Author: Elizabeth Earley
Publisher: Red Hen Press
ISBN: 159709806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This award-winning novel by the author of A Map of Everything explores the relationship between an immigrant mother, her disabled son, and her father Kalina, born in Bulgaria and now living in Boston, has always been a spiritual seeker. Her fourteen-year-old son, Marko, who has spina bifida and is partially paralyzed, shares her curiosity about larger metaphysical questions, but also has his own unique perspective on life: Marko perceives numbers as having colors, shapes, and textures—and they’re linked to emotions: embarrassment, for example, is fourteen; satisfaction is sixty-seven. Kalina is determined to respect her son’s dignity and privacy as he embarks on the new terrain of adolescence, complicated as it is by his continued physical dependence on her care. She has other issues to wrestle with as well, including coming to understand her own life choices and her strained relationship with her father. Meanwhile, Marko, already expert at deep meditation, discovers a technique that allows him to experience a sense of boundlessness and also gain surprising insights into himself, his mother, and the grandfather he’s never met. Both a philosophical novel and a coming-of-age story, Like Wings, Your Hands explores a mother-son relationship in the context of disability and interdependence, while also raising questions about the nature of time and space and the limitless capacities of the human mind. Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Prize for Best LGBTQ Novel “Urgent, essential, and previously untold . . . offers readers a voice and perspective glaringly absent in the history of literature. . . . Readers will ultimately keep turning the pages for the intimacy and innovation of this passionately necessary book.” —Gina Frangello, author of Every Kind of Wanting
Like Wings, Your Hands
Author: Elizabeth Earley
Publisher: Red Hen Press
ISBN: 159709806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This award-winning novel by the author of A Map of Everything explores the relationship between an immigrant mother, her disabled son, and her father Kalina, born in Bulgaria and now living in Boston, has always been a spiritual seeker. Her fourteen-year-old son, Marko, who has spina bifida and is partially paralyzed, shares her curiosity about larger metaphysical questions, but also has his own unique perspective on life: Marko perceives numbers as having colors, shapes, and textures—and they’re linked to emotions: embarrassment, for example, is fourteen; satisfaction is sixty-seven. Kalina is determined to respect her son’s dignity and privacy as he embarks on the new terrain of adolescence, complicated as it is by his continued physical dependence on her care. She has other issues to wrestle with as well, including coming to understand her own life choices and her strained relationship with her father. Meanwhile, Marko, already expert at deep meditation, discovers a technique that allows him to experience a sense of boundlessness and also gain surprising insights into himself, his mother, and the grandfather he’s never met. Both a philosophical novel and a coming-of-age story, Like Wings, Your Hands explores a mother-son relationship in the context of disability and interdependence, while also raising questions about the nature of time and space and the limitless capacities of the human mind. Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Prize for Best LGBTQ Novel “Urgent, essential, and previously untold . . . offers readers a voice and perspective glaringly absent in the history of literature. . . . Readers will ultimately keep turning the pages for the intimacy and innovation of this passionately necessary book.” —Gina Frangello, author of Every Kind of Wanting
Publisher: Red Hen Press
ISBN: 159709806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This award-winning novel by the author of A Map of Everything explores the relationship between an immigrant mother, her disabled son, and her father Kalina, born in Bulgaria and now living in Boston, has always been a spiritual seeker. Her fourteen-year-old son, Marko, who has spina bifida and is partially paralyzed, shares her curiosity about larger metaphysical questions, but also has his own unique perspective on life: Marko perceives numbers as having colors, shapes, and textures—and they’re linked to emotions: embarrassment, for example, is fourteen; satisfaction is sixty-seven. Kalina is determined to respect her son’s dignity and privacy as he embarks on the new terrain of adolescence, complicated as it is by his continued physical dependence on her care. She has other issues to wrestle with as well, including coming to understand her own life choices and her strained relationship with her father. Meanwhile, Marko, already expert at deep meditation, discovers a technique that allows him to experience a sense of boundlessness and also gain surprising insights into himself, his mother, and the grandfather he’s never met. Both a philosophical novel and a coming-of-age story, Like Wings, Your Hands explores a mother-son relationship in the context of disability and interdependence, while also raising questions about the nature of time and space and the limitless capacities of the human mind. Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Prize for Best LGBTQ Novel “Urgent, essential, and previously untold . . . offers readers a voice and perspective glaringly absent in the history of literature. . . . Readers will ultimately keep turning the pages for the intimacy and innovation of this passionately necessary book.” —Gina Frangello, author of Every Kind of Wanting
Scars Like Wings
Author: Erin Stewart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1984848844
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience--the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Pieces and Every Last Word. Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl. Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like--she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her. A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends--no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever. But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create a life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly. "A heartfelt and unflinching look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. This book is for everyone, burned or not, who has ever searched for a light in the darkness." --Stephanie Nielson, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven Is Here and a burn survivor
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1984848844
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience--the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Pieces and Every Last Word. Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl. Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like--she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her. A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends--no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever. But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create a life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly. "A heartfelt and unflinching look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. This book is for everyone, burned or not, who has ever searched for a light in the darkness." --Stephanie Nielson, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven Is Here and a burn survivor
Hands Up!
Author: Breanna J. McDaniel
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525553711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march. A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so fast on her bike with her hands way up. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525553711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march. A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so fast on her bike with her hands way up. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength.
The Beating of His Wings
Author: Paul Hoffman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698168984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Following the bestselling novels The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things comes the final installment of Paul Hoffman’s stark, epic trilogy. Thomas Cale has been running from the truth…. Since discovering that his brutal military training has been for one purpose—to destroy God’s greatest mistake, mankind itself—Cale has been hunted by the very man who made him into the Angel of Death: Pope Redeemer Bosco. Cale is a paradox: arrogant and innocent, generous and pitiless. Feared and revered by those who created him, he has already used his breathtaking talent for violence and destruction to bring down the most powerful civilization in the world. But Thomas Cale’s soul is dying. As his body is racked with convulsions, he knows that the final judgment will not wait. As the day of reckoning draws close, Cale’s sense of vengeance leads him back to the heart of darkness—the Sanctuary—and to confront the person he hates most in the world….
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698168984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Following the bestselling novels The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things comes the final installment of Paul Hoffman’s stark, epic trilogy. Thomas Cale has been running from the truth…. Since discovering that his brutal military training has been for one purpose—to destroy God’s greatest mistake, mankind itself—Cale has been hunted by the very man who made him into the Angel of Death: Pope Redeemer Bosco. Cale is a paradox: arrogant and innocent, generous and pitiless. Feared and revered by those who created him, he has already used his breathtaking talent for violence and destruction to bring down the most powerful civilization in the world. But Thomas Cale’s soul is dying. As his body is racked with convulsions, he knows that the final judgment will not wait. As the day of reckoning draws close, Cale’s sense of vengeance leads him back to the heart of darkness—the Sanctuary—and to confront the person he hates most in the world….
The Message Catholic/Ecumenical Edition
Author:
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1631466712
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 4302
Book Description
Read the Bible with surprise and delight in The Message Catholic/Ecumenical Edition! Eugene Peterson’s original, vibrant style in The Message now includes William Griffin’s translation of the deuterocanonical books Tobit, Judith, additions to Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and additions to Daniel. The Message is the Bible translated into fresh, compelling, faith-filled language for readers who love reading everything from biographies to great fiction. The Scriptures in The Message will come alive for you in ways like never before, and you’ll hear more deeply what God is saying to you today. This Bible is meant to be read. Find your favorite spot to curl up and enjoy The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1631466712
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 4302
Book Description
Read the Bible with surprise and delight in The Message Catholic/Ecumenical Edition! Eugene Peterson’s original, vibrant style in The Message now includes William Griffin’s translation of the deuterocanonical books Tobit, Judith, additions to Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and additions to Daniel. The Message is the Bible translated into fresh, compelling, faith-filled language for readers who love reading everything from biographies to great fiction. The Scriptures in The Message will come alive for you in ways like never before, and you’ll hear more deeply what God is saying to you today. This Bible is meant to be read. Find your favorite spot to curl up and enjoy The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition.
The Message Thinline (Leatherlike, Arrow Black)
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641585552
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Just over one inch thick, The Message Thinline slips easily into your bag, your desk, and your life; it's a high-quality reading Bible without being bulky. The Message translation awakens longtime Bible readers and welcomes new believers into the passion and personality that fill God's Word. What features make this a great reading Bible? A single-column layout lets you enjoy reading the Bible as much as your favorite book. Two satin ribbon markers help you keep your place. An easy-to-read type size allows for a comfortable reading experience. "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts" shows you the big picture. The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene H. Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641585552
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Just over one inch thick, The Message Thinline slips easily into your bag, your desk, and your life; it's a high-quality reading Bible without being bulky. The Message translation awakens longtime Bible readers and welcomes new believers into the passion and personality that fill God's Word. What features make this a great reading Bible? A single-column layout lets you enjoy reading the Bible as much as your favorite book. Two satin ribbon markers help you keep your place. An easy-to-read type size allows for a comfortable reading experience. "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts" shows you the big picture. The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene H. Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.
The Message Student Bible
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641587989
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1643
Book Description
Understand and enjoy the wisdom and beauty of God’s Word! Generation after generation of Bible readers have discovered that the Bible is written not only about us but to us. In these pages we become insiders to a conversation in which God forms, guides, and ultimately saves us. The Message Student Bible invites a new generation into this holy conversation, guiding young men and women into a lifelong love of reading God's Word. Learn the essential context surrounding every book of the Bible as you fall in love with reading Scripture. Eugene Peterson’s understandable and enjoyable translation combines the authority of God's Word with the energy and cadence of conversational English. The single-column design allows for comfortable reading as you find yourself leaning into the Bible to discover the surprises and wonders waiting there for you. Features Included: Introduction to The Message What You Need to Know about the Books of the Bible Well Known Stories from the Bible Maps
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641587989
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1643
Book Description
Understand and enjoy the wisdom and beauty of God’s Word! Generation after generation of Bible readers have discovered that the Bible is written not only about us but to us. In these pages we become insiders to a conversation in which God forms, guides, and ultimately saves us. The Message Student Bible invites a new generation into this holy conversation, guiding young men and women into a lifelong love of reading God's Word. Learn the essential context surrounding every book of the Bible as you fall in love with reading Scripture. Eugene Peterson’s understandable and enjoyable translation combines the authority of God's Word with the energy and cadence of conversational English. The single-column design allows for comfortable reading as you find yourself leaning into the Bible to discover the surprises and wonders waiting there for you. Features Included: Introduction to The Message What You Need to Know about the Books of the Bible Well Known Stories from the Bible Maps
The Message Anniversary Edition (Leather-Look, Life-Light Black)
Author:
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN: 1641587083
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1615
Book Description
The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English. What makes The Message the best reading Bible? Discover for yourself. Feel the impact of a Bible translated into conversational English. Enjoy the familiar one-column design, like books you're used to. Find passages with The Message's unique verse-numbered paragraphs. See the big picture with "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts," alongside handcrafted timelines and charts. Keep your place with a satin ribbon marker. Come and delight in the unexpected passion and personality that fill God's Word.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN: 1641587083
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1615
Book Description
The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English. What makes The Message the best reading Bible? Discover for yourself. Feel the impact of a Bible translated into conversational English. Enjoy the familiar one-column design, like books you're used to. Find passages with The Message's unique verse-numbered paragraphs. See the big picture with "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts," alongside handcrafted timelines and charts. Keep your place with a satin ribbon marker. Come and delight in the unexpected passion and personality that fill God's Word.
The Message Thinline, Large Print (Leatherlike, Arrow Saddle Tan)
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641585587
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Just over one inch thick, The Message Thinline, Large Print slips easily into your bag, your desk, and your life; it's a high-quality reading Bible without being bulky. The Message translation awakens longtime Bible readers and welcomes new believers into the passion and personality that fill God's Word. What features make this a great reading Bible? A single-column layout lets you enjoy reading the Bible as much as your favorite book. Two satin ribbon markers help you keep your place. An easy-to-read type size allows for a comfortable reading experience. "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts" shows you the big picture. The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene H. Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641585587
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 1537
Book Description
Just over one inch thick, The Message Thinline, Large Print slips easily into your bag, your desk, and your life; it's a high-quality reading Bible without being bulky. The Message translation awakens longtime Bible readers and welcomes new believers into the passion and personality that fill God's Word. What features make this a great reading Bible? A single-column layout lets you enjoy reading the Bible as much as your favorite book. Two satin ribbon markers help you keep your place. An easy-to-read type size allows for a comfortable reading experience. "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts" shows you the big picture. The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene H. Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.
Candlelight
Author: Susan S. Phillips
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819223913
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Offers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written re-enactments of actual spiritual direction sessions. The experiential practice is accompanied by theoretical and theological foundations guiding it. The book includes the stories of nine men and women whose stories illustrate how the journey of Christian discipleship is helped by spiritual direction. The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819223913
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Offers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written re-enactments of actual spiritual direction sessions. The experiential practice is accompanied by theoretical and theological foundations guiding it. The book includes the stories of nine men and women whose stories illustrate how the journey of Christian discipleship is helped by spiritual direction. The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.