Books with title Air and Weather

In his celebrated novels A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck carried us happily back to the Midwest of the 1930's. Now he's ready to transport us all the way back to 1893, to the Chicago World's Fair and its breathtaking mix of personalities and glimpses of the future. Here is a tour de force that combines the real people of the time with an enormously engaging new fictional family, spinning them all into a whirlwind of humor, misadventure, and charms beyond measure.On the brink of adulthood (not to mention a whole new century), Rosie makes her first trip to the big city, along with her wide-eyed siblings and their rascally old granddad. There, amidst the wonders of the fair, Rosie discovers the world and herself, while also coming face-to-face with some of the era's most famous people--including showgirl Lillian Russell and Colonel William F. Cody (a.k.a. Buffalo Bill).

By the Newbery-winning author of A Year Down Yonder Rosie Beckett's family has received a letter -- possibly the first letter they've ever received from their aunt Euterpe in distant Chicago. It is 1893, the year of the World's Columbian Exposition -- the "wonder of the age." Tucked inside the pages of the letter are train tickets. Aunt Euterpe is inviting Rosie's family to the fair! Richard Peck combines the fictional Beckett family with some of the era's most fascinating real people for a whirlwind of humor, misadventure, and charms beyond measure.

The book of Revelation tells of an end time-an apocalypse that will wipe out much of the world and usher in tribulation for all who survive. Lives will be lost, families will be separated, and dreams will be shattered. Sixteen-year-old Davis finds himself facing the grim reality of these horrific events as he and his younger brother, Tommy, narrowly escape a nuclear explosion that tears their world to shreds. On the run and seeking safety, a twist of fate joins the two with Davis' bully, Bobby, along with his younger sister, Rachel. Despite their differences, they must band together to survive. Soon, the four lost souls become a makeshift family-the older caring for the younger, each doing their part to stay alive amidst the violence and danger of their post-apocalyptic world. Will they survive the tribulation, or fall prey to its terrible wrath?

The book of Revelation tells of an end time-an apocalypse that will wipe out much of the world and usher in tribulation for all who survive. Lives will be lost, families will be separated, and dreams will be shattered. Sixteen-year-old Davis finds himself facing the grim reality of these horrific events as he and his younger brother, Tommy, narrowly escape a nuclear explosion that tears their world to shreds. On the run and seeking safety, a twist of fate joins the two with Davis' bully, Bobby, along with his younger sister, Rachel. Despite their differences, they must band together to survive. Soon, the four lost souls become a makeshift family-the older caring for the younger, each doing their part to stay alive amidst the violence and danger of their post-apocalyptic world. Will they survive the tribulation, or fall prey to its terrible wrath?