Books with title Strangers In The Lane:

Think a baby monitor is just to keep tabs on the baby? That's what Jessie Hanson believes until she hears a sinister conversation coming through her little brother's monitor. Instead of baby chatter, Jessie hears a rough-talking man and a woman with an accent planning a robbery somewhere in her small Nebraska town. Twelve-year-old Jessie, with the reluctant help of her best friend, Tina Adams, decides to track down these thieves before someone gets hurt.Strangers in the Lane is the second in this novella mystery series. Recommended for ages 9-12.

Think a baby monitor is just to keep tabs on the baby? That's what Jessie Hanson believes until she hears a sinister conversation coming through her little brother's monitor. Instead of baby chatter, Jessie hears a rough-talking man and a woman with an accent planning a robbery somewhere in her small Nebraska town. Twelve-year-old Jessie, with the reluctant help of her best friend, Tina Adams, decides to track down these thieves before someone gets hurt. This is the second book in a new mystery series recommended for ages 9-12.

In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country - a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets, among them a Tea Party activist whose town has been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by a drilling accident - people whose concerns are actually ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children. Strangers in Their Own Land goes beyond the commonplace liberal idea that these are people who have been duped into voting against their own interests. Instead Hochschild finds lives ripped apart by stagnant wages, a loss of home, an elusive American dream - and political choices and views that make sense in the context of their lives. Hochschild draws on her expert knowledge of the sociology of emotion to help us understand what it feels like to live in "red" America. Along the way she finds answers to one of the crucial questions of contemporary American politics: Why do the people who would seem to benefit most from "liberal" government intervention abhor the very idea?

An unconscious girl found on a clump of floating kelp radically complicates Bernardo’s life. By all accounts, Ondas is supposed to be uninhabited. Why is the League government hiding the existence of the seafarers? In his quest for answers, the young biologist becomes entangled in a broader conflict that is about to take a recently colonized world to war. Bernardo is swept into a secret world of rebellion and espionage, and uncovers a genocidal policy by his government directed against the child’s aboriginal culture. On this water world fraught with ubiquitous storms, Bernardo, a few of his colleagues, two enslaved technicians, and an enigmatic mystic fight for the girl’s survival and that of her people, discovering a long-forgotten truth that will shake the foundations of worlds.

Join Annabelle the Ant as she learns an important life lesson – not to trust strangers! This charming short story will entertain and educate your child as they join Annabelle in her adventure in the Australian outback. This book is aimed at the 5-8 year age range.Excerpt:Well hello there! What’s that you say? You want a story? Hmmm, I don’t know, do you promise not to interrupt this time? Oh, okay. I’ll tell you about a friend of mine, her name is Annabelle. I’ve known Annabelle since she first popped her head out of the nest.I thought you weren’t going to interrupt? Oh, okay, it was an ant’s nest of course. Didn’t I explain that Annabelle is an ant? Well she is, and a very adventurous ant at that.Well, this particular story starts as most of them do. Annabelle was feeling like going for a walk, so she packed up her knapsack with her lunch and a jar of nectar, put on her hat and with her knapsack on her shoulders she shouted, Annabelle could never be accused of being a quiet ant, goodbye to her Mother and set off on her walk. As she left the nest I spotted her from my roosting spot on the tree over her home.‘What’s that? You’re interrupting again! Of course I was roosting in a tree…open your eyes, can’t you see I’m an Owl? Anyway, back to the story!I called down a hello to Annabelle, and being the polite ant she is she called one back.‘Where are you off to today Annabelle?’‘I’m thinking of going to the stream today Octavia’.‘Hmmm! Well you take care down there young Annabelle, I’ve heard there are strangers about.’‘I’ll be careful Octavia. I promise.’With that and a jaunty wave Annabelle set off towards the stream. As she passed under the leaves of the low lying grasses and plants, Annabelle saw many of her friends but other than a quick hello and wave she didn’t stop to talk, Annabelle was now an ant on a mission. Strangers in the bush! This needed investigating.

The parents are away and Sara is home alone in a large Victorian house. Will she survive time alone or end up in trouble....This book takes you through the storytelling process through an actual script written for a short film. Each page represents a minute of screentime. The short film is a great beginning for any wannabe film-makers, scriptwriters and thriller fans. It is ideal for school pupils learning about Media. .Shreeta Shah has co-written a short play, done video editing and created video shorts. She studied courses in scriptwriting at Central St Martin’s in London.She has also written other books available on bookemon.com

The parents are away and Sara is home alone in a large Victorian house. She hates being home alone and is paranoid about being burgled. Will she survive time alone or end up in trouble....Will she meet a Stranger....in the Night?"I like the tension created within your work..keeps the reader on their toes" Claire Weekes (Scriptwriter)This book is a must for thriller enthusiasts. It takes you through the storytelling process of an actual script written for a short film. Each page represents a minute of screentime. The short film is a great beginning for any wannabe film-makers and scriptwriters. "I really liked reading this..plenty of suspense..and never imagined I'd read a film script!" Ruth Shaw (Secretary) Shreeta Shah has co-written a play, done video editing and created video shorts. She studied courses in scriptwriting and filmmaking at Central St Martin’s and Mary Ward Centre in London. She has also written other books available on bookemon.comAmazon Studios.com are currently offering (correct for Jan 2012) $150,000 to 2 prize winners with the best feature script - to create a movie, each month. And fantastic opportunities to collaborate on feature scripts at least 90 to 120mins in length with other filmmakers. Be inspired by this script and if you want go on to create your own. Will you be the next JK Rowling?

Eleven-year-old Rory is struggling to deal with his mum's departure and the tiresome fame of his celebrity-chef-dad. He always seems to be in trouble at school as well as at home. If he can't bring his temper under control, he could soon be facing his worst nightmare; being sent away to boarding school. One day he makes a shocking discovery. A stranger is living in their shed! A stranger who soon becomes the best friend he's ever had.Rory doesn't like many people. That's probably why he likes Angus - he's different. Angus is intelligent, smelly and often infuriating. He always understands how Rory is feeling and knows what to say. But who is he? What is he? And why does he know so much about Rory?Through adventures and arguments, dreams and dilemmas, Angus helps him more than he realises. By the time Rory discovers his identity, it's no longer important.It doesn't matter who he is. What matters is that Angus is no longer the stranger in the shed.A curious insight in to a brief period of growing up. Age 9, 10, 11, 12.

Eleven-year-old Rory is struggling to deal with his mum's departure and the tiresome fame of his celebrity-chef-dad. He always seems to be in trouble at school as well as at home. If he can't bring his temper under control, he could soon be facing his worst nightmare; being sent away to boarding school. One day he makes a shocking discovery. A stranger is living in their shed! A stranger who soon becomes the best friend he's ever had. Rory doesn't like many people. That's probably why he likes Angus - he's different. Angus is intelligent, smelly and often infuriating. He always understands how Rory is feeling and knows what to say. But who is he? What is he? And why does he know so much about Rory? Through adventures and arguments, dreams and dilemmas, Angus helps him more than he realises. By the time Rory discovers his identity, it's no longer important. It doesn't matter who he is. What matters is that Angus is no longer the stranger in the shed.