Author: Helen Doss
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555538495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Doss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister. She writes of the way the "unwanted" feeling was erased with devoted love and understanding and how the children united into one happy family. Her account reads like a novel, with scenes of hard times and triumphs described in vivid prose. The Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than thirty years. Now this edition will introduce the classic to a new generation of readers. An epilogue by Helen Doss that updates the family's progress since 1954 will delight the book's loyal legion of fans around the world.
The Family Nobody Wanted
Author: Helen Doss
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555538495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Doss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister. She writes of the way the "unwanted" feeling was erased with devoted love and understanding and how the children united into one happy family. Her account reads like a novel, with scenes of hard times and triumphs described in vivid prose. The Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than thirty years. Now this edition will introduce the classic to a new generation of readers. An epilogue by Helen Doss that updates the family's progress since 1954 will delight the book's loyal legion of fans around the world.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555538495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Doss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister. She writes of the way the "unwanted" feeling was erased with devoted love and understanding and how the children united into one happy family. Her account reads like a novel, with scenes of hard times and triumphs described in vivid prose. The Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than thirty years. Now this edition will introduce the classic to a new generation of readers. An epilogue by Helen Doss that updates the family's progress since 1954 will delight the book's loyal legion of fans around the world.
The Family Nobody Wanted
Author: Helen Doss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781958216040
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781958216040
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Girl Nobody Wants
Author: Lilly O'Brien
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780880332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
You only get one chance to live your life as a child, but Lily was never given that chance; her childhood was taken from her before it ever begun. From the age of four, when she was first sexually abused, her life changed forever; when she walked through the institution’s doors in Ireland, her life continued along the same path that has destroyed her soul. Her emotional pain is as strong today as it was the day it began and will never leave her alone.“When I go to sleep it’s in my head and when I wake up I can see it in the mirror and I am only waiting to die.” A child abuse story that will stay with you forever and one that you will talk about for many years to come, The Girl Nobody Wants is a harrowing true story that will appeal to fans of biographies and fans of Jodi Picoult. It has been compared to Dave Pelzer’s A Child Called It, Damaged by Cathy Glass and The Kid by Kevin Lewis.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780880332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
You only get one chance to live your life as a child, but Lily was never given that chance; her childhood was taken from her before it ever begun. From the age of four, when she was first sexually abused, her life changed forever; when she walked through the institution’s doors in Ireland, her life continued along the same path that has destroyed her soul. Her emotional pain is as strong today as it was the day it began and will never leave her alone.“When I go to sleep it’s in my head and when I wake up I can see it in the mirror and I am only waiting to die.” A child abuse story that will stay with you forever and one that you will talk about for many years to come, The Girl Nobody Wants is a harrowing true story that will appeal to fans of biographies and fans of Jodi Picoult. It has been compared to Dave Pelzer’s A Child Called It, Damaged by Cathy Glass and The Kid by Kevin Lewis.
The Bear Nobody Wanted
Author: Janet Ahlberg
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780140348095
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A teddy bear with a rather inflated opinion of himself has a series of not-always-pleasant adventures before finding a real home.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780140348095
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A teddy bear with a rather inflated opinion of himself has a series of not-always-pleasant adventures before finding a real home.
Nobody Hugs a Cactus
Author: Carter Goodrich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534400915
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people—or the crankiest cacti—need a little love. Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures—from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534400915
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people—or the crankiest cacti—need a little love. Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures—from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.
THE GIRL NOBODY WANTED
Author: Lynn raye Harris
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596267871
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
What did I do to deserve this? Engaged to be married at an early age, Anna devoted her life to becoming the future queen of Santina. Little did she imagine that her fianc? would fall in love with another woman and announce his engagement on TV… To avoid embarrassing her parents and the royal family, Anna attends her ex-fianc?’s engagement party, where she is humiliated in front of the crowd and the media. But she is saved when gorgeous billionaire Leo appears in front of her. He then spirits Anna away from the palace and tries to seduce her…with a date that goes terribly wrong!
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596267871
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
What did I do to deserve this? Engaged to be married at an early age, Anna devoted her life to becoming the future queen of Santina. Little did she imagine that her fianc? would fall in love with another woman and announce his engagement on TV… To avoid embarrassing her parents and the royal family, Anna attends her ex-fianc?’s engagement party, where she is humiliated in front of the crowd and the media. But she is saved when gorgeous billionaire Leo appears in front of her. He then spirits Anna away from the palace and tries to seduce her…with a date that goes terribly wrong!
Ask Me Why I Hurt
Author: Randy Christensen, M.D.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307719022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way. Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His patients are the city’s homeless adolescents and children. In the shadow of an affluent American city, Dr. Christensen has dedicated his life to caring for society's throwaway kids—the often-abused, unloved children who live on the streets without access to proper health care, all the while fending off constant threats from thugs, gangs, pimps, and other predators. With the Winnebago as his moveable medical center, Christensen and his team travel around the outskirts of Phoenix, attending to the children and teens who need him most. With tenderness and humor, Dr. Christensen chronicles everything from the struggles of the van’s early beginnings, to the support system it became for the kids, and the ultimate recognition it has achieved over the years. Along with his immense professional challenges, he also describes the trials and joys he faces while raising a growing family with his wife Amy. By turns poignant, heartbreaking, and charming, Dr. Christensen's story is a gripping and rich memoir of his work and family, one of those rare books that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307719022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An unforgettable and inspiring memoir of an extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way. Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen. Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His patients are the city’s homeless adolescents and children. In the shadow of an affluent American city, Dr. Christensen has dedicated his life to caring for society's throwaway kids—the often-abused, unloved children who live on the streets without access to proper health care, all the while fending off constant threats from thugs, gangs, pimps, and other predators. With the Winnebago as his moveable medical center, Christensen and his team travel around the outskirts of Phoenix, attending to the children and teens who need him most. With tenderness and humor, Dr. Christensen chronicles everything from the struggles of the van’s early beginnings, to the support system it became for the kids, and the ultimate recognition it has achieved over the years. Along with his immense professional challenges, he also describes the trials and joys he faces while raising a growing family with his wife Amy. By turns poignant, heartbreaking, and charming, Dr. Christensen's story is a gripping and rich memoir of his work and family, one of those rare books that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
The Girl Nobody Wanted
Author: Lynn Raye Harris
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 146088745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Anna Constantinides– publicly humiliated when her long–time fiancé announced his engagement to someone else– might have thought things couldn't get any worse...until her private jet crash–landed on an uninhabited island, leaving her stranded with billionaire hotel magnate Leo Jackson. Leo's renowned playboy reputation is legendary, and if the smoldering looks they were fighting to contain when rescued are anything to go by, there can only be one question on everybody's lips: just how long did it take sexy Leo to undress buttoned–up heiress Anna?
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 146088745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Anna Constantinides– publicly humiliated when her long–time fiancé announced his engagement to someone else– might have thought things couldn't get any worse...until her private jet crash–landed on an uninhabited island, leaving her stranded with billionaire hotel magnate Leo Jackson. Leo's renowned playboy reputation is legendary, and if the smoldering looks they were fighting to contain when rescued are anything to go by, there can only be one question on everybody's lips: just how long did it take sexy Leo to undress buttoned–up heiress Anna?
Nobody Wants to Play with a Ball Hog
Author: Julie Gassman
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434220567
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Tyler has a perfect shot on the basketball court. Since he can't miss, he quits passing to his teammates. But will Tyler learn that nobody wants to play with a ball hog?
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434220567
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Tyler has a perfect shot on the basketball court. Since he can't miss, he quits passing to his teammates. But will Tyler learn that nobody wants to play with a ball hog?
The Me Nobody Knew
Author: Shannon McLinden
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
ISBN: 9780822526889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The author describes her struggles with depression, concerns about family, friends, dating, body image, and the difficulties of being a teenage girl.
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
ISBN: 9780822526889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The author describes her struggles with depression, concerns about family, friends, dating, body image, and the difficulties of being a teenage girl.