Lucy

Author: Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466828854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--available now in an e-book edition. Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.

Flyaway

Author: Lucy Christopher
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545317711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
While her father is in the hospital, 13-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.

Lucy Rescued

Author: Harriet Ziefert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609056988
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Wha-ooo-ooo-roo!" Lucy is having a little trouble adjusting to her new home. Droll illustrations pair with a charming and insightful text to offer a relatable portrait of what it's like to get to know someone new, and to take on their concerns as if they were your own. Kids will recognize and feel empathy both for Lucy, a shelter dog who sometimes tries her adopter's patience, and for the little girl who helps him become part of the family. Featuring kids' enduring love for both dogs and stuffed animals, Harriet Ziefert and Barroux's latest collaboration hits all the right-est and brightest notes in this simply wise and wisely simple doggy tale.

Running, Falling, Flying, Floating, Crawling

Author: Mark Alice Durant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578632735
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Running, Falling, Flying, Floating, Crawling is a loose compendium of photographs and texts that picture, examine, explore, and / or suggest the human body in states of abandon, helplessness, terror, subjugation, serenity, and transcendence. Artists include Andre Kertesz, Yves Klein, Laurie Simmons, Maya Deren, Gideon Mendel, Bas Jan Ader, Chris Burden, Tabitha Soren, Nan Goldin, Rania Matar, John Divola, Harry Callahan, Sarah Charlesworth, and Francesca Woodman. Writers include David Campany, Lynne Tillman, Jennifer Blessing, Diane Seuss, Susan Bright, Gilda Williams, Marvin Heiferman, Maud Casey, and Carol Mavor.

Hidden Mother

Author: Laura Larson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692799277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Becoming Lucy

Author: Martha Rogers
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1599799928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
DIVWill heiress Lucinda Bishop learn the meaning of true love and forgiveness on the Oklahoma plains?/divDIV /divDIVIn 1896, after her parents’ deaths, seventeen-year-old heiress Lucinda Bishop is sent to Oklahoma to live with her aunt and uncle. But Oklahoma ranch life brings her more than she bargained for when she meets ranch hand Jake Starnes, a drifter who is running from his past. As her friendship with Jake grows, Lucinda faces emotions she’s never before experienced./divDIV /divAs Jake learns more about God’s love for him, he realizes he must face his past and the consequences of his actions, even if it means he will lose the one girl he loves. Will he be able to get his life together before someone else claims her hand…or even her life?

Lucy's Book

Author: Natalie Jane Prior
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 073441658X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Lucy's mum takes her to the library every Saturday. Lucy loves to read, but there is one special book that she borrows over and over again. The book is shared between friends, dropped in the ocean, flown to China and even made into a banana sandwich. But what will happen when everyone's favourite book goes missing? A CBCA Notable book.

Lucy

Author: Liz Elwes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847150554
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Lucy can't wait for her summer holiday. Her mum's taking her on the adventure of a lifetime - a road trip around Canada. But she's not so happy when Mum announces that her old school friend, Sarah, and her son, who now live in Vancouver, will be dropping by.

Lucy's Campaign ...

Author: Mary Lee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description

Lucy's Adventure

Author: Michael Flexer
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 006085233X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Tells the story of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" from the perspective of Lucy, one of the four Pevensie heroes, whose simple game of hide-and-seek turns into an adventure to the land of Narnia.