Henry Carter Hull

Return to Grace Valley, California, with the complete trilogy of this fan-favorite series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr. Welcome to Grace Valley, California -- where blood runs thicker ... ties are stronger ... and love is all the more sweet. Visitors to the town often remark about the valley's peace and beauty -- both of which are plentiful. Unlocked doors, front porches, pies cooling in the windows -- this is country life at...

In England today we enjoy a rich diversity of folk traditions, many of which can trace their beginnings back hundreds of years. They stem from every phase of our antiquity and embody all the peoples who have traditionally enriched our culture. In this book we visit some of the best known examples, including mumming, cheese rolling, tree dressing, rushbearing, beating the bounds, flitch trials and Wassailing, among many other customs, festivals and...

The memoir of a transformational friendship between a New England outdoorsman and the scrawny foxhound who came to his door one snowy winter day. In the midst of a blizzard, late one Christmas night in the 1950s, author Hal Borland heard a howl at the back door of his home on a hundred-acre farm in the Housatonic Valley of northwest Connecticut. Resistant at first, he called around trying to find an owner whose dog had gone missing with no luck. Finally,...

Just when Josh starts to think his break from school is going to be all chores and no cheer, his best friend, Mark, invites him to spend their break helping restore a historic home and mill in Oregon. With the help of their friends Angela and Mary Jane, and under the watchful eye of Aunt Sue and Uncle Doug, the kids spend weeks fixing up the grounds, basking in the freedom of country life, and learning about the surrounding area. Not to mention eating...

Anne, now married to a doctor, lives in her dream house, meets new neighbors, makes new friends, and solves new problems.

A dependable man ... When Beatrice's world turned upside down, Oliver Latimer was on hand to pick up the pieces. There was something solid and reassuring about Oliver. Beatrice felt safe with him. But he wasn't an easy person to get to know. Accompanying him on a lecture tour to Europe convinced Beatrice that there was more to Dr. Latimer than she'd imagined. In fact, she came to believe he was the only man she could truly love. But Oliver kept his...

The acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss. It's been eighty-three days since Annie Lee's daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. His record player mysteriously plays his favorite songs, there's shaving cream in the sink every morning, and the TV keeps flipping to the Duke basketball games he loved. She...

Growing up in a lighthouse on a remote island, Orca Monroe has lived isolated from the world... until one day when she finds a cell phone washed up on the beach. Orca has her first conversation with Jack Stevenson, a young man whose older brother, Adam, has gone missing after crashing his seaplane off the coast. Orca becomes Jack's lifeline and his reason to hope that Adam is still alive. One stormy night, Orca finds Adam Stevenson collapsed on her...

Por fin ha llegado la hora de acabar una intensa jornada de trabajo, llena de sinsabores. Una auténtica maratón para completar mi parte del gran engranaje que es la empresa donde laboro, en el cual no se puede malograr sin perjudicar al resto. Estaba recogiendo algunos papeles de mi despacho cuando escuché ese singular sonido que hace el ordenador cuando recibo un nuevo e-mail. A estas horas no suelo revisarlos, ya que prefiero estar fresco para...

Using simple language and high text/photo correlation, young readers will learn about what to expect when they visit a library, including what's on the shelves, who works there, and how to behave. A "Words to Know" section at the beginning of the book helps students learn new vocabulary they will encounter in the text, while suggestions for other titles and websites encourage students to learn more.