Download or read book Young Black Rich and Famous written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Young, Black, Rich, and Famous, Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Shedding light on both perception and reality, Boyd shows that the NBA has been at the forefront of recognizing and incorporating cultural shifts?from the initial image of 1970s basketball players as overpaid black drug addicts, to Michael Jordan?s spectacular rise as a universally admired icon, to the 1990s, when the hip hop aesthetic (for example, Allen Iverson?s cornrows, multiple tattoos, and defiant, in-your-face attitude) appeared on the basketball court. Hip hop lyrics, with their emphasis on ?keepin? it real? and marked by a colossal indifference to mainstream taste, became an equally powerful influence on young black men. These two influences have created a brand-new, brand-name generation that refuses to assimilate but is nonetheless an important part of mainstream American culture. This Bison Books edition includes a new introduction by the author.
Download or read book Laura Ingalls Wilder written by Beatrice Gormley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the author of the popular "Little House" books tells her family's real life on the American frontier, and of the events that surpassed the drama of her stories. Illustrations.
Download or read book Aw sis and the World Famous Bannock written by Dallas Hunt and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During an unfortunate mishap, young Awâsis loses Kôhkum’s freshly baked world-famous bannock. Not knowing what to do, Awâsis seeks out a variety of other-than-human relatives willing to help. What adventures are in store for Awâsis?
Download or read book Langston Hughes written by Montrew Dunham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know the influential African American poet Langston Hughes in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years! An engaging biography of American poet, Langston Hughes, written for the elementary aged child. Langston Hughes used his poetry and other writings to reflect the everyday experiences of African Americans, and he was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.
Download or read book Annie Oakley written by Ellen Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1989-11-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the childhood of the famous American sharpshooter.
Download or read book Milton Hershey written by M.M. Eboch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that the man behind Hershey's chocolate used to work in an ice cream parlor? Or that he had to try over and over again to get his now-famous chocolate to taste as delicious as it does today? Milton Hershey's life wasn't always a bowl of chocolate Kisses. When he was in fourth grade, he even had to drop out of school and work to help his poor family make ends meet. Read all about how the man we know as the famous young chocolatier finally struck it rich -- in money, love, and chocolate!
Download or read book Walt Disney written by Marie Hammontree and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walt Disney’s imagination made him an all-star in American history, and his childhood is where it all began! Walter Elias “Walt” Disney had a huge impact on the entertainment industry as an animator, film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and international icon. But what was the original voice of Mickey Mouse like as a kid? In this narrative biography, you’ll learn about the childhood of the boy who grew up to win and be nominated for more Academy Awards than anyone else in history!
Download or read book Close to Famous written by Joan Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel full of heart, humor, and charm from Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer! When twelve-year-old Foster and her mother land in the tiny town of Culpepper, they don't know what to expect. But folks quickly warm to the woman with the great voice and the girl who can bake like nobody's business. Soon Foster - who dreams of having her own cooking show one day - lands herself a gig baking for the local coffee shop, and gets herself some much-needed help in overcoming her biggest challenge - learning to read . . . just as Foster and Mama start to feel at ease, their past catches up to them. Thanks to the folks in Culpepper, though Foster and her mama find the strength to put their troubles behind them for good.
Download or read book Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous written by Suzanne Park and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An NPR Best Book of the Year A PopSugar Best Book of June! "An absolute joy to read. I completely demolished it one sitting."—NPR.org Nominated to the 2022 YALSA Quick Picks for Young Adult Reluctant Readers list A 2021 Junior Library Guild Young Adults Selection Korean American social media influencer Sunny is shipped off to a digital detox camp in this hilarious, charming romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud coming-of-age stories. Sunny Song's Big Summer Goals: 1) Make Rafael Kim my boyfriend (finally!) 2) Hit 100K followers (almost there...) 3) Have the best last summer of high school ever Not on Sunny's list: accidentally filming a PG-13 cooking video that goes viral (#browniegate). Extremely not on her list: being shipped off to a digital detox farm camp in Iowa (IOWA??) for a whole month. She's traded in her WiFi connection for a butter churn, and if she wants any shot at growing her social media platform this summer, she'll need to find a way back online. But between some unexpected friendships and an alarmingly cute farm boy, Sunny might be surprised by the connections she makes when she's forced to disconnect. Praise for Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous: "Sunny Song is one of the most hilarious, heart-warming, relatable teen characters I've had the pleasure of encountering. A must-have."—Sandhya Menon, New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi "A true delight!"—Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient "Sunny will easily endear herself to many readers."—Booklist "Park smartly and honestly weaves Sunny's nuanced experience as a Korean American into a story that is ultimately about human identity in our advanced age of social networking."—Kirkus Reviews "Suzanne Park smartly explores identity, specifically when it is intertwined with social media...an insightful, pertinent and humorous novel."—Shelf Awareness Also by Suzanne Park: The Perfect Escape
Download or read book Dr Seuss written by Kathleen Kudlinski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
Download or read book My Second Monologue Book written by Kristen Dabrowski and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features monologues taken from historical and legendary sources.
Download or read book The Book of Famous Iowans written by Douglas Bauer and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will Vaughn, a man of late middle age living in Chicago with his second wife, remembers the month of June 1957 in his hometown, the rural village of New Holland, Iowa. More precisely, Will remembers just a few days of that month and the quick sequence of astonishing events that have colored, ever since, the logic of his heart and the moods of his mind. He tells of his stunningly beautiful young mother, Leanne, who liked to recall the years of the Second World War, during which she sang with a dance band in a lounge in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He tells too of his father, Lewis, a soldier in the war who one night saw the “resplendently sequined” Leanne step onstage and began at that instant to plot his courtship of her. But mostly what Will summons up in his intimate remembrance are those few catastrophic days in early June when he was “three months shy of twelve,” more than a decade after his parents have married and returned to the Vaughns’ home place, where Lewis farms his family’s land. For it is during those days that Leanne’s affair with a local man named Bobby Markum becomes known—first to Lewis and then, in a fiercely dramatic public confrontation, to young Will, to his beloved Grandmother Vaughn, and by nightfall to all the citizens of the town. The knowledge of such scandal, in so small a place, sets off a series of highly charged reactions, vivid consequences that surely determine the fates of every member of this unforgettable family. A tale of memory and hero worship and the restless pulse of longing, The Book of Famous Iowans examines those forces that define not only a state made up of a physical geography, but more important, those states of the wholly human spirit.
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Download or read book Truly Madly Famously written by Rebecca Serle and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being plucked from obscurity, Hollywood's newest It girl, Paige Townsen, has a blockbuster film to her name and Rainer Devon on her arm. But being half of the world's most famous couple comes with a price. No matter where Paige goes, someone is always watching. Soon she finds herself dodging photographers, hiding her feelings for her other co-star, Jordan Wilder, and weathering tabloid scandals that threaten to tear her and Rainer apart - and end her career as quickly as it began. As she navigates her new LA life, Paige finds that she doesn't know who to trust: old friends could be betraying her secrets, and new friends are keeping secrets of their own. Truly, Madly, Famously is the exciting sequel to Rebecca Serle's Famous in Love. 'Rebecca Serle completely captured what it's like to be a part of Young Hollywood. I absolutely loved Famous in Love. A must-read for anyone curious about life and love behind the scenes' Bella Thorne, actor and author of Autumn Falls
Download or read book Amelia Earhart written by Beatrice Gormley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Amelia Earhart. Illustrated throughout.
Download or read book When We Wuz Famous written by Greg Takoudes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel adaptation of the author's feature film, "Up with me."
Download or read book Teddy Roosevelt written by Edd Winfield Parks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the childhood of the dynamic president, describing how Teddy worked hard to improve his poor health and developed a lifelong interest in nature and the conservation of natural resources.
