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Steeped in Stories

Mitali Perkins
Steeped in Stories Book PDF

Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781506469119

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Steeped in Stories by Mitali Perkins Pdf

The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives. But it is never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope that children's classics can ignite within us. Award-winning children's author Mitali Perkins grew up steeped in stories--escaping into her books on the fire escape of a Flushing apartment building and, later, finding solace in them as she navigated between the cultures of her suburban California school and her Bengali heritage at home. Now Perkins invites us to explore the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times: stories that provide mirrors to our innermost selves and open windows to other worlds. Blending personal narrative, accessible literary criticism, and spiritual and moral formation, Perkins delves into novels by Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, L. M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary "uncles" and "aunts" that illuminate the virtuous, abundant life we still desire. These novels are not perfect, and Perkins honestly assesses their critical frailties and flaws related to race, culture, and power. Yet reading or rereading these books as adults can help us build virtue, unmask our vices, and restore our hope. Reconnecting with these stories from childhood isn't merely nostalgia. In an era of uncertainty and despair, they lighten our load and bring us much-needed hope.

The Crack in the Teacup

Joan Bodger
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Author : Joan Bodger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1771362081

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In The Crack in the Teacup, Joan Bodger has done more than write a fascinating autobiography that reveals the power of stories. With courage, unblinking honesty, the eye of a storyteller, and the pen of a poet, she has shown how a life-and a century-can be shaped and given meaning by personal mythology.

Witches Steeped in Gold

Ciannon Smart
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Author : Ciannon Smart
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062946003

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Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart Pdf

This Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who must enter into a deadly alliance to take down a common enemy has the twisted cat-and-mouse of Killing Eve with the richly imagined fantasy world of Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes. Divided by their order. United by their vengeance. Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom—and vengeance. Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but unlike her sister before her, she has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother’s power. Sworn enemies, these two witches enter a precarious alliance to take down a mutual threat. But power is intoxicating, revenge is a bloody pursuit, and nothing is certain—except the lengths they will go to win this game. "A thundering waterfall of magic, vengeance and intrigue." —Samantha Shannon, New York Times & Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree and The Bone Season.

The Steep Approach To Garbadale

Iain Banks
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Author : Iain Banks
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748109944

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The Steep Approach To Garbadale by Iain Banks Pdf

Dark family secrets and a long-lost love affair lie at the heart of Iain Banks's fabulous new novel. The Wopuld family built its fortune on a board game called Empire! - now a hugely successful computer game. So successful, the American Spraint Corp wants to buy the firm out. Young renegade Alban, who has been evading the family clutches for years, is run to ground and persuded to attend the forthcoming family gathering - part birthday party, part Extraordinary General Meeting - convened by Win, Wopuld matriarch and most powerful member of the board, at Garbadale, the family's highland castle. Being drawn back into the bosom of the clan brings a disconcerting confrontation with Alban's past. What drove his mother to take her own life? And is he ready to see Sophie, his beautiful cousin and teenage love? Grandmother Win's revelations wll radically alter Alban's perspective for ever.

Steeped in Evil

Laura Childs
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Author : Laura Childs
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101638828

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In the newest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Tea Revenge, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is about to learn the true meaning of terroir… Theodosia Browning has never considered herself a wine connoisseur—tea has always been her forte. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to pass up an invitation to a fancy wine-tasting party at the upscale Knighthall Winery, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. But a sweet evening takes on a bitter aftertaste when a dead body is discovered in one of the wine barrels. The son of proprietor Jordan Knight has been murdered. Dissatisfied with the police investigation, Knight turns to Theo for help. She’s heard through the grapevine that there are both family and business problems at Knighthall. They say in vino veritas, but everyone at the winery seems to be lying through their teeth. Sorting through the guest list as well as family and staff, Theo has her pick of suspects. It may look like the killer has her over a barrel, but cracking tough cases is vintage Theodosia Browning.

Bamboo People

Mitali Perkins
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Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607342274

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Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins Pdf

Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.

Home Is in Between

Mitali Perkins
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Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374389444

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Home Is in Between by Mitali Perkins Pdf

In the timely yet timeless picture book Home Is in Between, critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between. Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba’s big laugh. But outside, everything is different – trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books. Back and forth, Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She remembers her village and learns her new town. She watches Bollywood movies at home and Hollywood movies with her friends. She is Indian. She is also American. How should she define home?

Tiger Boy

Mitali Perkins
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Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607345435

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Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins Pdf

When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.

You Bring the Distant Near

Mitali Perkins
You Bring the Distant Near Book PDF

Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780374304911

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You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins Pdf

This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse. From a grandmother worried that her children are losing their Indian identity to a daughter wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair to a granddaughter social-activist fighting to preserve Bengali tigers, award-winning author Mitali Perkins weaves together the threads of a family growing into an American identity. Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.

Clash

Kayla Miller
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Author : Kayla Miller
Publisher : Etch
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780358242208

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Clash by Kayla Miller Pdf

There's a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it's clear she's one of the coolest kids in sixth grade. Everyone wants to be her friend, including Olive...but things might not be so easy. Olive tries her best to befriend Nat, but it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they both want to hang out with Olive's friends! Watching as Natasha gets closer with some of her best buds, Olive can't help but worry that they're starting to like Nat more than they like her...and who could blame them? Nat is just that cool...and Olive is, well, just Olive.

Rickshaw Girl

Mitali Perkins
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Author : Mitali Perkins
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607345077

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Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins Pdf

Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day. Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author's note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.

Soul Stories

Gary Zukav,Linda Francis
Soul Stories Book PDF

Author : Gary Zukav,Linda Francis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781471103117

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Soul Stories by Gary Zukav,Linda Francis Pdf

In his bestselling book, THE SEAT OF THE SOUL, Gary Zukav's driving concept was 'multi-sensory perception', an innate sense that allows people to experience the world beyond the five senses, to listen harder to who they are and ultimately to save one's life. Now in SOUL STORIES, Gary Zukav brings this concept and many others vividly alive, with marvellous true stories of how they manifest themselves in individual lives. This book is enormously practical in the way the author builds on each specific story to a discussion of its application to the reader's needs, leading to a deeper understanding of authentic power and inner peace. And best of all, it is wonderfully readable and even more accessible than THE SEAT OF THE SOUL.

The Steep and Thorny Way

Cat Winters
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Author : Cat Winters
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1419723502

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The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters Pdf

"A sixteen-year-old biracial girl in rural Oregon in the 1920s searches for the truth about her father's death while avoiding trouble from the Ku Klux Klan in this YA historical novel inspired by Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'"--

We Were the Lucky Ones

Georgia Hunter
We Were the Lucky Ones Book PDF

Author : Georgia Hunter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399563102

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The New York Times bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide | Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Joey King and Logan Lerman Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety. As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere. An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.

Songs for the Flames

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
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Author : Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593190159

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Songs for the Flames by Juan Gabriel Vasquez Pdf

A new collection of electric, searing stories from award-winning, bestselling author Juan Gabriel Vásquez. The characters in Songs for the Flames are men and women touched by violence—sometimes directly, sometimes only in passing—but whose lives are changed forever, consumed by fire and by unexpected encounters and unyielding forces. A photographer becomes obsessed with the traumatic past that an elegant woman, a fellow guest staying at a countryside ranch, would rather leave behind. A military reunion forces a soldier to confront a troubling history, both personal and on a larger scale. And in a tour-de-force piece, the search for a book leads a writer to the fascinating story of why a woman is buried next to a graveyard, rather than in it—and the remarkable account of her journey from France to Colombia as a child orphan. Juan Gabriel Vásquez returns to stories with these nine morally complex tales, fresh proof of his narrative versatility and his profound understanding of the lives of others. There’s a romantic wistfulness that combusts with the realities of dangerous histories, both personal and political, to throw these characters into the flames from which they either emerge purified, reborn, or burned and destroyed.