Harry's father was injured and is in a wheelchair, leaving his mother to do her best to make sure Harry has everything he needs. It is not that Harry is unhappy being the only child, for he knows his mother and father love him very much. Harry has a problem that he does not know how to talk with his parents about. Being in a low-income family means there is not much money to buy clothes for Harry, so she buys his at the thrift store. Harry does very well in school, except that the schoolyard bully and his friends constantly tease him about his oversized clothes. Harry does not mind that the clothes are second-hand or a little worn. He is only concerned that they are too big for him, and that is why the kids at school call him Harry High-Pockets. One day, Harry meets a stranger who teaches him a valuable lesson in how to handle the school bully.
Through oral history, Evelyn Benson succeeds in capturing the ambience of a small town in the Pacific Northwest by relating real-life events that happened to ordinary people through four generations. Learn about "street games," "Sunday Blue Laws," "wartime rations" and life before antibiotics and deodorants. With every story, young readers will learn something new, and old-timers will experience a flood of nostalgia. The author's folksy way of telling stories immediately engages readers of any generation. Read about: - the day an irate sports fan took a pistol shot at a referee - the horror and the humour of trench warfare as witnessed by a youngbuck private in WW I France - the fear all mothers felt as they fought deadly infections before the miracle of antibiotics - riding in the open trunk of a car on a family outing to the beach - witness the penitentiary escape of the infamous train robber Billy Miner through the eyes of three eleven year old boys Its people, their problems, their secrets and day-to-day happenings could be anywhere. The book is arranged in three eras: Part I 1893-1938 covers the late Victorian era, World War I, the Twenties and Thirties. Part II 1939-1947 describes the WW II years when the author was a child. Part III 1948-1993 brings us to the Fifties when she was a teenager, and beyond. As a high school substitute teacher for 27 years, Evelyn captivated her students with tales "of bygone years" and they urged her, "Mrs. Benson, you should put your stories in a book " This is that book. Many of the stories were passed down through family lore or recorded from interviews. The author lived many of the events herself. Evelyn Benson is uniquely qualified to author this book. Her middle class family has lived in the same town since 1893. Five generations have lived in the same house where many of the stories take place. Although New Westminster is in British Columbia, Canada, it could be a small town anywhere in North America. Most photos in this book were taken by the author's father who got his first camera in 1904. Over one thousand of his negatives were gifted to the New Westminster Archives in 2013, slated for display on the New Westminster City website.
Throughout long profiles and conversations--ranging from 1982 to 2001--the renowned author makes clear his distinctions between historical fact and his own creative leaps
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This retrospective collection includes a bio and 27 McLean songs, including: American Pie * And I Love You So * Bronco Bill's Lament * Castles in the Air * La La Love You * Magdalene Lane * Tapestry * To Have and to Hold * Vincent (Starry Starry Night) * Wonderful Baby * and more.
LA PREMIÈRE ENQUETE DE FRANK DECKER Frank Decker, sergent de police à Lincoln, Nebraska, capte sur sa radio de service un " Code 64 ", soit un avis de disparition : Hansen, Hailey Marie. Afro-américaine. Âgée de cinq ans. Un mètre six. Seize kilos huit. Cheveux bruns, yeux verts. Personne n'a rien vu, rien remarqué, rien entendu. Près de la moitié des enfants assassinés par leur ravisseur sont tués dans l'heure qui suit leur enlèvement et Decker sait juste que Hailey s'est volatilisée avec Magique, son petit cheval en plastique. Fouilles et interrogatoires, brigade cynophile, battues avec l'aide des flics des comtés voisins : la police fait de son mieux. Jusqu'à un certain point. Car personne ne l'admet, mais on remue ciel et terre pour retrouver les petites filles blondes, pas les enfants métis de mère modeste et alcoolique. C'est alors que Decker donne sa démission, fait son sac et part sur les routes à la recherche de Hailey. Une quête désespérée et solitaire de plusieurs mois, de motels en stations-service, jusqu'à New York et son annexe pour VIP, les Hamptons. Et là, tout bascule... Né à New York en 1955, Don Winslow a étudié l'histoire à la fac avant d'exercer divers métiers : acteur, gérant de cinéma, guide de safari et détective privé –; le plus formateur pour l'auteur de thrillers qu'il est devenu. Parmi ses seize romans, on compte le chef-d'œuvre La Griffe du chien, et Savages, porté à l'écran par Oliver Stone. Il vit aujourd'hui à San Diego. Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Philippe Loubat-Delranc
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