Download or read book Modern Mom Probs written by Tara Clark and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers is a guide for modern mothers trying to navigate the daily joys and worries they face. It sheds light on the experiences modern moms eat, sleep, and breathe…and obsess about. Using checklists, graphs, and smart, funny advice, this must-have book revels in the messiness and beauty of modern motherhood. Tara Clark, creator of the popular Instagram account “Modern Mom Probs,” started the conversation for moms looking for an online village. In this book, she continues the conversation with funny, easy-to-digest information, including advice from medical professionals. Inside, she’ll tackle how to: • Manage screen time without a meltdown • Navigate playground geopolitics • Overcome information overload • Teach your children about inclusivity • Find mom friends and keep them

Download or read book Life Is Good written by James L. Watts and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is Good By: James L. Watts As Maria made her way from Texas to Seattle, she was short on cash but long on hope. Her beautiful young daughters, Margarita and Cecilia, needed reconstructive surgery to repair their cleft lips and palates, and Maria was headed to see a specialist who may be able to perform the life-changing surgery her girls needed. The path to a new life is never an easy one, often with its share of challenges, and Margarita’s and Cecilia’s story is no different. This is a story of how hope can overcome devastation and loss and how the promise of love and family can conquer the darkest days.

Download or read book Mommy Cusses written by Dorman Serena and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Go the F*ck to Sleep, Mommy Cusses is a hilarious novelty parenting book full of tell-it-like-it-is quotes, snarky lists, and too-true anecdotes that will resonate with new moms everywhere. For new-ish mothers who need to laugh at the absurdity of parenting so they don't cry, who are looking for a we're-in-this-together sense of solidarity, and who don't have time to read a "real" book, here is a hilarious and highly relatable collection of mom malarkey. There are real-talk quotes, helpful lists (such as "How to Look Like You Have Your Act Together"), "mom-tivities," and quizzes, all delivered with a healthy dose of sarcasm. Packaged in a handy trim size with colorful illustrations throughout, Mommy Cusses is the perfect gift for moms and moms-to-be who need some comic relief. • GREAT GIFT: Mommy Cusses is super relatable and laugh-out-loud funny, making it an easy gift for Mother's Day or a baby shower, or an anytime gift for a parent. • PERENNIAL TOPIC: It doesn't take long to experience all the ups and downs of parenting. Mommy Cusses features timeless mommy humor that won't go out of style and a fresh look and feel that speaks to young parents. Perfect for: • Expectant parents and parents of children under 5 • Shoppers looking for a baby shower or Mother's Day gift for a friend, spouse, or daughter • Followers of the Mommy Cusses blog or Instagram account

Download or read book We Real Cool written by Bell Hooks and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book Grown and Flown written by Lisa Heffernan and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Download or read book Ten Thousand Tries written by Amy Makechnie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni starts eighth grade determined to be master of his universe, but learns he cannot control everything on the soccer field, in his friendships, and especially in facing his father's incurable disease.

Download or read book A DAD OF HIS OWN written by Diana Whitney and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOR THE CHILDREN FATHER FOUND Ten years ago, Chessa Margolis thought one lie wouldn't hurt anyone. But when little Bobby tracked down the dad on his birth certificate, Nick Purcell appeared—claiming his newfound son! Chessa knew she and Nick had never actually met, but Bobby longed for a father, and Nick desperately wanted to be one. Yet she never thought they'd grow so close…and the last thing she expected was to fall for Nick herself…. But the closer she and Nick became, the more Chessa had to lose. She knew before long she'd have to reveal the truth…and risk losing Nick…. Sometimes families are made in the most unexpected way!

Download or read book April Raintree written by Beatrice Mosionier and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memories. Some memories are elusive, fleeting, like a butterfly that touches down and is free until it is caught. Others are haunting. You'd rather forget them, but they won't be forgotten. And some are always there. No matter where you are, they are there, too. In this moving story of legacy and reclamation, two young sisters are taken from their home and family. Powerless in a broken system, April and Cheryl are separated and placed in different foster homes. Despite the distance, they remain close, even as their decisions threaten to divide them emotionally, culturally, and geographically. As one sister embraces her Métis identity, the other tries to leave it behind. Will the sisters’ bond survive as they struggle to make their way in a society that is often indifferent, hostile, and violent? Based on the adult novel In Search of April Raintree, this edition has been revised specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Great ideas for using this book in your classroom can be found in the Teacher’s Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree. A FREE copy of the guide is available for download on the Portage & Main Press website.

Download or read book Never Hesitate written by Arthur V. Johnson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never Hesitate By: Arthur V. Johnson Ant and Ty-ty are two cousins who are bonded by blood and have a very close relationship, like brothers. Ant was raised in a two-parent home in the Irish Channel, which is considered a mid-class section in Uptown New Orleans. Ty-ty, on the other hand, lost his father to the most evil Angola Penitentiary in Louisiana. Ty-ty was left to be raised by his mother and the streets. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans. Ant and Ty-ty never knew the water could wash the cousins all the way into New York, but they will soon learn how rotten some apples can get. Will the two southern cousins overcome all obstacles that they face?

Download or read book Untamed written by Shirleen Davies and published by Avalanche Ranch Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She never should’ve agreed to a girls’ night out. Untamed, Book Four, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Quinn “Wrangler” McCord is brash and impatient, known to push buttons, skirt tradition, and be counted on to stir things up. As the brother of the undercover motorcycle club’s president, and one of the youngest members, he never pushes enough to damage his career as a Navy SEAL. Underneath the false front, all isn’t jovial. Memories of a past mistake, one he can never rectify, haunt him, pushing him to take chances. Whether it’s a mission or a new woman, he’s always up for a challenge. Anything to help forget what he left behind. Rebecca North clawed her way out of a devastating breakup to become a respected paralegal. She’s come a long way from the lost young woman who had few choices and little money, becoming confident, independent…and a mother. Her new job in Liberty Lake provides a great income and brings her closer to home and her mother. It never occurs to Becca her safe haven will be the place where her past and present collide. A short flirtation at the club’s bar turns into an explosive reunion. Recovering quickly, he jumps at the chance to heal his mistakes. She can’t turn him down fast enough, wanting nothing to do with the cocky motorcycle club member. A man who’ll never be allowed back into her life. Intentions, though, are fragile. When Becca is threatened by the very men the Eternal Brethren are tasked to neutralize, Wrangler wastes no time spiriting her away. Protecting people from danger is something he’s trained to do. Overcoming the pain he’d caused isn’t. Especially when the secret she never intends to divulge stands before him, his bright, searching eyes the same as his. Will a common cause be the thread which holds them together? Or will past mistakes and a secret life he can’t share be too much for either to overcome? Untamed is the fourth book in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. PLEASE NOTE: This series contains strong language common within the military. It is also a steamy romance with open door love scenes. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed Book 5: Devoted

Download or read book Mariguano written by Juan Ochoa and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set on the Texas/Mexico border during the early years of Reagan’s “War on Drugs,” Mariguano tells the story of contrabandisto Don Julio Cortina’s ill-fated attempt to secure the Plaza at a national level by fixing the 1988 Mexican Presidential elections. The story is told through the eyes of Cortina’s son, El Johnny, who bears witness to his father’s cocaine-fueled transformation from devoted head of family to self-destructive head of a criminal organization that is rife with betrayal and deceit. Anyone who wants to understand the tragedy of modern-day Mexico and America’s complicity in the Mexican drug wars will want to read Mariguano, a novel that recalls classic crime narratives such as Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguys or William S. Burroughs’s Junky but also reads like the work of the best Mexican and Latin American novelists such as Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez.

Download or read book 25 Years of Celebrity Interviews from Vaudeville to Movies to TV Reel to Real written by David Fantle and published by Badger Books Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of 25 years of interviews with stars ranging from vaudeville to Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston and Bob Hope with rare photos taken by the authors themselves.

Download or read book Under the Circumstances written by Romell A. Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, my name is Romell Allen Davis and I have a spectacular story to tell you. I was involved in a serious work accident that claimed my left eye. Not only did I lose an eye, I got custody of my three children that same month! I know, it sounds sad right? Well it had the opposite effect with me. I attended barber-school, I became a model, and I hosted a TV show afterward. This book is about my journey, my testimony, and my life, Under the Circumstances. Go out and buy my book, youll love it.

Download or read book Be Safe Love Mom written by Elaine Lowry Brye and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide for all military families provides helpful advice and reassurance on topics ranging from boot camp, to deployment, to PTSD, from a former "Army brat" turned mother of four military kids. When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an "Army brat" turned military wife and the mother of four officers-one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions that are part and parcel of life as a military mother. Be Safe, Love Mom braids together Elaine's own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. With hard-to-come-by information and encouragement that is like advice from a wise and trusted friend, Be Safe, Love Mom is an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.

Download or read book Some Nightmares Are Real written by Kelly Kazek and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern writer and folklorist Kelly Kazek’s collection of eerie and enigmatic Alabama ghost stories

Download or read book Girl Town written by Sharon Whitney and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1992 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Delusionary written by Dave Bern and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what you would do if you were struck down, knocked unconscious and when you awoke, discovered you had no recollection of your past life? Your name, family, occupation, as well as your entire past appear wiped out. Alone and befuddled you have no clues as to who you are and all you have in your pocket is a crumpled ten dollar bill. Eventually strangers come along and give you a ride. They take you into their world with their friends and then onto another state to a construction job site where they are scheduled to work. What about the family, friends, and job you left behind? Their lives are entangled with the police and their frustrations are immense. Your past family survives and through the years they start a new family. Delusionary is the story that will lead you into this maze through the years and unfold the journey both families undertake. This might happen to you