![]() Within its pages, I find a soul who believed wholeheartedly in human potential, a man open to the simple joys of nature and communion, and a soul who treasured without reserve the miracle of life. ![]() In the brief tome I am lifted by the soaring spirit of a writer at the height of his craft, by a pioneer of an age past who saw a vaster picture and dared to ask the great questions. Winner of the National Book Award and hailed by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten adventure books of all time, Wind, Sand and Stars (an English translation by Lewis Galantière of Terre des Hommes, or “Land of Men”) is a work I return to when I grow weary or unsure of life. Unlike millions around the world, my first encounter with the works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry did not involve La Petit Prince I am ashamed to admit that I have not yet read his most famous work. What I have read, and what continues to stay with me, was the man’s memoir and the inspiration for what is arguably one of the most beloved children’s stories in history. ![]()
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![]() Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Finbar Hawkins. But as the hunt takes over, the pair are drawn together as they uncover a darker magic that may put everything they hold dear in peril. Maggie and Wes make an unlikely team - a charismatic but troubled boy, and a girl who has endured life on the outskirts of a town that never welcomed her. Fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, this is his last chance. ![]() But the rules state that only teams of two can join the hunt, and while Maggie is known as the best sharpshooter in town, she needs an alchemist. Whoever tracks down and kills the hala in the Halfmoon Hunt will earn fame and riches - and if Maggie wins the hunt, she knows her mother will want to celebrate her. But when Maggie spots a legendary ancient fox-creature on her porch, her fate is changed forever. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her bloodhound for company. ![]() ![]() In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Quantity: 14 Add to Basket Condition: Good. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - Softcover Condition: Good US 4.47 Convert currency Free shipping Within U.S.A. Hardcover: 0.5" H x 8.6" L x 11.5" W (1.2 lbs) 54 pages Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert Published by Puffin Books, 1976 ISBN 10: 014050169X ISBN 13: 9780140501698 Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, U.S.A.Published by Viking Books for Young Readers, September 17, 2020. Caldecott Honor BookWhat happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub A beloved classic is bornKuplink, kuplank, kuplunk Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter.Written and Illustrated by Robert McClosky.Caldecott Honor Book beloved classic to this day.And inside the book covers, you’ll both find all the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside a true treasure. ![]() You and your child will love reading about the adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one? But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother are picking blueberries to can and preserve for winter. What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born- Blueberries for Sal! ![]() ![]() Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance-and the one person she loves more than anything.īut there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. ![]() She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. Now she’s returned-to her old life, her family, her boyfriend-before she’s banished back to the underworld. Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. ![]() ![]() Check out the book trailer for Everneath by Brodi Ashton (Balzer + Bray/HarperTeen, 2012). ![]() ![]() ![]() It's that time again - another edition of Book Club Girl's I'm Mad for Maisie! I realized how much I enjoyed Jacqueline Winspear's first MAISIE DOBBS book (my review) when I re-read the book a few weeks ago and after reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER, I realized that I truly am Mad for Maisie! I just love this series about a smart and intuitive female detective that takes place in England in the 1930s. ![]() Is there a connection between the woman’s mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would want to kill three seemingly respectable young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers lie in the unforgettable agony of the Great War. But what seems a simple case at the outset soon becomes increasingly complicated when three of the heiress’s old friends are found dead. Birds of a Feather finds Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London "between the wars." It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. Jacqueline Winspear’s marvelous and inspired debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from coast to coast and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. ![]() ![]() Summary: The sequel to Jacqueline Winspear's compelling debut, Maisie Dobbs-"chilling, suspenseful, riveting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) ![]() ![]() ![]() “You into words?” Jamie Lloyd’s magnificent treatment of Cyrano de Bergerac very much is.
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