Download or read book Where s Jamela written by and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama and Gogo are tremendously excited about the new house they are moving to, but Jamela likes where they are and doesn't want to go. She starts putting her books and school things into a box, but eventually gives up, packs herself away and goes off to sleep. And just when the big truck is about to drive off, Mama suddenly shouts, "Wait, wait! Where's Jamela?" Mrs Zibi, Greasy Hands and even Christmas the chicken make an appearance in this delightful new African township story in which Jamela finally discovers that there's no place like home.
Download or read book Jamela s Dress written by Niki Daly and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children can capture the feel of the South African townships in another of Jamela's adventures. When Jamela sees the intricate fabric for Thelma's wedding dress, she can't resist wrapping it around her and dancing. Things go wrong, but a happy ending comes just in time for Thelma's wedding.
Download or read book What s Cooking Jamela written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mama plans to cook chicken for Christmas dinner, she gives Jamela the task of fattening it up. But Jamela becomes fond of the bird, and on Christmas Eve she sets off with the chicken under her arm, leaving a chaotic trail behind her.
Download or read book See No Evil written by Jamila Gavin and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spellbinding haunted-house story takes place within the confines of a grand London mansion, a place where shadowy characters are always coming and going, almost like ghosts. But when twelve-year-old Nettie's beloved tutor disappears, the cloistered yet savvy girl must pull her head out of the sand and find out why. In her search, she makes a friend and turns detective, coming apart yet coming alive as she discovers deeply disturbing things about her father and how he funds her family's extravagant lifestyle – through human trafficking. The award-winning author's new novel is a rich and riveting story about the dangers of turning a blind eye to unsightly events and unsavory possibilities.
Download or read book Happy Birthday Jamela written by Niki Daly and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's nearly Jamela's birthday, and she longs for the sparkly Princess Shoes she's seen in the shoe shop.
Download or read book A Song for Jamela written by Niki Daly and published by . This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is summer vacation and Jamela is bored, until her Aunt Beauty asks her to come and help her get her hair salon ready for a special client, who turns out to be "Afro-Idols" contestant Miss Bambi Chaka Chaka.
Download or read book It s Jamela written by Niki Daly and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Niki Daly's spunky little heroine was first introduced in Jamela's Dress in 1999 and has been a firm favourite ever sinceÍl delighting young and old alike. Who can forget Gogo and Mama's little chicken from Yebo, Jamela!, destined for the cooking pot but adopted as Jamela's pet? A girl like many others, Jamela dreams of pretty dresses and shoes and is worried and scared when Mama announces they are moving house. Jamela is unforgettable!"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Etiquette The Least You Need to Know written by Jamila Musayeva and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Have you ever heard this saying? Before we get a chance to say a word, our gestures and manners have already spoken for us. Though some of the rules of good manners change, others remain constant. This book is about the constants: the least you need to know to make a good first impression. As Clarence Thomas once said, "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot." Use this book as a master key to open those doors.
Download or read book Ruby Sings the Blues written by and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.
Download or read book The Herd Boy written by Niki Daly and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day. Illustrations.
Download or read book Been Hustlen written by Sherika Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is about a group of friends from Oakland, California, that gained love and respect for one another at a young age. Each lived different lives but had the same struggles: bills with no money, negative guidance, and influence as role models. Through loyalty, passion, deceit, and love, no matter what friends they all accumulated, they manage to ride or die through it all, hustling to the death do them together. All stayed focused on their own talents, gifts, or tricks of their trade even though the systems vision for them was failure. They did not let that stop them. They adapted to getting money, gun violence, and high tolerance to that good Cali weed. The Oakland friends had one mission: making it out alive and on top by any means necessary.
Download or read book Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa written by James S. Coleman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book focus attention on the role of political groups in the new functioning and development of the new African societies and the political systems of which they are a part. The authors, all recognized authorities, have sought to identify and compare the manifestations of the general tendency among the new states of Tropical Africa toward the establishment and consolidation of one-party political systems, and to examine, in the light of this general trend, the different dimensions of the problem of integration. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.
Download or read book Memory and Conflict in Lebanon written by Craig Larkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the legacy of Lebanon’s civil war and how the population, and the youth in particular, are dealing with their national past. Drawing on extensive qualitative research and social observation, the author explores the efforts of those who wish to remember, so as not to repeat past mistakes, and those who wish to forget. In considering how the Lebanese youth are negotiating this collective memory, Larkin addresses issues of: Lebanese post-war amnesia and the gradual emergence of new memory discourses and public debates Lebanese nationalism and historical memory visual memory and mnemonic landscapes oral memory and post-war narratives war memory as an agent of ethnic conflict and a tool for reconciliation and peace-building. trans-generational trauma or postmemory. Shedding new light on trauma and the persistence of ethnic and religious hostility, this book offers a unique insight into Lebanon’s recurring communal tensions and a fresh perspective on the issue of war memory. As such, this is an essential addition to the existing literature on Lebanon and will be relevant for scholars of sociology, Middle East studies, anthropology, politics and history.
Download or read book Deep Down written by Katherine D. Jones and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two special agents are about to prove that true passion knows no fear . . . As veteran agents in the FBI's special corruption unit, Beatrice McCoy and Michael Spates face major changes in a post 9-11 world. Michael is in danger of losing his job and the career he has poured his blood, sweat, and tears into--and Bea is determined to go to any length to protect him. She can't force her heart to stop longing for him . . . yet she has already made a promise that she would never love again. After the death of her husband and her two children, Beatrice vowed that if she was able to overcome the pain of her loss she would never love another. But after she and Michael attend a weekend retreat together, she realizes that their partnership has grown into much more. Suddenly faced with an unspeakable danger, Bea and Michael must struggle to untangle the secrets and lies that surround their most perilous case . . . or risk losing their love--and their lives . . . Katherine D. Jones sold her first contemporary romance to BET Books in 2003. Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, she spent her early years traveling around the world as a daughter of a Foreign Service Officer for the Department of State. Jones obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. She currently resides in San Antonio, Texas. She has been married for over eighteen years to her husband, an army officer, and they have two handsome boys. Jones believes in strong characters that are firmly grounded in real-world issues and problems. Her writing credits include two novels published by BET, Love Worth Fighting For and Worth the Wait, as well as magazine articles for Black Romance and several short stories. She is co-winner of the 2005 Shades of Romance Magazine Reader's Choice Favorite New Author award and a 2005 Emma Award Nominee for the Favorite New Author category.
Download or read book War No More The Case for Abolition written by David Swanson and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-09-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents what numerous reviewers have called the best existing argument for the abolition of war, demonstrating that war can be ended, war should be ended, war is not ending on its own, and that we must end war.
Download or read book Moonlight Madness and Picnics written by Manjari Chatterji and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moonlight Madness and Picnics By: Manjari Chatterji Everyone eats but how, when and where we eat makes a difference; thus a moonlight picnic is a heck of a lot more fun than a formal dinner with people who mean nothing to you. Or a cherished seasonal food eaten in the long vanished childhood past will acquire a magical aura with the distance of time. Moonlight Madness and Picnics is about food, memories and sharing food with family and friends without whose sharing food is merely a necessary chore. The recipes are shared in the spirit of offering something precious and highly personal as they are nuggets of history – ingredients, techniques and rituals – that brought them into existence. Whether you like a PB&J or a five course organic dinner, the author hopes that you will find something to enjoy and savor in these stories.
Download or read book Married in Holy Matrimony Drama written by Velma Scott-Phillips and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the beginning there is always Courtship, Romance, Passion and enough Fire to burn through any drama. Since laying eyes on each other in middle school, Jeremiah and Niecy have experienced, various kinds of trials and tribulations, while maintaing their love for one another. Encounters of true love, celebration, and the delicacy of life and death, has created an unbreakable bond between the two. However, that certainly doesnt mean that their love and ultimately their faith wont be tested. Drama in the form of a delusional temptress, attempts to destroy their purpose-filled love and fresh marriage. After settling into married life, things appear steady until Jeremiah gets a lucrative job offer at a prestigous law firm, where along with becoming the star junior executive, comes a web of lies and deciet spun by the Lead Secretary Claire. Things spiral out of control, and with the influence of her sister and close friends, Niecy decides to take a drastic measure to get to the bottom of Jeremiahs sudden estranged behavior. Although Niecys desperate search for the truth, proves to lead her down a road of mounting insecurities and ensuing pain, she continues to weave her own web of lies and deciet, all in the name of saving her marriage. In all fairness, Gods timing and ultimate intention to transform not only their marriage but their lives through their faith in him, is the true lesson behind this drama-filled, fun loving tale. How far will Niecy go to save her marriage? Will their wrongs make everything right? Even through his own betrayal will Jeremiah find a way to forgive Niecy for hers? Is it impossible for them to walk by faith and not by sight? Can they leave the drama behind and finally be joined in Holy Matrimony?
