Silas Terry, known by his neighbors as Uncle Terry is the keeper of "The Cape" lighthouse, along the shore of Southport Island. On a stormy day, he looks out and sees something in the water. He then rescues a baby floating in a trunk and with his wife Mellissa they raise up Etelka "Telly" Peterson. Years later when they see an advert in the Newspaper, they suspect that Telly is the recipient of a large inheritance and seek out the lawyer who posted the ad, the unscrupulous Nicolas Frye. But as Uncle Terry always says, "Thar's a sucker born every minit and two ter ketch him!"

Charles Clark Munn (1848-1917) was the author of Pocket Island: A Story of Country Life in New England (1900), Uncle Terry: A Story of the Maine Coast (1900) and Rockhaven (1902). ""It's goin' to be a nasty night, " said Uncle Terry, coming in from the shed and dumping an armful of wood in the box behind the kitchen stove, "an' the combers is just ahumpin' over White Hoss Ledge, an' the spray's flyin' half way up the lighthouse. ""

"An exporation of the origins and history of Uncle Sam and the real man, Samuel Wilson, who inspired this beloved symbol of America"--Provided by publisher.

Meg's family has moved a lot because of her father's drinking. Meg arrives in her town longing to find a real friend, someone she can talk to and write stories with. When she and Grace join forces to write a book, she's thrilled that she has finally found someone who likes her for who she is, who trusts her and confides in her. But she can't tell Grace about her father. Even though she hates to lie, Meg can't resist telling tall tales about her family and her life to Grace and other kids. For Meg, friendship turns out to be the key to telling the truth, and also to a better life for her family.

Youve Got a Good Friend in Me is a musical, comedy, action, epic, romantic, and friendship adventure about this good, beautiful Puerto Rican-European witch from New York City named Pamela Denise Palmieri, who is an actress, singer, and all-around superheroine who wants everybody to be themselves and not change for these haters, and she stops this evil Mexican-American witch named Tabitha Shelby Arevalo, who wants people to change their ways in a very bad way or they will all be vanquished because she doesnt care about anybody but herself at all! But Pamela knows many ways to stop her and her gang from doing a whole lot of harm to everyone because she loves and cares for everybody and wants them around, and everybody loves Pamela too. Then she befriends this sweet, whip-smart, handsome, but very lonely kid named Preston Jerome Johnson, who joins with her and all her friends. They get to know him and get along with him, and Preston is very friendly.

Stuart Sidney has spent his last few months ignoring the things that matter most, his family and friends. Since losing the love of is life, Claire, he feels there is nothing left. Or is there? We can only hope that during our death we do not regret our life.

'Mark Lowery is far too funny' Jonathan Meres, author of THE WORLD OF NORM The fourth book in the hilarious and anarchic ROMAN GARSTANG ADVENTURE series Incredibly, unbelievably, Roman's cousin is marrying the cousin of Rosie Taylor (AKA The Worst Person Who Ever Lived) cousin. Roman can't believe this (as Rosie says: "How can we be in the same family, we're barely in the same species"). Rosie's parents decide they should go along together and "make a weekend of it". Roman's plus one is his best friend Gamble (probably the naughtiest kid in Europe) - and it's the beginning of another big, messy, catastrophic and uproarious adventure for Roman - with Winnebagos, illegal thrash metal festivals and campsite beauty contests all thrown into the mix ...

I was scared. I was sure that these two children who were all alone in the woods must be Douens and I know that Douens are spirits. I did not realize I was standing close to the edge of the stream, until Kelley shouted at me. "Jan, step back, you might fall!" I could not move because my legs were shaking. "Jan, give me your hand!" I stretched out my hand and tried to step back, but my feet slipped from under me and I fell into the stream. The current was very strong, and I headed down the stream at a terrific speed. I could hear Kelley screaming my name but the sound of her voice faded. About two miles down the stream a net that was placed across the stream stopped me. I held on to it and tried to scream for help, but there was no sound coming from my mouth. I knew that Kelley must have told my parents by now that I fell into the stream. My mother will be frantic, and my father will be terrified because his brother fell into this stream over twenty years ago and he was never found.