Wishbone

Author : Anna Garcia Schaper
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781518506024

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Wishbone by Anna Garcia Schaper Pdf

Pilar’s mother has been extra vigilant about her fifteen-year-old daughter’s diet after she came home from school in tears. The truth is, Pilar wouldn’t mind losing some weight. She dreams of becoming an actor and wants to try out for the school production of “Our Town,” but she’s reminded constantly that she’s too ugly, too fat, too Mexican. With the encouragement of some new friends and her feisty grandmother who thinks she’s perfect just the way she is, Pilar works up the nerve to try out for the play—in spite of continued harassment by Becca Barlowe and her posse. But when a handsome high school jock plays a mean trick on her that becomes a social media sensation, Pilar once again finds herself using food to anesthetize her pain. This appealing novel for mature teens juxtaposes Pilar’s story with her grandmother’s when she was married to a male chauvinist years earlier in Laredo, Texas. Both women must struggle to find their own voice in a world where others insist on defining them as “less than.” Capturing the heartache of seeking—and accepting—one’s true self, Anna Garcia Schaper movingly explores the strength of family bonds and their importance in overcoming difficult and sometimes tragic circumstances.

Author : Laura C. Jarmon
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1572332735

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Wishbone by Laura C. Jarmon Pdf

Jarmon (English, U. of Tennessee, Martin) studies the history and attempts to trace the origins of several prevalent themes in African American folklore, using folk tale collections from the US and Africa. The themes link subjects with symbolic content, such as tar baby with binding and transcription and the skull with presence and propriety. An introduction presents Jarmon's methodology; her thesis is that these narratives are a type of modal discourse that is symbolized by the motifs of the wishbone and crossroads which she sees as emblematic of the concept of margins and reflective of a mood of indeterminacy. ^^^^ Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Alexander Steele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1570649685

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Unleashed in Space by Alexander Steele Pdf

John's prize-winning essay gets him six days at Space Camp with Wishbone who, on the first day there, imagines himself as the hero of Jack Williamson's novel, The legion of space, who is on a thirty-first century outer space rescue mission.

Author : Charlie Richards
Publisher : eXtasy Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781487437992

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With a Wishbone by Charlie Richards Pdf

Dave Letrara is so tired of his family trying to set him up with every gay man they can find. His self-esteem just can’t take it anymore. When his best friend and cousin, Mick, presents him with a wishbone and orders him to make a wish, he can think of only one thing. Dave just wants his family to stop setting him up, to leave him alone about being single. Then, while out hiking, Dave gets trapped in a hole. To his surprise, he’s rescued by a young snow leopard shifter…who has a stunningly sexy father—Joseph Kluthner. To Dave’s surprise, Joseph declares his interest. Can Dave scrape together enough self-esteem to go after what he so desperately wants…the answer to his Christmas wish?

Author : Megan McDonald
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763679422

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Judy Moody and Stink: The Wishbone Wish by Megan McDonald Pdf

On your mark, get set, Gobblers-a-Go-Go! Judy swears she’ll win the race for a Thanksgiving turkey (though Stink has his doubts) in this full-color Moody adventure. The town’s annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win. Judy has decided that she is going to take home the big prize: a fat, juicy turkey. They can taste it already: the moist turkey, the hot gravy, the savory stuffing, the cranberry sauce! Beep! Beep! Beep! That’s the sound of Stink’s Rapidfire Ultra XE611M25 stopwatch going off as Judy and Stink hop, crawl, and climb toward race day. But what if they don’t win a mouthwatering bird? What then? Flying turkey gizzards! Will the Moody family end up starving on T-day, like ye pilgrims of olde, or will Grandma Lou cook up a tasty Franksgiving solution?

Author : Anon E. Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE WISHBONE - A Unique Fairy Tale by Anon E. Mouse Pdf

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 344 In this 344th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE WISHBONE”. ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, in a kitchen, the utensils were waking up…. The stove lifter lay upon his iron side and looked across the top of the shelf which stood above the stove. "Who is he?" he asked of the box of matches lying near him. The box of matches looked at the strange new object standing upon two thin white legs and leaning against the wall near the coffee pot. "I do not know!" the match box answered. Then they asked a number of other objects lying about if they knew who the newcomer was, but none of them had ever seen anything like him before. So just who was the stranger in the kitchen and what was he doing there? The instruments grew restless with anxiety. How long will they be made to wait to find out? One wondered would they ever find out who the spindly legged stranger was? Did they ever find out you ask…? Well, to find the answers to these questions, and others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out! BUY ANY 4 BABA INDABA CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR ONLY $1 33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".

Author : Virginia Macgregor
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008217303

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Wishbones by Virginia Macgregor Pdf

Feather Tucker has two wishes: 1)To get her mum healthy again 2) To win the Junior UK swimming championships

Author : Tom Perrotta
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007319442

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The Wishbones by Tom Perrotta Pdf

The second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.

Author : Suzanne Del Rizzo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 177278219X

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Birds on Wishbone Street by Suzanne Del Rizzo Pdf

Author : Barbara Ker Wilson
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1845079388

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Wishbones by Barbara Ker Wilson Pdf

Wishbones, magic fishbones that make every dream come true... From south of the clouds comes this Asian fable, weaving riches and sorrows into the enchanted tale of a golden-eyed fish, a lost slipper, and a king's search for his bride.

Author : Don Share
Publisher : Black Sparrow Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781574232196

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Wishbone by Don Share Pdf

What strikes a reader first encountering Don Share's work is the electric energy of his lines, their contemporary music and movement. Reading Wishbone, Share's third book, is akin to picking up the one clear station still transmitting, the frenetic static of the world replaced by a strong signal broadcast. Share's poems are contrapuntal ripostes to the Babel of the present, a voice not above the noise, but speaking from its midst in a self-possessed language that muscles a new way into meaning. The poems take place in America's backyards and byways, intensive care rooms and airports, haunted by fathers and Fathers, informed by philosophy, the Judeo-Christian tradition, and pop culture. One finds the poet there too, less his portrait than a self-deprecating likeness in the crowd (the Renaissance master in the corner of the canvas) decrying and defending, his "umbrella out and Cubs cap on . . . curiously Odyssean in the Loop," and always at the ready.

Author : Sudeep Pasricha,Nikil Dutt
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080558283

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On-Chip Communication Architectures by Sudeep Pasricha,Nikil Dutt Pdf

Over the past decade, system-on-chip (SoC) designs have evolved to address the ever increasing complexity of applications, fueled by the era of digital convergence. Improvements in process technology have effectively shrunk board-level components so they can be integrated on a single chip. New on-chip communication architectures have been designed to support all inter-component communication in a SoC design. These communication architecture fabrics have a critical impact on the power consumption, performance, cost and design cycle time of modern SoC designs. As application complexity strains the communication backbone of SoC designs, academic and industrial R&D efforts and dollars are increasingly focused on communication architecture design. On-Chip Communication Architecures is a comprehensive reference on concepts, research and trends in on-chip communication architecture design. It will provide readers with a comprehensive survey, not available elsewhere, of all current standards for on-chip communication architectures. A definitive guide to on-chip communication architectures, explaining key concepts, surveying research efforts and predicting future trends Detailed analysis of all popular standards for on-chip communication architectures Comprehensive survey of all research on communication architectures, covering a wide range of topics relevant to this area, spanning the past several years, and up to date with the most current research efforts Future trends that with have a significant impact on research and design of communication architectures over the next several years

Author : Michael Jan Friedman
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0836823036

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The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle by Michael Jan Friedman Pdf

An intrigue involving the election of class president reminds Wishbone of the twin brother of King Louis XIV of France who must decide if he should risk everything to escape his iron mask and trade it for the king's crown.

Author : Joanne Barkan
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0836823052

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A Tale of Two Sitters by Joanne Barkan Pdf

When David enlists Joe's aid in babysitting, Wishbone escapes from his noisy home and imagines himself as Charles Darnay, a young Frenchman who, despite great danger, returns to France during the Revolution to help a friend.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : HarperEntertainment
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061064157

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Wishbone Classic #03 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Pdf

A prose retelling of Shakespeare's drama in which young lovers attempt to defy fate.