Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
A little girl wanders around the streets with no mother, father, or home, carrying only her memories. She hides from the world in a cardboard box she takes with her everywhere she goes. The little girl spends her days lonely, hungry, and forgotten. One day, she meets a kind woman with a smiling face, who gives her a special gift. What could it be?
Chicken Farm by Ross Rocklynne - Harvey was a most unusual little man. A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose. He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too... But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all? Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk. The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled. The smile was of such quality that Harvey's singed brown face set into a mold of utter attention. Finally he let out his breath. "I want a room," said he, "on the Deimos side." He attentively studied the cheerful face while she made out slips, accepted his signature, accepted his money. After he had the key, after he had his change, after everything was taken care of, he still stood there. The woman smiled into his seamed eyes. "Was there something else?" Harvey said, noting the emptiness of her chubby ring-finger, "Ma'am, I'm an abrupt, outspoken man. I have no sense of humor. Some people like me; some people don't. I make my living moving around the solar system. I've never been rich, but I never have any trouble making money, as much as I want. Now what was your question again?" Her fingers slowly caressed a yellow pencil. Her smile was a little strained. She said cautiously, "I thought you wanted something else. What you want to do is talk, isn't it? You're in from a long space-haul, it's lonely out there, men get so they have to talk to a woman, don't they? So you'd like to take me out to dinner? And take me to a show? And take me up to your room to watch Deimos, which happens to shine only into the windows of your room?" He looked at her. "I have no sense of humor," he repeated with great patience.Show book
How can a young person keep their life pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9 NIRV Living for God can be hard. You hear so many different messages about what is right and wrong, and that can be very confusing. God's Word is full of truth and light and life, and it can lead you into making good decisions every day. Spending time with God helps you to be a girl who is full of love, kindness, and joy. Each devotion in this book begins with one word for the day. Think about this word as you read the connected Bible verse, devotion, and question. Focus on the word as you go about your day and see if it changes the way you think about things. Let Jesus bring light and peace to your heart as you listen to his wisdom. When other people see his light shining in you, they will want it too!Show book
World War I has ended, and the five All-of-a-Kind girls are growing up! The oldest, Ella, is a young lady with dreams of singing and dancing in the theater. But she also thinks of Jules, who is returning from the war, so marriage is in the air, as well. Suddenly, however, Ella is discovered by a Broadway talent scout, and it seems that she will have her chance at a theatrical career after all. Will Ella choose Jules or vaudeville? Here is another charming tale of the warm, caring family that fans have loved for years!Show book
Everybody gets angry sometimes. Everybody gets annoyed. Everybody pops off now and then. And when you’re a popcorn kernel like Bob … maybe it happens more often than you’d like. From Maranke Rinck comes Popcorn Bob Can’t Stop Popping, a laugh-out-loud exploration of emotional regulation. "Though this is an especially good choice for youngsters working on quelling big feelings, as Bob points out, everyone gets angry. An affirming take on the big feelings we all experience."—KirkusShow book
"We could blame everything that happened on Marco. He was the one who heard about the downed submarine. He was the onewho thought we should check it out. And everyone knows that if Marco's up to a challenge, I'm definitely there.Everything was going fine. Until the explosion. An explosion that blew us millions of years back in time, to the age of dinosaurs.Now Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax, Jake and I are fighting for our lives with every step we take. But that's not our biggest problem.Our biggest problem is we have no idea how to get back to our own time ..."Show book
Would you like to befriend a dragon? In this story we follow a young boy who does just that but what happens when the nearby villagers find out about the dragon and enlist the help of celebrity dragon-slayer St George.Show book
