These stories and poems, written by extremely talented 6th through 11th graders, will delight you with their imaginative content and expert presentation. You'll find vampires, wolves, lovers, and more who will take you from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. You will marvel at the way only a few words can express such an expanse of creativity.These stories and poems, written by extremely talented 6th through 11th graders, will delight you with their imaginative content and expert presentation. You'll find vampires, wolves, lovers, and more who will take you from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. You will marvel at the way only a few words can express such an expanse of creativity by young writers who are on their way to becoming well-known authors. Find out for yourself by reading the offerings in our 2015 anthology. Views: 343
A Challenging RenovationAfter losing everything they both worked so hard to build, Pearla and Cash have a subscription of issues they can't afford. Pearla and Cash realize they have to hustle smarter and harder to get back on top, but someone on their long list of frenemies wants them dead.With no one to trust, not even each other, restoring The House that Hustle Built proves to be a formidable challenge. Views: 343
Meet the three little pigs appearing as workers in modern day office! The story & illustration by 4th grade girls, begins with the pigs dealing with a bad boss. The situation worsens considerably and any recovery from here is left to the little pig. He has to transform itself from being timid & shy to being a successful friend maker and a daring adventurer. Read the book to find out more!The 4 authors, Aparna Srinidhi, Divya, Nora & Weitong, all fourth grade girls, take the readers in an enthralling journey involving the famous three little pigs who made their debut in the Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales written by James Orchard Halliwell Phillipps. In this variation, the three little pigs appear as modern day office workers. As is typical in many offices, the nicest of nice pigs have to put up with a difficult situation, thanks to a big, bad manager, Samson.In a quick turn of events, the situation transforms from bad to worse. This transformation results in two of the pigs being eaten by the manager. The third piggy manages to escape the fate of the elder pigs. The little pig has to transform itself from being timid and shy to being a successful friend maker and a daring adventurer.It all starts with one thing: the little pig's determination to make things better. It finds support from none other than Little Red Riding Hood. While having an extra pair of hands will be helpful, it is not going to be easy! They have to overcome their weakness and come out of their comfort zones...Enjoy the story and the illustrations that form an integral part of the book!!!!! Views: 343
Tetzcoco, the second city of the Aztec realm, is a bustling, cosmopolitan town; a city of poets, artists and legendary kings. It’s also a place torn by unrest, as rival claimants fight over the throne, and spies and assassins stalk each other through the streets. It is here that Yaotl seeks refuge from his master, the Aztec Chief Minister. Lord Feathered-in-Black has decided to rid himself of his disobedient slave, and plans to have Yaotl sacrificed in the most gruesome manner possible - provided he can catch him first. Yaotl’s former lover Lily is in Tetzcoco too, on a mission of her own. A mission that goes badly wrong, with the discovery of a bloodsoaked corpse - and Lily’s arrest for murder. Yaotl faces a desperate race against time to find the evidence that will prove Lily’s innocence - and save her from execution. But the wily slave’s search for the truth will lead him into a lethal trap, laid for him by his most pitiless and implacable enemy … Views: 342
The discovery of an old Dodge Charger on the bottom of a Winnebago County lake turns into a homicide investigation when human remains are found in the car. To make matters worse, Sheriff Twardy disappears that same day, leaving everyone to wonder where he went. Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Elton Dawes probe into both mysteries, searching for answers. Little do they know they're being closely watched by the keeper of the Secret in Whitetail Lake Views: 342
Restored to a working body, Morgan Locke has returned to Troth to seek the legendary athenaeum at Vigil in the hopes it will produce a solution to the enchantment binding the elves. But elves are not the only creatures now stepping out of folklore: the demons are coming, and they bring with them the armies of the dead.If they do not want to see their world consumed, Morgan and his companions will have to find the answers, whether they come from books... or bloodshed. Time is running out.... Views: 342
Saturn captures a rogue celestial object. The planned nine year mission does not go according to plan, or does it? Natural events create a unique situation and decisions made by the planners create havoc.Saturn captures a rogue celestial object. Saturn's new moon has a diameter of 900 Km, yet its gravitational effect on the rings was that of an object 10 times as large. Eighteen years was a speck of time in the lifetime of the Saturn rings, yet they were already showing changes that a 200 mm reflector telescope with a good eyepiece on Earth can see. The scientist of the world demand this anomaly be investigated and if possible, its orbit changed. The original mission to Mars is re-tasked. After years of rebuilding and adding to the Mars spacecraft in orbit, it is renamed Saturn 1. It is now the culmination of earths space technology. The planned nine year mission does not go according to plan, or does it? Natural events create a unique situation and decisions made by the planners create havoc. Results will extend over a millennium into the future, or is into the past? Views: 342
What would you do if you were framed and sentenced to twenty years in an Asian prison?
Would it make any difference if the heinous crimes that you’d gotten away with carried far longer sentences?
Would knowing that your actions led directly to the suicide of your financial controller prick your conscience?
Blind hate kept Douglas Aspine alive in Changi Prison. He had no conscience or compassion for those he had hurt, only the lust for revenge. Would this evil man succeed in bringing down those who had framed him? Views: 342
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Views: 342
The interest in the STE series continues to grow, as the story continues to expand. In this, the latest part, you will learn more about the future of 115 and the other captives, as the Doctor and Trainer continue to bend these prisoners to their will. With the fear of exposure, the Doctor has to make some radical decisions. The problem with haste is that it can create opportunities for escape. Something the Doctor can't allow to happen. This part also includes a surprise that will change the direction of the story significantly. Views: 342
fiction, American, action, sport, boy, victory, yachtINTRODUCTIONIn this, as in the two preceding volumes of the series—The Half-Back and For the Honor of the School—an attempt is made to show that athletics rightly indulged in is beneficial to the average boy and is an aid rather than a detriment to study. In it, too, as in the previous books, a plea is made for honesty and simplicity in sports. There is a tendency in this country to-day to give too great an importance to athletics—to take it much too seriously—and it is this tendency that should be guarded against, especially among school and college youths. When athletics ceases to be a pleasure and becomes a pursuit it should no longer have a place in school or college life.Many inquiries have been received as to whether Hillton Academy really exists. It doesn’t. It is, instead, a composite of several schools that the author knows of, and is not unlike any one of a half dozen institutions which are yearly turning out hundreds of honest, manly American boys, stronger, sturdier, and more self-reliant for just such trials and struggles as in the present volume fall to the lot of Dick Hope.To those readers who have followed the varying fortunes of Joel March, Outfield West, Wayne Gordon, and their companions, this book is gratefully dedicated byThe Author. Philadelphia, June 19, 1901.CONTENTSThe boy on the boxIntroducing Dick Hope’Is ’IghnessIn the gymThe indoor meetingThe relay raceTrevor’s victoryCandidates for the crewThe hockey matchBuying an ice-yachtAdventures of a bull pupMuggins is expelledThe voyage of the SleetDick tells his storyIn the rowing-roomA declaration of warIn the boatDick surrendersDefies the lawAnd extorts a promiseA disappointing heroTaylor accepts defeatProspects of victoryStewart’s revenge“Are you ready? Go!”At the mileAt the finishTrevor is comforted Views: 342
Finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable book, Praying for Sheetrock is the story of McIntosh County, a small, isolated, and lovely place on the flowery coast of Georgia—and a county where, in the 1970s, the white sheriff still wielded all the power, controlling everything and everybody. Somehow the sweeping changes of the civil rights movement managed to bypass McIntosh entirely. It took one uneducated, unemployed black man, Thurnell Alston, to challenge the sheriff and his courthouse gang—and to change the way of life in this community forever. "An inspiring and absorbing account of the struggle for human dignity and racial equality" (Coretta Scott King) Views: 342
