(A book in the American Girl : History Mysteries series) (2002)
A novel byKathryn ReissNext book >> in the series
Grade 4-7-Set amid the rubble and confusion of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, this story is full of suspense and action. Clara, 12, and her family are awakened in the early morning to a damaged home, but one that, miraculously, remains standing. In the aftermath of chaos and fire, she finds an abandoned baby on her doorstep. The mystery deepens when she discovers that the infant is really a girl who has been disguised as a boy. As Clara and her family care for her, they soon discover that the child had been kidnapped and is in danger. The plot unfolds smoothly and builds to a satisfying conclusion. Mystery fans will be hooked by the daring rescues, escapes, and sinister criminals. Details about the earthquake are seamlessly incorporated into the narrative, giving it a real context. A well-done afterword gives more information about the period.
Kristen Oravec, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Strongsville, OH
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504 |pdf | Rapidshare | 7 MB| Author: Todd Lammle
Paperback: 504 pages
Publisher: Sybex; 3 edition (November 5, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470185716
ISBN-13: 978-0470185711
Format: pdf
New Page Books | August 2004 | ISBN: 1564147649 | 255 pages | PDF | 5.8 MBGhostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark-from battlefields to monuments, prisons to inns. If these places have existed for centuries or more, and if they are where history-especially tragic history-was made, ghost stories will inevitably follow. The World's Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com explores the history, folklore, and ghostly legends behind some of the world's most fascinating points of interest. Objective, educational, and entertaining, Ghostvillage.com's founder, Jeff Belanger, speaks with witnesses, psychics, and ghost hunters who tell their stories and share their research on haunted places around the globe. Take a world tour of history, the supernatural, and the macabre. You will explore libraries, museums, restaurants, inns, and landmarks from North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. But be careful: The World's Most Haunted Places may make you a believer!
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383 pages| pdf | Rapidshare | 31.8 MB| In the Line of Fire looks like being an interesting ebook for your Palm device. “According to Time magazine, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf holds “the world’s most dangerous job.” He has twice come within inches of assassination. His forces have caught more than 670 members of al Qaeda in the mountains and cities, yet many others remain at large and active, including Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri. Long locked in a deadly embrace with its nuclear neighbor India, Pakistan has come close to full–scale war on two occasions since it first exploded a nuclear bomb in 1998. As President Musharraf struggles for the security and political future of his nation, the stakes could not be higher for the world at large.
Title : Petroffs Defence
Author : Forintos and Haag
Language : English
Size : 9.07 mb
Pages : 257
Format : PDF
Year: 2003
Petrov's Defence, sometimes called Petroff's Defense or the Russian Game,
is a chess opening characterized by the following moves:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularized by Alexander Petrov—a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century. In recognition of the early investigations by the Russian masters Petrov and Carl Jaenisch, this opening is called the Russian Game in some countries.
