Download or read book The Santa Thief written by Alane Adams and published by SparkPress. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s winter in Girard, Pennsylvania and the pond is completely frozen over—ready for a young boy to go skating!—but Georgie’s ice skates are too small. All Georgie wants for Christmas is a new pair of skates. But times are tough in 1920s Pennsylvania, and he gets the disappointing news Santa might not come this year. Follow Georgie as he decides to take matters into his own hands—and discovers what Christmas is all about. The Santa Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 4–8.

Download or read book Maid of Secrets written by Jennifer McGowan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1559 England, Meg, an orphaned thief, is pressed into service and trained as a member of the Maids of Honor, Queen Elizabeth I's secret all-female guard. But her loyalty is tested when she falls in love with a Spanish courtier who may be a threat.

Download or read book The Get Along Gang and the Christmas Thief written by Alice Parker and published by . This book was released on 1986-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Get Along Gang's plans for a Christmas pageant go awry when their presents for needy children disappear.

Download or read book Krampus the Thief of Christmas written by Eldritch Black and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Krampus Night is coming, bringing dark fairy tales, waking legends and a magical battle for the heart of Christmas.. Even though Gabrielle Greene has only been in her Uncle's strange alpine village for a few weeks, she's already been tagged as the worst girl who ever lived. And she doesn't know it yet, but she's leaped straight to the top of Krampus's list. Krampus, the mysterious sinister Winter King, and warden of Christmas who comes calling once a year seeking wicked children to haul back to his realm. When Gabrielle's younger brother vanishes she sets out in search of him, but soon finds herself hurtling into a shadowy otherworld. A place of terrible trolls, murky forests, coal-black mountains, Christmas charms and fearsome beasts. Can Gabrielle rescue her brother from the fiendish Krampus? Will she become The Thief of Christmas? The clock is ticking as Gabrielle discovers her decisions have created terrible consequences, consequences that must be faced if Christmas is to be saved. Krampus & The Thief of Christmas is a magical adventure of spine-tingling thrills, yuletide fun and festive delights. Get your copy today!

Download or read book The Christmas Thief written by Carol Lynn Pearson and published by Gold Leaf Press (WA). This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love your enemies ... even when they steal your nativity scene.Carol Lynn Pearson, author of A Stranger for Christmas, offers another holiday treat for the whole family in A Christmas Thief.Brian Baumgartner was his name, but for years Megan Evans had called him the Bum. Ever since second grade, when he threw her sweater in the nearby creek and put a dead mouse on her porch, she had hated him.When the nativity set that has been part of the Evans family's Christmas traditions for years, is stolen, Megan is certain that the Bum is the culprit, and she is determined to see justice served. What ensues is part mystery, part Christmas story, and part magic as Megan discovers that the biggest challenge to loving your enemies can be just getting to know them.

Download or read book The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

Download or read book The Thief Before Christmas written by Sloane Steele and published by Shannyn Schroeder. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Tis the season for a bit of thieving... London George can fake anything. But forging a glass tree topper is challenging even for her—especially since she's never blown glass. With her crew's biggest score on the horizon, she needs a plan fast...even if it means convincing a grumpy (if admittedly hot) glassblower to teach her... The last thing Ezra Fisher wants is yet another obnoxious (if admittedly sexy) rich person thinking she can control his time and art. But as his sister is so quick to remind him, they need the money. So, it looks like he'll be babysitting a newbie whether he likes it or not... All it takes is a little forced proximity—and a surprise snowstorm—to make London and Ezra admit their mutual attraction. But when Ezra pieces together what London is up to, will he help, or ruin the plan? And more importantly, will he ever believe the master faker's feelings for him were real all along? It's going to be a criminally complicated Christmas... The Thief Before Christmas, book 4 in the Counterfeit Capers series, is a light, grumpy/sunshine, contemporary romantic suspense novel featuring a loving found family, a big heist, and plenty of witty banter. Oh, and a little holiday magic, too. Download today and let London and Ezra steal your heart.

Download or read book The Burglar s Christmas written by Willa Cather and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Burglar's Christmas was originally published near the beginning of Willa Cather's writing career in 1896 under the pseudonym of Elizabeth L. Seymour. The story follows William Crawford on the cold streets of Chicago as he contemplates the multiple failures plaguing his life, including his time at college and careers in journalism, real estate, and performing. Distraught, he tries one more role: thief. Attempting to burgle a residence and caught in the act by the lady of the house, William must come to terms with the choices that led him to that moment. Cather provides a heartwarming short story of redemption and love at Christmas, a timely reminder that kindness is in everyone, just waiting to be uncovered.

Download or read book The Thief Who Stole Heaven written by Raymond Arroyo and published by Sophia. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holy Family is set upon by roadside thieves when Jesus is a boy. The leader of the gang is the Bad Thief; among them is a young Dismas, the Good Thief. Remembering his own mother and family, Dismas is moved with compassion and persuades the leader to let them go. While on the cross many years later, Dismas is caught in the entrancing gaze of Mother Mary from down below, and suddenly realizes that the man next to him was the captivating boy from that fateful day long ago. He asks Jesus for forgiveness. Knowing exactly who he is, Jesus forgives him and assures him of Paradise that very day.

Download or read book The Thief of Always written by Clive Barker and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful rounds of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied... There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the House shows it's darker face — when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows — that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. The House and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle, however. Mr. Hood has ambitious for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any soul he has encountered in a thousand years...

Download or read book Wallace and Grace Take the Case written by Heather Alexander and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Read & Bloom line offers high interest, character driven stories for newly independent readers that feature full-color illustrations throughout and will transition kids from leveled readers to a lifetime of reading. In this charming series, perfect for newly independent readers, kids will be treated to simple whodunit mysteries as an utterly delightful owl duo put their heads together. In their first adventure, Wallace and Grace meet a rabbit who is sure he saw a ghost! But the clues lead them in a different direction. Something is spooking the garden . . . can Wallace and Grace solve this case?

Download or read book Deck the Halls The Christmas Thief written by Mary Higgins Clark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first omnibus of Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark's bestsellingcollaborative Christmas mysteries.

Download or read book The Thief Who Sang Storms written by Sophie Anderson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary tale of unity and friendship from the award-winning, internationally-bestselling author of The House With Chicken Legs The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts -- the bird-people -- live on the other. But it wasn't always this way... Linnet wishes she could sing magic, like her father, Nightingale -- and bring the two sides of her island together again. For her land has been divided by a terrible tragedy, and Linnet has been banished with her father to the deepest swamps, leaving behind her best friends, Hero and Silver. So when her father is captured, Linnet must be brave and embark on a treacherous journey. Through alligator pools and sinking sands, she finds new friends. Yet without her singing magic, Linnet discovers something even more powerful. Something that could save her father, and heal the broken heart of her island once more...

Download or read book Mr Willowby s Christmas Tree written by Robert Barry and published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give the gift of holiday spirit with this classic picture book that celebrates how one Christmas tree brings joy to a whole forest of critters! Christmas is here and Mr. Willowby's tree has arrived. There's just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor! He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring holiday cheer to all the animals in the forest. Kids will love watching the tree move from home to home, and families will appreciate the subtle message of conservation and recycling, as the tree top spreads joy to all. This heartwarming story is the perfect way to start the yuletide season, and a warm addition to any family's festive holiday traditions.

Download or read book The Butter Thief written by Chris Murray and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Download or read book Stealing Christmas written by Matthew Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of cousins who don't get along are forced to work together to pull off a heist and steal back their Christmas presents, which were taken away.

Download or read book The Fire Thief written by Terry Deary and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This hilarious, time travelling tale reinvents the Greek myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods."--back cover.