Enjoy the classic story of a wide-eyed farm girl from Maine, learning about life at the turn of the twentieth century. The Christian Library Journal says, "Rebecca is as unforgettable and irrepressible as ever, with a flair for the dramatic and a tendency to be generous to a fault." A 1903 classic, rewritten and retold for today's reader.
At seventeen, Rebecca inherits her Aunt Miranda's estate and she has high hopes of turning it into a working farm, taking care of her large family, and getting to know railroad executive Adam Ladd even better.
Rebecca's relationship with Adam Ladd is beginning to change, too. Adam is an executive with the railroad and is beginning to show a different type of interest in Rebecca.
Between helping Mama, getting into dangerous predicaments while exploring, losing her new dog and worrying about her brother, Hannah is faced with some tough decisions.
Rebecca Randall has become a young woman and much has transpired in her life. With the passing of Aunt Miranda, the old brick house and the responsibilities of the estate are now Rebecca's. And her relationship with Adam Ladd is beginning to change too. What does the future hold for both of them?"--Publisher's website
Moving to Maine in the 1880s to live with her maiden aunts, ten-year-old Rebecca encounters many adventures and discovers the joy of a relationship with Christ.
Poised at the brink of adulthood, Amy finds herself torn between her country's call to arms and her peace-loving father. Her restless heart must decide what is truly important in life as she struggles to discern the subtle workings of God.
In 1877 after living with her grandfather in the woods of northern Main for two years, fourteen-year-old Maggie must adjust to life with her mother, stepfather, and stepbrother and to going to high school in the town of Laketon.
Physicist Nicki Towns, prompted by messages from an ancient Assyrian manuscript, steals her company's advanced technology and travels to Iraq on a personal mission to free Iraq from Saddam Hussein.
When 12-year-old Hannah accidentally stumbles upon what looks like a very old piece of Native American pottery, what she uncovers is an archaeological mystery that teaches her a life-changing lesson about the power of love and respect.
***ALMOST CERTAINLY NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE*** The complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes. Characters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the original scripts, along with the names of the actual performer added on their first appearance in each sketch. This first volume contains twenty-three classic episodes, featuring some of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - here is every silly, satirical skit, every snide insult, every saucy aside.
When 12-year-old Hannah accidentally stumbles upon what looks like a very old piece of Native American pottery, what she uncovers is an archaeological mystery that teaches her a life-changing lesson about the power of love and respect.
Reading Children’s Literature offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children’s literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children’s literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children’s literature during and after the course. The second edition includes a new chapter on children’s literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children’s media.
The study establishes the nature and aims of Finnegans Wake as Menippean satire and interprets the Wake in that light. McLuhan examines Joyce's use of language, and in particular his use of ten hundred-lettered words (thunderclaps).
Presented here are 60 games featuring some of the most outstanding efforts in history--dramatic comebacks (such as USC's 1974 triumph over Notre Dame), stunning upsets (Columbia's 21-20 win over Army in 1947 or Appalachian State's over Michigan, 34-32, in 2007--see front cover), great individual efforts (Jim Brown's 43 points in a single game), bizarre plays (Roy Riegel's wrong-way run that helped Georgia Tech defeat California), and Yale-Harvard, 29-29, in 1968 (the latter scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds). Each story includes the highlights of the games, with quotes from many of the principals, a look at the contest's effects on football overall, career follow-ups for the key participants, and seasonal wrap-ups for the teams involved.
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