The Secret of Glendunny #2: The Searchers (Audio CD / Audio) It is not simply a who-dunnit mystery, but much more: It is a narrative of healing and resurrection of spirit. The strength of this story is how Lasky's elegant writing captures the emotional depth of this artist's turmoil and so stunningly reveals O'Keeffe's perception of the landscape that moves her to paint. The plot includes several other murders, Georgia's burgeoning romance with the local sheriff, an international espionage plot involving Charles Lindbergh (who is staying at the ranch with his wife Anne), and lots of intricate twists and turns leading to a thoroughly unforeseen denouement. The narrative begins when she discovers the slain body of a priest in the desert. O'Keefe was approaching the peak of her fame and success, having just sold a painting for a record price. ic treatment, and then traveled to the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico to paint. The sleuth is Georgia O'Keefe, who actually did suffer a nervous breakdown in 1933 when her husband Alfred Stieglitz had a somewhat public affair, was hospitalized for psychiatr. Kathryn Lasky has written an exciting new adult amateur sleuth mystery set in New Mexico in the 1930s. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Light on Bone (Audio CD / Audio, Library Edition)īy Lasky, Kathryn Read by Peterson, Nancy Kathryn has also written a number of critically acclaimed historical fiction titles, such as Beyond the Burning Time and True North.
Her beloved Guardians of GaHoole fantasy series has more than seven million copies in print, and she is the author of the Daughters of the Sea series and the Wolves of the Beyond series, as well as A Time for Courage and other Dear America titles. About the Author Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor-winning author of over 100 books for children and young adults.
She helps to care for the sick and wants more than anything to meet and befriend a Native American.
Despite harsh conditions, Mem is fearless. Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Book Synopsis Newbery Honor author Kathryn Laskys A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD is now back in print with a gorgeous new package! Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple (Mem for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the MAYFLOWER. About the Book A pilgrim girl makes the exciting yet dangerous journey on the Mayflower, filling her diary with thoughts about new friends, contact with Native Americans at Plimoth Colony, and the sickness that leaves her motherless.
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