[PDF] The House Children eBook

Author : Heidi Daniele
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1943006954

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In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one hundred other unwanted girls, Peg quickly learns the rigid routine of prayer, work, and silence under the watchful eye of Sister Constance. Her only respite is an annual summer holiday with a kind family in Galway. At the tender age of thirteen, Peg accidentally learns the identity of her birthmother. Peg struggles with feelings of anger and abandonment, while her mother grapples with the shame of having borne a child out of wedlock. The tension between them mounts as Peg, now becoming a young adult, begins to make plans for her future beyond Ireland. Based on actual events, The House Children is a compelling story of familial love, shameful secrets, and life inside Ireland’s infamous industrial schools.

Author : Stefan Kiesbye
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143121464

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Shirley Jackson meets "The X-Files" in this riveting novel of supernatural horror.

Author : Arthur T. Vanderbilt, II
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062288377

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Vanderbilt: the very name signifies wealth. The family patriarch, "the Commodore," built up a fortune that made him the world's richest man by 1877. Yet, less than fifty years after the Commodore's death, one of his direct descendants died penniless, and no Vanderbilt was counted among the world's richest people. Fortune's Children tells the dramatic story of all the amazingly colorful spenders who dissipated such a vast inheritance.

Author : Alice Nelson
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143791192

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A love song to the idea of families in all their mysteries and complexities, their different configurations and the hope that creates them. Marina and her husband, Jacob, were each born on a kibbutz in Israel. They meet years later at a university in California, when Jacob is a successful psychiatrist with a young son, Ben, from a disastrous marriage. The family moves to a brownstone in Harlem, formerly a convent inhabited by elderly nuns. Outside the house one day Marina encounters Constance, a young refugee from Rwanda, and her toddler, Gabriel. Unmoored and devastated, Constance and Gabriel quickly come to depend on Marina; and her bond with the little boy intensifies. The pure, blinding love that it is possible to feel for children not our own is the thread that weaves through The Children’s House. When Marina learns some disturbing news about her long-disappeared mother, Gizela, she leaves New York in search of the loose ends of her life. As Christmas nears, her tight-knit, loving family, along with Constance and Gabriel, join Marina in her mother's former home, with a startling consequence, an act that will transform all of their lives forever. Alice Nelson skilfully weaves together these shared stories about the terrible things humans are capable of into a beautifully told, hope-filled novel exploring the profound consolations that we can find in each other.

Author : Angel Van Atta
Publisher : Angel N. Van Atta
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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“And so the story went for the house at the end of the lane. It fed on death and greed and misery. Houses are built to protect what lives within their walls, but if the wrong people are in charge of building those walls, or if the wrong circumstances take place inside them, then houses can grow cruel and dark, like a human can. With too much abuse and neglect, a house can even grow evil.” Philip Moraley has it all. The perfect spouse, Abagail. The perfect children, Phillipina, Thomas, and James. All safely nestled inside of the perfect house; until his cousin, Joanna Moraley, arrives for a Christmas visit that twists this fairytale estate into a gruesome nightmare. From its rebirth into darkness as a home for wayward pregnant girls, to its return to the folds of its founding family, generations have fed this House blood, despair, tears, and anguish. Its sights are now set on the latest household of Moraley’s as they cross the threshold into its malevolent clutches. Is their love strong enough to lead the House and its inhabitants back into the light?

Author : Karin Lee Fishbeck Calvert
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :

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By examining the objects used for childrearing over the course of 300 years, Calvert (American history, U. of Pennsylvania) maps the changes in the material culture of parenting and uncovers the history of childhood in America. Includes 26 bandw illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Mae Respicio
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,37 MB
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1524717975

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"If this book were a house, the rooms would be filled with warmth, family, and friendship." --Erin Entrada Kelly, author of the Newbery Medal winner Hello, Universe; The Land of Forgotten Girls; and Blackbird Fly A coming-of-age story that explores culture and family, forgiveness and friendship, and what makes a true home. Perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Joan Bauer. Lou Bulosan-Nelson has the ultimate summer DIY project. She's going to build her own "tiny house," 100 square feet all her own. She shares a room with her mom in her grandmother's house, and longs for a place where she can escape her crazy but lovable extended Filipino family. Lou enjoys her woodshop class and creating projects, and she plans to build the house on land she inherited from her dad, who died before she was born. But then she finds out that the land may not be hers for much longer. Lou discovers it's not easy to save her land, or to build a house. But she won't give up; with the help of friends and relatives, her dream begins to take shape, and she learns the deeper meaning of home and family. AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Equal parts girl-heart, muscle and know-how for today's reader. Endearing to the end." --Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery-Honor-and-Coretta-Scott King -Award-winning author of the National Book Award Finalist Clayton Byrd Goes Underground "Warm, funny and affirming. As we get to know Lou, her extended Filipino family, and friends, the door opens into her life and, ultimately, her home." --Lisa Yee, author of the Millicent Min trilogy, The Kidney Hypothetical, the DC Super Hero Girls series, and other books "There couldn't be a hero more determined, resourceful or lovable than Lucinda Bulosan-Nelson. Her big dream of a tiny house is irresistible." --Tricia Springstubb, author of Every Single Second, What Happened on Fox Street, Moonpenny Island, and the Cody series "I fell in love with Lou and her wonderful extended family. This story may be about a tiny house, but it has an enormous heart." --Kate Messner, author of The Exact Location of Home

Author : Mac Barnett
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2018-03-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1368039758

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Ian always follows the rules. His sister, Jenny, breaks them all the time -- especially "Don't pinch." So Ian is thrilled when the house where his family is vacationing posts a tidy list of rules. But when Jenny breaks them all, the house itself decides it's time for payback. The rug, the stove, and the bathtub are hungry for rulebreaker soup, and they've found the perfect ingredient: Jenny! Now Ian is faced with a thorny question: What if saving your sister means breaking the rules? From the New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Matthew Myers comes a hilarious tale of sibling rivalry, moral complexity, and disgruntled monsters, perfect for sharing with your own favorite rulebreakers. Praise for Count the Monkeys "This spot-on spoof of counting books is the perfect reward for anyone who's put in a hard day's work with numbers, big or small." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Oh No! Not Again! "Wonderfully ridiculous in premise and execution and abounding in creative touches, this will surely spark student spinoffs." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for Chloe and the Lion "[R]at-a-tat dialogue and fresh visuals should keep it at the top of the bedtime pile." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Mustache "Youngsters will get a kick out of this kingly comedy?." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Praise for Oh No! * "A must-have." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem "Definitely funny and slyly subversive." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Author : Jack Prelutsky
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 1983-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0394850106

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The most accessible and joyous introduction to the world of poetry! The Random House Book of Poetry for Children offers both funny and illuminating poems for kids personally selected by the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. Featuring a wealth of beloved classic poems from the past and modern glittering gems, every child who opens this treasury will finda world of surprises and delights which will instill a lifelong love of poetry. Featuring 572 unforgettable poems, and over 400 one-of-a-kind illustrations from the Caldecott-winning illustrator of the Frog and Toad series, Arnold Lobel, this collection is, quite simply, the perfect way to introduce children to the world of poetry.

Author : Pamela Pollack
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : 9780394880495

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A humor collection for middle graders composed of thirty-four prose selections--short stories and chunks from novels.