Download or read book And She Was written by Jessica Verdi and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rising star Jessica Verdi, an incredibly timely, sensitive, and riveting portrayal of a teen girl's relationship with her transgender mom. Dara's lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at eighteen, she's dreaming of more. When Dara digs up her never-before-seen birth certificate, her world implodes. Why are two strangers listed as her parents? Dara confronts her mother, and is stunned by what she learns: Mellie is transgender. The unfamiliar name listed under "father"? That's Mellie. She transitioned when Dara was a baby, after Dara's birth mother died. She changed her name, started over. But Dara still has more questions than answers. Reeling, she sets off on an impromptu road trip with her best guy friend, Sam, in tow. She is determined to find the extended family she's never even met. What she does discover -- and what her mother reveals, piece by piece, over emails -- will challenge and change Dara more than she can imagine.This is a gorgeous, timely, and essential novel about the importance of being our true selves. The backmatter includes an author's note and resources for readers.
Download or read book She is But a Woman written by Fiona Anne Downie and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2006-10-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is but a Woman, the first in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens, investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by exploring the art of queenship as practised by Joan Beaufort and Mary of Guelders, queens of James I and James II. These women were excluded from authority but clearly possessed power as wives and mothers of kings. They established and cultivated relationships with members of the court, learned about Scottish political life and supported their husbands in the business of government. The book examines for the first time the arrivals of Joan and Mary in Scotland, their social and political status, their relationships with their husbands and families, and their roles in international diplomacy. This modern re-evaluation of the role and power of the medieval queen is a thematic exploration rather than a biographical study. It situates the experiences of Joan and Mary within a broader European context and provides a new perspective on Scotland's political, social and cultural links with Europe in the fifteenth century.
Download or read book She s Come Undone written by Wally Lamb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the chocolate, crisps and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly up. In his extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch an incredible ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably loveable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections.
Download or read book The Book of SHE written by Sara Avant Stover and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women face many challenging transitions on the pilgrimage from girlhood through womanhood: menses, love and heartbreak, motherhood, menopause. Devoid of a central narrative, these rites of passage too often happen in shame and secrecy, leaving women doubting their personal power and self-worth. Bestselling author and founder of The Way of the Happy Woman®, Sara Avant Stover saw how women erroneously viewed these initiations as “curses” and sought to present a new model that reflected the power and wisdom unique to the feminine path. The Book of SHE celebrates all that it means to be a woman, from mythological underpinnings to the cycles of our day-to-day lives. Drawing on archetypes including Mary Magdalene, the Dark Goddess, and Green Tara, Stover will guide you on a journey home to psychological wholeness, personal empowerment, and, ultimately, full feminine spiritual Awakening. Brimming with mystery and magic, this provocative book makes ancient wisdom and healing practices accessible to every woman who is ready to revel in her full femininity — the dark and the light — through joyfully becoming the heroine of her own life.
Download or read book Before She Was Harriet written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse, in which poem and watercolor come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Download or read book Now I Understand Why It Had to Happen written by Patrick Neo Mabiletsa and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is about a young man (myself) who grew up in a small village, raised by a single mother who had to endure a lot of stress, trials and tribulation. In the midst of all the stresses and the going up and down of life, with two kids to raise, with a condition of High Blood pressure, sugar diabetes, she fought to keep her kids happy and in the process made them stronger, although it was hard for them, they had to grow up quickly and in the process giving up a lot of privileges. Today they are all grown, even though they still experience the pain and the hurt they had to go through, they do understand that other things have a reason why they happen, they know that if they hadnt gone through other things, life wouldnt be the same for them.
Download or read book Who I Was with Her written by Nita Tyndall and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A beautiful, poised, and thought-provoking debut about love, loss, coming out, and discovering living life on your own terms." —New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow There are two things that Corinne Parker knows to be true: that she is in love with Maggie Bailey, the captain of the rival high school's cross-country team and her secret girlfriend of a year, and that she isn't ready for anyone to know she's bisexual. But then Maggie dies, and Corinne quickly learns that the only thing worse than losing Maggie is being left heartbroken over a relationship no one knows existed. And to make things even more complicated, the only person she can turn to is Elissa—Maggie's ex, and the single person who understands how Corinne is feeling. As Corinne struggles to make sense of her grief and what she truly wants out of life, she begins to have feelings for the last person she should fall for. But to move forward after losing Maggie, Corinne will have to learn to be honest with the people in her life...starting with herself.
Download or read book Then She Was Gone written by Lisa Jewell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Girl and The Truth About Melody Browne comes a “riveting” (PopSugar) and “acutely observed family drama” (People) that delves into the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?
Download or read book This is not how I imagined my pension written by Edith Slapansky and published by novum pro Verlag. This book was released on 2023-08-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired at last, think the women and men in these entertaining episodes. Finally being able to do what they want. But that's not as easy as some thought. Because now you have to structure your day yourself and give it a meaning. This throws many people off track - or sometimes even their partner. The stories are about money worries, quarrels, alcoholism, gambling and jealousy, and so on... But it is not unusual for couples to find a solution and often to get back together. But many a long-troubled wife takes advantage of the new freedom and frees herself from the yoke of marriage. These are stories that life writes.
Download or read book It Was Always You written by Erika Kelly and published by EK Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s the bad boy quarterback, one scandal away from being traded. She’s the squeaky-clean pop star with a morality clause hanging around her neck. And they can’t keep their hands off each other. Cassian Ellis fell in love with Gigi Cavanaugh when he was a kid. But he couldn’t have her, because her dad--his mentor — promised to take him all the way to the pros. The price: stay away from his daughter. But Gigi was embedded in his soul — there was no distancing himself from her. And, senior year in high school, in a moment of desperation when he couldn’t take all the want and love and lust, he ended things in the worst way possible. Now, nine years later, he’s forced to do charity work to clean up his party boy image. And guess who’s working right alongside him? Gigi can't believe her bad luck. She's on the same charity tour as Cassian Ellis. And, with the press recording their every move, she has to pretend to like the man who tore out her heart and stomped all over it. But Cassian's determined to win her back. Only, someone’s leaking photographs, and headlines about the bad boy quarterback corrupting the squeaky-clean pop star could sink both their dreams. Can their love overcome all the world has put between them?
Download or read book When I Was Young written by Mary Fitzgerald and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as The Imperfect Tense 'When I was young the war started. When I was young my father was a soldier. When I was young I moved to the country. When I was young I went to France and fell in love' 1950 Eleanor is sixteen when she goes to the Loire Valley on a French Exchange. But the beauty of her surroundings are at odds with the family who live there. It is a family torn apart by the memories of the German occupation, and buckling under the burden of the dark secrets they keep. Etienne, the dark and brooding owner is friendly, but his wife Mathilde's malicious behaviour overshadows Eleanor's days. As the secrets reveal themselves one by one, Eleanor begins to understand the terrible legacy of war, and when death comes to the vineyard, she learns the redemptive power of love.
Download or read book My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected Vol 8 light novel written by Wataru Watari and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This loner’s web of relationships is only getting more tangled... The school trip has left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths, and as the Service Club tries to maintain its daily routine, someone comes to them with a request regarding the election for student council president. However, when the three club members squabble over how to fix the problem, they go their separate ways! Hachiman Hikigaya knows his relationships can’t stay the same forever, yet he’s certain he himself is incapable of change. When he finds something worth protecting, will his methods be to everyone’s benefit, or will they be another colossal mistake?
Download or read book Is it Dark Enough for You to See Me Here written by Vinnie Watkins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Illusion of a Star Sailor comes Is it dark enough for you to see me here? This tragic portrait addresses issues such as alcoholism, sexual abuse, and death while giving the reader hope in the human condition.
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Download or read book Remain in Love written by Chris Frantz and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two iconic bands. An unforgettable life. One of the most dynamic groups of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Talking Heads, founded by drummer Chris Frantz, his girlfriend Tina Weymouth, and lead singer David Byrne, burst onto the music scene, playing at CBGBs, touring Europe with the Ramones, and creating hits like “Psycho Killer” and “Burning Down the House” that captured the post-baby boom generation’s intense, affectless style. In Remain in Love, Frantz writes about the beginnings of Talking Heads—their days as art students in Providence, moving to the sparse Chrystie Street loft Frantz, Weymouth, and Byrne shared where the music that defined an era was written. With never-before-seen photos and immersive vivid detail, Frantz describes life on tour, down to the meals eaten and the clothes worn—and reveals the mechanics of a long and complicated working relationship with a mercurial frontman. At the heart of Remain in Love is Frantz’s love for Weymouth: their once-in-a-lifetime connection as lovers, musicians, and bandmates, and how their creativity surged with the creation of their own band Tom Tom Club, bringing a fresh Afro-Caribbean beat to hits like “Genius of Love.” Studded with memorable places and names from the era—Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, Stephen Sprouse, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, and Debbie Harry among them—Remain in Love is a frank and open memoir of an emblematic life in music and in love.
Download or read book It Was All a Dream written by B. MAC and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Was All a Dream by B. MAC It Was All a Dream captures the mind of people who love music, comedy and family gatherings. In the hood, there is always that one dude who is trying to be successful in the music industry, but has it hard finding his way. Most of the time, he is better than a lot of the artists in the business. However, he lacks resources and the right promotion. No matter what, his hunger won’t let him quit. He will stop at nothing to be successful; even if it means rap wars, constant battles, club fights and gun play. It Was All a Dream is a work of fiction that everyone from the ghetto can relate to. Most people in the rap industry will agree with the hardship of being successful, while others will act as if it simple. But the challenge the artist and producer go through in this book would make any real up-and-coming artist laugh and wonder, at the same time, if he or she really wants to be an artist.
Download or read book A Little Harmony is All I Need written by George L. Allen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Little Harmony Is All I Need is a book of stories, speeches and essays which "I have written over the years." These writings delineate certain aspects of Allen's teaching career, which began in 1970. The book also demonstrates a twin-emotional pull which Allen received from his teaching and his desire to write. Each one of these twin-endeavors gave him boundless joy and made him feel that he was living a purposeful life.
