Author : Anne Hall Whitt
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Foster children
ISBN : 9780966851007
On the death of their mother three little girls are taken from their father to become wards of the state. With cardboard suitcases given them by the social worker, they are moved from Catholic Home to orphanage to foster home, waiting for their father to come and claim them. The story moves in time, from the Depression through the 1940 war years, into and beyond the 1960s.
Author : Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0358329604
"When a weary stranger arrives one day with nothing but a suitcase, his new neighbors ask nervous questions about who he is and where he comes from before they are challenged to decide between trusting the newcomer or taking the risk of not believing him"--
Author : Béla Zsolt
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
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Author : Darby Penney
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 2010-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1458765989
More than four hundred abandoned suitcases filled with patients' belongings were found when Willard Psychiatric Center closed in 1995 after 125 years of operation. In this fully-illustrated social history, they are skillfully examined and compared to the written record to create a moving-and devastating-group portrait of twentieth-century American psychiatric care.
Author : Julie Mertus
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 1997-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520206342
The stories of the refugees from the war in Bosnia.
Author : Marilyn Beckwith
Publisher : Abbott Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2012-01-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1458201597
Life is lived in the little things. Marilyn Beckwith In the early 1970s, after a year of unemployment, Marilyn Beckwith was in desperate need for change in her life. With her characteristic joie de vivre, she started a new life on a new continentand didnt look back. In 1971, she and her husband moved to Africa with their four children, armed with not much more than a penchant for adventure and a sense of humor. They started their African adventures in Kenya, and they tried life in Zaire (now Congo). Marilyn was called to build a home for her family on the local economy, unsupported by any embassy or company. While steadfastly holding on to her values, she faced a steep learning curve in adjusting to the African rhythms of life. She gamely coped with challenges, from the mundane to the miraculous, including bridging food shortages, navigating the fringes of diplomatic life, outsmarting a mischievous chimpanzee, and adapting to new languages: Madame, you speak French like a Zairean. Oh, thank you." Madame, that was not a compliment! Journey with this American mother as she discovers that everyday life can become extraordinarily entertaining when circumstances are unusual.
Author : Ruth Wielockx
Publisher : Clavis
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2018-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781605374017
"The final line, "What would you put in your suitcase?" invites lively discussion....children curious about what might go inside bags and luggage will get an eyeful." - Kirkus Reviews Horse, Cat, Piggy and the other animals all have important jobs to do. They carry their belongings in suitcases. Which bag belongs to whom? Open the suitcases and take a look inside. An interactive lift-the-flap book for curious readers ages 3 and up.
Author : Frances Stonor Saunders
Publisher : Arrow
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784707705
Author : Karen Levine
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 30,78 MB
Release : 2002-08-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1926739280
New edition with foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: “How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana’s story the terrible history of what happened and that it continues to urge them to heed the warnings of history.” In the spring of 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education centre for children in Tokyo, received a very special shipment for an exhibit she was planning. She had asked the curators at the Auschwitz museum if she could borrow some artifacts connected to the experience of children at the camp. Among the items she received was an empty suitcase. From the moment she saw it, Fumiko was captivated by the writing on the outside that identified its owner – Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Waisenkind (the German word for orphan). Children visiting the centre were full of questions. Who was Hana Brady? Where did she come from? What was she like? How did Hana become an orphan? What happened to her? Fueled by the children’s curiosity and her own need to know, Fumiko began a year of detective work, scouring the world for clues to the story of Hana Brady. Writer Karen Levine follows Fumiko in her search through history, from present-day Japan, Europe and North America back to 1938 Czechoslovakia and the young Hana Brady, a fun-loving child with a passion for ice skating. Together with Fumiko, we learn of Hana’s loving parents and older brother, George, and discover how the family’s happy life in a small town was turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis. Based on an award-winning CBC documentary, Hana’s Suitcase takes the reader on an incredible journey full of mystery and memories, which come to life through the perspectives of Fumiko, Hana and later Hana’s brother, who now lives in Canada. Photographs and original wartime documents enhance this extraordinary story that bridges cultures, generations and time. Ideal for young readers aged 9 and up. Hana’s Suitcase is part of the award-winning Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers.
Author : Yelena Akhtiorskaya
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1594633827
“A virtuosic debut [and] a wry look at immigrant life in the global age.” —Vogue Having left Odessa for Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, with a sense of finality, the Nasmertov family has discovered that the divide between the old world and the new is not nearly as clear-cut as they had imagined. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, returning is just a matter of a plane ticket, and the Russian-owned shops in their adopted neighborhood stock even the most obscure comforts of home. Pursuing the American Dream once meant giving up everything, but does the dream still work if the past refuses to grow distant and mythical, remaining alarmingly within reach? If the Nasmertov parents can afford only to look forward, learning the rules of aspiration, the family’s youngest, Frida, can’t help looking back—and asking far too many questions. Yelena Akhtiorskaya’s exceptional debut has been hailed not only as the great novel of Brighton Beach but as a “breath of fresh air … [and] a testament to Akhtiorskaya’s wit, generosity, and immense talent as a young American author” (NPR).
