Download or read book Growing Up Way Downeast written by Doris Alina Bridges and published by Windswept House Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Up on an Island Off the Coast of Maine written by Carroll M. Haskell and published by Polar Bear. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Up in Dexter Maine written by Anita Ambrose Savage and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Downeast written by Gigi Georges and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Downeast, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard. Their stories reveal surprising truths about rural America and offer hope for its future. “It’s almost impossible not to care about these fierce young women and cheer for their hard-won successes” (Kirkus) in this “heartfelt portrait” and “worthy tribute” (Publishers Weekly). Nestled in Maine’s far northeast corner, Washington County sits an hour’s drive from the heart of famed and bustling Acadia National Park. Yet it’s a world away. For Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie—five teenage girls caught between tradition and transformation in this remote region—it is home. Downeast follows their journeys of heartbreak and hope in uncertain times, creating a nuanced and unique portrait of rural America with women at its center. Willow lives in the shadow of an abusive, drug-addicted father and searches for stability through photography and love. Vivian, a gifted writer, feels stifled by her church and town, and struggles to break free without severing family ties. Mckenna is a softball pitching phenom whose passion is the lobster-fishing she learned at her father’s knee. Audrey is a beloved high school basketball star who earns a coveted college scholarship but questions her chosen path. Josie, a Yale-bound valedictorian, is determined to take the world by storm. All five girls know the pain and joy of life in a region whose rugged beauty and stoicism mask dwindling populations, vanishing job opportunities, and pervasive opioid addiction. As the girls reach adulthood, they discover that despite significant challenges, there is much to celebrate in “the valley of the overlooked.” Their stories remind us of the value of timeless ideals: strength of family and community, reverence for nature’s rule, dignity in cracked hands and muddied shoes, and the enduring power of home. Revealed through the eyes of Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie, Downeast is based on four years of intimate reporting. The result is a beautifully rendered, emotionally startling, and vital book. Downeast will break readers’ hearts yet offer them hope, providing answers to what the future may hold for rural America.
Download or read book One Morning in Maine written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1976-09-30 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Caldecott Honor Book! Today is a specidal day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck's Harbour with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking.... Her tooth is loose! And that's just the start of a huge day!
Download or read book Growing Up in Maine written by Charles E. Shain and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Up in Rural Maine written by Anne Bates and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ghosts of Walter Crockett written by W. Edward Crockett and published by Islandport Press. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Crockett, the son of an absent and alcoholic father, grew up in poverty in a crowded house on Portland's Munjoy Hill in the 1970s. He recounts his days growing up with the ever-present specter of a drunken father and then overcoming the odds to become a successful businessman and politician. The book is not just a tale of struggle and perseverance, but also a story of love, redemption, and ultimately forgiveness.
Download or read book Growing Up in Maine written by Maurice C. King and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of a Maine iac Growing Up in Maine in the 1940s written by David Mitchell Edes and published by Edes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories will take you back to the exciting world of a boy growing up in the 1940's in the small rural town of Sangerville, Maine. From the great northern woods, to the rocky coast, Dave brings you along on his adventures. Struggling through the dreaded childhood killer Tuberculosis, almost perishing under the ice of a frozen pond and thwarting the attack of a bear are only a few of the exciting times in young Dave's life. When he was older, he moved away from Maine for his work, and lived in places such as Arizona and California before settling in his current state of Florida, he still returns to visit Maine when he can, and will always consider himself a "Maine-iac" at heart.
Download or read book Hash and Dandelion Greens written by Paul J. Shanley and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, sad, adventurous, tragic, triumphant - Hash and Dandelion Greens is a heart-warming tale of young people overcoming their daily challenges to create a better future. Thirteen-year-old Paul Shannon tells their poignant story of growing up in a family of seven children in a small town. Although the story takes place in the 1940s, the familys life experiences are relevant today. How does a child have a happy childhood when Dad works all the time? How does a child deal with the death of beloved family members and friends? How does a child overcome poverty and grow into a functioning adult? In reading this novel, children may find the answers to such problems in their own lives. At any rate, they are sure to enjoy the adventures of the Shannon family. Adults will also enjoy this novel, which takes them back to a simpler time and place forever gone.
Download or read book Living in the Shadows written by Michelle Tinklepaugh and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Up in Maine II written by Upward Bound Program (Bowdoin College) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pembroke Maine written by Darrell R. Lund and published by Vertel Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Feast for Joseph written by Terry Farish and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it’s a feast! A companion book to Joseph’s Big Ride, described in Kirkus as “a joyful, upbeat tale.” When Joseph and Mama lived in a refugee camp in East Africa, everyone cooked and ate together. And Joseph could always hear someone playing the awal. It’s much too quiet and lonely in his new home. Though Whoosh, the girl who lives upstairs, is friendly, Joseph misses having more people around, especially his grandmother, who still lives across the ocean. So he invites his relatives in the city to come for dinner, then he invites his teacher, then Whoosh and her mami — but everyone is too busy. Ever hopeful, Joseph picks the last greens from the garden. At least he and Mama will be ready to cook if someone comes. The next night Whoosh and her mami appear at the door with a big cake, and Whoosh and Joseph cook up a feast. A touching story about adjusting to a new home and the pleasure of cooking and sharing food with friends. Key Text Features glossary translations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Download or read book Roots and Branches written by Jane Rozelle and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roots and Branches flows from the early 1800 Hanson and Rozelle families to the joining of Jane to her husband Lloyd and their continued life through the years to 2015 atleast. Their lifes trails took lots of twist and turns, but always they gave the credit to the Lord, for restoration, comfort, and rejoicing. All of their family is discussed as a very big part of their life with thankfulness for each other. The writer of Roots and Branches hopes that the readers will be reminded of the value on your lives and count your blessings too. Think on your past and the trail that you have traveled maybe jot it down as I have. Oh, how the memories have a way of resurfacing. Try it!!
Download or read book Aunt Susy s Boarding House written by Joy Swan and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 1900 a young lass is seen arriving in Dixfield, Maine. She sits straight upon the wagon seat black curls escaping from under her white bonnet tied beneath her chin. A high white button shoe can be seen as she steps from the wagon. She reaches for two worn leather suit cases, she tethers her horse to the cement post beside the hotel then disappears behind the large doors of the hotel. A young man sitting across the street always with an eye for a pretty girl watches this lass as she steps from the wagon. He catches a glimpse of a slim white ankle as she steps to the ground. So begins the true story from the rugged beginning through the 1930's. It will bring back memory's long forgotten. You will laugh you will cry as you read this true story. Old fashion Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hurricanes, floods, murders and my life at Aunt Susy's Boarding House. Happy to come home from school today to see my baby brother, mama reading by the fire, grandpa smoking his pipe. Maybe Grammy has made one of her chocolate cakes with butter frosting. I eagerly open the door to see every one crying. My world changed forever that day, Dale's world changed forever and my mother's world changed forever! Our world would never again be the same!
