Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself

The authors of this book draw on a variety of theories ranging from systemic functional linguistics to schema theory in order to reveal how current knowledge of various aspects of text structure and function can be applied in the language classroom

False pretenses was not only first contemporary suspense novel of C.Coulter. It was also her first hardcover , published in October 1988. It came out the folowing May in paperbook.

The youngest child of rich, neglect parents, Henry Grey was occasionally accused of being an overgrown brat. But all Henry wanted was a career that would bring him some geniuine fulfillment, a little advenbture, and a chance to prove his true character.

After spending four years with relatives in the South, a fifteen-year-old girl accepts the idea that slaves are property and is horrified to learn when she returns North that her home is a station on the underground railroad.

Gives key information about the geography, economy and outstanding features of each state

Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King, published in 1990. The four stories are "The Langoliers"; "Secret Window, Secret Garden"; "The Library Policeman"; and "The Sun Dog"

30 reproducible math tales and problems to reinforce important fraction skills. Perfect for 3-6 graders

This novel tells the story of beautiful Bathsheba Everdene, a fiercely independent woman who inherits a farm and decides to run it herself. She rejects a marriage proposal from Gabriel Oak, a loyal man who takes a job on her farm after losing his own in an unfortunate accident. He is forced to watch as Bathsheba mischievously flirts with her neighbour, Mr.Boldwood, unleashing a passionate obsession deep within the reserved man. But both suitors are soon eclipsed by the arrival of the dashing soldier Frank Troy, who falls in love with Bathsheba even through he`s still smitten with another woman. His reckless presence at the farm drives Boldwood mad with jealousy, and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leads to both murder and marriage