Writer, surfer, and househusband Richard Taylor is mad about beaches and islands, and was inspired by a house exchange that whisked him and his family from a freezing Ottawa winter to a year of some of the world’s best surf on the east coast of Australia. In an era of packaged paradises and cyber surfers, the forty-something writer’s first case of the mid-life blues seduced him into recapturing his youthful romance with surfing.
Ten-year-old Chamdi has rarely ventured outside his orphanage and entertains a fantasy of what Bombay is like beyond its garden walls – a paradise he calls Kahunsha, “the city of no sadness.” He runs away to search for his long-lost father and finds himself thrust into chaos. Moving, poignant, and wonderfully rich in the sights and sounds of Bombay, this novel is the story of Chamdi's struggle for survival on the city's dangerous streets.
Can they teach a big bully bear to Care?<br>Stand up to him.....will they DARE?<br><br>Join two doggie pals as they emBark on an enchanted journey full of fancy, friendship, and fun.
Reveals the rigors of becoming a Border Patrol agent Provides an inside look at life in the U.S. Border Patrol Highlights overcoming personal challenges Addresses one of the most pressing situations in the U. S. today (border security) Focuses on the challenges faced by so-called “Dreamers”—those undocumented immigrants brought across the border as infants Tells a realistic love story
