Author: Benjamin Proudfit
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781538238844
Category : Birthday parties
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Cake, presents, games--there's nothing more fun than a birthday party! But young readers might need an extra chance to prepare for one of the first events they may be attending without their parents present. In this book, readers learn just what to expect from a typical birthday party through relatable examples and full-color photographs. With an encouraging tone and age-appropriate language, this book is the perfect volume for readers to practice reading and learn more about the excitement of a birthday party!"--
Let's Go to a Birthday Party!
Author: Benjamin Proudfit
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781538238844
Category : Birthday parties
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Cake, presents, games--there's nothing more fun than a birthday party! But young readers might need an extra chance to prepare for one of the first events they may be attending without their parents present. In this book, readers learn just what to expect from a typical birthday party through relatable examples and full-color photographs. With an encouraging tone and age-appropriate language, this book is the perfect volume for readers to practice reading and learn more about the excitement of a birthday party!"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781538238844
Category : Birthday parties
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Cake, presents, games--there's nothing more fun than a birthday party! But young readers might need an extra chance to prepare for one of the first events they may be attending without their parents present. In this book, readers learn just what to expect from a typical birthday party through relatable examples and full-color photographs. With an encouraging tone and age-appropriate language, this book is the perfect volume for readers to practice reading and learn more about the excitement of a birthday party!"--
Topsy and Tim: Have a Birthday Party
Author: Jean Adamson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0723287309
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this ebook story from Ladybird is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. It's Topsy and Tim's birthday and that means a party! Follow their adventures as they hang the decorations, open their presents and share the fun with all their friends. Listen to the audio as you share the adventure of Topsy and Tim's birthday party! A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy & Tim remain instantly recognizable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. Topsy and Tim have all sorts of new experiences - just like you! Find out what happens at the twins' birthday party. Jean and Gareth Adamson have sold over 21 million copies in fifty years of their iconic Topsy and Tim books. Topsy and Tim help guide children through various 'new experiences', such as a new baby in Topsy and Tim: The New Baby and recycling in Topsy and Tim Go Green, with captivating storylines fun characters and engaging pictures. Visit www.topsyandtim.com for interactive Topsy and Tim stories or download the Topsy and Tim Start School app for iPhone. Other Topsy and Tim titles available from Ladybird: Topsy and Tim Learn to Swim Topsy and Tim have a Birthday Party Topsy and Tim Start School Topsy and Tim Go on an Aeroplane Topsy and Tim Go to the Zoo Topsy and Tim Go to the Dentist Topsy and Tim Meet Father Christmas Topsy and Tim The New Baby Topsy and Tim Play Football Topsy and Tim Go on a Train Topsy and Tim Go Camping Topsy and Tim Go to Hospital Topsy and Tim At the Farm Topsy and Tim Go to the Doctor Topsy and Tim Have Itchy Heads Topsy and Tim Meet the Fire Fighters Topsy and Tim Meet the Police Topsy and Tim Safety First Topsy and Tim Sports Day Topsy and Tim Visit London Topsy and Tim Go Green And printed editions only of Topsy and Tim: Wipe Clean First Writing; Start School with Topsy and Tim: Wipe Clean First Numbers
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0723287309
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this ebook story from Ladybird is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. It's Topsy and Tim's birthday and that means a party! Follow their adventures as they hang the decorations, open their presents and share the fun with all their friends. Listen to the audio as you share the adventure of Topsy and Tim's birthday party! A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy & Tim remain instantly recognizable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. Topsy and Tim have all sorts of new experiences - just like you! Find out what happens at the twins' birthday party. Jean and Gareth Adamson have sold over 21 million copies in fifty years of their iconic Topsy and Tim books. Topsy and Tim help guide children through various 'new experiences', such as a new baby in Topsy and Tim: The New Baby and recycling in Topsy and Tim Go Green, with captivating storylines fun characters and engaging pictures. Visit www.topsyandtim.com for interactive Topsy and Tim stories or download the Topsy and Tim Start School app for iPhone. Other Topsy and Tim titles available from Ladybird: Topsy and Tim Learn to Swim Topsy and Tim have a Birthday Party Topsy and Tim Start School Topsy and Tim Go on an Aeroplane Topsy and Tim Go to the Zoo Topsy and Tim Go to the Dentist Topsy and Tim Meet Father Christmas Topsy and Tim The New Baby Topsy and Tim Play Football Topsy and Tim Go on a Train Topsy and Tim Go Camping Topsy and Tim Go to Hospital Topsy and Tim At the Farm Topsy and Tim Go to the Doctor Topsy and Tim Have Itchy Heads Topsy and Tim Meet the Fire Fighters Topsy and Tim Meet the Police Topsy and Tim Safety First Topsy and Tim Sports Day Topsy and Tim Visit London Topsy and Tim Go Green And printed editions only of Topsy and Tim: Wipe Clean First Writing; Start School with Topsy and Tim: Wipe Clean First Numbers
Jojo and Lolo Throw a Birthday Party
Author: Glen Agle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954193048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
JOJO AND LOLO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY is the first children's book illustrated by the internationally recognized artist Shag in collaboration with his wife Glen Agle, who wrote the story about two independent little dogs. In the book, Jojo and Lolo make preparations for a big party in their owners' lavish mid-century party-pad, then join in the action-filled celebration when their many dog guests arrive. 24 full color pages of detailed illustrations and an oversized page in dimension of 10" x 11" make this book an easy read for kids and a collectable for fans of Shag's art.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954193048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
JOJO AND LOLO THROW A BIRTHDAY PARTY is the first children's book illustrated by the internationally recognized artist Shag in collaboration with his wife Glen Agle, who wrote the story about two independent little dogs. In the book, Jojo and Lolo make preparations for a big party in their owners' lavish mid-century party-pad, then join in the action-filled celebration when their many dog guests arrive. 24 full color pages of detailed illustrations and an oversized page in dimension of 10" x 11" make this book an easy read for kids and a collectable for fans of Shag's art.
Let Go
Author: Linda Xu
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300575581
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
LET GO is the true story of a girl who was raised by her grandma in her aunt's home in Shanghai. With nine people sardined in a single small room, tension flew high. She constantly found herself the focus of contention between her grandma and her aunt's husband and the target of her mother's uncontrollable rage. Yearning to build a home of her own, she fell in love with a young man at the age of sixteen, married him right out of college and came to the U.S. with him. His love healed her wounds and her Christian faith brought meaning and purpose to her life. But the tremendous losses in his life forced him to revaluate life, death and religion. He eventually made the unthinkable decision, which left her at the crossroads of life ... LET GO depicts an Asian girl's survival under the extraordinary circumstances. It also illuminates that true love triumphs over any adversities.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300575581
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
LET GO is the true story of a girl who was raised by her grandma in her aunt's home in Shanghai. With nine people sardined in a single small room, tension flew high. She constantly found herself the focus of contention between her grandma and her aunt's husband and the target of her mother's uncontrollable rage. Yearning to build a home of her own, she fell in love with a young man at the age of sixteen, married him right out of college and came to the U.S. with him. His love healed her wounds and her Christian faith brought meaning and purpose to her life. But the tremendous losses in his life forced him to revaluate life, death and religion. He eventually made the unthinkable decision, which left her at the crossroads of life ... LET GO depicts an Asian girl's survival under the extraordinary circumstances. It also illuminates that true love triumphs over any adversities.
Let's Go Get 'Em
Author: Tom Harding
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462821405
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Dan Colt was a big man. Standing six foot, four inches and weighing nearly three hundred pounds. Dan has a full black beard with traces of gray .He is a handsome man in his mid fortys. He is a bounty hunter and one of the best. This man has no fear of anyone, anytime, anything, anywhere, and he is the nicest person you have ever met, but some people make the mistake of riling him. Dan has the temper of a grizzly bear, but he has a soft spot for women and children. His horse Buck is fourteen hundred pound buckskin and has no problem packing Dan around. His dog Sammi, a female German Sheppard, now five years old and weighing well over one hundred pounds. He bought Sammi when she was four weeks old, and Dan spent many, many hours training her to his commands. If anyone did harm to Sammi, Dan would cut their throat, in one second. If anyone would does harm to Dan, Sammi would go for their throat in a second. She travels with Dan everywhere he goes. Dan carries a.45 Colt on one hip and a 14 inch Bowie knife big and sharp, on the other hip. An old timer that knows Dan said that Dan was chasing an outlaw and when he caught him the outlaw fought back. Dan cut his head off with one swipe of his knife. He reached down and unbuckled the outlaws gun and holster and hung it over the saddle home of the outlaws horse. He didnt take the rest of his body. He left that for the coyotes. Dan said the outlaws guns saddle and his horse was his bonus. Then he put the outlaws head in a sack and turned it in for the bounty. When Dan came across a beautiful woman named Maggie. She was wearing a beautiful long green gown. She took Dans breathe away. Dan also came across a 12 year old orphan boy named Billy. He was pretty much like most boys that age. Kinda skinny. He had blonde hair with a cow lick on the back of his head. He always had a half dozen blonde hairs sticking straight up. He was growing faster than his pants. They were usually two inches too short. Billy was a pretty tough kid and he will prove it. Dan teamed up with a bounty hunter named Joe Cobb. Joe proved too many rowdy cowboys and outlaws that it was a bad idea to try their luck at challenging Joe to a fight. Joe was a big man about the same size as Dan. They also came across a very beautiful tall slender young lady that can damn well take care of herself. Her name is Abby. A little girl named Little Milly was rescued after a wagon train got lost.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462821405
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Dan Colt was a big man. Standing six foot, four inches and weighing nearly three hundred pounds. Dan has a full black beard with traces of gray .He is a handsome man in his mid fortys. He is a bounty hunter and one of the best. This man has no fear of anyone, anytime, anything, anywhere, and he is the nicest person you have ever met, but some people make the mistake of riling him. Dan has the temper of a grizzly bear, but he has a soft spot for women and children. His horse Buck is fourteen hundred pound buckskin and has no problem packing Dan around. His dog Sammi, a female German Sheppard, now five years old and weighing well over one hundred pounds. He bought Sammi when she was four weeks old, and Dan spent many, many hours training her to his commands. If anyone did harm to Sammi, Dan would cut their throat, in one second. If anyone would does harm to Dan, Sammi would go for their throat in a second. She travels with Dan everywhere he goes. Dan carries a.45 Colt on one hip and a 14 inch Bowie knife big and sharp, on the other hip. An old timer that knows Dan said that Dan was chasing an outlaw and when he caught him the outlaw fought back. Dan cut his head off with one swipe of his knife. He reached down and unbuckled the outlaws gun and holster and hung it over the saddle home of the outlaws horse. He didnt take the rest of his body. He left that for the coyotes. Dan said the outlaws guns saddle and his horse was his bonus. Then he put the outlaws head in a sack and turned it in for the bounty. When Dan came across a beautiful woman named Maggie. She was wearing a beautiful long green gown. She took Dans breathe away. Dan also came across a 12 year old orphan boy named Billy. He was pretty much like most boys that age. Kinda skinny. He had blonde hair with a cow lick on the back of his head. He always had a half dozen blonde hairs sticking straight up. He was growing faster than his pants. They were usually two inches too short. Billy was a pretty tough kid and he will prove it. Dan teamed up with a bounty hunter named Joe Cobb. Joe proved too many rowdy cowboys and outlaws that it was a bad idea to try their luck at challenging Joe to a fight. Joe was a big man about the same size as Dan. They also came across a very beautiful tall slender young lady that can damn well take care of herself. Her name is Abby. A little girl named Little Milly was rescued after a wagon train got lost.
God's House! Beautiful! Let's Go!
Author: Jane Ann Derr
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 161215946X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"In God's House! Beautiful! Let's Go!, Jane Ann Derr has told us more than we have a right to ask. She has let us into the world of her marriage, her family, her work, her loss, her fears, and her happiness. She has let us into her faith in God and her devotion to Jesus Christ. She has let us into her husband's illness and death, and into the grief and resolve of her life as the one who survived. But her real interest is what she has seen of the goodness and mercy of God." -Stephen E. Broyles, author of The Wind that Destroys and Heals. "I highly recommend this book, especially for those who are called upon to pass through this valley of shadows." -Neil R. Lightfoot, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Abilene Christian University "For Harold and Jane Ann, the journey has been exceedingly fruitful. I predict that as you read this book, you will cry, you will laugh, and you will be encouraged. At least, that's what happened when I read it." -Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages and Love as a Way of Life. Jane Ann Derr is also the author of Trailblazing with God, describing her family's missionary experiences in Ghana, West Africa. She lives in Georgia. You may write her at [email protected]. Her books are also available for download on most eReader platforms.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 161215946X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"In God's House! Beautiful! Let's Go!, Jane Ann Derr has told us more than we have a right to ask. She has let us into the world of her marriage, her family, her work, her loss, her fears, and her happiness. She has let us into her faith in God and her devotion to Jesus Christ. She has let us into her husband's illness and death, and into the grief and resolve of her life as the one who survived. But her real interest is what she has seen of the goodness and mercy of God." -Stephen E. Broyles, author of The Wind that Destroys and Heals. "I highly recommend this book, especially for those who are called upon to pass through this valley of shadows." -Neil R. Lightfoot, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Abilene Christian University "For Harold and Jane Ann, the journey has been exceedingly fruitful. I predict that as you read this book, you will cry, you will laugh, and you will be encouraged. At least, that's what happened when I read it." -Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages and Love as a Way of Life. Jane Ann Derr is also the author of Trailblazing with God, describing her family's missionary experiences in Ghana, West Africa. She lives in Georgia. You may write her at [email protected]. Her books are also available for download on most eReader platforms.
Hyperbole and a Half
Author: Allie Brosh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666187
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666187
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Let's Go Stag!
Author: Dan Erdman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150133302X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
For much of the 20th century, the underground pornography industry - made up of amateurs and hobbyists who created hardcore, explicit "stag films" - went about its business hounded by reformers and law enforcement, from local police departments all the way up to the FBI. Rumors of this illicit activity circulated and became the stuff of urban myth, but this period of pornography history remains murky. Let's Go Stag! reveals the secrets of this underground world. Using the archives of civic groups, law enforcement, bygone government studies and similarly neglected evidence, archivist Dan Erdman reconstructs the means by which stag films were produced, distributed and exhibited, as well as demonstrate the way in which these practices changed with the times, eventually paving the way for the pornographic explosion of the 1970s and beyond. Let's Go Stag! is sure to point the way for countless future researchers and remain the standard work of history for this era of adult film for a long time to come.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150133302X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
For much of the 20th century, the underground pornography industry - made up of amateurs and hobbyists who created hardcore, explicit "stag films" - went about its business hounded by reformers and law enforcement, from local police departments all the way up to the FBI. Rumors of this illicit activity circulated and became the stuff of urban myth, but this period of pornography history remains murky. Let's Go Stag! reveals the secrets of this underground world. Using the archives of civic groups, law enforcement, bygone government studies and similarly neglected evidence, archivist Dan Erdman reconstructs the means by which stag films were produced, distributed and exhibited, as well as demonstrate the way in which these practices changed with the times, eventually paving the way for the pornographic explosion of the 1970s and beyond. Let's Go Stag! is sure to point the way for countless future researchers and remain the standard work of history for this era of adult film for a long time to come.
Let Go
Author: Mary Collins
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646545710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
It's not easy being eleven. Especially when your life as you know it becomes a mystery that leads to death. My dad died of unknown reasons when I was seven years old(I thought). Since then, it has been the mom and Charity Shawe show. My mom is the best friend anyone can and should want to have. It is funny how the little joy found in life can suddenly go away with a few words or discoveries. Receiving the news that I was going to die obviously made me cry. My mom felt sadness on top of vengeance. She takes care of me in every way you can care for someone you love. She will not tell me the full story about why I am so sick; however, I do realize that this deserted, yet oddly luxurious Hospital we call home does not belong to us. Not fully desiring venture, I'm going on a journey of discovery anyway. If it is God's will, I have to let go. The real question is - What does my mom have to do before she can let go?
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646545710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
It's not easy being eleven. Especially when your life as you know it becomes a mystery that leads to death. My dad died of unknown reasons when I was seven years old(I thought). Since then, it has been the mom and Charity Shawe show. My mom is the best friend anyone can and should want to have. It is funny how the little joy found in life can suddenly go away with a few words or discoveries. Receiving the news that I was going to die obviously made me cry. My mom felt sadness on top of vengeance. She takes care of me in every way you can care for someone you love. She will not tell me the full story about why I am so sick; however, I do realize that this deserted, yet oddly luxurious Hospital we call home does not belong to us. Not fully desiring venture, I'm going on a journey of discovery anyway. If it is God's will, I have to let go. The real question is - What does my mom have to do before she can let go?
To Love and Let Go
Author: Rachel Brathen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. Her story will break you down and lift you up.” —Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising While on her way to teach a yoga retreat in March 2014, Rachel Brathen collapses at an airport, brought to her knees by excruciating stomach pains. She is rushed to the hospital on the tiny island of Bonaire, and hours later forced to undergo surgery. When she wakes up from anesthesia, her boyfriend is weeping at her bedside. While Rachel was struck down with seemingly mysterious pain, her best friend, Andrea, sustained fatal injuries as a result of a car accident. Rachel and Andrea had a magical friendship. Though they looked nothing alike—one girl tall, blond, and Swedish, the other short, brunette, and Colombian—everyone called them gemelas: twins. Over the three years following Andrea’s death, at what might appear from the outside to be the happiest time—with her engagement to the man she loves and a blossoming career that takes her all over the world—Rachel faces a series of trials that have the potential to define her life. Unresolved grief and trauma from her childhood make the weight of her sadness unbearable. At each turn, she is confronted again and again with a choice: Will she lose it all, succumb to grief, and grasp for control that’s beyond her reach? Or can she move through the loss and let go? When Rachel and her husband conceive a child, pregnancy becomes a time to heal and an opportunity to be reborn herself. As she recounts this transformative period, Rachel shares her hard-won wisdom about life and death, love and fear, what it means to be a mother and a daughter, and how to become someone who walks through the fire of adversity with the never-ending practice of loving hard and letting go.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. Her story will break you down and lift you up.” —Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising While on her way to teach a yoga retreat in March 2014, Rachel Brathen collapses at an airport, brought to her knees by excruciating stomach pains. She is rushed to the hospital on the tiny island of Bonaire, and hours later forced to undergo surgery. When she wakes up from anesthesia, her boyfriend is weeping at her bedside. While Rachel was struck down with seemingly mysterious pain, her best friend, Andrea, sustained fatal injuries as a result of a car accident. Rachel and Andrea had a magical friendship. Though they looked nothing alike—one girl tall, blond, and Swedish, the other short, brunette, and Colombian—everyone called them gemelas: twins. Over the three years following Andrea’s death, at what might appear from the outside to be the happiest time—with her engagement to the man she loves and a blossoming career that takes her all over the world—Rachel faces a series of trials that have the potential to define her life. Unresolved grief and trauma from her childhood make the weight of her sadness unbearable. At each turn, she is confronted again and again with a choice: Will she lose it all, succumb to grief, and grasp for control that’s beyond her reach? Or can she move through the loss and let go? When Rachel and her husband conceive a child, pregnancy becomes a time to heal and an opportunity to be reborn herself. As she recounts this transformative period, Rachel shares her hard-won wisdom about life and death, love and fear, what it means to be a mother and a daughter, and how to become someone who walks through the fire of adversity with the never-ending practice of loving hard and letting go.