A Place To Hang The Moon

Author : Kate Albus
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823449815
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Place to Hang the Moon written by Kate Albus and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming story about three siblings, evacuated from London to live in the countryside, looking for a permanent home--and a new meaning for family. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer? It's a preposterous plan, but off they go-- keeping their predicament a secret, and hoping to be placed in a temporary home that ends up lasting forever. Moving from one billet to another, the children suffer the cruel trickery of foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets and the hollowness of empty stomachs. But at least they find comfort in the village lending library-- a cozy shelter from the harshness of everyday life, filled with favorite stories and the quiet company of Nora Müller, the kind librarian. The children wonder if Nora could be the family they've been searching for. . . . But the shadow of the war, and the unknown whereaouts of Nora's German husband complicate matters. A Place to Hang the Moon is a story about the importance of family: the one you're given, and the one you choose. Filled with rich, sensory prose, allusions to classic children's stories like A Little Princess, Mary Poppins, and The Story of Ferdinand, this cozy tale with a classic feel is sure to warm your heart. Don't miss Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles which takes place in New York City during WWII and was described as "historical fiction at its finest" in a starred review from School Library Journal. An ALSC Notable Children's Book An SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Named to the Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice List A CCBC Choice

Author : Alexandria Bellefleur
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063000857
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hang the Moon written by Alexandria Bellefleur and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a delightful follow-up to Written in the Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur delivers another queer rom-com about a hopeless romantic who vows to show his childhood crush that romance isn’t dead by recreating iconic dates from his favorite films... Brendon Lowell loves love. It’s why he created a dating app to help people find their one true pairing and why he’s convinced “the one” is out there, even if he hasn’t met her yet. Or... has he? When his sister's best friend turns up in Seattle unexpectedly, Brendon jumps at the chance to hang out with her. He’s crushed on Annie since they were kids, and the stars have finally aligned, putting them in the same city at the same time. Annie booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Seattle to spend time with friends before moving across the globe. She’s not looking for love, especially with her best friend’s brother. Annie remembers Brendon as a sweet, dorky kid. Except, the 6-foot-4 man who shows up at her door is a certified Hot Nerd and Annie... wants him? Oh yes. Getting involved would be a terrible idea—her stay is temporary and he wants forever—but when Brendon learns Annie has given up on dating, he’s determined to prove that romance is real. Taking cues from his favorite rom-coms, Brendon plans to woo her with elaborate dates straight out of Nora Ephron’s playbook. The clock is ticking on Annie’s time in Seattle, and Brendon’s starting to realize romance isn’t just flowers and chocolate. But maybe real love doesn’t need to be as perfect as the movies... as long as you think your partner hung the moon.

Author : Sonya Hartnett
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407143565
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Children of the King written by Sonya Hartnett and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the Second World War and, with London becoming an increasingly dangerous place to live, the Lockwood children are whisked away to Heron Hall, to stay with their Uncle Peregrine in the countryside. But when they discover two strange boys hiding in a nearby derelict castle, the past and present collide.

Author : Jeannette Walls
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501117319
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hang the Moon written by Jeannette Walls and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A rollicking tale.” —The Washington Post *“Propulsive.” —Associated Press * “Wild, smart, energetic.” —Los Angeles Times * “Brilliant and effervescent.” —NPR From the #1 bestselling author of The Glass Castle, the instant New York Times bestseller a “rip-roaring, action-packed” (The New York Times) novel about an indomitable young woman in prohibition-era Virginia. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father’s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That’s a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger. “You’ll fall in love with Sallie on the very first page and keep rooting for her all the way through to the last” (Good Housekeeping) in this thrilling read that “goes down easy…like the forbidden whisky that defines the life of Sallie Kincaid” (Associated Press).

Author : Kate Albus
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823456706
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nothing Else But Miracles written by Kate Albus and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy siblings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When 12-year-old Dory Byrne’s pop left New York City’s Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that they’d be safe. Like he always said, “the neighborhood will give you what you need.” There’s the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seafood stew at Mr. Caputo’s restaurant. . . which is where Dory learns about the abandoned hand-pulled elevator that is the only way to get to Caputo’s upper floors. But when a new landlord threatens their home in the community that’s raised them and kept them safe, the secret elevator—and the abandoned hotel it leads to—provides just the solution they need. Based on a very real place in old New York and steeped in the history of World War II, Nothing Else but Miracles is a warm and inviting story of resilience, the tight-knit community of the Lower East Side, and the miracles that await in unexpected places. Kate Albus is the award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, An Indie Pick, An ALSC Notable Children’s Book, A CCBC Choice book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner. Nothing Else But Miracles is rich with details from her grandparents’ stories of Coney Island and the Fulton Fish Market. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author : Mark I. West
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1666938882
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature written by Mark I. West and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars in the field of children’s literature studies began taking an interest in the concept of “liminal spaces” around the turn of the 21st century. For the first time, Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together in one volume a collection of original essays on this topic by leading children’s literature scholars. The contributors in this collection take a wide variety of approaches to their explorations of liminal spaces in children’s and young adult literature. Some discuss how children’s books portray the liminal nature of physical spaces, such as the children’s room in a library. Others deal with more abstract portrayals, such as the imaginary space where Max goes to escape the reality of his bedroom in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. All of the contributors, however, provide keen insights into how liminal spaces figure in children’s and young adult literature.

Author : Deborah Wiles
Publisher : Gulliver Books
ISBN 13 : 9780152024352
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hang the Moon written by Deborah Wiles and published by Gulliver Books. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jonathon Green
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780304366361
Total Pages : 1600 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cassell's Dictionary of Slang written by Jonathon Green and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results

Author : Walter Henry Medhurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese and English Dictionary written by Walter Henry Medhurst and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Huascar Medina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781950380305
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Hang the Moon written by Huascar Medina and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huascar Medina is currently the Poet Laureate of Kansas (2019-2021), a playwright and also serves as the Lit Editor for seveneightfive magazine located in Topeka, KS. He's a member of Topeka's Speak Easy Poetry Group, the Red Tail Collective in Lawrence and the Latino Writers Collective. Recent works published can be found in the Latino Book Review (2019), Finding Zen in Cowtown (Spartan Press 2017), Kansas Time & Place: An Anthology of Heartland Poetry (Little Balkan Press 2017); and in his first collection of poems, How to Hang the Moon (Spartan Press 2017). He received the 2018 Topeka ArtsConnect Arty Award for Literature and was the selectee for Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble's 2018 Homegrown Playwright Project for his play, "Theodore's Love".