Author : Selina Jackson
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2021-02-15
Category :
ISBN :
8-year-old Austin looks at life through a different lens. He has Autism. He is unique and would like to tell you about his life, how he navigates through it and what you can do to help kids like him!
Author : Austin Nelson
Publisher : America Star Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,61 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781462679775
If you were to write a list of words that would describe your ideal life, would it contain many houses, luxury vacations, or just being true to yourself? Welcome to the idyllic, privileged and dramatic world of Austin Nelson. Hello, My Name Is LIFE is the engaging personal memoir of a very lively young man finding his place in the world, one dramatic event at a time. From the moment you begin reading, Hello, My Name Is LIFE feels like a personal note from Nelson, lending a sense of familiarity and friendship between author and reader. Apart from Beach Houses and smart cars, Nelson makes it a point to keep it real by sharing his family's struggles through rehab and bipolar disorder, all the while keeping the faith in God. Entertaining, bubbly and at times sad, Nelson successfully presents his world and his own observations on the fragile human psychology and the special relationships that children have with their parents; and at the same time, echoes the sentiments of all the young people in this world in search for purpose and meaning. Life is something everyone goes through. Some seem to have an easy, glamorous life while others always seem to struggle. From the outside, life might look amazing, but no one really knows the inside story until it's told.
Author : Austin Channing Brown
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1524760854
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair with “diversity” so often falls short of its ideals. “Austin Channing Brown introduces herself as a master memoirist. This book will break open hearts and minds.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion. In a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America’s social fabric—from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations. For readers who have engaged with America’s legacy on race through the writing of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson, I’m Still Here is an illuminating look at how white, middle-class, Evangelicalism has participated in an era of rising racial hostility, inviting the reader to confront apathy, recognize God’s ongoing work in the world, and discover how blackness—if we let it—can save us all.
Author : Lynn Austin
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 38,72 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496437373
For fans of bestselling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of choice and consequence. Lena is a wife and mother who farms alongside her husband in the tranquil countryside. Her faith has always been her compass, but can she remain steadfast when the questions grow increasingly complex and the answers could mean the difference between life and death? Lenas daughter Ans has recently moved to the bustling city of Leiden, filled with romantic notions of a new job and a young Dutch police officer. But when she is drawn into Resistance work, her idealism collides with the dangerous reality that comes with fighting the enemy. Miriam is a young Jewish violinist who immigrated for the safety she thought Holland would offer. She finds love in her new country, but as her family settles in Leiden, the events that follow will test them in ways she could never have imagined. The Nazi invasion propels these women onto paths that cross in unexpected, sometimes-heartbreaking ways. Yet the story that unfolds illuminates the surprising endurance of the human spirit and the power of faith and love to carry us through.
Author : Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 19,56 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1466814209
In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, Vicky Austin experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. After a year in New York City and a summer with her grandfather, Vicky Austin returns to the rural connecticut village she grew up in-- and feels totally out of place. Then she meets Adam Eddington's Great Aunt Serena, who reminds her of her beloved grandfather, and she begins to find a comfortable, if not exciting, routine to her days. At Christmas, Serena gives Vicky a trip to Antarctica, to visit Adam. Vicky can't believe her luck. But the trip is not what Vicky imagined it would be. First of all, she doesnt know where she stands with Adam. He's pulled back, saying they are just friends. But weren't they more than that, Vicky thinks. And Vicky's fellow passengers are not what they seem or they are more than she knows. Finally, even Aunt Serena's motives are suspect, as Vicky discovers a journal that belonged to Adam's famous uncle who disappeared many years earlier. As Vicky becomes more and more caught up in a mystery involving drugs, nuclear waste, and international espionage, she discovers that her assumptions about the world are hopelessly naive and that life, hers included, is as fragile as the ecosystem of Antarctica, the world's most remote continent. Books by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time Quintet A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time. The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5) The Polly O'Keefe books The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus And Both Were Young Camilla The Joys of Love
Author : Jacquetta Nammar Feldman
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0063034409
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!
Author : Russell D. Kornblut
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Dogs
ISBN : 1434956024
Author : Mary Austin
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,99 MB
Release : 1903
Category : History
ISBN :
Originally published in 1903, this classic nature book by Mary Austin evokes the mysticism and spirituality of the American Southwest. Vibrant imagery of the landscape between the high Sierras and the Mojave Desert is punctuated with descriptions of the fauna, flora and people that coexist peacefully with the earth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Nomenology Project
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2011-08-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0307574725
From the secret wisdom of Kabbalah, the Runes, and Numerology--an unprecedented guide to unlocking the hidden power of your name. Your name is not only your calling card, it also may determine how your life will unfold. Mystics have studied the energies associated with names for centuries, but The Hidden Truth of Your Name is the first book to synthesize their fascinating findings into one compelling resource--offering in-depth profiles of 750 American names. Created by a team of linguistic experts and specialists, this beguiling reference guides you through the illuminating intricacies of three ancient systems of divination--and shows you how to apply them to create a subtly nuanced portrait of any name you choose. - KABBALAH--This ancient Hebrew system of letter-and-number analysis helps you discover what the mathematics of your name adds up to in terms of work, relationships, and spiritual energies. - THE RUNES--The letters of this old northern European alphabet, for centuries an honored source of religious and magical values, open surprising windows to self-discovery and change. - NUMEROLOGY--The key numbers of your name contain potent truths about the positive and negative aspects of your true nature--and your destiny. Complete with the principle colors, gemstones, and herbs that harmonize with each name, this delightfully accessible book at last gives you the means to uncover the hidden truth and unique traits of your name. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Julia Cook
Publisher : Boys Town Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 2019-09-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1545747741
Zak has autism, so he sometimes responds to the world around him in unconventional ways. As Zak describes his point of view, young readers gain a better understanding of his behaviors and learn valuable lessons about patience, tolerance and understanding.
