Download or read book Mom for Mayor written by Nancy Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon learning that the city has sold his neighborhood park to developers, fifth-grader Eric Clark determines to help his community by getting his mother elected mayor.

Download or read book Mommy is the Mayor written by Letitia Clark and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mommy is the Mayor is a narrative about a city mayor's role. Seen through the eyes of children, it opens up the world to convey the impact local government has on their everyday lives. The book touches on the need for representation through the diverse illustrations and the demonstration of role modeling for children of color. Mommy is the Mayor hopes to inspire an interest in serving at the local level, raising awareness about the importance of running for office, while exploring non-traditional roles in government for diverse populations.

Download or read book The Book of Unknown Americans written by Cristina Henríquez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

Download or read book Mayor Helen Boosalis written by Beth Boosalis Davis and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a 1950s housewife and League of Women Voters volunteer who spearheaded the city of Lincoln's switch to a "strong mayor" form of government, Helen Boosalis (1919-2009) never anticipated that she herself would one day be that strong mayor and chief executive of Nebraska's capital city. Helen Boosalis's story, told by her daughter, Beth Boosalis Davis, is that of a true pioneer of women in politics. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Boosalis achieved national prominence as the first woman president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and as an outspoken advocate for economically distressed cities facing President Reagan's "new federalism." Winning the Democratic nomination for governor of Nebraska in 1986, Helen Boosalis ran against Kay Orr in the first gubernatorial contest between two women in U.S. history. The interwoven tales of conflict and challenge, from the mayor's office to the campaign trail, combine personal insight into one woman's trailblazing political history with a compelling memoir of a half century of public service and private devotion shared by two remarkable women, mother and daughter. Listen to an interview with Helen Boosalis and Beth Boosalis Davis on AARP's Radio Prime Time show.

Download or read book My Mother the Mayor Maybe written by Pat Kibbe and published by . This book was released on 2001-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B.J. Pinkerton things it’s great that her mother is running for mayor! But there’s never been a woman mayor before, and her mother is a Democrat while the rest of the town is Republican. It takes a lot of hard work to make an underdog into a winner. In fact, ten-year-old B.J., her sister and three brothers, her father, and the dog have to make some big sacrifices—like having hot dogs for dinner every night. But can her mother really win? If so, why did her campaign manager say she’s “a sure loser”? And why does he spend so much time with the other candidate? B.J. smells a rat, and she’s determined to find out who it is!

Download or read book Mom What s a Mayor written by Monique Owens and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fun, informative, and colorfully illustrated book, promotes civil literacy and teaches children about the government, its structure and how to be involved in the political process

Download or read book From Mayor to Fool written by Tim Mayeur and published by Author House. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Mayor to Fool is a series of transcribed conversations that took place in Spring 2008, between the Author (Tim Mayeur), his parents, his close friends, two Tarot Card Readers, a Psychic Medium and a Hypnotherapist. It is a journey where you get to follow the Author as he transforms and comes to terms with his life, the loss of his sister, struggles with what it means to be a Middle Class Man and evaluates his life in order to improve it. There were no rehearsals and the Psychics were not given any information about Tims life prior to the meetings. Tim met them for the first time for these sessions. This is what happens when a nihilistic and skeptical man has a spiritual awakening. As a true story about the factors in ones life, it can be overwhelming, looking at all the possibilities and probabilities but in the end, people need to trust their own intuitions and judgment of where they want to go in life. Change involves stress and risk. Are you ready for a Change?

Download or read book Molly Parker and the Mysterious Black Oak Park written by TL Hennig and published by Theresa Hennig. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly Parker has always been too scared to explore the woods of Black Oak Park near her home in Centerville, Ohio. But that didn’t keep her wild imagination from dreaming up all sorts of adventures that might await if she could only summon up the courage to explore. But Molly is about to experience a series of strange encounters that will force her to find the courage to face her fears and explore the unknown. With her two best friends along for the adventure, Molly sets out on a journey of a lifetime, one filled with new friends, new enemies, and the seemingly impossible becoming a reality. Molly is about to discover a great secret about herself…if she can survive and make it back home.

Download or read book The Secrets of Star Whales written by Rebecca Thorne and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a mission to preserve the memory of his deceased father, 12-year-old Maxion Belmont, aboard the space station Azura, discovers the secrets of the most elusive creatures in the galaxy: star whales.

Download or read book Stumbling Through Paradise written by Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy for Manuel del Mundo follows the journey of one Filipino family, who leave everything behind in order to build a new life for themselves in Canada, and their struggle to find their way. Blocked from finding work in their respective fields despite their qualifications and skills, they must decide between pride and practicality, survival and surrender. The choices and concessions they make will impact their lives, and the lives of their children, in countless ways. And in the end, it will be up to the second and third generations to offer redemption, and help create the paradise their parents had hoped to find. A story of determination and hope, Stumbling Through Paradise showcases the indomitable spirit of those willing to risk everything for the chance of a brighter future, and captures with great clarity, the bonds of familial love and loyalty, which may bend but never truly break.

Download or read book This Is All I Got written by Anthony Sargent and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is All I Got, looks back on a short period of time in a young boy’s life when the world seems to be spinning out of control. The years of innocents that shape our aspirations and excite our minds with dream of something better. As we live each day in the cold stark reality of struggle and rejection. What propels one to fulfill a dream. When does innocence end? Join Willy as he navigates the street of Queens, New York in the turbulence of the late 60’s. As the world around Willy shifts and leaves his childhood behind.

Download or read book An Imperfect Miracle written by Thomas L. Peters and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathan Gray's young life is one trial after another, and the final straw was his dog Chewey dying. But then he stumbles over a miracle and soon finds himself embroiled in a raging controversy.

Download or read book Farming With Sisters written by Jiu Shi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My sister and sister are here to farm, and my sister is here to grow flax.

Download or read book Crack Coach written by Steven Sandor and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maurice and Vijay are thrilled to be the only grade nine students to make the junior football team. But it soon becomes clear that their coach, Bob Jones, who has just been elected mayor, has his own reasons for giving his two new players preferential treatment. Massive media coverage of the outspoken Coach Jones starts turning up allegations of illegal behaviour, including use of crack cocaine. And the ego-driven competitiveness that won Jones the mayor's office fuels his abusive coaching style. But Jones has many dedicated supporters, including Vijay's father, who say Jones cares about the little people and credits him with saving his football players from a life of drugs and gangs.Maurice and Vijay finally decide that they've had enough. But can they get the rest of the team, especially the older players who resent them as "minor niners," to help them take control from the man the whole world knows as the Crack Coach? While based on a situation taken directly from the headlines, Steven Sandor offers a compelling and entirely fictional story that explores what happens when young players strive to take action that addresses an unexpected and destructive issue rather than waiting for adults to face up to the problem.

Download or read book Missing People Animals Things Go to Anthony written by Juanita de Guzman Gutierrez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this book is a very powerful prayer to Saint Anthony that will shake your “hearts out.” Saint Anthony of Padua is also a matchmaker. For those of you who are looking for suitable partners, Saint Anthony is the way to go. Actually, this prayer was taught and given to me by my beloved mother who was a devoted Saint Anthony of Padua believer. Mom assured me that this prayer to Saint Anthony will always be heard by the Saint. It was in World War II in a jungle that two young newlyweds were hiding . They can see the marching boots of the Japanese soldiers. These soldiers held bayonets in their hands. Nearby the newlyweds was their friend who was bayoneted. It was at this time when the Japanese soldiers were approaching their exact location that the new husband saw a tall man with a brown Habit or clothing spread it out to hide these two newlyweds. Each time the Japanese soldiers will close in to these newlyweds’ hiding spot, this browned-clothed man with an almost-bald hair, very young and fair-skinned, will stand in front of them and spread his cloak or long robe around these blessed newlyweds to hide the two of them. The Japanese soldiers did not see the two newlyweds and had changed directions and went away. And these newly weds were safe. And the vision of Saint Anthony of Padua disappeared. These newlyweds were my future parents! And my beloved mother was a devotee of Saint Anthony of Padua! As a very young girl, my future mother was always wearing a brown Habit or Clothing just as Saint Anthony of Padua each time she went to church. And it was only my beloved father who saw the vision of Saint Anthony of Padua who saved them from being killed by the Japanese soldiers’ bayonets in that jungle hideaway in 1944. That hideaway jungle was now where our ancestral home was built and where we grew up. All these give me tears each time I recall these very holy and galactic events. And I, myself, have experienced so many miracles from Saint Anthony of Padua. This is precisely why this very precious book was written. My beloved parents have experienced the miraculous intervention of Saint Anthony during World War II when they were newly-married. And up to this day, Saint Anthony always runs to our rescue whenever we are looking for something. After I have said this powerful prayer to Saint Anthony, I have found this manuscript that I have been searching for. I said to Saint Anthony that if I found this very manuscript , that this was Creator Source and Saint Anthony’s sign that I will publish this miraculous book. And I have found this my manuscript that is in your hands right now!

Download or read book By the Seat of Our Pants written by Mary Anne Tegge Brunton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By The Seat of Our Pants humorously takes the reader on the many and varied travel adventures experienced by the author, Mom, and her husband, Dad. From the vicious seas of Alaskan salmon fishing to the wandering streets and villages in Europe, the reader will experience the Devils Highway, New Years Eve in France and the Christmas Markets in Germany. You will learn about bare-bosom sunbathing and bull fighting in Spain and on to many adventures in Italy and France. But most importantly to know, they were lost most of the time. Her back of map-reading skills assured them of lost and misguided travels. They rarely had hotel reservations thus were always subject to sleeping in the back of the car or running out of gas. Fortunately, they never did, but were mighty close a few times.

Download or read book Tank Fizz The Case of the Battling Bots written by Liam O'Donnell and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illustrated middle-grade novel and second book in the Tank & Fizz series, a goblin detective and a technology-tinkering troll must dodge battle bots and spellbooks to prevent the return of an ancient demon.