Download or read book The Hood s Daughter written by Pamela Nicole Dukes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hood's Daughter" is the coming-of-age story of Pamela Nicole Dukes early life in Chicago. In this book she reveals the daily challenges she faced trying to find her way through the gang-affiliated neighborhood of Englewood. Fatherless with only her mother and aunt to raise her, yet with no real support, she was often left to fend for herself, which led her to turn to the "love in the streets." Here she shares her journey and lessons she learned while encountering countless traumatic life events that tested her will to survive. She describes times when she was a teenager and thought she would not make it to see the light of another day. But she survived those tough times. She now stands here today as an example of perseverance and willpower. This book will help you navigate the obstacles in your own life journey, and through her experience, teach you to not make some of same mistakes.
Download or read book Comfort A Journey Through Grief written by Ann Hood and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rarely do memoirs of grief combine anguish, love, and fury with such elegance.” —Entertainment Weekly A moving and remarkable memoir about the sudden death of a daughter, surviving grief, and learning to love again.
Download or read book Daughter of a Hood Legend written by Latoya Nicole and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vicious was one of the most deadliest men the streets had seen, until one fatal night brought him crashing to his knees. Walking away from the life, he does everything in his power to keep his daughter Kalina from that lifestyle. No matter what he does, he can't control the savage that runs through her veins. Kalina aka Roulette portrayed herself to be the picture perfect daughter. In her father's eyes, she was the good girl he fought hard for her to be. Unbeknownst to Vicious, his daughter was the biggest queen pin in Chicago. Trying to step out of her father's shadow, the only thing on Roulette's mind was taking over, until she met Capone.. Being the connect, Capone had it all. The money, women, and more power than he could dream of... but with power comes great responsibility... with his father's legacy going downhill he has to take on more clients. He was ready for anything except Roulette. Coming into his life by storm, Roulette Taps into feelings Capone thought he didn't possess. Everything was perfect until family secrets causes both legacies to come crumbling down. Find out who comes out on top when a daughter of a hood legend and the connect fight to take on the throne and their love for each other.
Download or read book Daughter of a Hood Legend written by LaToya Nicole and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vicious was one of the most deadliest men the streets had seen, until one fatal night brought him crashing to his knees. Walking away from the life, he does everything in his power to keep his daughter Kalina from that lifestyle. No matter what he does, he can't control the savage that runs through her veins. Kalina aka Roulette portrayed herself to be the picture perfect daughter. In her father's eyes, she was the good girl he fought hard for her to be. Unbeknownst to Vicious, his daughter was the biggest queen pin in Chicago. Trying to step out of her father's shadow, the only thing on Roulette's mind was taking over, until she met Capone.. Being the connect, Capone had it all. The money, women, and more power than he could dream of... but with power comes great responsibility... with his father's legacy going downhill he has to take on more clients. He was ready for anything except Roulette. Coming into his life by storm, Roulette Taps into feelings Capone thought he didn't possess. Everything was perfect until family secrets causes both legacies to come crumbling down. Find out who comes out on top when a daughter of a hood legend and the connect fight to take on the throne and their love for each other.
Download or read book Outlaw Princess of Sherwood written by Nancy Springer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-09-29 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been little more than a year since Etty-once Princess Ettarde, promised to the power-hungry Lord Basil-escaped from her father and joined Rowan Hood's band of misfit teens and outlaws-in-the-making. Etty is so happy, she cannot imagine returning to her old life. That is, until her father appears to reclaim her. King Solon is determined to bring Etty back to barter her hand for peace. He will do anything. Even use his wife, Ettarde's mother, as bait. In a cage. In Sherwood Forest. In winter. Etty will not stand for it. Neither will Rowan Hood. An intergenerational battle of wit, will power, and wisdom follows in this third tale of Rowan Hood.
Download or read book Rowan Hood written by Nancy Springer and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. In her quest to connect with Robin Hood, the father she has never met, 13-year-old Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage.
Download or read book The Preacher s Daughter written by Kendra Dunn and published by La Femme Fatale Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My father's church was on one end of the block and Slay conducted his business on the other. It was a street that, depending on which direction you were going, led you to heaven or to hell. At the time, I didn't have the fortitude to tell that as a disciple of the Lord, down on the corner is exactly where he needed to be - slinging scriptures as the dope boys slung rocks. I disobeyed my father's commandment and followed my heart... a decision that, indeed, led me to hell.
Download or read book Home Girl Hood written by Ebony Stewart and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rings on every finger. Hood and educated AF. You've met her. Wearing all her feelings and responding with a side-eye or a tongue-pop. You've seen her. At the grocery store. In restaurants. On the subway. At the bus stop. In a car you pulled up next to blaring whatever matches her mood. Hair in some natural or protective style for the Gods. Ebony Stewart. An around the way girl. One part human, all parts womxn. You know these poems because they be familiar. They be your grandmama, mama, auntie, and sis stories. Welcome to Home.Girl.Hood. Re-released by Button Publishing Inc. 2022.
Download or read book The Hood Princess and the Prep written by Shay Jonez and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-01-14 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victoria Duval lives a simple life. On what is supposed to be one of the happiest days of her life, a grandmother shows up....and not just any grandmother but a queen. Blackmailed and basically forced, she is faced with a new challenge. Victoria is pulled away from her mother to a new country, a new life, and a soon-to-be husband. Suddenly, nothing is simple anymore. She rises to every challenge put before her with excellence and grace, except for one hot and bothered prince who is always on her heels. Cornell Pole is anything but simple. He grew up knowing he would one day be king. He was ready, always polite, always courteous, and from his wife-to-be, he expected nothing else. But when he meets Victoria, he is appalled..... and intrigued. She challenges everything he says and plays with his mind every chance she gets. He had thought an arranged marriage to an American girl would be boring. However, he's brave enough to admit when he's wrong. Can she stand the heat when he gets on her level and challenges her? He has no problem chasing Victoria, after all, he's playing for keeps. Will it be a happy ever after or failure?
Download or read book Hood Girl Good Girl written by Cynthia Marcano and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Christianna Faith Leonard. I am named after a man of great honor. Yet, how deep I fall short from my namesake is immeasurable. From a distance, my life is a dream. My house in the suburbs is beautiful. Our picturesque family photo sits on the mantle of a fireplace looking as if it were ripped straight out of a magazine. I never miss choir rehearsal. My grades and volunteer work have earned me a scholarship to college. My polite manners are impeccable; quick to say please and thank you. I am the trusted neighborhood babysitter. But behind the facade of a good girl, I am a young woman covered in guilt, sin, and secrets. Shame is my childhood friend, never too far away like a loyal companion. Even still, my biggest dream is to just be loved and accepted for who I really am. You can call me Tianna or Ti for short. I am a good girl. I am a hood girl.My name is Bianca Williams. My mom chose my name. People call me Bi for short. I can't tell you how many times they call me that for a different reason altogether. It's annoying and kinda pisses me off. But I ain't letting nobody have power over me like that. If there is one thing I learned growing up in North Camden, is having tough skin. Can't let them see you sweatin' the small stuff. Can't show weakness or you'll get eaten up alive out here. Yet, a big, soft heart beats within me. I can't let it become hardened like these cold, crime-ridden streets. I have dreams and goals. My dad doesn't know it, but he needs me. I need to make my Mom proud. Don't get me wrong, I will throw hands up real quick because I am ain't scared of anyone or anything. Well, anything except being alone. That is a fear that a hood mentality can't seem to eradicate. Even still, I long to be loved and safe. I am a hood girl. I am a good girl.
Download or read book Hood written by Jenny Elder Moke and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marien and Robin Hood's daughter must join the Merry Men to save her parents.
Download or read book Ninja Red Riding Hood written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a ninja-fied Little Red Riding Hood end with everyone happy? Find out in this fractured fairy tale that's sure to be a storytime hit. Illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat. Wolf just can’t catch a break! Ever since the three little pigs started teaching everyone Ninja skills, huffing and puffing just hasn’t been enough to scare up a good meal. His craving for meat sends Wolf to classes at the dojo, and soon he’s ready to try out his new moves. A little girl and her tiny granny should be easy targets—right? Not if Little Red has anything to say about it! Kiya! Kids will be sure to fight over this companion to the hits The Three Ninja Pigs and Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks!
Download or read book Oakland s Daughter and Her Struggles to Overcome written by Maria Harper Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oakland's Daughter and Her Struggles to Overcome" is about a young girl who grew up in poverty and faced almost every adversity or obstacle one could encounter in life. Maria faced molestation, rape, prostitution, drugs, and discrimination, but did she betray her country? Through it all, Maria is still standing on the promises of God.
Download or read book Oakland s Daughter and Her Struggles to Overcome written by Maria Harper Davis and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maria wrote the book title Oakland's Daughter and Her Struggles to Overcome. A true story of survival from the hood. Now a married young lady, who was born in Oakland, California, who survived almost every adversity one could imagine. Maria was born and raised in Oakland, California. She lost her father to gun violence at the age of eighteen months. She is married, has two sisters, a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members whom she loves dearly. Maria Harper Davis is a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Download or read book Planet Claire Suite for Cello and Sad Eyed Lovers written by Jeff Porter and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second installment in Ann Hood’s Gracie Belle imprint challenges the traditional solemnity that characterizes nonfiction books of grief, loss, and sorrow. “Few readers will fail to be gripped by this tragically common story about death and what comes after for those left behind . . . A haunting and thought-provoking consideration of death and ‘how utterly it rips apart our lives.'” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Planet Claire is the story of the untimely death of the author’s wife and his candid account of the following year of madness and grief. As his life unravels, Porter analyzes his sadness with growing interest. He talks to Claire as if to evoke a presence, to mark a space for memory. He reports on his daily walks and shares observations of life’s sadness, while reminiscing about various moments in their life together. Like Orpheus, the author searches for a lost love, and what he finds is not the dog of doom but flashes of an intimate symmetry that brighten the darkest places of sorrow. The second title from Ann Hood’s Gracie Belle imprint, Planet Claire takes readers on a journey of sorrow that recalls memorable works by C.S. Lewis (A Grief Observed), Joan Didion (The Year of Magical Thinking), and Julian Barnes (Levels of Life). Porter’s memoir, however, is also playful, quirky, and self-ironic in a way that challenges the genre’s traditional solemnity. Like the novel Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, this is an unpredictably funny account of heartbreak, as if to say there’s something about the magnitude of loss that troubles even earnestness.
Download or read book Best Laid Plans written by Brick and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Antonio “Tone” Ortiz is an ordinary single father in Miami, trying to ignore what flows through his veins, until his daughter, Jewel, goes missing. With all his options failing, it’s up to Tone to find his daughter by any means necessary, even if that means signing his soul over to the devil himself: his father, Caltrone Orlando. Co-parenting has never been easy, and Kenya Gates will learn just how hard it is with the kidnapping of her daughter, Jewel. Even through all the sacrifices, secrets, lost love, drama, pain, and manipulation, these two fighting parents will come together with one agenda in mind: to save their daughter at all costs. But will Kenya also be willing to join up with Tone’s dangerous father, or will she allow her emotions to get in the way? Behind the scenes, a legacy had been founded, one ushering in legendary murders and mayhem. Now it's time to understand the Orlandos, the seductive, lethal, and notorious family known for taking and leaving bodies behind. Journey with street lit authors, Brick & Storm as they tell another tale of the Hood Misfits’ urban world.
Download or read book Memorials of Thomas Hood Collected arranged and edited by his daughter F F Broderip With a preface and notes by his son Illustrated with copies from his own sketches written by Frances Freeling Broderip and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
