Author: Steve Weaver
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 166294554X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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In this book are the confessions of a born flyer who always seems to know a tiny bit less than he needs as each chapter of his career unfolds. Naivety, and a positive attitude so strong it often overpowers common sense, join to make 'I Can Fly' a fascinating read.
Author: Jane McWhorter
Publisher: Publishing Designs Incorporated
ISBN: 9780929540818
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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While recovering from a near-fatal car crash, God's silver linings became apparent to author Jane McWhorter. Forty years later Jane reflected, "Had it not been for the accident, I probably would never have written any books." Jane's book Now I Can Fly is making its debut in a special series of her books titled Silver Linings. Other titles include Let This Cup Pass, She Hath Done What She Could, and Caterpillars or Butterflies. So get rid of excess baggage, face your imperfections, navigate around stress and focus on God's instrument panel as you embark on a new and victorious life in Now I Can Fly!
Author: Eveline Hasler
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 0735844305
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Winter is on its way. Below the ground, five friends—a grub, a beetle, two worms, and a caterpillar—are settling in for the winter. But what will they do all winter long? What will they eat? What will they dream of? This charming book offers some surprising answers. Eveline Hasler and Käthi Bhend have collaborated on an imaginative tour de force that will delight young and old alike.
Author: Fifi Kuo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912757619
Category : Ability
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Little Penguin wants to fly. He feels he can. He knows he can. But everyone says penguins can't fly... Or can they?
Author: Angela Marshall Rickford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Teaching Narratives and Reading Comprehension to African American and other Ethnic Minority Students
Author: Aaron Philip
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062403567
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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"At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut." —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl Dreaming In this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn't defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities. Written with award-winning author Tonya Bolden, This Kid Can Fly chronicles Aaron's extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumph—despite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challenges—are as inspiring as they are eye-opening. Includes photos and original illustrations from Aaron's personal collection.
Author: Rachel DeWoskin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670014966
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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From the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during World War II in Shanghai, one of the only places Jews without visas could find refuge. Warsaw, Poland. The year is 1940 and Lillia is fifteen when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees with Lillia and her younger sister, Naomi, to Shanghai, one of the few places that will accept Jews without visas. There they struggle to make a life; they have no money, there is little work, no decent place to live, a culture that doesn't understand them. And always the worry about Alenka. How will she find them? Is she still alive? Meanwhile Lillia is growing up, trying to care for Naomi, whose development is frighteningly slow, in part from malnourishment. Lillia finds an outlet for her artistic talent by making puppets, remembering the happy days in Warsaw when her family was circus performers. She attends school sporadically, makes friends with Wei, a Chinese boy, and finds work as a performer at a "gentlemen's club" without her father's knowledge. But meanwhile the conflict grows more intense as the Americans declare war and the Japanese force the Americans in Shanghai into camps. More bombing, more death. Can they survive, caught in the crossfire?
Author: D.J. Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663244146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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A young woman of color who grew up in the Jim Crow South in the 1960s, faced insurmountable challenges to escape institutionalized racism, bullying, domestic violence, and generational poverty. Empowered by adversity, she persevered, and found a path to freedom. Through her faith in God, she gained wisdom, and found courage to explore non-traditional means to employment which radically changed her life. This book, Look! I Can Fly is part 1 of her autobiography, and it begins the retelling of her life story. Part two continues her journey and adventure as a soldier in the US Army. Also, this book tells how the integration of women into the Regular Army, during her period of service, proved to the naysayers and doubters that women could perform successfully under extreme conditions. Further, in part two of this work, she summoned the courage to write about the dark side of her military service, which included - sexual harassment, and a despicable, vile, and horrific act of violence. Her story continues with how these crimes of moral turpitude thrived deep in the ranks of the world’s most powerful Army. As well as, how the systemic failures of this organization to eradicate and punish crimes against active duty military service women, resulted in her victimization. Also, she tells how these traumatic events impacted her physical and mental health. In part three of her story, she opens up about her decision to leave active military service; and how she struggled with depression, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This book, closes one chapter of her life, as she begins the hard work to build a new existence in an ultramodern city and state. While at the same time, she’s learning how to cope with a past life filled with traumatic events. All this and more will be included in the final book of her autobiography.
Author: Jules Bergman
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Author: Lorri Morgan
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595278736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Boom, cracked the thunder, almost immediately after the lightning had turned the sky from ink black to so bright you had to squint. The gale was forcing us back towards the treacherous African coastline, on this my first trans Atlantic sail. Truthfully, my first sail ever! Cast ashore in the West Indies, one adventure followed another in this true-life quest to spread my wings. Humor and local color are generously added to the mix. Parents, don't let your daughters leave home until you've read this book.
