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Miss Beaumont is about to become a teenager. As if that prospect weren't scary enough, thirteen is when a Beaumont's savvy strikes--and with one brother whocauses hurricanes and another who creates electricity, it promises to be outrageous...and positively thrilling.
But just before her big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. Suddenly, Mib's dreams of X-ray vision disappear like a flash of her brother's lightening: All she wants now is a savvy that will save Poppa. In fact, Mibs is so sure she'll get that powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus, with her siblings and the preacher kids in tow. But whenthe bus starts heading in the wrong direction only one thing is certain: After this extraordinary adventure, not a soul on board will ever be the same.
In 2008 an extraordinary two-minutefilm clip appeared on YouYube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young menand their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free's George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.
A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony "Ace" Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London's King's Road, where the charsmatic and intelligent Christian qiuckly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets i the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--fast--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn't big enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and plced under the expert care of "the father of lions," George Adamson. Incredibly when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions.
Originally publishedin 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than fifty photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa.
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Miss Beaumont is about to become a teenager. As if that prospect weren't scary enough, thirteen is when a Beaumont's savvy strikes--and with one brother whocauses hurricanes and another who creates electricity, it promises to be outrageous...and positively thrilling.But just before her big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. Suddenly, Mib's dreams of X-ray vision disappear like a flash of her brother's lightening: All she wants now is a savvy that will save Poppa. In fact, Mibs is so sure she'll get that powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus, with her siblings and the preacher kids in tow. But whenthe bus starts heading in the wrong direction only one thing is certain: After this extraordinary adventure, not a soul on board will ever be the same.
In 2008 an extraordinary two-minutefilm clip appeared on YouYube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young menand their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free's George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony "Ace" Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London's King's Road, where the charsmatic and intelligent Christian qiuckly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets i the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--fast--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn't big enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and plced under the expert care of "the father of lions," George Adamson. Incredibly when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions.
Originally publishedin 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than fifty photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa.
New Books
Blood and Sand, by Damien Graves
Cat Lady, by Damien Graves
Crispin the Cross of Lead, by Avi
Deadly Catch, Damien Graves
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney
End Game, by Damien Graves
Good Masters Sweet Ladies Voices from a medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz
Handle With Care, by Jodi Piccoult
Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
Gouse in the Night, by Susan Marie Swanson
I Can See You, by Damien Graves
Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, by Mordicai Gerstein
Man of Bones, by Rick Riordan
Midnight Library Liar, by Damien Graves
My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann
One False Move, by Gordon Korman
Shut Your Mouth, by Damien Graves
Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse, by Judy Schachner
Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
Sword Thief, by Peter Lerangis
Voices, by Nick Shadow
Wait Till Helen Comes, by Mary Downing Hahn
- Cfp: The Christian Librarian
The Christian Librarian is the journal of the Association of Christian Librarians (http://www.acl.org). We are now accepting papers and essays for publication in our next issue. Our primary focus is librarians who serve in Christian higher...
- Banquet Speaker [western Mla Chapters Meeting, Seattle]
Banquet Speaker [Western MLA Chapters Meeting, Seattle] The Middle East is at the forefront of the news today, but did you know Americans were there in the 1800's as teachers, printers, and missionaries? Among them was Dr. Asahel Grant, a country...
- General Information: The Christian Librarian
General Information: The Christian Librarian The official publication of the ACL, The Christian Librarian serves to publish articles, provide a membership forum, and encourage writing. Issues include the Christian interpretation of librarianship, theory...
- Children's Book Suggestions
Having trouble finding a new book to read? Do you really, really like a certain series and want something similar? Check out our lists compiled by Youth Librarian Kilie! If you like the I Survived series check out:Escape From Disaster by Peter Lerangis...
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The House at Riverton is a sweeping debut novel set in England between the wars. It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death, and a vanishing way of life, told by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for a lifetime....