[PDF] Aunt Pearl eBook

Author : Monica Kulling
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1773061542

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Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this bittersweet portrayal of a loving family affected by homelessness, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style. Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has invited her to come live with her family. Six-year-old Marta is happy to meet her aunt, who takes her out to look for treasure on garbage day, and who shows her camp group how to decorate a coffee table with bottle caps. But almost immediately, Pearl and Rose start to clash — over Pearl’s belongings crammed into the house, and over Rose’s household rules. As the weeks pass, Pearl grows quieter and more withdrawn, until, one morning, she is gone. Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this story about homelessness, family and love, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Author : Karen Carroll
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1098009622

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Cheering, challenging, and consoling stories fill these chapters of genuine people and their real quandaries-times they were entwined with situations that seemed hopeless, offering no way out, leaving them in a state of mental loss. In my observations and interactions, I have learned respectful lessons worth sharing, and I trust that you also will glean valuable insight as you read and become acquainted with these pearls of great price.

Author : Robert Lipsyte
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 27,79 MB
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0061995878

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The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero. This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He’s a high-school dropout, and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are after him for something he didn’t even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli’s Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it’s the effort, not the win, that makes the boxer—that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children’s Book * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age

Author : Marie Carter
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1480902357

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Here is the story of a chosen child whose dreams and visions made her a woman of great faith. Yet, faced with trials and tribulations one after another, who could find a way out of what seemed to be a dark path? Raised in a loving home in a simple East Texas town to the quickening and bright lights of Hollywood—this was the life of Marie Carter. If you want a career, you have to be willing to dedicate 100 percent of yourself to the task. No half stepping, no getting over, no riding in on the names of others, no excuses. Being black, but young and talented, Marie found life in Hollywood did have its drawbacks. At the time, Hollywood was embarking upon a new era of stars, political issues, technology—and African-Americans; Marie Carter was on the front line of it all.

Author : Stephen Elboz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780192752659

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Kidnappers, vampire gangs and other larger than life villains. Victorian melodrama. 10 yrs+

Author : Patricia Woodard Synan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1463403011

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Nestled deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia sits a quaint Mom & Pop Country Store. Behind it stands Peeled Chestnut Mountain believed to be named by the Cherokees and Shawnees after peeling the bark on one side of the chestnut trees to mark their hunting territories. The Native Americans are long gone, but the mountain and its beauty stand and paint a different backgrund for the store with each changing season. Sitting between Bramwell, West Virginia and Pocahontas, Virginia, the two towns have been left behind by the coal mining industry. The people remaining, however, stand as strong as the mountain itself. KIDD'S COUNTRY GROCERY portrays the trials and triumphs, struggles and determination that have made this country what it is. It offers a unique glimpse into a fading piece of Americana: the everyday family business in pursuit of survival, success and the opportunity to carve out a place in this world. Get read to laugh a lot and shake your head in amazement as you read about the day-to-day adventures of Barbara, Ray and little Jaime along with Aunt Pearl and the many customers that frequent their little store.

Author : Colleen Cross
Publisher : Slice Publishing Mystery and Thriller Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2022-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1989268641

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Merlot, Magic, and Murder... The annual Westwick Corners Wine Festival is a time for the popping of corks and, Cen hopes, time for Tyler to pop the question and propose. But when a festival goer turns up dead, it’s clear that merlot, magic and murder don’t mix! Witching Hour Dead is book 5 in the Westwick Witches Paranormal Cozy Mystery series. All books can be read standalone but you'll love the books more if you start with book 1, Witch You Well.

Author : Lija Fisher
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374305579

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Clivo and the Myth Blasters are back on the trail of the immortal cryptid in this conclusion to a monstrously funny middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher. Life has gotten complicated for thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren. After taking up his deceased father’s mission to find the extraordinary creature whose blood grants everlasting life, Clivo is spending his summer not at camp or hanging out with his friends, but jetting all over the world tracking cryptids—while keeping his aunt Pearl in the dark about his dangerous adventures. At the same time, a shocking development unveils the truth about Clivo’s enemies, and the cryptids themselves are posing trouble at every turn. With the help of his crew of Myth Blasters, Clivo is going to need all of the tools, gadgets, and training he has to prevent the immortal cryptid from falling into the wrong hands—and to keep Aunt Pearl off the case.