a wickedness it cannot comprehend, and a conspiracy to cross generations devised in Hell itself.
Download or read book Life Size Birds written by Nancy J. Hajeski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest book on North American birds this century! John James Audubon would be proud to know that a life-size bird book is alive in the twenty-first century. You won't need Sotheby's auction house to buy this volume, though! Full-size images of beautiful feathered friends offer a detailed look at each North American species, while scaled photographs of larger birds allow you to see the entire animal. Fun facts pepper the pages, and a summary of general information accompanies each avian. Get an up-close, personal look at the world's masters of flight!
Download or read book Pirates of the Caribbean A Storm at Sea written by Bess Bones and published by Disney Press. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the successful Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, this new series of full-color, illustrated readers will tell /DIV all-new tales about life and adventure on the Seven Seas. Each book is approximately 500 words long, with short sentences and simple vocabulary to appeal to beginning readers. DIVCaptain Jack Sparrow is in trouble! The Royal Navy is hot on his trail, his crew is unhappy, and there's a hurricane coming. Will Jack be able to sail through this stormy situation?
Download or read book The Sword of Cortes written by Rob Kidd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Sparrow has now gotten everything that he needs in order to use the all-powerful Sword of Cortâes, but he must still figure out how to master the Sword, get rid of the ghost of its former owner, and save his stranded crew.
Download or read book How to Know the Birds written by Ted Floyd and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Download or read book Storm Wake written by Lucy Christopher and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour de force retelling of The Tempest from a romantic, emotional, and inspiring voice, perfect for passionate readers of all ages. Moss has grown up on the strangest and most magical of islands. Her father has a plan to control the tempestuous weather that wracks the shores. But the island seems to have a plan of its own once Callan -- a wild boy her age -- appears on its beaches. Her complex feelings for Callan shift with every tide, while her love for the island, and her father, are thrown into doubt...And when one fateful day, a young man from the outside world washes up on the beach, speaking of the Old World, nothing will ever be the same. A dark reflection of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Storm-wake is one girl's voyage of discovery -- a mesmerizing tale of magic, faith, and love.
Download or read book The Sparrow s Song written by Samuel Gordon Strickland and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Southern love story, with a ghost! A history, a mystery, a love story in one.
Download or read book Mind Storm written by K. M. Ruiz and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in an exciting new sci-fi series that's being described as Blade Runner meets X-Men Two hundred and fifty years after the world was nearly wiped out by nuclear war, what's left of society fights over the scraps of the Earth as the rich and powerful plan to ascend in secret to another planet. But the deadly new breed of humanity that the rulers have enslaved to protect their interests are about to change everything. K.M. Ruiz's Mind Storm is the rip-roaring tale of Threnody Corwin, a "psion" with the ability to channel electricity like lightning through anything she touches. As a solider-slave for the human government, Threnody is recruited by an unknown enemy: the scion of Earth's most powerful (and supposedly human) family, the Serca Syndicate. But Lucas Serca is far from human and he intends to make Threnody and her fellow psions meet their destiny, no matter how many people he has to kill to do it. Mind Storm is the first of two books chronicling the fight for survival by the psions and other "gene-trash" humans, before they're killed by the racist world government, or left to die on a crumbling Earth. .
Download or read book The Song of the Sparrow written by Pamela Kern and published by Danforth Book Distribution. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Song of the Sparrow takes us into the identification and basic care of our backyard friends and then goes beyond. Find out how to keep them happy and returning to your yard. Learn to listen to them and hear what they are telling you. Birds are God's messengers to mankind. They are in the Bible, carrying His words to us. And they are with us everyday, reminding us that just as God sees and loves the little sparrow so, too, does He see and love each one of us. The Song of the Sparrow was born out of Pamela Kern's personal experience with a special bird visitation in her backyard. Soon she heard of others who had also been so blessed. She has gathered these stories and more so you, too, can hear the birds sing!
Download or read book The English Sparrow Passer Domesticus in North America written by Walter Bradford Barrows and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battlestorm written by Susan Krinard and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battlestorm: an all-new urban fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Susan Krinard, author of Mist and Black Ice. Centuries ago, the Norse gods and goddesses fought their Last Battle with the trickster god Loki and his frost giants. All were believed lost, except for a few survivors...including the Valkyrie Mist, forgotten daughter of the goddess Freya. But the battle isn't over, and Mist--living a mortal life in San Francisco--is at the center of a new war, with the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance. As old enemies and allies reappear around the city, Mist must determine who to trust, while learning to control her own growing power. It will take all of Mist's courage, determination, and newfound magical abilities to stop Loki before history repeats itself. "An entertaining story."--Booklist At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
