Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

Author: Alison Arngrim
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062000101
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is Alison Arngrim’s comic memoir of growing up as one of television’s most memorable characters—the devious Nellie Oleson on the hit television show Little House on the Prairie. With behind-the-scenes stories from the set, as well as tales from her bohemian upbringing in West Hollywood and her headline-making advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is a must for fans of everything Little House: the classic television series and its many stars like Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert; Gilbert’s bestselling memoir Prairie Tale... and, of course, the beloved series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that started it all.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

Author: Annette Whipple
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1641601698
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.

Nic and Nellie

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781934031520
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Everyone gets homesick. And Nic is no different. She's so excited about spending the entire summer on a small New England island with her grandparents that she counts down the days through winter and spring. But when the grand adventure finally begins, she finds tears and loneliness instead of joy and freedom. Astrid Sheckels' picture book Nic and Nellie is a gorgeously illustrated, heartwarming story of a girl and her beloved dog, Nellie, who slowly learn that new places really aren't so scary, and that often friends can be found around every corner, even in old row boats, tidal ponds, and stinky mud flats.

Alaska Nellie

Author: Nellie Neal Lawing
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1789123208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
NOT A GHOST WRITTEN ROMANCE...but the true story of an Alaskan pioneer who went North as a young girl during the exciting days of the development of the Alaskan Railroad. Offers of publishers to edit her copy and rewrite the book were repeatedly rejected in order that the story might be told accurately and the true sentiment of the writer in these later years be conveyed to the reader. Leaving gunfire and bloodshed in the rowdy mining camps of Cripple Creek, Colorado, Alaska Nellie—without friends or even acquaintances to turn to for advice or help—travelled along to the strange land that was then truly a frontier. The hardships she endured, the cold and hunger, miles of travel on foot, pulling a sled without the aid of dogs, the dangers she encountered and kind assistance she gave to those in need have made her name one that is known and loved throughout the entire territory. Everyone will enjoy this thrilling story of one of the few woman pioneers who lived to “carry on.”

Half in Shadow

Author: Shanna Greene Benjamin
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469661896
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
Nellie Y. McKay (1930–2006) was a pivotal figure in contemporary American letters. The author of several books, McKay is best known for coediting the canon-making with Henry Louis Gates Jr., which helped secure a place for the scholarly study of Black writing that had been ignored by white academia. However, there is more to McKay's life and legacy than her literary scholarship. After her passing, new details about McKay's life emerged, surprising everyone who knew her. Why did McKay choose to hide so many details of her past? Shanna Greene Benjamin examines McKay's path through the professoriate to learn about the strategies, sacrifices, and successes of contemporary Black women in the American academy. Benjamin shows that McKay's secrecy was a necessary tactic that a Black, working-class woman had to employ to succeed in the white-dominated space of the American English department. Using extensive archives and personal correspondence, Benjamin brings together McKay’s private life and public work to expand how we think about Black literary history and the place of Black women in American culture.

Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls

Author: Heather Williams
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061242489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Wealthy, spoiled Nellie Oleson is only happy when she is the center of attention, and so she feels angry and left out when Laura Ingalls, a poor country girl, moves to Walnut Grove and is embraced by Nellie's friends and schoolteacher.

Nellie's Search for Love

Author: Rosalee S. Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557405343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Based on a true story, Nellie is searching for love but there is more than one type of love. Being left to survive on her own, she has to make choices in life and hope she makes the right ones. This takes place in the 1940's during the war. Nellie goes to dance clubs and meets two men who she falls for but which one will she choose? Security or love, that is the question and will she make the right choice? Don't miss reading her story and bring out the handkerchiefs.

Nellie Bly

Author: Brooke Kroeger
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 666

Book Description
Now in paperback--the acclaimed biography of Nellie Bly, the "thrilling account of a trailblazer" (Pat Morrison, Los Angeles Times Book Review). "Kroeger's biography of Nellie Bly moves at almost as fast a pace as did Bly's remarkable life."--Mindy Spatt, San Francisco Chronicle. Photos & illustrations. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

Nellie's Housekeeping

Author: Joanna H. Mathews
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Nellie's Housekeeping from the Little Sunbeams Series by Joanna H. Mathews is a delightful narrative that delves into the world of Nellie and her adventures in housekeeping. Mathews' charming storytelling, combined with life lessons and character development, offers readers a touching reflection on childhood, responsibility, and the joys of everyday life.

The Life of Nellie C. Bailey

Author: Mary E. Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
Primarily about a strange murder case which created a sensation in the early West, this book also gives an account of the hanging of Ben Wheeler and Henry Brown for the robbery of the Medicine Lodge Bank.