Lionheart Girl

Author : Yaba Badoe
Publisher : Zephyr
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Black people
ISBN : 1789540860

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Lionheart Girl by Yaba Badoe Pdf

African myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and those we cannot. Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba's terrified of her mother who is deadly dangerous. But like mother, like daughter - magic runs through her blood and Sheba discovers powers of her own.Her touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears - their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of ancient magic, blood and friendship, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter - her mother.Praise for Lionheart Girl: 'A dark and dazzling coming-of-age novel, rich in atmosphere and magic realism' Guardian Best Books of 2021'Lionheart Girl is deeply atmospheric, stunningly original, and sizzling with ancient myth and magic. Utterly unmissable' Sophie Anderson, The Castle of Tangled Magic'Loved it! Yaba's best so far - a wonderful tale of magic and family' Catherine Johnson, author of Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica

Author : Elvelyna B. Beaubrun
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781490745688

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The Girl with the Lion Heart by Elvelyna B. Beaubrun Pdf

THE GIRL WITH THE LION HEART is an intriguing, inspiring, motivating, heart-felt, mind blowing, memoir which shares the story of a young woman by the name of Elvelyna B. Beaubrun struggling yet determined to reach her goals despite her obstacle Sickle Cell Anemia hindering her. Throughout the painful crisis and numerous hospitalizations, Elvelyna makes it her mandate to rise above the odds and pursues the passions and desires of her heart. When Sickle Cell Anemia knocks her down, she makes it her mandate to never stay down, but rise up and work harder, be stronger, build up perseverance, through the excruciating pain crisis associated with her illness. This exceptional story is a must read! It is the story of courage, the ability to withstand obstacles, and endure until the end. Elvelyna shares her journey of her talent for writing which started at a very young age, writing and drawing on the walls and doors everywhere in her own home as a child. During her hospital stays she continued to journal and write about her experiences as a coping method with the pain. Inspired by her father, who came to her one day after sitting in the bathroom, looking out the window and gazing up to the sky reflecting about her experiences and triumphs above Sickle Cell Anemia. He gave her the title of the book as the thought came to his head, THE GIRL WITH THE LION HEART.

Author : A. C. Gaughen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780802736178

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Lion Heart by A. C. Gaughen Pdf

The thrilling final book in A. C. Gaughen's action-packed and romance-filled Robin Hood retelling. * "A rip-roaring tale." --Booklist, starred review, on Scarlet Scarlet hasn't seen daylight in months--not since she sacrificed herself to save Robin's life and watched one of her dearest friends murdered right before her eyes. Locked away and constantly moved from dungeon to dungeon, Scarlet manages to escape against all odds. She desperately wants to return to Rob, until she learns of a dangerous plot that puts everyone in the kingdom in jeopardy. Armed with the truth about her heritage, Scarlet is the only one who can stop it . . . Don't miss these other books from A. C. Gaughen: The Scarlet series Scarlet Lady Thief Lion Heart The Elementae series Reign the Earth Imprison the Sky

Author : Carol Leonard
Publisher : Bad Beaver Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0615195504

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Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart by Carol Leonard Pdf

A memoir of a young midwife practicing in the wilds of New Hampshire who trained with a wonderful old country doctor, fell in love with her obstetrician back-up, and ultimately became a national leader in the struggle to reclaim the profession of midwifery in the United States. A story of love, loss and deep dedication to birthing women.

Author : Brad Ricca
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250207029

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Olive the Lionheart by Brad Ricca Pdf

"Brad Ricca’s Olive MacLeod is my favorite sort of woman from history—bold and unconventional, utterly unsinkable—and her story is so full of adventure and acts of courage, it’s hard to believe she actually lived. And yet she did! Brad Ricca has found a heroine for the ages, and written her tale with a winning combination of accuracy and imagination." — Paula McLain, author of Love and Ruin and The Paris Wife From the Edgar-nominated author of the bestselling Mrs. Sherlock Holmes comes the true story of a woman's quest to Africa in the 1900s to find her missing fiancé, and the adventure that ensues. In 1910, Olive MacLeod, a thirty-year-old, redheaded Scottish aristocrat, received word that her fiancé, the famous naturalist Boyd Alexander, was missing in Africa. So she went to find him. Olive the Lionheart is the thrilling true story of her astonishing journey. In jungles, swamps, cities, and deserts, Olive and her two companions, the Talbots, come face-to-face with cobras and crocodiles, wise native chiefs, a murderous leopard cult, a haunted forest, and even two adorable lion cubs that she adopts as her own. Making her way in a pair of ill-fitting boots, Olive awakens to the many forces around her, from shadowy colonial powers to an invisible Islamic warlord who may hold the key to Boyd’s disappearance. As these secrets begin to unravel, all of Olive’s assumptions prove wrong and she is forced to confront the darkest, most shocking secret of all: why she really came to Africa in the first place. Drawing on Olive’s own letters and secret diaries, Olive the Lionheart is a love story that defies all boundaries, set against the backdrop of a beautiful, unconquerable Africa. This book is not for sale in the United Kingdom.

Author : Stewart Binns
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405913614

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Lionheart by Stewart Binns Pdf

Lionheart is the latest historical adventure novel from Stewart Binns, covering the extraordinary life of King Richard the Lionheart. Richard of Aquitaine, the third son of King Henry II, is developing a fearsome reputation for being a ruthless warrior. Arrogant and conceited he earns the name Richard Lionheart for his bravery and brutality on the battlefield. After the death his brothers, Richard's impatience to take the throne, and gain the immense power that being King over a vast empire would bring him, leads him to form an alliance with Philip II, King of France. After invading his father's lands on the Continent, Richard Lionheart goes on to defeat the King's army at the tumultuous Battle of Ballans. Taking his place on the throne he begins his bloody quest to return the Holy Land to Christian rule. Stewart Binns' Making of England series features Conquest, Crusade, Anarchy and his latest historical page-turner, Lionheart. Praise for Stewart Binns: 'A fascinating mix of fact, legend and fiction ... this is storytelling at its best.' Daily Mail 'Stewart Binns has produced a real page-turner, a truly stunning adventure story - Alastair Campbell Stewart Binns began his professional life as an academic. He then pursued several adventures, including a stint at the BBC, before settling into a career as a schoolteacher, specializing in history. Later in life, a lucky break took him back to the BBC, which was the beginning of a successful career in television. He has won a BAFTA, a Grierson, an RTS and a Peabody for his documentaries. Stewart's passion is English history, especially its origins and folklore. His previous novels Conquest, Crusade and Anarchy published to great acclaim.

Author : Tamora Pierce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481439589

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Alanna by Tamora Pierce Pdf

Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.

Author : Sistren (Organization)
Publisher : University of West Indies Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 976640156X

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Lionheart Gal by Sistren (Organization) Pdf

The re-publication of Lionheart Gal marks an event unique in contemporary literature. It is the distillation of the Jamaican woman's experience in fifteen compelling life stories from the internationally known Sistren Theatre Collective. Since 1977 the women of Sistren have been exploring the lives of Caribbean women, from which they create plays, workshops and screen prints for presentation throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere. This book is based on testimonies from Sistren collected and edited by Honor Ford-Smith into a vivid record of women's lives. The stories retain all the emotional depth of works of the imagination; yet they are at the same time invaluable records of oral history. Scholars of language, culture, politics and literature will need this book; the general reader will revel in it. "These `sistren' dare to present themselves just as they are - the sounds of their days and their souls intact." - Alice Walker

Author : Connie Mason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786251360

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Lionheart by Connie Mason Pdf

A New York Times Bestselling Author From the moment he laid eyes on the White Knight, Lionheart was determined to best him. He'd been ordered to take Cragdon Castle, and that slim young warrior on the pure white steed led the defending forces with a skill and daring the challenged his own prowess. Lionheart swore he would soon have the White Knight beneath his sword and at his mercy. But, storming through the battered portcullis, he found only a beautiful maiden awaiting him in the hall . . .

Author : Annie Howell,Frank Tuitt
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612500669

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Race and Higher Education by Annie Howell,Frank Tuitt Pdf

The contributors to Race and Higher Education guide educators toward an understanding of how changes in the student population call for new approaches to classroom instruction, and address the need for new pedagogical practices in increasingly diverse college classrooms. Over the last few decades, U.S. colleges and universities have witnessed increasing diversity in their student bodies. Yet faculty members, operating on the notion that one pedagogy fits all students, continue to employ traditional modes of instruction. This adherence to outdated pedagogies has created potentially harmful learning environments for all students—and particularly for students of color. Race and Higher Education addresses this persistent problem, guiding educators toward a better understanding of how changes in the student population have resulted in the need for new approaches to classroom instruction. By including voices from inside classrooms along with analyses from scholarly researchers, this volume provides college and university teachers, administrators, students, and scholars with a critical instrument for improving higher education.

Author : Tanya Anne Crosby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 164839468X

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Lion Heart by Tanya Anne Crosby Pdf

The illegitimate daughter of a penniless English baron, Elizabet is determined to win her freedom at all costs... until treachery thrusts her into the arms of a proud Scotsman. Bound to protect her, despite that holding her could mean the death of a fragile peace between the clans, Broc of the McKinnons, soon realizes that the fiery vixen he holds captive could pose an even greater risk to his heart.

Author : Colin Lankshear,Peter McLaren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134874972

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The Politics of Liberation by Colin Lankshear,Peter McLaren Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Emile Adriaan Benvenuto van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Chiefdoms
ISBN : 3825835499

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Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and Power in West African Societies by Emile Adriaan Benvenuto van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal Pdf

Author : Hagar Peeters
Publisher : Doppelhouse Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0999754408

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Malva by Hagar Peeters Pdf

The abandoned daughter of Pablo Neruda speaks through "incandescent poetic prose full of magical realism, biographical details and psychological insight."

Author : Moritz Fink
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538116173

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The Simpsons by Moritz Fink Pdf

This book looks at The Simpsons place in the pop culture firmament, from inspirations like Mad magazine to its critical role in the renaissance of animated television. The author recounts the birth of the show, discusses its remarkable merchandising success, and examines the show’s popularity as the longest running episodic program in TV history.