The One Safe Place

Author : Tania Unsworth
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616204443
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Safe Place written by Tania Unsworth and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this near-future dystopia with echoes of The Giver and Among the Hidden, Tania Unsworth has created an unsettling page-turner—fast-paced, smooth, filled with dread—that’s wholly satisfying and startlingly original. Devin doesn’t remember life before the world got hot; he has grown up farming the scorched earth with his grandfather in their remote valley. When his grandfather dies, Devin heads for the city. Once there, among the stark glass buildings, he finds scores of children, just like him, living alone on the streets. They tell him rumors of a place for abandoned children, with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new family. But only the luckiest get there. An act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the home, but it’s soon clear that it’s no paradise. As Devin investigates the intimidating administrator and the zombie-like sickness that afflicts some children, he discovers the home’s horrific true mission. The only real hope is escape, but the place is as secure as a fortress. Fans of dystopian fiction and spine-chilling adventure will devour The One Safe Place; its haunting themes will resonate long after readers have turned the final page.

Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0888999747
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Safe Place written by Deborah Ellis and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Abdul, having lost everyone he loves, journeys from Baghdad to a migrant community in Calais where he sneaks aboard a boat bound for England, not knowing it carries a cargo of heroin, and when the vessel is involved in a skirmish and the pilot killed, it is up to Abdul and three other young stowaways to complete the journey.

Author : Richard Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845075798
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Monkey's One Safe Place written by Richard Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Little Monkey is frightened by the storm he runs to his mother's side. "Don't worry," she says. "There is always one safe place." But Little Monkey doesn't know where to find his one safe place. He searches all through the jungle - in a nest, on an island, in a cave - but none of the places are his one safe place. Tired and sad, Little Monkey goes to find his mother only to realise that his one safe place is much closer to home than he expected.

Author : Anna Downes
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250848555
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Safe Place written by Anna Downes and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes's debut, The Safe Place, is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Jewell. Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave? Emily is a mess. Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Emily is desperate. Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily. Emily is perfect. Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn't play along, the consequences could be deadly.

Author : Tania Unsworth
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616204834
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Safe Place written by Tania Unsworth and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is this place?” In a drought-stricken world, Devin and his grandfather have barely scraped out a living on their isolated farm. When his grandfather dies, Devin knows he can’t manage alone and heads for the nearest city to find help. But in the city he finds only children alone like him, living on the streets. Then a small act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood—a place with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new home. But Devin soon finds out that the Gabriel Penn Home is no paradise. A zombie-like sickness afflicts many of the children who live there—and it will claim Devin, too, unless he can become the first to find a way out of this dystopian nightmare. “[A] chilling and engrossing tale . . . A standout.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Fast-paced and gripping. An original dystopian story.” —School Library Journal, starred review “A timeless story that deserves to become a children’s classic for decades to come.” —The Christian Science Monitor A Summer 2014 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick One of the Christian Science Monitor’s 25 Best New Middle Grade Novels of 2014

Author : Tania Unsworth
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1616204044
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Safe Place written by Tania Unsworth and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is this place?” In a drought-stricken world, Devin and his grandfather have barely scraped out a living on their isolated farm. When his grandfather dies, Devin knows he can’t manage alone and heads for the nearest city to find help. But in the city he finds only children alone like him, living on the streets. Then a small act of kindness earns Devin an invitation to the Gabriel H. Penn Home for Childhood—a place with unlimited food and toys and the hope of finding a new home. But Devin soon finds out that the Gabriel Penn Home is no paradise. A zombie-like sickness afflicts many of the children who live there—and it will claim Devin, too, unless he can become the first to find a way out of this dystopian nightmare. “[A] chilling and engrossing tale . . . A standout.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Fast-paced and gripping. An original dystopian story.” —School Library Journal, starred review “A timeless story that deserves to become a children’s classic for decades to come.” —The Christian Science Monitor A Summer 2014 Kids’ Indie Next List Pick One of the Christian Science Monitor’s 25 Best New Middle Grade Novels of 2014

Author : Kathleen O'Brien
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 9781426883521
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Safe Place written by Kathleen O'Brien and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith Constable is not the kind of woman who runs from a fight If it weren't for her orphaned nephew, she never would have left Manhattan for the sleepy little town of Firefly Glen. But now she's here—hunted by a madman and forced to live in fear. Reed Fairmont can help everyone but himself Reed knows Faith needs a safe place to hide, but he's beginning to wonder just what kind of protector he can be. His previous failure has already cost one life. Still, he can't back out now—Faith and her nephew have nowhere else to go.

Author : Alvin L. A. Horn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476751706
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Safe Place written by Alvin L. A. Horn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this prequel to Perfect Circle, friends and foes with political or social sway intersect with givers and takers, making it more and more difficult to find One Safe Place, to protect and preserve love, and maybe to safeguard his or her life. In One Safe Place, lightning strikes of dilemmas and storms of lustful deeds intertwine with the well-thought citizens, as well as the criminal minded. Under Seattle’s cloudy skies, the morally minded kiss the sexual deviant for advancement of careers and social status. Once again Alvin L.A. Horn rains down love, lust, and crime in the pursuit of clear skies in the Emerald City. Everyone wants and needs one safe place, and former secret service agent Psalms Black puts thoughts and actions into his social righteousness. He knows how to exact revenge by any means necessary. His sexy lover, Gabrielle Brandywine, used to be the most powerful woman in the world as the Secretary of State of the United States. She still has clout, but she also has personal issues that can derail Psalms’ desired purpose in life. He and his friends are stealthy and tend to interpret human nature with skillful cleverness. However, their own lives, love, and sexual issues must be controlled to complete missions. Life is complicated when the deviant creep out of waters and from behind snow-capped mountains, mixing with politics, sex, and dark money shadows. If evil acts occur, you better hope Psalms Black and his friends don’t find out, or else someone could come up missing. Whether someone is on the right side of morality or if someone steps over the line, everyone wants and needs One Safe Place.

Author : Ramsey Campbell
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 9780812545555
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Safe Place written by Ramsey Campbell and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 1997-07-02 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don and Suzanne Travis and their adolescent son, Marshall, are trapped in a web of violence. It starts with a minor traffic violation that leads to an assault, then escalates swiftly and brutally. After testifying against Phil Fancy, the man who attacked him, Don Travis is beaten to death by members of Fancy's criminally-minded family. Darren Fancy, a schoolmate of Marshall's, continues the vendetta. Suzanne convinces the police to help her--but soon Suzanne herself falls under suspicion.

Author : Anna Downes
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250264790
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Safe Place written by Anna Downes and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes's debut, The Safe Place, is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Jewell. Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave? Emily is a mess. Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Emily is desperate. Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily. Emily is perfect. Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn't play along, the consequences could be deadly.