Books with author Gary Freeman

upon learning her husband plans on building a new barn, a flinty new england housewife decides a lifetime of deferring her own modest desires to his whims is too long. from a review in the atlantic monthly, 1899: "if she must have a tag, the most nearly satisfactory will be that which declares miss wilkins an idealist masquerading in the soiled & ragged cloak of realism." includes 5 beautiful woodcuts by illustrator michael mccurdy. part of the "a perfect present" series designed by rita marshall for red path press.

This adventuresome fantasy tale is spun by a fabled taleteller who travels about the kingdom of Alonzo. The story at the very heart of the matter is told by a mischievous and vindictive elf – about a chick who finds itself alone soon after hatching in the woodlands of King Alonzo. As the chick struggles to survive it is besieged by all manner of dangers and hardships, including a hungry fox, a marauding raccoon that relishes a meal of young chicken and a farmer’s boy with a gun harboring the same thoughts.As the elf, Perzabub, sings: My tale is of danger and a message quite true; and so a few twists and turns are sure to ensue; along with some tears and a smile or two.G.M. Freeman, author of The Y Track series, normally pens novels for older teens and adults, but in the spirit of whimsy decided to engage an audience a bit younger at heart.

A French exchange brings new agonies and ectasies to Camden Town! When Vix's classmates find out that their visiting French exchange students will include boys, everyone is very excited. Everyone, that is, except Vix - who has a sick mother to cope with, and no time for boys. But her student does turn out to be a boy, and, what's more, he's both gorgeous and charming. All her friends and schoolmates are jealous, especially when he appears to have eyes for no one but Vix. But is he for real? How long can it last? And will Vix's secrets and lies destroy the relationship?

This adventuresome fantasy tale is spun by a fabled taleteller who travels about the kingdom of Alonzo. The story at the very heart of the matter is told by a mischievous and vindictive elf – about a chick who finds itself alone soon after hatching in the woodlands of King Alonzo. As the chick struggles to survive it is besieged by all manner of dangers and hardships, including a hungry fox, a marauding raccoon that relishes a meal of young chicken and a farmer’s boy with a gun harboring the same thoughts.As the elf, Perzabub, sings: My tale is of danger and a message quite true; and so a few twists and turns are sure to ensue; along with some tears and a smile or two.G.M. Freeman, author of The Y Track series, normally pens novels for older teens and adults, but in the spirit of whimsy decided to engage an audience a bit younger at heart.

When Ella wakes up one Monday morning, she discovers that she is not herself and that her life is not her own. She looks different, her friends are no longer her friends, and her existence has been erased from the internet. Even worse, years of her history appear to have been rewritten overnight. And yet, nobody else thinks that anything weird has happened. Desperate to cling on to her identity and to piece her life back together, Ella attempts to uncover what has happened to her. Does she have amnesia? Is she losing her mind? Or is she the victim of something more sinister? A tense and dark psychological thriller full of unexpected twists and turns about the random events and decisions that make us who we are. If you can't trust your own memories, then who can you trust?

Inspired by the original "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale, Rose introduces us to a young, impressionable girl who, instead of pricking her finger on a spinning wheel, becomes bewitched by the seductive world of drugs and dependency. It's a story about control – or the loss of it – and how much Rose is willing to jeopardize as she searches for her own self-worth. Simultaneously, Rose's father, Robert, struggles with his own past as he watches his daughter make the same decisions that almost killed him thirty-five years ago. Can he save Rose before she follows in his footsteps?

A French exchange brings new agonies and ectasies to Camden Town! When Vix's classmates find out that their visiting French exchange students will include boys, everyone is very excited. Everyone, that is, except Vix - who has a sick mother to cope with, and no time for boys. But her student does turn out to be a boy, and, what's more, he's both gorgeous and charming. All her friends and schoolmates are jealous, especially when he appears to have eyes for no one but Vix. But is he for real? How long can it last? And will Vix's secrets and lies destroy the relationship?

In this psychological thriller, we meet Lily, a girl willing to be held hostage in the middle of the forest by an ex-drug addict in order to save her father’s life.Lily’s father, Don, suffers a terrible car crash, and Lily finds his car at the bottom of an embankment. After battling through a dark forest and the terrible cold, she comes upon a lone cabin in the middle of the woods. There she finds her father chained to a wall--held hostage by Seven, the cabin's owner and an ex-drug addict who now believes that he is The Chosen One. Lily is able to convince Seven to let her father go by taking her father's place. As the story develops, we witness--through Lily's journal entries--that she is becoming a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. Lily must ultimately choose between trusting Seven, who is now her only companion, or believing her fears that his madness may have driven him to murder. Will she be able to find the truth in time or will she pay the ultimate price?