Download or read book Stories My Grandmother Told Me written by Gabriela Maya Bernadett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illuminating and deeply personal debut from Gabriela Maya Bernadett, Stories My Grandmother Told Me explores culture, race, and chosen family, set against the backdrop of the twentieth-century American Southwest. In a hilly Southern California suburb in the late twentieth century, Gabriela Maya Bernadett listens as her grandmother tells her a story. It’s the true story of Esther Small, the great-granddaughter of slaves, who became one of the few Black students to graduate from NYU in the 1940s. Having grown up in Harlem, Esther couldn’t imagine a better place to live; especially not somewhere in the American Southwest. But when she learns of a job teaching Native American children on a reservation, Esther decides to take a chance. She soon finds herself on a train to Fort Yuma, Arizona; unaware that each year, the Bureau of Indian Affairs kidnaps the native Tohono O’odham children from the reservation and forces them to be educated in the ‘ways of the White man.’ It doesn’t take long for Esther to notice how Fort Yuma parallels her own grandmother’s story as a slave in the South—the native children, constantly belittled by teachers and peers, are forced to perform manual labor for local farmers. One of two Black people in Fort Yuma, Esther feels isolated, never sure where she belongs in a community deeply divided between the White people and the Tohono O’odhams. John, the school bus driver and Tohono O’odham tribe member, is one of the only people she connects with. Friendship slowly grows into love, and together, Esther and John navigate a changing America. Seamlessly weaving in the present day with the past, Stories My Grandmother Told Me blends a woman’s memory of her life, and that woman’s granddaughter’s memories of how she heard these stories growing up. Bernadett’s captivating narrative explores themes of identity, tradition, and belonging, showing what it really means to exist in a multicultural America.

Download or read book Fairy Tales My Grandma Told Me written by Johnny Williams and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I was 13, my Grandma would babysit, even though I was just about the age I didn't need one. She knew I was gay, and we would watch movies, and order pizza. Then she would put me to bed with a fairy tale. Now, she changed them to be gay themed, for me. She was also crazy funny. And slightly off color. And was kinda like Aunt Clara from Bewitched. I never knew what to expect. To say I laughed like a lunatic would be an understatement. I have recreated as much as I could remember of her funny attempts in her wild way to make me feel that it was okay, to grow up and dream about finding a prince of my own. If I wanted to. I added my own spin to make them even funnier. Warning: These are gay comedy stories. With adult language and situations. Expect the unexpected, but laugh a lot I hope.

Download or read book My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry written by Fredrik Backman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cloth bag containing 10 paperback copies of the title, 1 large print edition, 1 audio book, that may also include a folder with sign out sheets.

Download or read book Tales My Grandma Told Me written by A. Wayne Gill and published by A. Wayne Gill. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales My Grandma Told Me - A Business Diversity Fable is a book in two parts. The first part is a fable about an African-American executive who inadvertently becomes an entrepreneur when he is laid off without warning. He quickly learns how to launch a company and how to operate within the world of corporate diversity programs. Guided by the voice of his deceased grandmother, he navigates the maze and learns that success is not dependent upon programs or ethnicity ? it comes from within, born of the kind of advice our grandmothers gave us. The second part is drawn from the author?s vast personal experience on the forefront of corporate diversity initiatives and presents success principles for corporations and minority business owners looking to grow to the next level. These are must-reads for any business person planning to thrive in an increasingly-diversified American marketplace.

Download or read book A Simple Girl written by Josh Flagg and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible rags to riches life story of a Holocaust survivor.

Download or read book My Grandma and Me written by Mina Javaherbin and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A celebration of specific manifestations of universal love. . . . A deep and beautiful book modeling grandmothers as heroines.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or anyone the way I love my grandma. While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin’s words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a bit of its warmth with every reader. Soft, colorful, and full of intricate patterns, Lindsey Yankey’s illustrations feel like a personal invitation into the coziest home filled with familial adoration.

Download or read book Things My Grandma Told Me Things My Grandma Showed Me written by Mia X and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-08 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary recording artist Mia X who was the first lady of multi-platinum record label No Limit Records. Has released her cookbook/memoir filled with memories from her childhood all the way through her musical career. As well as sharing some of her delicious recipes. The cookbook/memoir is an ode to her late grandmother. Who she fondly calls Mamaw. Mamaw had a big hand in raising Mia. She had a straightforward lace with raw gritty cuss words at times approach to life. Things My Grandma Told Me. Things My Grandma Showed Me will have you laughing crying quoting Mamaw and cooking.

Download or read book Karma written by Sudha Murty and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who can resist a good story, especially when it’s being told by Grandma? From her bag emerges tales of kings and cheats, monkeys and mice, bears and gods. Here comes the bear who ate some really bad dessert and got very angry; a lazy man who would not put out a fire till it reached his beard; a princess who got turned into an onion; a queen who discovered silk, and many more weird and wonderful people and animals. Grandma tells the stories over long summer days and nights, as seven children enjoy life in her little town. The stories entertain, educate and provide hours of enjoyment to them. So come, why don’t you too join in the fun.

Download or read book Al Capone written by Diane Capone and published by Troy Book Makers. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At last! An engrossingly honest insider's tale of the part of Al Capone's life that mattered most to him, life with his wife, son, and four granddaughters. Diane Patricia Capone, the granddaughter who was with him almost every day throughout his final years, has supplemented her childhood memories with many previously unknown revelations told to her as an adult by her father and grandmother. Al's beloved wife, Mae, and with her readings in the extensive private diaries kept by her own mother, Diana Casey Capone. It is a fascinating tale, and must-reading for anyone who wishes to understand the complex life of the legendary American icon who was Al Capone." -Deirde Bair received the National Book Award among her many honors, and is the author most recently of Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend."This is an important, heartfelt story, told honestly and solidly organized around the lives of Alphonse Capons, his wife, and his direct descendants. It answers a number of major historical questions and has a credibility which readers will immediately recognize because it is written by Al Capone's granddaughter Diane. It is based on what her grandmother, Mae Capone, told her in many conversations they had over the years, and it is supported by various documents in the family's possession, other evidence (including DNA tests), and personal photos. As much as this book needed to be written, it needs to be read. It is the first of its kind - a factual account of Al Capone's personal life by one of his relatives." -John J. Binder, author of Al Capone's Beer Wars and The Chicago Outfit.For the first time, the true stories of Al Capone's private life written by his granddaughter, Diane Patricia Capone. Now living with her husband in the Sierra Foothills of North California, Diane is sharing her grandparent's story. After a lifetime of keeping quiet about their private lives, she shares about passion, betrayal, heartbreak and ultimately, hope, forgiveness and a love that never died.

Download or read book Stories My Father Told Me written by Helen Zughaib and published by Cune Press Classics. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Grandma s Attic written by Arleta Richardson and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2011 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of pride in a new dress, a special apron for grandpa, and a little girl lost while asleep in her own bed.

Download or read book The Wonky Donkey written by Craig Smith and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.

Download or read book Tell Me Your Story Grandmother written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful memory book, graced with pink primroses and delicate tea cups by inspirational artist Susan Wheeler, is a sweet invitation to grandmother to share her life. Celebratory quotes and floral borders adorn the guided questions and the ample space for responses. Here, a special woman can share about childhood, family, hopes as a parent and grandparent, dreams and delights, and special life moments. Designed for a family to give to Grandma with the invitation to share her life with them, this unique keepsake will be treasured for years to come. A grandmother's legacy of love expressed through stories, memories, and favorite things is ultimately the gift of a life celebrated by all generations.

Download or read book Codex Tor Book One Winter Solstice written by Carla McCloskey and published by Carla McCloskey. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carla McCloskey writes with the wisdom and simplicity that she learned during her early life in Lodi, Wisconsin, a picture-perfect small midwestern town. At her Grandmother's side she developed the life tools to balance rich personal relationships and family with a demanding life in Hollywood as a director and assistant director to many of today's most notable actors and filmmakers. She lives in Malibu, California with her husband, Leigh J. McCloskey. They have two daughters, Caytlyn and Brighton. Her husband, Leigh, is an actor, author and artist. Together they have shared the many facets of a life in Hollywood while never forgetting to live a life in love. Carla has successfully counseled many friends and colleagues over the years and is often acknowledged as the therapists' therapist. She has written Grandma Told Me So to help others find and keep the best possible relationships in their lives.

Download or read book Grandma Tell Me Your Memories written by Kathy Lashier and published by CQ Products. This book was released on 1992-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Grandma, Tell Me Your Memories poses one question a day to spark lifetime memories, with space on the page to fill in a short story or memory of the subject. The book can be filled out and given as a gift or can be given to your Grandma to fill out and return full of her recollections – a gift that will be treasured for years to come. There are six books in the Memory-A-Day series (Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, To the Best of My Recollection, To My Dear Friend). "

Download or read book The Apprentice Witch written by James Nicol and published by Chicken House. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arianwyn fluffs her witch's assessment - instead of qualifying, she's declared an apprentice and sent to remote Lull in disgrace. Then her arch-enemy, mean girl Gimma, arrives on holiday determined to make her life a misery. But as a mysterious darkness begins to haunt her spells, Arianwyn realizes there's much more than her pride at stake ...

Download or read book Grandma Gatewood s Walk written by Ben Montgomery and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atop Maine's Mount Katahdin. There she sang the first verse of "America, the Beautiful" and proclaimed, "I said I'll do it, and I've done it." Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times. Gatewood became a hiking celebrity and appeared on TV and in the pages of Sports Illustrated. The public attention she brought to the little-known footpath was unprecedented. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered maintenance, and very likely saved the trail from extinction. Author Ben Montgomery was given unprecedented access to Gatewood's own diaries, trail journals, and correspondence, and interviewed surviving family members and those she met along her hike, all to answer the question so many asked: Why did she do it? The story of Grandma Gatewood will inspire readers of all ages by illustrating the full power of human spirit and determination. Even those who know of Gatewood don't know the full story—a story of triumph from pain, rebellion from brutality, hope from suffering.