Author: Ruby Moore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970766717
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Moore, better known as Umm Zakiyyah, the internationally acclaimed author of the If I Should Speak trilogy, introduces readers to a new genre in her debut juvenile fiction story. Maryam and her African-American friend Latifah try to find common ground with Samira, but when Samira convinces Maryam to disobey her parents, Maryam is worried they may have gone too far.
A Friendship Promise
Author: Ruby Moore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970766717
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Moore, better known as Umm Zakiyyah, the internationally acclaimed author of the If I Should Speak trilogy, introduces readers to a new genre in her debut juvenile fiction story. Maryam and her African-American friend Latifah try to find common ground with Samira, but when Samira convinces Maryam to disobey her parents, Maryam is worried they may have gone too far.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970766717
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Moore, better known as Umm Zakiyyah, the internationally acclaimed author of the If I Should Speak trilogy, introduces readers to a new genre in her debut juvenile fiction story. Maryam and her African-American friend Latifah try to find common ground with Samira, but when Samira convinces Maryam to disobey her parents, Maryam is worried they may have gone too far.
The Nation and the Promise of Friendship
Author: Danny Kaplan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319784021
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
When strangers meet in social clubs, watch reality television, or interact on Facebook, they contribute to the social glue of mass society—not because they promote civic engagement or democracy, but because they enact the sacred promise of friendship. Where most theories of nationalism focus on issues of collective identity formation, Kaplan’s novel framework turns attention to compatriots’ experience of solidarity and how it builds on interpersonal ties and performances of public intimacy. Combining critical analyses of contemporary theories of nationalism, civil society, and politics of friendship with in-depth empirical case studies of social club sociability, Kaplan ultimately shows that strangers-turned-friends acquire symbolic, male-centered meaning and generate feelings of national solidarity.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319784021
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
When strangers meet in social clubs, watch reality television, or interact on Facebook, they contribute to the social glue of mass society—not because they promote civic engagement or democracy, but because they enact the sacred promise of friendship. Where most theories of nationalism focus on issues of collective identity formation, Kaplan’s novel framework turns attention to compatriots’ experience of solidarity and how it builds on interpersonal ties and performances of public intimacy. Combining critical analyses of contemporary theories of nationalism, civil society, and politics of friendship with in-depth empirical case studies of social club sociability, Kaplan ultimately shows that strangers-turned-friends acquire symbolic, male-centered meaning and generate feelings of national solidarity.
The Promise
Author: Rachelle Friedman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149300901X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water . . . two feet too far from the deep end. That chilling moment changed their lives forever. Rachelle broke her neck and was paralyzed from the chest down. She would never walk again. The Promise is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and loyalty. On the night of the accident, the five girls made an unspoken agreement to never reveal the name of the friend who had pushed Rachelle into the pool—and their bond has remained unbroken. As Rachelle undergoes a physical battle for her life, her friend struggles emotionally to prevent one moment in time from defining her forever. It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had. Also a love story, The Promise chronicles Rachelle and Chris's relationship, their struggle with her paralysis and rehab, the physical challenges of intimacy, and ultimately, their fairy-tale wedding.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149300901X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water . . . two feet too far from the deep end. That chilling moment changed their lives forever. Rachelle broke her neck and was paralyzed from the chest down. She would never walk again. The Promise is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and loyalty. On the night of the accident, the five girls made an unspoken agreement to never reveal the name of the friend who had pushed Rachelle into the pool—and their bond has remained unbroken. As Rachelle undergoes a physical battle for her life, her friend struggles emotionally to prevent one moment in time from defining her forever. It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had. Also a love story, The Promise chronicles Rachelle and Chris's relationship, their struggle with her paralysis and rehab, the physical challenges of intimacy, and ultimately, their fairy-tale wedding.
The Pact
Author: Sampson Davis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781573229890
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A remarkable story about the power of friendship. Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day—they are all doctors. This is a story about joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love most... together.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781573229890
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A remarkable story about the power of friendship. Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day—they are all doctors. This is a story about joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love most... together.
Lissa
Author: Hamdy, Sherine
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487593473
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
As Anna and Layla reckon with illness, risk, and loss in different ways, they learn the power of friendship and the importance of hope.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487593473
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
As Anna and Layla reckon with illness, risk, and loss in different ways, they learn the power of friendship and the importance of hope.
The Promise
Author: Rachelle Friedman
Publisher: Skirt
ISBN: 9781493008575
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From a tragic accident comes a story of astounding friendship and resilience"--
Publisher: Skirt
ISBN: 9781493008575
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From a tragic accident comes a story of astounding friendship and resilience"--
Promise Me Something
Author: Sara Kocek
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080756642X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
As if starting high school weren't bad enough, Reyna Fey has to do so at a new school without her best friends. Reyna's plan is to keep her head down, help her father recover from the car accident that almost took his life, and maybe even make some friends. And then Olive Barton notices her. Olive is not exactly the kind of new friend Reyna has in mind. The boys make fun of her, the girls want to fight her, and Olive seems to welcome the challenge. There's something about Olive that Reyna can't help but like. But when Reyna learns Olive's secret, she must decide whether it's better to be good friends with an outcast or fake friends with the popular kids. . . .before she loses Olive forever.
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080756642X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
As if starting high school weren't bad enough, Reyna Fey has to do so at a new school without her best friends. Reyna's plan is to keep her head down, help her father recover from the car accident that almost took his life, and maybe even make some friends. And then Olive Barton notices her. Olive is not exactly the kind of new friend Reyna has in mind. The boys make fun of her, the girls want to fight her, and Olive seems to welcome the challenge. There's something about Olive that Reyna can't help but like. But when Reyna learns Olive's secret, she must decide whether it's better to be good friends with an outcast or fake friends with the popular kids. . . .before she loses Olive forever.
The Friendship Promise
Author: Umm Zakiyyah
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942985013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Maryam is the daughter of strict Pakistani-American parents who do not want her around American Muslims. However, they decide to bend their rules to help a divorced American convert to Islam, whose free-spirited daughter Samira is in need of Muslim friends. But when Samira convinces Maryam to disobey their parents, Maryam is worried they may have gone too far. Originally published as A Friendship Promise by Ruby Moore (Umm Zakiyyah)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942985013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Maryam is the daughter of strict Pakistani-American parents who do not want her around American Muslims. However, they decide to bend their rules to help a divorced American convert to Islam, whose free-spirited daughter Samira is in need of Muslim friends. But when Samira convinces Maryam to disobey their parents, Maryam is worried they may have gone too far. Originally published as A Friendship Promise by Ruby Moore (Umm Zakiyyah)
The Promise of Democracy
Author: Fred Dallmayr
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 143843040X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Presentation of a new, ethical vision of democracy built around self-rule, civic education, and ethical cultivation.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 143843040X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Presentation of a new, ethical vision of democracy built around self-rule, civic education, and ethical cultivation.
Promise Not to Tell
Author: Jennifer McMahon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061827487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
“McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense...Combining murder mystery and coming-of-age tale with supernatural elements, this taut novel is above all a reflection on the haunting power of memory.” –Entertainment Weekly A woman’s past and present collide in terrifying ways in this explosive debut by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. Forty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother, who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered—a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del—shunned and derided by classmates as "Potato Girl"—was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten. More than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, Promise Not to Tell, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal—tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061827487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
“McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense...Combining murder mystery and coming-of-age tale with supernatural elements, this taut novel is above all a reflection on the haunting power of memory.” –Entertainment Weekly A woman’s past and present collide in terrifying ways in this explosive debut by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. Forty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother, who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered—a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del—shunned and derided by classmates as "Potato Girl"—was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten. More than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, Promise Not to Tell, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal—tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.