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Willow Creek Home
(Hardcover)
Janice Jordan Shefelman; Illustrated by Tom Shefelman, Karl Shefelman
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R537
Discovery Miles 5 370
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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Spirit of Iron
(Hardcover)
Janice Shefelman, Karl Shefelman, Tom Shefelman
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R500
Discovery Miles 5 000
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the
Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure - with a touch of
magic - set aboard the Titanic ... Young cabin steward, Sid, is
proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure too, but she's a stowaway in the hold of
a much smaller boat, Carpathia. Here she meets the biggest, best
dog she's ever known: Rigel, who is on his way to be reunited with
his owner. None of them could have imagined how they would need
each other one ice-cold terrible night - or that an extraordinary
sea creature might also answer their call ... The third
middle-grade historical adventure from the author of Darwin's
Dragons and My Friend the Octopus A new spin on the sinking of the
Titanic, offering an uplifting alternate history of real-life
survivor, Sid Daniels A touching animal friendship lies at the
heart of the story, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay
Galvin's trademark combination of exciting adventure, rip-roaring
history and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A
striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'
EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you
hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised
story' THE TELEGRAPH
Twelve-year-old Ronnie has just made the difficult decision to
live for a whole year with his crotchety great-grandfather instead
of in a boarding school. Now, stuck in an old house in Ontario,
Ronnie wonders what he has gotten himself into as he and his
ninety-year-old roommate constantly clash. But Ronnie has no idea
that one evening after being sent to the attic for punishment, he
will make an amazing discovery that will change his life
forever.
Ronnie has been haunted all his life by a spirit bear who now
seems to be leading him straight to the corner of the attic.
Frightened, Ronnie summons his great gran'dad to help him empty a
mysterious leather bag he finds inside a dresser drawer. After a
necklace tumbles out, Ronnie holds the artifact and is suddenly
propelled back in time to the War of 1812 and into the body of one
of his ancestors, who has been adopted by the Indian war chief,
Tecumseh. Now trapped between the past and the present, Ronnie must
overcome great challenges in order to return both the artifact and
the bear to their rightful places.
"Tecumseh's Artifact" is a tale of friendship, family, and
compassion for others as a boy travels through an exciting period
in history and learns more about himself than he ever imagined.
At age sixteen, Sacajawea is married, a mother, and has been taken
from her Shoshone people. She has been asked to join Lewis and
Clark in their expedition to explore the land from the Mississippi
to the Pacific Ocean. As a translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and
guide, young Sacajawea alone will make the historic journey of
Lewis and Clark possible.
This captivating novel, which is told in alternating points of
view -- by Sacajawea herself and by William Clark -- is a unique
blend of history and humanity. It provides an intimate glimpse into
what it would have been like to witness firsthand this fascinating
time in our history. This is Sacajawea's legendary journey . .
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For readers of Schindler's List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas comes a heart-breaking story of the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances.
In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too.
So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the true love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
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