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Hunter Harrison is a seven-year-old boy who is struggling with all the rules related to Covid 19, he is very worried about his family, teachers and above all not being able to see his grandfather. Other big issues are wearing a mask, washing his hands all the time, and being unable to play with his friends. One day while playing with his cat Freya, he receives an envelope with his name on it. Inside are two masks the larger one is an owl's face and the smaller one is a frog mask. When they put the masks on Hunter turns into a full-fledged owl and Freya turns into a frog. Anytime a child needs help, Hunter immediately turns into an owl and Freya into a frog and they head in the direction of the child in distress to help them in fun and magical ways.
The weather is getting colder, and Sherman must dig a burrow where he will sleep until spring. Even though this happens every year, Sherman is worried about missing out on adventures with his friends. With love and compassion, his adorable friends assure him they will be waiting for him when he wakes up. This delightful story takes us on a trip through the desert as Sherman explores his feelings and learns the true meaning of friendship.
Tucked away in the beautiful Kingdom of Eswatini, is a story about dedication, determination, and loyalty to the family. From the stresses of picking the corn to the effort of selling it, Musa and Wawa's actions show how much they care about their family and will do whatever they can to help earn money.
With an eerie screech and a rush of heavy, black, ashy wind, another tree loses its energy to grow, falling softly to the ground in a pile of dust. It has been a long time since Willow has seen her homeland that she was banished from. "Oh Pip, I am sorry to have brought you here!" The two look out on the dry and desolate landscape, without a plan, but with adventure in their hearts.
After losing his wife and son in an accident, James Moore retreats from life to his ranch in the San Diego mountains. A job offer on an ocean-going science vessel restarts his scientific career, until Brainwave Corporation leases the vessel to isolate their 'Dream Degree' technology that can access the brain during sleep to upload a desired curriculum in a fraction of the time - but early testing has gone terribly wrong.James' Aunts direct the powerful Collective organization, and they despatch Marianne when they are made aware James is being hunted. James and Marianne fall in love, but they are forced to fix Brainwave's failure when the Aunts are abducted.With few options open to them, they must overcome what appears to be insurmountable odds, in order to save his aunts and themselves.
Born - or in Albert's case - hatched at the same time, hemispheres apart, Sylvie and her albatross friend find their lives curiously entwined.When Sylvie's fairy tale existence is shattered by tragedy, she is left with Albert as her only source of comfort. Sent to the Nunnery - she relies on him, as well as on her literature-fueled imagination, to navigate an often-unfriendly world. New girl Michaela offers hope but Fate - a person of dubious intent - upsets the delicate balance. As life spirals downwards, Sylvie tucks Albert into the back of her mind until a magazine article describing him comes into her possession. Galvanized into action, Sylvie finds new hope and sets off to meet her elusive friend.
In the beginning of space and time, Planet GREY3110227, home of a hyper-intelligent life form, burst into existence. After finding an inscribed plaque with blueprints for Peace, Love and Harmony across all galaxies, the greys set forth to bring this message to all corners of the known universe. After visiting millions of planets, the greys discovered Planet Blue; a doomed planet hurtling toward self-destruction. They must persuade its inhabitants to embrace the grey ethos. If they don't make it in time, the inhabitants will surely succumb to cataclysmic destruction.
I used to believe in love. I believed that the innate good of people could be more powerful than the evil represented in the world. I believed that a mother's love for a child was the purest love that existed.I don't believe in anything now.No freedom. No autonomy. No identity. Two years after a single, vengeful act ripped everything away, all prisoner 35879-045 has is her own mind. Only her memories of the time before to combat the utter isolation of solitary confinement. So many others have had their sanity wrenched from them in the crushing solitude of their cells, their psyches snapped beyond repair. But she isn't like them. She knows who she is. She will not lose herself.A creeping, claustrophobic dive into the effects of isolation on the human mind, Solitary is a story of love, loss and, above all, the art of survival.
It is the year 870 A.D. Halfdan the Black is dead and young Harald is now king of Vestfold. Conflict and strife scourge the kingdoms of Norway and greedy warlords crave to feast over the legacy Halfdan has left. Harald, barely into adolescence, must prove he is strong enough to defend what is rightfully his. However, Harald's ambitions do not remain within the borders of his small kingdom. Engulfed by the love of a maiden and backed by his hearth warriors, he takes a vow to conquer all Norway to marry Gyda, princess of Hordaland. Perhaps her hand is not what he is really seeking. One thing is certain: Harald is committed to the unification of Norway. Opposed by Viking leaders and reckless rulers, Harald will embark on a journey towards immortality. Will he be remembered as one of Scandinavia's many ruthless kings, or as the father of a nation?
In her debut collection of poems, Heal, Briana Elizabeth relentlessly unveils and acknowledges the pains of the past. Elizabeth's language masterfully draws you into a space of soothing and comfort as she turns your attention from love, loss, and the self to collective experiences of connection and the natural world.
This book is here to help you on your path - through paradise lost and found - to where you find yourself for the first time, eternally present and being who you are, with a sense of clarity and purpose and the power of faith to achieve it. Nothing else. This structure shows you how to master a state where you can simply love, live and be. Understanding the seven-level structure on this Earth means freedom from its power over you. In this book, you will also discover where you are in this structure of celestial importance.To love, live and to be is our goal here on Earth.
Epicedium is Los Angeles-based alternative artist Helene Alexandra Jæger's first collection of creative writing. As with her music, released under the moniker Holy Boy, Jæger's creative work explores the realms of death and dreaming, the occult, the unconscious and the mysteries of the soul. Told as a four-part story of transformation, Epicedium is a stream of consciousness exploration of spiritual awakening, passion, loss, and journeys in consciousness. Attempts to come to terms with the impossible. Worlds beyond. Ultimately, Jæger's expansive poetic stories take the reader on a hypnotic and deepening spiritual journey through transformation.
This delightful collection of animal-themed poetry mixes fantasy, nonsense humour, sentimental poems, parody, satire, and polemics, twisting the animal kingdom into flashes of witty wordplay to amuse and bamboozle. Taking the world of animal poetry beyond the realm of children's literature, this collection brings all the fun and ingenuity of playful rhyme to the adult reader.
Nanna's Poems is a poignant collection about life. It spins a bittersweet tale of childhood, marriage, and death. For Dora, the one consistency was God. Though temptation is everywhere and the world in which we live is a harrowing one, at its heart, this collection explores the power of His love and His guidance.
Charles Dickens: The Stories of His Life is a celebratory introduction to the novels of Charles Dickens as well as being the fascinating story of the fast-paced life of the literary superstar of the Victorian era. The reader will get insights into what stirred the writer's mind when he conceived a new novel and what took place in his life during its composition. We follow Dickens back in time to see what shaped him and his stories, and we will see how each novel was then received and how it is now perceived. Humorously written from a Dickensian's point of view, this book is an invitation to join in the fun of reading 'The Inimitable' Charles Dickens.
What does it mean to be abused? What does it mean to admit that you have been abused? Where does something as complex and strange as pain begin and end?One day Jodee Warren vanishes. She leaves no trace and no one to remember her, not even her family seems to remember. Jodee Warren was one of those people; quiet and polite, forever in the background able to disappear long before anyone even noticed they were gone. Jodee Warren has lived her whole life as a ghost. So, the question arises when did Jodee Warren first disappear?On the ferry that misty afternoon?When her daughters emotionally abandon her out of indifference, fear, or boredom?Under her husband's constant belittling and snide remarks?When her father dismissed her for his dream of a first-born son?Maybe in understanding what brought Jodee Warren to Kokanee Bay Washington the mystery of where she went can be unravelled.
Hillingstone is a modest country estate, slightly faded and in need of a revitalised future. But with a free-spirited, troubled elder son, and two other children who want no part of its care, where will the aging owners turn?Their dysfunctional family begins to unravel when the heir plants an outsider into their midst, with explosive consequences. Can the family come together to rescue the estate, or will their infighting leave them blind to the underhand activities of the estate manager?Their lives will change forever over an eighteen-month period. Who will be left standing when the dust settles?
This is a collection of writing based on the long-lasting effects and emotions that come with experiencing trauma. This is an expressive book about finding yourself, remaining sane and fighting to stay alive.
Recalling the introspective and transcendent works of Brazilian writer Clarice Linspector, The Coconut Leaf's Song is a mesmerizing collection of poetry. Through my Eyes (for Barbie) recalls the poet's mother in a unique disassociated tone of love and sorrow. Touch Me? Looks upon conflicting emotions of a lover's attempts at connection. A meditation upon lost love, grief and depression, The Coconut Leaf's Song is a masterful anthology of poetry by debut author Lutfiya Dadabhay.
After being raised by his aunts in Southern England, James Moore moved to Southern California where he worked as a prominent and successful scientist. But when James invented the Mind Link, he unearthed a dangerous secret leaving him and his wife, Helen, with no choice but to flee.Moving back to the village of St. Clements in Devon, James reconnects with his aunts and childhood home. He begins to hope that the dangers of the past are over and, with the announcement of Helen's pregnancy, that the future is finally offering them some happiness.But when James and his family are attacked in their home, he and Helen are on the run once more and the Collective - a group of deeply powerful, influential people - will stop at nothing to catch them.When James and Helen are given an opportunity to join the Collective, they must choose between their future and the future of hundreds of thousands of others.
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