We Made Do is an historical account about a familys generosity to others during the Great Depression. "Here," said Shirley, shoving the candy bar into his hands. She let go quickly as if she didn't trust herself not to take it back. "It has caramel, chocolate, and nuts in it. It's my favorite." The boy carefully opened the candy wrapper and took a tiny bite. He smiled. Shirley smiled too. For the first time since this whole mess had begun, Shirley witnessed a true smile from a stranger.
Queenie likes math, but she does not like reading. Queenie especially hates the Reading Rug because she has to read outloud and raise her hand to answer questions. She wishes when she did answer a questions that her teacher would say she was "exactly right" like she does when Josh raises his hand, but most of the time her teacher tells her she is "almost right" or "nice try." Queenie's teacher and parents are determined to get Queenie to like reading. Will their plan work?
We Made Do is an historical account about a familys generosity to others during the Great Depression. "Here," said Shirley, shoving the candy bar into his hands. She let go quickly as if she didn't trust herself not to take it back. "It has caramel, chocolate, and nuts in it. It's my favorite." The boy carefully opened the candy wrapper and took a tiny bite. He smiled. Shirley smiled too. For the first time since this whole mess had begun, Shirley witnessed a true smile from a stranger.
Queenie likes math, but she does not like reading. Queenie especially hates the Reading Rug because she has to read outloud and raise her hand to answer questions. She wishes when she did answer a questions that her teacher would say she was "exactly right" like she does when Josh raises his hand, but most of the time her teacher tells her she is "almost right" or "nice try." Queenie's teacher and parents are determined to get Queenie to like reading. Will their plan work?
ABOUT THE BOOK “Oh my God. It was the man from Memphis.” --Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris For a long time after Elvis Presley died in 1977, he would be seen regularly, popping up in any number of strange places: in the U.S., Canada, even in Australia. In the late 1980s he appeared quite regularly in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Two television specials explored the existence of an Elvis conspiracy to cover up his non-death. Elvis sightings have tapered off somewhat in the past few years, and even the most rabid fans have finally accepted that the King is, in fact, dead. Unless, of course, you are Charlaine Harris. Then you have a very different explanation of what really happened to Elvis. Charlaine Harris is the unofficial queen of vampire fiction. Anne Rice might have come first, but it was Harris who really took the genre to a new level of contemporary popularity. Harris acknowledges that when she entered the field, it was relatively open except for Laurell K. Hamilton, whose vampire stories attracted followers, but quickly became too sexually graphic for some readers. Harris built on the field in a very different way, creating a highly realistic community of supernaturals, and many, many others soon followed. While writers like Stephenie Meyer might argue that they brought their own ideas to the table, the genre would not have taken life had Charlaine Harris not paved the way. She engaged readers and piqued interest in the notion that vampires and other supernatural creatures live amongst us every day, and she created vampire characters that really could be the guy or girl next door. In Charlaine Harris’s supernatural family, one of the most intriguing characters is Bubba. We first meet Bubba near the end of Dead Until Dark (2001). Sookie is watching from her farmhouse porch swing when her co-worker Arlene arrives to pick up her children, whom Sookie had been babysitting. As Arlene and her boyfriend Rene (who is later revealed as the novel’s villain) are leaving, they are introduced to a “handsome vampire with thick black hair combed into an improbably wavy style” by Sookie’s new boyfriend, vampire Bill. As Sookie watches from a distance she notices that the newcomer seems very familiar, “husky, taller than Bill, and he wore old jeans and an ‘I Visited Graceland’ T-shirt.” Sookie comes to a realization of the newcomer’s identity in a moment that likely sent thrills through a permanent part of literary history: “Oh my God. It was the man from Memphis.” “Sookie,” Bill said warningly, “this is Bubba.” “Bubba,” I repeated, not quite trusting my ears. “Yep, Bubba,” the vampire said cheerfully, goodwill radiating from his fearsome smile. “That’s me. Pleased to meetcha.” I shook hands with him, making myself smile back. Good God Almighty, I never thought I’d be shaking hands with Him.” Sookie meets Bubba in Dead Until Dark Bill pulls Sookie aside and explains why some of the sightings are true, while warning her to never call Bubba by his real name. Apparently when the Man from Memphis had been brought to the morgue, one of the undead, who happened to be a huge fan, was working as the morgue attendant. Detecting a tiny spark of life, he “brought him over,” making him vampire. But the chemicals in the King’s system had not translated well, leading to an Elvis-not-Elvis vampire known as Bubba. After his installation as Sookie’s protector that night, Bubba soon becomes a friend, and he plays a significant role in the many plot twists of... ...buy the book to continue reading!
From 'audet IX to Zytchin III, this book covers it all. This is the ultimate reference book for all Star Trek fans! Added to this edition are 128 new pages. This addendum highlights the latest episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, Star Trek: Voyager® and the newest feature film, Star Trek: Insurrection™. The thousands of photos and hundreds of illustrations place the Star Trek universe at your fingertips. Planets and stars, weapons and ships, people and places are just part of the meticulous research and countless cross-reference that fill this book.
The Red Quilt" is the third installment of the "Housewives Collection" that Debbie Raymond-Pinet has produced. With her emotional, narrative writing, Debbie introduces a whole new list of characters to this fact based story of loss, faith and family. She recognizes that we are who we are from our upbringing. Therefore, she delves into her families past and finds out the truth of a much-too-soon death, to a tragic accident taking two of their own. She manages to grab the reader with the rich history of French Canadians, to the subtlety of what life brings when we awaken to who we are. With self worth and realization, it's a faith filled book that offers light at the end of the tunnel when one feels lost to where they belong. It's an eye opening look at how life changes when we least expect it.
When a hot-headed lady is elected mayor of her city, she vows to clean up the rough-and-tumble town. But there's trouble in Paradise when she clashes with the attractive and rugged new marshal. Elizabeth Leigh, a.k.a. Deborah Camp, is the author of Prairie Ecstasy, Louisiana Passion, and Counterfeit Caress.
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