Author: Simone Troller
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 1564324184
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Some 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children who have entered Greece in 2008 without parents or caregivers struggle to survive without any state assistance, Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued today. Although a member of the European Union, Greece flouts its most basic obligations when it comes to meeting the rights of these children, many of whom come from war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Iraq, with special protection needs. This 111-page report documents the plight of the majority of unaccompanied children who have entered Greece and end up in a daily fight for survival.
Left to Survive
Author: Simone Troller
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 1564324184
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Some 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children who have entered Greece in 2008 without parents or caregivers struggle to survive without any state assistance, Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued today. Although a member of the European Union, Greece flouts its most basic obligations when it comes to meeting the rights of these children, many of whom come from war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Iraq, with special protection needs. This 111-page report documents the plight of the majority of unaccompanied children who have entered Greece and end up in a daily fight for survival.
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 1564324184
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Some 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children who have entered Greece in 2008 without parents or caregivers struggle to survive without any state assistance, Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued today. Although a member of the European Union, Greece flouts its most basic obligations when it comes to meeting the rights of these children, many of whom come from war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Iraq, with special protection needs. This 111-page report documents the plight of the majority of unaccompanied children who have entered Greece and end up in a daily fight for survival.
Escape the Pain to Survive
Author: Katherine Nelson
Publisher: eLectio Publishing
ISBN: 1632133032
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
YOUR CHOICE . . . YOUR LIFE . . . YOUR FREEDOM? Five years ago, The New Waiver Program was founded, offering teens of ages 15 to 17 the opportunity to sign up for a secret military based training project without parental consent. The program provides the perfect opportunity for troubled youth to leave their pasts behind and discover a promising future serving their country . . . or does it? Seventeen-year-old Sam Jones of Denver, Colorado, escapes an abusive home to join the cause. Already lost and confused, seeking to find her way, she believes nothing could ever compare to the past she left behind. It doesn’t take long before she realizes that with one simple signature, she signed her life and soul away to a living nightmare designed to transform her into a “human killing machine.” Worse, as more dark secrets and mysteries are revealed, it appears clearer than ever that there’s no way out. Haunted by her violent past, the only answers may lie with the one she fears the most . . . a mysterious, faceless tyrant. Will she take a leap of faith and trust before it’s too late? Could that same leap of faith cost her everything?
Publisher: eLectio Publishing
ISBN: 1632133032
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
YOUR CHOICE . . . YOUR LIFE . . . YOUR FREEDOM? Five years ago, The New Waiver Program was founded, offering teens of ages 15 to 17 the opportunity to sign up for a secret military based training project without parental consent. The program provides the perfect opportunity for troubled youth to leave their pasts behind and discover a promising future serving their country . . . or does it? Seventeen-year-old Sam Jones of Denver, Colorado, escapes an abusive home to join the cause. Already lost and confused, seeking to find her way, she believes nothing could ever compare to the past she left behind. It doesn’t take long before she realizes that with one simple signature, she signed her life and soul away to a living nightmare designed to transform her into a “human killing machine.” Worse, as more dark secrets and mysteries are revealed, it appears clearer than ever that there’s no way out. Haunted by her violent past, the only answers may lie with the one she fears the most . . . a mysterious, faceless tyrant. Will she take a leap of faith and trust before it’s too late? Could that same leap of faith cost her everything?
Playing to Survive
Author: C.D. Gill
Publisher: C.D. Gill
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In the high-stakes world of competitive video gaming, Ze Santana is more than just a player—he’s a crusader. Determined to make a difference in a digital landscape, Ze's mission is to protect the vulnerable, especially children, from the predators behind the screen, but nothing he does is enough. They always seem to be one step ahead. And one step ahead is something Madeleine Parker and her family can never achieve. When a handsome stranger bumps into her in the hotel swimming pool, her life becomes a wild ride that she never saw coming. As the digital and real worlds collide, Madeleine and Ze discover the enemies in the shadows don't stay behind the screen. They have goals and plans they're willing to fight for, and even die for. The games are over, and there's no extra lives to use in real life. All Ze and Madeleine can do is fight to survive, and the best weapon they have is that they'll fight for each other. If you love clean and sweet romantic suspense with a multicultural cast and a happy ending, this book is for you. It can be read as a standalone. But to get to know the Ferra family, read books 1 & 2.
Publisher: C.D. Gill
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In the high-stakes world of competitive video gaming, Ze Santana is more than just a player—he’s a crusader. Determined to make a difference in a digital landscape, Ze's mission is to protect the vulnerable, especially children, from the predators behind the screen, but nothing he does is enough. They always seem to be one step ahead. And one step ahead is something Madeleine Parker and her family can never achieve. When a handsome stranger bumps into her in the hotel swimming pool, her life becomes a wild ride that she never saw coming. As the digital and real worlds collide, Madeleine and Ze discover the enemies in the shadows don't stay behind the screen. They have goals and plans they're willing to fight for, and even die for. The games are over, and there's no extra lives to use in real life. All Ze and Madeleine can do is fight to survive, and the best weapon they have is that they'll fight for each other. If you love clean and sweet romantic suspense with a multicultural cast and a happy ending, this book is for you. It can be read as a standalone. But to get to know the Ferra family, read books 1 & 2.
Fighting to Survive the Polar Regions
Author: Michael Burgan
Publisher: Compass Point Books
ISBN: 0756564344
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Imagine being lost near the North or South poles. All around you is nothing but snow and ice as far as you can see. What would you do? Discover the true tales of daring people who survived through bitter cold, deadly storms, and other dangers with little food or other resources in this book from the Fighting to Survive series.
Publisher: Compass Point Books
ISBN: 0756564344
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Imagine being lost near the North or South poles. All around you is nothing but snow and ice as far as you can see. What would you do? Discover the true tales of daring people who survived through bitter cold, deadly storms, and other dangers with little food or other resources in this book from the Fighting to Survive series.
Left to Tell
Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401944329
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401944329
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.
How to Survive Losing a Loved One
Author: Karen Jackson Taylor
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472145240
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A practical, empowering guide to navigating your partner's diagnosis of a terminal or life-limiting illness, or death. Receiving the news that your partner has a terminal or life-limiting illness, or has died unexpectedly, is among the worst experiences in life. At a time when you are least able to cope, you are faced with a multitude of difficult decisions, some of which must be made quickly. What you need is a friend who has experienced everything you are about to face, who can support you as you navigate some tough, important choices. This book is that friend. There is plenty of information out there but where to start looking? What information is needed and how can it be accessed? What decisions are essential in the immediate term and what can be left until later? Throughout the book, the emphasis is on protecting and supporting those left behind by presenting almost every choice you may need to make and the possible implications of each decision. You will learn: - The importance of creating a will, arranging power of attorney, organising advanced decisions of treatment, and even getting married or entering a civil partnership - What you are entitled to from the state, the NHS and your employer - How to stabilise your finances and prepare to run a household alone - Where your partner ought to be during treatment and/or palliative care, and how to go about achieving this - Which decisions need to be made after death, from planning the funeral to accessing your partner's estate - How to navigate the grieving process and take control of a happy future No matter where you are in the process, How to Survive Losing a Loved One is a comprehensive, practical and empowering guide to coping with your partner's terminal illness and death, and building the next chapter in your life.
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472145240
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A practical, empowering guide to navigating your partner's diagnosis of a terminal or life-limiting illness, or death. Receiving the news that your partner has a terminal or life-limiting illness, or has died unexpectedly, is among the worst experiences in life. At a time when you are least able to cope, you are faced with a multitude of difficult decisions, some of which must be made quickly. What you need is a friend who has experienced everything you are about to face, who can support you as you navigate some tough, important choices. This book is that friend. There is plenty of information out there but where to start looking? What information is needed and how can it be accessed? What decisions are essential in the immediate term and what can be left until later? Throughout the book, the emphasis is on protecting and supporting those left behind by presenting almost every choice you may need to make and the possible implications of each decision. You will learn: - The importance of creating a will, arranging power of attorney, organising advanced decisions of treatment, and even getting married or entering a civil partnership - What you are entitled to from the state, the NHS and your employer - How to stabilise your finances and prepare to run a household alone - Where your partner ought to be during treatment and/or palliative care, and how to go about achieving this - Which decisions need to be made after death, from planning the funeral to accessing your partner's estate - How to navigate the grieving process and take control of a happy future No matter where you are in the process, How to Survive Losing a Loved One is a comprehensive, practical and empowering guide to coping with your partner's terminal illness and death, and building the next chapter in your life.
A Choice to Survive
Author: N. J. Sparks
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1413742793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Caley Wells decides to build a backyard bomb shelter after learning of the possibility of sudden nuclear, chemical, or biological attacks. She wants to guarantee that her family and friends whom she loves and values will have a chance to survive.
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1413742793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Caley Wells decides to build a backyard bomb shelter after learning of the possibility of sudden nuclear, chemical, or biological attacks. She wants to guarantee that her family and friends whom she loves and values will have a chance to survive.
How to Survive Middle School
Author: Donna Gephart
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375854118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Fans of James Patterson's Middle School series will root for David as he goes from feeling as insignificant as a hamster to becoming an Internet superstar. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a YouTube sensation and spends all of his time making hilarious Top 6½ Lists and Talk Time videos. But before he can get famous, he has to figure out a way to deal with: 6. Middle school (much scarier than it sounds!) 5. His best friend gone girl-crazy 4. A runaway mom who has no phone! 3. The threat of a swirlie on his birthday 2. A terrifying cousin 1. His # 1 fan, Bubbe (his Jewish grandmother) 1/2. Did we mention Hammy, the hamster who’s determined to break David’s heart? But when David’s new best friend, Sophie, starts sending out the links to everyone she knows and her friends tell their friends, thousands of people start viewing his videos.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375854118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Fans of James Patterson's Middle School series will root for David as he goes from feeling as insignificant as a hamster to becoming an Internet superstar. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a YouTube sensation and spends all of his time making hilarious Top 6½ Lists and Talk Time videos. But before he can get famous, he has to figure out a way to deal with: 6. Middle school (much scarier than it sounds!) 5. His best friend gone girl-crazy 4. A runaway mom who has no phone! 3. The threat of a swirlie on his birthday 2. A terrifying cousin 1. His # 1 fan, Bubbe (his Jewish grandmother) 1/2. Did we mention Hammy, the hamster who’s determined to break David’s heart? But when David’s new best friend, Sophie, starts sending out the links to everyone she knows and her friends tell their friends, thousands of people start viewing his videos.
Left to Tell
Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401944906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401944906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.
The Will to Live
Author: L.L. Baynes
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473828317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Author kept a diary recording his 1,000 days of captivity at the hands of the Japanese army. The difficulties and risks involved in this task were immense, yet he persevered although it meant deliberately defacing and cutting up the small pieces of paper. As a result, his memoir is both contemporaneous and entirely reliable.Reading this account of life and death during the fruitless fighting and his subsequent captivity in numerous camps in Singapore and on the Death Railway in Thailand is a humbling and moving experience. He describes not just the appalling hardship and brutality but, tellingly, his relationships with fellow POWs, his captors and the local population. As an NCO, Len found himself fronting up for his men and, being a self-sufficient man with strong beliefs, this led to some difficult situations, at times, with both the Japanese and his British superiors. While critical about a number of the latter, he has nothing but respect for others such as the legendary Colonel Toosey of Tamarkan Camp.Thanks to his honest and direct style, The Will To Live is a fine and inspiring firsthand example of the ever popular Japanese POW/Railway of Death genre. It reveals much about the nightmare experiences suffered by the Author and his colleagues and the way they coped under the most adverse conditions. His drawings complement the text and the Foreword by Ronald Searle, also a POW, speaks for itself.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473828317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Author kept a diary recording his 1,000 days of captivity at the hands of the Japanese army. The difficulties and risks involved in this task were immense, yet he persevered although it meant deliberately defacing and cutting up the small pieces of paper. As a result, his memoir is both contemporaneous and entirely reliable.Reading this account of life and death during the fruitless fighting and his subsequent captivity in numerous camps in Singapore and on the Death Railway in Thailand is a humbling and moving experience. He describes not just the appalling hardship and brutality but, tellingly, his relationships with fellow POWs, his captors and the local population. As an NCO, Len found himself fronting up for his men and, being a self-sufficient man with strong beliefs, this led to some difficult situations, at times, with both the Japanese and his British superiors. While critical about a number of the latter, he has nothing but respect for others such as the legendary Colonel Toosey of Tamarkan Camp.Thanks to his honest and direct style, The Will To Live is a fine and inspiring firsthand example of the ever popular Japanese POW/Railway of Death genre. It reveals much about the nightmare experiences suffered by the Author and his colleagues and the way they coped under the most adverse conditions. His drawings complement the text and the Foreword by Ronald Searle, also a POW, speaks for itself.