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"Sweet and funny." a?Kirkus DiscoveriesIt's 1936 and 19-year-old Tobias Henry is stuck in the frozen hinterlands of Michigan. Tobias is obsessed with two things: God and girls. Mostly girls. But being a Baptist preacher's son, he can't escape God. When his father is blinded in a bizarre accident, Tobias rides the rails to Texas in search of a lost fortune. Along the way, he is initiated into the hobo brotherhood by Craw, a ribald yet wise black man. Obstacles arise in the form of a saucy prostitute, a giant catfish, and a flaming boxcar. But when he meets Sarah, a tough farm girl under a dark curse, he finds out that the greatest challenge of all is love.
Essential Nursing Care for Children and Young People is the definitive guide for all nursing and healthcare students and professionals caring for children and young people. Designed to meet the 2010 NMC competency standards for pre-registration nurses, the textbook supports you through the process of caring for children and young people with varied needs and conditions across all healthcare settings. A practical, patient-centred approach is taken throughout, with the ‘voices’ of children, their families and their carers used to tie theoretical knowledge to the real experience of providing care. The inclusion of the latest research and health and social care policies ensures that you are ...
They come from a dying world. Earth their only salvation. After they change it for the worse. Human and socially deficient in appearance, they must hide their sensitivity, creative intelligence, and psychic abilities from the world that would harm them. Especially if the humans knew they changed the Earth to make it physically tolerable. Now, with world’s electricity wiped out, they blend and live with the humans struggling in a wasteland of technology. Stuck with their fear, greed, and delusions. Sometimes, salvation can be treacherous. Auts, this sample of a monthly sci-fi series of short stories, will open your eyes to a new world of neurodiversity and humanity struggling with irreversible change.
“[An] almost mythical story of fractured families, wars, and homecomings” from the international bestselling author of The Fortunate Brother (Quill & Quire). With Kit’s Law, Donna Morrissey established herself as a gifted storyteller. Her chronicle of life in a remote Newfoundland outport was acclaimed by critics and embraced by readers worldwide. Downhill Chance is a captivating successor to Morrissey’s first novel. Set in a pair of isolated fishing communities in Newfoundland during and after the Second World War, this is the story of two families joined by friendship but torn apart by fear and sorrows. Prude Osmond reads her tea leaves and predicts dark days ahead. Meanwhile, an h...
The world of Auts is one of hidden secrets and mysterious creatures. On the outside, they appear socially deficient and lacking in sensitivity, but behind their unassuming exteriors lies deep intelligence and powerful psychic abilities. After wiping out the world's electricity, the Auts must learn to blend and live in a wasteland of technology and with humans struggling with fear, greed, and delusions. But even in the darkest of times, salvation can be found in the most unexpected places. Auts is an exciting read for science fiction fans, as it offers a unique look at neurodiversity and a world struggling with irreversible change. If you enjoyed books like The Giver by Lois Lowry or The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, you’ll be sure to love Auts. Buy it now!
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Describes the organization and activities of the Missouri militia and National Guard plus rosters of officers and general orders.