Mama Braids

Author : Monique Duncan
Publisher : Sweet Pea Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 151363352X

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When Mama Braids My Hair by Monique Duncan Pdf

When Mama Braids My Hair captures a young girl's experience of having her hair braided and the bond it creates with her mother. The tradition of African hair braiding is more than just a Sunday routine. Come join Nikki on an adventure as she is transformed into an Egyptian queen, a Nigerian goddess, a Zulu warrior, and a Maasai girl. While young girls throughout the African Diaspora can relate to getting their hair braided in intricate styles, it is also an ancient ritual that is a large part of their history. Readers will enjoy going on an adventure with the main character and learning about the origins of popular braided hairstyles worn today.

Author : Kimberly Griffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736348302

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Mama Braids by Kimberly Griffin Pdf

Through poetic dialogue, a mother inspires her young African American daughter to be proud of the tradition in hair braiding. At first the little girl is upset and annoyed about spending an evening getting her hair braided. By the end of the book she is not only proud of her hair, but also no longer fighting the cultural tradition her mother has been trying to pass down to her.

Author : Kathryn Forbes
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1968-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0156563770

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Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes Pdf

The charming adventures of the Mama of an immigrant Norwegian family living in San Francisco. This bestselling book inspired the play, motion picture, and television series I Remember Mama.

Author : Grace Marable
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781462023158

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Joys, Sorrows, and Hopes by Grace Marable Pdf

The joy in this story is about growing up in a home with my parents, brothers, and sisters; and knowing were loved by our parents. Our life was hard, we did not own the house that we lived in, or the farm land that we worked. We were sharecroppers. My parents were the offspring of freed slaves. When my fathers parents died, he was thirteen years old. He sharecropped to provide for himself and his six younger siblings. My parents married in 1905 and became parents to eleven sons and three daughters. We all worked in the field together. We ate all meals together. That was enjoyable because mama was the best cook ever. I do not remember any of us every saying to mama I dont like to food. There were many tragedies that brought sorrows and grief. For example, in 1940, my youngest brother was killed by a mule when he was only fifteen years old. That caused almost unbearable grief for mama. In the ensuing years, four more of my brothers were killed. The hope that I have is to live on earth when Gods kingdom comes and his will is done.

Author : Linda K. Farris
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781477277003

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Recipes and Memories from Mama's Table by Linda K. Farris Pdf

Linda Farris, her husband Garlin and their son Jeff moved to the beautiful little city of Fairhope, Alabama, after Garlin's retirement in 2010. There she has found time to pursue her hobbies of painting, photography, and writing. These things were part of Linda's list of things to do, some day, when there was enough time. Raising two daughters and taking care of a son with special needs, while living in five different states, have made life interesting. Add two sons-in-law, six wonderful grandchildren, a new grandson-in-law and her first great-grandchild due in March, and life is good. The Hendrix family reunion is an important part of Linda's life. Because of it this cookbook was started. The original descendants of Law Donald and Lennie Mae Hendrix, five boys and five girls, decided at their mother's funeral to keep the family connected by having a reunion every summer. The year was 1969. Since then attendance has grown to over 100 and the family has had some wonderful times together and grown closer over the years. Friends and family from all over the South have shared stories and recipes from their Mama's tables and Linda has added stories and memories of her Mama and Papa Hendrix and her Granny and Grandad Tucker. If you enjoy this collection of nostalgia and good food, and would like to honor someone special with a story or a recipe, contact Linda at ([email protected]). Perhaps we can make another visit to "Mama's Table".

Author : Anna Spencer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780578002279

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On a Green Twig by Anna Spencer Pdf

On a Green Twig is the memoir of Anna Klein Spencer who grew up in Germany during the Depression and World War II. Her lively, richly detailed recollections of rustic life in a Rheinland village provide invaluable perspective about German life before and after Hitler, Nazism and World War II. This personal account tells how a young girl's family life and her community were turned upside down by world events. It offers a lesson in how perseverance and courage can transform tragedy and misfortune into a new lease on life - on a green twig.

Author : D.L. Lagone
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491817919

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Reflection by D.L. Lagone Pdf

Reflection is a story of two familys history. Bridging a century taking you from Poncho Villas Mexico and New England Connecticut, where in the early twentieth centurysocial status in life was important, how you achieved it was not.Second Lieutenant Charles Black assigned to General Pershings expeditionary incursion force into Mexico to capture Poncho Villa falls in love with the daughted of a wealthy horse breeder. Their love is a story of hate, death, and obsession. Secrets and lies dominate the lives of three generations of women. Climaxing in the revelation that we are not who we have been led to believe we are.

Author : Svetlana Aleksievich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780399588754

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Last Witnesses by Svetlana Aleksievich Pdf

This is "Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them--a trauma that would forever change the course of the Russian nation ... Alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives, creating [an] alternative history from the personal and private experiences of individuals. Collectively, these voices provide a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war"--

Author : Mary Jane Auch
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780440414919

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Journey to Nowhere by Mary Jane Auch Pdf

In the spring of 1815, Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family set off in a covered wagon from their farm in Connecticut to the western New York wilderness. Mem and her mother see it as a journey to nowhere since there won't be any houses or neighbors, just endless forest. Their journey is filled with the uncertain danger of wild animals, raging storms, and cruel strangers. When Mem is unexpectedly separated from her family, she must face every danger alone while hoping to find her family again.

Author : Vicki Lane
Publisher : Dell
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385342636

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The Day of Small Things by Vicki Lane Pdf

A night of reckoning . . . A dawn of danger . . . In the misty folds of Appalachia, the girl they call Least grows up cursed by her mother’s cruelty and blessed by her neglect. Deemed unfit to join the outside world, Least turns to the wisdom of the land, to voices she alone can hear, to legends left by native Indians, and to the arts of divination and healing. But the time comes when Least has to choose between a doting suitor and her childhood magic, between his church and her spirits. Now, as her life enters its final chapter, her world has been invaded by a violent criminal with a chilling plan. To stop him from committing an unspeakable crime—and to free an innocent child—the woman who was once Least must break long-held promises, draw on long-buried powers, and face a darkness no one else can even see.

Author : Tonya Holloway
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781450211222

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All Girls Should Know How to Braid by Tonya Holloway Pdf

Stacy Bell was a typical eighties teenager. She had a colossal crush on Michael Jackson and teaching herself to break-dancewas a daily ritual. Like most girls her age, she fantasized about being the prettiest, most fashionable, and the most popular seventh grader at Forest Hill Middle. The key to making her dreams a reality was being noticed by the cutest eighth grade boy in school. Desperate to fit in, Stacy and her best friend, Tomeka (who is well known), conspire to make Stacy's dream a reality. Their weapon of choice is a Golden Girl perm hair kit. However, to Stacy's surprise, an unexpected road block has halted her plans for a glamorous makeover. This setback causes more agony than fame; spiraling Stacy's confidence to an all time low. A continuous chain of unfortunate events forces Stacy to regret ever revealing her secret crush. Her friendship with Tomeka is in limbo, a mysterious note may blow her cover, and to make matters worse, she is unprepared for an unanticipated class presentation. What appears to be shear tragedy leads Stacy to a completely new world and allows her to take an introspective journey of discovery.

Author : Han Nolan
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Abandoned children
ISBN : 9780152019167

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Born Blue by Han Nolan Pdf

Janie was four years old when she nearly drowned due to her mothers neglect. Through an unhappy foster home experience, and years of feeling that she is unwanted, she keeps alive her dream of someday being a famous singer.

Author : G. Joyce Chatman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557229833

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B.R.AIDS (Black Response to AIDS) by G. Joyce Chatman Pdf

Author : Māra Zālīte
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943150748

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Five Fingers by Māra Zālīte Pdf

Five-year-old Laura was born in one of Joseph Stalin’s prison camps in Siberia. When the book opens, she and her parents are on their long journey back to Latvia, a country Laura knows only from the exuberant descriptions that whirled about the Gulag. Upon her arrival, however, she must come to terms with the conflicting images of the life she sees around her and the fairytale Latvia she grew up hearing about and imagining. Based on the author’s life, and written in lush language that defies the narrative’s many hardships, Five Fingers tells the story of a girl who moves between worlds in the hopes of finding a Latvia that she can call home.

Author : Sayidet Hijaz
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595301201

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A Runaway Wife by Sayidet Hijaz Pdf

"A Runaway Wife is a novel, based on a true story, which relates the psychological and physical vulnerability of Saudi Arabian women. Fairooz, an oppressed member of a closed society, left her husband to pursue her dream; speaking out loud, demanding to salvage her lost entitled human rights. She conveys how Saudi society does not abide by God's laws, abusing her as a woman, forcing her to run away from her home.