Download or read book Talon Come Fly with Me written by Gigi Sedlmayer and published by Wordclay. This book was released on 2009 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talon: Come Fly With Me, is about the life of nine-year-old girl, Matica. Matica lives in a remote village on a dry plateau in the Andes of Peru. She moved here with her Australian missionary and schoolteacher parents when she was five years old. Ever since Matica could remember, she faced cruel rejection because of a growth handicap that traps her in a body a two-year-old. Because of her appearance, the local Indians wouldn't accept her into their community or allow her to play with their children. Under the watchful eyes of her parents, lonely Matica explores the plateau of the Andes. She found a pair of condors soaring near the mountains and with patience and a sense of adventure she befriended them. She named the condors Tamo and Tima and a strong bond and love developed between them. The adventure of this book begins two years later, as Matica helplessly witnessed poachers stealing the condors' egg from their nest. After a dramatic fight between Tamo and the poachers, the poachers abandoned the egg leaving it far from its nest. Being unable to bring it back to the nest, Tamo and Tima sent signals to Matica to take care of their egg. Later on, during Matica's tenth birthday, the condor egg hatches. The hatchling is called Talon and this story focuses on the self journey of Matica, as she teaches the little hatchling to fly. This experience changes her life completely and enables her to see a positive side to her handicap.
Download or read book Talon Come Fly with Me written by Gigi Sedlmayer and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tooth and Talon written by Alex Hernandez and published by EDGE-Lite. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity tamed the solar system and their bodies using powerful nanomachines. Now, Oya Valette and a group of colonist are looking for a fresh start on an extrasolar planet. Soon they discover that their new home is already populated by hostile, extravagant creatures that share a tragic history, not only with the human race, but Oya herself. If Oya can’t set aside her own prejudices and reconcile these two warring factions, both will become extinct.
Download or read book Talon on the Wing written by Gigi Sedlmayer and published by Bookpal. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Matica has dreamed of ever since she first befriended the condors has actually happened in the last chapter of the previous book, Talon, Come Fly With Me. Now the adventure continues. Finally accepting Matica into their community with that incredible event, the Indians of Peru love seeing her together with Talon and his parents, Tamo and Tima. Now she has to tell all of her adventures with her condors in class. Only her mother wasn't very impressed with that event, but she finally is turning around as well and loves seeing them together in that intimate way. Her mother first saw danger in it but after Matica showed her how safe she is with Talon, her mother gave her the go ahead.
Download or read book Come Fly with Us written by Melvin Croft and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Space Hipsters Prize for Best Book in Astronomy, Space Exploration, or Space History Come Fly with Us is the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger days to Columbia in 2003. Not part of the regular NASA astronaut corps, these professionals known as "payload specialists" came from a wide variety of backgrounds and were chosen for an equally wide variety of scientific, political, and national security reasons. Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas focus on this special fraternity of spacefarers and their individual reflections on living and working in space. Relatively unknown to the public and often flying only single missions, these payload specialists give the reader an unusual perspective on the experience of human spaceflight. The authors also bring to light NASA's struggle to integrate the wide-ranging personalities and professions of these men and women into the professional astronaut ranks. While Come Fly with Us relates the experiences of the payload specialists up to and including the Challenger tragedy, the authors also detail the later high-profile flights of a select few, including Barbara Morgan, John Glenn (who returned to space at the age of seventy-seven), and Ilan Ramon of Israel aboard Columbia on its final, fatal flight, STS-107.
Download or read book Charlie U S A written by Bill Mcbirney and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s a killer on the road…The FBI is squirming like a toad. Dakota Jalen, a brash, young, FBI agent with a crushing cross to bear is remaining calm however. Though not one other agent within the entire bureau has broken “CHARLIE USA’s” code, Dakota knows she can do it. From the oppressive heat of the Deep South up into the cool currents of the Northeast, Dakota tails CHARLIE USA state by state until she comes face to face with an un-escapable paradox of endemic proportions. It seems that some people in Dakota’s life, and worse, perhaps even herself, have more in common with the monster CHARLIE USA than they’d like to admit.
Download or read book AMARIS The Moon Child written by Arlene Belmont and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amaris, the Moon Child is a sequel to the author's first book, Happenstance. This Christmas tale begins with the solitary life of Amaris, the twin brother of St. Nick-aka, Santa Claus. Amaris lives with his mean stepmother, the witch, on top of Mount Hermon by the Sea of Galilee. When Amaris was twelve years old, he grew feathers. This rather odd condition allows him to fly! Since he needs to molt to grow new feathers, he must live in a very cold climate. Mount Hermon's chilly mountain air is the perfect environment and allows Amaris a place to fly in isolation from the rest of the world. Amaris fears humans as the witch convinced him all human contact is dangerous, and if he were caught, he would be eaten! After the witch's death, Amaris discovers a handwritten note scribbled by the witch explaining how, through trickery, she stole him at birth from his natural parents and that he actually has a twin brother! Alone, abandoned, and isolated, Amaris decides to take a chance and seek his brother, hoping a reunion will bring a sense of belonging. This story takes the reader on a wild journey through the perilous desert, where Amaris encounters desert creatures and a little girl named Ruth. Ruth teaches Amaris not all humans are harmful and even gives him a clue on his twin brother's whereabouts. The story is about redemption. The reader will learn through Amari's trials that although our past does affect us, it does not have to define us. We can rise above our current circumstances and find fulfillment and a place of belonging. Amaris teaches us a brighter tomorrow awaits us if we will let go of our inner fears. We just have to believe.
Download or read book Decimation written by Marisa Cantrell-Rodriguez and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than twenty years of Great Wars, devastation, and broken borders within North America, the continent of Nambitus is created. Out of the ashes from Nambitus, the most powerful city on the planet arises, followed by smaller cities surrounded by walls for protection. Kaya Lewis, the teenage daughter of a CEO, has grown up sheltered within Axis, the once-great center of her fathers empire. She has been able to socialize freely within the Axis walls, including with her best friend, Matthew Larkin. Unfortunately all of that changes when her fathers nemesis, Rebecca Dean, returns to buy the family company. The only good thing about Rebeccas return is her son, Talon, Kayas long-lost friend and potential love interest. When Kaya decides to venture outside the Axis walls, she notices missing person posters lining the streets and hears whispers of a revolution. Kaya has uncovered a dark secret with evidence powerful enough to end the world. But as undead begin to fill the once-great city, Kaya realizes it is up to her to stop Rebeccabefore it is too late for all of them. Decimation shares the tale of a teenagers dangerous quest to save her planet and mankind from a scientist determined to carry out an evil plan.
Download or read book Earth Bound written by Avril Sabine and published by Cracked Acorn Productions. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Come Fly With Me written by Christine Hightower and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bound By Shadows Kissed By Shadows Series Book 2 written by Bound By Shadows (Kissed By Shadows Series, Book 2) and published by Lola St.Vil. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *****This is a must read for fans of A Shade of Vampire, Twilight and The Mortal Instruments.****** Her mission is to save the world. His mission is to end it. So, what happens when they fall in love? Now that Atlas is the official leader, it's her job to make sure the team is prepared for the second quest. But infighting and secrets are causing the team to drift apart. What’s worse, Kane commits a cruel act that makes Atlas wonder if he’s beyond redemption. And if being a leader means choosing duty over love, what will become of Atlas and Kane? With the Shadow world facing it’s darkest foe yet, are they strong enough for what lies ahead?
Download or read book Deadly Secrets written by Avril Sabine and published by Cracked Acorn Productions. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some secrets are too dangerous to keep. Others are too dangerous to tell. ***This is a bundled edition of the following stories.*** Earth Bound Elf Sight Assassins Of The Dead 1: Dark Blade Earth Bound Nineteen-year-old Brianne has always dreamed of leading a squad. The one thing she has no control over is holding her back. Like the Caelians' mortal enemies, the Terstens, she's earth bound. Sacred Law demands her death by her twentieth birthday. Twenty-one year old Talon is the son of the Terstens' General. Three years ago he quit the army. He can't tell anyone why he abandoned his life long dream. His secret could end the lives of him and his family. Both societies revolve around their armies, believing the other race caused the centuries long war. When circumstances bring Brianne and Talon together, they start to learn the real truth may lie beyond the Feronian Mountains, which haven't been crossed in centuries. Elf Sight Seeing what's hidden can endanger lives. Seventeen-year-old Shadow thinks their country is in bad shape if her Pa is considered one of their greatest heroes. To her he's the bitter man she has to escape before he learns the secret she's kept her entire life. Getting away, with the help of her brother Irlan, is meant to simplify things. Instead, they become involved in plots against the royal family, hidden identities and magic-wielding enemies. Assassins Of The Dead 1: Dark Blade Some heroes work in the shadows, only their deeds remembered. Meikah's family are templars, as far from necromancers as it's possible to be. When she learns that not only can she see the dead, but also wield magic, she fears what the future holds. She doesn't want to become a necromancer, or a dark blade, but there seems to be few choices now available to her. It doesn't help that people have begun to treat her like she's an evil necromancer and rumours have started. Nor does she believe Kellan when he says she belongs with the Assassins Of The Dead. They seem to be a mismatched group that include nobles, an assassin, a sorcerer, a shapeshifter and a vampire. Not at all like templars. And if she was to join them, the rumours will never end and her family might actually disown her. These stories were written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, strong female character, winged people, vampires, shapeshifters, adventure, romance.
Download or read book Riser written by Adalaid Rhodes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Luke Stokes never imagined he would ever be more than just a soldier, but when he refuses to let tyranny destroy the galaxy he loves so much he gains an adversary that will test Luke in ways he never imagined. All the while trying to overcome his own personal obstacles.
Download or read book Combat Talons in Vietnam written by John Gargus and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combat Talons in Vietnam is a personal account of the first use of C-130s in the Vietnam War. It provides an insider’s view of crew training and classified missions for this technologically advanced aircraft. Many covert missions over North Vietnam were successful, but one night, John Gargus, a mission planner, oversaw an operation in which the aircraft—carrying eleven crewmembers—failed to return from a nighttime mission. For thirty years, a search for the missing aircraft remained in progress. In the late 1990s, the Combat Talon veteran community at Hurlburt Field in Florida, still uncertain of the full story, decided to dedicate a memorial to the lost crew. When wartime mission records were declassified, Gargus embarked on a long journey of inquiry, research, and puzzle-solving to reconstruct the events of that mission and the fate of its crew. He discovered that the wreckage of the plane had been found in 1992 and that the remains of the crew were being held in Hawaii. Through numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, interviews, and site visits, Gargus sought to answer the question of why it took so long to find the wreckage and, more importantly, why the special operations command units were left uninformed. By 2000, the remains were relocated to a common grave at Arlington National Cemetery at last providing a measure of closure to family, friends, and comrades.
Download or read book Taken on the Wing Boxed Set Books 1 and 2 written by Elizabeth Munro and published by Blue Swell Books. This book was released on with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boxed set includes both full length gryphon shifter novels, Wingspan and Skyfall. Wingspan: Jenn Klein was raised in the human world unaware of her gryphon heritage or the legacy before her. Devastated by the death of her twin brother, she makes the uncharacteristic decision to find emotional connection with a stranger, a man she knows only as Talon in the cave-like sleeper cab of his rig. But no sooner is she introduced to the gryphon world they’re meant to share than she’s violently taken and forced to fight, delicately balancing the human world she knows with the world of the gryphons. Born and reared a proud warrior, Talon’s life takes the turn of most male gryphons; that of a rogue, existing in both the human world and on the fringes of his adopted Rocky Mountain eyrie. After proving himself to the beautiful but emotionally damaged rogue female in his truck they part ways. He’s haunted by her presence in his heart until they’re reunited in his eyrie. When she’s torn from his arms he’ll stop at nothing to have the woman he now calls Shadow returned to his side. Skyfall: When Cloud is expelled from Master Sky’s ranger training program, the last gryphon she expects to find at her den is her old lover Soar. Now she’s the only gryphon with the skills to get inside a corrupt Calgary eyrie and Soar needs her in more ways than one. Cloud has little choice but to accept the mission. Success will get her back in Sky’s good books but accepting Soar as her working partner will either heal her broken heart or ruin it completely. Master Soar walked out of Cloud’s life when her departure to the ranger program was inevitable. She was motivated, beautiful and too young to tie herself to someone like him. As much as it hurt, it was better to let her go. But when the Calgary eyrie is at the centre of a conspiracy to destroy his own, he’s forced to play every card he has, including Cloud. When Cloud shuts him out and starts to operate on her own he has no choice but to go in after her, risking the entire mission to get the gryphon he loves out alive.
Download or read book Talon written by Julie Kagawa and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa's groundbreaking modern fantasy series, dragons walk among us in human form. THE DRAGONS OF TALON: Once hunted nearly to extinction, they are now poised to take over the world. THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE: The legendary dragonslayers will stop at nothing to wipe dragons from the face of the earth. These mortal enemies are locked in secret and deadly combat, with humanity none the wiser. To take her rightful place in the Talon organization, young dragon Ember Hill must prove she can hide her true nature and blend in with humans. Her delight at the prospect of a summer of "normal" teen experiences is short-lived, however, once she discovers that she's also expected to train for her destined career in Talon. But a chance meeting with a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, St. George soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian is tasked with hunting her down. But when faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything the Order has ingrained in him--and what he might be willing to give up to uncover the truth about dragons. Don't miss the first book in Julie Kagawa's highly anticipated new series, SHADOW OF THE FOX, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2, 2018 "Kagawa's storytelling elevates this novel within the crowded field of fantasy romance." --BookPage "Kagawa knows how to end a first volume for maximum cliff-hanger drama." --Booklist
Download or read book The Circle of Orion written by Eric Ochoa and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erin never lived a happy life on earth. The only escape from the pain she feels are her two best friends, Angel and Jacob. But when tragedy strikes and her world is destroyed at the hands of fire, suddenly Erin finds herself in a new world entirely. She quickly learns her new world, called Elmera, is full of wonder, beauty and magic. She learns that she is the key to resurrecting the Elder God Orion and must find and lead a group of powerful children in order to stop the impending war between the dark and light kingdoms of Elmera. But will she be able to forget her old world and all it has done to her? Find out in the Circle of Orion.
