Books with author Carmichael

Stubborn, self-reliant eleven-year-old Zoe, recently orphaned, is forced to move to the country to live with her strange and bad-tempered uncle. Zoe could care less that he's a famous doctor and sculptor. All she knows is that he is impossible to understand. The only interesting thing on the farm is a feral cat who won't let Zoe near. Together, Zoe and her uncle learn about trust and the strength of family ties. In this moving coming-of-age novel, Zoe comes to understand what it means to love and be loved, uncovers a long-kept secret, and finds family where she least expects it. Includes an interview with the author and a reading group guide.Named ALA Notable Children's Book Award; Bank Street College of Education Best Children's books of the Year; NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts; Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book.

NEAR an ancient temple in Southern India is a large calm, beautiful pool, enclosed by stone walls, broken here and there by wide spaces fitted with steps leading down to the water's edge; and almost within reach of the hand of one standing on the lowest step are pink Lotus lilies floating serenely on the quiet water or standing up from it in a certain proud loveliness all their own. We were travelling to the neighbouring town when we came upon this pool. We could not pass it with only a glance, so we stopped our bullock-carts and unpacked ourselves—we were four or five to a cart—and we climbed down the broken, time-worn steps and gazed and gazed till the beauty entered into us. Who can describe that harmony of colour, a Lotus-pool in blossom in clear shining after rain! The grey old walls, the brown water, the dark green of the Lotus leaves, the delicate pink of the flowers; overhead, infinite crystalline blue; and beyond the old walls, palms. With us was a young Indian friend. "I will gather some of the lilies for you," he said, with the quick Indian desire to give pleasure; but some one interposed: "They must not be gathered by us. The pool belongs to the Temple." It was as if a stone had been flung straight at a mirror. There was a sense of crash and the shattering of some bright image. The Lotus-pool was a Temple pool; its flowers are Temple flowers. The little buds that float and open on the water, lifting young innocent faces up to the light as it smiles down upon them and fills them through with almost a tremor of joyousness, these Lotus buds are sacred things—sacred to whom? For a single moment that thought had its way, but only for a moment. It flashed and was gone, for the thought was a false thought: it could not stand against this—"All souls are Mine." All souls are His, all flowers. An alien power has possessed them, counted them his for so many generations, that we have almost acquiesced in the shameful confiscation. But neither souls nor flowers are his who did not make them. They were never truly his. They belong to the Lord of all the earth, the Creator, the Redeemer. The little Lotus buds are His—His and not another's. The children of the temples of South India are His—His and not another's.

A headstrong girl. A stray cat. A wild boy. A man who plays with fire. Eleven-year-old Zoë trusts no one. Her father left before she was born. At the death of her irresponsible mother, Zoë goes to live with her uncle, former surgeon and famed metal sculptor Dr. Henry Royster. She's sure Henry will fail her as everyone else has. Reclusive since his wife's death, Henry takes Zoë to Sugar Hill, North Carolina, where he welds sculptures as stormy as his moods. Zoë and Henry have much in common: brains, fiery and creative natures, and badly broken hearts. Zoë confronts small-town prejudice with a quick temper. She warms to Henry's odd but devoted friends, meets a mysterious teenage boy living wild in the neighboring woods, and works to win the trust of a feral cat while struggling to trust in anyone herself. In this ALA Notable Children's Book and Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year, Zoë's questing spirit leads her to uncover the wild boy's identity, lay bare a local lie, and begin to understand the true power of Henry's art. Then one decisive night, she and the boy risk everything in a reckless act of heroism.

Soulsphere: Imprisoned, a romantic science fiction and fantasy novel for young adult readers, takes place about five centuries into the future. It is the first book in a series.Within the twelve extraterrestrial colony planets that exist, some humans have evolved certain mind powers.Gale McCarthy lives alone in Earth's wilderness, surrounded by a dome called the Sciath Inchinn, a shield that protects her from all harm. The shield reflects all attacks back onto the attackers, killing them, which forces Gale to avoid all human contact.When Prince Oberon's ship lands in her forest to begin his conquest of the planet, the Sciath makes short work of his soldiers. Oberon and his army employ a psychic weapon called the Arm Inchinn, which allows them to control, hurt, enslave, and kill with only a thought. Gale is the first being in the galaxy immune to the weapon.Oberon captures Gale and brings her onto his ship to study her, learn about her Sciath, and try to turn her power to his advantage. After performing tests on her, Oberon introduces Gale to his master, a half-human, half-vulture hybrid called the Praetor. This overlord decides that since no one can turn her to their side with threats, the only way she will join them is for Oberon to make her love him.Author Bio: L. Carmichael is a math and science teacher of middle and high school students in Thousand Oaks, California. She currently teaches classes at her local teen center and is also a private tutor for SAT/ACT preparation. She is a community volunteer and an ordained minister.

This edition of Amy Carmichael's evocative account working as a missionary in rural India includes the original and evocative photographs and imagery of India's people and environment. Written at the opening of the 20th century, this stunning book charts the journey made by Carmichael and her company into the depths of rural India. There they encountered the poor and dispossessed, whom they set about converting to Christianity. While reactions ranged from receptive to hostile, the journey itself was an illuminating one: the manner of the local traditions, the behaviour of the natives, and the atmosphere of Southern India all impressed deeply upon Carmichael. The book itself was endorsed by many Christian ministers of the era, who found the frank and open accounts Amy Carmichael committed to the pages illuminating. No attempt is made to hide or whitewash the hardship and difficulty the poor suffered, or of the widespread devotion to the Hindu faith which had existed there for thousands of years. During her travels, Carmichael encountered many tribal and other groupings which differed from one another. Sure to photograph the most interesting when permitted, it is thus that this book carries historical value - many of the groups Carmichael encountered today no longer exist, or are diminished in status. Things as They Are is thus an underappreciated and historic work, for its eye-opening and moving accounts of Christian missions and the poverty suffered in India.

Although big law firm and small law firm marketing strategies have similarities to other small businesses, there is one thing you must keep in mind. You are NOT like other small or local businesses. The question then becomes, why are you utilizing the same marketing strategies as everyone else? Learn how to develop and improve your law firm marketing efforts to include data and analytics to get more clients and understand what attracts visitors to your law firm. In “A Lawyers Guide to Marketing,” you will discover: • How having a client-centered website can significantly improve your (UX) user experience • How to define and develop your law firms content strategy • Why law firms should still use traditional marketing strategies to remain top of mind • How to improve your digital marketing efforts across all channels to lower costs and improve conversion • Why online reputation management matters to your law firms bottom line • How call tracking and conversation analytics can make your law firm more money Book Chapters: Chapter 1: The Client-Centered Website Design Chapter 2: Content Strategy and Development Chapter 3: Traditional Marketing and Building Offline Authority Chapter 4: A Look at Digital Marketing and Your Law Firm Chapter 5: Building Your Online Reputation Chapter 6: Call Tracking and Conversation Analytics Chapter 7: Creating Closed-Loop Analytics to Improve Conversions Also Included are 2 Checklists: • In-house Marketing Questionnaire • Agency Questionnaire

Goo was a street cat. He was born blind. Somehow, he managed to survive for two years on the rough streets of South Philadelphia before being rescued by the PSPCA and taken to their shelter. Be transported back in time to find out the events surrounding Goo's birth, and live with him through the two 'lost years'. Remember, it's not the size of the cat in the fight, but the size of the fight in the cat. Goo's fight is enormous. This is his story.

"Truly brilliant. A vivid, snaking, crazy ride."- Jack Thorne, co-author of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, creator and writer of Glue and The Fades"Emmeline Kim stands with Sarah Manning, Sarah Connor, and other heroic Sarahs in the pantheon of ordinary but fascinating heroine. Even if you're not a gamer yourself, you'll find yourself itching to quest into Erra, even knowing that doing so might trigger a disaster across the world...or right next door."- David J. Schwartz, author of Superpowered and Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic"Erra's Throne strengthens YA. Quick and quirky, it submerges its reader into the world of young gamers, complete with all the angst and latency of teen years and language saturated by immediacy and sincerity."- Lonita Cook, Kansas City ExaminerIt all started when Emmy merced her own raid leader, which sounds bad till you know it happened in a game. Really, it's embarrassing. Now Emmy's been kicked from her elite raiding guild, someone posted the clip of her losing her temper, and she and Fehns—her beloved level 80 Ranger—are viral laughingstocks.Meanwhile, her parents have decided she has to spend less time in MMO fantasy worlds and more in the "real" one; specifically, in college-friendly extracurricular activities.Sophomore year's off to a $*%!-%*@^$ start.Oh, then a god of destruction reaches into the world, and it looks like Emmy and Fehns are all that stand in its way.Erra’s Throne is a novel about a kid who has to save humanity by being really good at video games. It’s also about family, loyalty, high school, and Kit Kats. It has 7 parts. This is the first one.Game on.

One morning when Bear wakes up, Clara is missing. He searches the house for her. He calls and calls her name, but no one answers. So Bear sets out to find her. He is helped by an abandoned bunny and an independent stray cat who tries to convince Bear of the joys of being on his own. Bear knows better. Clara loves him and he loves Clara, and without her he is a very lonesome bear. Beginning readers will relate to Bear, whether they were introduced to him in Bear at the Beach and Used-Up Bear, or are meeting this engaging hero for the first time.