Books with author A. Margaret

This beautiful edition of Margaret Atwood’s seminal work of speculative fiction features a leatherette cover, gilt edging, and ribbon marker—a perfect gift for book lovers and fans of the Hulu series.The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its image and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The Handmaid’s Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force.

A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE CHANGEOVER - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy.'A gorgeous, strange, unforgettable story . . . I more than loved it' Laini Taylor - author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone'A clammy hand pressed Laura down onto her knees beside Jacko's bed. It was the hand of terror, nothing less.'It was a warning. Laura felt it when she looked in the mirror that morning. There had been others: the day her father left home, the day she met Sorensen - the boy with the strange silver eyes.But nothing had prepared Laura for the horror of today. And now her little brother, Jacko, was fighting for his life after being sucked dry of his youth by the sinister Carmody Braque.Laura knows there is only one way to save Jacko; she must join Sorensen and use his supernatural powers to change over if there is to be any hope for her little brother.An unforgettable, supernatural romance.

Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks. Female fiend? Femme fatale? Or weak and unwilling victim? Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s, Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinarily potent tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery.

Coast Salish people were the only occupants of the Northwest corner of Washington State for millennia. They retained their unique reign over the land until the mid-1850s when European Americans arrived on the shores of Bellingham Bay. Those early businessmen, adventurers, and settlers seeking a new beginning would forever change the Northwest landscape. Washington Territory had not yet become a state and the land was not surveyed by the federal government when the first outsiders arrived. Once the small towns lining Bellingham Bay began to grow, a handful of settlers traveled inland to stake land claims. The pioneers who made their way up the South Fork of the Nooksack River faced immense hardship and extreme isolation as they established homesteads and put down roots in the wilderness of early Whatcom County. This is the story of those settlers and the small town they built in the South Fork valley. Their stories are told through records, interviews, letters, and a wealth of early images that document their lives and progress as they transformed their corner of Northwest Washington wilderness into a community called Acme. A Home on the South Fork traces the earliest history of Acme starting with the first land claims in the 1880s through the growth years and the Great Depression, including the development of early Whatcom County. An early map of the community details the first businesses, school, and church sites, and locations of many family homes. Brief histories of other valley communities are included, from Park to Deming. The back of the book contains twenty-nine years of school census records as well as every Acme school teacher from 1888 to 1930. Lists of the earliest Acme school district officers and directors are also included. Received Finalist Award from Best Book Awards: United States History, and was Indie Book Awards double 2019 Finalist: Regional Non-Fiction, and Best Cover Design Non-Fiction

Two children rejoice in their home up in a tree, free from parental guidance and earthbound concerns. But when beavers gnaw their ladder into matchsticks, the children aren’t sure they want to be quite so alone. Playful, whimsical, and wry, the story is vintage Atwood. Long out of print, Up in the Tree was first published in 1978. Because it was considered too expensive and risky to publish a children’s book in Canada, Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, but hand-lettered the type. This facsimile edition captures all the charm of the original, and makes a thoughtful gift for Atwood fans as well as for young readers.

This book was inspired by my grandson, who was born on the same day as the little guinea character, Eli. He was hatched on a farm where an elderly woman has a small vineyard. She raises guineas to maintain the grasshopper population. The little guineas continue to have exciting adventures with many other animals. The series currently has 3 books, but the 4th will be published soon.

Learning to tell time can be both fun and educational and that’s exactly what this book is all about. Children ages 6-8 who want to learn how to tell time will definitely enjoy and learn from this book.This book is divided into different sections. It begins with the very basics of learning how to tell time. As you go through this book it starts very easy and gets more and more challenging as you go further along.The beginning teaches about the hands of a clock and how to read a clock. First it teaches time by the hour. Clocks are show with the hours in order for easy learning. It is followed by a game like section that allows you to practice what you have learned by showing the same clocks at hourly intervals, only this time they are in random order.The next section teaches time by the half hour. That is followed by a section that shows times measured every fifteen minutes. Finally there is a section on telling time at minute intervals.At the end there are a few word time games that will really challenge what you have learned.It’s a fun book. So what are you waiting for? Download it today.