The Journey of Little Charlie (Scholastic Gold) (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

The Journey of Little Charlie (Scholastic Gold) (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

The National Book Award finalist by Christopher Paul Curtis Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died and Cap'n Buck -- the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina -- has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n

The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist) (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis brings his trademark humor and heart to the story of a boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.The National Book Award finalist by Christopher Paul Curtis Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just

The Madman of Piney Woods (Scholastic Gold) (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON.Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to

The Mighty Miss Malone (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

'We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful' is the motto of Deza Malone's family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But it's 1936 and the Great Depression has hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black

The Madman of Piney Woods (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON.Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to

Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold) (Ryan Pam Muoz)(Paperback)

A sheltered girl. A wild horse. An unforgettable journey.Paint the Wind joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content Maya lives like a captive. At Grandmother's house in California, everything is forbidden: friends, fun, even

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. This special edition makes a perfect gift and includes bonus content. When the Watson family--ten-year-old

A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold) (Lloyd Natalie)(Paperback)

Natalie Lloyd's SPINDIDDLY debut novel, now in paperback!A Snicker of Magic joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up

Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner) (Curtis Christopher Paul)(Paperback)

The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. It's 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and

Last Train to Hilversum - A journey in search of the magic of radio (Connelly Charlie)(Paperback / softback)

A Little Book of Language (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more

War Horse (Scholastic Gold) (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback)

An unforgettable tale of war, redemption, and a hero's journey.It is 1914, and Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragged away, his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he is forced to leave behind.In the army the

A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #3: The Final Gambit (Healy Christopher)(Paperback)

The thrilling conclusion to Christopher Healy's funny, action-packed, acclaimed alt-history adventure It is 1884, and Molly and Cassandra Pepper, Emmett Lee, and Emmett's long-lost father are sailing back to New York following their death-defying adventure in Antarctica. Having discovered a

Herbaceous (Evans Paul)(Paperback)

The paperback of the first Little Toller monograph. The writer Paul Evans, also known for Field Notes from the Edge and for his many country diaries for The Guardian, traces the seasons through the life-cycle of herbaceous

Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers (Torday Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A modern A TALE OF TWO CITIES by the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE

The Little Book of Oxfordshire (Sullivan Paul)(Paperback)

The Little Book of Oxfordshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and

Traces and Tracks: A Thirty-Year Journey with the San (Weinberg Paul)(Paperback)

Traces and Tracks is the culmination of a 30-year journey that photographer Paul Weinberg undertook with the San of southern Africa, beginning in 1984. He had previously studied the San at university and was aware of their special relationship with nature, survival skills, and their hunter-gatherer

Charlie Chaplin: The silent Little Tramp (Hour The History)(Paperback)

Is Charlie Chaplin a true 'rags-to-riches' story or a 'sad clown'? He was a 'purist' in the sense of being a perfectionist who carefully coordinated all the elements involved in the making of movies - the direction, production, the acting, and even the music. Chaplin came from a background of dire

Paul: An Apostle's Journey (Campbell Douglas A.)(Paperback)

A dramatic journey through the life and thought of the apostle PaulDouglas Campbell has made a name for himself as one of Paul's most insightful and provocative interpreters. In this short and spirited book Campbell introduces readers to the apostle he has studied in depth over his scholarly

Resistance (Scholastic Gold) (Nielsen Jennifer A.)(Paperback)

New York Times bestseller Jennifer A. Nielsen tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis.Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is

A Short History of the American Civil War (Anderson Paul Christopher)(Paperback)

The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians. The Civil War was also one of the world's first

Mark Rothko: From the Inside Out (Rothko Christopher)(Paperback)

'The journey to understand the painting is also the journey to understand Rothko, because the work is so thoroughly suffused with the man.'--Christopher Rothko Mark Rothko (1903-1970), world-renowned icon of Abstract Expressionism, is reassessed in this wholly original study of his art and life

The Charlie Chaplin Archives - Paul Duncan

Within a year of arriving in Hollywood in 1914, British-born Charlie Chaplin had become the slapstick king of America. By the end of his second year on the silver screen, Chaplin's fame had spread worldwide. He was the first international film star and rapidly one of the richest men in the world,

The Golden Step: A Walk Through the Heart of Crete (Somerville Christopher)(Paperback)

For Somerville this was a kind of pilgrimage, a journey unlike any he had undertaken in 20 years of travel-writing. It was an expedition where he traded the usual comforts and certainties for a real physical and mental challenge, with no mobile phone or other technological aids. The only plan for