The Secret Children

Author: Alison McQueen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750536479
Category : Assam (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
Assam, 1925. In the emerald hills of a tea plantation in northern India, James MacDonald, a son of the Empire, has no interest in choosing an English bride. But when he takes a beautiful young Indian woman as his concubine, little can he imagine the legacy that will resonate for generations to come. So begins the story of Mary and Serafina. Born of two worlds, accepted by neither. It is only as the spectre of war descends and the turmoil of Indian independence heightens, that the girls must face the truth of their parentage and begin their search for somewhere to belong...

The Secret Child

Author: Kerry Fisher
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 1786813076
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description

Secret Child

Author: Gordon Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008127298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin.

The Power of Henry's Imagination (The Secret)

Author: Skye Byrne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481406272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A boy learns the secret to locating his missing stuffed bunny in this picture book about the extraordinary power of imagination, from the team behind the phenomenally bestselling The Secret. When Henry’s beloved stuffed rabbit, Raspberry, goes missing, he enlists his whole family to help him search for the missing toy. But Raspberry can’t be found. Then Henry’s grandfather suggests that Henry use his imagination to find his rabbit. Will the power of Henry’s imagination bring Raspberry back? Or is Raspberry gone for good? Depicting the love of a boy for his toy and the power of friendship, The Power of Henry’s Imagination is sure to become an instant classic.

The Secret Kids

Author: Bernadette Richards
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499068514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
“Clarence is gone!” Christine cried, wringing her hands. “Becky has been looking for him, and he’s disappeared!” “Are you sure he’s not somewhere around?” asked Skinny. “He really is gone,” said a very white and trembling Becky, “and it looks like he was killed!” “I’ll go see,” said Skinny, and ran toward the place where Clarence had been chopping their wood supply. Five orphaned children. Mysterious Secrets. The quest for a lost treasure. Danger lurking down every dark alley. Undying love and loyal friendships. Thus begins the amazing adventures of The Company of Secret Kids. Thrown together by chance, five kids experience adventures beyond belief, from the plains of Africa to the streets of Paris. Pitted against evil villains they valiantly fight for their beliefs.

The Secret Power of Middle Children

Author: Catherine Salmon Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452297931
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Middle children are underachievers, overshadowed and overlooked, right? Wrong. Combining research in evolutionary biology, psychology and sociology with real-life stories, psychologist Catherine Salmon, Ph.D., and journalist Katrin Schumann reveal what it really means to grow up in between, including how: • Middles receive less financial and emotional support from their parents, but become remarkably successful and innovative adults • Middles can be stubbornly independent as teens, but are extraordinary team players later in life • Middles are often seen as outcasts, but are actually far less likely to get divorced or be in therapy than their siblings. With surprising insights into how our birth order affects us, as well as constructive advice on how to maximize advantages and overcome drawbacks, The Secret Power of Middle Children shows middleborns at any age (and their parents) how to use what seems to be a disadvantage as a strategy for personal and professional success.

Among the Hidden

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689848072
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?

The Secret of Happy Children

Author: Steve Biddulph
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0786745258
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Psychologist and family counselor Steve Biddulph has been hailed as a "childhood guru" (The Guardian) and a "publishing phenomenon" (the Times, London), and this is his landmark book, the foundation for his major international reputation. With unparalleled clarity, common sense, and warmth, The Secret of Happy Children instructs all parents about parent-child communication from babyhood to teens. It gives parents confidence to be more themselves as parents -- stronger, more loving, more definite, more relaxed. Biddulph reveals what is really happening inside kids' minds and what to do about it. He covers a wide variety of issues important to a child's -- and a parent's -- happiness, including stopping tantrums before they begin, curing shyness, the link between food and behavior, and much more. Parents will find themselves letting go of old, negative approaches and freeing up more energy to enjoy their kids and their own lives.

The Secret Project

Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481469142
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Five starred reviews! Mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter bring to life one of the most secretive scientific projects in history—the creation of the atomic bomb—in this “astonishing…beautifully told” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book. At a former boy’s school in the remote desert of New Mexico, the world’s greatest scientists have gathered to work on the “Gadget,” an invention so dangerous and classified they cannot even call it by its real name. They work hard, surrounded by top security and sworn to secrecy, until finally they take their creation far out into the desert to test it, and afterward the world will never be the same.

The Secret Child

Author: Marti Healy
Publisher: Book Hub Inc
ISBN: 0985701803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
Woven with the harsh realities of pre-Civil War South Carolina is an unexpected tale of gypsies and fairies. But this is not a nursery book--no fairy dust and wings. And yet it is infused with magic and beauty—while effortlessly layered with the complexities of freedom, human rights, justice, and life decisions. The seemingly disparate environments are deftly blended with a strong rhythm and lyrical style that keep the reader flowing emotionally and seamlessly from one reality to the next. The story follows young Marika, an Irish traveler, through a fantastical tale of innocence and truth, and the power of our beliefs and love for one another.