Download or read book Lissy s Friends written by Grace Lin and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lissy is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company.
Download or read book New Friends in Old Chester written by Margaret Deland and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Old Chester secret" tells of Miss Lydia Sampson's adoption of the boy whom she called Johnnie Smith, of her loyalty to him in the face of base suspicions, and of the bitter conflict of wills when Johnnie's real parents tried to take him from her. "When Old Chester wondered" is the story of Rose Knight, braving the gossip of the town to save the man she loved. "The Eliot's Katy" is a masterpiece of mother-love; it tells of the great-hearted sacrifice of the unlettered Cockney cook, who publicly denied her daughter that the girl might be free to play the part of a "lady" in the world"--Dust jacket.
Download or read book Murder In Room 305 written by Gary C. King and published by Bleak House Books. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shocking true crime story of sex, greed and cold-blooded murder! Veteran true crime author Gary C. King spins a gripping real-life tale of a woman caught in a deadly web of lust and violence...a riveting story of love gone horribly, tragically wrong. Kathryn Ann Martini graduated from Yale with a bright future in the banking business. Young, beautiful and ambitious, she had everything going for her. Until she met Michael David Lissy, the sleazy proprietor of a scuba diving school who was a coke addict that consorted with pimps, prostitutes and other known criminals. Burned out and broke, he had nothing going for him. Then he met Kathryn...a match made in hell. On July 6, 1984, the raped and mutilated body of Kathryn Martini Lissy was found at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon. Soon afterward, police arrested Michael David Lissy, Kathryn's husband of one year. A few months earlier, Lissy had taken out a large insurance policy on Kathryn's life, naming him as sole beneficiary. Then he hired an underworld assassin to stalk and kill his wife. After one of the most sensational trials in Eugene's history, Lissy was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Notice to readers: This book was previously published as Web of Deceit.
Download or read book A Daughter of the Rich and Her Friends the Blossoms of Mount Hunger written by Mary Ella Waller and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Summer Reading written by Hilma Wolitzer and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of three very different women--Lissy Snyder, a beautiful, insecure newlywed and unwilling stepmother; her resentful, nosey housecleaner, Michelle; and Angela Graves, the bookish, solitary head of a local book group--intersect over the course of a summer in the Hamptons as they find their reading choices changing their lives forever. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Sixth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1989-05-15 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year's edition of The Year's Best Science Fiction demonstrates once again why the anthology received the 1988 Locus Award for the best anthology in the field. Gardner Dozois presents the finest writing of the year, from both new writers and old favorites, including Walter Jon Williams, James Patrick Kelly, Brian Stableford, Steven Gould, Harry Turtledove, Eileen Gunn, Nancy Kress, Mike Resnick, Bruce McAllister, Connie Willis, Lewis Shiner, Judith Moffett, Bruce Sterling, Robert Silverberg, George Alec Effinger, Howard Waldrop, Kim Stanley Robinson, James Lawson, Michael Swanwick, John Kessel, Stephen Kraus, Pat Cadigan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, D. Alexander Smith, Kathe Koja, Kim Newman, Lucius Shepard. Encompassing the entire genre, this year's edition once again brings you the best science fiction stories available anywhere. "Dozois's best-of-the-year collection has become a landmark of the genre."--Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Vanishing Acts written by Ellen Datlow and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-07-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories by Suzy McKee Charnas, Ted Chiang, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Paul McAuley, Brian Stableford, and others. The theme of this anthology is "endangered species", loosely interpreted to include in some cases the human race. The contents are four excellent reprints and a dozen new stories, including a new novella from Ted Chiang, one of the hottest young story writers in SF. This is a distinguished original anthology fit to put on the shelf beside Starlight.
Download or read book The Shadow of the Hakenkreuz written by Ingrid U. Cowan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shadow of the Hakenkreuz is a biographical journal of the first half of German history in the Twentieth Century as observed by a German family. Coming out of the first world war, Germans tried to understand their lives apart from a ruling imperial family, adjusting to democracy under the Weimar Republic. Before they understood this new society, they found themselves ensnared by a totally new political system. Freedom for Germany and Europe came at a ghastly price of death and destruction, when the rest of the world helped to throw off the yoke of the Hakenkreuz.
Download or read book A Change of Heart for the Cornish Midwife written by Jo Bartlett and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series! A forever love...or a future dashed? Midwife Ella Mehenick can’t wait to marry the love of her life, Dan Ferguson. They have both waited so long for their perfect day, and they know their future together will be everything they’ve ever dreamed of. But when Ella suddenly and unexpectedly collapses – all plans are put on hold. Dan just wants Ella to get better, but Ella, so used to caring for others, struggles to accept she needs care herself. She doesn’t want Dan to give up everything for her and suddenly the life they dreamed of seems to be slipping through their fingers... Once rock solid, Ella and Dan suddenly seem further apart than ever before. Can they find a path back to their happy ever after or will Ella’s change of heart risk everything they love? Praise for The Cornish Midwife Series: 'Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Jessica Redland 'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe “I absolutely love the Cornish Midwife series, especially being an aspiring midwife from Cornwall. Despite being fiction, these books never fail to motivate me to carry on studying when things get tough and really become The Cornish Midwife myself.” Tegan from Reading with Tegs (book blogger and trainee midwife) “I get so absorbed in the books from the Cornish Midwife series, I can’t put them down. The characters are like my colleagues, a tight group of people who love the job they do. The stories are truly captivating and make me feel like I am working alongside the characters, as the series mirrors my working life as a Midwifery Care Assistant so well.” Sandra Twyman, Midwifery Care Assistant and avid reader
Download or read book The Midwife s Change of Heart written by Jo Bartlett and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series! A forever love...or a future dashed? Midwife Ella Mehenick can’t wait to marry the love of her life, Dan Ferguson. They have both waited so long for their perfect day, and they know their future together will be everything they’ve ever dreamed of. But when Ella suddenly and unexpectedly collapses at work – all plans are put on hold. Dan just wants Ella to get better, but Ella, so used to caring for others, struggles to accept she needs care herself. She doesn’t want Dan to give up everything for her and suddenly the life they dreamed of seems to be slipping through their fingers... Once rock solid, Ella and Dan suddenly seem further apart than ever before. Can they find a path back to their happy ever after or will Ella’s change of heart risk everything they love? Praise for The Midwives Series: 'Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Jessica Redland 'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe “I absolutely love the Cornish Midwife series, especially being an aspiring midwife from Cornwall. Despite being fiction, these books never fail to motivate me to carry on studying when things get tough and really become The Cornish Midwife myself.” Tegan from Reading with Tegs (book blogger and trainee midwife) “I get so absorbed in the books from the Cornish Midwife series, I can’t put them down. The characters are like my colleagues, a tight group of people who love the job they do. The stories are truly captivating and make me feel like I am working alongside the characters, as the series mirrors my working life as a Midwifery Care Assistant so well.” Sandra Twyman, Midwifery Care Assistant and avid reader
Download or read book Deadpoint written by Nikki Tate and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayla loves climbing. But she prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. Her climbing partner and best friend, Lissy, is much more adventurous and loves the outdoors. When Lissy starts hanging out with Carlos, the new thrill-seeking guy in town, Ayla wants to keep an eye on her and finds herself tagging along on a weekend climbing trip up Black Dog Mountain. But things go very wrong when Lissy and her dad, the only adult in the group, are badly injured high on the side of the mountain. Suddenly the risks of climbing become very real. Ayla and Carlos need to figure out how to get help, and every decision they make could have catastrophic consequences.
Download or read book Faking It to Making It written by Ally Blake and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girl least likely to marry: Samuel Tucker is absolutely the last person scientist Cassie Barclay would ever date. So when he asks her to dance at her friend Reese's non-wedding she's wondering why on earth she says yes. Tuck is used to people assuming he's all brawn and no brain, but when he finally takes her to bed, suddenly it's Tuck who can show Cassie a thing or two! Can he convince her that love and sex have nothing to do with logic but everything to do with chemistry?
Download or read book The Two Roads written by Eliza White Buffalo and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born with amazing paranormal abilities. Rose survives her terrible life with the help of her spirit guide, Black Elk. Using his world renowned vision of spiritual truth, Black Elk teaches Rose who she really is and the divine purpose of her life, transforming it into one of unbelievable joy... Lissy was born in a hen shed. torn from her 13 yr old mother, Rose, and secretly adopted. Having traced her birth mother's identity, she uncovers a heart wrenching secret which propels her forwards on her own journey of self-discovery... Featuring past life regression, astral travel, and spirit communication, The Two Roads is an incredible dark to light story of survival that can teach us all how to transform our lives through our shamanic nature. Everyone is good, says Black Elk...evil only exists in our darkest imagination. "An amazing story! Eliza is a true healer - warm, compassionate, and enlightening."- Cindy Lora Renard and Gary Renard - The Disappearance of the Universe Well written and captivating! Eliza is one of the bravest new spiritual voices around. Her wisdom will truly touch your heart. You will be engrossed in the power of the story.- Jonette Crowley The Eagle and the Condor Fascinating! The mixture of suffering, hope, and ultimately, redemption, makes this all too real story a must read.- Tommy Suggs, From a Students Notebook series, and founder of Sweetwater Education Foundation. The Two Roads will change you! It is the sacred walking grounds of the wounded shaman...Let your heart rejoice!- Cathleen Hulbert, The First Lamp
Download or read book Innocent In Death written by J. D. Robb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-02-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunts for the killer of a seemingly ordinary history teacher—and uncovers some extraordinary surprises—in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. Eve Dallas doesn’t like to see innocent people murdered. And the death of history teacher Craig Foster is clearly a murder case. The lunch that his wife lovingly packed was tainted with deadly ricin. And Mr. Foster’s colleagues, shocked as they may be, have some shocking secrets of their own. It’s Eve’s job to get a feel for all the potential suspects—and find out why someone would have done this to a man who seemed so inoffensive, so pleasant...so innocent. Someone Eve could easily picture dead is an old flame of her billionaire husband Roarke, who has turned up in New York and manipulated herself back into his life. Consumed by her jealousy—and Roarke’s indifference to it—Eve finds it hard to focus on the Foster case. But when another man turns up dead, she’ll have to keep in mind that both innocence and guilt can be facades...
Download or read book Heaven Can t Wait written by Pamela Clare and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy romp featuring characters from USA Today bestselling author Pamela Clare's I-Team series. Lissy Charteris and Will Fraser are two weeks away from getting married when Lissy suggests they put a bit of traditional romance into their lives by giving up sex until their wedding night. Though Will thinks it's a crazy idea, he's not about to admit he can't do it. The two end up making a bet, vowing not to be the first to ask for sex. But what starts as a bet turns into a game of no-holds-barred seduction—winner take all. "Heaven Can't Wait" previously appeared in Catch of the Day
Download or read book Passing Notes written by D. G. Driver and published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark has finally gotten the attention of the girl of his dreams. Only, his lame attempts at romance through texts and emails seem to be turning her off. When he gets put in the back of the room in an over-full class at school, he begins to discover old notes giving advice about how to write a great love letter. At first he thinks he’s stumbled on some long-forgotten notes passed in class ages ago, but every time he reads them they seem directed specifically to him. They also appear at the perfect moment each time he needs more advice. It’s like someone is haunting him. How do the notes keep appearing? Who’s writing them? Why? And if Mark follows the ghostly writer’s advice, will he win Bethany’s love?
Download or read book Across Cultures written by Kathy A. East and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-05-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by two experienced librarians, Across Cultures introduces you to more than 400 recent fiction and nonfiction multicultural resources for preschool through grade 6 and encourages you to make literature about diversity an integral part of your program of instruction. Arranged in thematic groupings (Identity and Self-Image, Family and Friends, Traditions, Exploring the Past in Diverse Communities, for example), this lively volume links diverse peoples, themes, and issues. It presents both annotations and practical advice on programming strategies. Connections are made to projects, graphic organizers, and activities.
