Publisher: Graffeg
When Ana leaves everything she knows and loves to escape the turmoil of war, she struggles to settle into her new home with Olive and her family. Olive has some adjustment struggles of her own, but when the girls draw together. Olive realises what Ana has had to sacrifice for the simple right to be safe. Little by little, Olive’s kindness and love help bring colour back into Ana’s world.
Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America? Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s. They performed alongside elephants and clowns on vaudeville, immersed themselves in the New York City dance scene, and even put on a ballet featuring gangsters at a gas station. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II—on a shoestring budget and in need of a hit—they staged their own Christmastime production in San Francisco. It was America's first full-length version and the beginning of a delightful holiday tradition. Follow along and learn how The Nutcracker came to be performed all across the United States from these truly humble beginnings.Show book
Within the hall of infinite reflections in Mirrorhold, where reflectologists piece shattered gazes from glass webs and image impersonators mimic selves from the fractured light, reflectologist Lira pieces a shattered echo with impersonator Thorne, whose mimicked images hide a mosaic of swiped personas. Their mirror, shattered in glass vows and reflection-kissed shards, pieces truth—or multiplies it in endless halls of deception. As they reflect through hall-laced panes and gaze-bound illusions, shattered by mirror wardens and image rivals, Lira's reflectology craft merges with Thorne's impersonating guile, revealing an infinite legend of echoed fracture. When a broken pane summons doppelganger shades, they must shatter the gaze to realign the hall. In the echoes of fractured mirrors, where every whisper reflects a lie and every impersonation reveals the void, their twisted mystery becomes the shard that cuts to the true self.Show book
With over 1.5 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike. Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. It's also been joyfully embraced as a year-round celebration of love--gifted at births, graduations, weddings, Valentine's Day, and beyond. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. "That's impossible!" the children insist, but still they want to know more: "What kind of string?" The answer is the simple truth that binds us all: An Invisible String made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. Does everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach? Does it ever go away? This heartwarming picture book for all ages explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love. Recommended and adopted by parenting blogs, bereavement support groups, hospice centers, foster care and social service agencies, military library services, church groups, and educators, The Invisible String offers a very simple approach to overcoming loneliness, separation, or loss with an imaginative twist that children easily understand and embrace, and delivers a particularly compelling message in today's uncertain times.Over 1.5 MILLION copies sold!A USA Today Bestseller An Amazon Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Bestseller "It’s the most beautiful, beautiful book, and it actually makes me cry every time."―Sara Haines, ABC’s The View "Delivers a particularly compelling message in today's uncertain times that though we may be separated from the ones we care for, love is the unending connection that binds us all."―The American Academy of Pediatrics "Children of all ages (and yes, adults too!) feel a great sense of peace and joy realizing that we are all connected to the ones we love through The Invisible String."―The National Association of School PsychologistsPatrice Karst is the author of the bestselling, contemporary classic The Invisible String, which has sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Patrice has also written The Invisible String Backpack, The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet, The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Our Universal Connection, You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, The Invisible String Workbook: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm and Connect, a therapeutic activity book co-written with Dana Wyss, Ph.D. She has also written Ruby and Lonely and The Smile that Went Around the World. Patrice has been on a lifelong mission to spread the message that love transcends time and space and is the most powerful force in the universe. Born in London, England, she now lives in Southern California where she is working on her memoir and is the mother of one grown son, Elijah. She invites you to learn more at www.patricekarst.com.Show book
Mars and Martians and Nothing But Mars and Martians - Nineteen Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sThe Old Martians by Rog PhillipsDefense Mech by Ray BradburyThe Martians and the Coys by Mack ReynoldsLazarus Come Forth by Ray BradburyA Zloor For Your Trouble by Mack ReynoldsMonster by William MorrisonFee Of The Frontier by H. B. FyfeMadmen of Mars by Erik FennelJonah of the Jove-Run by Ray BradburyEarthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric BrownAlien Equivalent by Richard R. SmithA Little Journey by Ray Bradbury$1,000 a Plate by Jack McKentyThe Luckiest Man Alive by William MorrisonA Message From Our Sponsor by Henry SlesarThe Martian Shore by Charles L. FontenayArm of the Law by Harry HarrisonThe Hated by Frederik PohlDuel on Syrtis by Poul AndersonShow book
Lost Sci-Fi Books 141 thru 150 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sSouvenir by Philip K. DickMessage From Mars by Clifford D. SimakDuel on Syrtis by Poul AndersonThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry HarrisonBeside Still Waters by Robert Sheckley Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. DickThe Star Mouse by Fredric BrownHero From Yesterday by Robert SilverbergThe Call From Beyond by Clifford D. SimakWelcome Martians by Evan HunterShow book
Dexter is the top goat at the petting zoo, but he's not the bravest, much to his embarrassment. He has the longest, smoothest, and straightest horns of all eleven goats, and he's very good at using them to keep the others in line. He's also a very good boy. Dexter never grabs the paper maps out of visitors' hands or sneaks into the alpaca pen for an afternoon grain snack. But he's secretly afraid of some things, like the generator, the big green ball, and--horror of horrors--having his hooves trimmed. Follow the zoo-yard adventures of this irascible goat and find what goes on inside his head as he learns to overcome his fears.Show book
