Download or read book Hoofbeats Margret and Flynn 1875 written by Kathleen Duey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1875, and twelve-year-old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows that Libby, with her basic distrust of anyone other than Margret, will have them moving soon enough. Then a tornado sweeps through, bringing with it an injured horse. Immediately Margret lays claim to the horse, naming him Flynn, nursing him back to health, and teaching herself to ride. Now more than ever, Margret yearns for some stability in her life. Somehow, she’s got to find a way to convince Libby to stay so she can make Flynn hers. Powerfully written and historically accurate, this is a great addition to the series that’s tailor-made for girls who love horses and historical fiction.
Download or read book Margret and Flynn 1875 written by Kathleen Duey and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Colorado Territory in 1875, orphan Margret and her older sister Libby are staying with the kind-hearted Mrs. Fredrickson when Margret finds an injured horse which she nurses back to health and wants to keep, while Libby is too mistrustful of people to think that they might possibly have found a home. Simultaneous.
Download or read book The Complete Greed of Erich Von Stroheim written by Erich Von Stroheim and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Penny is deeply envious of the wealth and family lives of her two best friends, not realizing that they both think she is luckier than they are.
Download or read book Hoofbeats Katie and the Mustang 1 written by Kathleen Duey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphaned at age six and taken in by a heartless couple, nine-year-old Katie Rose spends her days doing chores and dreaming of going west to find her Uncle Jack. Then Mr. Stevens brings home an unbroken Mustang, and Katie's world changes. Katie is drawn to the horse's wildness, and he seems to sense her need for companionship. So when Katie learns that the Stevenses plan to join the expansion West&150without her or the Mustang&150she makes a desperate decision to go on her own. And she will not leave the Mustang behind.
Download or read book The Black Stallion and the Shape shifter written by Steven Farley and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being injured while racing in Ireland’s famous Foster Stakes, the Black and Alec head to the Irish coast to recuperate. While there, they are charmed by the pleasant people and intrigued by tales of the kelpie, a shape-shifting creature of myth who carries unsuspecting riders off to a watery grave. Alec meets a lonely local girl, Mora, who has found a stray pony. Alec, recognizing her love of horses, teaches her to ride. But when Mora disappears, Alec realizes that she has been carried off by the mythical kelpie. Now, Alec and the Black must race the shape-shifter, not realizing that if they lose, not only will Mora be lost forever, but so will the Black.
Download or read book Lad a Dog written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the heroic and adventurous life of a thoroughbred collie that was particularly devoted to his owners.
Download or read book The Tell Tale Start written by Gordon McAlpine and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that it's time for a road trip. Along the way, mayhem and mystery ensue, as well as deeper questions: What is the boys' telepathic connection? Is Edgar Allan Poe himself reaching out to them from the Great Beyond? And why has a mad scientist been spying on the Poe family for years? With a mix of literary humor, mystery, a little quantum physics, and fun extras like fortune cookie messages, letters in code, license plate clues -- and playful illustrations thoughout -- this series opener is a perfect choice for smart, funny tweens who love the Time Warp Trio, Roald Dahl, and Lemony Snicket.
Download or read book Amy Number Seven Replica 1 written by Marilyn Kaye and published by Skylark. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Amy Candler is perfect in every way. She has superhuman powers: Amy can perform like an Olympic gymnast, she knows the answer to every question in her classes, and she can see and hear things from a distance out of range for a normal person. But the one thing Amy cannot do is remember anything about her past. All she knows is that she keeps having a recurring nightmare that seems almost too real. She has a birthmark she is certain wasn't there yesterday, a strange man is taking pictures of her, and she keeps getting anonymous warnings to keep her talents to herself. Amy is in a race against time to piece together her identity before it is too late!
Download or read book Lara and the Moon Colored Filly written by Kathleen Duey and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captured by members of another Irish clan, Lara continues to protect the young filly, Dannsair, and ponders how they might escape together.
Download or read book The Last Rabbit written by Shelley Moore Thomas and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern fairytale about sisterhood, forgiveness, and redemption in the vein of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and The One and Only Ivan. Off the coast of Ireland, on the island of Hybrasil, lives a Magician and four enchanted rabbit sisters. One by one, the rabbits have been leaving the island, accompanied by a Boy and his boat. When the rabbits leave, they can turn back into girls. The last rabbit, Albie, remains. She doesn't want to leave, but the island is sinking. Before deciding where she wants to go, Albie visits each of her sisters. Caragh has joined a circus. Isolde is the captain of a pirate ship. And Rory wants to go home to the family's house in Cork. Through many furry twists and hoppity turns, we learn how one mistake can lead to many consequences, and that forgiveness and family are always within reach.
Download or read book Skin Hunger written by Kathleen Duey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in a world where magic is outlawed, Sadima's special gift to speak to the animals binds her to two young men who are determined to restore magic to their poor village in order to save the people they love. Reprint.
Download or read book The Pet and the Pendulum written by Gordon McAlpine and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Poe twins and their cat Roderick find danger in an enormous mansion outside Baltimore.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Haunted Places written by Jeff Belanger and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring new listings and new information on existing haunts, thhis book offers supernatural tourists a guide to points of interest through the eyes of the world's leading ghost hunters.
Download or read book History and genealogy of the Jewetts of America written by F.C. Jewett and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1908 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and genealogy of the Jewetts of America a record of Edward Jewett, of Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and of his two emigrant sons, Deacon Maximilian and Joseph Jewett, settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1639
Download or read book Dragon of Seas written by Pierdomenico Baccalario and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2013 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the equinox approaches, Sheng, Elettra, Harvey, and Mistral know they must come together one last time. Armed with only a map and a top that seem to be broken, a collection of old coins, and a tile with four knives painted on it, the four kids meet in Shanghai to try to make sense of clues that their predecessors couldn't decipher.
Download or read book History of Lee County Illinois written by Frank Everett Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Millennium Rage written by P. Lamy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . When a leading presidential candidate feels comfortable proclaiming he'll destroy "the New World Order"--A code word for the supposed minority-led, worldwide conspiracy - it cannot be a moment too soon to learn the truth about the covert symbols, spreading zealotry, and deadly machinations of the armies of millennium rage
