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Ordinary Girls

Jaquira Díaz
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Author : Jaquira Díaz
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781643750163

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One of the Must-Read Books of 2019 According to O: The Oprah Magazine * Time * Bustle * Electric Literature * Publishers Weekly * The Millions * The Week * Good Housekeeping “There is more life packed on each page of Ordinary Girls than some lives hold in a lifetime.” —Julia Alvarez In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn’t find support for her burgeoning sexual identity. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico’s history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz writes with raw and refreshing honesty, triumphantly mapping a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be. Reminiscent of Tara Westover’s Educated, Kiese Laymon’s Heavy, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club, and Terese Marie Mailhot’s Heart Berries, Jaquira Díaz’s memoir provides a vivid portrait of a life lived in (and beyond) the borders of Puerto Rico and its complicated history—and reads as electrically as a novel.

Three Ordinary Girls

Tim Brady
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Author : Tim Brady
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806540405

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“The book's teenage protagonists and their bravery will enthrall young adults, who may find themselves inspired to take up their own causes.” —Washington Post An astonishing World War II story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence belied their extraordinary daring in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. It also made them the underground’s most invaluable commodity. May 10, 1940. The Netherlands was swarming with Third Reich troops. In seven days it’s entirely occupied by Nazi Germany. Joining a small resistance cell in the Dutch city of Haarlem were three teenage girls: Hannie Schaft, and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen who would soon band together to form a singular female underground squad. Smart, fiercely political, devoted solely to the cause, and “with nothing to lose but their own lives,” Hannie, Truus, and Freddie took terrifying direct action against Nazi targets. That included sheltering fleeing Jews, political dissidents, and Dutch resisters. They sabotaged bridges and railways, and donned disguises to lead children from probable internment in concentration camps to safehouses. They covertly transported weapons and set military facilities ablaze. And they carried out the assassinations of German soldiers and traitors–on public streets and in private traps–with the courage of veteran guerilla fighters and the cunning of seasoned spies. In telling this true story through the lens of a fearlessly unique trio of freedom fighters, Tim Brady offers a fascinating perspective of the Dutch resistance during the war. Of lives under threat; of how these courageous young women became involved in the underground; and of how their dedication evolved into dangerous, life-threatening missions on behalf of Dutch patriots–regardless of the consequences. Harrowing, emotional, and unforgettable, Three Ordinary Girls finally moves these three icons of resistance into the deserved forefront of world history.

The Good Girls

Sonia Faleiro
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Author : Sonia Faleiro
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780345816702

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A shattering, utterly immersive work of investigative journalism, The Good Girls slips behind political maneuvering, caste systems and codes of honour in a village in northern India to tell the real story behind the tragic deaths of two teenage girls and an epidemic of violence against women. In the early dawn one day in 2014, a man discovered the dead bodies of 14-year-old Lalli Shakya and 16-year-old Padma Shakya hanging from a mango tree on the edge of their village in Uttar Pradesh. When the inseparable cousins hadn't returned from a walk to the fields to relieve themselves the evening before, their families had begun searching for them. Upon hearing of the discovery and reaching the bodies, the grief-stricken women of the family formed a protective shield around the tree. They knew that if their girls were taken down immediately, they would be forgotten, lost in a brutally inefficient and prejudiced system; but if media arrived, and photos of the bodies went viral, those in power could not ignore the deaths and justice would be served. Dramatic images of the Shakya girls spread across India and the world, inciting horror and despair. Padma and Lalli died two years after the Delhi bus rape, and many saw the cousins as victims of an ongoing epidemic of violence, one that was emerging in rural villages. The reality that Sonia Faleiro deftly illuminates,wrapped in pressures of caste, gender, technology and teenage desire, proves to be more complicated, and just as devastating. Intimate, mesmerizing, based on years of meticulous reportage, The Good Girls uncovers the heartbreaking truth of what happened that night through the voices of the girls' families, those who saw them last and the legal and medical officials who touched the case.

Ordinary Girls

Blair Thornburgh
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Author : Blair Thornburgh
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062447876

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*A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019* *A Booklist Editors' Choice for Books for Youth 2019* Perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski and Jenny Han, this heartfelt and humorous contemporary take on Sense and Sensibility follows two sisters—complete opposites—who discover the secrets they’ve been keeping make them more alike than they’d realized. For siblings as different as Plum and Ginny, getting on each other’s nerves is par for the course. But when the family’s finances hit a snag, sending chaos through the house in a way only characters from a Jane Austen novel could understand, a distance grows between them like never before. Plum, a self-described social outcast, finally has something in her life that doesn’t revolve around her dramatic older sister. But what if coming into her own means Plum isn’t there for Ginny when she, struggling with a hard secret of her own, needs her most?

Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl

Emily Pohl-weary
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Author : Emily Pohl-weary
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780143190400

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Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl by Emily Pohl-weary Pdf

Eighteen-year-old rock star Sam Lee isn’t like other girls. She’s the super-talented bass player and songwriter for an all-girl indie band and an incurable loner. Then one night after a concert in Central Park, she’s attacked by a “wild dog.” Suddenly, this long-time vegetarian is craving meat—the bloodier, the better. Sam finds herself with an unbelievable secret and no one she trusts to share it. So begin the endless lies to cover up the hairy truth ... When a new girl gang appears in the city—with claws and paws—Sam suspects there’s a connection to her own inner beast. Trapped in a tug-of-war between her animal and human selves, forced to choose between the guy who sparks her carnal appetite and the one who makes her feel like a normal teenage girl, Sam has to unravel the mysteries of the werewolf world before her bandmates, the media, and her mother catch up to her.

Ordinary Girl In A Tiara

Jessica Hart,Yuki Shiomiya
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Author : Jessica Hart,Yuki Shiomiya
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9784596894953

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Ordinary Girl In A Tiara by Jessica Hart,Yuki Shiomiya Pdf

Vintage clothing lover Caro decides she wants an ordinary life with an ordinary man after a failed relationship with an upperclass, cheating fiance. But it's terribly difficult to be ordinary when you're friends with a princess! Caro is offered the chance of a lifetime: swap lives with her good friend Princess Lotty of Montluce! The catch? She needs to play the girlfriend to Lotty's unwilling fiance, Prince Philippe. Lotty and Philippe have dreams of their own and marriage to each other isn't in cards, but not if Dowager Blanche, Lotty's grandmother, has anything to say about it! Swapping lives sounds all well and good, however if Caro and Philippe can't play a convincing couple, it's over! Philippe is as far from ordinary as he can get?not exactly Caro's type. Can an eccentric fashion fan and a pompous prince pull it off in this dramedy of romantic deceptions? What happens when they both start to believe the lie?

Ordinary Girl

Donna Summer,Marc Eliot
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Author : Donna Summer,Marc Eliot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015059593031

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Ordinary Girl is legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer's delightfully candid memoir about her journey from signing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco, and the tragedy and spiritual rebirth that followed.

The Magdalen Girls

V.S. Alexander
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Author : V.S. Alexander
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496706133

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Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man. Among them is sixteen-year-old Teagan Tiernan, sent by her family when her beauty provokes a lustful revelation from a young priest. Teagan soon befriends Nora Craven, a new arrival who thought nothing could be worse than living in a squalid tenement flat. Stripped of their freedom and dignity, the girls are given new names and denied contact with the outside world. The Mother Superior, Sister Anne, who has secrets of her own, inflicts cruel, dehumanizing punishments—but always in the name of love. Finally, Nora and Teagan find an ally in the reclusive Lea, who helps them endure—and plot an escape. But as they will discover, the outside world has dangers too, especially for young women with soiled reputations. Told with candor, compassion, and vivid historical detail, The Magdalen Girls is a masterfully written novel of life within the era’s notorious institutions—and an inspiring story of friendship, hope, and unyielding courage.

The Ordinary Princess

M M Kaye
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Author : M M Kaye
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141361383

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Once upon a time, there was the most beautiful, extraordinary princess. At least, until the day of her christening, when a grumpy fairy placed a spell to make her ORDINARY! Princess Amethyst Alexandra Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne (also known as Princess Amy) doesn't mind being ordinary- she gets to play in the woods, and run about to her heart's content! But when she realises that her parents intend for her to marry a dreary prince, she must take matters into her own hands. She may have been born ordinary, but Princess Amy's adventures are nothing but! Is Princess Amy your #GirlHero? Check out the other stories in our #GirlHero collection- which character is your favourite? A Wrinkle in Time Pollyanna Pride and Prejudice Annie Ballet Shoes Chinese Cinderella The Borrowers A Little Princess Anne of the Green Gables Little Women The Secret Garden

15 Views of Miami

Jaquira Díaz
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Author : Jaquira Díaz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941681069

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15 Views of Miami is a literary portrait of the Magic City told in fifteen loosely linked stories by fifteen award-winning authors. The stories sprawl from Hialeah to Homestead and reflect the diversity of a large and often misunderstood city. Contributors include John Dufresne, Patricia Engel, Jennine Capó Crucet, Phillippe Diederich, and more.

Island Girl

Jackie Muise
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Author : Jackie Muise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Maritime Provinces
ISBN : 1773660764

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The life story of Mary Elizabeth LeBlanc in Jackie Muise's Island Girl is compelling and moving, not because she was highly unusual, but because she experienced, suffered, survived, and triumphed over challenges commonly faced by ordinary people during her era. She did so with inspiring fortitude and grace. Orphaned at an early age on PEI, she lives first with lightkeepers at Souris East Lighthouse, then with a St. Georges farming couple, Dolph and Jeannette Gallant, who become her beloved lifelong parents. With wartime, Mary is transplanted to Nova Scotia, where Dolph works in the Pictou shipyards building cargo ships, and where she marries Pictou native Fred Leblanc, who becomes a soldier. Afflicted and critically ill with tuberculosis, Mary dwells at length and gives birth in the Kentville sanitorium. Prevailing, she devotes herself to the roles, sometimes draining, often fulfilling, of a military wife and mother. During postings in Germany and New Brunswick, she copes with and finally confronts her husband's alcoholism, while nurturing children through their struggles and victories. When we arrive at the end of Mary's long life and story, we deeply admire and miss her as if she were our own cherished and extraordinary relative. We agree with the Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis that "There are no ordinary people."

No Ordinary Sound

Denise Lewis Patrick,Juliana Kolesova
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Author : Denise Lewis Patrick,Juliana Kolesova
Publisher : American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : African American children
ISBN : 1609587510

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No Ordinary Sound by Denise Lewis Patrick,Juliana Kolesova Pdf

In 1964 Detroit, nine-year-old Melody pursues her singing dreams unti a tragic event in Birmingham, Alabama, shakes her confidence.

Spice Girls: The Story of the World's Greatest Girl Band

Sean Smith
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Author : Sean Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0008267588

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'Get the inside scoop on all things Spice!' OK! Magazine 'A compelling new book' Daily Express Intimate and revealing, Spice Girls is the definitive story of the world's most iconic girl group. Through compelling new research and interviews, Sunday Times best-selling biographer Sean Smith reveals what life was really like for five fiercely independent and ambitious young women who were propelled to international fame in the 90s with unstoppable momentum. Quickly establishing themselves as the biggest success in British pop music since The Beatles, they were adored and admired in equal measure: the Spice Girls made a connection with millions of young women across the globe who were inspired by their enthusiasm for life and their famous Girl Power philosophy. The fab five became one of the most successful music acts in history, with more than 85 million record sales world-wide and nine UK number one singles. Throughout the years, their lives have garnered unprecedented levels of media interest and fans have keenly followed their ups and downs - the personal conflicts, celebrity break-ups, controversies and parenthood. One thing's for sure: they are never boring. In 2019, the prospect of their reunion tour has led to an outpouring of adoration and excitement, proving that the Spice Girls truly are an enduring cultural phenomenon.

Miss Matched

Shawn K. Stout
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Author : Shawn K. Stout
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442474048

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Fiona Finkelstein tries her hand at making matches in this second book of the lively and lovable Not-So-Ordinary Girl trilogy. Originally published as "Fiona Finkelstein Meets Her Match."

Ordinary Girl in a Tiara

Jessica Hart
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Author : Jessica Hart
Publisher : Carina Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459205758

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Newly single Caro Cartwright has decided that when it comes to life (and men), ordinary is good. Until her best friend, Princess Lotty, begs her to stage a diversion by masquerading as Prince Philippe of Montluce's latest squeeze…. Playboy Philippe thinks their attempt is doomed. How can he pretend to be in love with someone like Caro, who's so…unglamorous? Then Caro starts winning hearts left, right and center—including his. Can Philippe convince Caro not to settle for normal—but for an extraordinary life as princess of Montluce?