The Other Half Of My Heart

Author : Sundee T. Frazier
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780440240068

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The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee T. Frazier Pdf

The story of biracial twin sisters—one black, one white—and the summer that tests their strong bond, from the author of Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award-winner Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It. When Minerva and Keira King were born, they made headlines: Keira is black like Mama, but Minni is white like Daddy. Together the family might look like part of a chessboard row, but they are first and foremost the close-knit Kings. Then Grandmother Johnson calls, to invite the twins down South to compete for the title of Miss Black Pearl Preteen of America. Minni dreads the spotlight, but Keira assures her that together they'll get through their stay with Grandmother Johnson. But when their grandmother's bias against Keira reveals itself, Keira pulls away from her twin. Minni has always believed that no matter how different she and Keira are, they share a deep bond of the heart. Now she'll find out whether that’s really true. "One luminous pearl of a sister story."--RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA, author of the Newbery Honor Award-winner One Crazy Summer Winner of the Skipping Stone Honor Award *"Frazier highlights the contradictions, absurdities, humor, and pain that accompany life as a mixed-race tween. Never didactic, this is the richest portrait of multiracial identity and family since Virginia Hamilton's 1976 novel Arilla Sun Down. An outstanding achievement."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred *"Not only does Frazier raise questions worth pondering, but her ability to round out each character, looking past easy explanations for attitude, is impressive. . . . A novel with a great deal of heart indeed."—Booklist, Starred

Author : Stephanie Butland
Publisher : Random House
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Bakeries
ISBN : 9780552779166

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The Other Half of My Heart by Stephanie Butland Pdf

âeoeIt smelled bittersweetly of sourdough, and there was the trace of hot, fresh bread in the air. She took a deep breath and unlocked the doorâe Fifteen years ago Bettina Mayâe(tm)s lifeâe(tm)s veered off course in one disastrous night. Still reeling from the shock of losing everything she thought was hers, Bettina opens a bakery in a village and throws herself into the comfort of bread-making. She spends her days kneading dough and measuring ingredients. She meets someone. She begins to heal. Until someone who knows what happens that night walks into Bettina's bakery. In the pause of a heartbeat, fifteen years disappear and Bettina remembers a time she thought was lost for ever . . . Can she ever go back?

Author : Christopher Paul Clohessy
Publisher : Gorgias Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1463242360

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Half of My Heart by Christopher Paul Clohessy Pdf

"As Abãu °Abd Allãah al-òHusayn, son of Alãi and Fãaòtima and grandson of Muòhammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalãa , his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muòhammad, the 'people of the house' (ahl al-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imãam, al-òHusayn's son °Alãi b. al-òHusayn b. °Alãi b. Abãi òTãalib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story"--

Author : Mike Sundy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0998479411

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Part of My Heart by Mike Sundy Pdf

A simple and heartfelt children's book about a baby heart and where it came from. This sweet story is perfect for explaining to preschool children the emotional truth of how a new baby is made and what they mean to the parents. Also makes a charming Valentine's Day or new baby gift.

Author : Rainbow Rowell
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250254344

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Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's epic fantasy, the Simon Snow trilogy, concludes with Any Way the Wind Blows. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. Now, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means choosing whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. The Simon Snow Trilogy was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings—about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.

Author : Sundee T. Frazier
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375890574

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Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by Sundee T. Frazier Pdf

Winner of the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Award, this acclaimed, multicultural book about a biracial boy with a passion for science will resonate with children everywhere who can’t—or won’t—be defined by categories. Ten-year-old Brendan Buckley is a self-declared scientist: asking questions and looking for answers, but most of all struggling against the overprotective behavior of his parents. Up until now, he has never even met his grandfather—the grandfather his mother won’t even speak of. A chance encounter brings Brendan and his grandfather together where Brendan initiates a relationship with estranged grandfather, Ed DeBose. While they share a passion for geology, they do not share the color of their skin; Brendan’s skin is brown, not pink like Ed DeBose’s. Pretty soon, Brendan sets out to uncover the reason behind Ed’s absence but soon discovers that family secrets can’t be explained by science. A winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, this is a novel about a boy learning about race relations and what it means to be a family. An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year "Frazier writes affectingly about what being biracial means in twenty-first century America." —School Library Journal "Brendan is an appealing character with a sense of honor. . . . A good, accessible selection to inspire discussion of racism and prejudice." —Kirkus Reviews "Frazier delivers her messages without using an overly heavy hand. Brendan is a real kid with a passion for science and also a willingness to push his parents' rules." —Booklist

Author : Laura Nowlin
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402277849

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If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin Pdf

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453274149

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Pdf

The “fascinating” #1 New York Times bestseller that awakened the world to the destruction of American Indians in the nineteenth-century West (The Wall Street Journal). First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee generated shockwaves with its frank and heartbreaking depiction of the systematic annihilation of American Indian tribes across the western frontier. In this nonfiction account, Dee Brown focuses on the betrayals, battles, and massacres suffered by American Indians between 1860 and 1890. He tells of the many tribes and their renowned chiefs—from Geronimo to Red Cloud, Sitting Bull to Crazy Horse—who struggled to combat the destruction of their people and culture. Forcefully written and meticulously researched, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee inspired a generation to take a second look at how the West was won. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Tiffany Midge
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496215574

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Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's by Tiffany Midge Pdf

Why is there no Native woman David Sedaris? Or Native Anne Lamott? Humor categories in publishing are packed with books by funny women and humorous sociocultural-political commentary—but no Native women. There are presumably more important concerns in Indian Country. More important than humor? Among the Diné/Navajo, a ceremony is held in honor of a baby’s first laugh. While the context is different, it nonetheless reminds us that laughter is precious, even sacred. Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s is a powerful and compelling collection of Tiffany Midge’s musings on life, politics, and identity as a Native woman in America. Artfully blending sly humor, social commentary, and meditations on love and loss, Midge weaves short, stand-alone musings into a memoir that stares down colonialism while chastising hipsters for abusing pumpkin spice. She explains why she does not like pussy hats, mercilessly dismantles pretendians, and confesses her own struggles with white-bread privilege. Midge goes on to ponder Standing Rock, feminism, and a tweeting president, all while exploring her own complex identity and the loss of her mother. Employing humor as an act of resistance, these slices of life and matchless takes on urban-Indigenous identity disrupt the colonial narrative and provide commentary on popular culture, media, feminism, and the complications of identity, race, and politics.

Author : Karen McQuestion
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Abused children
ISBN : 1503954668

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Half a Heart by Karen McQuestion Pdf

From bestselling author Karen McQuestion comes a moving novel about broken hearts...and what it takes to put them back together again. At nine years of age, Logan Weber knows the routine. Keep quiet, make the food last, and don't ever cause trouble. He'll do what it takes to evade the rages of his troubled, violent father. Even though he's only a child, Logan already knows too much--has seen too much. So when the opportunity presents itself, Logan runs. He has no idea where his journey will lead, or that the grandmother he's been told is dead is desperately searching for him. Alone with no home of his own, Logan looks for a safe place to hide. Relying on his instincts and the kindness of strangers, the boy manages to touch the lives of everyone he meets. But his innocent heart cannot survive in the adult world without the most basic human need of all: love.

Author : Stephanie Butland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Husbands
ISBN : OCLC:1302150521

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Letters to My Husband by Stephanie Butland Pdf

Elizabeth knows that her husband, Mike, is kind and good, and that he loves her unconditionally. She knows she hasn't been herself lately, but that even so, they are happy. Then Elizabeth's world is turned upside down when Mike dies in a tragic drowning accident, and suddenly everything she thought she knew about her husband is thrown into doubt. Why would he sacrifice his own life, knowing he'd never see his wife again? And what exactly was he doing at the lake that night? Elizabeth is aware that writing to Mike won't bring him back - but she needs to talk to him now, more than ever ...

Author : Morgan Leigh
Publisher : Author House
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781452076393

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The Untold Heart by Morgan Leigh Pdf

There are poems for everyone in this book. Many are about love and things going on in my life, but I also used my imagination to try to reach out to other readers who would not directly relate to my life. There are poems about relationships, families, friends, God and life in general.

Author : Gabrielle Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0771078382

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Children of My Heart by Gabrielle Roy Pdf

Author : Sundee Tucker Frazier
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385904460

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The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee Tucker Frazier Pdf

Inheriting genes from multi-racial parents that render one sister white and the other black, twins Minerva and Keira find their close relationship tested by a visit to their biased grandmother's house in the south, where they compete against each other in a pre-teen pageant.

Author : Eliza Crosby Allen,Ira M. Allen,Elizabeth Sewell,Darius Mead,Myron Finch,Mary G. Clarke,Carolina Orme Hiscox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:79279528

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The Mothers' Journal and Family Visitant by Eliza Crosby Allen,Ira M. Allen,Elizabeth Sewell,Darius Mead,Myron Finch,Mary G. Clarke,Carolina Orme Hiscox Pdf