Download or read book Hijito written by Carlos Andrés Gómez and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. Winner of the 2020 International Book Award for Poetry. Winner of a 2019 Foreword INDIES Award for Poetry. Winner of the 2020 Indie Reader Discovery Award for Poetry. In HIJITO--selected by Eduardo C. Corral as winner of the 2018 Broken River Prize--Carlos Andrés Gómez writes of brutality and beauty with the same urgency and with a truth that burns readily; it is a collection of survival instincts. As a vital and tender exploration and deconstruction of contemporary society, his poetry engages with America's ever-changing landscape and the ways in which race, gender, and violence coalesce. Called powerful, truthful, and sublime by Cornel West, Gómez's words are a necessary paean to hope and courage in the modern world. One loss makes you feel all the other losses, writes Carlos Andrés Gómez in this searing and inquisitive collection. His attentiveness to language and to pain is unflinching. Craft and empathy are inseparable; lyrical pleasures resonate with tenderness and sorrow. The poems pull something usable from // the wreckage of performative masculinity, police brutality, and displacement. And what's usable from misery? Gómez's deft control of language--the syntax is nimble, the diction is zoetic--brings us close to the boundless resilience that helps us survive, change.--Eduardo C. Corral Gómez makes an impressive debut in this collection, singing of family, bullets, survival and smoke. This hijito is a tiny growl / at first / that blossomed / into a wail.--Tyehimba Jess, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Striking, searching, and serious. Carlos Andrés Gómez poems often leap landscapes beyond the West and ask us to consider the history we have been taught, how we speak it and carry it in our bodies. There is an earned depth and urgency to Gómez as a poet.--Raymond Antrobus, Rathbones Folio Prize winner

Download or read book Responsibility Centered Discipline written by Larry Thompson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster responsibility, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner. Hundreds of schools across North America are embracing Larry Thompson’s Responsibility-Centered Discipline (RCD) – a groundbreaking approach that supports students in developing intrinsic motivation and growing as conscientious and active members of their school communities. Emphasizing responsibility, empathy, and self-regulation, RCD offers a transformative whole-school method to create a thriving school climate and responsible students. In this clear and explicit guide, Thompson presents an overview of RCD and its foundations, the six exits students commonly use to avoid responsibility, a structured conversation to return students to a path of responsibility, and a process educators can implement to create a solutions space. Additional features include: Success stories from the field Research highlights Coaching conversations Questions to help readers apply the information to their own contexts A must-read for teachers and education leaders seeking to reimagine discipline for a healthier and more supportive educational environment, Responsibility-Centered Discipline provides research-based actions to build skills such as responsibility, perseverance, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner from preK through high school.

Download or read book Taking the Top written by Jessie G and published by Jessie G Books Inc. This book was released on with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two men from rival MCs hellbent on revenge. Everyone expects them to fail—not fall in love—but that only makes them more dangerous. Family man, entrepreneur, member of an outlaw motorcycle club—can one man really have it all? Carlos was close but while corruption was destroying Devils Pride, cancer was wreaking havoc on his home, stealing his wife, and leaving him to raise their children alone. Angela was the love of his life and he never thought he could have that with someone else, much less the too-pushy-to-be-serious son of his enemy. Mateo’s life was forever changed the day he watched his mother get gunned down by a rival motorcycle club. Hidden from the world by an angry father and groomed for revenge, pain is the one thing he can rely on. The constant that becomes comfort and strength, and a coping mechanism that becomes less effective with every lash. This isn’t the life he’s meant to lead, but with no way to break free, Mateo has two choices: do what he’s told or die. When a third option presents itself, he isn’t expecting a happy ending. At best, he thinks they can have a moment. A small pocket of time to be seen and accepted, cared for and wanted, by a man strong enough to stop him from doing the unthinkable, while allowing him the revenge he’s more than earned. It would be a solid plan if not for one tiny problem. Mateo didn’t know he was capable of love and Carlos won’t let it be taken from him again.

Download or read book Waiting For Snow In Havana written by Carlos Eire and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A childhood in a privileged household in 1950s Havana was joyous and cruel, like any other-but with certain differences. The neighbour's monkey was liable to escape and run across your roof. Surfing was conducted by driving cars across the breakwater. Lizards and firecrackers made frequent contact. Carlos Eire's childhood was a little different from most. His father was convinced he had been Louis XVI in a past life. At school, classmates with fathers in the Batista government were attended by chauffeurs and bodyguards. At a home crammed with artifacts and paintings, portraits of Jesus spoke to him in dreams and nightmares. Then, in January 1959, the world changes: Batista is suddenly gone, a cigar-smoking guerrilla has taken his place, and Christmas is cancelled. The echo of firing squads is everywhere. And, one by one, the author's schoolmates begin to disappear-spirited away to the United States. Carlos will end up there himself, without his parents, never to see his father again. Narrated with the urgency of a confession, WAITING FOR SNOW IN HAVANA is both an ode to a paradise lost and an exorcism. More than that, it captures the terrible beauty of those times in our lives when we are certain we have died-and then are somehow, miraculously, reborn.

Download or read book Astral Dan The English Teacher written by Nicholas Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discovering his dreams are not dreams but astral projections can Daniel use his strange talent to help rescue Ms Hamilton, the sexy young English teacher who works at the school he attends? During his astral journeys he discovers that she has been abducted by her psychotic ex-boyfriend. Amazing events unfold as Daniel uses all the means at his disposal to ensure Ms Hamilton's safe release. Throughout his efforts Daniel encounters a very diverse array of characters who , through good deeds and bad , put Danial through a very hazardous and exciting adventure.

Download or read book Speak of Me As I Am written by Sonia Belasco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving story of grief, honesty, and the healing power of art — the ties that bind us together, even when those we love are gone. Melanie and Damon are both living in the shadow of loss. For Melanie, it's the loss of her larger-than-life artist mother, taken by cancer well before her time. For Damon, it’s the loss of his best friend, Carlos, who took his own life. As they struggle to fill the empty spaces their loved ones left behind, fate conspires to bring them together. Damon takes pictures with Carlos’s camera to try to understand his choices, and Melanie begins painting as a way of feeling closer to her mother. But when the two join their school’s production of Othello, the play they both hoped would be a distraction becomes a test of who they truly are, both together and on their own. And more than anything else, they discover that it just might be possible to live their lives without completely letting go of their sadness. Praise for Speak of Me As I Am: "Debut author Belasco adeptly captures the tribulations of high school life while also celebrating art's ability to help clarify and contextualize its joys and sorrows. . . . The novel's most intriguing character . . . is grief itself, which the author illuminates, examines, and dissects with a surgeon's precision and the gentle touch of an artist. A stirring account of the trials of adolescence." —Kirkus Reviews "This book will undoubtedly be compared to Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park. . . . Teens seeking a quieter but no less moving story will find this book a perfect read." —Booklist "Never maudlin, always authentic, the portrayal of their struggles to deal with grief and with love will resonate with many teens." —VOYA "A good purchase for realistic fiction collections and for readers looking for books about survivor’s guilt and healing." —School Library Journal "Belasco’s novel sends a powerful message about the complicated nature of grief. . . . This powerful, emotional work should be earmarked to be a favorite with teen readers." —BookPage

Download or read book Bramwell written by Ruth Gathergood and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My family home was a little cottage that stood alone at the end of Wodolf road, right next to where an old church stood. The church was over two hundred years old, held a lot of history, and had been neglected over time to become its present ruins. The stone building had dilapidated to a big heap of rubble, spiting efforts of fine architectural men who built it. Great history lay within its haggard walls, and as a result, it became the village monument. Seeing old pictures of it was disheartening and echoed sorrows of its past beauty.

Download or read book Ashes of Partnership written by Bongani Andrew Mahlangu and published by Exceller Books. This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Ashes of Partnership’ is a magnificent novel about a failed business partnership. Carlos Johnson is a happy-go-lucky person with a wonderful sense of humour in everything but discovers the other side of himself when he wakes up to the responsibility of protecting the company he founded with his beloved friend, who chose to follow the dark ambition of his brother. Finally, Carlos won and took it as a lesson for life.

Download or read book Bodies and Souls written by Nancy Thayer and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fast, steamy novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer, residents of a seemingly picture perfect New England town struggle to hide their shocking secrets . . . until they can no longer. From his position behind the pulpit, Reverend Peter Taylor has a unique view of his affluent congregants. By and large, they appear respectable and morally upstanding, but they have their share of troubles—and perhaps even more than their share of sins. Liza Howard is a notorious Jezebel who seduces young and old alike, and who now has her sights set on Judy Bennett’s son, despite his engagement. Meanwhile, Judy hides her own family secrets behind her relentless judgment of others. Widow Suzanna Blair’s newly found passion for her female professor has her questioning the life she’s always known. And Peter Taylor himself struggles with faith and lust despite an eighteen-year marriage. As their turbulent lives and their scandalous stories intersect, one thing is certain: small town secrets never remain hidden for long. Includes a captivating excerpt of Nancy Thayer’s novel Nantucket Sisters! Praise for the novels of Nancy Thayer “The queen of beach books.”—The Star-Ledger “Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide.”—Elin Hilderbrand “Thayer’s gift for reaching the emotional core of her characters [is] captivating.”—Houston Chronicle “One of my favorite writers.”—Susan Wiggs “Thayer portrays beautifully the small moments, inside stories and shared histories that build families.”—The Miami Herald “Thayer’s sense of place is powerful, and her words are hung together the way my grandmother used to tat lace.”—Dorothea Benton Frank

Download or read book Pandilla written by Easton Charles Livingston and published by 4Six3 Media. This book was released on with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We have to pray to the beast." A dangerous gang has taken over the north side of Toledo, Ohio. In a brief time, they have gained hundreds of members, rivaling the police force. Local law enforcement struggle to contain their rise to power as they threaten to overtake the city. Detective Samuel Neff has been assigned a leadership role in the special task force created to deal with this problem. But when one of the most gruesome murders in the city's history turns out to be his gang informant, it prompts him to call in his friends, the Makarios Cadre. As the Makarios Cadre investigates, they find things aren't what they seem on the surface. Something is behind the gang's growth and operations. It's only when one of their own is kidnapped when they discover the depths of the darkness they face as they fight to rescue them. But can they do it before ancient history repeats itself? Start your journey into Easton Livingston's fifth novel, taking place in his Reality Imagination Universe. In this new series of supernatural suspense, he brings back the family team of investigative heroes who started it all in his book, The Dark Corner — the Makarios Cadre. Grab your copy of Pandilla now.

Download or read book A Country Divided written by Jay F. Downs and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A country divided by the American Civil War is unaware that now an even greater danger exists: a country divided into thirds. The most powerful nations on earth -- England, France, and Spain -- plan a simultaneous attack on the United States from all four directions to reclaim the land in the New World that was once theirs. On a cold January night in 1865, conspirators meet in a London pub to plot the fate of America. Three of them will be instrumental in carrying out the ambitious plan. British Major Josiah Sterling, as a special observer of the War, has access to top American military and government officials. Jeanetta Boudreaux, the widow of a fallen Confederate, has traveled from New Orleans to help her beloved South. Juan Carlos Ramirez holds a banking position of authority in California and the American West. As the Divine Plan unfolds, love sprouts between Josiah and Jeanetta, fully blooming as the fateful day of invasion draws near. But love can be distracting. Will the conspirators successfully derail America's chance at reunifying the Union, or will personal emotions put them all at risk? This historical novel is so intertwined with such a myriad of facts that one may wonder: is it indeed fiction -- or was it true?

Download or read book Speak of Me As I Am written by Sonia Belasco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damon and Melanie, two teenagers who've lost loved ones, meet and help each other grieve, but as their friendship deepens into romance, things get complicated fast.

Download or read book The Reincarnation of Heston Venns Rye written by Henry Stevenson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He climbed up on the wing of a 1941 Waco bi-plane and seated himself in the cockpit. He had never sat in one of these models before and he loved the feel it gave him. With a sudden rush he realized that he knew everything about this airplane. He reached underneath the seat, without looking, knowing the fuel-cock would be there ... and it was. He even recited in his mind the piston size and the complete mechanical workings of the interior of the engine. He climbed out of the plane and walked around it several times. Something drew him to this plane -- something deep inside himself." Déjà vu experiences startle Jason Conrad, as does the name "Monica" sounding in his head. Sometimes his dreams show him how to fly maneuvers he has no training for, and sometimes his visions insist he has a soulmate somewhere whom he has known for a very long time. A bygone, tragic news story posted on an airport wall; a crashed plane in the Amazon Rain Forest; a girl in a yellow blouse; the rescue of a boy's life which leads to a drug cartel in Colombia all contribute to the unveiling of Jason's previous life and the soulmate whose love he's yearned for. While Jason's sense of adventure carries him geographically far and wide, it also fuels his discovery that he is traveling from one lifetime to another in a compelling, ongoing saga of love.

Download or read book Caminar written by Skila Brown and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2014 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caminar is the story of a boy who joins a small band of guerilla fighters who must decide what being a man during a time of war really means.

Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1968-11-25 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Download or read book The Aphasia Therapy File written by Sally Byng and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aphasia Therapy Files represent a practical resource for people who work with individuals with aphasia, either as therapists or as researchers. An overview of issues associated with current practices is combined with a study of the practicalities of determining, designing and implementing therapies. This second volume continues to explore the possibility of bridging the gap between therapy in a clinical setting and the practical issues faced by the person living with aphasia. Each author presents one or more of their clinical practices in order to share their therapy experiences and reasoning with others. These contributions provide an insight into the complex issues that face both the practitioner and the person with aphasia, including discussion of subjects such as: Revealing competence and rethinking identity for people with severe aphasia using drawing and a communication book Respecting the rights of a person with aphasia to their own life choices: a longitudinal therapy study A group approach to the long-term rehabilitation of people with acquired head injury within the community Lexical and functionally based treatment: effects on word retrieval and conversation While each of the chapters is of considerable interest on its own, the final chapter offers readers a method of describing and capturing what happens in therapy and why, to enable comparisons between therapies and application by readers themselves. Written by speech and language therapists working in clinical practice, the studies included in this unique resource reflect the realities of everyday practice and will appeal to therapists, students and researchers in aphasia.

Download or read book How to Greet Strangers written by Joyce Thompson and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archer Barron is rebuilding his life after hiding from it for years. Once he had grand expectations-graduating law school, donning drag to express his feminine aspects, and the love of a devoted boyfriend-but fate became cruel. HIV-positive cruel. And a growing involvement with an Oakland Santería priestess who promised a cure in return for devotion and a lot of cash. His lover died. His faith and spirit almost followed. Now Archer works a crappy job as a university night watchmen and volunteers at a free clinic. The walls he's built in the years since his loss are about to come crumbling down when a former member of the Santería family he belonged to comes seeking legal help. And then the police discover the body of the priestess. Archer's grudge makes him a prime suspect. In How To Greet Strangers, the Bay Area welcomes a new detective: he's black, he's spiritual, he's stunning. And he's in great danger.