I love the river near my home. I look with my eyes, I listen with my ears, I learn about the life of the river.
"A novel about two college friends on a summer wilderness canoe trip"--
He remains trapped, afraid to take hold of the life awaiting him. When he returns to The River after years away, his heart knows he is finally home. His destiny is within reach.
Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of ...
Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.
In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas.
James Thom has that gift.”—The Indianapolis News Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a ...
I wish I'd stayed in bed this morning, or was there now, I mean no I don't, I mean I like to yack with you here, Titus, but I uh, don't let me keep you though. I mean, I don't mean I want you to, I don't want, I'd rather not be alone in ...
Chronicles the 1914 expedition of Theodore Roosevelt into the unexplored heart of the Amazon basin to explore and map the region surrounding a tributary called the River of Doubt, detailing the perilous conditions they faced.
Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner In this “taut, eloquent first novel” (Booklist, starred review), a young Black boy wrestles with conflicting notions of revolution and family loyalty as he becomes involved with the Black ...
Down the River is a collection of essays both timeless and timely.