Kate and Anders try to follow the guidance of God when his grandparents travel from Sweden to Wisconsin and Grandma vanishes under mysterious circumstances.
"Will Boast thought he'd lost his family, until a deeply held secret revealed a second chance he never thought he'd have. Having already lost his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Boast ... finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate, Boast is deep inside his grief when he stumbles upon documents revealing a secret his father had intended to keep: he'd had another family before Will's--a wife and two sons in England"--Provided by publisher.
Contains full-color photographs, illustrations, and maps that describe the history, geography, people, economy, and government of the state of Wisconsin; and includes charts, graphs, timelines, and classroom projects.
On the run with a stolen set of famous Spanish diamonds known as "The Planets," tough guy Henry Dante meets Grace McGlone at a car wash in a small Wisconsin town, a woman who refuses to have anything to do with the ill-gotten jewels, and together the unlikely couple embarks on a cross-country odyssey, pursued by a gangster obsessed with the diamonds.
At the funeral of Emily Jackson, Daniel Byers has a terrifying vision that makes him question that her death was an accident. Daniel toes the line between madness and sanity as he follows the visions, perhaps to discover Emily's killer, or else the truth of how she died.
--y sus planes para potenciar la diversion, evitar desastres y (posiblemente) salvar el mundo
Hannigan, Katherine
2005
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
It was a zoo the day I left. All I remember is pulling out of the driveway. I thought I was going to crumble into a hundred pieces. I looked at Grant. He looked at me. Mom hit reverse. It all seemed so tragic, like I was being shipped off to war. Still and all, it was a really, really dumb idea to come this far for college. See how it all began.
Chronicles the life and baseball career of Joyce Westerman, detailing her accomplishments both on and off the field. Details the events that led up to her playing for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and outlines her impact on the world of women's sports. Includes black-and-white photographs.
