Author: John L. Jewell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504993373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This is the story of Leslie's journey from a small boy to his midteens; it reveals tragedies, cruelties, and the losses he suffers, but as he grows, he acquires special skills and uses them to fight his many demons. The skills lead him to important discoveries, some dreadful and others joyful. His sister, Mary, aids his journey whilst concealing her own skills from him, until a serious brain operation forces them to trust in each other and open up. He constantly searches for answers, in particular, the truth regarding his father's disappearance in the 1950s, and thanks to their combined skills, he enlists the help of a local newspaper editor and one of his reporters who eventually discover the truth for him.
A Strange Boy
Author: John L. Jewell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504993373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This is the story of Leslie's journey from a small boy to his midteens; it reveals tragedies, cruelties, and the losses he suffers, but as he grows, he acquires special skills and uses them to fight his many demons. The skills lead him to important discoveries, some dreadful and others joyful. His sister, Mary, aids his journey whilst concealing her own skills from him, until a serious brain operation forces them to trust in each other and open up. He constantly searches for answers, in particular, the truth regarding his father's disappearance in the 1950s, and thanks to their combined skills, he enlists the help of a local newspaper editor and one of his reporters who eventually discover the truth for him.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504993373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This is the story of Leslie's journey from a small boy to his midteens; it reveals tragedies, cruelties, and the losses he suffers, but as he grows, he acquires special skills and uses them to fight his many demons. The skills lead him to important discoveries, some dreadful and others joyful. His sister, Mary, aids his journey whilst concealing her own skills from him, until a serious brain operation forces them to trust in each other and open up. He constantly searches for answers, in particular, the truth regarding his father's disappearance in the 1950s, and thanks to their combined skills, he enlists the help of a local newspaper editor and one of his reporters who eventually discover the truth for him.
Strange Boy
Author: Paul Magrs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
ISBN: 9780689837128
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
David’s an outsider. He's smart, sensitive - and convinced he has secret super-powers. Life for him and his brother is a constant whirl of would-be step-families and overbearing friends and relations. And even aged ten, he's finding he's not sure what he thinks about fancying girls when 14-year-old John down the road seems so much more interesting... Paul Magrs' warm, vividly told story of childhood's end blends comedy and drama in a wild play-ground of messed-up lives and family feuds.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
ISBN: 9780689837128
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
David’s an outsider. He's smart, sensitive - and convinced he has secret super-powers. Life for him and his brother is a constant whirl of would-be step-families and overbearing friends and relations. And even aged ten, he's finding he's not sure what he thinks about fancying girls when 14-year-old John down the road seems so much more interesting... Paul Magrs' warm, vividly told story of childhood's end blends comedy and drama in a wild play-ground of messed-up lives and family feuds.
The Strange Man
Author: Solomon Alexander Amu Djoleto
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435900410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Mensa endures his Ghanaian childhood under the shadow of successive tyrannical headmasters. In his maturity he struggles with the trials that village jealousies and his own family lie upon him.
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435900410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Mensa endures his Ghanaian childhood under the shadow of successive tyrannical headmasters. In his maturity he struggles with the trials that village jealousies and his own family lie upon him.
Strange But True
Author: Thomas Slemen
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760712443
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760712443
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Queen Victoria's Stalker
Author: Jan Bondeson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The amazing tale of Britain's first celebrity stalker. After her coronation in 1838, Queen Victoria was a frightened young woman. She was relentlessly pursued by a weird teenager, Edward, 'the Boy' Jones, who had an uncanny ability to sneak into Buckingham Palace without being detected. Once, he broke into her bedroom and stole her underwear, and at least twice he sat on the throne.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The amazing tale of Britain's first celebrity stalker. After her coronation in 1838, Queen Victoria was a frightened young woman. She was relentlessly pursued by a weird teenager, Edward, 'the Boy' Jones, who had an uncanny ability to sneak into Buckingham Palace without being detected. Once, he broke into her bedroom and stole her underwear, and at least twice he sat on the throne.
Supernatural Stories, Ghost Stories and Strange Tales from Oxford & Shire
Author: John Richardson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244202974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244202974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous
Author: George Augustus Sala
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
"The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous" is one of the best-known works by the English author and journalist George Augustus Sala. It is an adventure novel that features the travels of Captain Dangerous, who was a soldier, a sailor, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the Moors, a bashaw in the service of the Grand Turk, and lived through a series of other unbelievable events before he finally got back to his home in Hanover Square. This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
"The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous" is one of the best-known works by the English author and journalist George Augustus Sala. It is an adventure novel that features the travels of Captain Dangerous, who was a soldier, a sailor, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the Moors, a bashaw in the service of the Grand Turk, and lived through a series of other unbelievable events before he finally got back to his home in Hanover Square. This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3
Author: George Augustus Sala
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752423773
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 by George Augustus Sala
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752423773
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 by George Augustus Sala
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous
Author: George Augustus Sala
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Pawnee; Mythology (part I)
Author: George Amos Dorsey
Publisher: Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher: Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description