Download or read book The Little Girl Story written by Dean Walley and published by . This book was released on 1970-01-01 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl's view of her world changes as she begins to grow.
Download or read book Story of a Girl National Book Award Finalist written by Sara Zarr and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a movie on Lifetime! I was thirteen when my dad caught me with Tommy Webber in the back of Tommy's Buick, parked next to the old Chart House down in Montara at eleven o'clock on a Tuesday night. Tommy was seventeen and the supposed friend of my brother, Darren. I didn't love him. I'm not sure I even liked him. In a moment, Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," Deanna longs to escape a life defined by her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom, and striking emotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany, and redemption.
Download or read book Little Big Girl written by Claire Keane and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A touching picture book about an older sister's unconditional love for her new baby brother Matisse is a little girl in a big world. Despite her size, she gets to have all sorts of grand adventures, like seeing the big sights of the city, making big messes, and taking big naps when her little body is all tuckered out. But when Matisse meets her baby brother, she realizes that she isn't so little after all- She’s a big sister! And it’s great fun to show this new little person what wonders this big world has in store. With warmth and joy, Claire Keane showcases a gorgeous retro-inspired style to tell this tender tale of unconditional sibling love.
Download or read book One Small Boat written by Kathy Harrison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate portrait of America's foster-care system is told through the experiences of a foster parent and an emotionally abandoned girl who, ensconced with the author's biological, adopted, and foster children, began to thrive in her new family environment. 20,000 first printing.
Download or read book A Girl s Story written by Annie Ernaux and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Another masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernaux, the Man Booker International Prize–shortlisted author of The Years. In A Girl’s Story, Annie Ernaux revisits the season 50 years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another’s will and desire. In the summer of 1958, 18-year-old Ernaux submits her will to a man’s, and then he moves on, leaving her without a “master,” bereft. Now, 50 years later, she realizes she can obliterate the intervening years and return to consider this young woman that she wanted to forget completely. And to discover that here, submerged in shame, humiliation, and betrayal, but also in self-discovery and self-reliance, lies the origin of her writing life.
Download or read book The Little Girl written by Katherine Mansfield and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book There Was a Little Girl written by Brooke Shields and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for Brooke Shields fans, There Was a Little Girl explores Brooke's relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in this extraordinary, heartfelt memoir that became a New York Times bestseller. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Brooke's iconic modeling career began by chance when she was only eleven months old, and Teri's skills as both Brooke's mother and her manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drank heavily. As Brooke became an adult the pair made choices and sacrifices that would affect their relationship forever. And when Brooke’s own daughters were born she found that her experience as a mother was shaped in every way by the woman who raised her. But despite the many ups and downs, Brooke was by Teri’s side when she died in 2012, a loving daughter until the end. Only Brooke knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult, complicated woman who was her mother. And now, in an honest, open memoir about her life growing up, Brooke will reveal stories and feelings that are relatable to anyone who has been a mother or daughter.
Download or read book Little Girl Leaving written by Lisa Blume and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl struggles to find joy and beauty in a childhood marked by terrible abuse.
Download or read book Meggoline written by Megan Mills and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heart-felt story tells of a little girl and her nanny, the fun times they have together, and their ways of coping when one of them moves away. ... The life of a nanny/babysitter is a delicate balance of love and professionalism, attachment and relinquishment. As adults, we know and understand that love is not bound by physical location, but does the child being separated from someone who they have grown to trust and perhaps see as part of the family, understand and believe that fact? And even if we know facts with our heads, that doesn't necessarily mean our hearts still can't hurt when the separation happens. Join Meggo and Caroline as they find ways to keep in touch and prove that the bond of a caretaker and child is not easily broken.
Download or read book Sad Little Girl written by Mike Moore and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey inside the life of a little girl that went through a major storm in her life. Her name is Lisa, and she's an 11 year old 5th grader. Lisa was an extremely smart little girl that went through living hell in her life. She transferred from school to school and was molested countless times by men and a family member for years. This is a sad story and a triumphant one at the same time. Learn how one little girl could save the lives of many by this book. A truly powerful book that will make you cry, hurt, laugh, and motivate. Once you finish reading this book. You will be aware of the cycle of abuse, and hopefully it will spring you into action to help kids that may be in the same situation. The book Sad “Little” Girl was typed by Author Michael D. Moore. He states in the book how he was spiritually moved to write this book. Michael D. Moore stated that when typing the book. He cried and couldn't stop typing. Michael D. Moore had made a bond with the little girl in the book. He states “When I was typing this story, I had no control of this little girls out come.” I had to type and watch her being molested over and over in my head.” “I had to endure her pain that she was going through with her mom and friends.” This book made me walk away several times to compose myself.” “I cried and cried and cried.“ But, I let the spirit move me, and I finished the book.” “It was something I've never experienced before, and I won't read it again.” “God or a spirit of something wanted me to get this message out.” “So, I did, and I want people to experience what I went through.” -Michael D. Moore. Once you read this book it will forever live on your mind. Remember Lisa…
Download or read book The Little Girl From Osoyoos written by Pearlene Clunis and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging readers to embrace the diversity of people in their community and world, The Little Girl from Osoyoos tells the story of a child living in small-town Canada who is exposed to the diversity of the world's cultures by visitors from across the globe, while also learning to appreciate Canada's Indigenous culture. Ultimately, she realizes that although clothing, language, and food preferences may differ, the important, defining aspects of humanity are shared by all. This delightful and engaging story will challenge readers of all ages to welcome and celebrate new friends from all over the world. It’s the second in a series of children’s books that will build an understanding of contemporary social issues, leading to an aware and sensitive generation of young adults.
Download or read book Little Girl Lost written by Tammy Mal and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When nine-year-old Mae Ruth Barrett failed to return home on the stormy night of January 2, 1945, her family immediately feared an accident. But when the child's brutally beaten body was found the next day, secreted in an abandoned house, the small town of Vandling was left reeling. Who could kill a child walking home from church? Stunned by the barbaric events, residents would become even more horrified when suspicion soon focused on a most unlikely suspect. In harrowing detail, learn how the police solved one of the most sadistic crimes in history, long before the use of computers, DNA, or modern forensic science.
Download or read book The Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Scandinavia Publishing House. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty of Hans Christian Andersen's most cherished stories in single volumes Illustrator various artists. Known all over the world, these fairytales hold stories of great value and are a source of inspiration for both young and old.
Download or read book The Angry Little Girl written by Naomi Andrews and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Angry Little Girl is a book written to validate the loss, anger and lack of control children in foster care can feel. It is written through the eyes of a seven year old that was in foster care for 4 years before being adopted. It discusses how unsafe she felt moving from one foster home to another and it gives in-sight to how even a safe environment can feel scary when you are little. It also validates feelings of loss and rejection that arose from each move. This book is written to help children in foster care understand it is ok to be angry sometimes and sometimes life is not fair. It is not the fault of the children in foster care, they are little. It is the job of the adults to make good decisions and keep them safe.
Download or read book The Little Match Girl written by Hermann Ammann and published by I. E. Clark Publications. This book was released on 1970 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Misery written by Suzanne Heller and published by Paul S Eriksson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you ever bring the class hamster home and have it disappear down the mouse hole? Or strike out in the last half of the ninth with the bases loaded?... Do you remember how you felt the day you came home from school and found out your mother had just thrown away your grasshopper collection when she didn't even know you were collecting grasshoppers?These, and dozens of other miserable situations like them, are here depicted in deceptively simple line drawings with psychologically sensitive captions, in warm and nostalgic terms, turning misery then into warm laughter now.
Download or read book Little Girl In The Mirror written by Tara Mondou and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Cathy Barron loved living with her Grandmother on Cape Breton Island. Every summer her Mother would step off the train from Ontario in her fancy outfit and her red lipstick and visit with her daughter for two weeks. In the summer of 1955, her Mother demanded to take Cathy back to Ontario to live with her for good. Cathy reluctantly said good bye to the only life she ever knew. She was promised a new and exciting life full of love and happiness, but what Cathy got was the exact opposite. The only way to survive in her new empty world was to draw strength from her only friend, the little girl in the mirror... Based on a true story, Tara Mondou artistically recreates the heartbreaking roller coaster recount of her mother's early childhood.
