Download or read book Papa s Suitcase written by Gerhard Köpf and published by George Braziller. This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero of Papa's Suitcase, "Hemingstein", is a gentle young man who has a great love for books and the stories they contain. His favorite stories are those written by his hero and namesake, Ernest Hemingway, "Papa". After reading and re-reading all of Hemingway's works, Hemingstein's insatiable desire for stories by the great author is stronger than ever. In search of more material, he embarks on a quixotic trip for a long lost suitcase full of original Hemingway manuscripts that Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, had lost while boarding a train in Paris in 1922. Hemingstein's quest brings him around the world, from Mt. Kilimanjaro to Key West to the dusty Parisian salon of Marlene Dietrich.

Download or read book Papa s Blues written by Javon Johnson and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lonely Hearts written by Erin Jacobs and published by Art Official Media LLC. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexandra Benton's parents have recently died in a car accident and now the 17 year old high school senior must finish out the school year in Los Angeles, a big jump from her home town of Oxford, NC. After settling in with her strange but lovable Aunt Katie, her eyes are opened to a family secret handed down from generation to generation. Still struggling with grief, Alex s attempts to regain a sense of normalcy are futile when she becomes hypnotized by a mysterious stranger and discovers her new friends are much more gifted than the average person. Following a near death experience, Alex meets someone who reveals a truth that her heart refuses to accept. Torn between good and evil, Alex learns the age-old lesson, never judge a book by its cover.

Download or read book Mystery of the Dark Tower written by Evelyn Coleman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl’s life changes forever when she investigates a mystery with the help of writers, artists, and musicians in 1920s Harlem Bessie Coulter has no idea why her father spirits her and her brother, Eddie, away from their home in Burlington, North Carolina, in the middle of the night, leaving their sick mother behind. But from the moment she steps off the train at Grand Central Station, she’s captivated by this teeming, colorful city that’s both scary and exciting. Although Harlem is a thrilling place, Bessie misses her mother and can’t get used to living with her two aunts. She’s lonely and homesick, especially when her father begins going out with a beautiful, well-dressed woman. Desperate to find out what’s going on, Bessie launches an investigation that takes Eddie and her into a world of artists, jazz musicians, and writers, in search of a strange place called the Dark Tower. With the help of their next-door neighbor Lillian Moore and a Caribbean hoodoo woman named Miss Flo, Bessie is determined to uncover the mystery and get her family back together. This ebook includes a historical afterword.

Download or read book The Great Train Mystery written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you purchase the Library Bound mystery you will receive FREE online eBook access! Carole Marsh Mystery Online eBooks are an easy, effective, and immediate way to read your favorite Carole Marsh Mystery on the go! Each web-hosted Online eBook is filled with the same exact pages as the book, plus additional features like pages that "flip" with a fun sound as you read, a full chapter directory, full-screen and thumbnail viewing capabilities, and more! Š Online eBooks allow readers to access their book anytime, from anywhere - by using a computer, tablet, or other device with Internet access. Š They require NO additional access or hosting fees Š When you purchase a library bound Carole Marsh Mystery book, you get unlimited access to the Online eBook version for FREE. Š You don't need to download Online eBooksŠ They are available to you online 24/7! Š Online eBooksare available exclusively from Gallopade, and are compatible with Macs, PC, iPad, and other devices with Internet access. Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa go "All aboard!" the train Papa's borrowed train for a fast-adventure across America - and try to keep from being ?"erailed?"by mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and - oh, it's so dark in here! - those treacherous tunnels! Look What's Inside This Mystery - people, places, history and more! Places: Washington, D.C. - Union Station Š The National Mall Š Washington Monument Š Lincoln Memorial; Nebraska - Union Station Š Union Pacific Railroad Historical Museum Š Chimney Rock; Missouri - Museum of Westward Expansion Š Independence Š Eads Bridge, St. Louis; Colorado - Union Station; Utah - Salt Lake City Š Promontory Summit; and Mississippi River and Sierra Nevada Mountains People: Lewis and Clark Š Harry S. Truman Š Shakespeare Š Abraham Lincoln Š Pioneers Educational Items: Cattle drives Š Union Station's history Š Steam Engines Š Louisiana Purchase Š Transcontinental Railroad Š Westward Expansion Š Oregon Trail Š Manifest Destiny Š Golden Spike ceremony Š The Old West Š Bethel Granite Š Sierra No. 3 Š The Gateway Arch Š California Trail Š California Gold Rush Š Kerosene Š Coal Š Oil Š The Pony Express Š Pinto horses Š Historic trains: No. 119 and Jupiter Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 3.6 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150376 Lexile Measure: 610 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Download or read book The Veil written by Chandni Goswami and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vidya Sharma is a simple girl, her mind filled with perplexities and daydreams. She belongs to an upper middle-class family who pampers and shields her all the time. She falls in love with her childhood friend Aadesh. While she is head over heels for him, his feelings aren’t readable. On one hand, his attitude and gestures scream of his deep love for her; his words, on the other, paint a contradictory picture. To divert her attention from all of this she begins to focus more on her studies, only to discover her passion for writing. But before she could take her first step towards her dreams, her family begins to search for a matrimonial alliance for her. Her opinions don’t matter in their criteria for a perfect son-in-law. Amidst this chaos enters Ravi, the embodiment of her family’s perception of an ideal match. Entangled in the web of confusion and conspiracies, Vidya almost lands at the altar of her wedding with Ravi. Seems like a simple triangular love story. Isn’t it? But why does it suddenly veer to the burns care section of a hospital? And where will Vidya’s story take off from here?

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Download or read book Papa s Coffee Machine written by Sheeraz Shah and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Delhi's bustling streets, Mr. Zaidi embarks on a personal journey through virtual connections with his American-born grandchildren, Ayaan and Fazal. Amidst the aroma of kadak chai and freshly brewed coffee, Despite his reserved nature and seemingly dull existence, their conversations transcend time and distance, bringing unexpected warmth and joy. Delhi's charm and the warmth of coffee serve as the backdrop to their exchanges in this tale of intergenerational exploration. Hindered by language barriers, cultural differences, and Mr. Zaidi's reservations, their virtual encounters faltered. However, a longing for connection stirs within him, melting his apprehension away. Ayaan's coffee mug and lively spirit with the brewing curiosity of Fazal become catalysts for his own transformation. While Murad, a loving father, strives to foster a deeper bond between his sons and Mr. Zaidi. Follow Mr. Zaidi's heart, as the Zaidi family embarks on a journey of understanding and personal growth, filled with laughter, misunderstandings, and heartfelt conversations.

Download or read book Maddie written by Mary Kresge and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have our "inner-child" within us. Madeline Elsworth is a fifty-eight year old social worker whose life and her familys lives are affected by her lost "inner-child", Maddie. The fourth, fifth, and sixth years of her childhood are missing. Until she locates Maddie and lives those three years with her, Madeline can It be a whole person. Madeline lives in California as the woman she thinks she should be--an educated stable wife of a surgeon and mother of two adult daughters. Shes an "actress" going through her "role of life". As she grows older, reality is becoming too frightening so shes withdrawing and becoming more dependent on her family instead of being a participating member. Madeline believes her mother passed away during her childhood. When she learns her mother has just recently died, she is forced to return alone to her childhood environment in Pennsylvania to find her lost childhood years. As Maddie begins to appear, Madeline chooses to be in denial and doesnt want to leave her "safe place" so she sees Maddie as a very happy child and her childhood as a happy one. As Maddie continues appear.inq to her, she starts seeing things she doesn It want to acknowledge. Madeline keeps running away to her migraine headaches and Codeine to lessen her discomfort. But Madeline begins to feel love for Maddie and wants to defend and protect her. With the help of her old friend and psychiatrist, Doctor Bob, she starts trusting Maddie and wants to know her better. As a result, Maddie developes a need for Madeline to help her and opens up to her. Maddie slowly reveals her fears and horror she had suffered during those lost three years. With the support of the caring new people Madeline meets in her old hometown and her growing concern for Maddie, she finds new strength to help her "inner-child". Theres the friendly mortician who had known Maddie; theres the Ott family who gives support; theres Uncle Arthur who shares Maddies mothers younger years with her maternal grandparents; theres the attorney who fills in the blanks in her memory of her father and paternal grandparents; and then there are the memories of a sweet, loving Down s Syndrome boy whose love and devotion had helped Maddie survive. Madeline lives through Maddie s fourth, fifth, and sixth years with her and helps her "inner-child" cope with each horrific episode she had encountered. As Madeline holds her hand and walks by her side through those years, Maddie developes the courage to take Madeline back to the terror-filled events of her childhood. Madeline sees the abuse by her Schizophrenic mother; the absence of her loving father; the taunting and bullying by a neighborhood boy; the feeling of loneliness; facing the deaths of loved ones; and finally, almost her own death. As Maddie conquers her fears, she no longer needs to hide within Madelines psyche. Madeline experiences a beautiful feeling of freedom--freedom from the fear of devastating emotional pain. She emerges as the confident, self-loving woman she wants to be. She can now love her family and others with the deep trusting love she could never allow. Shes become a "whole person".

Download or read book Papa s Game written by Gregory Wallance and published by Rawson Wade Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Jack Kerouac Is Pregnant written by Aurelie Sheehan and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen stories on women. In The Dove, a wealthy widow pressured by her family to marry a rich man spends life fixated on an affair she had a week before her wedding, in Look at the Moon, a woman reflects: "I've had my heart broken a few times. I've been in love with the most garlicky individuals. I fact, I have a fascination with the mediocre."

Download or read book A Suitcase Surprise for Mommy written by Cat Cora and published by Dial. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mommy has to travel for work, her son gives her a special picture to ease their temporary separation.

Download or read book Why Papa Went Away and Other Stories written by Phyllis Martens and published by Kindred Productions. This book was released on 1988 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of Mennonite heroes of faith.

Download or read book Dirty Bargain A Dark Mafia Romance written by Zoe Beth Geller and published by Kinky Ink Publishing, LLC.. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marchello Micheli is a man with a mission. Tasked with shadowing Prende, the headstrong daughter of a powerful mafia patriarch, his job is clear: ensure she remains oblivious to the sinister secrets behind her father's untimely demise. Prende, a vibrant young woman with an enchanting flower shop nestled in the heart of Florence, has always lived in the shadows of her family's dark dealings. Sparks fly when her path crosses with the enigmatic Marchello, a dashing Italian with a dangerous allure. But the deeper she delves into her father's secrets, the more perilous her world becomes. As Prende stumbles upon her father's cryptic little black book, she unwittingly becomes a target, pursued by ruthless strangers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. Marchello, bound by duty and captivated by Prende's beauty and spirit, has no choice but to offer her protection. In a world where trust is scarce, and betrayal lurks at every corner, he proposes a solution that could save her life—a forced marriage. Together, Marchello and Prende must unravel the mystery shrouding her father's death. As they dig deeper into the treacherous underworld of the Albanian mafia, they find themselves drawn to each other in ways they never anticipated. Will they uncover the truth about her father's murder, exposing the mafia family's dangerous secrets that bind them? And in the midst of chaos and danger, could their forced union blossom into a love strong enough to defy even the darkest forces conspiring against them? In "Dirty Bargain," passion, danger, and desire entwine as two unlikely souls navigate a perilous path toward love which can be the deadliest currency of all. Grab your copy today!

Download or read book The English German Girl written by Jake Wallis Simons and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful, meticulously researched novel is a moving tale of one girl’s struggle against a world in turmoil. In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler’s fist, the Klein family is gradually losing everything that is precious to them. Their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, slips out of Germany on a Kindertransport train to begin a new life in England. Charged with the task of securing a safe passage for her family, she vows that she will not rest until they are safe. But as war breaks out and she loses contact with her parents, Rosa finds herself wondering if there are some vows that can’t be kept. A sweeping tale of love and loss, with the poignant story of the Kindertransport at its heart, this is an exceptional accomplishment from one of Britain’s bravest and most-vibrant young writers.

Download or read book Opening Doors written by Lou Rivers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lou Rivers, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in Humanities at New York City College of Technology/CUNY. He writes essays, poems, short stories, novels and plays of African American Experience. During his twenty-five (and more) years at City Tech, he served as Chairman of the Humanities department, coordinator of speech, theatre, and performing arts programs. He also served as executive director of plays, both professional and non-professional, and his career extended half a century including acting, directing, and playwriting. As a playwright, he studied playwriting with Walter Kerr at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and Elmer Rice at New York University, and John Gassner at Yale University. He’s a John Hay Whitney and Andrew Mellon fellow in Creative Writing. He holds an M.A. in Dramatic Arts from New York University, and as an experienced educator, a Ph.D. from Fordham University. He is the recipient of many coveted awards and distinguished recognitions.