Books with author Annie F. Johnston

Excerpted so that the other children came running back to me. When he saw them coming, he gave me a great push that sent me rolling over a rocky bank. It was not very high, but there were sharp stones below."They thought I was dead when they picked me up. It was months before I could walk at all; and I can never be any better than I am now. Just as my father was about to take me back to Jerusalem, he took a sudden fever, and died. So I was left, a poor helpless burden for my aunt to take care of. It has been six years since then."Joel threw himself full length on the grass, and scowled up at the sky."Where is that boy that hurt you," asked Jesse."Rehum?" questioned Joel. "I wish I knew," he muttered fiercely. "Oh, how I hate him! I can never be a priest as my father intended. I can never serve in the beautiful temple with the white pillars and golden gates. I can never be like other people, but must drag along, deformed and full of pain as long as I live. And it's all his fault!

Frontispiece THERE WAS ONLY TIME TO ... HASTILY CLASP THE LITTLE GLOVED HAND HELD OUT TO HIM 4I LL SLEEP BETTER IF THEY ARE ON THEIR POLES INSTEAD OF ON MY MIND .... 26 I WISH WE COULD SETTLE THINGS BY A FEATHER, AS THEY USED TO IN THE OLD FAIRY TALES .77 SEVERAL TIMES SHE STOPPED JACK IN PASSING TO ASK HEM A QUESTION 118 DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER SAW THIS? 167 GAZING INTO THE SWEET FACE THAT SEEMED TO SMILE HELPFULLY BACK AT HER ..240 1IT WAS AS IF WE HAD REACHED THAT LAND THAT WE USED TO SING ABOUT .. ..(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

From the author of The LittleColonel , immortalized in film by the adorable Shirley Temple,comes yet another enchanting story. Little Joyce is an American girl who hasbeen sent abroad to France to study. She is very homesick and lonely, until shemeets Jules, a sick boy who needs her help to get well. She soon discovers thateven a Christmas far from home can be joyful. But will she be able to helpJules?Annie Fellows Johnston succeeds in writing a timeless story of bravery andfriendship. Travel to the faraway land of The Giant Scissors, across from theRiver Loire, and share in Joyce's adventures there! Other books by Ms. Johnstoninclude: The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation ,The Little Colonel's Hero , The Little Colonel'sHouse Party , The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor , Mary Ware in Texas , Mary Ware's PromisedLand , and Two Little Knights of Kentucky . All of these are published by Pelican.

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Excerpt from The Little Colonel in ArizonaWhy don't you do it? Asked Joyce, looking up from her magazine with a teasing smile. That dignified scowl of yours ought to frighten anything into silence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.