An Island of Our Own

An Island of Our Own
Author :
Publisher : Scholastic Fiction
Total Pages : 158
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781407145310
ISBN-13 : 1407145312
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis An Island of Our Own by : Sally Nicholls

From one of the brightest talents in teen fiction and the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book prize comes a new novel about family and friendship.

An Island of My Own

An Island of My Own
Author :
Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 111
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781554884919
ISBN-13 : 1554884918
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis An Island of My Own by : Andrea Spalding

Fifteen-year-old Rowan, the daughter of foreign correspondents in Africa, finds herself beached for a summer with her cousins near Tofino, British Columbia. Desperate for a summer project, she camps on a neighbouring island to monitor the progress of an endangered group of sea otters, further threatened by the development plans of a real estate agent trying to sell the property for tourism.

I Am an Island

I Am an Island
Author :
Publisher : Black Swan Books, Limited
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 178416478X
ISBN-13 : 9781784164782
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis I Am an Island by : Tamsin Calidas

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Memoir of the year' - Vogue 'A wondrous, sensuous memoir of salt-stung survival . . . clear-eyed and poetic prose' Sunday Times 'A fascinating memoir' - Daily Mail When Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by London, she and her husband left the city and high-flying careers to move the 500 miles north, despite having absolutely no experience of crofting, or of island life. It was idyllic, for a while. But as the months wear on, the children she'd longed for fail to materialise, and her marriage breaks down, Tamsin finds herself in ever-increasing isolation. Injured, ill, without money or friend she is pared right back, stripped to becoming simply a raw element of the often harsh landscape. But with that immersion in her surroundings comes the possibility of rebirth and renewal. Tamsin begins the slow journey back from the brink. Startling, raw and extremely moving, I Am An Island is a story about the incredible ability of the natural world to provide when everything else has fallen away - a stunning book about solitude, friendship, resilience and self-discovery.

Island of Doom

Island of Doom
Author :
Publisher : Skylark
Total Pages : 100
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0553482319
ISBN-13 : 9780553482317
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Island of Doom by : Richard Brightfield

Welcome to Alura! You and your family are going on a trip to the small but beautiful Caribbean island. It's got plenty of sun, surf -- even coconuts! At least that's what the brochures say. You can't figure out how your parents got such a good deal -- the price was really cheap. It's as if the island was practically begging you to come and visit. But you soon realize there's more to this place than just sandy beaches. Something creepy. Something sinister. But you'll be going home soon, right? What happens next in this bone-chilling story? It all depends on the choices you make. How will your nightmare end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading, getting new chills and thrills -- until not one but all of your worst nightmares have come true! Give yourself goosebumps...

Orphan Island

Orphan Island
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 162
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062443434
ISBN-13 : 0062443437
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Orphan Island by : Laurel Snyder

A National Book Award Longlist title! "A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon "This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical." —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series In the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island. On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again. Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known? "A unique and compelling story about nine children who live with no adults on a mysterious island. Anyone who has ever been scared of leaving their family will love this book" (from the Brightly.com review, which named Orphan Island a best book of 2017).

We Fed an Island

We Fed an Island
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 303
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062864505
ISBN-13 : 0062864505
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis We Fed an Island by : José Andrés

FOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR. The true story of how José Andrés and World Central Kitchen’s chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria and touched the hearts of many more Chef José Andrés arrived in Puerto Rico four days after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. The economy was destroyed and for most people there was no clean water, no food, no power, no gas, and no way to communicate with the outside world. Andrés addressed the humanitarian crisis the only way he knew how: by feeding people, one hot meal at a time. From serving sancocho with his friend José Enrique at Enrique’s ravaged restaurant in San Juan to eventually cooking 100,000 meals a day at more than a dozen kitchens across the island, Andrés and his team fed hundreds of thousands of people, including with massive paellas made to serve thousands of people alone. At the same time, they also confronted a crisis with deep roots, as well as the broken and wasteful system that helps keep some of the biggest charities and NGOs in business. Based on Andrés’s insider’s take as well as on meetings, messages, and conversations he had while in Puerto Rico, We Fed an Island movingly describes how a network of community kitchens activated real change and tells an extraordinary story of hope in the face of disasters both natural and man-made, offering suggestions for how to address a crisis like this in the future. Beyond that, a portion of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the Chef Relief Network of World Central Kitchen for efforts in Puerto Rico and beyond.

Ellis Island Interviews

Ellis Island Interviews
Author :
Publisher : Checkmark Books
Total Pages : 432
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0816035482
ISBN-13 : 9780816035489
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Ellis Island Interviews by : Peter M. Coan

Presents first-hand accounts from the last surviving immigrants.

Our Own English Bible

Our Own English Bible
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 334
Release :
ISBN-10 : IND:30000092293715
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Our Own English Bible by : William James Heaton

Upon Our Own Ground: 1956 to 1964

Upon Our Own Ground: 1956 to 1964
Author :
Publisher : UP Press
Total Pages : 560
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789715425841
ISBN-13 : 9715425844
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Upon Our Own Ground: 1956 to 1964 by : Gémino H. Abad