Books with title The Broken Bridge

An intense dramatic tale set in a post- U.S. nationwide downfall period set in the early 2040's. Protagonist Christian Shawn is in the midst of a mental collapse as dealing with the conflicts of a dying America, his mentally ill friend Jeremiah, as well as a complicated relationship with a longtime friend Sara. While he often flashes in and out of reality Christian comes to harsh realizations while he struggles with his mental stability and some of the cold events to follow a series of life threatening as well as life taking events.

A spare, powerful, supremely graceful novel from a giant of Norwegian literature As strange, unsettling, and memorable as The Ice Palace, this remarkable novel carries with it all the compassion, human insight, and lyrical power of all great Vesaas novels. It describes the changing relationships between three adolescents—an unmarried mother who has drowned her newborn child and the girl and boy who befriend her. Their individual reactions to the tragedy and their efforts to communicate with each other form the central theme of the narrative.

This is the sequel to One More River. Time has moved on, it is the 1990s and this is the story of Lesley's Israeli daughter Nilli. The First Intifada is underway and people are being murdered in the streets of Israeli cities. Palestinian anger has overflowed and Mustafa has become a killer, he can see no other way to free his people from Occupation. When Mustafa fails to kill Nilli he becomes a hunted man. This book brilliantly captures the tragedy and hopelessness that has gripped the region and presents both sides with sympathy and balance. There are so few fictional accounts of the Arab/Israeli conflict that Lynne Reid-Banks splendidly readable and well-researched account fills a gap. Short-listed for both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal when first published in 1994.

Sixteen-year-old Farris is picking up the pieces after the untimely death of her best friend. But even one year later, she can’t seem to find “normal” again—not until Lane Evans pops back into her life and pushes her to face reality. When he offers her the chance to find the truth, Farris fears what will surface. Is it too much too soon or just what she needs to move forward?

The Broken Son is the first installment in a three-part series of short novels. It depicts the life of a pre-teen boy who is emotionally and physically abused while growing up in Detroit, Michigan during the 1980s. The boy is so distraught with his surroundings he believes that his parents are determined to kill him. To make matters worse, the boy frequently hallucinates about an evil clown who appears to him during his troubles, only to add fuel to his parents’ fire.The second book in the trilogy, Without a Home, details the boy's teen years in foster care and eventually his time in residential housing for troubled youth. The abuse he once took from his parents is now delivered from the kids he is forced to live with who have severe problems of their own.Never Again is the third and final story in this emotionally gripping saga. The boy, now a man returning home from war, must once again deal with living under his parents' roof. Only this time around, he wants to do the killing.

Everett Hallman might not be the world’s most powerful witch, but he does his part by helping wayward souls find their way to the beyond. Then a feeling Everett can’t explain lures him away from the magical woods near his house, to a local martial arts school. There, he is intrigued when he uncovers remains left by supernatural beings of enormous power, and he cannot resist looking into the mystery. Everett learns he is a Bridge Master: a witch capable of passing into different spirit realms, but his revelation comes with a new set of problems. First, the powerful witch instructing him disappears, and then he notices something strange about his attractive new friend from the martial arts studio. Worst of all, Everett’s reserves of spell-casting energy continue to deplete. Only one thing is certain―Everett cannot turn his back on this puzzle until he gets some answers.

The Bridge is a nonfiction story written specially for emergent readers. Simple repetitive sentences promote independence while supportive photography provides the safety net. Young readers will enjoy seeing the bridge as it magically lifts to allow boats to pass under, and budding engineers will be mesmerized by the grace and beauty of this massive structure.Linda Beal has been teaching in the public schools for over three decades. Her work as a classroom teacher, reading specialist and Reading Recovery Teacher Leader have brought the great privilege of shaping the literacy lives of hundreds of young children. Linda lives in Portsmouth, N.H. with her husband, Chris, her son, Nick, and their yellow Labrador retriever named Amber.