Download or read book Danny Malloy Samurai on Pawselin Prairie written by M. A. Hugger and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After spending three years at the Hamm School and Farm for Juveniles, Danny Malloy is ready to go back and live with his mom. But first, his probation officer tells him, he must make a go of it with the Nowells, his fifth foster family. In the beginning, Danny is tempted to run away, but he discovers that Mrs. Nowell makes the best pepperoni pizza. He begins to find his way at the Nowells's home, which sits on the edge of a river bank overlooking the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. His goals are to keep his faithful pet, Dog, and to find a girlfriend. Along the way, he makes lasting friendships and finds exciting adventures, like playing volleyball on Party Hill in the middle of the Mississippi River, stalking a bear in a corn field, and catching deer poachers on a "no moon" night. Written in the style of Mark Twain, Danny Malloy, Samurai on Pawselin Prairie narrates Danny's coming-of-age story that includes his experiences of love and heartbreak.
Download or read book Danny Malloy Samurai on Pawselin Prairie written by M. A. Hugger and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After spending three years at the Hamm School and Farm for Juveniles, Danny Malloy is ready to go back and live with his mom. But first, his probation officer tells him, he must make a go of it with the Nowells, his fifth foster family. In the beginning, Danny is tempted to run away, but he discovers that Mrs. Nowell makes the best pepperoni pizza. He begins to find his way at the Nowellss home, which sits on the edge of a river bank overlooking the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. His goals are to keep his faithful pet, Dog, and to find a girlfriend. Along the way, he makes lasting friendships and finds exciting adventures, like playing volleyball on Party Hill in the middle of the Mississippi River, stalking a bear in a corn field, and catching deer poachers on a no moon night. Written in the style of Mark Twain, Danny Malloy, Samurai on Pawselin Prairie narrates Dannys coming-of-age story that includes his experiences of love and heartbreak.
Download or read book Banished written by Han Dong and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Tao family is banished to the countryside, forced to leave comfortable lives in Nanjing to be reeducated in the true nature of the revolution by the peasants of Sanyu village. The parents face exile with stoicism and teach their son to embrace reeducation wholeheartedly. Is this simple pragmatism, an attempt to protect the boy and ensure his future? Or do the banished cadres really cling to their belief in their leaders and the ideals of the Revolution? These questions remain tantalizingly unanswered in this prize-winning first novel.
