Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374313008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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A 2021 Scott O'Dell Award Winner A Society of Midland Authors Winner in Children's Fiction A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2021 A novel in verse about a young deaf boy during World War II, the sister who loves him, and the conscientious objector who helps him. Inspired by true events. Henry has been deaf from an early age—he is intelligent and aware of langauge, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry is sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated. Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program offered as an alternative to the draft. In 1942, he arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant and quickly sees that Henry is far from unteachable—he is brave, clever, and sometimes mischievous. In Victor's care, Henry begins to see how things can change for the better. Heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful, Helen Frost's All He Knew is inspired by true events and provides sharp insight into a little-known element of history.
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ISBN: 9781631365676
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Languages : en
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Author: Charlie O'Shields
Publisher: Doodlewash Books
ISBN: 0960021922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.
Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 076369858X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A poetic text and wonderfully intimate photographs follow a newborn sandhill crane as it takes its first steps into the world. Will my legs hold me? What if I fall? Peek in as a sandhill crane hatchling makes its first wobbly stand and takes its first steps alongside its brother. With their parents close by, they flap their wings and dance before enjoying a buggy treat. Someday they will fly with the majestic cranes overhead, but for now, Mama’s soft feathers beckon. With a lyrical narrative and lovely photo illustrations, this latest venture from an acclaimed creative team makes a perfect new baby gift — and will appeal to bird lovers, too.
Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823449939
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Sam and Katie find a stray dog and make a big mistake, but it's hard to make amends--how can you apologize to a dog? A dirty, skinny dog shows up in Sam and Katie's neighborhood. They start to follow it, and they don't like what they see: The Wilson sisters yell at it because it goes in their garden and the Tracy twins chase it on their bikes and throw things at it. Sam and Katie want the dog to know they'll be its friends. They think it should have a name. Most of all, they want it to like them. But then they do something thoughtless, and after that, it's hard to make things right, especially because the dog now won't come near them. How they earn the dog's trust, help it find its place in their town and how it gets its name, makes for a heartwarming story told in two voices using prose and poetry. Blue Daisy is illustrated with 20 black-and-white illustrations and includes recipes for dog biscuits and snickerdoodles. Now available in paperback.
Author: Heather Loree Fier
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1733657908
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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The Wedding Hacker helps savvy couples plan their dream weddings for half the average cost so that each couple can start their marriage financially stable and without wedding overwhelm. With clear, budget-minded strategies in hand, Heather Loree Fier aims to inspire engaged couples to let go of the limiting mantras the wedding industry promotes. She shares tips and tricks learned from planning thousands of events for her clients over the last 15 years. If you are a bride or groom on a budget, the strategies in this book can save you thousands while "hacking" together your dream wedding day. Embrace your inner saver and start your marriage debt-free.
Author: Douglas Dewar
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Discover the captivating allure of Northern India's feathered inhabitants in 'A Bird Calendar for Northern India' by Douglas Dewar. This delightful calendar unveils a stunning array of bird sketches, each representing a unique species awaiting your exploration. Immerse yourself in a year-long journey as each month unveils a new avian marvel, reminding us of the breathtaking diversity and natural beauty that Northern India beholds.
Author: Walt Odets
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374719322
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically It goes without saying that even today, it’s not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from the most progressive of backgrounds still struggle with the legacy of early-life stigma and a deficit of self-acceptance, which can fuel doubt, regret, and, at worst, self-loathing. And this is to say nothing of the ongoing trauma wrought by AIDS, which is all too often relegated to history. Drawing on his work as a clinical psychologist during and in the aftermath of the epidemic, Walt Odets reflects on what it means to survive and figure out a way to live in a new, uncompromising future, both for the men who endured the upheaval of those years and for the younger men who have come of age since then, at a time when an HIV epidemic is still ravaging the gay community, especially among the most marginalized. Through moving stories—of friends and patients, and his own—Odets considers how experiences early in life launch men on trajectories aimed at futures that are not authentically theirs. He writes to help reconstruct how we think about gay life by considering everything from the misleading idea of “the homosexual,” to the diversity and richness of gay relationships, to the historical role of stigma and shame and the significance of youth and of aging. Crawling out from under the trauma of destructive early-life experience and the two epidemics, and into a century of shifting social values, provides an opportunity to explore possibilities rather than live with limitations imposed by others. Though it is drawn from decades of private practice, activism, and life in the gay community, Odets’s work achieves remarkable universality. At its core, Out of the Shadows is driven by his belief that it is time that we act based on who we are and not who others are or who they would want us to be. We—particularly the young—must construct our own paths through life. Out of the Shadows is a necessary, impassioned argument for how and why we must all take hold of our futures.
Author: Richard Le Gallienne
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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"The Quest of the Golden Girl" is a romantic novel by Richard Le Galliene. It is the story of a bachelor who embarks on a quest to find love. A bachelor of thirty years of age is suddenly shocked when his sister, his only companion gets married and moves away to a new life with her husband, exposing the loneliness of his life. He begins to fantasize on the idea of marriage and the kind of girl he would want to marry, whom he nicknames, "the Golden Girl". And the journey to find her is not at all uneventful...
