Books with title The Home Front

Some family holiday memories last a lifetime…The Homer Tunnel has vanished, and with it the last link to life as the Williams family know it. Fiordland has them trapped, leaving their car – and cellphone – useless. Their only hope is to make it by foot to Milford Sound in an attempt to escape the kaleidoscope of history. Separated from their parents, and each other, Zoe and Seth face an uncertain future, and must rely on the past to survive. Surveying the Homer Saddle, tracking giant moose with Jim Muir and Eddie Herrick, exploring with Young Bob Murrell, and meeting the legendary Lost Tribe, Zoe and Seth venture into an incredible world where anything can happen – and often does! But Fiordland has always been a place where nature rules, and myth and reality merge. Zoe and Seth travel through time, in a bid to reach the eighth wonder of the world. But what will they find when they get there? (WARNING: Incredible adventure awaits. Contains hunting scenes, a conservation dog, and the greatest eagle that has ever lived. You have been warned!)For ages 10-14 years, and adults who enjoy a good yarnThis book is a time travel adventure set in Fiordland National Park, a World Heritage area in New Zealand. It includes historical photos and illustrations.

Its 1916, and Europe is at war. Yet Margaret Singh, living an entire ocean away in California, is unaffected. Then the United States enters the war against Germany. Suddenly the entire country is up in arms against those who seem un-American or speak against the countrys ally, Great Britain. When Margarets father is arrested for his ties to the Ghadar Party, a group of Indian immigrants seeking to win Indias independence from Great Britain, Margarets own allegiances are called into question. But she was born in America and America itself fought to be freed from British rule. So what does it even mean to be American? Its the storytellers that preserve a nations history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events from people whose voices have been under represented, lost, or forgotten over time.

In these pages you'll find some glowing fog, some mad scientists, some tentacled things, booze, dreaming gods, cigarettes, some boats of various sizes, a bar or two, some stiff upper lips, a ghosthunter, a great detective and a multitude of universes, among other things. Home from the Sea contains 14 tales of Lovecraftian TerrorContents:SymbiOSCarnacki: The Island Of Doctor MunroeThe Terror that Came to DounreayInquisitorThe Tenants of Ladywell ManorCarnacki: The Larkhall BarrowThe Invisible MenaceSherlock Holmes: The Color that Came to ChiswickProfessor Challenger: Ripples in the EtherThe Doom that Came to DunfieldHome From the SeaAmoeboidFrom Between#DreamingPraise for William Meikle:__________________________"One of the premier storytellers of our time." - Famous Monsters of Filmland"William Meikle is an entertaining writer with a knack for Lovecraftian fiction." - Lovecraft eZine"Willie Meikle has a gift for writing highly entertaining thrilling novels." - Ginger Nuts of Horror

The Second World War is coming to your town. Are you ready to face it? How will you behave when your home is bombed or foreign soldiers march into your town? It doesn't matter how old you are - everyone's at war. You don't have to put on a uniform or go to the front to join the battle - you can stay at home and still take part. That's why it's called the Home Front.As war rolls across Europe, young people in Britain, France, Poland, Russia and Germany are forced to answer the same questions: How brave am I? Will I betray my family? Am I capable of killing someone? Am I willing to sacrifice my life for my country? 'Home Front' tells their stories.

In Providence, Rhode Island, at the height of World War II , feisty and intrepid eleven-year-old Alicewhose father and uncle are fighting in the waris determined to make her own contribution to the war effort. Despite her mothers disapproval, Alice dreams of gaining recognition as an airplane spotter. She works hard at learning to recognize US and enemy planes, hoping someday to earn a medal for sighting a German Messerschmitt.When she is not spotting planes, folding bandages at the Red Cross, or preparing the house for air raids, Alice daydreams she is a heroine, sitting in a cockpit patrolling the shores and reporting enemy subs with Jimmy, her former playmate, who has joined the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Sometimes she trails potential spies through the city of Providence.One day, her fantasy world crumbles when she learns that Jimmys plane has disappeared in bad weather. As the days go by without news, Alice is devastated and angry at the CAP when they put off the search. Will they find Jimmys plane, and, if they do, will he still be alive?