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Spoiled teens Crystal and Sahara get sent to live with their grandmother, Ma Ray, for a summer without cell phones,…
Internet, or boys. Upset their summer is ruined, the girls attempt to rebel against their grandmother's strict rules. But they don't succeed, because Ma Ray was once a wild child like her granddaughters - and she knows every trick in the book. 2011.
The story of Guy Paul Morin, who was wrongly convicted of a little girl's murder. It took ten years and…
the just-developed science of DNA testing to finally clear his name. This book tells his story, showing how the justice system not only failed to help an innocent young man, but conspired to convict him. For junior high readers and older. 2013, c2012.
By looking at retirement from men's perspectives, this book will explore issues that have been given short shrift by the…
mass media and in retirement literature. The interviewees will include the newly retired, those working part-time, and the fully retired, and represent a range of income and education levels and professional and personal circumstances. The author will also be interviewing their wives and partners. By helping women understand why men think about retirement the way they do, the author hopes to separate fiction from fact and free people's minds to reimagine retirement. Bestseller. 2016.
This book has been created to give you the knowledge to achieve a healthier, happier, freer life. It contains information…
you can use to take control of your health, environment, your whole life: mind body and soul. 2003.
Lily Piper and her family believe that the Lord will pluck them from the drought-ravaged Prairie at any moment, so…
Lily tries to be ready, despite feeling that she is not the daughter her mother wants. In her teens, Lily is sent to England to care for her Grandmother, and learns to experience life in all its ambiguity while waiting for the outbreak of World War II. But then news she has been dreading arrives, and she is called home to face a future she thought she had escaped. c2008.
Biography of the black musician who was blinded by glaucoma as a child. Charles left school at an early age…
to pursue his musical career. He travelled from his home in Florida to form different bands and became a popular performer of international renown. Covers periods of Charles's life from childhood to age sixty-three. For Grades 4-7. 1996.
Ferns gives an account of his Philosophical travels from Marxism to Classical Liberalism. He also deals with his earlier Canadian…
careers, including a 3-year stint as a member of Mackenzie King's staff and another year in external affairs. 1983.
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.
Wilberforce committed himself to two ambitious callings : rousing professing Christians to understand the nature of true faith, and bringing…
about the end of slavery in England's colonies. Real Christianity challenged the ruling classes of early 19th Century England more than any other writings. To this day, Real Christianity remains a compelling work that soundly teaches the tenets of evangelical faith and stirs the consciences of Christians. 2005.
As a boy, Ray Bradbury had a wild and vivid imagination, which came in handy later when he became a…
science fiction and fantasy writer. Bradbury has written more than 500 literary works (beginning in 1938) including "The Martian chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451", which incorporate his love of outer space, magic, and mystery. Includes a time line, a list of selected works, a glossary, and a short interview with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.
Teaches young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants, when to harvest seeds, how long different…
plants take to grow, what to do about pests, and much more. Features more than 30 simple gardening projects specially designed to be completed during summer vacation. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.
Chandler created the famous fictional detective Philip Marlowe, whose many investigations in print also made it to the big screen.…
Chandler's own life was centred around his wife Cissy, 18 years his senior. After she died, he embarked on a manic globe-trotting spree that was risky and peppered with chance encounters. 1997.
Matlock details how, from the start of his term, Reagan privately pursued improved U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations, while still rebuilding America's military.…
When Gorbachev assumed leadership, however, Reagan and his advisers found a potential partner in the enterprise of peace. Describes the meetings, initial views the two leaders had of each other, the gradual trust which emerged, and the politically risky steps Gorbachev took that bore long-term benefits. 2004.
Raven, twelve, lives with her mother. When her mother is thrown in jail and then sent to a rehab centre,…
Raven is forced to live with her Uncle Reuben and to suffer many forms of abuse. Sequel to "Brooke" (DC20341). Followed by "Runaways" (DC20597). Bestseller. 1998. (Orphans ; 4)
Katie O'Roark is thrilled to land a summer job at a camp for children with medical problems, which she once…
attended--until she discovers that her old boyfriend, Josh Martel, is also working there. But when Josh has a terrible accident, Katie prays for help. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.
The book includes sections on reading for children, adolescents, and the elderly; as well as reading during times of crisis,…
such as bereavement, divorce, and aging; reading for women, for the disabled, and for racial minorities. c1990.
Forty years after the war, a retired British farmer recalls his experiences as a bomber-photographer in the RAF. A fast-paced…
story about the short-lived thrills and grim realities of war. Some strong language. 1981.
The best flyer of all the young ravens, Tok the Skydancer, is falsely accused of murder. To reclaim his honour,…
Tok vows to reunite all ravenkind with the legendary Grey Lords. But to complete his quest, he must travel far from the Raven Mountains, into the dangerous lands. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2005 Silver Birch Award. 2003.
To avoid jail, fourteen-year-old Matt enters a foster program in a remote Yorkshire village. Matt uncovers an evil plot involving…
witchcraft, and finds his destiny inextricably intertwined with the site of an ancient stone circle, Raven's Gate. Explicit descriptions of violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2005.