The Ghost of Cutler Creek
- 208 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
When Allie is contacted by the ghost of a dog, she and Dub investigate the surly new boy at school and his father, who may be running a puppy mill, to see if they are involved.
Cynthia C. DeFelice Orden de los libros (cronológico)
Cynthia DeFelice se destaca por sumergir a los lectores en las vidas de sus personajes, una habilidad perfeccionada a través de su profundo amor por las historias cultivado desde la infancia. Aborda su escritura con un compromiso con la honestidad, basándose en una experiencia diversa que incluye trabajar como librera y bibliotecaria. DeFelice encuentra una profunda satisfacción al conectar con su audiencia, evocando un espectro de emociones, desde el miedo hasta la risa, y estimulando nuevas perspectivas. Su talento narrativo es evidente en su capacidad para cautivar a los lectores jóvenes y dejar una impresión duradera.
Nirgends zuhause
- 172 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Unable to cope with the financial ruin caused by the Great Depression, Frances Elizabeth Barrow's father has taken his own life. Frances then cashes in her train ticket that would have taken her to her aunt's home, trades her dress for trousers and a cap, and hits the rails as a hobo.
Cold Feet
- 32 páginas
- 2 horas de lectura
When Willie McPhee, the finest bagpipe player in all of Scotland, goes looking for customers who have a wee bit extra to spend on merriment, he finds more than he bargained for. On a cold, wet, miserable night, Willie trips over a tree trunk in the dark. Peering closer, he sees that the fallen tree isn't a tree at all, but a man, a DEAD man, lying stone cold frozen in the snow. "A-A-A-aaaaah!" screams Willie. But then he notices that the body is wearing some fine-looking boots.A poor man is a practical man, and so soon Willie has a shiny new pair of boots. He puts them to good use tricking a stingy farmer -- and then, in a startling twist, the original owner