[PDF] Children Of The Alley eBook

Author : Naguib Mahfouz
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0525431586

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The tumultuous alley of this rich and intricate novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a delightful Egyptian family, but is also the setting for a second, hidden, and more daring narrative: the spiritual history of humankind. The men and women of a modern Cairo neighborood unwittingly reenact the lives of their holy ancestors: from the feudal lord who disowns one son for diabolical pride and puts another to the test, to the savior of a succeeding generation who frees his people from bondage. This powerful novel confirms again the richness and variety of Mahfouz's storytelling and his status as "the single most important writer in modern Arabic literature" (Newsweek).

Author : Najīb Maḥfūẓ
Publisher : Three Continents
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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First pub 1967. Draws on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic history for the plot in an allegory recounting the lives of the offspring of one man.

Author : Naguib Mahfouz
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101974664

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Widely acclaimed as Naguib Mahfouz's best novel, Midaq Alley brings to life one of the hustling, teeming back alleys of Cairo in the 1940s. From Zaita the cripple-maker to Kirsha the hedonistic cafe owner, from Abbas the barber who mistakes greed for love to Hamida who sells her soul to escape the alley, from waiters and widows to politicians, pimps, and poets, the inhabitants of Midaq Alley vividly evoke Egypt's largest city as it teeters on the brink of change. Never has Nobel Prize-winner Mahfouz's talent for rich and luxurious storytelling been more evident than here, in his portrait of one small street as a microcosm of the world on the threshold of modernity.

Author : Eleanor Estes
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547536879

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In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, there is an alley that is the most beautiful place to live in the whole wide world. Or so Connie Ives believes. The alley is the perfect location to sharpen Connie's swinging skills, hold practices for the Alley Conservatory of Music, and convict a burglar by trial. From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the story of a little girl whose eyes are always open to the beauty of the world that surrounds her.

Author : Steve Brezenoff
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1598899228

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Fourteen-year-old Ben Summers has started seeing things. When he moves into a new apartment with his dad and brother, Ben meets a neighbor who keeps disappearing.

Author : Janice Levy
Publisher : Flashlight Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 25,17 MB
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0972922547

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This story relates the painful and embarrassing aftermath of name-calling and bullying from the perspective of the bully. J. J. Jax has been tormenting an overweight boy named Patrick, calling him Pig-Pen and Porky, to the point that Patrick is now afraid to go to school. Learning of his son's behavior, J. J.'s father lectures him to stop bullying Patrick. When that approach fails, Mr. Jax tries another tack and shares an experience he had as a youthful bully and the consequences he recently faced as a result of his actions. Touched by his father's words, J.J. reaches out to Patrick in a school arm-wrestling contest and experiences the "alley oops" moment of empowerment and self-esteem that comes from doing the right thing. Snappy dialogue highlights the harmful, lasting effects of bullying and the importance of finding common ground toward conflict resolution. Believable contemporary illustrations bring the story to life with expressive body language.

Author : Sachiko Kashiwaba
Publisher : Yonder
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,82 MB
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781632063052

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Winner of the 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award A July/August 2021 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From renowned Japanese children's author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure featuring the living dead, a magical pearl, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko. Kazu knows something odd is going on when he sees a girl in a white kimono sneak out of his house in the middle of the night--was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? Things get even stranger when he shows up to school the next day to see the very same figure sitting in his classroom. No one else thinks it's weird, and, even though Kazu doesn't remember ever seeing her before, they all seem convinced that the ghost-girl Akari has been their friend for years! When Kazu's summer project to learn about Kimyo Temple draws the meddling attention of his mysterious neighbor Ms. Minakami and his secretive new classmate Akari, Kazu soon learns that not everything is as it seems in his hometown. Kazu discovers that Kimyo Temple is linked to a long forgotten legend about bringing the dead to life, which could explain Akari's sudden appearance--is she a zombie or a ghost? Kazu and Akari join forces to find and protect the source of the temple's power. An unfinished story in a magazine from Akari's youth might just hold the key to keeping Akari in the world of the living, and it's up to them to find the story's ending and solve the mystery as the adults around them conspire to stop them from finding the truth.

Author : Joel Ross
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534495436

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Sixth-grader Alley Katz must get an A on a science test, but rather than work with peer mentor Rex, a fourth-grader in a bunny suit, he decides to steal the answer key from the teachers' lounge.

Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522

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These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.