Books with title The City in the Lake

The Lady in the Lake is a 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring the Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe. Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles environs for much of the book, the novel's complicated plot initially deals with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town some 80 miles (130 km) from the city. The book was written shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and makes several references to America's recent involvement in World War II.

IN THE CITY is a title in the Tell Me, Tell Me, What Do You See? TM Book Series - a Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Recipient! Help your pre-reader get ready for Kindergarten! UNIQUE, really FUN accordion fold books! This educational picture book series was created by a Junior Kindergarten teacher and mother of three in a distinctive accordion-style format for pre-readers of all abilities. Made in the USA with non-toxic soy-based ink and non-toxic UV coating for spill resistance. Each book illustrates five basic concepts of action, color, number, size, and description in a fun accordion format. Playing with the accordion-style book helps children practice problem solving skills which are needed for cognitive development. The unique format presents children with different fun ways to enjoy reading. Stand them up, lay them flat, or read them like a book! Manipulating the fold enhances motor skills. The books have sight words to help master basic reading skills, and repetitive text for fluency to grow confidence and vocabulary. The large, vivid photographs encourage the child who is learning to read to engage in conversation by relating to the familiar and unfamiliar in the world around them. Take-along size 5.5 x 6 fits easily in a purse or backpack. The books provide a really fun way to learn to read and kids learn best when having fun! BONUS: Stickers included.

The third novel in the Wilderness series finds the Bonner family back home in the North American frontier. A sparkling, absorbing historical novel, set in America at a time when the growing population in the towns clashed with the frontiersmen, the adventurers and the original settlers, in their attempts to regulate society, as they saw it. The Bonner family easily straddle both worlds. But Hannah, the oldest daughter, a gifted healer, training in medical studies in New York, finds herself in real difficulties when she nurses and saves a runaway slave. Her actions lead her and the family into new danger as the bounty hunters are led by her childhood friend and first love, and the runaway slave's escape is facilitated by one of her foster brothers. Sara Donati captures brilliantly the vigorous spirit of those willing to leave their homelands for new adventures and the conflicts between their different cultures, all set in the magnificent sweep of the teeming cities and the wild countryside.

The Lady in the Lake is a 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring the Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe. Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles environs for much of the book, the novel's complicated plot initially deals with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town some 80 miles (130 km) from the city. The book was written shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and makes several references to America's recent involvement in World War II.

The sixth book in The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb series finds the two brothers and their younger sister travelling to New York City to spend a long weekend with their aunt. After finishing a wonderful dinner at Sardi’s the first night, the boys become separated from Tess and Aunt Claire in nearby Times Square. Events quickly take a menacing turn when a mysterious person from the past suddenly appears with two henchmen in tow. Frantically trying to escape, Archibald has no idea what he’ll find when he leads Jockabeb down the stairs into a nearby subway station—and what the boys do find launches one their strangest and most electrifying adventures to date.A beautiful young girl named Willow, a one-armed man called Meatloaf, and a dangerous gang leader who goes by the name of Shabazz are just a few of the characters who the boys meet in the abandoned subway tunnels far below the streets of Manhattan. As Archibald and Jockabeb try to make their way safely back to Aunt Claire, they only move closer to a final confrontation with their pursuers, both human and non-human alike. The reader will learn interesting facts about America’s largest city while once again watching the teenage brothers’ personalities evolve. As in all the previous books, the forces of good and evil are pitted against one another—this time, above and below the streets of “The Big Apple!”