Download or read book A Cat Called Ian written by Wolfren Riverstick and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this moralistic tale, an unruly young boy sets out to climb the magnificent white oak on top of Sunrise Hill. But he soon discovers there is much more to the tree than first meets the eye, for it turns out to be the earthgate to Catland. During his ascent he falls, and finds himself mysteriously transformed into a tortoiseshell cat upon regaining consciousness. He is then whisked into a courtroom, presided over by a wizardly Russian Blue known as Harlequin The Catmaster. The newly-formed cat is tried and punished with the Sentence of Nine Lives, whilst also given the name 'Ian'. Ian then has until Christmas Eve to amend the error of his ways, otherwise he will remain as a cat forever - a creature he despises more than any other.

Download or read book Bear in Space written by Deborah Abela and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bear has plans to change his world, one space adventure at a time, and discovers just how far you can go with someone by your side. Bear is different. When he dreams of going into space, the other bears laugh. But Bear has plans to change his world, one space adventure at a time. In space he feels at home, but also alone, until something extraordinary happens. He discovers just how far he can go with someone by his side. A richly imagined story that celebrates difference, self-belief and the way friendship and acceptance can empower someone to build a better world.

Download or read book Wolfie written by Becky Perrone and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Moore family rescues a tiny kitten from certain death, they have no idea that he will grow up to become a very special cat. Wolfie, as they name him, has all of the quirks common to his species, except for just one little detail: Wolfie is a time traveler. Whenever and wherever he travels, he brings his humans with him. This is Young Adult historical fiction at its best, perfect for your kids (or grandkids). What could be better than a time-traveling cat who takes his family to the Wild West in the 1800s?Join the Moore children, Minna and Clayton, as they experience the Wild West as no two children have ever done before. ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Becky Perrone was born and raised in New Jersey, where she spent most of her life before moving south to the Carolinas in 1999. Her background includes many years of teaching at virtually every level, from elementary all the way through junior high school. She was also a high-powered saleswoman in the field of advertising. The author enjoys reading, gardening, jigsaw puzzles, anything to do with horses, spending time with her family, and taking road trips with her husband. She has always been a cat lover, and was inspired to write this book by her beloved Maine coon cat, Wolfgang Amadeus, whose life she shared for 15 years. He was her "Bestest Boy." WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT "WOLFIE: A CAT BEYOND TIME * * * * * "Adventure awaits in 'Wolfie: A Cat Beyond Time, ' not just for children, but every age. The bond between siblings invests you in the characters and their experiences and before you know it, you're rooting for them. The smoothness of the writing pulls you into the story and influences binge-reading late at night. In this delightful novel, the cat is a character, which should delight every child reading Wolfie." -Linda Hawley, author of: "Reset: Dreams Unleashed" (The Prophecies Series), "Guardian of Time" (The Prophecies Series), "Wisdom Keepers" (The Prophecies Series) * * * * "This is the author's first book, and as initial works go, this one is a bit unusual in that it doesn't incorporate all of the common errors that first books usually exhibit. Perrone hits all the right notes with story continuity, writing quality, and the voice of the main characters. Becky Perrone has a master's touch in painting a visual narrative. And she does so right out of the starting gate, rather than giving the reader three or four chapters of "back story" to slosh through before the actual story begins. That ability is highly unusual for a new writer. 'Wolfie: A Cat Beyond Time' is a combination of a Young Adult time-travel adventure and a carefully researched narrative in the historical fiction category. It's not only a journey through time; it also weaves into the story arc a long and arduous trek across the new American frontier. The fact that Wolfie (the family cat) has the unusual ability to initiate time travel pales in the glow of the adventure that the Moore children encounter on their journey with the homesteaders-and, if I didn't know better, I would wager that Becky Perrone was sitting right beside Minna and Clayton on that wagon train journey. I want to finish this review by diving a bit deeper into the visual narrative aspect of Becky's work. She not only creates believable characters to guide us through this adventure, but she inserts them into a most realistic environment. I was blown away by her description of a specific general, circa 1866; it was so vivid that I knew immediately whom she was describing. I could go on, but nothing I could add would provide the pleasure of actually reading her work for yourself. I highly recommend you do so." -Cornell DeVille, author of: "Lost in the Bayou, Ghosts of Skullhaven," and "Treasure of Morro Bay"

Download or read book A DOG WITH NO NAME written by Yu Wang and published by American Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a first-person narrative, this novel mainly portrays the adopted life of a stray dog that passed its days roaming in the suburbs, interspersed with daily compromises and absurd twists and turns of life which allow room for all the human-like experiences and socially-oriented reflections. Starting from the doubt, curiosity and self-examination of a dog, the novel keeps broadening its introspective vision of the entire world and universe, as it transcends the general sentiments to a higher plane of theoretical deduction and philosophical inquiry, attempting to discover a slight chink between the contemporariness, the artistic value and the ethic of modern fiction so as to take a little step forward in an uncharted territory of literature.

Download or read book Part Wild written by Ceiridwen Terrill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the author's four-year relationship with a wolf-dog hybrid named Inyo, recounting their shared journeys in the snow, her battles with fearful neighbors, and the wolfdog's ultimate inability to be domesticated.

Download or read book Makin Biscuits written by Deborah Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makin' Biscuits is an entertaining read that explores how cats see the world and why that matters to the humans who love them. Filled with anecdotes from cat lovers across the globe, along with practical advice and tips, it's the ultimate book to help humans give their cats the self-esteem they need to keep them optimally happy and healthy.

Download or read book Cats on the Counter written by Larry Lachman and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2000-10-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats are wonderful companions, but when they misbehave it can be challenging, if not outright difficult, to successfully treat the behavior problem in order to restore feline harmony to the home once again. In Cats on the Counter Dr. Larry Lachman uses his unique approaches, borrowed from human therapy, to analyze what makes kitty tick, and what happens when his behavior gets out of control. Using a case-by-case format, behaviorist Lachman and journalist Frank Mickadeit deal with common problems such as clawing furniture, refusing to use the litterbox or spray marking in the house, fussy eating, and fighting with other cats. Cats on the Counter is filled with fascinating stories, excellent advice, and empathy for both misbehaving pets and their long-suffering people. Other topics include: The Freudian Feline and Family Therapy: cat personality and structural family systems therapy The Jekyll & Hyde Kitty: cat aggression Kitty Prozac: preserving your cat's mental health Ailurophobia: the fear of cats and how to treat it Kidproofing your Cat: teaching your children how to care for your cat Lassie Meets Morris/Morris Meets Simba: introducing dogs to cats and cats to cats The Final Feline Moment: pet loss, grief and how to say goodbye "Holy Cats Batman!": Kitty ESP, catnip treats, and afterthoughts

Download or read book Wolfie the Bunny written by Ame Dyckman and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families of all kinds will delight in this sweet tale of new babies, sibling rivalry, bravery, unconditional love...and veggies! The Bunny family has adopted a wolf son, and daughter Dot is the only one who realizes Wolfie can--and might--eat them all up! Dot tries to get through to her parents, but they are too smitten to listen. A new brother takes getting used to, and when (in a twist of fate) it's Wolfie who's threatened, can Dot save the day?

Download or read book Faith written by Joe Vitale and published by HBG. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a homeless man, poor and desperate, scrounging on the streets to get by, Dr. Vitale's could have been just another unremarkable life. Alone broke and far from home, he could have given up and thrown in the towel but his faith kept him going. Instead, he has gone from poverty on the streets of Houston, Texas in the 1970's to being able to influence millions with his own rags to riches story. In FAITH, Dr. Joe Vitale reaches out again to his readership during these difficult times. In this latest work, Dr. Vitale teaches how to follow in his footsteps and accomplish goals while helping to make the world a better place. With FAITH the reader can persevere through the tough times. Dr. Joe Vitale teaches how to keep FAITH when it is needed most and how to help create a snowball effect of FAITH that will change the world.

Download or read book Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters 1917 1961 written by Ernest Hemingway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-06-03 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of Ernest Hemingway in 1961 ended one of the most original and influential careers in American literature. His works have been translated into every major language, and the Nobel Prize awarded to him in 1954 recognized his impact on contemporary writing. While many people are familiar with the public image of Hemingway and the legendary accounts of his life, few knew him as an intimate. With this collection of letters, presented for the first time as a Scribner Classic, a new Hemingway emerges. Ranging from 1917 to 1961, this generous selection of nearly six hundred letters is, in effect, both a self-portrait and an autobiography. In his own words, Hemingway candidly reveals himself to a wide variety of people: family, friends, enemies, editors, translators, and almost all the prominent writers of his day. In so doing he proves to be one of the most entertaining letter writers of all time. Carlos Baker has chosen letters that not only represent major turning points in Hemingway's career but also exhibit character, wit, and the writer's typical enthusiasm for hunting, fishing, drinking, and eating. A few are ingratiating, some downright truculent. Others present his views on writing and reading, criticize books by friend or foe, and discuss women, soldiers, politicians, and prizefighters. Perhaps more than anything, these letters show Hemingway's irrepressible humor, given far freer rein in his correspondence than in his books. An informal biography in letters, the product of forty-five years' living and writing, Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters leaves an indelible impression of an extraordinary man. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1899. At seventeen he left home to join the Kansas City Star as a reporter, then volunteered to serve in the Red Cross during World War I. He was severely wounded at the Italian front and was awarded the Croce di Guerra. He moved to Paris in 1921, where he devoted himself to writing fiction, and where he fell in with the expatriate circle that included Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, and Ford Madox Ford. His novels include The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), To Have and Have Not (1937), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He died in Ketchum, Idaho, on July 2, 1961.

Download or read book Dogs just wanna have FUN written by Cheryl Murphy and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating the unique, individual characters of dogs, and how they choose to spend their leisure time. The terrific dogs pictured in the book have not been asked to perform tricks; they are simply demonstrating their zest for life, oblivious to the click of the camera.

Download or read book Love Kurt written by Kurt Vonnegut and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A never-before-seen collection of deeply personal love letters from Kurt Vonnegut to his first wife, Jane, compiled and edited by their daughter “A glimpse into the mind of a writer finding his voice.”—The Washington Post “If ever I do write anything of length—good or bad—it will be written with you in mind.” Kurt Vonnegut’s eldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother’s attic when she stumbled upon a dusty, aged box. Inside, she discovered an unexpected treasure: more than two hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship. The letters begin in 1941, after the former schoolmates reunited at age nineteen, sparked a passionate summer romance, and promised to keep in touch when they headed off to their respective colleges. And they did, through Jane’s conscientious studying and Kurt’s struggle to pass chemistry. The letters continue after Kurt dropped out and enlisted in the army in 1943, while Jane in turn graduated and worked for the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, D.C. They also detail Kurt’s deployment to Europe in 1944, where he was taken prisoner of war and declared missing in action, and his eventual safe return home and the couple’s marriage in 1945. Full of the humor and wit that we have come to associate with Kurt Vonnegut, the letters also reveal little-known private corners of his mind. Passionate and tender, they form an illuminating portrait of a young soldier’s life in World War II as he attempts to come to grips with love and mortality. And they bring to light the origins of Vonnegut the writer, when Jane was the only person who believed in and supported him supported him, the young couple having no idea how celebrated he would become. A beautiful full-color collection of handwritten letters, notes, sketches, and comics, interspersed with Edith’s insights and family memories, Love, Kurt is an intimate record of a young man growing into himself, a fascinating account of a writer finding his voice, and a moving testament to the life-altering experience of falling in love.

Download or read book Wolfie written by Deborah Abela and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I, The Wolf, am sick of being the bad guy. I'm taking over this book. Dear Readers, Fairytales are nonsense. They're full of wolves pestering pigs and picking on sweet little girls in red hoods. But I would never do those things. I knit! I bake blueberry pie! You know what I really want to do? I WANT TO RESCUE A PRINCESS! And if I can't? I QUIT! Yours sincerely, Wolfie Wolfie may want to be a hero, but he's about to discover that arguing with this book's narrator is not the best way to improve his imagea

Download or read book The Peculiar Made up World of Henrietta Marshall written by Janet Rising and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With dark curls to die for glamorous Estra, along with the loyal companionship of her horse, Silverado, and tame wolf, roams the faraway and mystical lands of Azbathria, where she encounters adventures and is forever being rescued by the dark and handsome Sir Nathan, the Black Knight. Except that Azbathria exists only in its creator’s imagination and Estra’s (real name Henrietta) adventures all happen in her head. It is where Henrietta’s made-up life provides a striking contrast to her more mundane real existence as she juggles her home life with her parents, elder sister and their rescue dog Wolfie, school, and disappointing riding lessons on her favourite pony, Silver. In real life Etta has disobedient hair, nurses a terminal crush on Nathan Black and can’t help comparing herself to Amelia Armitage who not only has fairy-tale hair, but seems to be living the life Etta longs for. Can Henrietta get her life together? Or is she forever destined to be the girl overshadowed by Amelia, ignored by Nathan, and fail in her attempts to achieve ‘the right attitude’? Or will she eventually realise that the answer to living the life she desires lies within taking control over herself and her actions – in both lives.

Download or read book Multiple Choice written by Claire Cook and published by Marshbury Beach Books. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A More Magazine Don’t Miss pick by the New York Times bestselling author of Must Love Dogs. "Her quirky voice and sense of humor are as strong as ever."—The Orlando Sentinel March Monroe and her daughter Olivia are going to college. March knows that Olivia is going, naturally, since she and her husband have just made their first exorbitant tuition payment. But Olivia doesn’t exactly know the arrangement . . . yet. Imagine Olivia’s surprise when one day she shows up for training at a local radio station and finds out that one of the other interns is . . . her mother. "very funny...with plenty of giggles."—The Hartford Courant “Cook has a gift for telling an entertaining and funny story that is light enough for a beach read, yet weighty enough to get under your skin and into your heart. Her characters are quirky and inconsistent, good-hearted folks who make mistakes and have regrets, but none of the damage is lasting. Love and forgiveness beat out hate and revenge.” —Patriot Ledger “Cook’s ability to make families foibles ring true -- and funny -- ensures a delightful read.”—Library Journal “Claire Cook infuses her novels with that sassy kind of off-beat humor that makes you giggle, shake your head, and then keep reading. And isn’t that what you want a beach book to do?” —Florida Today “Cook's characters are delightful and quirky, and the storyline is fast paced and lively with just the right touch of humor and romance.” —Fresh Fiction “Nobody does the easy-breezy beach read with a lighter hand than Claire Cook.” —Hartford Courant

Download or read book Evil Breeding written by Susan Conant and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-10-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dog's Life columnist Holly Winter has just landed a plum contract to write a book on Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge's legendary pre-World War II dog shows. Holly arranges to interview one of the last living participants in those fabulously opulent and exclusive shows: canine fancier B. Robert Motherway. But there's something decidedly unsettling about the gracious old gent's imposing home with its acres of kennels. His dying wife wails piteously in an upstairs room, his servants are his sullen son and his downtrodden daughter-in-law, and his favorite German shepherd dog has an ill-bred snarl. Meanwhile, Holly's mail is laced with anonymous packages-old photographs, letters in German, and a brochure on pills for listless pooches. Nothing makes sense until a garroted body is found in a nearby cemetery. Suddenly Holly and her Alaskan malamutes, Rowdy and Kimi, are on a seventy-year-old trail of deception, decadence, and death. And either they unearth the skeletons or join them. From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book How to Date a Werewolf written by Rose Pressey and published by Rose Pressey. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance can be a hairy business-especially when you're a werewolf. As the owner of Get a Mate Dating Service, Rylie is more than happy to step in and lend a hand to lonely lycanthropic hearts all over town. No matter how hopeless Rylie might be in finding her own soul mate, she has a knack for helping others find theirs. Convinced that she is stuck with a family curse, Rylie is positive she will never find her true love. But when drool-worthy Jack Chandler shows up at her door, Rylie wonders if maybe the curse is finally broken. But Rylie's life is about to become complicated courtesy of the after-dark crowd. When she begins receiving strange notes and harassment from a jilted client, events careen out of control. Jack knows she's more hassle than he can handle. What he doesn't know is whether she's seriously in trouble . . . or simply delusional.