Author: Damian Barr
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635573521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Saltire Society Literary Awards Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR An extraordinary debut that explores legacies of abuse, redemption, and the strength of the human spirit--from the Boer Wars in South Africa to brutal wilderness camps for teenage boys. South Africa, 1901. It is the height of the second Boer War. Sarah van der Watt and her six-year-old son Fred are forced from their home on Mulberry Farm. As the polite invaders welcome them to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp they promise Sarah and Fred that they will be safe there. 2014. Sixteen-year-old Willem is an outsider. Hoping he will become the man she wants him to be, his Ma and her boyfriend force Willem to attend the New Dawn Safari Training Camp where they are proud to make men out of boys. They promise that he will be safe there. You Will Be Safe Here is a powerful and urgent novel of two connected South African stories. Inspired by real events, it uncovers a hidden colonial history, reveals a dark contemporary secret, and explores the legacy of violence and our will to survive.
You Will Be Safe Here
All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book)
Author: Alexandra Penfold
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525579664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Join the call for a better world with this New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. The perfect back-to-school read for every kid, family and classroom! In our classroom safe and sound. Fears are lost and hope is found. Discover a school where all young children have a place, have a space, and are loved and appreciated. Readers will follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where students from all backgrounds learn from and celebrate each other's traditions. A school that shows the world as we will make it to be. “An important book that celebrates diversity and inclusion in a beautiful, age-appropriate way.” – Trudy Ludwig, author of The Invisible Boy
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525579664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Join the call for a better world with this New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. The perfect back-to-school read for every kid, family and classroom! In our classroom safe and sound. Fears are lost and hope is found. Discover a school where all young children have a place, have a space, and are loved and appreciated. Readers will follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where students from all backgrounds learn from and celebrate each other's traditions. A school that shows the world as we will make it to be. “An important book that celebrates diversity and inclusion in a beautiful, age-appropriate way.” – Trudy Ludwig, author of The Invisible Boy
In My Heart
Author: Jo Witek
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 164700828X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 164700828X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.
Group Meeting
Author: Iris Carden
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470966395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
(Novella) In a facility for people recovering from mental illness: a group of people with sinister pasts starts to be visited by a girl who doesn't exist.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470966395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
(Novella) In a facility for people recovering from mental illness: a group of people with sinister pasts starts to be visited by a girl who doesn't exist.
Proceedings of the ...
Author: New York State Industrial Safety Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The Dragon Knight and His Lady
Author: Jennifer Robbins
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 148098941X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
The Dragon Knight and His Lady Across an Ocean Series By: Jennifer Robbins When Tabbie runs—literally—into a stranger in South Korea, she never expects how quickly her life will change. A poor girl from a poor family, Tabbie is finishing up the last few weeks of her student teaching in South Korea. But when she meets a well-known Korean star, life as she knows it is about to change. Will she leave the country the same as she came or will her heart be changed forever?
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 148098941X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
The Dragon Knight and His Lady Across an Ocean Series By: Jennifer Robbins When Tabbie runs—literally—into a stranger in South Korea, she never expects how quickly her life will change. A poor girl from a poor family, Tabbie is finishing up the last few weeks of her student teaching in South Korea. But when she meets a well-known Korean star, life as she knows it is about to change. Will she leave the country the same as she came or will her heart be changed forever?
The Edge of the Sword
Author: Fred M. White
Publisher: Jovian Press
ISBN: 1537808052
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A nobleman is found in his library half-dead and laying by the side of the safe. The key is missing. But this extraordinary mystery has only just begun...Fred M. White weaves a classic mystery tale of complexity and intrigue in The Edge of the Sword!
Publisher: Jovian Press
ISBN: 1537808052
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A nobleman is found in his library half-dead and laying by the side of the safe. The key is missing. But this extraordinary mystery has only just begun...Fred M. White weaves a classic mystery tale of complexity and intrigue in The Edge of the Sword!
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
We Got Here Together
Author: Kim Robert Stafford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A short bedtime story that uses geometric patterns in cut-paper compositions.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A short bedtime story that uses geometric patterns in cut-paper compositions.
The Way I Heard It
Author: Mike Rowe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982131470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Emmy-award winning gadfly Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982131470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Emmy-award winning gadfly Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights.