Books with title Children of the handcrafts

CHILDREN OF THE HANDCRAFTS - exciting stories about boys and girls who played a part in the development of the crafts in our country. Lonely little Rebecca Lefferts, snowbound for three weeks in her new home in Ohio, stitched her star-and-crescent quilt. Her father thought quilt-making much more important than learning to read and write. Thirteen-year-old Daniel Moyer wanted to go West with one of the wagon-trains. But he stayed at home and met real adventure there. Betsy Metcalf, with one shilling to spend, cried when she could not buy the beautiful imported straw bonnet which cost a whole pound. But, nothing daunted, she found a way. These, and many more, are the stories in CHILDREN OF THE HANDCRAFTS -- all of them true but more entertaining than fiction.

The H5N1 virus was the deadliest disease in the history of mankind. Not only did it spread rapidly, reaching every corner of the globe, but it also resulted in an inconceivable 100% mortality rate among adults. Within a month, almost every human being became a victim of the virus. All that remains of humanity is a handful of "immune" children. Except that they aren't truly immune. The virus lurks in their bodies, ready to strike when they reach maturity. Kyle, Hannah, and Amy are three immune kids who find themselves thrust into a lonely world after losing the people they have known and loved. No longer able to rely on the company, wisdom, and experience of adults, they must survive in the harsh post-pandemic world with only a handful of other immune children. But the trio soon learn that dying from H5N1 isn't the only thing they have to worry about.

The H5N1 virus was the deadliest disease in the history of mankind. Not only did it spread rapidly, reaching every corner of the globe, but it also resulted in an inconceivable 100% mortality rate among adults. Within a month, almost every human being became a victim of the virus. All that remains of humanity is a handful of "immune" children. Except that they aren't truly immune. The virus lurks in their bodies, ready to strike when they reach maturity. Kyle, Hannah, and Amy are three immune kids who find themselves thrust into a lonely world after losing the people they have known and loved. No longer able to rely on the company, wisdom, and experience of adults, they must survive in the harsh post-pandemic world with only a handful of other immune children. But the trio soon learn that dying from H5N1 isn't the only thing they have to worry about.

Charlotte Porter is an ordinary teenage schoolgirl, with a father who happens to be an eminent physicist. Unknown to her, the work her father will do in the future, has the potential to change everything for humanity. However, there are forces in the future who are determined to shape things their way. Unwittingly, Charlie is drawn into a temporal struggle, across multiple timelines, as these forces battle for supremacy.Through Charlie’s subsequent travels through time and across multiple universes, she sees what Earth in the future might look like – the terrible consequences of unchecked climate change, mass human migration and religious extremism.In the process Charlie is faced with difficult, moral choices. Does she accept the terrible future of humanity to protect her father’s life, or sacrifice him for the greater good? Could she use time travel to go back and save her mother, who died when Charlie was a child? And who is the mysterious ‘Ossy’, the android slipping through the timelines with his own agenda?Finally, why are time travel and sausage rolls so incompatible?

Charlotte Porter is an ordinary teenage schoolgirl, with a father who happens to be an eminent physicist. Unknown to her, the work her father will do in the future, has the potential to change everything for humanity. However, there are forces in the future who are determined to shape things their way. Unwittingly, Charlie is drawn into a temporal struggle, across multiple timelines, as these forces battle for supremacy.Through Charlie’s subsequent travels through time and across multiple universes, she sees what Earth in the future might look like – the terrible consequences of unchecked climate change, mass human migration and religious extremism.In the process Charlie is faced with difficult, moral choices. Does she accept the terrible future of humanity to protect her father’s life, or sacrifice him for the greater good? Could she use time travel to go back and save her mother, who died when Charlie was a child? And who is the mysterious ‘Ossy’, the android slipping through the timelines with his own agenda?Finally, why are time travel and sausage rolls so incompatible?