Waiting for White Horses

Waiting for White Horses
Author: Nathan Jorgenson
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0974637041

The friendship between Grant Thorson and Will Campbell is the only sure thing in Grant's life as he suffers a series of painful losses. When he falls in love with Susan, it seems that happiness is his once more. But when Will dies, Grant decides that loving someone makes him too vulnerable, so he pushes Susan and his daughter away to keep from being hurt again.

White Horse

White Horse
Author: Alex Adams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451643012

The world has ended, but her journey has just begun. Thirty-year-old Zoe leads an ordinary life until the end of the world arrives. She is cleaning cages and floors at Pope Pharmaceuticals when the president of the United States announces that human beings are no longer a viable species. When Zoe realizes that everyone she loves is disappearing, she starts running. Scared and alone in a shockingly changed world, she embarks on a remarkable journey of survival and redemption. Along the way, Zoe comes to see that humans are defined not by their genetic code, but rather by their actions and choices. White Horse offers hope for a broken world, where love can lead to the most unexpected places.

The Secret Horses of Briar Hill

The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
Author: Megan Shepherd
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101939788

"Deserves a spot on the shelf next to the most beloved children's classics—yes, even The Secret Garden." —Shelf Awareness, Starred Review Described as "reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia" in a starred review, The Secret Horses of Briar Hill shows readers everywhere that there is color in our world—they just need to know where to look. There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital—the mirrors that reflect the elegant rooms once home to a princess, now filled with sick children. Only Emmaline can see the creatures. It is her secret. One morning, Emmaline climbs over the wall of the hospital’s abandoned gardens and discovers something incredible: a white horse with a broken wing has left the mirror-world and entered her own. The horse, named Foxfire, is hiding from a dark and sinister force—a Black Horse who hunts by colorless moonlight. If Emmaline is to keep him from finding her new friend, she must surround Foxfire with treasures of brilliant shades. But where can Emmaline find color in a world of gray? A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016 "Endearing characters, metaphors for life and death, and a slow revelation of the horrors of war give this slim novel a surprising amount of heft."—Booklist, Starred Review "In clear, gripping, flawless prose . . . this exquisite, beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel explodes with raw anguish, magic and hope, and readers will clutch it to their chests and not want to let go."—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review "Reminiscent of the Chronicles of Narnia, Elizabeth Goudge, or a child's version of Life of Pi. . . . Readers will love this to pieces." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Magical, terrifying, and full of heart. Open these pages, and ride true."—Newbery Honor-winning author Kathi Appelt "A remarkable book. Astonishing!"—Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse

The White Horse

The White Horse
Author: Eli Goodman
Publisher: Morgan James Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781630479329

A rejected horse becomes a hero, and everyone learns an important lesson.

A Crooked Number

A Crooked Number
Author: Nathan Jorgenson
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2011-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0974637068

With a remarkable combination of pathos and humor, Nathan Jorgenson spins another unique and powerful yarn about the human condition. A crooked number chronicles the relationship of freshman dental student Grant Thorson and Professor Kate Bellows. Jorgenson weaves the themes young love, graduate school, and amateur baseball into a rich and tender coming-of-age story.

Contrapasso

Contrapasso
Author: Nathan Jorgenson
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0974637084

CONTRAPASSO (kon-tra-pass-oh n. the concept that the punishment of an individual's soul corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth. Secret memories that linger in the heart of a lover, the joy of childhood and young love, loss of innocence, and the losses that come with aging. In Contrapasso, Nathan Jorgenson's unique sense of humor and heartbreak shine through as he weaves all of these into a rich story of ....LIFE.

Call If You Need Me

Call If You Need Me
Author: Raymond Carver
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2015-05-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101970545

The complete uncollected fiction and nonfiction, including the five posthumously discovered “last” stories, published here in book form for the first time—from “one of the great short story writers of our time—of any time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Call If You Need Me includes all of the prose previously collected in No Heroics, Please, four essays from Fires, and those five marvelous stories that range over the period of Carver’s mature writing and give his devoted readers a final glimpse of the great writer at work. The pure pleasure of Carver’s writing is everywhere in his work, here no less than in those stories that have already entered the canon of modern literature.

Perestroika in Paris

Perestroika in Paris
Author: Jane Smiley
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0525520368

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author: a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals—and a young boy—whose lives intersect in Paris in this "feel-good escape” (The New York Times). Paras, short for "Perestroika," is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door of her stall open and—she's a curious filly—wanders all the way to the City of Light. She's dazzled and often mystified by the sights, sounds, and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthaired pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the vegetable market. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother live in seclusion. As the cold weather nears, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom. But how long can a runaway horse stay undiscovered in Paris? How long can a boy keep her hidden and all to himself? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, and the desire of all creatures for true love and freedom.

Little White Lies

Little White Lies
Author: Jessica Burkhart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-12-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998314

A LITTLE WHITE LIE NEVER HURT ANYONE...RIGHT? Sasha is with Eric. Callie is with Jacob. And Callie and Sasha are finally BFFs again. Life is as perfect as it's ever been at Canterwood. So when Sasha learns of a secret that could destroy all of her relationships, she's willing to tell a few white lies to keep everything from falling apart. After all, white lies aren't supposed to hurt anyone....