Jake's Orphan
Title | Jake's Orphan PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Brooke |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780743427036 |
When taken from an orphanage to work on a farm in North Dakota in 1926, twelve-year-old Tree searches for a home not only for himself but also for his irrepressible younger brother.
The Pecos Kid Book 1
Title | The Pecos Kid Book 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Len Levinson |
Publisher | PREMIER DIGITAL PUBLISHING |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2011-11-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1937624927 |
He killed before he could shoot, kissed before he could love, won before he could lose. He was too green to live, too lucky to die. He was a natural, born to be a legend. Beginner’s Luck Bastard son of an outlaw and a whore, handsome Duane Braddock, seventeen, stumbles off the stage into lawless Titusville and gets his first look at the real world just before he’s robbed. Two weeks out of the monastery that raised him, Duane can’t ride a horse, shoot a gun, and is defenseless against the wiles of Wild West life, such as warm whiskey, wanton women, and screaming lead. But within forty-eight hours, Duane is feared by every gunman in the country as the notorious, quick-shooting, tough-riding, hard-loving Pecos Kid. Before the week is out, his victims include the town’s best and worst: the richest man, the meanest gang, the fastest gun, the prettiest woman, and the greatest friend a lucky new cowboy ever had. How it all comes to pass is how real legends are born…
Every Whispered Word
Title | Every Whispered Word PDF eBook |
Author | Karyn Monk |
Publisher | Bantam |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0553584421 |
The irrepressible aristocrat Genevieve MacPhail encounters an unexpected passion with an unconventional young inventor, in a romance set against the backdrop of Victorian England. Original.
Blood Meridian
Title | Blood Meridian PDF eBook |
Author | Cormac McCarthy |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2010-08-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307762521 |
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
The Curious Autobiography of Elaine Jakes
Title | The Curious Autobiography of Elaine Jakes PDF eBook |
Author | H.R. Jakes |
Publisher | Archway Publishing |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2015-03-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 148081475X |
Witty, warm and wackya spiritual journey of self-discovery The Curious Autobiography of Elaine Jakes offers us slices of classic Americana lovingly transformed by the spirit of Welsh storytelling. It is the spiritual odyssey of a woman finding her way back to faith. Her journey is touching, amusing, and at times hilarious. Rev. Timothy Vaverek, S.T.D., Christian Writer Witty, wacky, zanythis is a postmodern romp which astonishes with moments of spiritual wisdom and provocative piety. David Lyle Jeffrey, Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities, Baylor University, Author, Houses of the Interpreter and People of the Book In The Curious Autobiography of Elaine Jakes, author H.R. Jakes offers a fictionalized account of Elaines life, telling a variety of stories that involve a romantic ride in an old-fashioned car, a frightening cheese plate, a magic sword, and a cross-dressing monkey. Her story is not one, but many as she humorously reveals time and again how connected her own narrative is to that of her Welsh forebears. During the journey, Elaine, a school teacher in the vivacious and eccentric community of New Hope, Pennsylvania, gains not only an appreciation of the world but also of her heritage, herself, and God.
The Institution Quarterly
Title | The Institution Quarterly PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Public welfare |
ISBN |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Title | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children PDF eBook |
Author | Ransom Riggs |
Publisher | Quirk Books |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2011-06-07 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1594745137 |
The #1 New York Times best-selling series. eBook Bonus Features: • A Q&A with author Ransom Riggs • 8 pages of color stills from the Tim Burton film • A sneak preview of Hollow City, the next novel in the series A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows. “A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.”—John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars “With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it’s no wonder Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+”—Entertainment Weekly “‘Peculiar’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs’ chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.”—People “You’ll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It’s a mystery, and you’ll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.”—Seventeen