The Dark Child

Author : Laye Camara,James Kirkup
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Authors, Guinean
ISBN : 014302678X

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The Dark Child by Laye Camara,James Kirkup Pdf

The Dark Child is a vivid and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Kouroussa, French Guinea, a place steeped in mystery. Laye marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals. Eventually, he must choose between this unique place and the academic success that lures him to distant cities. More than autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world. A passionate and deeply affecting record, The Dark Child is a classic of African literature.

Author : Camara Laye
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1954-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080901548X

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The Dark Child by Camara Laye Pdf

The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-80) herein marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals of primeval origin. Eventually, he must choose between this unique place and the academic success that lures him to distant cities. More than autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world. A passionate and deeply affecting record, The Dark Child is a classic of African literature.

Author : Laye Camara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Authors, Guinean
ISBN : OCLC:43732011

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The Dark Child by Laye Camara Pdf

Author : James Weldon Johnson
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513276069

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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson Pdf

A gifted musician’s decision to navigate society as a white man causes an internal debate about anti-blackness and the explicit nature of intent versus impact. James Weldon Johnson presents a distinct conflict driven by a person’s desires and overwhelming fear. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man follows the story of an unnamed narrator and his unique experience as a fair-skinned Black person. As a child, he is initially unaware of his race, but his mother soon clarifies their family’s ancestry. The young man’s ability to pass for white allows him to negate the harsh and discriminatory treatment most Black people face. This leads to a series of events that significantly shape the way he views his place in society. James Weldon Johnson delivers a captivating tale of identity politics in the U.S. and abroad. The main character is living a life of omission that provides public gain at a personal cost. This story maintains its relevance as a critical examination of race in society. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is both modern and readable.

Author : T. A. Barron
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441013081

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Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron Pdf

In accordance with prophecy, Avalon's existence is threatened in the year that stars stop shining and at the time when both the dark child and Merlin's heir are to be revealed.

Author : Delores Phillips
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781569477496

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The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips Pdf

A new edition of this award-winning modern classic, with an introduction by Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), an excerpt from the never before seen follow-up, and discussion guide. Pakersfield, Georgia, 1958: Thirteen-year-old Tangy Mae Quinn is the sixth of ten fatherless siblings. She is the darkest-skinned among them and therefore the ugliest in her mother, Rozelle’s, estimation, but she’s also the brightest. Rozelle—beautiful, charismatic, and light-skinned—exercises a violent hold over her children. Fearing abandonment, she pulls them from school at the age of twelve and sends them to earn their keep for the household, whether in domestic service, in the fields, or at “the farmhouse” on the edge of town, where Rozelle beds local men for money. But Tangy Mae has been selected to be part of the first integrated class at a nearby white high school. She has a chance to change her life, but can she break from Rozelle’s grasp without ruinous—even fatal—consequences?

Author : Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Publisher : Berkley Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425061574

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Darkchild by Sydney J. Van Scyoc Pdf

"A beautiful book, combining an almost mythic interpretation of ritual and magic with serious, credible science fiction."--Marion Zimmer Bradley. For these hundred centuries, women of wisdom and strength have mastered the sunstones to bring warmth and wealth to their people. But while the Brakrathi tended their stonehalls and valleys, others have traversed the spaces between the stars with less gentle motives. Like the arrogant Arnimi who study and measure everything but understand nothing of the human soul. Or the Benderzic, who ruthlessly harvest information from their army of child informants and auction it to the highest bidder. Until the coming of Darkchild. Until the end of the beginning of things.

Author : Emma Yarlett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763675950

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Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett Pdf

Orion is very scared of the dark—until Dark decides to pay him a visit! Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he’s scared of the dark. So one night the Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure. Emma Yarlett’s second picture book combines her incredible storytelling and artwork with die-cut pages that bring the Dark to life.

Author : Cormac McCarthy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307762481

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Child of God by Cormac McCarthy Pdf

From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance. "Like the novelists he admires-Melville, Dostoyevsky, Faulkner-Cormac McCarthy has created an imaginative oeuvre greater and deeper than any single book. Such writers wrestle with the gods themselves." —Washington Post Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Author : Carolina Maria de Jesus
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451529107

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Child of the Dark by Carolina Maria de Jesus Pdf

The powerful firsthand account of life in the streets of São Paulo that drew international attention to the plight of the poor. Includes eight pages of photographs and an afterword by Robert M. Levine Translated from the Portuguese by David S. Clair

Author : Marie A. Fein
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465353184

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The Dark Hills Book 1-Delwyn’S Child by Marie A. Fein Pdf

Kyra is a young girl who has been sheltered by her parents and protected by the master healers of The Hills so that she may fulfill her destiny. Latent abilities emerge in Kyra as she reaches the energy filled Hills where she will be studying for the next three years. Unknown to Kyra, her encounter with Lair, the schools doyen, is not her first. She is also unaware that the master healers are in charge of helping her discover the powerful skills which she will use to defeat dark forces; some are gentler guides than others. Kyra is not alone in this adventure. She quickly befriends Essa, her confidant, and is antagonized by Essas twin, Aiden, who Kyra rescues from the highly addictive Niacoce Archway. In the end it is an unlikely ally who saves Kyra from a determined soul stalker, allowing her to accomplish what the Destinies revealed.

Author : James Garbarino
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780387756264

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Children and the Dark Side of Human Experience by James Garbarino Pdf

Synthesizing insights from psychology and philosophy with his own wide-ranging experiences around the world, Dr. James Garbarino takes readers on a personalized journey into the dark side of human experience as it is lived by children. In these highly readable pages, he intertwines a discussion of children’s material and spiritual needs with a detailed examination of the clinical knowledge and experiential wisdom required to understand and meet complex developmental needs. Fusing anecdotal observations, empirical evidence, and an ecological perspective, this book is for anyone who takes an interest in the well-being and future of the world’s children.

Author : Christina Soontornvat
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781536211726

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A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat Pdf

A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man — the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars. The wealthy dine and dance under bright orb light, while the poor toil away in darkness. Worst of all, Pong’s prison tattoo marks him as a fugitive who can never be truly free. Nok, the prison warden’s perfect daughter, is bent on tracking Pong down and restoring her family’s good name. But as Nok hunts Pong through the alleys and canals of Chattana, she uncovers secrets that make her question the truths she has always held dear. Set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world, Christina Soontornvat’s twist on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice — and asks whether one child can shine a light in the dark.

Author : Ian McEwan
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345809681

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The Child in Time by Ian McEwan Pdf

Stephen Lewis, a successful writer of children's books, is confronted with the unthinkable: his only child, three-year-old Kate, is snatched from him in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realizes his daughter is gone. With extraordinary tenderness and insight, Booker Prize-winning author Ian McEwan takes us into the dark territory of a marriage devastated by the loss of a child. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife, Julie, on diverging paths as they each struggle with a grief that only seems to intensify with the passage of time. Eloquent and passionate, the novel concludes in a triumphant scene of love and hope that gives full rein to the author's remarkable gifts.

Author : Chris Perkins
Publisher : Cp Production Studios Publishing Company
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1387726587

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Black Child by Chris Perkins Pdf

A family of slaves escapes their plantation. Chased by the whites they run into a cabin, The family locked inside the cabin nowhere to go. The whites torch the cabin and up it goes in flames. The Blacks cannot contain the smoke nor the fire so they hide and cover run into the closet. The smoke fills creeps underneath the door causing them to choke. They continue to back up till there was no more room to back up. The father covering his family tears falling because his family is about to die. All of a sudden there was a silence no spell or fir no smell of smoke. For they are now in 2018! WARNING ADULT SEXUAL CONTENT INSIDE INCLUDING LANGUAGE