Books with title Wildfire:

For some reason the desert scene before Lucy Bostil awoke varying emotions—a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunting remorse that she could not be wholly content—a vague loneliness of soul—a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown. She longed for something to happen. It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful. This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old. The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy. Lucy loved everybody at Bostil's Ford and everybody loved her. She loved all the horses except her father's favorite racer, that perverse devil of a horse, the great Sage King. Lucy was glowing and rapt with love for all she beheld from her lofty perch: the green-and-pink blossoming hamlet beneath her, set between the beauty of the gray sage expanse and the ghastliness of the barren heights; the swift Colorado sullenly thundering below in the abyss; the Indians in their bright colors, riding up the river trail; the eagle poised like a feather on the air, and a beneath him the grazing cattle making black dots on the sage; the deep velvet azure of the sky; the golden lights on the bare peaks and the lilac veils in the far ravines; the silky rustle of a canyon swallow as he shot downward in the sweep of the wind; the fragrance of cedar, the flowers of the spear-pointed mescal; the brooding silence, the beckoning range, the purple distance.

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I'm a thirteen-year-old-half-breed, a mongrel, according to my mom's father. He's full-blooded Kootenai Indian and I am only half-Indian. My dad's heritage is a mix of Scot, Irish, French and Ger-man. So maybe the old man is right, I am a mongrel, like most Americans, a mix of nationalities. But, with him, it's not a simple fact. It was spoken with disgust and loathing ten years ago and my mother died because of it. My older brother Chris and I hate him. For ten years, no one heard from the old man and we were fine with that. Then a letter shows up saying he wants me to spend the summer with him. Dad said my mother would have wanted her youngest son to know her people. I fought against it and lost in the end. I always do when it's 'what Mom would have wanted'. So I'm stuck on the Kootenai-Salish Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. All I have to do is find his stash of booze and I'll be on my way home.

Wildfires are one of nature's most frightening forces. In this exciting and historical account of many of the worst fires in American history, all the terror, destruction and human tragedy are vividly retold. The 1871 Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire is relived, as well as the Yellowstone fire of 1988 and the 2003 Southern California fires.Wildfires is part of the quick reading non-fiction series “Natural Disasters” that will engage readers of all ages, including English Language Learners. Nature unleashes its forces without regard to people or property. Blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, tornadoes, and wildfires are all featured in this nonfiction series that also relates tales of survival and heroism, with a bit of the science behind these natural phenomena.

Wild Fire acquaints readers with Wakara as she struggles with anger over her mother's death, resentment at her new ranch duties, and a blossoming friendship with a young ranch hand at Eagle Lodge. She sometimes feels that her horse Lily is the only one who really understands her. When Wakara and her brother get caught in a raging forest fire, she learns to trust God in everything.

Wildfire by Zane Grey - Another novel by one of America's finest and best loved authors of western themed literature. This is a masterful tale that will keep you turning pages. A wonderful addition to any book collection. Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support community and encourage well-being. To learn more about the Freeriver Community project please visit the website- www.freerivercommunity.com

Set against the devastation of a failed revolution that all but destroys the nation of Fredonia during the time between the World Wars, Prince William loses his young love, Lady Willow and learns to live his life as a farmer.He is only sixteen when he is injured attempting to protect Willow on that first terrible day of the revolution. He believes she was killed. She believes he has died. He survives, but his memory abandons him. The injured and starving boy is rescued by a farmer, Langley Fairtree and his family. Not knowing his name, they decide to call him Billy.Kidnapped by Jastrin Montoni, Willow is forced to live at the mercy of her malicious guardian. Montoni convinces her she is a penniless orphan who survives only because of his mercy. Four years later, King Julius Henry returns from exile. Determined to rebuild his country’s reputation, he reestablishes the Royal Poetry Society competition. The three evil royal princes, Cecil, Konrad and Leopold conspire to assassinate the king. Montoni intends to force Willow to marry Prince Cecil so they can gain the fortune she does not know is hers. She is held captive in an attic room. Believing she will die there, she slips her poems through a broken window to let the world know that she has lived. True love has a way of intervening. Having accepted a position as gardener at Prince Cecil’s country house, Billy finds Willows poems. Touched by their beauty, he enters them in the Royal Poetry Society competition. Billy recovers his memory. The assassin’s plot is foiled. Willow’s poems win the competiton. The evil princes go to prison. The malicious guardian is run through by an ancient swordsman. The king knights Langley Fairtree. Willow and Billy, now recognized as Prince William and Lady Willow are married in a royal wedding in the Cathedral of Fredonia to the cheers of the population and the explosions of royal fireworks.Set against the devastation of a failed revolution that all but destroys the nation of Fredonia during the time between the World Wars, Prince William loses his young love, Lady Willow and learns to live his life as a farmer.He is only sixteen when he is injured attempting to protect Willow on that first terrible day of the revolution. He believes she was killed. She believes he has died. He survives, but his memory abandons him. The injured and starving boy is rescued by a farmer, Langley Fairtree and his family. Not knowing his name, they decide to call him Billy.Kidnapped by Jastrin Montoni, Willow is forced to live at the mercy of her malicious guardian. Montoni convinces her she is a penniless orphan who survives only because of his mercy. Four years later, King Julius Henry returns from exile. Determined to rebuild his country’s reputation, he reestablishes the Royal Poetry Society competition. The three evil royal princes, Cecil, Konrad and Leopold conspire to assassinate the king. Montoni intends to force Willow to marry Prince Cecil so they can gain the fortune she does not know is hers. She is held captive in an attic room. Believing she will die there, she slips her poems through a broken window to let the world know that she has lived. True love has a way of intervening. Having accepted a position as gardener at Prince Cecil’s country house, Billy finds Willows poems. Touched by their beauty, he enters them in the Royal Poetry Society competition. Billy recovers his memory. The assassin’s plot is foiled. Willow’s poems win the competiton. The evil princes go to prison. The malicious guardian is run through by an ancient swordsman. The king knights Langley Fairtree. Willow and Billy, now recognized as Prince William and Lady Willow are married in a royal wedding in the Cathedral of Fredonia to the cheers of the population and the explosions of royal fireworks. Set against the devastation of a failed revolution that all but destroys the nation of Fredonia during the time between the World Wa

I'm a thirteen-year-old-half-breed, a mongrel, according to my mom's father. He's full-blooded Kootenai Indian and I am only half-Indian. My dad's heritage is a mix of Scot, Irish, French and Ger-man. So maybe the old man is right, I am a mongrel, like most Americans, a mix of nationalities. But, with him, it's not a simple fact. It was spoken with disgust and loathing ten years ago and my mother died because of it. My older brother Chris and I hate him. For ten years, no one heard from the old man and we were fine with that. Then a letter shows up saying he wants me to spend the summer with him. Dad said my mother would have wanted her youngest son to know her people. I fought against it and lost in the end. I always do when it's 'what Mom would have wanted.' So I'm stuck on the Kootenai-Salish Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. All I have to do is find his stash of booze and I'll be on my way home.