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The summer of 1991 will be an exciting one for twelve year old HEIDI SMITH. She arrives at her trailer new Lake Nyona, nine miles south of Rochester, Indiana, unaware of the adventure that awaits her. Anxious to see the lake, she runs to the dock behind her mobile home, and overlooking the mysterious White High Island, a huge forest across the lake. She is surprised when she sees a powerful blue light flickering on the island. Is it flickering in a resident''s home? Are there any homes on the island? Rumors say that HANS BACHMANN, a prisoner of war during World War Two and former aide to Germany''s Adolph Hitler is living there. She asks her friend CRAIG MARKEY to go to the island with her and her ten year old brother SCOTT, but, when he doesn''t come to the dock as he promised, she and Scott row to White High Island alone to investigate. She gets there and begins to climb the steps leading to the top. Suddenly, she trips on one. She looks down and sees a small white book. Who does it belong to? She opens it to the middle and reads that it belongs to Bachmann. But that doesn''t prove he is living on the island. does it? After discovering the diary, she investigates further. She pushes through the underbrush and comes to a clearing. She steps through it and is surprised. She sees the shape of a roof she thinks is a home, but when she gets to the front window, she sees the blue light she saw flickering and realizes it is someone''s laboratory. A man is hunched over a log table mixing something, She tries to take a breath but she can''t because of the smell. Surprised that she saw the man she runs to the back and looks into a window. She sees that Craig is lying bound and gagged on the floor. She returns to where Scott is waiting for her. She tells him to go to her friend''s cottage and call CHIEF JIM MARKEY, the village police chief and Craig''s dad. He returns with the chief. She watches him try to arrest Bachmann. He surprises her and lunges toward the door, where he opens it and escapes.

Riwaya hii inahusu unyanyasaji wa kijinsia, ndoa za utotoni, na ukatili katika jamii ya Kiafrika. Inaelezea kwa undani namna changamoto hizi zinavyoathiri maisha ya wasichana na wanawake. Mhusika mkuu ambaye ni msichana mdogo, anakabiliana na maisha ya dhuluma, ukosefu wa haki, na shinikizo la kuolewa akiwa bado mtoto, hali inayozuia maendeleo yake ya kielimu na ndoto zake. Katika riwaya hii, mhusika mkuu anaonyeshwa akikumbana na unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kutoka kwa wanaume wakubwa au hata watu wa karibu katika jamii, hali inayomuacha na makovu ya kimwili na kiakili. Pia, jamii inaonekana kushindwa kumsapoti, huku sheria na haki zikionekana kutotenda haki kwa wanawake na wasichana wanaokandamizwa. Riwaya hii inabainisha changamoto wanazopitia wasichana wanaolazimishwa kuolewa wakiwa watoto, mara nyingi kutokana na umaskini au mila potofu zinazoendelezwa kizazi baada ya kizazi. Athari za ndoa hizi zinaonekana katika afya yao, elimu, na uwezo wa kujikomboa kiuchumi na kiakili.

Funny, poignant, each finely turned and delightfully unexpected, these poems have earned Jane Davis Carpenter awards from her peers and a special place in the hearts of everyday poetry lovers. Sprinkled among the 211 prize-winners & favorites showcased here are sonnets, villanelles, free verse-even a handful of cat haiku! You''ll discover: Love in a Loaf of Fresh-Baked Bread, Did Anyone See the Girl I Thought Was Me?, Colorado Boulevard Seen Late on a Saturday Night, Eye of the Quilter, Hot Pink & more. Joy Writing''s Kenn Amdahl, observes "From cats & cars to family pictures & school shoes, she looks where we all look, but somehow sees more." Poetry to Go''s Ann Klaiman says it "Touches gently on the darker griefs of life & glories in the magic of the everyday."

Combine painting and sculpture, wrap it up in the delightful texture of wool, and you have felting! Here''s your chance to try your hand at this popular craft without a big investment of time or money. This must-have complete guide covers everything from the basics of felting, to a range of projects that illustrate the warm and whimsical things you can do with it.

Felting has taken the knitting world by storm, and with these 30 fabulous projects, knitters will effortlessly add this stylish new technique to their repertoire. All the basics are covered and fully photographed, including which yarns to use, how to create swatch samples, and how to knit evenly. Easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and photos accompany each item and encourage beginners to test out new skills and experiment on their own. Start simple, with charming hot pads and coasters for the table. Warm and durable mittens feature elegant knitted cuffs. An eye-catching throw pillow comes in shades of cheery pink. Or make an ocean-blue scarf, zippered shoulder bag, or vibrant ethnic-inspired rug. From garments to home decorating items, these knitted beauties are all conversation pieces.

The summer of 1991 arrives early in the small town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Allison Smith, a twelve-year-old circus aerialist in her father''s Smith Family Circus, discovers that her prize elephant, Chang Phoouk, has disappeared. She asks her ten-year-old brother Steve to help her find him to solve the mystery on his capture. Did someone kidnap him so that he would earn lots of money for his ransom? Is Allison''s aerial partner, jack Everly, really to be trusted? What is the reason for Chang''s irrational behavior whenever Jack comes around him? She has to follow the glare of Jack''s white shirt into the night to see where he takes him. Does she run into many obstacles? With bold courage and witty detective work, she finds Chang imprisoned in a sawmill along the levee in Donaldsonville.

Mousie is a delightful story of Allison Davis'' imaginary mouse. Book Excerpt "Mousie, Mousie, where are you?" Allison Davis lay down in front of an early American blue print chair. She flipped its flap high into the air. She had lost her imaginary mouse. He was only air, but to her he was real.

This book is really from tales concerning thousands of working women that I summed up into the antics of six twenty-something gals and a mid-thirty thirty cop''s wife. They worked in a gigantic airplane factory during the 1970''s and 80''s under the leadership of a wise, down-home black Southern woman... and oh, the trials of watching over that misfit team! The story is about adventure, romance, sexual harassment, addiction, intrigue and the attempted murder of a colleague while these women worked together in sisterhood in a "man''s world." (And who is the preacher, the lesbian or of royal blood?) You''ll find laugh-out-loud humor along with some heart-wrenching times while these women try to find who''s sabotaging their airplanes. Could it be the inspector, a disgruntled worker or maybe their own supervisor? But it''s a paycheck anything to get that damned plane built...well, almost anything. This story comes from actual events that occurred during my many years as a factory worker plus happenings while my mother worked at the same Boeing Airplane Company during World War II. And yep--she was a riveter! "(Lady) Jane drew off not just her personal experience at Boeing, but her mom, one of the ''Rosie the Riveters'' who forged the way to be accepted into a "man''s" work place." C. Kelliher, editor; Aero Mechanic District 751 newspaper, read by aerospace workers world wide. "Sharp, funny, tragic and fun. A great read; romance and scandal, espionage and sabotage-- everything a good historical fiction novel should have. The writer has a sharp wit and a keen sense of sarcasm." Christopher Bailey, author of the Starjumper Legacy. "Women''s fiction? It''s more like real life! Believe me, and the author, this is exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the real world of factory workers. From hilarious one-line humor to heart wrench tear-jerking to, this was a great emotional ride." J. Carol Johnson, author of The Lonely Life of a Pornographer''s Wife. What a funny, exciting, heart-wrenching story! I never really knew what went on with the women who did this kind of work. The author really helped me understand how hard-working those women were, how their lives were turned upside down and yet they fought their way through the back-breaking labor, the bigotry, and the sexist attitudes to succeed in an industry that, until then, had been dominated by men. Their lives, indeed the working world, would never be the same...and I, for one am grateful! Thanks for an entertaining and educational look into an important part of our American history! F. Hornsby, literary editor

This reference aims to inspire beaders to create beautiful beaded masterpieces or simple embellishments. It contains hundreds of easy-to-follow beading graphs and how-to illustrations as well as three pattern sections, a project section with instructions for 12 projects and a contributing artists'' gallery. There are patterns for motifs, centrepieces, borders, cords, fringes and edging.

Under the guise of child protection, teacher/pupil relationships, including supportive friendships, have become taboo. So what sort of boy would convince two promising young teachers to risk their careers by breaching their professional code of conduct? Brought up in Wiltshire, Ayisha Emmanuelle has always believed that the best way to avoid trouble is by walking away from it. However, this isn''t an option when she is the first teacher on the scene after her colleague Jim Stevens is stabbed, intervening in a playground fight. In the aftermath, 14-year old Shamayal Thomas discloses to Ayisha that he and Jim are friends. Her first duty is to report suspicion of an inappropriate relationship, but imagining the headlines when someone who has been labeled a hero is found to be morally unfit, she hesitates, thereby implicating herself. All that she can do is wait to see if her decision is justified. And waiting is something Ayisha has never been very good at.

Correspondence, financial papers, medical papers, genealogical materials, photos, and other materials, of or relating to Judge William Caldwell, as justice of the peace in Elmore, Ohio, his wife, Jane Davis Caldwell (d. 1890), and their sons, Robert H. (d. 1863) describing his service with 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, and William (1837-1896), a physician, and his medical service as assistant surgeon with the 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and his practice of medicine in Michigan and Fremont, Ohio. Other topics include the California gold rush, daily life in Ottawa County, Ohio, and politics in Elmore, Ohio.