Download or read book Citizen Illegal written by José Olivarez and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Olivarez steps into the ‘inbetween’ standing between Mexico and America in these compelling, emotional poems. Written with humor and sincerity” (Newsweek). Named a Best Book of the Year by Newsweek and NPR. In this “devastating debut” (Publishers Weekly), poet José Olivarez explores the stories, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids, bad kids, families clinging to hope, life after the steel mills, gentrifying barrios, and everything in between. Drawing on the rich traditions of Latinx and Chicago writers like Sandra Cisneros and Gwendolyn Brooks, Olivarez creates a home out of life in the in-between. Combining wry humor with potent emotional force, Olivarez takes on complex issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and immigration using an everyday language that invites the reader in, with a unique voice that makes him a poet to watch. “The son of Mexican immigrants, Olivarez celebrates his Mexican-American identity and examines how those two sides conflict in a striking collection of poems.” —USA Today

Download or read book My Dad Is Amazing written by Sabrina Moyle and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joyful tribute to fathers from the bestselling creators of Hello!Lucky! and authors of My Mom is Magical and You Are Fantastic!. Is your dad cooler than a million popsicles? Tougher than a rhino wrestler? Cuddlier than a ton of bunnies? Celebrate all the things that make Dad amazing with this joyful book!

Download or read book The People Talking in My Head written by Adriana Jai Wynn-Yeldell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aira is at it again yall. The ex-school teacher is now happily married and a full-time mother. She and Adam has provided love and security for their family in the big house nestled between trees on the land he had always dreamed of owning. Is there a such thing as happily ever after? Or is it more realistic to take it day by day? They wanted it all and went after it, and Aira's journal became thick with her ideas, poems and stories of The Mayfield's and their big crazy family. Still grounded in traditions, her friendship with Mercedes and Debra, she describes in her special way the detail of their lives, and the bond that helps them all through the changes and adversity we all journey through each day. They are wild, loyal and generous just like the people you know.

Download or read book I Love You with All My Butt written by Martin Bruckner and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We just can’t get enough of the funny stuff kids say. We share our own children’s gems with friends and family. If we’re smart, we write down these scraps of accidental poetry. And we turn them into books. Martin Bruckner is an artist and father who not only recorded the sayings of his daughter, Harper, but used each as the inspiration for a work of art. After posting them on social media, Bruckner became the artist that other parents sought out to transform their own children’s funny words into artwork. Collected here are 100 mini-posters of pure delight, a marriage of the children’s surprising wisdom and the artist’s nimble style, plus the occasional backstory that amplifies both. Every parent will recognize the spirited declarations of personality—“I’m training to be a wolf.” The endearing mangling of language—“Mommy, I don’t need your mouth to talk to me right now.” The creative mixing of metaphors—“I need a tissue to wipe my feelings.” Those precious, heartbreaking outbursts without guile or filters—“I only love you at the toy store.” Illustrated with sweetness and whimsy, each is a window into the irresistible innocence of childhood, even if the sentiment is “Dad, please wipe the bum of this beautiful princess.”

Download or read book Love You Forever written by Robert N. Munsch and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always As long as I'm living My baby you'll be." So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French). Firefly Books is proud to offer this sentimental favorite in a variety of editions and sizes: We offer a trade paper and laminated hardcover edition in a 8" x 8" size. In gift editions we carry: a slipcased edition (8 1/2" x 8 1/4"), with a laminated box and a cloth binding on the book and a 10" x 10" laminated hardcover with jacket. And a Big Book Edition, 16" x 16" with a trade paper binding.

Download or read book Khalida and the Most Beautiful Song written by Amanda Calatzis and published by Page Street Kids. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a song whispers in Khalida's ear late one night, she is determined to catch it. But the next day, no matter how hard she tries, bad timing and a busy schedule get in the way of her creative pursuit. Khalida longs for time to sit at the piano and make her own music and refuses to give up on her quest. When she finally succeeds, we discover the power of a captivating melody. Readers will relate to Khalida's overscheduling frustrations as well as her joy as inspiration becomes art. Lush watercolor art showcases how one girl's determined pursuit of an idea rewards us all with the enduring magic of a beautiful song.

Download or read book Letters from Dad written by Robbie F. Howerton and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know how war affects countries and the people living in those countries. This is the story about a young girl trying to overcome the pain of losing a loved one during a war. Letters from Dad is the story of a young girl, Erica Green, who has low self-confidence. Erica has always wanted to play softball for her school but doesn't feel like she is good enough. But when her dad gets drafted into the war, the two of them begin sending letters back and forth, with most of his letters trying to encourage her into trying out for the softball team, and to her surprise, she makes the team. But Erica's world falls apart when she hears the news of her dad's untimely death. To help deal with her dad's death, Erica and her teammates vow to win the state championship in memory of her father. aEURf

Download or read book You re My Alpha written by A. J. Onyx and published by StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dad, you can't be serious!" I could feel the heaviness rise in my chest, as my father explains he has arranged for my hand in marriage. "You know why this is a good idea. If the truth comes out, the pack would question your ability to lead; it is for the best." Dad explains as if it is the most natural and simplest solution. When I woke up today, this was never a possibility of events that I would be going through. However, here I stand in my father's office while he and my stepmother proceed to explain to me that they have planned my life out for me. I have already been trained to take over as alpha since I could walk, but now, I don't even get a chance at love. Kira Daniels is a 17 year-old alpha to be. Having been the only child of her father, Alpha Robert Daniels and his true mate, all she knows is the life that has been planned for her. Hoping to find her mate and secure a chance at love, she has been looking forward to turning 18 and finding her mate. However, when her father arranges for her hand in marriage, will she uphold her father's wishes, or will she meet her true mate and uncover a truth she never imagined?

Download or read book Glitter Up the Dark written by Sasha Geffen and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query "is he musical?" become code, in the twentieth century, for "is he gay?" Why is music so inherently queer? For Sasha Geffen, the answers lie, in part, in music’s intrinsic quality of subliminal expression, which, through paradox and contradiction, allows rigid gender roles to fall away in a sensual and ambiguous exchange between performer and listener. Glitter Up the Dark traces the history of this gender fluidity in pop music from the early twentieth century to the present day. Starting with early blues and the Beatles and continuing with performers such as David Bowie, Prince, Missy Elliot, and Frank Ocean, Geffen explores how artists have used music, fashion, language, and technology to break out of the confines mandated by gender essentialism and establish the voice as the primary expression of gender transgression. From glam rock and punk to disco, techno, and hip-hop, music helped set the stage for today’s conversations about trans rights and recognition of nonbinary and third-gender identities. Glitter Up the Dark takes a long look back at the path that led here.

Download or read book Dad i Love You from My Head Tomatoes written by Magical Dadddy Publishers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father's Day June 16, 2019 is a celebration which is honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of our fathers in societ. So, why dont you surprise your father with an amazing notebook / journal to show him how much you love him. This notebook / journal Can be used as a: diary or gratitude journal, a travel journal to document all your adventures, login names and passwords to remember your accounts, to record your food recipes or progress toward your fitness goals while doing your daily workout or bodybuilding, it can also be used for writing and note-taking in home or job. This 6"x9" 120 pages Journal / Notebook Is an ideal gift for mom in mothers day to show your love and best gift for dad in fathers day for him to take notes. It can be gifted as a Birthday Gifts idea for kids and adults as well, amazing for Special occasions such as Christmas Gifts or scary halloween. Student's gifts during back to school time, best choice for Stationery gift pack, Office workers and friends. Express your love for your husband or wofe in your anniversary marriage.

Download or read book Hey Daddy Read This written by Don Roberts and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reasons Why I Love You written by Mr. Muffin and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abhimanyu Rathore is an ambitious student of journalism who believes that love is just a myth. But things change when he meets Subudhi. Strange, gorgeous and smart, Subudhi avoids reading Abhimanyu’s debut novel because she considers him a pervert. But then she ends up chewing the whole book as she comes to know it’s based on the reasons why Abhimanyu loves her. Does she return to him? Read Reasons Why I Love You and find out. There could be a reason behind these reasons, too.

Download or read book Eve and Her Evil Stepbrothers 4 The Power of Eve Why Choose Paranormal Romance written by Zoe Marsh and published by Zoe Marsh. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eve gets to experience magic for the first time, both the good and the very bad. Now that she's vulnerable to magic, old enemies see new opportunities. The Westing brothers are just as determined to protect her as ever, even from each other. But it might turn out that Eve is a bigger threat to them.

Download or read book Nowhere But Here written by Katie McGarry and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While reluctantly staying with her biological father, a member of a motorcycle club, sheltered seventeen-year-old Emily falls for the youth her father asked to protect her from a rival club with a score to settle.

Download or read book I Wish My Dad written by Romal Tune and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From author and speaker Romal Tune and his son, Jordan, comes this tour de force about fathers, sons, and healing the unfinished business between them. Tune sits down with seventeen men for I Wish My Dad interviews and offers strategies to initiate your own vulnerable conversations, freeing you to have, and become, the kind of dad you wished for.

Download or read book Higher Ground written by Carolyn S. Briggs and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's immersion into fundamentalist faith, and her decision twenty years later to leave it all behind.

Download or read book Da Truth written by Carlos Polo Hinks and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tez grew up in a world he knew nothing about. Yet, he was exposed to the effects that the streets had on the people who chose to live it. Losing his mother at a young age changed Tez. It took away his heart, leaving him heartless. He was mad at the world and anger ran through his veins. By the time Tez grew up he had inherited the hustle that he once saw his parents have. The only difference was, that Tez was not quite prepared for the twist and turns that the game was about to take him through. Finding his mother's killer wasn't an agenda for Tez, but what would he do when the killer falls into his lap? The streets of Atlanta were about to find out. Hammer was a cold character with plenty finesse. Being able to know when to grasp an opportunity takes you a long way. Hammer had become an expert in taking advantage of an opportunity. Just like he did when he was young which now had him at the top. Not to mention Sasha which is the queen of Hammer's castle. Hammer never let an opportunity go. That may one day cost him more than he is willing to pay."CUBAN AFFILIATED" ~LCN~