Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590511599
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind.
Color Me Dark
Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590511599
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590511599
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind.
Dark Blue
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214666
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Kara Hendricks and Jordan Ferguson have been best friends since kindergarten. That is until Jordan started hanging out with a new “cool” crowd and decided Kara was a popularity liability. Devastated, Kara feels betrayed and abandoned by everyone—even God. Yet for all the hurt and insecurity, these dark blue days contain a life-changing secret. Kara has the chance to discover something about herself that she never knew before. This first book in the teen fiction series TrueColors deals with self-worth, identity, and loneliness. Includes discussion questions.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214666
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Kara Hendricks and Jordan Ferguson have been best friends since kindergarten. That is until Jordan started hanging out with a new “cool” crowd and decided Kara was a popularity liability. Devastated, Kara feels betrayed and abandoned by everyone—even God. Yet for all the hurt and insecurity, these dark blue days contain a life-changing secret. Kara has the chance to discover something about herself that she never knew before. This first book in the teen fiction series TrueColors deals with self-worth, identity, and loneliness. Includes discussion questions.
Color Me Butterfly
Author: L. Y. Marlow
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307716619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Inspired by a true story, Color Me Butterfly follows four generations of mothers and daughters—haunted by a common specter of domestic abuse—as they discover the strength, hope, and courage to survive. The last thing Eloise Bingham wanted was to leave the comforts of her South Carolina home and family. But at the end of World War II, the young wife follows her husband, Isaac, to Philadelphia—only to experience his sinister and violent temper. Eloise’s children—and their children and grandchildren—will face their own trials over the next sixty years: Mattie, who has lived in her mother Eloise’s shadow, finds it takes a life-changing tragedy to help her break free; Lydia, Mattie’s strong-willed daughter, summons the resolve to rise above the cycle of abuse; and finally, Treasure, Lydia’s lively daughter, has the chance to be the first to escape her family’s destructive legacy. It will take unconditional love, old-fashioned family values, faith, and fearless determination—already embedded in each woman’s DNA—to triumph over a life plagued with unspeakable pain.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307716619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Inspired by a true story, Color Me Butterfly follows four generations of mothers and daughters—haunted by a common specter of domestic abuse—as they discover the strength, hope, and courage to survive. The last thing Eloise Bingham wanted was to leave the comforts of her South Carolina home and family. But at the end of World War II, the young wife follows her husband, Isaac, to Philadelphia—only to experience his sinister and violent temper. Eloise’s children—and their children and grandchildren—will face their own trials over the next sixty years: Mattie, who has lived in her mother Eloise’s shadow, finds it takes a life-changing tragedy to help her break free; Lydia, Mattie’s strong-willed daughter, summons the resolve to rise above the cycle of abuse; and finally, Treasure, Lydia’s lively daughter, has the chance to be the first to escape her family’s destructive legacy. It will take unconditional love, old-fashioned family values, faith, and fearless determination—already embedded in each woman’s DNA—to triumph over a life plagued with unspeakable pain.
Burnt Orange
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Th1nk Books
ISBN: 9781576835333
Category : Alcohol
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The daughter of a pastor justifies going to drinking parties as helping others, disregarding the feelings of real friends.
Publisher: Th1nk Books
ISBN: 9781576835333
Category : Alcohol
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The daughter of a pastor justifies going to drinking parties as helping others, disregarding the feelings of real friends.
Blade Silver
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Ruth Wallace knows she can only hide the scars on her arms for so long. Cutting herself doesn’t make her problems disappear, but at least it helps her cope. Ruth needs to find some way, any way, to heal her scars—the ones she hides and the ones she can’t—before something terrible happens. The seventh book in the TrueColors teen fiction series, Blade Silver deals with cutting, guilt, psychology, and healing. Includes discussion questions.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Ruth Wallace knows she can only hide the scars on her arms for so long. Cutting herself doesn’t make her problems disappear, but at least it helps her cope. Ruth needs to find some way, any way, to heal her scars—the ones she hides and the ones she can’t—before something terrible happens. The seventh book in the TrueColors teen fiction series, Blade Silver deals with cutting, guilt, psychology, and healing. Includes discussion questions.
Torch Red
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
When jock Justin Clark asks Zoe out, she wonders if he could finally be The One. Nate, a diehard Christian and real friend, encourages Zoe to consider exactly what it all means before she makes a life-defining decision. But will Zoe learn before it’s too late? This third book in the TrueColors teen fiction series deals with sex, relationships, and identity.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
When jock Justin Clark asks Zoe out, she wonders if he could finally be The One. Nate, a diehard Christian and real friend, encourages Zoe to consider exactly what it all means before she makes a life-defining decision. But will Zoe learn before it’s too late? This third book in the TrueColors teen fiction series deals with sex, relationships, and identity.
How It Feels to be Colored Me
Author: Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504081471
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The acclaimed author of Their Eyes Were Watching God relates her experiences as an African American woman in early-twentieth-century America. In this autobiographical essay, author Zora Neale Hurston recounts episodes from her childhood in different communities in Florida: Eatonville and Jacksonville. She reflects on what those experiences showed her about race, identity, and feeling different. “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” was originally published in 1928 in the magazine The World Tomorrow.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504081471
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The acclaimed author of Their Eyes Were Watching God relates her experiences as an African American woman in early-twentieth-century America. In this autobiographical essay, author Zora Neale Hurston recounts episodes from her childhood in different communities in Florida: Eatonville and Jacksonville. She reflects on what those experiences showed her about race, identity, and feeling different. “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” was originally published in 1928 in the magazine The World Tomorrow.
Bright Purple
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214933
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Jessica LeCroix drops a bomb on her best friend, Ramie: “I’m a lesbian.” Ramie Grant cannot believe her ears. Jess!? Her best friend, her teammate . . . a homosexual? Before long other girls on the basketball team find out, and little jokes become vicious attacks. In the end, Ramie must decide if she will stand by Jessica’s side or turn her back on a friend in need. The tenth book in the teen fiction series TrueColors, Bright Purple examines the subjects of sexuality, identity, and forgiveness. Includes discussion questions.
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1615214933
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Jessica LeCroix drops a bomb on her best friend, Ramie: “I’m a lesbian.” Ramie Grant cannot believe her ears. Jess!? Her best friend, her teammate . . . a homosexual? Before long other girls on the basketball team find out, and little jokes become vicious attacks. In the end, Ramie must decide if she will stand by Jessica’s side or turn her back on a friend in need. The tenth book in the teen fiction series TrueColors, Bright Purple examines the subjects of sexuality, identity, and forgiveness. Includes discussion questions.
Colour Me Happy!
Author: Shen Roddie
Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780230741683
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This host of vibrant colors and humorous illustrations help toddlers explore and learn to express a range of emotions. Small children will fall in love with the adorable kitten as they turn the pages of this colorful book. Encourages children to explore and understand their feelings with simple, rhythmic text--perfect for even very young children and a joy to read aloud.
Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780230741683
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This host of vibrant colors and humorous illustrations help toddlers explore and learn to express a range of emotions. Small children will fall in love with the adorable kitten as they turn the pages of this colorful book. Encourages children to explore and understand their feelings with simple, rhythmic text--perfect for even very young children and a joy to read aloud.
Colour Me Beautiful
Author: Carole Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863152587
Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863152587
Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description