Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375869298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Ani, a 12-year-old Basque girl, and Mathias, a 14-year-old German Jew, become friends and then spies in the weeks leading up to the bombing of Guernica in April 1937.
A Thunderous Whisper
Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375869298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Ani, a 12-year-old Basque girl, and Mathias, a 14-year-old German Jew, become friends and then spies in the weeks leading up to the bombing of Guernica in April 1937.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375869298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Ani, a 12-year-old Basque girl, and Mathias, a 14-year-old German Jew, become friends and then spies in the weeks leading up to the bombing of Guernica in April 1937.
The Justice Trilogy
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453276785
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Four young people must master their powers in order to escape from a barren, dangerous land in these three novels by a Newbery Medal winner. The Justice Trilogy includes: Justice and Her Brothers: For Justice and her identical twin brothers Levi and Thomas, the summer begins like any other. But as the slow days pass, Justice begins to notice a strange energy between her brothers, beyond their normal twin connection. Thomas becomes increasingly bossy and irritable, while Levi seems weak and absentminded. And there are changes happening within Justice, as well. Soon she discovers that she possesses a mysterious, extraordinary ability—and she and her brothers must uncover the secrets behind their newfound powers. Dustland: Using their psychic abilities, four children have formed a unit: Justice, the Watcher; Dorian, the healer; Thomas, the magician; and Levi, the sufferer. Together, they mind-travel to a strange future world called Dustland. And together they can survive anything. But when tensions run high between Thomas and Justice, will Thomas leave them stranded in this desolate land? With the future of their unit uncertain, the children are threatened by an even greater danger: Mal, the evil entity that controls Dustland. The Gathering: Justice, Dorian, Thomas, and Levi have unfinished business in the future. Joining together once again and time-traveling to Dustland, they hope to guide the inhabitants out of the dangerous, barren place in the hopes of finding a safer home. But neither they nor the residents of Dustland are truly safe as long as the sinister Mal remains in power. This volume includes all three of these stories filled with fantasy and adventure, by an author who has won many awards, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the Coretta Scott King Award, as well as the National Book Award for her novel M.C. Higgins, the Great.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453276785
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Four young people must master their powers in order to escape from a barren, dangerous land in these three novels by a Newbery Medal winner. The Justice Trilogy includes: Justice and Her Brothers: For Justice and her identical twin brothers Levi and Thomas, the summer begins like any other. But as the slow days pass, Justice begins to notice a strange energy between her brothers, beyond their normal twin connection. Thomas becomes increasingly bossy and irritable, while Levi seems weak and absentminded. And there are changes happening within Justice, as well. Soon she discovers that she possesses a mysterious, extraordinary ability—and she and her brothers must uncover the secrets behind their newfound powers. Dustland: Using their psychic abilities, four children have formed a unit: Justice, the Watcher; Dorian, the healer; Thomas, the magician; and Levi, the sufferer. Together, they mind-travel to a strange future world called Dustland. And together they can survive anything. But when tensions run high between Thomas and Justice, will Thomas leave them stranded in this desolate land? With the future of their unit uncertain, the children are threatened by an even greater danger: Mal, the evil entity that controls Dustland. The Gathering: Justice, Dorian, Thomas, and Levi have unfinished business in the future. Joining together once again and time-traveling to Dustland, they hope to guide the inhabitants out of the dangerous, barren place in the hopes of finding a safer home. But neither they nor the residents of Dustland are truly safe as long as the sinister Mal remains in power. This volume includes all three of these stories filled with fantasy and adventure, by an author who has won many awards, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the Coretta Scott King Award, as well as the National Book Award for her novel M.C. Higgins, the Great.
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement
Author: Paula Yoo
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 1324002883
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist for the 2022 YALSA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2021 A Time Young Adult Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 A Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2021 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 A Horn Book Best Book of 2021 A compelling account of the killing of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took the Asian American community to the streets in protest, and the groundbreaking civil rights trial that followed. America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz. Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years’ probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial—the first involving a crime against an Asian American—and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement. Extensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism.
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 1324002883
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist for the 2022 YALSA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2021 A Time Young Adult Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 A Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2021 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 A Horn Book Best Book of 2021 A compelling account of the killing of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took the Asian American community to the streets in protest, and the groundbreaking civil rights trial that followed. America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz. Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years’ probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial—the first involving a crime against an Asian American—and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement. Extensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism.
Justice and Her Brothers
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453237216
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A girl and her twin brothers discover their special powers in the first of a fantasy series by the Newbery Medal–winning author of M.C. Higgins, the Great. For Justice and her identical twin brothers Levi and Thomas, the summer begins like any other. But as the slow days pass, Justice begins to notice a strange energy between her brothers, beyond their normal twin connection. Thomas becomes increasingly bossy and irritable, while Levi seems weak and absentminded. And there are changes happening within Justice, as well. Soon she discovers that she possesses a mysterious, extraordinary ability. Will Justice and her brothers uncover the secret behind their newfound powers? Justice and Her Brothers is the first book in Virginia Hamilton’s compelling dystopian fantasy series, the Justice Trilogy, comprised of Justice and Her Brothers, Dustland, and The Gathering. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Virginia Hamilton including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453237216
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A girl and her twin brothers discover their special powers in the first of a fantasy series by the Newbery Medal–winning author of M.C. Higgins, the Great. For Justice and her identical twin brothers Levi and Thomas, the summer begins like any other. But as the slow days pass, Justice begins to notice a strange energy between her brothers, beyond their normal twin connection. Thomas becomes increasingly bossy and irritable, while Levi seems weak and absentminded. And there are changes happening within Justice, as well. Soon she discovers that she possesses a mysterious, extraordinary ability. Will Justice and her brothers uncover the secret behind their newfound powers? Justice and Her Brothers is the first book in Virginia Hamilton’s compelling dystopian fantasy series, the Justice Trilogy, comprised of Justice and Her Brothers, Dustland, and The Gathering. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Virginia Hamilton including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Whispering the Word
Author: Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1611644437
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Many Christian feminists wonder if they can simultaneously maintain their commitment to principles of gender equality and their faith in the Scriptures, particularly the Old Testament. Writing in response to feminist biblical scholars who approach the Old Testament with a hermeneutic of suspicion, Jacqueline Lapsley offers Christian feminists strategies to hear the subtle ideas and voices of the less powerful within the Old Testament texts. Reading and interpreting a number of Old Testament narratives in which women are prominent, Lapsley considers how these stories may reflect God's word for us. In doing so, she demonstrates how the narrative often attempts to shape the moral response of the reader by revealing the intricacy and complexity of the moral world evoked. In this gentle shaping of the reader's ethical sensibilities, she argues, is where God may be whispering a word for us.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1611644437
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Many Christian feminists wonder if they can simultaneously maintain their commitment to principles of gender equality and their faith in the Scriptures, particularly the Old Testament. Writing in response to feminist biblical scholars who approach the Old Testament with a hermeneutic of suspicion, Jacqueline Lapsley offers Christian feminists strategies to hear the subtle ideas and voices of the less powerful within the Old Testament texts. Reading and interpreting a number of Old Testament narratives in which women are prominent, Lapsley considers how these stories may reflect God's word for us. In doing so, she demonstrates how the narrative often attempts to shape the moral response of the reader by revealing the intricacy and complexity of the moral world evoked. In this gentle shaping of the reader's ethical sensibilities, she argues, is where God may be whispering a word for us.
The Whispering Roots
Author: Cecil Day Lewis
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Justice
Author: Tanweer Akhter
Publisher: ShieldCrest
ISBN: 1910176257
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The law says be honest, truthful and faithful and treat everyone equally. But what does the law say when professional people start taking the laws into their own hands and playing with the justice system to use and abuse it with lies? When they deny the truth, lie and add false information to statements in order to ruin a person s reputation what does the law say then? Is there any justice? I was a victim of this. My only crime was my honesty. My son was a victim of bullying at school and no one considered the impact this had on him. Everything was denied and lies were added to the minutes of the meeting I attended. In a monstrous cover-up, all departments sided together. Meetings were scheduled by these departments and falsehoods drawn up against me. I was framed to look culpable. This is the true account of how my son and I experienced bullying at school and of the subsequent consequences. Islamic Law covers the giving of false testimonies, or bearing false witness. The messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: Shall I not inform you of the greatest of sins bearing false witness. The bearer of false witness commits several sins. They are as follows: a) The spreading of lies. Truly, God does not guide one who commits great sins one who is an oppressor, a transgressor, or a liar. b) A miscarriage of justice is committed against any person who has to bear false testimony, because its result means that the person is either deprived of property, honour, or his life. c) Conversely, it is unjust to the person favoured by false testimony because it allows them to acquire property unlawfully, thereby rendering them a sinner. d) The person delivering these untruths is unjust to himself by being the one to bear false witness. Lying represents an evil tongue. Indeed those who fabricate lies upon God are those who disbelieve in His teachings and His signs. It is they who are truly liars. The messenger of God said truth guides to righteousness, and righteousness leads to heaven. A person will evolve within truth until written with God as truthful. Lying leads to immorality which in turn leads to hell. A person will lie until written with God as a liar. A hypocrite (described to us by the Prophet) is one that lies as he speaks. An honest person has an answer to each lie levelled against them. And they will also admit to the honesty of a mistake. An honest person does not need to supply proof of their truthfulness it shows on their face. It is liars that look for proof to make their words appear true.
Publisher: ShieldCrest
ISBN: 1910176257
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The law says be honest, truthful and faithful and treat everyone equally. But what does the law say when professional people start taking the laws into their own hands and playing with the justice system to use and abuse it with lies? When they deny the truth, lie and add false information to statements in order to ruin a person s reputation what does the law say then? Is there any justice? I was a victim of this. My only crime was my honesty. My son was a victim of bullying at school and no one considered the impact this had on him. Everything was denied and lies were added to the minutes of the meeting I attended. In a monstrous cover-up, all departments sided together. Meetings were scheduled by these departments and falsehoods drawn up against me. I was framed to look culpable. This is the true account of how my son and I experienced bullying at school and of the subsequent consequences. Islamic Law covers the giving of false testimonies, or bearing false witness. The messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: Shall I not inform you of the greatest of sins bearing false witness. The bearer of false witness commits several sins. They are as follows: a) The spreading of lies. Truly, God does not guide one who commits great sins one who is an oppressor, a transgressor, or a liar. b) A miscarriage of justice is committed against any person who has to bear false testimony, because its result means that the person is either deprived of property, honour, or his life. c) Conversely, it is unjust to the person favoured by false testimony because it allows them to acquire property unlawfully, thereby rendering them a sinner. d) The person delivering these untruths is unjust to himself by being the one to bear false witness. Lying represents an evil tongue. Indeed those who fabricate lies upon God are those who disbelieve in His teachings and His signs. It is they who are truly liars. The messenger of God said truth guides to righteousness, and righteousness leads to heaven. A person will evolve within truth until written with God as truthful. Lying leads to immorality which in turn leads to hell. A person will lie until written with God as a liar. A hypocrite (described to us by the Prophet) is one that lies as he speaks. An honest person has an answer to each lie levelled against them. And they will also admit to the honesty of a mistake. An honest person does not need to supply proof of their truthfulness it shows on their face. It is liars that look for proof to make their words appear true.
Justice Is Dead
Author: Jozef Demcak
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452050287
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
GULAG OF SLOVAKIA They will kidnap you in police car. Lock you up in government jail. Fabricate false acquisitions against you. Blackmail money for your freedom. Torture you to persuade you to pay. And your government will not help you. That is what happened to Jozef Demcak, Canadian Citizen in Slovak jail. His health was destroyed by physical and mental torture. It took only 9 months to transfer Physical Education teacher from man in top shape to Mentally and Physically ruined person. Slovakia claims : You can not prove it. Canada claims: It never happened. Jozefs story is true and fully documented. It uncovers methods of most corrupted and cruel criminals, which are police and officials in justice. They are very active in all post communist and communist countries of the world. Be careful if you travel there. It can happen to you even now. Written to STOP ABUSE and to RESURRECT JUSTICE.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452050287
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
GULAG OF SLOVAKIA They will kidnap you in police car. Lock you up in government jail. Fabricate false acquisitions against you. Blackmail money for your freedom. Torture you to persuade you to pay. And your government will not help you. That is what happened to Jozef Demcak, Canadian Citizen in Slovak jail. His health was destroyed by physical and mental torture. It took only 9 months to transfer Physical Education teacher from man in top shape to Mentally and Physically ruined person. Slovakia claims : You can not prove it. Canada claims: It never happened. Jozefs story is true and fully documented. It uncovers methods of most corrupted and cruel criminals, which are police and officials in justice. They are very active in all post communist and communist countries of the world. Be careful if you travel there. It can happen to you even now. Written to STOP ABUSE and to RESURRECT JUSTICE.
Urgent Justice
Author: John Etzil
Publisher: Pier West llc
ISBN: 1948002035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
"With intense action scenes, cutting dialogue and sparse, mood-setting language, Etzil maintains the same relentless tone and pace of his earlier books" "Etzil does a very good job of slowly cranking up the pace and the intensity, releasing the valve with occasional moments of levity" "Etzil has carved out a well-deserved following with his Jack Lamburt series" -Self-Publishing Review A small-town sheriff will catch a predator, come hell or high water… Nothing raises Sheriff Jack Lamburt’s hackles like a child in danger. After a local orphaned teen disappears under suspicious circumstances, he vows to bring her home safe. And there'll be no escape from the world of pain he’ll leave in his wake… To track down the missing girl’s abductor, Jack teams up with the only resident who can spot the culprit out of a crowd—a feisty 90-year-old with a taste for rye whiskey and revenge. But what was supposed to be a recon-only road trip soon takes a treacherous turn. And the two traveling companions find themselves fighting for survival in a crooked town overrun with the vicious disciples of a sexual predator and self-proclaimed prophet. To save the girl, Jack will have to bring the entire unholy criminal network to its day of reckoning… Urgent Justice is the standalone spin-off book in the best selling series of vigilante thrillers starring Sheriff Jack Lamburt. If you like non-stop action, high-tech crime solving, and brutal violence, then you’ll love John Etzil’s gritty tale. Buy Urgent Justice, and buckle up for a wild road trip to revenge, today!
Publisher: Pier West llc
ISBN: 1948002035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
"With intense action scenes, cutting dialogue and sparse, mood-setting language, Etzil maintains the same relentless tone and pace of his earlier books" "Etzil does a very good job of slowly cranking up the pace and the intensity, releasing the valve with occasional moments of levity" "Etzil has carved out a well-deserved following with his Jack Lamburt series" -Self-Publishing Review A small-town sheriff will catch a predator, come hell or high water… Nothing raises Sheriff Jack Lamburt’s hackles like a child in danger. After a local orphaned teen disappears under suspicious circumstances, he vows to bring her home safe. And there'll be no escape from the world of pain he’ll leave in his wake… To track down the missing girl’s abductor, Jack teams up with the only resident who can spot the culprit out of a crowd—a feisty 90-year-old with a taste for rye whiskey and revenge. But what was supposed to be a recon-only road trip soon takes a treacherous turn. And the two traveling companions find themselves fighting for survival in a crooked town overrun with the vicious disciples of a sexual predator and self-proclaimed prophet. To save the girl, Jack will have to bring the entire unholy criminal network to its day of reckoning… Urgent Justice is the standalone spin-off book in the best selling series of vigilante thrillers starring Sheriff Jack Lamburt. If you like non-stop action, high-tech crime solving, and brutal violence, then you’ll love John Etzil’s gritty tale. Buy Urgent Justice, and buckle up for a wild road trip to revenge, today!
The Sympathetic State
Author: Michele Landis Dauber
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226923487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Drawing on a variety of materials, including newspapers, legal briefs, political speeches, the art and literature of the time, and letters from thousands of ordinary Americans, Dauber shows that while this long history of government disaster relief has faded from our memory today, it was extremely well known to advocates for an expanded role for the national government in the 1930s, including the Social Security Act. Making this connection required framing the Great Depression as a disaster afflicting citizens though no fault of their own. Dauber argues that the disaster paradigm, though successful in defending the New Deal, would ultimately come back to haunt advocates for social welfare. By not making a more radical case for relief, proponents of the New Deal helped create the weak, uniquely American welfare state we have today - one torn between the desire to come to the aid of those suffering and the deeply rooted suspicion that those in need are responsible for their own deprivation.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226923487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Drawing on a variety of materials, including newspapers, legal briefs, political speeches, the art and literature of the time, and letters from thousands of ordinary Americans, Dauber shows that while this long history of government disaster relief has faded from our memory today, it was extremely well known to advocates for an expanded role for the national government in the 1930s, including the Social Security Act. Making this connection required framing the Great Depression as a disaster afflicting citizens though no fault of their own. Dauber argues that the disaster paradigm, though successful in defending the New Deal, would ultimately come back to haunt advocates for social welfare. By not making a more radical case for relief, proponents of the New Deal helped create the weak, uniquely American welfare state we have today - one torn between the desire to come to the aid of those suffering and the deeply rooted suspicion that those in need are responsible for their own deprivation.