Legendary author Hughes draws on her young teenage memories for a compelling novel of friendship and mysteries set in Liverpool, England, during the Blitz of 1940. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8.
Joan and her family live in Liverpool during the Blitz, doing their best for the war effort, and befriending a Polish refugee. One day they encountes a mysterious man and must decide whether to help him.
After promising on her father's deathbed to protect her sister, Troo, young Sally O'Malley finds she and her sister are on their own--with their mother hospitalized, their stepfather descending into alcoholism, and their big sister ...
Whistling in the Dark: In Pursuit of the Nightingale
A Haunted Love Story and True Account of an Astounding Spiritual Journey Based on some riveting true stories, this is the tale of a daredevil pilot and atheist who comes to faith through his research into and encounters with supernatural ...
Jean Freedman interviewed more than fifty people who remember London during the war, focusing on under-represented groups, including women, Jews, and working-class citizens.
She indulged herself in her secret, sweet fantasy: finding a strong man. A real man. Ingenious. With nerve. With color. ... the smothering feeling that she might never escape Val-te-se-stinko. She imagined steel jaws stretched back and ...
"I think of faith as a kind of whistling in the dark, because in much the same way," writes Buechner, "it helps to give us courage and to hold the shadows at bay."
A war injury ends Sutton Albright's career as a concert pianist.
Whistling in the Dark: The Story of Fred Lowery, the Blind Whistler
Funny, wise and uplifting, Whistling in the Dark is the story of two tough and endearing little girls...and of a time not so long ago, when life was not as innocent as it appeared.