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Homeless Bird

Gloria Whelan
Homeless Bird Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061975820

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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Pdf

The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled—her life has been sold for a dowry. Can she forge her own future, even in the face of time-worn tradition? Perfect for schools and classrooms, this universally acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning novel by master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan is a gripping tale of hope that will transport readers of all ages.

Homeless Bird

Gloria Whelan,Various
Homeless Bird Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan,Various
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arranged marriage
ISBN : 1845079779

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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan,Various Pdf

Koly's parents have arranged a marriage for their only daughter and now, like many girls her age in India, she will leave her home forever. She longs to run away, but she knows that she cannot go against tradition. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed. Caught up in a series of events that threaten to sweep her towards a frightening future, Koly finds herself cast out and alone. But sometimes courage and hope can be more powerful than tradition, and Koly learns that fate can be taken into her own hands.

Homeless Bird

Gloria Whelan
Homeless Bird Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0439296919

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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Pdf

This National Book Award-winning novel chronicles the story of a young Indian woman who dares to defy fate when she is forced into an arranged marriage.

Chu Ju's House

Gloria Whelan
Chu Ju s House Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061975806

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Chu Ju's House by Gloria Whelan Pdf

One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return. With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.

Homeless Bird

Gloria Whelan
Homeless Bird Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Courage
ISBN : 0786240601

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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Pdf

When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

The Boy Who Wanted to Cook

Gloria Whelan
The Boy Who Wanted to Cook Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781410308207

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The Boy Who Wanted to Cook by Gloria Whelan Pdf

La Bonne Vache (The Good Cow) is a little restaurant in the south of France. It takes its name from and is famous for its boeuf à la mode, a delicious beef stew. Ten-year-old Pierre longs to follow in the culinary footsteps of his father, Monsieur Valcourt. Monsieur Valcourt is the chef and owner of La Bonne Vache. Pierre spends as much time as possible in the restaurant's kitchen, hoping for a chance to demonstrate his cooking skills. But his parents shoo him away and he is not allowed to cook. One day Pierre meets a visitor who is on his way to eat at the restaurant. This is no ordinary visitor but an important food critic. His experience at La Bonne Vache could bring great honor to the restaurant. At last, Pierre sees his chance to prove himself. Award-winning author Gloria Whelan received the National Book Award for her young adult novel, Homeless Bird. Her books with Sleeping Bear Press include The Listeners, Friend on Freedom River, and Jam and Jelly with Holly and Nellie. She lives in Michigan.

5 to 1

Holly Bodger
5 to 1 Book PDF

Author : Holly Bodger
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385391535

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5 to 1 by Holly Bodger Pdf

Part Homeless Bird and part Matched, this is a dark look at the near future told through the alternating perspectives of two teens who dare to challenge the system. In the year 2054, after decades of gender selection, India now has a ratio of five boys for every girl, making women an incredibly valuable commodity. Tired of marrying off their daughters to the highest bidder and determined to finally make marriage fair, the women who form the country of Koyanagar have instituted a series of tests so that every boy has the chance to win a wife. Sudasa, though, doesn’t want to be a wife, and Kiran, a boy forced to compete in the test to become her husband, has other plans as well. As the tests advance, Sudasa and Kiran thwart each other at every turn until they slowly realize that they just might want the same thing. This beautiful, unique novel is told from alternating points of view—Sudasa’s in verse and Kiran’s in prose—allowing readers to experience both characters’ pain and their brave struggle for hope.

The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)

James McBride
The Good Lord Bird National Book Award Winner Book PDF

Author : James McBride
Publisher : Riverhead Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781594486340

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The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner) by James McBride Pdf

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, the region a battlefield between anti and pro slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an arguement between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town with Brown, who believes Henry is a girl. Over the next months, Henry conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. He finds himeself with Brown at the historic raid on Harper's Ferry, one of the catalysts for the civil war.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Book PDF

Author : Maya Angelou
Publisher : Random House
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307477729

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Pdf

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin From the Paperback edition.

Listening for Lions

Gloria Whelan
Listening for Lions Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061975851

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Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan Pdf

A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her family’s malicious neighbors. Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she's forced into a life of deception. Like the lion, she must be patient and strong, awaiting the moment when she can take control of her own fate—and find her way home again at last. Named one of New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, this tale of a strong young heroine “in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett” (School Library Journal), by award-winning master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan, is a perfect read for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.

Just Pretending

Lisa Bird-Wilson
Just Pretending Book PDF

Author : Lisa Bird-Wilson
Publisher : Coteau Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Canadian fiction
ISBN : 9781550505467

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Just Pretending by Lisa Bird-Wilson Pdf

A debut short story collection from one of Canada's most exciting new Aboriginal voices. "In our family, it was Trish who was Going To Be Trouble; I was Such a Good Girl." At times haunting, at times hilarious, Just Pretending explores the moments in life that send us down pathways predetermined and not-yet-forged. These are the liminal, defining moments that mark irreversible transitions n girl to mother, confinement to freedom, wife to murderer. They are the melodramatic car-crash moments n the outcomes both horrific and too fascinating to tear our eyes from. And they are the unnoticed, infinitely tiny moments, seemingly insignificant (even ridiculous) yet holding the power to alter, to transform, to make strange. What links these stories is a sense of characters working n both with success and without, through action or reaction n to separate reality from perception and to make these moments into their lives' new truths.

That Wild Berries Should Grow

Gloria Whelan
That Wild Berries Should Grow Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781497673885

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That Wild Berries Should Grow by Gloria Whelan Pdf

In the depths of the Depression, a young girl goes to live in the country Although the Depression has destroyed Detroit’s economy, Elsa cannot imagine living anywhere else. She loves her friends, her family, and the hustle and bustle of the great industrial city. But when a mysterious illness forces her to miss half of fifth grade, her parents take drastic action and send her to stay with her grandmama to heal. Not just for a week. Not just for a month. For the entire summer. Elsa is frightened of her stern German grandmother and doesn’t think she could ever feel at home in the peaceful Michigan countryside. The nights are too quiet and the days are too boring, and she has nothing to amuse herself with except her journal. But as the Lake Huron summer wears on, Elsa learns to take joy in empty places and live for the beauty of nature.

A Time to Keep Silent

Gloria Whelan
A Time to Keep Silent Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Eerdmans Young Readers
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0802852556

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A Time to Keep Silent by Gloria Whelan Pdf

When thirteen-year-old Clair's relationship with her minister father changes after her mother's death, she stops speaking, and the subsequent events change both their lives.

Skellig

David Almond
Skellig Book PDF

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385729888

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Skellig by David Almond Pdf

David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary! Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael's world changes forever. . . .

Smudge and the Book of Mistakes

Gloria Whelan
Smudge and the Book of Mistakes Book PDF

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627530996

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Smudge and the Book of Mistakes by Gloria Whelan Pdf

The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Morcarrick. Here, monks old and young live quiet lives spent in prayer and service. One day the Abbot decides that Brother Bede, their finest illuminator of manuscripts, will illustrate the Christmas story. It will be magnificent, praised throughout the world (as will St. Ambrose). Unfortunately, young Brother Cuthbert has been chosen to assist Brother Bede in this project. Cuthbert is impatient, lacks discipline, and even worse--is known for making mistakes. His nickname is "Smudge." How can someone so ill-suited assist in the creation of the greatest book of all? Award-winning author Gloria Whelan shows that sometimes, when given the right task, someone's greatest weakness can prove to be his greatest strength.