Download or read book The Bluest Sky written by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy and his family must decide whether to remain in Cuba under a repressive government or risk everything for the chance of a new beginning. "Heartbreaking yet hopeful" —Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee There are two versions of Héctor: the public and the private. It’s the only way to survive in communist Cuba—especially when your father was exiled to the U.S. and labeled an enemy of the people. Héctor must always be seen as a fierce supporter of the regime, even if that means loudly rejecting the father he still loves. But in the summer of 1980, those two versions are hard to keep separate. No longer able to suppress a public uprising, the Cuban government says it will open the port of Mariel to all who wish to leave the country—if they can find a boat. But choosing to leave comes with a price. Those who want to flee are denounced as traitors by family and friends. There are violent acts of repudiation, and no one knows if they will truly be allowed to leave the country or not. So when Héctor’s mother announces that she wants the family to risk everything to go to the United States, he is torn. He misses his father, but Cuba is the only home he has ever known. All his dreams and plans require him to stay. Can he leave everything behind for an unknown future? In a summer of heat and upheaval, danger and deadly consequences, Héctor’s two worlds are on a collision course. Will the impact destroy him and everything he loves?
Download or read book In Search of the Bluest sky written by Papri Rudra and published by Papri Rudra. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of twin sisters Rashi and Trisha; the unique bond they share, and how that shapes their entire lives.The story,is presented largely through the eyes of Rashi's daughter Neeli. The cultural background of the characters, in the story is Indian Bengali (People from a state in Eastern India).Hence, it was important to introduce some Bengali words,to depict the flavour of the tale.
Download or read book Seeing the Sky written by Fred Schaaf and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascination of astronomy with 100 easy, inexpensive projects that promise loads of fun for sky watchers of all ages. Geared toward beginning astronomers from junior high school level and up, this entertaining guide was written in direct, nontechnical terms by an experienced astronomer and well-known author. Daylight and nighttime activities include sightings of comets, meteors, stars, and planets as well as phases of the Moon, halos, twilights, and many other intriguing phenomena. These interesting, instructive activities and projects require just the naked eye and ordinary household materials. In addition to a wealth of activities for families to enjoy together, Seeing the Sky also offers a fine resource for classrooms, astronomy clubs, nature societies, and other groups. This updated edition features a new Preface, two new tables, and a revised Sources of Information list that includes current websites.
Download or read book The Bluest Eye written by Toni Morrison and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtly and grace. In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others—prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. Here, Morrison’s writing is “so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry” (The New York Times).
Download or read book Sky written by R.E. Palmer and published by FrontRunner Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SKY is a sci-fi paranormal romance with a plot so extremely captivating, readers will find it difficult to put the book down." - Beach Bound Books Teenager Tomas Moone thinks he may be losing his mind. For years, he has shared a secret, ethereal romance with a girl from his dreams he calls Sky. But Tomas is heart-broken when Sky suddenly disappears and Selene, a dark, mysterious woman appears in her place. Selene takes him to distant, alien worlds while he sleeps, promising power and immortality. But Tomas dearly misses Sky and he longs to see her again. When Selene appears in physical form, revealing the secret of who she really is, Tomas is stunned. Suddenly, he has a new reason for living – to help Selene save the last of her race and find Sky, the girl of his dreams. But Tomas is unaware Selene has hidden plans for him – plans that threaten him, the girl he loves and everything he holds dear… SKY is a thrilling story that will appeal to both young adult and new adult readers of fast-paced mystery novels. The sequel, STARGAZERS, is out now.
Download or read book The Bluest Sky El Cielo M s Azul written by Melissa J. Merritt and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bluest Sky is an homage to the plants, animals, landscape and beauty of New Mexico and the American Southwest. It is written as a lyrical list poem and illustrated in watercolor and ink. This is a short excerpt: "Blue Gramma sparkles and prairie dogs chant. Vultures lay in wait while jackrabbits prance. There are yuccas, lizards, and crows bringing gifts, bobcats and bison, and cougars in our midst."
Download or read book The Speaker written by Paul Martin Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essays written by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sky between You and Me written by Catherine Alene and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emotional and heart wrenching novel about grief and striving for perfection. Lighter. Leaner. Faster. Raesha will to do whatever it takes to win Nationals. For her, competing isn't just about the speed of her horse or the thrill of the win. It's about honoring her mother's memory and holding onto a dream they once shared. Lighter. Leaner. Faster. For an athlete, every second counts. Raesha knows minus five on the scale will let her sit deeper in her saddle, make her horse lighter on his feet. And lighter, leaner, faster gives her the edge she needs over the new girl on the team, a girl who keeps flirting with Raesha's boyfriend and making plans with her best friend. So she focuses on minus five. But if she isn't careful, she's going to lose more than just the people she loves, she's going to lose herself to lighter, leaner, faster... "Sit quietly with this book. Feel the wind, the dusty air. Taste the sorrow and the wonder. Listen to the heart that is beating on every page. Then be grateful that Catherine Alene gave us this stunning story. It's a thing of beauty." —Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor and National Book Award Finalist
Download or read book The Speaker written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essays written by Alice Meynell and published by London : Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1914 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Girl who Fell from the Sky written by Heidi W. Durrow and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.
Download or read book Chehalis Stories written by Jolynn Amrine Goertz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation In Chehalis Stories Jolynn Amrine Goertz and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in Western Washington have assembled a collaborative volume of traditional stories collected by the anthropologist Franz Boas from tribal knowledge keepers in the early twentieth century. Both Boas and Amrine Goertz worked with past and present elders, including Robert Choke, Marion Davis, Peter Heck, Blanche Pete Dawson, and Jonas Secena, in collecting and contextualizing traditional knowledge of the Chehalis people. The elders shared stories with Boas at a critical juncture in Chehalis history, when assimilation efforts during the 1920s affected almost every aspect of Chehalis life. These are stories of transformation, going away, and coming back. The interwoven adventures of tricksters and transformers in Coast Salish narratives recall the time when people and animals lived together in the Chehalis River Valley. Catastrophic floods, stolen children, and heroic rescues poignantly evoke the resiliency of the people who have carried these stories for generations. Working with contemporary Chehalis people, Amrine Goertz has extensively reviewed the work of anthropologists in western Washington. This important collection examines the methodologies, shortcomings, and limitations of anthropologists' relationship with Chehalis people and presents complementary approaches to field work and its contextualization.
Download or read book The Esoteric written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Esoteric written by Hiram Erastus Butler and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Timegod written by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L.E. Modesitt's "Timegod" was first published in mass market format, expanded from his first novel, "The Fires of Paratime." Although somewhat reminiscent of the "Change War" stories of Fritz Lieber, and though science fiction, "Timegod"contains intriguing connections to the fantasy universe of Modesitt's Recluce novels. A shocking novel of what could happen if the fanatical defense of the environment crossed the line into deadly terror. When environmental consultant Jack McDarvid's boss is killed in a shootout near the Capitol, McDarvid becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot behind the scenes of the environmental movement. Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. The Saga of Recluce The Imager Portfolio The Corean Chronicles The Spellsong Cycle The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter The Forever Hero Timegod's World Other Books The Green Progression Hammer of Darkness The Parafaith War Adiamante Gravity Dreams The Octagonal Raven Archform: Beauty The Ethos Effect Flash The Eternity Artifact The Elysium Commission Viewpoints Critical Haze Empress of Eternity The One-Eyed Man Solar Express At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book A heart twice won written by Harriet Lydia Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
