Download or read book Wishing Upon the Same Stars written by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful and poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendship—and herself. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home, Front Desk, and American as Paneer Pie. When twelve-year-old Yasmeen Khoury moves with her family to San Antonio, all she wants to do is fit in. But her classmates in Texas are nothing like her friends in the predominantly Arab neighborhood back in Detroit where she grew up. Almost immediately, Yasmeen feels like the odd girl out, and as she faces middle school mean girls and tries to make new friends, she feels more alone than ever before. Then Yasmeen meets her neighbor, Ayelet Cohen, a first-generation Israeli American. As the two girls grow closer, Yasmeen is grateful to know someone who understands what it feels like when your parents’ idea of home is half a world away. But when Yasmeen’s grandmother moves in after her home in Jerusalem is destroyed, Yasmeen and Ayelet must grapple with how much closer the events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are than they’d realized. As Yasmeen begins to develop her own understandings of home, heritage, and most importantly, herself, can the two girls learn there’s more that brings them together than might tear them apart . . . and that peace begins with them? A 2023 BANK STREET BOOKS BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR! A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!

Download or read book I Wish You More written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling children's book Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create an inspirational book that's full of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Whether celebrating life's joyous milestones, sharing words of encouragement, or observing the wonder of everyday moments, this sweet book is for wishers of all ages! I Wish You More is the perfect graduation gift as well as a must-have, uplifting read sure to bring positivity to all who read it.

Download or read book Wish written by Barbara O'Connor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers the true meaning of family.

Download or read book The Wishing Book written by Howard Grahame and published by Pneuma Springs Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 1940 on the Island of Tenerife, a young child - Pedro Armaz, is supernaturally given words for a special book which made wishes come true. His family are very poor and so Pedro wishes for riches and great wealth which are granted. Many years later, Zelmut, Chief and Highness of Planet Mars, discovers the existence of the wishing book and wants it for himself so that he can become the ruler of the whole universe. He sends a Martian warrior to find the book and bring it back to Mars, but the warrior keeps the book and uses the book for his own selfish ends and never returns to Mars. Many years later, little John Carter aged 9, finds this book hidden under a floorboard in his bedroom. He tells his twin sister Penny and close friend Jimmy and together they have many small adventures and play pranks with the book. Eventually, they wish to go to Planet Mars and they tell their science teacher about this. They trust him and he agrees to go on the trip with them. This is where the action picks up. The children face betrayal and terror as they are faced with Martian warriors and flying creatures called Termans who are intent on getting the book off them. To add to their fear, Zelmut releases his prized weapon - the Blattidae. Eventually the children lose the Wishing Book and all hope of returning to Planet Earth is dashed. Zelmut seems intent on terminating them. Will he succeed? This is an edge of the seat book that will keep the reader gripped right until the end. With the many twists, it is impossible to know who they can trust. Book reviews online: PublishedBestsellers website.

Download or read book Wishing upon a star written by Kestrel Class and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Wishing Tales will inspire you to write a story of your own!

Download or read book Wishing Game written by Patrick Redmond and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-10-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirkston Abbey is no place for the weak. Standing stark against the Norfolk sky, its aim is conformity and control; its rules harsh, its discipline savage. To 14-year-old Jonathan Palmer, it is a prison; a world in which he feels threatened and powerless. When he is offered the chance of escape, in the guise of an unexpected friendship, he accepts it gladly. But all is not as it seems. In combining his frustrations with a nature that is far more intense and destructive than his own, Jonathan is unleashing forces more powerful than he can ever hope to control. In the bleak winter term of 1954, something terrible happened at Kirkston Abbey school for boys. Now, more than forty years later, journalist Tim Webber thinks he's found the key to uncovering the truth. But is he prepared to live with the consequences . . .?

Download or read book Wishing written by Elizabeth Harper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you could make one wish and you knew it would be granted, what would you wish for? Think about it. Visualize it. In Wishing, author Elizabeth Harper provides the tools and wisdom necessary to manifest each and every wish made. Using the basic concepts of the law of attraction, a step-by-step wish process outlines how wishes manifest, why some go unfulfilled, and how you can best realize your wishing potential in all aspects of your life. From wishing the train would come on time to yearning for those six precious little numbers in the lottery that will irrevocably change your life, we all make multiple wishes during the day with the hope some will come true. Wishing's "wish sense" is a time-tested, magical formula for successfully manifesting your heart's desires and a proven way to get the results everyone wants.

Download or read book Wishing Upon A Rhyme written by Suvarna Mehta and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wishing Upon A Rhyme’ is a tryst with verse. It’s a collection of 52 poems, spread over 9 themes that are diverse in context. The poems draw reference from the poetess’s own experiences, her interactions with others, and her observations of the world around her. They run the gamut from the quirky to the somber, the highs to the lows, the thoughtful to the thought-provoking. As you are taken through a roller coaster of emotions, the themes balance themselves out. Some poems express topics that need a closer look while some are already in the public eye. Some of them create angst whereas others are a reminder that all is not lost. Some espouse facts while some are a reflection of humanity. Overall, the poems can be construed as a humorous take on daily struggles, a canvas for harsh truths, a symbol of change, or a promise of better times; as you wish upon a rhyme.

Download or read book Wishing for a Home written by T.A. Chase and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If their relationship is discovered, Derek's singing career would end, but Max can't live a lie. Who will risk it all for a chance at forever? Derek St. Martin is Nashville's hottest country singer. For eight years, fame and fortune have come his way, but he's not happy. In fact, he's on the edge of a nervous breakdown or checking into a drug rehab centre. Hiding his sexual preference is driving him to resort to numbing the pain. When his stepbrother suggests he should go on vacation, Derek jumps at the chance to relax and get his head on straight. Max Furlo isn't amused. His bosses were leaving him in charge of some singer while he had other more important things to take care of. Seeing Derek St. Martin for the first time hits Max hard and, suddenly, he's considering a summer fling. Both men know that a relationship can never be for them. Derek's career wouldn't handle the news and Max can't live a lie. Yet when a summer fling becomes love, who will be willing to risk it all for a chance at forever?

Download or read book Wishing Still written by Amy Reynolds Black and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wishing still . . . " is a love story. A fairy tale for "grown-ups." One that takes the reader into the minds and hearts of the characters as well as to beautiful places throughout the country and ends with "happily ever after" in a surprising way.

Download or read book The Wishing Balloons written by Jonathan D. Voss and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Be Kind, Come With Me, and Waiting, Jonathan D. Voss’s stunning new picture book, The Wishing Balloons, is a timeless story of the struggle, wonder, and power of making a new friend. A young girl named Dot is overjoyed when the moving truck arrives at the house down the street, and even more excited when a boy her age steps out, offering the prospect of a new friend. But Albert looks sad, and he won’t reveal why. After many attempts to cheer him up, Dot walks away defeated. That night, a balloon with a note tied to its string taps her window. Unfolding the note, Dot finds a wish that Albert has written. This is her chance to make Albert happy—she will (creatively) grant his wishes. Though as each wish becomes harder to grant, Dot learns the powerful lesson that sometimes being a friend means waiting until the people you care about are ready to reach out.

Download or read book Wishing for You written by Elizabeth Langston and published by FictionEtc Press. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a girl who can’t remember. He’s the guy she can’t forget. It’s her final semester of high school, and Kimberley Rey is curious about what will come next. She needs to pick a college, but her memory disability complicates the choice. Will her struggles to remember make it impossible to leave home? Help arrives through an unexpected and supernatural gift. Grant is a “genie” with rules. He can give her thirty wishes (one per day for a month) as long as the tasks are humanly possible. Kimberley knows just what to ask for—lessons in how to live on her own. But her wishes change when a friend receives a devastating diagnosis. As she joins forces with Grant to help her friend, Kimberley learns that the ability to live in the moment—to forget—may be more valuable than she ever knew.

Download or read book The Wishing Star written by Rita Salter and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Robbie fails to get a special birthday present, he makes a farfetched wish on a falling star, waking to find he is a newborn Apatosaur. Confused and afraid, he must learn to adapt to his new surroundings in order to survive. As Robbies plan unfolds for the final standoff with the ferocious T-rex, Tyra, he must decide if he is willing to risk losing his life for the sake of his friends.

Download or read book The Wishing Season written by Denise Hunter and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this competition, it’s not just the house on the line, it’s their hearts. She has the touch when it comes to food, but PJ McKinley’s dream of opening her own restaurant is one building short of reality. So when a Chapel Springs resident offers her beloved ancestral home as prize to the applicant with the best plan for the house, PJ believes she was meant to win. Contractor Cole Evans is confident, professional, and swoon-worthy—but this former foster kid knows his life could have turned out very differently. When Cole discovers the contest, he believes his home for foster kids in transition has found its saving grace. All he has to do is convince the owner that a not-for-profit enterprise will be good for the community. When the eccentric philanthropist weighs the proposals, she proposes an outlandish tie-breaker: PJ and Cole will share the house for a year to see which idea works best. Now, with Cole and the foster kids upstairs and PJ and the restaurant below, day-to-day life has turned into an out-and-out rivalry—with some seriously flirtatious hallway encounters on the side. But could their magnetic attraction cost them everything they’ve ever wanted? Includes Reading Group Guide

Download or read book The Wishing Trees written by John Shors and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost a year after the death of his wife, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish-a plea for him to take their ten-year-old daughter, Mattie, on a trip across Asia, through the countries they had always planned to visit. Eager to honor the woman they loved, Ian and Mattie embark on an epic journey, leaving notes to Kate in "wishing trees" along the way, and encountering miracles large and small. And as they begin to find their way back to each other, they discover that healing is possible and love endures-lessons that Kate hoped to show them all along...

Download or read book On the Edge of Wishing written by Danette Key and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm-hearted story of a family dealing with the troubles of their constantly difficult teen. A terrible tragedy occurs with one of the children Peter coaches, and he finds himself wishing the unimaginable. When his daughter begins to show signs of incredible change, Peter hopes for the best but still cant help but wonder whats going on. Danette Key, was born and raised in Arizona. She is a true Desert Rat. Her and her husband, Hal Key, have raised 3 boys and have 5 step-children. She also has 18 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Her hobbies are reading, writing and sewing. She also loves to create homemade cards for her friends. She is currently living with her husband, Hal in Allen, Texas. The characters are well developed and the themes and tones of the story are appropriate for its young target audience. There is even a sweet romance thrown in. I think young girls will find they can relate to the feelings of isolation and frustration that Maddy is experiencing, and to the optimism that Mary Ellen brings for a brighter future. - Donna Nicely, M.A, Academic Counselor This story is well-crafted from the beginning to the end. From excellent character development to the interesting plot points, On the Edge of Wishing has it all. This storys moderate pace is engaging and keeps the readers interest throughout. In addition, it features several great messages for more than just the young adult readers this book is directed toward. I would highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a story with a deeper meaning that not only entertains, but teaches kindness, patience, and appreciation. -Midwest Book Review Very well written and poignant! I could easily identify with the characters and felt like I knew them. I was excited and sad to finish it. - Southwest Book Reviews Please check out her web page at danettelkey.com for a look at her short stories & poems that she has written.

Download or read book The Wishing Well written by Roger Conlon and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a fictional account of a group of three British dissidents who try to uncover the truth about the dark corporate secrets of British companies. They are confronted by the security services, organised crime, and the government in their brave efforts to ascertain the truth.