Books with title The Long Road Home

Wars make good cover for people with secrets. A mercenary company in a deep-space war? Even better. Now Moire Cameron just needs a way to fulfil her last order, given by a dying man eighty years ago. If she lives long enough. A tale of action, adventure, survival, and loyalty in the tradition of Firefly and Lois McMaster Bujold, The Long Way Home is the first book in the Seqyoyah trilogy.

Sometimes you have to go home to find out who you really are Charlie West went to bed one night an ordinary high school student. He woke up a hunted man. Terrorists are trying to kill him. The police want to arrest him for the death of his best friend. He doesn’t know whose side he’s on or who he can trust. With his pursuers closing in on every side, Charlie makes his way back to his hometown to find some answers. There, holed up in an abandoned mansion, he’s joined by his friends in a desperate attempt to discover the truth about a murder he can’t remember — and the love he can never forget.

The road home sometimes is long and winding, but the path is always safe and familiar. One sunny afternoon while Mama watches her daughter at play, she thinks about how quickly her child has grown. Noticing her mother's wistful look, the child suddenly begins to wonder who will keep her safe and warm when she goes out into the world. Who will love her when she grows as tall as the trees surrounding them? In this enchanting and beautifully illustrated book, Mama teaches her child that when we look and listen, the unfamiliar can become familiar and the road home will always be close. It's a warm reassurance that we are forever connected to the ones we love, no matter how much we grow. About the Author: Cathy Speaker wrote this story after her three daughters had grown up and moved from home. She lives in Iowa, where she was born and raised. The illustrator, Rachel Rosteck, has a degree in Biological/Premedical Illustration from ISU. She has received honorable mention and best of show in many art shows and currently resides in the Midwest.

This volume was published in 1918. Subtitle: - A romance of plow-land; with some passages from the lives of Henry Nicol, philosopher of Islay; Ernie Bedford, pedagogue; Jim Dover, of the everlasting thirst; and Sioux Ben Sun Cloud, the Scotch-taking Indian; as well as others, not excluding Charlie Tinker of the continuous speech and Ida Bethune of the pale-green smile.

A four-month-old horse is separated from her mother. In the middle of the night, thousands of miles away in Connecticut, Locket the burro hears a tiny voice. "I want my mommy," she hears over and over again. "There's a mommy here who will take care of you," Locket tells her. Weeks later, the foal, Beatrice, arrives at Locket's Meadow, sullen and angry. Although rescued from death in a slaughterhouse, all she can think about is how much she misses her mother and Canada's green meadows. David and Kathleen, the farm owners, try to help her but she grows angrier every day. "She doesn't look like my mommy," Beatrice cries to Locket when the burro tells her Kathleen will be her new mother. "But if you give her a chance . . .," Locket says. "I would give her a chance," says another, deeper voice. "If only I could find my way there, I would give her a chance." Ernie, another foal, is days away from slaughter. Can Locket and her friends rescue a horse two thousand miles away? Keywords: animal rescue horse rescue Locket's Meadow farm horses Listed in: Children Stats: Lulu Sales Rank: 22,918 Hits: 8 Hit count is only visible to you, the creator, and does not count your own hits. This item has not yet been rated. Be the first to rate it! Rate this item Recommendations: Show All | Hide Customers who bought Locket's Meadow - The Long Road Home also bought: Locket's Meadow - Captain of the Dance (Kathleen M. Schurman) Reviews: This item has not yet been reviewed. Post a review | Posting guidelines | Ratings and reviews forum [Click the preview to close] Share or Bookmark This Item Social Bookmarking Email this page Add this page to a social bookmarking site: Google Bookmarks del.icio.us Digg Furl ma.gnolia Blinklist Facebook A four-month-old horse is separated from her mother. In the middle of the night, thousands of miles away in Connecticut, Locket the burro hears a tiny voice. "I want my mommy," she hears over and over again. "There's a mommy here who will take care of you," Locket tells her. Weeks later, the foal, Beatrice, arrives at Locket's Meadow, sullen and angry. Although rescued from death in a slaughterhouse, all she can think about is how much she misses her mother and Canada's green meadows. David and Kathleen, the farm owners, try to help her but she grows angrier every day. "She doesn't look like my mommy," Beatrice cries to Locket when the burro tells her Kathleen will be her new mother. "But if you give her a chance . . .," Locket says. "I would give her a chance," says another, deeper voice. "If only I could find my way there, I would give her a chance." Ernie, another foal, is days away from slaughter. Can Locket and her friends rescue a horse two thousand miles away?

Sometimes you have to go home to find out who you really are. Charlie West went to bed one night an ordinary high-school student. He woke up a hunted man. Terrorists are trying to kill him. The police want to arrest him for the stabbing death of his best friend. He doesn’t know whose side he’s on or who he can trust. With his pursuers closing in on every side, Charlie makes his way back to his hometown to find some answers. There, holed up in an abandoned mansion, he’s joined by his friends in a desperate attempt to discover the truth about a murder he can't remember—and the love he can never forget.

War is coming to Ardunno. For five hundred years, corrupt despots have ruled Ardunno with an iron hand. But now, High King Theogood is about to return to reclaim his realm, and put an end to injustice. Hobby Baxter, a timid baker from the village of Linden Grove, is a most unlikely leader and hero. He has spent most of his life avoiding the village bully. But an encounter with King Theogood plunges Hobby into an odyssey which transforms him, and changes forever the course of Ardunno’s history.

Sometimes you have to go home to find out who you really are Charlie West went to bed one night an ordinary high school student. He woke up a hunted man. Terrorists are trying to kill him. The police want to arrest him for the death of his best friend. He doesn’t know whose side he’s on or who he can trust. With his pursuers closing in on every side, Charlie makes his way back to his hometown to find some answers. There, holed up in an abandoned mansion, he’s joined by his friends in a desperate attempt to discover the truth about a murder he can’t remember — and the love he can never forget.