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Confused, he once more tried to get to his feet once more, with heart pounding and head spinning he fell between the tracks. The rumble grew louder and the vibrations became stronger. Realizing he had to act quickly, Zack tried to crawl. Though his head spun, he was making a little progress. Now the rumble had become a clopping-clatter, violently shaking the ground as the deadly train loomed ever closer. He had to get off the tracks! With one track to cross, he decided to try to roll over the formidable steel. Putting all his strength into one final effort, he cried out in terror, God, please help me! Doing a mans job from the age of twelve, Zack experiences a difficult, fast-paced life, saw...
Son of a Soldier is the powerful story of how God used one unlikely, country girl to change the course of history. It seemed impossible to believe that an eighteen-year-old girl from the middle-of-nowhere, Tennessee would have any real significance in the history of our nationthat is until God chose her to make a Godly man out of a flawed, military heros stubborn son. Hailey was a small town, farm girl who had never left her home state of Tennessee. She was a nave tomboy who possessed an unassuming charm, the power of which she could not comprehend. Grant was a rebellious Army brat who had seen the world. Glib, sarcastic and self-destructive, he was a loner lost in a world he had never felt he fit into. They seemingly had little in common, but when two hearts collided, two worlds became one; while Hailey embarks on a beautiful journey of self-discovery in this unique coming-of-age story, Grant travels a winding, dirt road that helps him rediscover a lost innocence and discover a renewed purpose.
For Zac Zap, a boy with spina bifida the wacky adventures continue. In this second book, adventure finds Zac Zap. His bustling city introduces the trolley and with the help of the friendly trolley driver, Mr. Wes, Zac and his wheel chair explore like never before. When he and Mr. Wes foil a robbery, the local head of Acme Trolley fire Mr. Wes in spite of his heroics. The replacements trolley drivers are indifferent to Zac�s condition and incompetent. Zac becomes a loss boy when he is mistakenly put in a mail car and sent west hundreds of miles. A series of mishaps has him working for the rail company, driving a bus, and arriving in the town of Smartinville on the bayou Teche just in time to help his friend Amy participate in the Great Big Canoe Race. Amy, who has Down syndrome and Zac must out-paddle and outwit the competition, bears, a swamp monster, hidden traps, and villains galore.
Sir Robert Crosse was born in Charlinch, Somerset, England in about 1552. He married Olyve Turner in 1576 in London. They had eight children. A possible descendant, Silvester Crosse, son of John Crosse and Margaret Wright, was born in about 1638. He emigrated in about 1682 and settled in Charleston, South Carolina. Traces descendants of this and other Crosse and Cross families, primarily in Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Indiana and Texas. The author believes these families are related but has not been able to prove it in every case.
After the excitement of her recent adventures in Paris, Mrs Hudson goes to stay with her married daughter Eleanor in Bilbourne, a little village in Kent, the Garden of England. It is September, and the hop-harvest is in full swing at the nearby plantation belonging to Thomas Brakefield. But if Mrs Hudson was hoping for some peace and quiet away from the city, she is to be disappointed, soon caught up in dark passions that culminate in a brutal murder. At great risk to herself, Mrs Hudson goes in pursuit of the perpetrator. With a rich cast of characters that include the tyrannical Thomas himself, his beautiful and aloof wife Lydia and neglected daughter Eve, his arch-enemy the bluff Squire Simister and his dandified son Freddie, as well as disgruntled hop pickers and the poor work-house boy, Timothy, that Mrs Hudson takes under her wing, the stage is set for a tense and thrilling drama.
Put some sparkle in your Holidays with USA Today Bestselling author Marilyn Campbell's Christmas Presents, and discover a Saint, a Sinner, and a Town full of Spirits. Angels & Shamrocks: During the Christmas season, angels have a few more heavenly abilities than usual. So when a mischievous Irish angel finally convinces his overworked grandson to notice an accident-prone, single mom, he's sure they will be decorating one tree instead of two this year. The Perfect Gift: The instant Zachariah shuffles into Leanne's office, she's sure he's the handy, retired gentleman who, in exchange for room and board, will help her fix up the Key West home she just inherited. But Zach is neither handy nor re...
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