Author: Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416986227
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: She doesn't have a father; she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon's Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now Leah has a stepfather and a little brother, and her mom thinks that they should be all the family Leah needs. Despite her attempts to fit in and be normal, Leah can't help but feel like something is missing. When she finds the link to the Lyon's Sibling Registry, Leah has to see if she has any half siblings. And when she discovers that one of the other kids from Donor 730 is a girl her age, Leah will do anything to meet her -- even if she has to hide it from everybody else. Debut author Courtney Sheinmel puts a contemporary spin on a timeless question in this heartfelt novel about what makes a family.
My So-Called Family
Author: Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416986227
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: She doesn't have a father; she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon's Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now Leah has a stepfather and a little brother, and her mom thinks that they should be all the family Leah needs. Despite her attempts to fit in and be normal, Leah can't help but feel like something is missing. When she finds the link to the Lyon's Sibling Registry, Leah has to see if she has any half siblings. And when she discovers that one of the other kids from Donor 730 is a girl her age, Leah will do anything to meet her -- even if she has to hide it from everybody else. Debut author Courtney Sheinmel puts a contemporary spin on a timeless question in this heartfelt novel about what makes a family.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416986227
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: She doesn't have a father; she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon's Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now Leah has a stepfather and a little brother, and her mom thinks that they should be all the family Leah needs. Despite her attempts to fit in and be normal, Leah can't help but feel like something is missing. When she finds the link to the Lyon's Sibling Registry, Leah has to see if she has any half siblings. And when she discovers that one of the other kids from Donor 730 is a girl her age, Leah will do anything to meet her -- even if she has to hide it from everybody else. Debut author Courtney Sheinmel puts a contemporary spin on a timeless question in this heartfelt novel about what makes a family.
My So-Called Family
Author: Gia Gordon
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374392048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A moving middle grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family. “I loved every page—a gorgeous rendering of what it means to find home in ourselves and others.” —Mariama J. Lockington, Stonewall Honor and Schneider Family Book Award winning author of In the Key of Us and Forever is Now It’s the first week of middle school, and Ash (don’t call her “Ashley”) already has a class assignment: Make a family tree. But how can Ash make a family tree if she doesn’t have a family? Ever since she was four years old, Ash has been in foster care, living with one so-called family after another. Now she’s stuck with Gladys. And the only place Ash feels safe is in the branches of her favorite tree, drawing in her sketchbook, hidden from the view of Gladys’ son Jordan. As Jordan becomes harder to hide from, and more dangerous to be around, Ash isn’t sure who she can trust. A new friend, an old friend, some teachers at school? Sometimes the hardest part of asking for help is knowing who to ask. In My So-Called Family, Gia Gordon weaves a lyrical story about complicated family dynamics that’s perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374392048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A moving middle grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family. “I loved every page—a gorgeous rendering of what it means to find home in ourselves and others.” —Mariama J. Lockington, Stonewall Honor and Schneider Family Book Award winning author of In the Key of Us and Forever is Now It’s the first week of middle school, and Ash (don’t call her “Ashley”) already has a class assignment: Make a family tree. But how can Ash make a family tree if she doesn’t have a family? Ever since she was four years old, Ash has been in foster care, living with one so-called family after another. Now she’s stuck with Gladys. And the only place Ash feels safe is in the branches of her favorite tree, drawing in her sketchbook, hidden from the view of Gladys’ son Jordan. As Jordan becomes harder to hide from, and more dangerous to be around, Ash isn’t sure who she can trust. A new friend, an old friend, some teachers at school? Sometimes the hardest part of asking for help is knowing who to ask. In My So-Called Family, Gia Gordon weaves a lyrical story about complicated family dynamics that’s perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s.
So-Called Normal
Author: Mark Henick
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443455040
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
“Mark Henick is a powerful storyteller.” —Rosie O’Donnell “So-Called Normal is a call to arms, yes, but it’s also a call to care, highlighting the power of kindness. Required reading for anyone working with children and teens.” —The Globe and Mail A vital and triumphant story of perseverance and recovery by one of Canada’s foremost advocates for mental health When Mark Henick was a teenager in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he was overwhelmed by depression and anxiety that led to a series of increasingly dangerous suicide attempts. One night, he climbed onto a bridge over an overpass and stood in the wind, clinging to a girder. Someone shouted, “Jump, you coward!” Another man, a stranger in a brown coat, talked to him quietly, calmly and with deep empathy. Just as Henick’s feet touched open air, the man in the brown coat encircled his chest and pulled him to safety. This near-death experience changed Henick’s life forever. So-Called Normal is Henick’s memoir about growing up in a broken home and the events that led to that fateful night on the bridge. It is a vivid and personal account of the mental health challenges he experienced in childhood and his subsequent journey toward healing and recovery.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443455040
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
“Mark Henick is a powerful storyteller.” —Rosie O’Donnell “So-Called Normal is a call to arms, yes, but it’s also a call to care, highlighting the power of kindness. Required reading for anyone working with children and teens.” —The Globe and Mail A vital and triumphant story of perseverance and recovery by one of Canada’s foremost advocates for mental health When Mark Henick was a teenager in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he was overwhelmed by depression and anxiety that led to a series of increasingly dangerous suicide attempts. One night, he climbed onto a bridge over an overpass and stood in the wind, clinging to a girder. Someone shouted, “Jump, you coward!” Another man, a stranger in a brown coat, talked to him quietly, calmly and with deep empathy. Just as Henick’s feet touched open air, the man in the brown coat encircled his chest and pulled him to safety. This near-death experience changed Henick’s life forever. So-Called Normal is Henick’s memoir about growing up in a broken home and the events that led to that fateful night on the bridge. It is a vivid and personal account of the mental health challenges he experienced in childhood and his subsequent journey toward healing and recovery.
My So-Called Millennial Life
Author: Cassie McClure
Publisher: Creators Publishing
ISBN: 1949673987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The word “millennial,” like antecedent “boomer,” evokes crisp images in our collective consciousness, from skinny jeans and side parts to social media and student loans. This collection of columns by Cassie McClure is an insightful window into millennial adulthood and the lessons learned by a generation born for a new millennium.
Publisher: Creators Publishing
ISBN: 1949673987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The word “millennial,” like antecedent “boomer,” evokes crisp images in our collective consciousness, from skinny jeans and side parts to social media and student loans. This collection of columns by Cassie McClure is an insightful window into millennial adulthood and the lessons learned by a generation born for a new millennium.
The Mennonite Quarterly Review
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Category : Mennonites
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : Mennonites
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Litchfield Family in America
Author: Wilford Jacob Litchfield
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Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Languages : en
Pages : 94
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The Family Life of Heinrich Heine
Author: Heinrich Heine
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Category : Authors, German
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Authors, German
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Charles Dickens's Stories from the Christmas Numbers of "Household Words" and "All the Year Round", 1852-1867
Author: Charles Dickens
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Frederick the Great and His Family
Author: Luise Mühlbach
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Category : Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Category : Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Works of Charles Dickens ...: Uncommercial traveller. Christmas stories
Author: Charles Dickens
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Languages : en
Pages : 1056
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Languages : en
Pages : 1056
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