Download or read book The Names of All the Flowers written by Melissa Valentine and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “poignant, painful, and gorgeous” memoir that explores siblinghood, adolescence, and grief for a family shattered by loss (Alicia Garza, cocreator, Black Lives Matter). Melissa and her older brother Junior grow up running around the disparate neighborhoods of 1990s Oakland, two of six children to a white Quaker father and a black Southern mother. But as Junior approaches adolescence, a bullying incident and later a violent attack in school leave him searching for power and a sense of self in all the wrong places; he develops a hard front and falls into drug dealing. Right before Junior’s twentieth birthday, the family is torn apart when he is murdered as a result of gun violence. The Names of All the Flowers connects one tragic death to a collective grief for all black people who die too young. A lyrical recounting of a life lost, Melissa Valentine’s debut memoir is an intimate portrait of a family fractured by the school-to-prison pipeline and an enduring love letter to an adored older brother. It is a call for justice amid endless cycles of violence, grief, and trauma, declaring: “We are all witness and therefore no one is spared from this loss.” “A portrait of a place, a person who died too young, the systems that led to that death, and the keen insights of the author herself. Lyrical and smart, with appropriate undercurrents of rage.” —Emily Raboteau, author of Searching for Zion “Eloquently poignant.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Bloody Valentine A Blue Bloods Book written by Melissa de la Cruz and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blue Bloods have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift, and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even these immortal vampires, has total control. In Bloody Valentine, a companion novella to the best-selling Blue Bloods series, author Melissa de la Cruz delves deep into the love lives of the all-powerful vamps from New York’s Upper East Side – Schuyler and Jack's passion for each other, Mimi and Kingsley's tangled romantic history, and even a possible cure for Oliver’s heartbreak in the form of a witchy new girl. /DIVDIV In both prose and verse, Bloody Valentine reveals the undying love, the hope and devastation, and the lust and longing that have defined the Blue Bloods throughout history. Prepare to be swept off your feet.
Download or read book My Valentine Melissa written by Canela Journals and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Valentine Melissa Notebook / Diary / Journal The perfect Valentines gift for your loved one! The Notebook features: - Beautiful and stylish red cover with a neon heart and a love declaration, matte finish. - Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches. - 150 pages of dot grid paper, perfect to sketch, draw or take notes.
Download or read book Llama Llama Be My Valentine written by Anna Dewdney and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llama Llama joins the Step into Reading line with a Valentine's Day story celebrated in the classroom! Based on the hit Netflix television series. Families will relate to the last minute scramble to create special valentines for classmates in this Llama Llama Step 2 reader. Gilroy Goat is stumped about what to create. But in the end, he comes up with an idea that is all his own! The beloved character, made famous by Anna Dewdney's best-selling picture books, is the star of his own original series. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
Download or read book Broken Hearts written by R.L. Stine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s someone out there, someone who kills on Valentine’s Day. Josie and Melissa are scared, especially when they receive threatening valentines. Then the murders begin. Who is sending these horrible valentines to the girls of Shadyside High? And who will be the next to die?
Download or read book Melissa Lover Melissa Will You Be My Valentine Valentine Day Gift for Melissa Blank Journal Thoughtful Cool Present for Melissa Melissa Notebook written by Melissa Personalized Journal Notebook and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Valentine Day Gift idea for Melissa UNDER 10 DOLLARS ! Just $8.99 for a limited time. Hurry and order now before this offer disappears! Creative notebook / journal simple beautiful and professionally designed with customized first name ( Melissa ) and quote : ' Melissa, WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE ? ' All the elements in this journal / notebook are customized handmade.This will be another perfect gift for your girlfriend for all time. You can have it use as a notebook, journal or composition book that be the source of the creativity and encourage thinking out of the box Under 10 Dollars. Forget the boring gifts and gift her this unique journal that she can use and always remember you by. Features Creative Melissa notebook valentine gift idea 120 blank lined white pages (60 sheets) 6"x9" notebook, perfect size for your desk, backpack, school, home or work Perfect sturdy matte soft cover It can be used to write notes, diary, planner, and journal A cool Melissa notebook that is awesome Gift Idea for valentine
Download or read book Love Letters written by Albert Ramsdell Gurney and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces epistolary romance from grade school through middle age.
Download or read book Melissa You Are My Valentine written by spell khalil and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: melissa you are my valentine : Lined valentine journal/notebook is great for writing memories and notes, and anything else for valentine or love story. Journal/notebook is perfect. will make a delightful gift for any occasion; birthdays, holidays, valentine day. Its small size makes it easy to take anywhere. Notebook/journal is 6x9 inches with 110 lined pages. Available in a variety of colors & names. Click on the author's name to see color & names options
Download or read book Cringeworthy written by Melissa Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the ways that embracing socially awkward situations, even when they lead to embarrassment and self-conciousness, also provide the opportunity to test oneself and to recognize how people are connected to each other.
Download or read book Melissa Lover Melissa Will You Be My Valentine Valentine Day Gift for Your Girlfriend Melissa Blank Journal Thoughtful Cool Present for Melissa Melissa Notebook written by Melissa Personalized Journal Notebook and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Valentine Day Gift idea for Melissa UNDER 10 DOLLARS ! Just $8.99 for a limited time. Hurry and order now before this offer disappears! Creative notebook / journal simple beautiful and professionally designed with customized first name ( Melissa ) and quote : ' Melissa, WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE ? ' All the elements in this journal / notebook are customized handmade.This will be another perfect gift for your girlfriend for all time. You can have it use as a notebook, journal or composition book that be the source of the creativity and encourage thinking out of the box Under 10 Dollars. Forget the boring gifts and gift her this unique journal that she can use and always remember you by. Features Creative Melissa notebook valentine gift idea 120 blank lined white pages (60 sheets) 6"x9" notebook, perfect size for your desk, backpack, school, home or work Perfect sturdy matte soft cover It can be used to write notes, diary, planner, and journal A cool Melissa notebook that is awesome Gift Idea for valentine
Download or read book Won t You Be My Hugaroo written by Joanne Ryder and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming text describes many different kinds of hugs. On board pages.
Download or read book The Perfect Vehicle What It Is About Motorcycles written by Melissa Holbrook Pierson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."—The New Yorker In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
Download or read book Eat Joy written by Natalie Eve Garrett and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by Martha Stewart Living "Magnificent illustrations add spirit to recipes and heartfelt narratives. Plan to buy two copies—one for you and one for your best foodie friend." —Taste of Home This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America’s most well–regarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark times—be it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache. Lev Grossman explains how he survived on “sweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly gluey” General Tso’s tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make “a dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by prune–stuffed pork tenderloin.” What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope. "If you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories."—Martha Stewart Living “Eat Joy is the most lovely food essay book . . . This is the perfect gift." —Joy Wilson (Joy the Baker)
Download or read book Who Will Be My Valentine This Year written by Jerry Pallotta and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hippo asks her friends to be her valentine, they all refuse because she is different.
Download or read book Lemons written by Melissa D. Savage and published by Crown Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
Download or read book Arrows written by Melissa Gorzelanczyk and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2016 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dance prodigy Karma Clark's unrequited love for Danny is unbearable until Aaryn, son of Cupid, returns to try to fix his mistake and ends up falling in love with Karma, now a teenage mother.
Download or read book Be My Valentine written by Molly Wigand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The babies help Chuckie deliver a special valentine to his daddy who is in charge of the punch bowl at the grown-ups' dance.
