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Tiny Americans

Author : Devin Murphy
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062856081
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Tiny Americans written by Devin Murphy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the National Bestselling author of The Boat Runner comes a poignant, luminous novel that follows one family over decades and across the world—perfect for fans of the film Boyhood. Western New York, 1978: Jamie, Lewis, and Connor Thurber watch their parents’ destructive dance of loving, hating, and drinking. Terrance Thurber spends this year teaching his children about the natural world: they listen to the heartbeat of trees, track animal footprints, sleep under the star-filled sky. Despite these lessons, he doesn’t show them how to survive without him. And when these seasons of trying and failing to quit booze and be a better man are over, Terrance is gone. Alone with their artist mother, Catrin, the Thurber children are left to grapple with the anger they feel for the one parent who deserted them and a growing resentment for the one who didn’t. As Catrin withdraws into her own world, Jamie throws herself into painting while her brothers smash out their rage in brutal, no-holds-barred football games with neighborhood kids. Once they can leave—Jamie for college, Lewis for the navy, and Connor for work—they don’t look back. But Terrance does. Crossing the country, sobering up, and starting over has left him with razor-sharp regret. Terrance doesn’t know that Jamie, now an academic, inhabits an ever-shrinking circle of loneliness; that Lewis, a merchant marine, fears life on dry land; that Connor struggles to connect with the son he sees teetering on an all-too-familiar edge. He only knows that he has one last try to build a bridge, through the years, to his family. Composed of a series of touchstone moments, Tiny Americans is a thrilling and bittersweet rendering of a family that, much like the tides, continues to come together and drift apart.

No Voice Too Small

Author : Lindsay H. Metcalf
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1632898993
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book No Voice Too Small written by Lindsay H. Metcalf and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices will love meeting fourteen young activists who have stepped up to make change in their community and the United States. Mari Copeny demanded clean water in Flint. Jazz Jennings insisted, as a transgirl, on playing soccer with the girls' team. From Viridiana Sanchez Santos's quinceañera demonstration against anti-immigrant policy to Zach Wahls's moving declaration that his two moms and he were a family like any other, No Voice Too Small celebrates the young people who know how to be the change they seek. Fourteen poems honor these young activists. Featuring poems by Lesléa Newman, Traci Sorell, and Nikki Grimes. Additional text goes into detail about each youth activist's life and how readers can get involved.

Tiny Treats

Author : Julia A. Monroe
Publisher : American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781584859796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Tiny Treats written by Julia A. Monroe and published by American Girl Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated cookbook for girls which shows how to easily create miniature treats.

Tiny Americans

Author : Devin Murphy
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780062886248
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Tiny Americans written by Devin Murphy and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the National Bestselling author of The Boat Runner comes a poignant, luminous novel that follows one family over decades and across the world—perfect for fans of the film Boyhood. Western New York, 1978: Jamie, Lewis, and Connor Thurber watch their parents’ destructive dance of loving, hating, and drinking. Terrance Thurber spends this year teaching his children about the natural world: they listen to the heartbeat of trees, track animal footprints, sleep under the star-filled sky. Despite these lessons, he doesn’t show them how to survive without him. And when these seasons of trying and failing to quit booze and be a better man are over, Terrance is gone. Alone with their artist mother, Catrin, the Thurber children are left to grapple with the anger they feel for the one parent who deserted them and a growing resentment for the one who didn’t. As Catrin withdraws into her own world, Jamie throws herself into painting while her brothers smash out their rage in brutal, no-holds-barred football games with neighborhood kids. Once they can leave—Jamie for college, Lewis for the navy, and Connor for work—they don’t look back. But Terrance does. Crossing the country, sobering up, and starting over has left him with razor-sharp regret. Terrance doesn’t know that Jamie, now an academic, inhabits an ever-shrinking circle of loneliness; that Lewis, a merchant marine, fears life on dry land; that Connor struggles to connect with the son he sees teetering on an all-too-familiar edge. He only knows that he has one last try to build a bridge, through the years, to his family. Composed of a series of touchstone moments, Tiny Americans is a thrilling and bittersweet rendering of a family that, much like the tides, continues to come together and drift apart.

The Other Americans

Author : Laila Lalami
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1524747157
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Other Americans written by Laila Lalami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*** Winner of the Arab American Book Award in Fiction Finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction Finalist for the California Book Award Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize A Los Angeles Times bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Guardian, Variety, and Kirkus Reviews Late one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui—father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant—is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small town in the Mojave she thought she'd left for good; her mother, Maryam, who still pines for her life in the old country; Efraín, an undocumented witness whose fear of deportation prevents him from coming forward; Jeremy, an old friend of Nora’s and an Iraqi War veteran; Coleman, a detective who is slowly discovering her son’s secrets; Anderson, a neighbor trying to reconnect with his family; and the murdered man himself. As the characters—deeply divided by race, religion, and class—tell their stories, each in their own voice, connections among them emerge. Driss’s family confronts its secrets, a town faces its hypocrisies, and love—messy and unpredictable—is born. Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, The Other Americans is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture.

American Impressionism

Author : William H. Gerdts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780789200747
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book American Impressionism written by William H. Gerdts and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated with masterworks by such noted artists as Chase, Hassam, Twachtman, and Frieseke, this is the classic work on an increasingly popular subject. 400 illustrations, 200 in full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tiny You

Author : Jennifer L. Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0520295862
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Tiny You written by Jennifer L. Holland and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiny You tells the story of one of the most successful political movements of the twentieth century: the grassroots campaign against legalized abortion. While Americans have rapidly changed their minds about sex education, pornography, arts funding, gay teachers, and ultimately gay marriage, opposition to legalized abortion has only grown. As other socially conservative movements have lost young activists, the pro-life movement has successfully recruited more young people to their cause. Jennifer L. Holland explores why abortion dominates conservative politics like no other cultural issue. Looking at anti-abortion movements in four western states since the 1960s--turning to the fetal pins passed around church services, the graphic images exchanged between friends, and the fetus dolls given to children in school--she argues that activists made fetal life feel personal to many Americans. Pro-life activists persuaded people to see themselves in the pins, images, and dolls they held in their hands and made the fight against abortion the primary bread-and-butter issue for social conservatives. Holland ultimately demonstrates that the success of the pro-life movement lies in the borrowed logic and emotional power of leftist activism.

The Boat Runner

Author : Devin Murphy
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062658026
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book The Boat Runner written by Devin Murphy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller: An “astute and riveting” novel of a Dutch teenager thrust into the dangers and moral perils of his country’s Nazi occupation (The New York Times). In the summer of 1939, fourteen-year-old Jacob Koopman and his older brother, Edwin, enjoy lives of prosperity and quiet contentment. Many of the residents in their small Dutch town have some connection to the Koopman lightbulb factory, and locals hold the family in high esteem. On days when they aren’t playing with friends, Jacob and Edwin help their Uncle Martin on his fishing boat in the North Sea, where German ships have become a common sight. But conflict still seems unthinkable, even as the boys’ father naively sends his sons to a Hitler Youth camp in an effort to secure German business for the factory. When war breaks out, Jacob’s world is thrown into chaos. The Boat Runner follows Jacob over the course of four years, through the forests of France and the stormy beaches of England, and deep within the secret missions of the German Navy, where he is confronted with the moral dilemma that will change his life—and his life’s mission—forever. Thrillingly written, The Boat Runner tells the little-known story of the young Dutch boys who were thrown into the Nazi campaign, as well as the brave boatmen who risked everything to give Jewish refugees safe passage. Through one boy’s harrowing tale of personal redemption, it reveals the power of people’s stories and voices to shine light through our darkest days, until only love prevails. “An ambitious coming of age story . . . Murphy’s debut novel is a purposely limited view of war, as was The Red Badge of Courage, but strong characters and compelling narrative convey the impact well beyond one family. An impressive debut.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Methland

Author : Nick Reding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608191567
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Methland written by Nick Reding and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country.”-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future. Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland is the story of the drug as it infiltrates the community of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), a once-thriving farming and railroad community. Tracing the connections between the lives touched by meth and the global forces that have set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy. Oelwein, Iowa is like thousand of other small towns across the county. It has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy and an out-migration of people. If this wasn't enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, long-lasting, and highly addictive drug has come to town, touching virtually everyone's lives. Journalist Nick Reding reported this story over a period of four years, and he brings us into the heart of the town through an ensemble cast of intimately drawn characters, including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even as he struggles with his own alcoholism; Nathan Lein, the town prosecutor, whose case load is filled almost exclusively with meth-related crime, and Jeff Rohrick, who is still trying to kick a meth habit after four years. Methland is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives the drug has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war. It will appeal to readers of David Sheff's bestselling Beautiful Boy, and serve as inspiration for those who believe in the power of everyday people to change their world for the better.

Smaller Mammals of North America

Author : Edward William Nelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smaller Mammals of North America written by Edward William Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Teacher

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Small Things Forgotten

Author : James Deetz
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307874389
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book In Small Things Forgotten written by James Deetz and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-07-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in the cracks between large historical events and depict the intricacies of daily life. In his completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added new sections that more fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. New interpretations of archaeological finds detail how minorities influenced and were affected by the development of the Anglo-American tradition in the years following the settlers' arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. Among Deetz's observations: Subtle changes in building long before the Revolutionary War hinted at the growing independence of the American colonies and their desire to be less like the British. Records of estate auctions show that many households in Colonial America contained only one chair--underscoring the patriarchal nature of the early American family. All other members of the household sat on stools or the floor. The excavation of a tiny community of freed slaves in Massachusetts reveals evidence of the transplantation of African culture to North America. Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten, through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past.

Small Great Things

Author : Jodi Picoult
Publisher : Seal Books
ISBN 13 : 1039010210
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Small Great Things written by Jodi Picoult and published by Seal Books. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult presents a probing and empathetic story about a woman caught in a moral dilemma and a courtroom drama that resonates far beyond her place in time and history into present day. Ruth has worked as a nurse in the maternity ward for over twenty years, but when Turk and Brittany Bauer are admitted to have their first child, they request that Ruth be reassigned: they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, a black woman, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. Uncertain of her standing with her employer, she hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who doesn't think they should bring the issue of race into the courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, each of them begin to doubt the beliefs she holds most dear.

The Illustrated American

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated American written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Nation

Author : William McDougall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The American Nation written by William McDougall and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sound of Applause

Author : Jacqueline Greene
Publisher : Amer Girl Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781609584535
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book The Sound of Applause written by Jacqueline Greene and published by Amer Girl Pub. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Rubin is growing up in New York City in 1914. She dreams of being a star on the silver screen, but starts on the stage at her school. She has to share the spotlight with her cousin Ana, and Rebecca fears the audience will laugh instead of applaud. Will Ana hurt or help the show? Illustrations.

American Herd Book ...

Author : American Short-horn Breeders' Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1092 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book American Herd Book ... written by American Short-horn Breeders' Association and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: