In this fast-paced, high-stakes debut novel, sixteen-year-old Sam McKenna discovers that becoming one of the first girls to attend a revered military academy means living with a target on her back. As Sam struggles to prove herself, she learns that a decades-old secret society is alive and active . . . and determined to force her out. Fans of Simone Elkeles and Trish Doller will love Rites of Passage’s perfect blend of sizzling romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Originally published in English in 1960. This edition reprints the paperback edition of 1977.
Originally published in English in 1960. This edition reprints the paperback edition of 1977.
Edmund Talbot recounts his voyage from England to the Antipodes, and the humiliating confrontation between the stern Captain Anderson and the nervous parson, James Colley, which leads to the latter's death.
These stories deal with the lives of people who are crippled either physically or emotionally.
Crossroads also challenges us to integrate our own inner adolescent. Piercing insight with realistic hope " -- Marlon Woodman The Ravaged Bridegroom
Webber was there , pretending to straighten the coverlet but in reality waiting so that I should give him money for doing his duty . “ Thank you , Webber . That will be all . ” To my surprise he did not go .
He is unquestionably a first-rate author and thinker, and this is an unquestionably magnificent book."—Lawrence Hoffman, author of Covenant of Blood "Deeply into the Bone is guaranteed to change our minds about ritual.
Even more to the point , Madge Holmes Copeland's research at Florida State University documented that carefully chosen symbols , placed in meaningful ritual context , “ seem to accelerate the ability of recently divorced people to grow ...
Moms, dads, and other perfectly placed adults have the unique opportunity to guide the teenagers in their life toward adulthood. This is not a privilege to be taken lightly, but neither is it an impossible task.
As the narratives that follow show , rites of passage are one way of doing that . Every rite of passage is an act of becoming ... Reimagining Rites of Passage So , how do we do it ? ... And that's just one shelf of the local bookstore !