Author: Laura Rose Wagner
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613126964
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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"Laura Wagner has managed to get a huge amount of Haiti into the pages of this book: the sun, the rain, the bottomless spiral of catastrophe, rage, despair and indomitable hope." —Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls' Rising: A Novel of Haiti "In Haiti they say 'Kreyòl pale, Kreyòl konprann.' Speak plainly and honestly, and be understood. Laura Wagner does just that in this brave, beautiful book, bringing us the complex life of Magdalie, and a glimpse of a people's soul." —Jonathan M. Katz, author of The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster "Haiti, already one of the poorest countries in the world, was devastated by the earthquake in 2010. This is a story of everything that comes after: from a candid depiction of the international response to a young girl’s account of what a life of desperation can do to an individual and to a society. Magdalie’s journey shows the importance of connections, of family and friends, during difficult times and the anguish that comes when those bonds are broken. In her debut novel, Laura Rose Wagner has managed to capture the devastation of loss while providing determined hope for the individual and the nation. An important read for anyone who wishes to better understand the reality of life in Haiti after the earthquake." —Ophelia Dahl, executive director of Partners in Health Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go follows the vivid story of two teenage cousins, raised as sisters, who survive the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After losing the woman who raised them in the tragedy, Magdalie and Nadine must fend for themselves in the aftermath of the quake. The girls are inseparable, making the best of their new circumstances in a refugee camp with an affectionate, lively camaraderie, until Nadine, whose father lives in Miami, sends for her but not Magdalie. As she leaves, Nadine makes a promise she cannot keep: to bring Magdalie to Miami, too. Resourceful Magdalie focuses her efforts on a reunion with Nadine until she realizes her life is in Haiti, and that she must embrace its possibilities for love, friendship, and a future.
Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 045122650X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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NOW A NETFLIX SERIES! The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix dramas Stay Close and The Stranger delivers a #1 New York Times bestseller that asks how well parents really know their children—and puts them on a technological roller coaster of their worst fears. “We’re losing him.” With those words, Mike and Tia Baye decide to spy on their sixteen-year-old son Adam, who has become increasingly moody and withdrawn since the suicide of his best friend. The software they install on his computer shows them every Web site visited, every e-mail sent or received, every instant message. And each keystroke draws them deeper and deeper into a maze of mayhem and violence that could destroy them all....
Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525955119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Fifteen years ago, two teenagers were mysteriously found dead by the old railroad tracks in a small affluent town in New Jersey. One of them was Nap Dumas' twin, Leo, and the other, the town's sheriff's daughter. Most people concluded it a double suicide, others, just didn't buy it. Nap has dedicated his life to finding out what really happened that summer and when his missing ex-girlfriend's fingerprints show up at a crime scene, he's thrown into a labyrinth of dark family secrets and lies. Teaming up with the now retired sheriff, the two embark on a search for the truth where they will discover that conspiracies big and small can kill.
Author: Feng QiuHuangLaiFengQiuHuang
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1636543472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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A young girl from the modern society had transmigrated to the body of the ancient Grand Preceptor's daughter. The moment she woke up, she found out that she was about to marry a prince she had never met. What a joke, I haven't even brushed my teeth or washed my face. I've just arrived, and you're telling me to get married all of a sudden? There wasn't even a door! I can't beat you, so won't I run?!
Author: Stephanie Tyler
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440339200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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HE’S A NAVY SEAL SUSPECTED OF MURDER. SHE’S HIS LOVER—AND THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR. Chris Waldron, an elite U.S. Navy SEAL, is used to getting out of tight spots. But all his years of training can’t prepare him for the crisis he now faces. When a mission to rescue a kidnapped ambassador and his wife goes tragically awry, an FBI hostage negotiator is killed and Chris finds himself at the center of the ensuing investigation. Leading the charge is Jamie Michaels, a blistering-hot special agent—and Chris’s onetime lover. Despite their reignited mutual attraction, Jamie is determined to keep things professional with Chris this time. But seeing him bruised and battered in that hospital bed has rekindled all those feelings she thought she’d left behind during their brief, passionate encounter in Africa. Now Jamie must keep at bay her craving for danger as she spearheads a search for the truth that just may blow Chris’s career to bits—and put them both in the crosshairs of an unseen enemy.
Author: Sandielyn
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512751197
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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The book that you are holding right now will lead us to ask our self of our present relationship with our Creator, it will give us a spiritual telescope to look further, the courage to look back and the path that will take us to the depth of our innermost being . It can also be a mirror that will show us of what we are missing and forgotten along the journey of faith and walk with God. The story will break us and thirst us to long for the love that only our Heavenly Father can fill . It may not answer all our questions and cannot present the whole situation but surely we can relate to the journey shes going to take, as one of the traveler in the story. This book will make us hold once more the pierce hands of our Savior at times we feel like loosing, The story will speak to us of how our Father love us so dearly that He did not only die for us but will come back to take the last remnant of his Holy Kingdom when the great battle comes and before eternity.
Author: Cherie Colyer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1623420407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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When you're new to magic, one spell can be the difference between getting what you want...and ruining the lives of everyone you love. Sixteen-year-old Madison has just embraced her magical powers. The trick now is learning how to control them. She and her boyfriend -and fellow witch- can't even enjoy a simple kiss without getting shocked when their powers collide. Instead of mastering her new skills, though, Madison is stuck watching her kid brother and doing chores. But being a witch does have its benefits. With a simple spell, Madison instantly conjures the help she needs around the house. Or so she thinks. Her idea of "help" invites trouble of its own as a pair of dangerous yet enticing beings enter her life. When a classmate disappears soon afterwards, Madison discovers she's the next victim of a threat she's powerless to resist...and there's nothing it won't kill to make her surrender. Caught in the crossfire between two dashing but deadly creatures, Madison must figure out which one to trust and how to rid her world of the other-before one of them destroys her and everyone she cares about.
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1540043568
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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(Fake Book). A hot collection for R&B fans everywhere! 265 R&B hits in one Real Book collection complete with lyrics, including: ABC * Ain't No Sunshine * Ain't Too Proud to Beg * Baby Love * Chain of Fools * Cissy Strut * Everyday People * Fallin' * Gimme Some Lovin' * Green Onions * Hard to Handle * The Harlem Shuffle * Hold on I'm Comin' * I Believe I Can Fly * I Got You (I Feel Good) * I Second That Emotion * I Thank You * I Wish * I'll Make Love to You * In the Midnight Hour * Just One Look * Lady Marmalade * Last Dance * Let the Good Times Roll * Let's Get It On * Love and Happiness * Mr. Big Stuff * Mustang Sally * My Girl * Papa Was a Rollin' Stone * Purple Rain * Respect * Right Place, Wrong Time * Soul Man * Stand by Me * Super Freak * The Tears of a Clown * Three Times a Lady * U Can't Touch This * Vision of Love * What'd I Say * Who's Making Love * Will It Go Round in Circles * You Can't Hurry Love * You've Really Got a Hold on Me * and many more.
Author: Arthurine Rice
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1628388978
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Experience the true meaning of life, death, and love through a whole new perspective. A collection of poems that surpasses age, gender, and race, Life, Living, and Death: A Poet s Perspective will stimulate your interest. Amidst the diverse adversity, Rice s collection will bridge understanding to the readers regarding each individual s life experience. As you read through each poem, you will realize that each person may go through different struggles. But as each difficulty is experienced, it is necessary to keep your hopes high, have the right amount of stamina, perseverance, and courage to be able to overcome life s most difficult situations. Life, Living, and Death: A Poet s Perspective will definitely keep you hooked and engaged with its unique, inspiring, and fun poems that are truly meant for everyone. This collection will let you create vivid pictures in your imagination, engage, and mesmerize you as you relate to your life s story.
Author: Kasia Mika
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351403036
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
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This book uses narrative responses to the 2010 Haiti earthquake as a starting point for an analysis of notions of disaster, vulnerability, reconstruction and recovery. The turn to a wide range of literary works enables a composite comparative analysis, which encompasses the social, political and individual dimensions of the earthquake. This book focuses on a vision of an open-ended future, otherwise than as a threat or fear. Mika turns to concepts of hinged chronologies, slow healing and remnant dwelling. Weaving theory with attentive close-readings, the book offers an open-ended framework for conceptualising post-disaster recovery and healing. These processes happen at different times and must entail the elimination of compound vulnerabilities that created the disaster in the first place. Challenging characterisations of the region as a continuous catastrophe this book works towards a bold vision of Haiti’s and the Caribbean’s futures. The study shows how narratives can extend some of the key concepts within discipline-bound approaches to disasters, while making an important contribution to the interface between disaster studies, postcolonial ecocriticism and Haitian Studies.
