Download or read book The Lines We Cross written by Randa Abdel-Fattah and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable story about the power of tolerance from one of the most important voices in contemporary Muslim literature, critically acclaimed author Randa Abdel-Fattah. Michael likes to hang out with his friends and play with the latest graphic design software. His parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group, which rails against the tide of refugees flooding the country. And it all makes sense to Michael.Until Mina, a beautiful girl from the other side of the protest lines, shows up at his school, and turns out to be funny, smart -- and a Muslim refugee from Afghanistan. Suddenly, his parents' politics seem much more complicated.Mina has had a long and dangerous journey fleeing her besieged home in Afghanistan, and now faces a frigid reception at her new prep school, where she is on scholarship. As tensions rise, lines are drawn. Michael has to decide where he stands. Mina has to protect herself and her family. Both have to choose what they want their world to look like.
Download or read book The Lines We Cross written by S. A. Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Jeb Shaw wants out of Dallas is to reconnect with his family and enjoy a nice, quiet high lonesome in a dark bar. He has heavy things to contemplate while recharging his long-drained batteries-some much needed and well-deserved R&R. It's going better than expected...until violence interrupts his minor binge, embroiling those around him in a conspiracy spread across all lines of class, age, and race. A conspiracy generations in the making... He doesn't want any part of it. He didn't come home for this. These things aren't supposed to happen here.
Download or read book Whirligig written by Paul Fleischman and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop inadvertently causes the death of a young woman, he is sent on an unusual journey of repentance, building wind toys across the land. In his most ambitious novel to date, Newbery winner Paul Fleischman traces Brent's healing pilgrimage from Washington State to California, Florida, and Maine, and describes the many lives set into new motion by the ingenious creations Brent leaves behind. Paul Fleischman is the master of multivoiced books for younger readers. In Whirligig he has created a novel about hidden connections that is itself a wonder of spinning hearts and grand surprises.
Download or read book Crossing Lines written by Paul Volponi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adonis is a jock. He's on the football team and he's dating one of the prettiest girls in school. Alan is the new kid. He wears lipstick and joins the Fashion Club. Soon enough the football team is out to get him. Adonis is glad to go along with his teammates . . . until they come up with a dangerous plan to humiliate Alan. Now Adonis must decide whether he wants to be a guy who follows the herd or a man who does what's right. From critically acclaimed author Paul Volponi comes this discussable and finely wrought story of bullies, victims, and the bystanders caught in between.
Download or read book Crossing the Lines We Draw written by Matthew Tennant and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a society increasingly divided along political, theological, cultural, and racial lines, lines that we have drawn to separate "us" from "them," the Christian church is not exempt. How can we respond to the division in the world around us when we are too often polarized ourselves? Pastor and scholar Matthew Tennant offers scriptural insights for developing strategies that will equip people of faith to cross the lines in meaningful dialog within their congregations and in the communities where they live, work, and minister to others"--
Download or read book The Walking Dead Vol 25 written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a devastating act of war by the Whisperers, Rick must chart a path for his community. But when his leadership is questioned, how will he respond?
Download or read book Between the Lines written by Jodi Picoult and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.
Download or read book Ten Things I Hate about Me written by Randa Abdel-Fattah and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamie just wants to fit in. She doesn't want to be seen as a stereotypical Muslim girl named Jamilah, so she does everything possible to hide that part of herself, even if it means keeping her friends at a distance. But when the cutest boy in school asks her out and her friends start to wonder about her life outside of school, suddenly her secrets are threatened. Jamie has to figure out how to be both Jamie and Jamilah before she loses everything...
Download or read book Color Outside the Lines written by Sangu Mandanna and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color Outside the Lines brings together diverse, talented YA voices, including Samira Ahmed, Adam Silvera, Anna-Marie McLemore, Lori Lee, and Elsie Chapman, to reflect on interracial relationships. While focusing predominantly on POC voices, the anthology also includes LGBTQ+, religious, minority, and disability intersectionality, and it's stories range in tone and genre, from light-hearted contemporary to darker fantasy.
Download or read book Crossing Lines written by Jane C. Rain and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mila Lyne, a published author and introvert by heart, always took the safe route. Having gone through a series of traumatic events, she now tries to stay out of the public eye to avoid any attention brought to her or her family... But then fate strikes, and she literally stumbles into Hayden's arms. Hayden Cross, star quarterback and L.A.'s most eligible bachelor, has always followed his dreams. His extraordinary lifestyle is the complete opposite of what Mila needs, but Hayden wouldn't be Hayden if he didn't chase what he wants. And right now, it's the mysterious brunette who accidentally grabbed his phone. With only the power of words on a display, the unlikely pair develops a connection that is stronger than it should be; One that has an unforeseeable impact on both Hayden's and Mila's life. The question is: Will life and secrets get in the way, or are they strong enough to withstand the obstacles they're about to face? A story about love, life, and an important realization: Don't judge a book by its cover. [Mature 18]] This story contains mature scenes and depictive mentions of social anxiety and is thus qualified as suitable for readers above the age of eighteen. "A unique take on "opposites attract". Crossing Lines is a complex and well-crafted romance; a perfect blend of raunch and emotional intensity with an important social message at the heart of it. The author does a spectacular job illustrating the imperfections of a strikingly relatable protagonist and the realism of constant spotlight, with love and devotion centering it. A must-read!"- Aviana M.
Download or read book The Fashion Committee written by Susan Juby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Runway meets I'll Give You the Sun in a hilarious and surprising he-said, she-said story about a fashion competition that will change both of their lives, from acclaimed author Susan Juby. Charlie Dean is a style-obsessed girl who eats, sleeps and breathes fashion. John Thomas-Smith is a boy who forges metal sculptures in his garage and couldn't care less about clothes. But they share one thing in common: both are gunning for a scholarship to the private art high school that could make all their dreams come true. And whoever wins the fashion competition will win the scholarship. Told in the alternating voices of Charlie's and John's fashion journals which they're required to keep for the contest, this hilarious and poignant tale perfectly captures what it's like to have an artistic passion so fierce that nothing -- not your dad's girlfriend's drug-addicted ex-boyfriend, a soul-crushing job at Salad Stop, or being charged with a teensy bit of kidnapping -- can stand in your way.
Download or read book Just a Normal Tuesday written by Kim Turrisi and published by Kids Can Press. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What begins as just a normal Tuesday becomes a day that will shatter sixteen-year-old Kai's life forever. All it takes is a letter, tucked into a pile of their family's mail. It's from Kai's older sister, Jen, who lives nearby. And it begins, ?If you are reading this, I am already gone.? Jen has committed suicide. Dazed, Kai helps to plan Jen's funeral and tries to cope with their devastated parents, all the while searching for answers. How could Jen do this, and why? Kai is heartbroken and furious, and soon she's caught in a vicious downward spiral, self-medicating and lashing out at the people she loves. That's when her parents shock her: they're sending her to the Tree House, a summer camp for grieving teens. Kai is not a happy camper at first. But when she meets other kids who are grappling with loss, she begins to share her feelings, find a way forward, even laugh ... and fall in love. Just a Normal Tuesday offers a roadmap for anyone who has been touched by loss and anyone who is looking for hope in a broken world. Author Kim Turrisi won a Daytime Emmy for her work as co-creator, executive producer and writer of Venice: The Series. Kim also wrote for ABC Family's webisode series Pretty Dirty Secrets, an online companion to Pretty Little Liars. This is her first novel.
Download or read book The Walking Dead written by Robert Kirkman and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Director s Voice written by Arthur Bartow and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foremost stage directors describe their working process: JoAnne Akalaitis, Arvin Brown, René Buch, Martha Clarke, Gordon Davidson, Robert Falls, Zelda Fichandler, Richard Foreman, Adrian Hall, John Hirsch, Mark Lamos, Marshall W. Mason, Des McAnuff, Gregory Mosher, Harold S. Prince, Lloyd Richards, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Woodruff, and Garland Wright.
Download or read book Ten Things I Hate About Me written by Randa Abdel-Fattah and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randa Abdel-Fattah's new novel about about finding your place in life . . . and learning to accept yourself and your culture."At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie -- one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah -- driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Oscar for my acting skills. But I can't keep it up for much longer..."Jamie just wants to fit in. She doesn't want to be seen as a stereotypical Muslim girl, so she does everything possible to hide that part of herself. Even if it means pushing her friends away because she's afraid to let them know her dad forbids her from hanging out with boys or that she secretly loves to play the darabuka (Arabic drums).
Download or read book A Long Night of Chaos written by Paul Clark and published by Friston Books. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can one man stop a war? In the vacuum left by the collapse of Communism, long-suppressed national rivalries are poised to wreak havoc. A leading Communist contacts Olympic athlete Ruslan Shanidza and begs him to return to his newly-independent homeland and use his popularity among all ethnic groups to halt the slide to civil war. So begins a fraught peace mission that takes Ruslan deep into the conflict zone. But how far can he trust his Communist ally? What is his real agenda? And when everything starts to fall apart, the extremists who want a war move in for the kill... This second Ruslan Shanidza novel follows on from The Price of Dreams but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone. It is a political thriller that is rooted in time and place and reads like historical fiction. “Few novels start as savagely and alarmingly as this…The place is the northern Caucasus; the time the murderous period of chaos left by the collapse of the Soviet Union…Events in ‘Ksordia-Akhtaria’ are not only a guide to the recent past but – unhappily – to the bloodshed and intrigue of the likely future.” Neal Ascherson, author of Black Sea and The Polish August. “…melds themes of conflict, loss, and love in this politically charged thriller that arrests the reader’s attention from the first page…solid characters…the most endearing and relatable thing about them is their humanity…an exhilarating read” OnlineBookClub.org Official Review “An energetic continuation of the Ruslan Shanidza story from The Price of Dreams. Political intrigue, personal vendettas, believable characters, interesting plot twists.” EP Goodreads Reviewer
