Download or read book The Wonky Donkey written by Craig Smith and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.

Download or read book Granny Boop s Big House written by Frankie James and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-10-04 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the tale of a boy caught up in a Redneck place and time. Chock full of love and terror, it is an intriguing mix of true family fun, American values circa 60s/70s and strange accounts of individual survival. Granny Boop's Big House is the saga of seven kids and their alcoholic mother living life in the little pink house they called home. Bear witness as the generations pass and Bobby Lee, the youngest brother harboring his special secret, revealsall. After their matriarch passes, the clan ultimately divides, dashing Mommas dream that they stay together. Hopes remain high however of an eventual reunion. Growing up Gay White Trash and Liking it is reality at its bizarre best. (508 pages)

Download or read book Horse Girls written by Halimah Marcus and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wild, rollicking ride into the heart of horse country—these essays get at what it means to love horses, in all that love's complexity.” —Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls A compelling and provocative essay collection that smashes stereotypes and redefines the meaning of the term “horse girl,” broadening it for women of all cultural backgrounds. As a child, horses consumed Halimah Marcus’ imagination. When she wasn’t around horses she was pretending to be one, cantering on two legs, hands poised to hold invisible reins. To her classmates, girls like Halimah were known as “horse girls,” weird and overzealous, absent from the social worlds of their peers. Decades later, when memes about “horse girl energy,” began appearing across social media—Halimah reluctantly recognized herself. The jokes imagine girls as blinkered as carriage ponies, oblivious to the mockery behind their backs. The stereotypical horse girl is also white, thin, rich, and straight, a daughter of privilege. Yet so many riders don’t fit this narrow, damaging ideal, and relate to horses in profound ways that include ambivalence and regret, as well as unbridled passion and devotion. Featuring some of the most striking voices in contemporary literature—including Carmen Maria Machado, Pulitzer-prize winner Jane Smiley, T Kira Madden, Maggie Shipstead, and Courtney Maum—Horse Girls reframes the iconic bond between girls and horses with the complexity and nuance it deserves. And it showcases powerful emerging voices like Braudie Blais-Billie, on the connection between her Seminole and Quebecois heritage; Sarah Enelow-Snyder, on growing up as a Black barrel racer in central Texas; and Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, on the colonialist influence on horse culture in Pakistan. By turns thought-provoking and personal, Horse Girls reclaims its titular stereotype to ask bold questions about autonomy and desire, privilege and ambition, identity and freedom, and the competing forces of domestication and wildness.

Download or read book Grandmas Stories written by Rick Steber and published by Bonanza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandma grew up on a farm and, at a relatively young age, she fell in love and married Grandpa. They moved west, found the opportunities to their liking and together they raised a wonderful family. Grandma was the glue that held the family together. She performed the necessary domestic tasks of making a home - caring for the children, cleaning, cooking, baking, washing, sewing and darning. She also tended the chickens, milked the cows and churned the cream to butter. And when necessity arose, like the time a horse rolled on Grandpa and he was laid up for nearly a year, Grandma demonstrated she could take on a man's work as well. The Grandma I remember was old. Her domain was the kitchen, a room dominated by the cheery warmth of a wood stove and the sweet aroma of baking pies. While Grandma worked, frequently pausing to wipe her calloused hands on her freshly ironed white apron, she talked - telling stories of pioneering days, tales handed down from the Indians and interesting things that had happened to family members, friends and neighbors. Every once in awhile she lowered her voice and shared some small secret. My children will know their great-grandmother because of the stories I will share with them and from the words Grandma carefully wrote in her journal. Every evening, no matter how trying her day had been, she would take a few moments to reflect and describe things from the day that were important to her - a laughing child chasing a butterfly across the pasture, the lovely fragrance of wildflowers in bloom, a field of wheat dancing in an afternoon breeze.... When Grandma finished the entries she would lay down her pen, close her journal, blow out the candle flame, and say to herself, 'And so ends another glorious day.'

Download or read book The Mitts Paragon written by Wayne Norton Billy Wayne Norton, Sr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mitts Paragon is a story, based on facts, about the Mitts family in rural southwest Arkansas during the 1920's and 1930's. At a time when the entire nation was struggling to survive through the Great Flood of 1927, the Great Depression beginning in 1929, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's, The Mitts Paragon details a few of the trials and hardships the family endured and their conviction to do what was right, even in the face of adversity, when other people might have conceded defeat. It tells of the simple, treasured moments they embraced, rich with frequent laughter which seemed to knit the family closer together when other families were unraveling. It tells how both the trials and treasures strengthened and enhanced their moral character. Their strength of character grew when hard work, truth, honesty, and fairness failed to provide another's basic needs. It continues from one family's natural aging and decline to the building of a new, younger family that will continue to bear the torch.

Download or read book Shaped by Snow written by Ayja Bounous and published by Torrey House Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Those who love winter will love this book. But as we steadily erase the season that sets us free from friction, Shaped by Snow will appeal to anyone who has ever looked up and thrilled at the first flakes fat in the autumn sky." —BILL MCKIBBEN Skier and debut author Ayja Bounous explores threats to the winters and watershed in the face of climate change and the far–reaching impacts of a diminishing snowpack on the American West—not only from ecological and economic perspectives, but also in regard to emotional and psychological health, as she realizes how deeply her personal relationships are tied to the snow–covered mountains of Utah's Wasatch range. AYJA BOUNOUS is a Utah native and avid skier. She holds an MA in Environmental Humanities from the University of Utah and bachelor's degrees in Music and Environmental Studies from Santa Clara University. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Download or read book Harlequin American Romance June 2016 Box Set written by Cathy McDavid and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance the all-American way! Harlequin American Romance brings you a collection of four new all-American romances, available now! This box set includes: HAVING THE RANCHER'S BABY Mustang Valley • by Cathy McDavid When a one-night stand with Violet Hathaway results in an unexpected pregnancy, Cole Dempsey must put his rodeo past behind him and embrace his new life as a cattle rancher…or lose the woman he loves. THE SEAL'S SECOND CHANCE BABY Cowboy SEALs • by Laura Marie Altom When Navy SEAL Marsh Langtree meets Effie Washington, he's drawn to the single mom. But after losing his own son, how can he even think of being happy with Effie and her children? THE RANGER'S RODEO REBEL Cowboys in Uniform • by Pamela Britton Army Ranger Chance Reynolds is home to protect rodeo star Carolina Cruthers, who is being stalked by her ex. But who will protect Chance's heart from Carolina? THE TROUBLE WITH COWGIRLS Welcome to Ramblewood • by Amanda Renee Ten years ago Lucy Travisonno broke Lane Morgan's heart. Now she's back in town with her young daughter, stealing his well-deserved promotion to barn manager. Why is the only girl he's ever loved determined to ruin his life?

Download or read book The SEAL s Second Chance Baby written by Laura Marie Altom and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 2016 HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE will become HARLEQUIN WESTERN ROMANCE. Same great stories, new name! A SEAL's REDEMPTION… What Navy SEAL Marsh Langtree needs is to make sense of his life. What he gets is a near-fatal snakebite. If it weren't for Effie Washington, Marsh would be a goner. Her blue eyes and gorgeous smile make him thankful he's still breathing. But he shouldn't be flirting with a single mom… With rambunctious twins and an infant at home, Effie's love life has stalled. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Effie can tell Marsh is holding back, and she won't fall for another man who's not all-in. Will the possibility of a future with Effie finally force Marsh to forgive himself for the past?

Download or read book The Mitts Paragon written by Billy Wayne Norton Sr. and published by Author House. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mitts Paragon is a story, based on facts, about the Mitts family in rural southwest Arkansas during the 1920's and 1930's. At a time when the entire nation was struggling to survive through the Great Flood of 1927, the Great Depression beginning in 1929, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's, The Mitts Paragon details a few of the trials and hardships the family endured and their conviction to do what was right, even in the face of adversity, when other people might have conceded defeat. It tells of the simple, treasured moments they embraced, rich with frequent laughter which seemed to knit the family closer together when other families were unraveling. It tells how both the trials and treasures strengthened and enhanced their moral character. Their strength of character grew when hard work, truth, honesty, and fairness failed to provide another's basic needs. It continues from one family's natural aging and decline to the building of a new, younger family that will continue to bear the torch.

Download or read book Crafting a Symphony in Wood written by Elizabeth Ellen Ostring and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anton Sie, twice successful in achieving his aspirations in music and physics, demonstrates that focus and diligent hard work can achieve great goals. But his story also shows the inter-connectedness of humanity: Anton received his musical training in Indonesia from a virtually illiterate Muslim peasant guitarist and a Jewish refugee violinist, and his knowledge of physics and acoustics from Chinese Communist scientists. He has demonstrated a critical factor in the superior construction of Stradivarius violins, his work authenticated by Western musicians for whom he is very grateful.

Download or read book Broken to Beautiful written by Sheila Summers and published by Wordclay. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 0n a blustery, November morning, a young girl and her mother set off on their annual Thanksgiving week trip to Grandma Shy’s country cottage in the rolling hills of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It will be a week filled with tender hugs, tasty treats and trips to the attic looking for treasures of the past and sharing stories set in the homeland of her grandmother’s beloved Scotland. This year, Grandma Shy is ready with a tale of a lifetime. The story of a wee lass named Kieran who was to discover the hard way that: ‘Sticks and Stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me’...IS A GREAT BIG LIE!

Download or read book Growing Up in a Vile of Cocaine written by Maximus Granada and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Can You Come Play Lil Boy written by Ray Loyd Tune and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lil boy is a heart-warming story of a four-year-old boy who is ripped from his mother, father and brothers at the beginning of the Korean War. Father was drafted into the Army to fight in Korea; mother moved to California to work as a ship builder to support the other children. Mother could not take all the children with her, so I got to stay with my grandparents on a small dirt farm in the Panhandle of Oklahoma, about half way between Ft. Supply and Buffalo. , The winter of 1950 ushered in one of the state s worse blizzards recorded in that century. Grandmother went to Ft. Supply to live with my uncle and his family until after the blizzard passed. I got to stay with my Granddad on the farm to help him feed and care for the cows, horses, pigs, chickens, dogs and other barnyard critters. , The blizzard was a particularly harsh one, leaving snowdrifts six feet high along most hedgerows and fences. Coyotes, which prefer to hunt under the cover of night, were now hunting twenty-four hours a day. It sounded like they were all around us. , When the snow stopped falling, the wind subsided and the sun broke through the clouds, the landscape, draped in nature s finest dress, was awesome. Coyotes howled in the distance, letting others know they had spotted a food source our chickens. I was five years old by now and was handy with a single shot rifle. I told Granddad, If I don t go out and scare off those coyotes, they are going to get inside the chicken house and eat all the chickens. He didn t say anything because he knew I was right. I began working him with my vivid imagery of feathers, guts and broken eggs they would leave behind. , Finally, he asked, How do you intend to scare them away? With the rifle, I said. , He looked at me for awhile, then said "go get dressed in you long-handles, flannel shirt, pants and coveralls. Make sure to bring your heaviest coat and gloves. , When I was fully dressed, I ran to him and said Granddad, I m ready. Can I go now? , He replied, You ll need this rifle and a box of shells, as he handed me the gun. I smiled so wide I thought my face would crack. After all the obligatory warnings, I set off to the south where I last heard the coyotes. I headed directly towards a thicket of current bushes. Sure enough, their tracks were everywhere. I still didn t see them, so I crawled under the thicket where I spotted three small coyote pups playfully wrestling one another. With a six-foot long stick, I entered the game along with them. After a little teasing, they stopped wresting each other and attack my stick, breaking it into four pieces. They pretended the stick was a snake, picking it up, biting on it, and flipping it around in the air with their mouth. , At last, their parents called them and they all left the thicket heading east towards Coyote Mound , a known area for coyote dens. I followed them to the mound and spotted them directly in front of me. They were walking single file I was the last in the file. I put a shell in my rifle and cocked the gun. By then they had disappeared. The next time I saw them, they were behind me. They d out-lapped me by one full lap. The pursuer now became the pursued. I stopped, pointed the gun well over their heads and fired a shot. That stopped them in their tracks. I loaded again just in case they came after me. The three pups moved towards me, but the elders laid down either for their morning nap or to soak up the sun. , As I watched the three pups, I realized they were just like dog puppies. There is no way I could ever hurt a puppy, dog or coyote. I stood there admiring them for awhile and took off running toward our house, yelling all the way that I had shot one. Of course, Granddad knew better, but he went along. I ve never hunted coyotes since that day. ,

Download or read book A Separate God written by Elizabeth Kaiser and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2nd EDITION, UPDATED WITH A REVISED ENDING Raised in an Old Order Amish family, Rachel dreamed of living a life of joy and freedom. But her stringent upbringing prevented her from living the life she imagined. In A Separate God, follow Rachel as she grows up Amish and begins a pilgrimage from beneath the shackles of oppression, abuse, and dissatisfaction into the liberty of self-discovery. Though she embraces the beauty of the Amish and the love of her mother and father, she also exposes the darkness her community hides from the outside—the disturbed, twisted transgressions that are swept under the carpet. After years of reluctantly submitting to their rigid principles, Rachel will finally find the courage to resist the Amish structure and discover healing from a new culture that would alter much more than just her appearance. Amish society is more complex than the somber garb and horse-drawn carriages. Rather, it is a society and culture as riddled with hypocrisy as the so-called Great Society around them—a world that Rachel struggles unendingly to adapt to, an outsider even there as she looks back to the nostalgic simplicity of her past.

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Download or read book Bright Pages written by J.D. McClatchy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: divCollege years—when ideas collide, literature intrigues and inspires, lasting passions are first fired—can stamp a young writer for life. This extraordinary book contains the work of dozens of writers whose experiences at Yale over the past three centuries exerted a powerful force on their writing lives. Formed and nurtured by the unique intellectual community of the university, writers as diverse as Noah Webster and Gloria Naylor emerged from Yale to make their own fresh contributions to our nation’s remarkable literary heritage. From the galaxy of authors Yale has produced, J. D. McClatchy selects a rich and varied sample. He includes sermons, essays, poems, short stories, and excerpts from novels. The book opens with a section devoted to the work of four great teachers of writing at Yale in recent decades: John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, John Hollander, and Robert Stone. The middle and most generous section of the volume focuses on writers who have been working since the end of the Second World War. Each of these selections casts a strong light on its author and his or her work. In the final section, McClatchy draws on the work of earlier literary figures from James Fenimore Cooper to Thornton Wilder, in many cases retrieving little-known material. A stroll through the pages of this bountiful anthology, dazzling in the diversity of its offerings, will appeal to any reader. Each of the authors was challenged and inspired by Yale. In this volume, each in turn challenges and inspires us. Among the authors and poets in this volume: Jonathan Edwards, Sinclair Lewis, Cole Porter, Robert Penn Warren, Brendan Gill, Robert K. Massie, William F. Buckley, Jr., Calvin Trillin, Paul Monette, Garry B. Trudeau, Claire Messud, Chang-rae Lee /DIV