Author : Lena Hanna
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2021-02-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781736498811
Decklan was born with a heart defect and faced open heart surgery at five weeks old. After fighting many battles in the hospital, the boy born blue used his strength to turn into a real-life superhero.
Author : Han Nolan
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 14,14 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Abandoned children
ISBN : 0152019162
Janie was four years old when she nearly drowned due to her mothers neglect. Through an unhappy foster home experience, and years of feeling that she is unwanted, she keeps alive her dream of someday being a famous singer.
Author : Jo Barraclough Paoletti
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,51 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 025300117X
Jo B. Paoletti's journey through the history of children's clothing began when she posed the question, "When did we start dressing girls in pink and boys in blue?" To uncover the answer, she looks at advertising, catalogs, dolls, baby books, mommy blogs and discussion forums, and other popular media to examine the surprising shifts in attitudes toward color as a mark of gender in American children's clothing. She chronicles the decline of the white dress for both boys and girls, the introduction of rompers in the early 20th century, the gendering of pink and blue, the resurgence of unisex fashions, and the origins of today's highly gender-specific baby and toddler clothing.
Author : Fatou Keïta
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780435891886
One of a series of readers for African students which aims to help them to develop an awareness and a love of language, and consists of stories from all over Africa. In this story a little boy born with blue skin is laughed at by all the other children. But he has an important lesson to teach them.
Author : Han Nolan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,71 MB
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 054735147X
Leshaya is a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now, as her tumultuous childhood is coming to an end, she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole . . . singing. Han Nolan pulls no punches in this hard-hitting story of a girl at the bottom who dreams of nothing but the top. The ebook includes a sample chapter from PREGNANT PAUSE.
Author : David Ring
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 12,23 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1493400576
Where We See Tragedy, God Sees Possibility . . . Few American epics of tragedy, intrigue, friendship, and faith will entertain and challenge the soul like the narrative inspired by the events in the real life of David Ring--a boy literally born dead who survives with sobering consequences. Living with the harsh realities of cerebral palsy, Ring faces impossible odds yet stumbles into an improbable life of inspiration and influence in the small, unassuming town of Liberty, Missouri, in the 1960s. As a teenage boy, Ring finds himself tragically orphaned and being shuffled about to various homes. Along this journey, he faces secret, unspeakable atrocities that eventually plunge him into the depths of depression and attempted suicide. But amid the harsh troubles of life, he encounters another boy his age named David, the son of a local pastor. Their unlikely friendship begins on the rocks, but eventually develops into something extraordinary and unique that alters the trajectory of both of their lives--and the whole town of Liberty--forever.
Author : Daniel Tammet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2007-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 141654819X
A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today—guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head. He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man. Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what it’s like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human—our minds.
Author : George M. Johnson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0374312729
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature stories From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.) Velshi Banned Book Club Indie Bestseller Teen Vogue Recommended Read Buzzfeed Recommended Read People Magazine Best Book of the Summer A New York Library Best Book of 2020 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 ... and more!
Author : Curt J. Gronner
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category :
ISBN : 0806352248
Ronald Wilson Reagan was born 6 Feb 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, to John Edward Reagan and Nellie Wilson. He married first Jane Wyman (nee Sarah Jane Fulks), daughter of Richard D. Fulks and Emma Reise, 24 Jan 1940 in Glendale, California. He married Nancy Davis (nee Anne Frances Robbins), daughter of Kenneth Robbins and Edith Luckett, 4 Mar 1952 in North Hollywood, California. Ancestors and relatives lived mainly in Scotland and Illinois.
Author : Christine Pisera Naman
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 2002-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0757300979
In this book, Christine Pisera Naman, whose son Trevor was born on September 11, 2001, has gathered together striking black-and-white photos of her child and forty-nine other babies who share the same birthday. Gathered from each of the fifty states in the union, these shining faces give hope to our nation as its citizens reflect on the anniversary of September 11. With simple eloquence, the author shares two wishes that she has for each little one, such as: I hope that you find good in all people. I hope you catch snowflakes on your tongue. I hope you always have more than you need and share your plenty. I hope you are someone's dream come true.
