Download or read book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter written by Erika L. Sánchez and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Finalist! Instant New York Times Bestseller! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican-American home. Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed. But it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal? “Alive and crackling—a gritty tale wrapped in a page-turner. ”—The New York Times “Unique and fresh.” —Entertainment Weekly “A standout.” —NPR
Download or read book Aaron and Erica s Garden written by The Master's Pen and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House Lessons written by Erica Bauermeister and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Real Simple Best Book of the Year A deeply moving story of an epic home renovation in the Pacific Northwest—from New York Times–bestselling author of The Scent Keeper In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, Erica Bauermeister renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, Washington, and in the process takes readers on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us. A personal, accessible, and literary exploration of the psychology of architecture, as well as a loving tribute to the connections we forge with the homes we care for and live in, this book is designed for anyone who’s ever fallen head over heels for a house. It is also a story of a marriage, of family, and of the kind of roots that settle deep into your heart. Discover what happens when a house has its own lessons to teach in this moving and insightful memoir that ultimately shows us how to make our own homes (and lives) better. “ . . . for anyone who has wondered where home is and how to find it, fix it, love it, and leave it for later as well.” —Laurie Frankel, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is
Download or read book Erica s Lesbian Love Stores Vol 1 written by Erica Crooks and published by Erica Crooks. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Erica Crooks the satirical mastermind behind The Eric Crooks Show and webmaster behind officialericcrooks.com comes a collection of short romantic Lesbian love stores from Butch and Femme couples, Butch and Transwoman Femme and even Femme and Femme couples.
Download or read book The Strong Female Athlete written by Erica Suter MS and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Strong Female Athlete is an evidence-based and experience-based text with a fresh, novel approach for youth female athletes to improve speed, reduce injury, and increase strength. In this exuberant body of work, Erica Suter gives a deep understanding of female athlete growth and maturation, anatomy and physiology, nutritional needs, menstrual cycle considerations, and performance training progressions. She presents the science, but in a way that is readable and fun for coaches, parents, and young girls. This is way easier to read than a scientific study! The final chapters discuss mental training and how female athletes can improve confidence, and overcome challenges from sports and life.
Download or read book More Than Pretty written by Erica Campbell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammy Award–winning gospel singer, television star, and radio host Erica Campbell speaks to women of all shapes and sizes and “takes the time to dissect and reveal the beauty that exists in being our authentic, vulnerable selves” (Sarah Jakes Roberts, author of Don’t Settle for Safe) and celebrating the person God made you to be. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be pretty. But Erica Campbell believes we were made to be so much more. As so many women struggle with issues of low self-esteem, depression, and unhealthy habits, Campbell offers a spiritual path that cuts through the highly commercialized, hypersexualized media messages of popular culture, leading women to the true meaning of “pretty” and the true self God wants them to be: empowered, confident, loving, and real. Erica uses her own personal and professional triumphs and failures and the stories of others to help motivate women to redefine and develop true beauty based on biblical principles. With inspirational prose, she shows us how to overcome childhood struggles, push past fears, sharpen our spiritual IQ, and free ourselves from guilt, shame, and low self-confidence. More Than Pretty is a stirring call to action for all women to a life full of power and purpose.
Download or read book Nikos and Erika written by Sameer Zahr and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nikos and Erika is the story of two young students at New York University, one from Greece and one from Sweden. They fall in love, yet circumstances oblige them to go in different directions for about a year. The initial flame of love is not possible to extinguish, and after some inner search and deliberation, they reconnect to begin a holistic and romantic life together. They go through serious and dramatic moments, yet they pull through and continue to enjoy a very happy future. The story is full of suspense and intriguing twists and turns and provides enjoyable reading to all its readers.
Download or read book Karma Revenge Has Never Been So Sweet written by Kandie Marie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this standalone novel, revenge is the ultimate goal. Meet Karma, a smart, sassy, beautiful Afro-Latina who experiences trauma at an early age. Not being able to control the bad people and things that's happening around her, she becomes more cold-hearted than ever and decides to become the server of her own justice. Chapter by chapter you'll grow with her from an adolescent, teen, to an adulthood. From deaths, betrayal, love and motherhood, every piece of her puzzle begins to fuel the fire. Hop on this roller-coaster of a ride with Karma as she takes justice into her own hands.
Download or read book Home Before Dark written by Susan Cheever and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Cheever uses previously unpublished letters, journals, and her own precious memories to create an insightful and candid tribute to her father, John Cheever.
Download or read book Crying in the Bathroom written by Erika L. Sánchez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Equal parts pee-your-pants hilarity and break your heart poignancy- like the perfect brunch date you never want to end!"--America Ferrera, Emmy award-winning actress in Ugly Betty From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly original memoir-in-essays that is as deeply moving as it is hilarious Growing up as the daughter of Mexican immigrants in Chicago in the nineties, Erika Sánchez was a self-described pariah, misfit, and disappointment—a foul-mouthed, melancholic rabble-rouser who painted her nails black but also loved comedy, often laughing so hard with her friends that she had to leave her school classroom. Twenty-five years later, she’s now an award-winning novelist, poet, and essayist, but she’s still got an irrepressible laugh, an acerbic wit, and singular powers of perception about the world around her. In these essays, Sánchez writes about everything from sex to white feminism to debilitating depression, revealing an interior life rich with ideas, self-awareness, and perception. Raunchy, insightful, unapologetic, and brutally honest, Crying in the Bathroom is Sánchez at her best—a book that will make you feel that post-confessional high that comes from talking for hours with your best friend.
Download or read book Keeper of Her Love written by Thérèse A. Kraemer and published by Spangaloo. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the Time Travelers Series The last thing Foster Bryant remembers was fighting in the Civil War and discovering his fiancée had followed him into battle and had been abducted. He awakens to discover that has been brought to future, to a hospital with a gunshot wound. Erica Richard is accidentally taken back to Civil War. She’s caught in a mind-boggling adventure and soon discovers that she has no way of returning home. The story continues in sequels, Time’s Secret, Time over Time, Timeless Love and Keeper of My Heart. Editors Note: Many characters in this book have accents and or different speech patterns. The author has attempted to illustrate this phonically. These are not spelling errors.
Download or read book Erika and the Mermaids written by Erika J. Wiese and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erika, a young girl, walking along a deserted beach, finds an injured and dying mermaid, carries her home, and nurses her back to health. Once her body is whole again, Maari, the mermaid is able to turn herself into a human girl. When she gets homesick, Erika and her Dad take her home to the island of Tiki-roa. Several years later Erika returns to Tiki-roa. They often play at the girls secret lagoon, in a cave of the ancient Maoris, and on Skull Mountain, where they encounter a huge flightless moa bird, and find a cave with pirates treasure of pearls. At the end of her stay Erika meets Maaris mother, the mermaid Cyrena, and her father, Jupiter, mighty ruler of all the oceans. In gratitude for saving their daughters life they bestow upon Erika the power to turn herself into a mermaid.
Download or read book False Starts written by Casey Stockstill and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "False Starts is an intimate portrayal of how segregated preschools fall short in offering poor children of color the experiences they deserve to thrive"--
Download or read book She Came to Slay written by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and published by 37 Ink. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today. Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation’s true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman’s life that is both informative and engaging. Filled with rare outtakes of commentary, an expansive timeline of Tubman’s life, photos (both new and those in public domain), commissioned illustrations, and sections including “Harriet By the Numbers” (number of times she went back down south, approximately how many people she rescued, the bounty on her head) and “Harriet’s Homies” (those who supported her over the years), She Came to Slay is a stunning and powerful mix of pop culture and scholarship and proves that Harriet Tubman is well deserving of her permanent place in our nation’s history.
Download or read book Erica S Blog a Tool Kit for Fixing What S Not Working in Your Life written by Kendra Brown PhD and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is another book in the field of self-help for women! How could that possibly be worth writing or publishing? The shelves of bookstores and local libraries are full of titles. Amazons lists seem endless. Yet Ericas Blog proudly proclaims that its different and it has a proven track record with individual readers, as a text for group therapy or as an addition to individual therapy. Readers criticize self-help books for reading too much like textbooks with too many pages devoted to analyzing and defining problems. They also complain they feel talked down to by authors who offer simplistic suggestions. Ericas Blog avoids these pitfalls, presenting respected clinical approaches in a unique fictionalized format. Readers get acquainted with Erica through her blog and, as the book progresses, find themselves identifying with her. They can gain validation, comfort, and hopefully, even courage as they observe Erica struggling withand profiting fromthe various tools in her tool kit. The unique fictional package combining honesty and humor with serious and time-honored clinical tools makes this book a page-turner for the reader.
Download or read book Love Inspired November 2023 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN UNUSUAL AMISH WINTER MATCH (An Indiana Amish Market story) by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Vannetta Chapman With his crops failing, Amish bachelor Ethan King already has enough problems. He certainly doesn’t need flighty Ada Yoder adding to his troubles. But when a family emergency requires them to work together, they’ll discover that the biggest problem isn’t their differences—it’s their feelings for each other. THE COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS COMPROMISE (A Wyoming Legacies novel) by Jill Kemerer Recently divorced Dalton Cambridge can’t afford to turn down a ranch manager position—even if the boss is his ex-wife’s new husband’s ex-wife. Besides, working for Erica Black is strictly business. But when he finds himself caring for the single mother, will he risk everything for a holiday family? A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS by Lisa Carter Kelsey Summerfield is thrilled to plan her grandfather’s upcoming wedding. But the bride’s grandson, Clay McKendry, is determined to keep the city girl’s ideas in check. When a series of disasters threaten to derail the big day, will they put aside their differences…and find their own happily-ever-after? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired November 2023 Box Set – 2 of 2
Download or read book We Two written by Edna Lyall and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
