A popular children's author who created several juvenile fiction series at the turn of the twentieth century, Annie Fellows Johnston is best remembered for the Little Colonel books. The charming novel Asa Holmes recounts the remarkable life story of one of the denizens of that pillar of rural life, the country store.

A popular children's author who created several juvenile fiction series at the turn of the twentieth century, Annie Fellows Johnston is best remembered for the Little Colonel books. The charming novel Asa Holmes recounts the remarkable life story of one of the denizens of that pillar of rural life, the country store.

In "Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads," Johnston likely portrays the life and experiences of the titular character, Asa Holmes, who lives at a metaphorical and literal crossroads. The story is probably rich in local color and filled with charming, relatable characters from the community. Asa Holmes might be an older, wise, and kindly figure who interacts with various townspeople, offering wisdom and guidance.The novel explores themes of community, friendship, and the simple pleasures of r...

This book has everything: Ghosts, goldfish, pirates, a cat with criminal tendencies, UFOs, a burglar, an awful lot of stuff about avoiding death and the police, bats, badgers... and it’s all very, very silly. What more could you ask for in a book? But... who said YOU could read it? Eh? Hm?

In this sociology textbook/mystery novel, students can join Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they discover a new area ripe for acrimony and intrigue: social theory. In 1910, the most prominent social theorists in the world gather in London for a conference on the new science of sociology. Things rapidly fall apart, though, as a fight breaks out, a jewel is stolen, and famous sociologist Emile Durkheim disappears. As Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate, it appears that social theory may not...

Åren 1947 1967 förändrades Sverige i snabb takt. Den tekniska utvecklingen och den ekonomiska tillväxten saknade motstycke och lade grunden inte bara för ett ojämförligt välstånd utan också för djupa sociala och kulturella förskjutningar. Allt som hade tagits för givet utmanades. Radikalism fick ett egenvärde. Avantgardet blev mainstream.Med texter av bland andra Yvonne Hirdman, Kalle Lind, Birgitta Holm.

29 Complete Works of Annie Fellows JohnstonAsa HolmesBig BrotherCicely and Other StoriesFlips Islands of ProvidenceGeorgina of The RainbowsGeorgina’s Service StarsJoel A Boy of GalileeKeeping TrystMary Ware's Promised LandMildred’s InheritanceOle Mammy's TormentThe Gate of the Giant ScissorsThe Legend of the Bleeding-heartThe Little ColonelThe Little Colonel at Boarding-SchoolTh...