Download or read book The Firefly Dance written by Sarah Addison Allen and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright lights flicker in the dark evenings of summer. Pinpoints of hope float against the black descent of night. The sweetest of small and innocent creatures finds its way through the shadows. Fireflies seem to dance on sheer air, illuminating the space between heartbeats. Children give off a similar brave glow, despite the challenges of their young lives. The lessons of childhood are often painful, the shedding of fragile wings in the gloam of an uncertain future. These rich novellas are small jewels reflecting the essence of what it means to grow up dancing among the shadows of life, carrying a brave, small beacon because you know that even the brightest days always, always, end in darkness. Childhood can be so sweetly sad and sadly sweet, profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember. New York Times bestselling novelist Sarah Addison Allen (GARDEN SPELLS, SUGAR QUEEN, THE PEACH KEEPER) anchors THE FIREFLY DANCE with her wistful and funny novella about Louise, a North Carolina girl whose keen observations of the lives around her weaves an unforgettable spell with just a hint of everyday magic. Phyllis Schieber's Sonya, a child of Holocaust survivors, is confronted with the responsibilities of her legacy when she has a poignant encounter with a classmate, another child of survivors, and her mother, in a local shop in their 1970's New York neighborhood. Kathryn Magendie's Petey deals wryly with her family's move from the cool blue mountains of North Carolina to the hot flatlands of Texas. Augusta Trobaugh's stoic Georgia boy leads us through his surreal encounter with a mysterious backwoods toddler who turns out to be anything but ordinary.
Download or read book The Dance of the Firefly written by Barbara Beagen and published by Seaglass Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family's journey into the depths of their own soul as they learn a lesson in honoring the mysteries of life, the spirit that lives in everyone and everything, and the beauty of unconditional love.
Download or read book Dancing with Fireflies written by Denise Hunter and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jade returns home to Chapel Springs after years of protecting her fragile heart. Then along comes Daniel, making her long to dance again. Growing up in the Midwestern river town of Chapel Springs, Indiana, Jade McKinley felt like a weed in a rose garden. When she left, she thought she’d never look back. Now, pregnant, alone, and broke, she has no other choice but to return. The mayor of Chapel Springs, Daniel Dawson, has been an honorary member of the McKinley family for years. While his own home life was almost nonexistent, Daniel fit right in with the boisterous McKinley family. He’s loved Jade for years, but she always thought of him as a big brother. Now that she’s back, his feelings are stronger than ever. As Jade attempts to settle in, nothing feels right. God seems far away, she’s hiding secrets from her family, and she’s strangely attracted to the man who’s always called her “squirt.” Returning home may prove more difficult—and more wonderful—than she ever imagined.
Download or read book Firefly Lane written by Kristin Hannah and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.
Download or read book The Firefly Dance written by Sarah Addison Allen and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of novellas reveal that childhood is sweetly sad and sadly sweet; profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember.
Download or read book Firefly Dance written by Sarah Addison Allen and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of novellas reveal that childhood is sweetly sad and sadly sweet; profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember.
Download or read book Firefly Home written by Jane Clarke and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A charming, interactive tale that can help young readers engage with reading—probably one that will earn that simple command, 'Again!'" —Kirkus Reviews There’s no place like home. But poor Florence Firefly is lost, and there are so many bright lights shining in the night sky that she doesn’t know which way to go. She’ll need some help to find her way back home. In this clever interactive picture book, readers can participate in Florence’s journey by encouraging her to fly faster, suggesting which direction to take, and making a wish.
Download or read book Lexi the Firefly Fairy written by Daisy Meadows and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Previously published as Twilight fairies #2: Lexi the firefly fairy by Orchard U.K. in 2010"--P. facing t.p.
Download or read book A Firefly Named Torchy written by Bernard Waber and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1970 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little firefly is unhappy because his light is so bright all the plants and animals think it is daytime.
Download or read book Dance of the Fireflies written by Peter Campbell-Copp and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost them. Where were his new friends? They had secrets to tell. Something about an unusual door opening just for him. Little did Jonathan Sage know, he was about to wake up to a journey that would carry him to the heart of a land that had been lost for four hundred years. In the sequel to Thunder In October, Jonathan is still the Caretaker's son living at the Hildene Estate in Vermont. Danger and the unknown have challenged Jonathan and his friends before, and at the turn of a page, another adventure is set to begin.
Download or read book The Dancing Fireflies written by Tita Lyn and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young fireflies, Peace, Faith, Love, Joy and Hope love to glow and dance their lights. But a witch, who loves darkness, attacked their village to put off their lights. How will the young fireflies fight a powerful witch? The Dancing Fireflies is an entertaining fantasy children's book. If you like fireflies, then you'll love these clever firefly characters. Buy this book to see how the young fireflies fight back the powerful witch to keep their lights glowing.
Download or read book Summer Dance of the Fireflies written by Ed Connolly and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the land of Shamala where old traditions are forgotten, a wise grandfather shares with his grandson the story of the fireflies descending from the stars to dance with the villagers.
Download or read book The Dance of the Firefly Ubuntu African Romance written by Kathy Bosman and published by Decadent Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mix together a beautiful ballerina and ballet teacher, a sexy single dad, and a precocious-yet-sweet daughter, and emotions run high. Add racial and cultural differences, work contracts coming to an end, and hurts and memories from the past and sparks fly. Rowena loves to dance but has ended up teaching ballet instead. When she helps out Cameron’s difficult daughter, a bond develops between the two dancers. Cameron makes Rowena uncomfortable because he stirs up new, unwanted feelings which make no sense when he intends to leave Zambia soon when his contract ends. Cameron can’t resist sanguine live-wire Rowena who makes his daughter smile for the first time in years. But can he risk his heart again when memories of his late wife come back to haunt him? And Rowena has a lot more at stake in giving her all.
Download or read book Flights of Percy and Emmitt written by Merrill Edmund Lynch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Flights of Percy and Emmitt,” in a sequel, “Dance of the Firefly,” bring readers of all ages the further adventures of a fun - loving bird flock of many species whose mission is to save their Island from the selfish destructive actions of human people. The power of instinctive animal imagination for the positive benefit of their kindred family is shown thru the chance meeting with a firefly family who have lost their homes. Wanda the Whale, left stranded in Book I, is also reunited with her mate, Wally, and their calf Calvin. Just as Sophia Island’s family is celebrating for helping one another, they are summoned to another calling as the Ospreys find their home nest destroyed and nestling chicks scattered on the ground. “A peaceable Place” must truely be created.
Download or read book The Time of the Fireflies written by Kimberley Griffiths Little and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer. A series of clues leads her to the muddy river banks, where clouds of fireflies dance among the cypress knees and cattails each evening at twilight. The fireflies are beautiful and mysterious, and they take her on a magical journey through time, where Larissa learns secrets about her family's tragic past -- deadly, curse-ridden secrets that could harm the future of her family as she knows it. It soon becomes clear that it is up to Larissa to prevent history from repeating itself and a fatal tragedy from striking the people she loves. With her signature lyricism, Kimberley Griffiths Little weaves a thrilling tale filled with family secrets, haunting mystery, and dangerous adventure.
Download or read book The Janajaateey Tales written by Reemanshu Bansal, Manmohan Sadana, Riddhima Sen, Sharada Ghosh, Aurobindo Ghosh, Kajari Guha, Renuka.K P, Biren Sasmal, Moumita De, Manohar Dev and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Janajaateey Tales is a mesmerizing collection of folk tales and stories from Tribal India written in the form of prose and poetry in English and Hindi.
Download or read book Silent Sparks written by Sara Lewis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at the beloved firefly For centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shrouded in mystery: How do fireflies make their light? What are they saying with their flashing? And what do fireflies look for in a mate? In Silent Sparks, noted biologist and firefly expert Sara Lewis dives into the fascinating world of fireflies and reveals the most up-to-date discoveries about these beloved insects. From the meadows of New England and the hills of the Great Smoky Mountains, to the rivers of Japan and mangrove forests of Malaysia, this beautifully illustrated and accessible book uncovers the remarkable, dramatic stories of birth, courtship, romance, sex, deceit, poison, and death among fireflies. The nearly two thousand species of fireflies worldwide have evolved in different ways—and while most mate through the aerial language of blinking lights, not all do. Lewis introduces us to fireflies that don't light up at all, relying on wind-borne perfumes to find mates, and we encounter glow-worm fireflies, whose plump, wingless females never fly. We go behind the scenes to meet inquisitive scientists who have dedicated their lives to understanding fireflies, and we learn about various modern threats including light pollution and habitat destruction. In the last section of the book, Lewis provides a field guide for North American fireflies, enabling us to identify them in our own backyards and neighborhoods. This concise, handy guide includes distinguishing features, habits, and range maps for the most commonly encountered fireflies, as well as a gear list. A passionate exploration of one of the world's most charismatic and admired insects, Silent Sparks will inspire us to reconnect with the natural world.
