Rising Above Shepherdsville

Author : Ann Schoenbohm
Publisher : Beach Lane Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481452847

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Rising Above Shepherdsville by Ann Schoenbohm Pdf

In the tradition of The Higher Power of Lucky and Because of Winn Dixie, a young girl deals with her mother’s suicide in this riveting debut novel that explores love, loss, family, friendship, and redemption. In the summer of 1977, twelve-year-old Dulcie Louise Dixon arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Bernie’s farmhouse in Shepherdsville, Ohio, with no voice, a spelling bee trophy, a Webster’s Dictionary, and a box full of ashes. She tries to adjust to her new situation, but can’t forget the words she left behind or the mother she’s lost to suicide. One day, Dulcie discovers a secret place: a swan’s nest in the woods where at last, her broken world begins to mend. With the help of her surprising new friends—a guitar-playing runaway, a poetry-loving preacher, a one-armed gas station attendant, a singing seamstress, a chained-up hunting dog, and a family of swans—Dulcie is finally able to rise out of her sadness and grief to find her voice once again.

Author : Sean J. Rogers
Publisher : Houndstooth Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1544518439

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Rising Above: A Green Beret's Story of Childhood Trauma and Ultimate Healing by Sean J. Rogers Pdf

A simple car accident changed the path of six-year-old Sean Rogers's life forever. His single mother checked into the hospital as a vibrant young woman and checked out as a full-blown opioid addict. From that day forward, Sean's life became a silent nightmare of abuse, neglect, chronic hunger, and slow, helpless withdrawal from everything and everyone he loved. In Rising Above, Green Beret Sean Rogers chronicles the toughest battle of his life: the long, painful fight to confront his darkest fears and reclaim his life. After struggling as a young man to accept the raw trauma of his past, he eventually learned to understand and embrace it, ultimately using it to become an elite Special Forces operator. Through this profoundly honest and inspiring memoir, Rogers explores what it means to make the pain of your past work for you, showing you how to harness the truth of your own reality and take control of your destiny.

Author : Jerry Spinelli
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375832024

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The Warden's Daughter by Jerry Spinelli Pdf

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli comes the story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's excercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got. "A tapestry of grief and redemption, woven by a master storyteller ....Moving and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Author : Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781772780819

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Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman Pdf

From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs too much. Her father sells banana fritters at the train station, but too much of his earnings go toward his drinking habit. Too often Nia is left alone to take over the food cart as well as care for her brother and their home in the Jakarta slums. But Nia is determined to find a way to earn her school fees. After she survives a minibus accident unharmed and the locals say she is blessed with 'good luck magic,' Nia exploits the notion for all its worth by charging double for her fried bananas. Selling superstitions can be dangerous, and when the tide turns it becomes clear that Nia’s future is being mapped without her consent. If Nia is to write a new story for herself, she must overcome more obstacles than she could ever have conceived of for her mythical princess, and summon courage she isn't sure she has.

Author : Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763670450

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Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson Pdf

When forced to choose between staying with her guardian and being with her big brother, Ari chose her big brother. There’s just one problem—Gage doesn’t actually have a place to live. When Ari’s mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. So when nineteen-year-old Gage decides he can no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knows she has to go with him. But it’s been two months, and Gage still hasn’t found them an apartment. He and Ari have been “couch surfing,” staying with Gage’s friend in a tiny apartment, crashing with Gage’s girlfriend and two roommates, and if necessary, sneaking into a juvenile shelter to escape the cold Maine nights. But all of this jumping around makes it hard for Ari to keep up with her schoolwork, never mind her friendships, and getting into Carter starts to seem impossible. Will Ari be forced to break one of her promises to Mama? Told in an open, authentic voice, this nuanced story of hiding in plain sight may have readers thinking about homelessness in a whole new way.

Author : Jessica Bruder
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393249323

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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder Pdf

The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand. "People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." —Rebecca Solnit From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in RVs and modified vans, forming a growing community of nomads. Nomadland tells a revelatory tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy—one which foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, it celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive, but have not given up hope.

Author : Roger W. Barbour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Nature
ISBN : UVA:X001022681

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Kentucky Birds by Roger W. Barbour Pdf

Author : United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1150 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1950-06
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : MINN:30000007816626

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Climatological Data for the United States by Sections by United States. Weather Bureau Pdf

Collection of the monthly climatological reports of the United States by state or region with monthly and annual National summaries.

Author : Karen Cushman
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781984850133

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War and Millie McGonigle by Karen Cushman Pdf

The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of WWII on the homefront. Millie McGonigle lives in sunny California, where her days are filled with beach and surf. It should be perfect--but times are tough. Hitler is attacking Europe and it looks like the United States may be going to war. Food is rationed and money is tight. And Millie's sickly little sister gets all the attention and couldn't be more of a pain if she tried. It's all Millie can do to stay calm and feel in control. Still--there's sand beneath her feet. A new neighbor from the city, who has a lot to teach Millie. And surfer boy Rocky to admire--even if she doesn't have the guts to talk to him. It's a time of sunshine, siblings, and stress. Will Millie be able to find her way in her family, and keep her balance as the the world around her loses its own?

Author : Okolona Woman's Club
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Jefferson County (Ky.)
ISBN : WISC:89067380402

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History of the Okolona Area by Okolona Woman's Club Pdf

Author : Robert Draper
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Escapes
ISBN : UOM:39015046483866

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Hadrian's Walls by Robert Draper Pdf

In a surprising debut novel, the lifelong friendship between a prison's director and a notorious convict creates a conflict between obligation and loyalty.

Author : United States. Environmental Data Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : UCSB:31205013706054

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Storm Data by United States. Environmental Data Service Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : UCBK:C087820551

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A History of Banking in All the Leading Nations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Moss
Publisher : Signal
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780771057090

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Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss Pdf

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the troubling story of the rise of the processed food industry -- and how it used salt, sugar, and fat to addict us. Salt Sugar Fat is a journey into the highly secretive world of the processed food giants, and the story of how they have deployed these three essential ingredients, over the past five decades, to dominate the North American diet. This is an eye-opening book that demonstrates how the makers of these foods have chosen, time and again, to double down on their efforts to increase consumption and profits, gambling that consumers and regulators would never figure them out. With meticulous original reporting, access to confidential files and memos, and numerous sources from deep inside the industry, it shows how these companies have pushed ahead, despite their own misgivings (never aired publicly). Salt Sugar Fat is the story of how we got here, and it will hold the food giants accountable for the social costs that keep climbing even as some of the industry's own say, "Enough already."

Author : C. Ray Asfahl,David W. Rieske
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780132368711

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Industrial Safety and Health Management by C. Ray Asfahl,David W. Rieske Pdf

Industrial Safety And Health Management is ideal for senior/graduate-level courses in Industrial Safety, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, and Operations Management. It isuseful f or industrial engineers.