The Child Garden

Download or read book The Child Garden written by Geoff Ryman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-04-15 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multiple-award-winning sf classic from the acclaimed author of Was. In the city of the future, humans photosynthesize, viruses educate people, organics have replaced electronics . . . and almost no one lives past 40. The outcast Milena feels alone--until she meets the genetically engineered Rolfa.

Download or read book The Child Garden written by Catriona McPherson and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eden was its name. "An alternative school for happy children." But it closed in disgrace after a student's suicide. Now it's a care home, the grounds neglected and overgrown. Gloria Harkness is its only neighbor, staying close to her son who lives in the home, lighting up her life and breaking her heart each day. When a childhood friend turns up at her door, Gloria doesn't hesitate before asking him in. He claims a girl from Eden is stalking him and has goaded him into meeting near the site of the suicide. Only then, the dead begin to speak—it was murder, they say. Gloria is in over her head before she can help it. Her loneliness, her loyalty, and her all-consuming love for her son lead her into the heart of a dark secret that threatens everything she lives for. Praise: "A tale that shivers with suspense."—The New York Times "A terrific stand-alone that is complex, haunting, and magical."—Library Journal (Starred Review) "A stunning combination of creepy thriller and classic mystery."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "One surprising plot twist after another leads to a shocking ending."—Publishers Weekly "Catriona McPherson spins webs of intrigue so beautiful and intricate she puts spiders to shame. With The Child Garden, she once again proves why she has rapidly become a star in the thriller genre...This is a book you will absolutely devour."—William Kent Krueger, New York Timesbestselling and Edgar Award-Winning Author of Ordinary Grace "An enchanting brew of mystery, poetry, legends, and dreams, Catriona McPherson's The Child Garden is also an elaborate shell game that will keep readers guessing up until the very end."—Hallie Ephron, New York Times Bestselling Author of Night Night, Sleep Tight

Download or read book A Child's Garden written by Michael Foreman and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in ruin and rubble with a wire fence and soldiers separating him from the cool hills where his father used to take him as a small child, a boy's tiny, green plant shoot gives him hope in a bleak landscape.

Download or read book A Child's Garden written by Molly Dannenmaier and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A Child's Garden' offers a wide range of innovative examples showing how to create special places in which children can experience nature on their own home turf.

Download or read book A Child’s Garden of Verses written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

Download or read book A Child's Garden of Verse written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic book of children's poetry that immortalized "The Land of Counterpane," "The Land of Nod," "My Shadow," and "Foreign Land."

Download or read book A Child's Garden of Verses (兒童詩園) written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ※ Google Play 圖書不支援多媒體播放 ※