Download or read book Unlocking the Past written by Shira Sebban and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shira Sebban had long abandoned hope of uncovering more details of her mother Naomi's past, especially after her death in 2013 following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. That was before Sebban and her sister discovered a diary Naomi had kept during a study trip to Israel in the mid-1950s. Unlocking the Past: Stories From My Mother's Diary brings Naomi's vibrant and descriptive diary entries back to life as a series of creative non-fiction short stories. In so doing, Sebban embarked on a fascinating journey, exploring a place and space so different to her own. Not only was her mother still single, but she had also become somewhat of an outsider, having returned to her birthplace after a decade away in Australia. Covering an 18-month period, from late 1955 until mid-1957, beginning with Naomi's arrival in the then divided city of Jerusalem to take up a scholarship at the Hebrew University, the chapters portray what life was like in the new State of Israel, particularly in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Disparate events are covered, from social, cultural and political public happenings to more personal concerns like love and loss. Naomi's friends included future advisor to Margaret Thatcher, Alfred Sherman, renowned concert pianist, Nelly Ben-Or, and Ilan Hartuv, now best remembered as one of the Entebbe hostages, whose elderly mother, Dora Bloch, was among those killed. Importantly, we gain an understanding of what it was like to be a single, young and intelligent woman during the foundation years of Israel.

Download or read book Jay s Journal written by Anonymous and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Times Books, 1979.

Download or read book I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly written by Joyce Hansen and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.

Download or read book The Football Girl written by Thatcher Heldring and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book

Download or read book Mirror Mirror on the Wall written by Barry Denenberg and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932, a twelve-year-old girl who lost her sight in an accident keeps a diary, recorded by her twin sister, in which she describes life at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Download or read book Dear Delilah Diary of My Dreams and Hopes Girls Journals and Diaries written by Hope Faith and published by Preserve the Memory. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book Dear Daisy Diary of My Dreams and Hopes Girls Journals and Diaries written by Hope Faith and published by Preserve the Memory. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book Dash Lily s Book of Dares written by Rachel Cohn and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix original series starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis! A whirlwind holiday season romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? Co-written by Rachel Cohn (GINGERBREAD) and David Levithan, co-author of WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON with John Green (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS), DASH & LILY'S BOOK OF DARES is a love story that will have readers scouring bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.

Download or read book Girl Rebuilt written by Tracy Shields and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're miserable, in pain, frustrated. He says he loves you, but he's never available. Wtf? No matter what you do, no matter how successful you are, you can't seem to break the pattern of dating unavailable, avoidant guys, and you're sick of it. "Girl Rebuilt" is designed for women who are seeking to avoid dating those partners. It requires asking yourself a tough question: could you be a love addict? Tracy Shields is the bestie you need to talk it out with. She offers up fresh, intense insight on how to reconfigure your defense mechanisms, ditch your fears of abandonment, and become the person you need to be to experience healthy love.

Download or read book Dear Madelyn Diary of My Dreams and Hopes Girls Journals and Diaries written by Hope Faith and published by Preserve the Memory. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book Death as a Way of Life written by David Grossman and published by Picador. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Death as a Way of Life, David Grossman, one of Israel's great fiction writers, addresses urgent questions regarding the middle east in a series of passionate essays and insightful articles. Writing not only as one of his country's most respected novelists and commentators, but as a husband and father and peace activist bitterly disappointed in the leaders of both sides, Grossman asks: What went wrong after Oslo? How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? How has the violence changed their lives, and their souls?

Download or read book Stay Alive The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds The Donner Party Expedition 1846 written by Rodman Philbrick and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon we will eat the frozen cattle.... And then, when that is gone, what shall we eat?Shall we eat the snow? Shall we eat the ice? Shall we eat the bark on the frozen trees?What shall we eat?"Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory. Is it worth the risk?Winter comes quickly in the mountains, and the wrong choice could leave them stranded in the Sierra Mountains when the snow comes, with no shelter, supplies, or even food.Newbery Honor-winning author Rodman Philbrick brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party's journey west.

Download or read book The Progress of Love written by Alice Munro and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven stunning stories that explore the most intimate and transforming moments of existence, from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro, “one of the foremost practitioners of the short story” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). “Throughout this remarkable collection moments of insight flash from the pages like lightning, not necessarily providing answers—more like showing the way to new questions.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer A divorced woman returns to her childhood home where she confronts the memory of her parents’ confounding yet deep bond. The accidental near-drowning of a child exposes to the shaken mother the fragility between children and parents. A young man, remembering a terrifying childhood incident, wrestles with the responsibility he has always felt for his hapless younger brother. A man brings his lover on a visit to his ex-wife, only to feel unexpectedly closer to his estranged partner. In these and other stories, Alice Munro proves once again a sensitive and compassionate chronicler of our times. Drawing us into the most intimate corners of ordinary lives, she reveals much about ourselves, our choices, and our experiences of love.

Download or read book Dear Mariah Diary of My Dreams and Hopes Girls Journals and Diaries written by Hope Faith and published by Preserve the Memory. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book Dear Maria Diary of My Dreams and Hopes written by Hope Faith and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book Dear Valentina Diary of My Dreams and Hopes Girls Journals and Diaries written by Hope Faith and published by Preserve the Memory. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every girl should believe in her bright future! See that girl always dreaming and imagining her happy-ever-after life in adulthood? She's gonna LOVE her personal copy from this Preserve the Memories series, created especially for young dreamers between 9 and 14 years of age. Hope Faith has created this book as an 8.5 by 11 inch, perfect journal book form. Plenty of pages to explore her ideas as well as loads of room to keep track of her progress. There is even space for special lists which makes the sky the limit when it comes to sparking positive action towards future goals. This book is perfect for: encouraging your future self remembering your dreams to reach for captivating the moment cherishing the magic of all possibility Parents love the Preserve the Memories series for these reasons: helps speech development increases literacy develops a sense of sequence creates confidence develops an appreciation for life and self direction boots creativity Once you get this book, notice how handy it is - perfect journal size means it's easy to write in and frustration free. All you need is your pencil and ink pen! Can't wait to she has been inspried by her Dear Me book!

Download or read book The Maddie Diaries written by Maddie Ziegler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation presents her uplifting coming-of-age memoir about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world and in life. Maddie Ziegler had hoped to become a star—she just didn’t know how soon that day would come. At just eight years old, she was cast on Lifetime’s hit reality show Dance Moms and quickly won the hearts of fans everywhere with her natural talent and determination. Soon, she was catching eyes all over—including those of pop superstar Sia, who handpicked her to star in the incredibly popular music video “Chandelier.” The rest, as they say, was history. In this inspirational memoir, Maddie explains the hard work she put into her rise to stardom and how she keeps her balance along the way—starring in music videos, going on tour, and becoming an actress in The Book of Henry with Naomi Watts and Jacob Tremblay. She also answers her fans’ burning questions with wise advice she’s learned on her journey. With honesty, charm, and humor, Maddie offers her unique perspective on making her way in the world as a young teenager, reflecting on the lessons she’s learned—and preparing for the exciting road ahead.