Madeline

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas Eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician.

"So begins this delightful story of Madeline's Christmas! The day begins like any other day. Miss Clavel takes the twelve little girls on their morning walk. They go to the zoo and then back to school for their French history lesson. Suddenly disaster strikes when everyone gets the flu! Everyone that is, except for the ever-resilient Madeline. Saddened that they may not be able to go home for Christmas, the girls and Miss Clavel take to their beds. But on Christmas Eve, the adventure begins when there is a knock at the front door. Expecting to see Santa, Madeline meets the Rug Merchant who has brought twelve very special rugs. He reminds Madeline that Christmas is the time of miracles, and that these are not ordinary rugs! Soon everyone wakes up feeling healthy. The Rug Merchant shows them that they each have a magic carpet and that they can fly home to be with their families for Christmas! After saying goodbye to the girls, Miss Clavel finds a present that the girls left for her, befriends a little mouse, and counts her many blessings singing: "Everything Is Right Tonight." Before you know it, the girls fly back to the Old House and are together again on New Year's Eve. They thank Madeline for taking care of them and making their Christmas so special!"--Publisher's Website.

Madeline is a story of one womans journey from the depths of hell to recovery. Much of Madelines life was usual and untouched. Madeline went to college, owned her own art gallery, and had a home of her own. However, part of her life was quite messy. Madeline would spend too much money, go on binges of eating then not eating at all, and struggle with bouts of self-mutilation. Madeline had a mental illness. She was diagnosed in her midtwenties. This is her story of how it all happenedfrom hospitals and medications to days of great triumph and how she got it all back. Her life is in this story. This book is a fictional adaptation of Alexandras own life and how she has overcome her own demons to find light and life once again.

I have a very personal feeling about this book. It touches me and grants me the privilege of access to its romantic heroines inner life as she arrives at a post-Woodstock womanhood in Hoboken, no less. -Bob Fass, WBAI-FM Its Hoboken, New Jersey, 1987. The Bongos are breaking up, the Maxwell House factory fills the air with the scent of coffee, and favorite son Frank Sinatra still eats calamari at Leos Grandevous. Twenty-seven-year-old Madeline Boot has just returned to the city, determined to start a new life after a spiritual retreat gone awry. Madeline gets involved with David Guggenheim, the bassist of the up-and-coming band Shallow Grave. Swept up by Davids seductive lifestyle, Madeline seeks balance between her new relationship and her family life, which includes her upstairs neighbor Michael, a Columbia professor who translates Buddhist scriptures. Inspired by Jane Austens Emma, Tibetan Buddhism, and the unique charm of Hoboken, New Jersey, Madeline explores spiritual and material aspirations, and ultimately finds harmony between the two.

Serious Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, and the role of the family begin to speak of the journey of a thousand drinks and drug fests found inside this book. Some could be solved with a single choice. Some would haunt forever. Read this harrowing tale to find out the dreaded story of one woman’s journey through all of it.

Many of us deal with the lost of a love one in many ways. It is even harder for a ten year old girl. This book deals with a young girl Madeline. Who lost her father in the war and unexpectedly lost her mother six months later. What better way to help her understand and deal with her lost. Then meeting a talking Dragonfl y at a creek that nestle on her Aunt Violet and Uncle Jack farm. With the help of this Dragonfl y Skip and few of his friends. Madeline fi nds out, how family, friends and love can overcome all fears in life. That death is not the end but the beginning of life itself. This inspirational story will give you that. But, most of all. It will show you. That unconditional love is the most powerful gift we can give to each other.

Have you ever wished that your dream's could come true? Well, Madeline was born with a genetic disorder that allows her dream's to come into existance; Doctor's and well-known researcher's have given this disorder the title: Dremalatisis. But, Madeline doesn't dream about fame, rishes, or fancy things; she dreams about causing harm, distruction, and death. So, if you end up in one of Madeline dream's, it may very well be the last thing you find yourself in. In this page turning suspense thriller, Madeline will have you thinking twice about how you treat people, because you may unwillingly come across someone with this disorder and end up in one of their dream's.

Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her time—and one of the least understood. She turned out as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost a Method actor in her approach, she took her work seriously. When crew members and audiences laughed, she asked why—as if they were laughing at her—and all her life she remained unsure of her gifts. William V. Madison examines Kahn’s film career, including not only her triumphs with Mel Brooks and Peter Bogdanovich, but also her overlooked performances in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother and Judy Berlin, her final film. Her work in television—notably her sitcoms—also comes into focus. New York theater showered her with accolades, but also with remarkably bad luck, culminating in a disastrous outing in On the Twentieth Century that wrecked her reputation on Broadway. Only with her Tony-winning performance in The Sisters Rosensweig, fifteen years later, did Kahn regain her standing. Drawing on new interviews with family, friends, and such colleagues as Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Gene Wilder, Harold Prince, and Eileen Brennan, as well as archival press and private writings, Madison uncovers Kahn’s lonely childhood and her struggles as a single woman working to provide for her erratic mother. Above all, Madison reveals the paramount importance of music in Kahn’s life. A talented singer, Kahn entertained offers for operatic engagements long after she was an established Hollywood star, and she treated each script as a score. As Kahn told one friend, her ambition was “to be the music.”

If all the young men of England leapt off a cliff, Madeline St. James wouldn't care. Then she'd have peace. Her nightmares of courtship would end,and she'd cozy up with a Psalm in her aunt's quiet sculpture garden. Yet, a chance meeting and a bullet wound change everything, and Madeline must trust the Good Shepherd has led her to the altar to marry a dashing stranger, Lord Devonshire. Death and pain are no strangers to Justain Delveaux, Lord Devonshire, and he vows his dutiful bride will be kept safe and in her place. Though this compromised marriage is in-name-only, his wife and her unwavering faith both intrigue and allure him. Perchance when he thwarts his brother's killer, Justain will tempt the unpredictable Madeline with the comfort of his arms.But can Madeline and the stubborn earl forge a true bond before the next disaster strikes?

Five pop-up, three-dimensional scenes recreate the classic story of the adventures of young Madeline in the City of Lights.

Kidnapped to a magical world, Madeline faces prophecy, sacrifice, and betrayal. Can she survive long enough to return home? Madeline’s day started with a bomb threat and ended in a magical world where she was supposed to be the savior. In her old life, Madeline knew how to control everything. In this new world, she can’t do anything right. The prophecy she’s supposed to fulfill is about as clear as a pond covered in scum. The people she’s supposed to save are led by a woman who doesn’t listen and thinks she can just demand obedience. The only thing that makes it livable, is the promise to send her home when she’s done. That’s fine with her. The sooner she can say goodbye to the weird magical people the better. Get the four-book box set and travel with Madeline as she battles to save her world. What readers are saying “I like reading books that take its characters, and me, from this world and put me in another place and time and this book did an excellent job of doing just that.” “What a fun read of a strong woman, who is easy to dislike. To see her develop into a character that inspires empathy is magical!”

. . .the loves and losses of three best friends amidst beautiful northern pines, white sandy beaches and red rock cliffs. Barb Dimich presents the second story in the heart-gripping Apostle Islands Trilogy set along Lake Superiors South Shores. With a lifetime pact, Michelle, Nicole and Katharine reunite to learn their private obstacles are connected to a rash of serial killings. One by one, each will rediscover the true meaning of friendship. Madelines Jewel A short abusive marriage stripped Michelle Callihan of self-respect and nearly bankrupted her Island business. Eighteen months of hiding out in hard work and preserving the Apostle history, Michelle gradually learns how to cope with her downfalls and defeat. . .until an uncompromising architect wants to change the islands history she loves more than life. Chained events turn wicked with the discovery of another dead sixteen-year-old girl and the return of Michelles violent ex. Hes demanding a payoff from the divorce. As if the ongoing murders and an estranged family arent enough, Michelles buried fears ignite when police evidence points to her ex as the serial killernow hes after her. When the architect begins to understand, its his strong will and tenacity that become the driving force that may or may not rescue Michelle from her demons.

Jane Hamilton, award-winning author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World brings us a rich and loving novel about a non-traditional family in the aftermath of a terrible accident.When Aaron Maciver’s beautiful young wife, Madeline, suffers a head injury in a bicycle crash, she is left with the mental capabilities of a six-year-old. In the years that follow, Aaron and his second wife care for Madeline with deep tenderness and devotion as they raise two children of their own. Inspired in part by Elizabeth Spencer’s Light in the Piazza, Hamilton offers an honest and exquisite portrait of how a family tragedy forever shapes the boundaries of love.