Download or read book Wishbone written by Anna Garcia Schaper and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pilar’s mother has been extra vigilant about her fifteen-year-old daughter’s diet after she came home from school in tears. The truth is, Pilar wouldn’t mind losing some weight. She dreams of becoming an actor and wants to try out for the school production of “Our Town,” but she’s reminded constantly that she’s too ugly, too fat, too Mexican. With the encouragement of some new friends and her feisty grandmother who thinks she’s perfect just the way she is, Pilar works up the nerve to try out for the play—in spite of continued harassment by Becca Barlowe and her posse. But when a handsome high school jock plays a mean trick on her that becomes a social media sensation, Pilar once again finds herself using food to anesthetize her pain. This appealing novel for mature teens juxtaposes Pilar’s story with her grandmother’s when she was married to a male chauvinist years earlier in Laredo, Texas. Both women must struggle to find their own voice in a world where others insist on defining them as “less than.” Capturing the heartache of seeking—and accepting—one’s true self, Anna Garcia Schaper movingly explores the strength of family bonds and their importance in overcoming difficult and sometimes tragic circumstances.
Download or read book Unleashed in Space written by Alexander Steele and published by . This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John's prize-winning essay gets him six days at Space Camp with Wishbone who, on the first day there, imagines himself as the hero of Jack Williamson's novel, The legion of space, who is on a thirty-first century outer space rescue mission.
Download or read book Wishbones written by Virginia Macgregor and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feather Tucker has two wishes: 1)To get her mum healthy again 2) To win the Junior UK swimming championships
Download or read book Wishbone Classic 01 Don Quixote written by Miguel de Cervantes and published by HarperEntertainment. This book was released on 1996-03-14 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard Strauss. The tall, thin knight and his short, fat squire, Sancho Panza, have found their way into films, cartoons and even computer games.
Download or read book The Wishbones written by Tom Perrotta and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.
Download or read book Wishbone Classic 03 Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare and published by HarperEntertainment. This book was released on 1996-04-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prose retelling of Shakespeare's drama in which young lovers attempt to defy fate.
Download or read book Wishbone written by Laura C. Jarmon and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jarmon (English, U. of Tennessee, Martin) studies the history and attempts to trace the origins of several prevalent themes in African American folklore, using folk tale collections from the US and Africa. The themes link subjects with symbolic content, such as tar baby with binding and transcription and the skull with presence and propriety. An introduction presents Jarmon's methodology; her thesis is that these narratives are a type of modal discourse that is symbolized by the motifs of the wishbone and crossroads which she sees as emblematic of the concept of margins and reflective of a mood of indeterminacy. ^^^^ Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book Molly and the Magic Wishbone written by Barbara McClintock and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly's fairy godmother gives her a magic fishbone that will grant one wish, which the resourceful girl saves until she really needs it.
Download or read book The Wishbone Wish written by Megan McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win.
Download or read book The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle written by Michael Jan Friedman and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intrigue involving the election of class president reminds Wishbone of the twin brother of King Louis XIV of France who must decide if he should risk everything to escape his iron mask and trade it for the king's crown.
Download or read book Birds on Wishbone Street written by Suzanne Del Rizzo and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Tale of Two Sitters written by Joanne Barkan and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When David enlists Joe's aid in babysitting, Wishbone escapes from his noisy home and imagines himself as Charles Darnay, a young Frenchman who, despite great danger, returns to France during the Revolution to help a friend.
Download or read book Seductive Screens written by Michael Brody and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seductive Screens: Childrenâ (TM)s Mediaâ "Past, Present, and Future describes the development of child media from its early beginnings on radio to the millions of postings on Facebook today. The book explains the collision of economics, psychology, the needs of parents, and technology in creating the perfect storm for kidâ (TM)s media growth. Many related issues are discussed with regards to their effect on childrenâ (TM)s media, including education, civility, celebrity, violence, play, and child rearing. There is a special emphasis on the influence of Disney, Sesame Street and Batman. Using case studies, and his own ambivalence expressed by personal anecdotes, the author places this important subject in a psychological context. The reader is encouraged to add their input to the discussion, as questions follow most chapters.
Download or read book Pup in King Arthur s Court written by Joanne Barkan and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, this adventure stars Wishbone, who imagines himself as Hank Morgan, a 19th century inventor who is transported back in time to Camelot. Illustrations.
Download or read book Wishbone Classic 05 Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens and published by HarperEntertainment. This book was released on 1996-06-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adaptation of Dickens's story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Download or read book With a Wishbone written by Charlie Richards and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Letrara is so tired of his family trying to set him up with every gay man they can find. His self-esteem just can’t take it anymore. When his best friend and cousin, Mick, presents him with a wishbone and orders him to make a wish, he can think of only one thing. Dave just wants his family to stop setting him up, to leave him alone about being single. Then, while out hiking, Dave gets trapped in a hole. To his surprise, he’s rescued by a young snow leopard shifter…who has a stunningly sexy father—Joseph Kluthner. To Dave’s surprise, Joseph declares his interest. Can Dave scrape together enough self-esteem to go after what he so desperately wants…the answer to his Christmas wish?
Download or read book Judy Moody and Stink The Wishbone Wish written by Megan McDonald and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On your mark, get set, Gobblers-a-Go-Go! Judy swears she’ll win the race for a Thanksgiving turkey (though Stink has his doubts) in this full-color Moody adventure. The town’s annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win. Judy has decided that she is going to take home the big prize: a fat, juicy turkey. They can taste it already: the moist turkey, the hot gravy, the savory stuffing, the cranberry sauce! Beep! Beep! Beep! That’s the sound of Stink’s Rapidfire Ultra XE611M25 stopwatch going off as Judy and Stink hop, crawl, and climb toward race day. But what if they don’t win a mouthwatering bird? What then? Flying turkey gizzards! Will the Moody family end up starving on T-day, like ye pilgrims of olde, or will Grandma Lou cook up a tasty Franksgiving solution?
