Download or read book Ellie s War Wherever You Are written by Emily Sharratt and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second in the personal and moving coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of WW1. 1915. Ellie's life has completely changed since war broke out. She's been forced to leave school to work in the factory, and her family has received devastating news from the trenches. Then her best friend Jack runs off to war. Will Ellie ever see him again?
Download or read book Wherever You Are written by Emily Sharratt and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the personal and moving coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the First World War. August 1915. Ellie's life has completely changed in the year since war broke out. She's been forced to leave school to work in the factory, and much worse, her family has received devastating news from the trenches. At least she has her best friend Jack. But then Jack runs off to war. Will Ellie ever see him again?
Download or read book While I Live The Ellie Chronicles 1 written by John Marsden and published by Pan Australia. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow series BOOK 1 IN THE ELLIE CHRONICLES TRILOGY "Addictive reading" Sydney Morning Herald "Australia's king of young adult fiction" The Australian We were halfway up the spur when we heard it. Homer and Gavin and I, just the three of us... I'd say there were fifteen shots in the first volley, evenly spaced, lasting about twenty-five seconds... All the way down the spur I'd heard the scattered shots, getting closer as I got closer, and all the way down I tried to think of reasonable explanations for them, and I couldn't think of a single thing that made sense. The town of Wirrawee is emerging from war, slowly, like a flower after a cold snap. Businesses are starting to reopen, the school has re-commenced classes, and local farmers are gradually repossessing their land. But it's not the same Australia as before the war. A new nation exists just a few miles away, a new border that separates Australia from its invaders. Or does it? For Ellie Linton, being back on the farm with her parents is what makes the terrible things that happened during the war - the things she, Homer, Lee, Fi and the others had to do - all worthwhile. It's where she belongs. But the war won't let her go. A devastating tragedy has shattered any hope she ever had to reclaim her life, or herself. It's a new kind of fight. And the enemy isn't always from the other side of the border. Fans of Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and John Flanagan will love John Marsden.
Download or read book Tomorrow When the War Began written by John Marsden and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1995-03-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ellie and six of her friends return home from a camping trip deep in the bush, they find things hideously wrong -- their families gone, houses empty and abandoned, pets and stock dead. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in the town has been taken prisoner. As the horrible reality of the situation becomes evident they have to make a life-and-death decision: to run back into the bush and hide, to give themselves up to be with their families, or to stay and try to fight. This reveting, tautly-drawn novel seems at times to be only a step away from today's headlines.
Download or read book Where Poppies Grow written by Emily Sharratt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the personal and moving coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the First World War. Winter, 1916. Ellie is determined to leave tiny Endstone village and follow her dream of becoming a nurse. But leaving home and starting work in the city hospital also means leaving behind her first-love and childhood friend, Jack. They promise to make it work, but with Ellie's time swallowed up by the chaos of a wartime hospital, and with the charms of an exciting young foreign soldier to keep her company, do Ellie and Jack stand any chance of staying together as their lives move ever further apart?
Download or read book A Handful of Providence written by Richard Goldwaite and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-silent voices of Richard and Ellen Goldwaite, a newly married couple separated by Richard's service in the Union army, come to life in this collection of their wartime correspondence. Seemingly forgotten for years, tucked away in a burlap sack, these letters provide a first-hand account of the effects of the Civil War on one couple and chronicle the separation and loss, sorrow and despair, loneliness and fear, and longing for peace and happier times that war brings--and the conflict between disillusionment and loneliness, duty and honor that Richard's longing for his young bride forces him to confront. These 132 letters, written from 1861 to 1863, chronologically follow Richard's service throughout the war: his voluntary enlistment; his service on a Union ferry; time spent in the Union Coast Guard; postings in Virginia and North Carolina; and his return home. A brief explanation introduces each group of letters. An introduction details the Goldwaites' lives before the war, and an epilogue tells of their life together afterwards. The text is illustrated with more than 40 photographs. Appendices include a history of Goldwaite's regiment and an account of his company's service in the Mexican War; newspaper accounts of events described in the letters; orders for Goldwaite's postings; details about the deaths of colleagues in the war; and military communications between Richard Goldwaite and other servicemen. There is a preface and a bibliography.
Download or read book Kingmaker written by Rob Preece and published by BooksForABuck.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive military and martial arts action as a young woman crosses dimensional barriers to find her parents' killers. In a new world, where magic works, she finds herself in a position to change the future.
Download or read book Luther Nichols written by Mary Stanbery Watts and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Breath Too Late written by Rocky Callen and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Girl in Pieces, All the Bright Places, and Girl, Interrupted comes a haunting and breathtaking YA contemporary debut novel that packs a powerful message: hope can be found in the darkness. "Raw, heartbreaking, and poignant." —New York Times-bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow A Chicago Public Library and Kirkus Best Book of the Year! Seventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience. She is a spectator, swaying between past and present, retracing the events that unfolded prior to her death. But there are gaps in her memory, fractured pieces Ellie is desperate to re-assemble. There's her mother, a songbird who wanted to break free from her oppressive cage. The boy made of brushstrokes and goofy smiles who brought color into a gray world. Her brooding father, with his sad puppy eyes and clenched fists. And Ellie's determined to find out why a piece of her was left behind. Told in epistolary-like style, Rocky Callen's deeply moving A Breath Too Late sensitively examines the beautiful and terrible moments that make up a life and the possibilities that live in even the darkest of places. Perfect for fans of the critically-acclaimed Speak, I’ll Give You the Sun, and If I Stay. "An exquisitely played love song to life, in all of its hurts, wonders, memories, and loves." –Jeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days "A haunting story, punctuated with brilliant points of hope and light. This is an important story. A necessary story . . . Callen’s writing radiates with passion, honesty and love." —National Book Award finalist and Printz Award–winning author An Na
Download or read book A Light on the Magdalena written by Junelle M. Preston and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started on the Magdalena River, the 1960s when life had been simple and reassuring. A river and pueblos ready to absorb the gospel message her Christian missionary family would bring. A river where Ellie suddenly changed, that birthday when two books arrived: Uncle Tom’s Cabin about American slavery, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank with its Nazi overlay. Books full of sorrow and evil that she’d never heard of, so different to past tales of romance and happy endings. Now it became a painful time when life was no longer simple; her parents whose Bible message had always seemed purposeful and right, and her mentor the ex-priest with secrets of his own, teaching her compassion and mercy. Also Aunt Lizzie, an irreverent model of womanhood and freedom for Ellie to observe. And high on the admiration scale was Dr. Britten, that wonderful man living a wealthy secluded life behind the river. This is a coming of age story. An honest unflinching look at Ellie young and lonely, trying to hold onto innocence while at the same time struggling to define her own belief system as events begin to crash down around her. Who can she trust, and is she strong enough to succeed and run with that freedom she optimistically craves?
Download or read book Borderlands 2 Strategy Guide written by GamerGuides.com and published by Gamer Guides. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shoot and loot FPS game has returned with a new entry, with more guns, more enemies, and more locations to explore. You play as one of four new Vault Hunters who get betrayed by Handsome Jack, the game's main antagonist, and are out for revenge for him leaving you for dead. Jack hired you to go after a new vault, but he tried to kill you because he doesn't want anyone going after the vault but himself. What is inside of this vault and why does Jack want it so bad? Read our comprehensive guide, which has been reworked from scratch and contains the following: - Detailed walkthrough of every story mission in the main game. - The location of every hard-to-find Skin and Head customization in the game. - How to acquire most weapons and other equipment. - Every type of enemy listed and strategies on how to kill them. - How to get every single Trophy/Achievement in the main game. - All Borderlands 2 DLC’s covered.
Download or read book The Hollows written by Daniel Church and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **FINALIST for BFS Award for Best Horror Novel, 2023** Folk horror meets ancient gods in a remote snowbound Peak District town where several murders take place… --- In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a body. The man, a local ne'er-do-well, appears to have died in a tragic accident: he drank too much and froze to death. But the facts don't add up: the dead man is clutching a knife in one hand, and there's evidence he was hiding from someone. Someone who watched him die. Stranger still, an odd mark has been drawn onto a stone beside his body. The next victims are two families on the outskirts of town. As the storm rises and the body count grows, Ellie realises she has a terrifying problem on her hands: someone – or some thing – is killing indiscriminately, attacking in the darkness and using the storm for cover. The killer is circling ever closer to the village. The storm's getting worse... and the power's just gone out. File Under: Folk Horror [ Small Town | Big Terror | Long Night | A Few Good Women ]
Download or read book The Lazarus Vault written by Tom Harper and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a high-octane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. With a lingering sense of tension and unease coupled with all-out action and a plethora of twists and turns, it is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani. 'In the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, a page-turner of a novel. Like Dan Brown, Tom Harper knows how to ratchet up the tension.' -- Choice 'Be warned, you could become so hooked by this big adventure thriller that the tide will be lapping round your deckchair before you notice' - Peterborough Evening Telegraph 'Brilliant storytelling linking the past to the present! The level of detail and historical and geographical information is amazing.... highly recommended' -- ***** Reader review 'A story that keeps you guessing and reading. It is hard to put down until the very last page.' -- ***** Reader review 'A gripping yarn' -- ***** Reader review 'So far everyone I know who has read this has done so in one sitting, some doing all-nighters to manage it.' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************** EIGHT CENTURIES OF DECEIT HIDE A DEADLY SECRET Deep in the heart of London, the Monsalvat Bank is small, secretive and fabulously wealthy. When Ellie Stanton, an impoverished graduate student, is unexpectedly invited to join the firm, the offer looks too good to turn down. But the bank is more than it seems. Soon Ellie realises that her life belongs to her employers - and they're watching her every move. For buried in their medieval vaults lies a closely-guarded treasure of immeasurable power - one inextricably bound up with Ellie's own history. Now Ellie is in a race against time, hunted by the bank and pursued by her past. Her only hope of escape is to unearth the secret hidden in the vault. But getting in is only the beginning...
Download or read book Battle of the Casbah written by David Lee Corley and published by White Mountain Commercial LLC. This book was released on 2023-03-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A desperate nation. A daring plan. Can France survive an astonishing betrayal? After three long years of fighting with no end in sight, bombs continue to explode on the streets and in the cafés of Paris and Algiers. French paratroopers led by Colonel Bruno Bigeard lay siege to the Casbah in the Algerian capital. Their mission is to root out the rebels hidden among the civilians no matter the cost. It’s Urban warfare at its worst. Tom Coyle, an American pilot flying for the French military, is driven by one desire – keep Brigitte Friang safe. A task far from simple as Brigitte goes deep into the Algerian mountains seeking the truth. What she finds shakes her to the core and alters the course of the war. Battle of the Casbah is an historic war novel packed with action and intrigue. It’s about the men and women that struggle and die for their country, the morality of war, and the cost of freedom. It’s about lessons learned and forgotten… only to be repeated.
Download or read book Kringle The Story of a Young Toymaker written by D.P. McWane and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young carpenter starts a new life in a small New England town where he makes toys for an unscrupulous boss. He meets a single mother and helps her sons' gang, The Airlords, build Buck Rogers spaceships looking sleds to race. They expose the boss's sham and on Dec. 24th he delivers toys to every child so they can "feel fortunate, even if it's for just one day". Along the way he earns the love of the single mother and her sons.
Download or read book Never Lark nor Eagle written by Ray Castagnaro and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2002-11-06 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never Lark nor Eagle: A Fighter Pilot´s Story, the novel by Ray Castagnaro, is accurate, entertaining Historical fiction about Yanks in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, and their eventual transition to the U.S. Army Air Forces. The story continues with dangerous test flying at Muroc Lake, California, then the exploits of the "Fourth but First" Fighter Group in Korea. The reader witnesses counterinsurgency in the jungles of the Philippines, espionage in 1950s Saigon, and hypersonic test flying at Edwards. It climaxes with the electrifying, but often overlooked air campaign over Vietnam. As told through the saga of one extraordinary American family, the story of the most exciting period in aviation history is told with historical accuracy, passion, and humor. VOLUME I: The early career of a fighter pilot and his family, spanning 1938 to 1958. 16 year old crop duster Carl Morro is adopted by the Wilcox family of rural Kentucky. With his adoptive brother, Freddy, Morro joins other American pilots in Britain?s Royal Air Force in 1940, transitioning to the American "Eagle Squadron," and eventually into the US Army Air Force when America enters the war. Through compelling narrative and humorous dialogue, the reader witnesses an accurate history of air warfare and weapons development through the fictional career of a man who helped develop them and their tactics from pre-WWII through Korea and the 1950s. You will need to have both Volumes I & II to read the whole story. Triumph, tragedy, love, war, revenge, deliverance. © 1980, 1990, 2002
Download or read book Ellie written by Mildred Popp and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Ellie experiences the Great Depression with her family. Along with the many hardships, she discovers her real friends, and receives encouragement in her music from a mysterious benefactor.