Author: Sarah A. Christian
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480807540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sarah is a sweet little girl who loves her family very much. All her days are filled with learning, fun, and lots of exciting activities! Sarah plays with her toys, dresses up in red shoes and a yellow dress, plays the piano, draws, and paints. Sarah is very busy! As snow begins to fall, Sarah ice skates with her brother, builds a snowman, plays with her friends, and sleds down hills. Now, Sarah is tired. She heads home with her daddy, gets ready for bed, and reads a bedtime story--but soon it will be morning, and Sarah gets to start all over again! In this children's book, one special little girl shares a glimpse into her daily activities as she celebrates a joyful life, love of family, and friendship.
My Name Is Sarah
Author: Sarah A. Christian
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480807540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sarah is a sweet little girl who loves her family very much. All her days are filled with learning, fun, and lots of exciting activities! Sarah plays with her toys, dresses up in red shoes and a yellow dress, plays the piano, draws, and paints. Sarah is very busy! As snow begins to fall, Sarah ice skates with her brother, builds a snowman, plays with her friends, and sleds down hills. Now, Sarah is tired. She heads home with her daddy, gets ready for bed, and reads a bedtime story--but soon it will be morning, and Sarah gets to start all over again! In this children's book, one special little girl shares a glimpse into her daily activities as she celebrates a joyful life, love of family, and friendship.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480807540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sarah is a sweet little girl who loves her family very much. All her days are filled with learning, fun, and lots of exciting activities! Sarah plays with her toys, dresses up in red shoes and a yellow dress, plays the piano, draws, and paints. Sarah is very busy! As snow begins to fall, Sarah ice skates with her brother, builds a snowman, plays with her friends, and sleds down hills. Now, Sarah is tired. She heads home with her daddy, gets ready for bed, and reads a bedtime story--but soon it will be morning, and Sarah gets to start all over again! In this children's book, one special little girl shares a glimpse into her daily activities as she celebrates a joyful life, love of family, and friendship.
My Name is Sarah Armstrong
Author: Judith Turner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491783311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
It is 1958 when fourteen-year-old Sarah Armstrong first writes in her journal about her role model, Margaret MacAuley, who survived a dangerous journey with her immigrant family in 1856 to join the Mormon Church in Utah. As Sarah continues to mature in Salt Lake City, she must face important choices after her father decides to leave the Mormon Church. Shunned by her extended family and the Mormon community, Sarah struggles between the influences of her controlling father and a fundamentalist church. After a popular and influential teacher notices her plight and steers her toward academic success, Sarah begins to dream about going away to college and leaving a place she feels she no longer belongs. Unfortunately, her pursuit of independence causes more friction in the family. While Sarah attempts to balance conflicts, she must find a way to be a good daughter while remaining true to herself as a young woman. But as she is about to discover, it is a difficult path to navigate amid societal expectations of 1950s women. My Name Is Sarah Armstrong shares the tale of a young woman’s coming-of-age journey as she attempts to find her place in the shadow of the Mormon Church.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491783311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
It is 1958 when fourteen-year-old Sarah Armstrong first writes in her journal about her role model, Margaret MacAuley, who survived a dangerous journey with her immigrant family in 1856 to join the Mormon Church in Utah. As Sarah continues to mature in Salt Lake City, she must face important choices after her father decides to leave the Mormon Church. Shunned by her extended family and the Mormon community, Sarah struggles between the influences of her controlling father and a fundamentalist church. After a popular and influential teacher notices her plight and steers her toward academic success, Sarah begins to dream about going away to college and leaving a place she feels she no longer belongs. Unfortunately, her pursuit of independence causes more friction in the family. While Sarah attempts to balance conflicts, she must find a way to be a good daughter while remaining true to herself as a young woman. But as she is about to discover, it is a difficult path to navigate amid societal expectations of 1950s women. My Name Is Sarah Armstrong shares the tale of a young woman’s coming-of-age journey as she attempts to find her place in the shadow of the Mormon Church.
Any Place But Here
Author: Sarah Van Name
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492677078
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Fans of Morgan Matson and Sarah Dessen will fall in love with this contemporary coming of age story set at a picturesque Virginia boarding school. That's what Jess was to me. I was the ground; she was the rain. I wasn't anything until she woke me up. Seventeen-year-old June is completely wrapped up in her best friend Jess. The two are inseparable and June feels so lucky that they found each other. Even if everyone else around her thinks Jess is a bad influence. Even if June is starting to question if she likes Jess as more than just a friend. But after June is expelled from school at the end of her first semester of junior year, she's forced to move to Virginia, to live with her grandmother and attend an all-girls boarding school. She'll be miles away from her home, from her family, and from Jess. June is miserable at first and counts down the days until she can come back home for the summer. But when she befriends two new girls and meets a boy named Sam, who she is instantly drawn to, life in Virginia starts to feel more real. Except Jess is always on her mind, and she can't deny her feelings anymore, even as Jess starts to pull away from her. June can't let Jess go—but she needs to figure out how to move forward, and how to find the place she really belongs. Perfect for readers who like: Teen boarding school romance LGBTQ books for teens Realistic fiction books for teens 14-18 Also by Sarah Van Name: The Goodbye Summer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492677078
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Fans of Morgan Matson and Sarah Dessen will fall in love with this contemporary coming of age story set at a picturesque Virginia boarding school. That's what Jess was to me. I was the ground; she was the rain. I wasn't anything until she woke me up. Seventeen-year-old June is completely wrapped up in her best friend Jess. The two are inseparable and June feels so lucky that they found each other. Even if everyone else around her thinks Jess is a bad influence. Even if June is starting to question if she likes Jess as more than just a friend. But after June is expelled from school at the end of her first semester of junior year, she's forced to move to Virginia, to live with her grandmother and attend an all-girls boarding school. She'll be miles away from her home, from her family, and from Jess. June is miserable at first and counts down the days until she can come back home for the summer. But when she befriends two new girls and meets a boy named Sam, who she is instantly drawn to, life in Virginia starts to feel more real. Except Jess is always on her mind, and she can't deny her feelings anymore, even as Jess starts to pull away from her. June can't let Jess go—but she needs to figure out how to move forward, and how to find the place she really belongs. Perfect for readers who like: Teen boarding school romance LGBTQ books for teens Realistic fiction books for teens 14-18 Also by Sarah Van Name: The Goodbye Summer
The Goodbye Summer
Author: Sarah Van Name
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492677043
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Sarah Dessen meets Morgan Matson in the perfect summer debut about learning to say goodbye—or finding a reason to stay. Caroline is counting the days until September, when she'll turn seventeen and she and her older boyfriend, Jake, will run away together. She doesn't feel connected to anyone at home now that she has him, and she can't wait to see the world with the most important person in her life. So with just a few more months until freedom, she spends her summer working at the local aquarium gift shop and dreaming of the fall. Then she meets Georgia, a counselor at the aquarium's camp, and Caroline's world changes. Through pizza lunches, trips to amusement parks, and midnight talks, Georgia begins to show Caroline there's more to life than being with Jake. The stronger Georgia and Caroline's bond grows, the more uneasy Caroline becomes about her plans to leave. When summer comes to a close, she'll have to say goodbye to someone...but who is she willing to lose?
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492677043
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Sarah Dessen meets Morgan Matson in the perfect summer debut about learning to say goodbye—or finding a reason to stay. Caroline is counting the days until September, when she'll turn seventeen and she and her older boyfriend, Jake, will run away together. She doesn't feel connected to anyone at home now that she has him, and she can't wait to see the world with the most important person in her life. So with just a few more months until freedom, she spends her summer working at the local aquarium gift shop and dreaming of the fall. Then she meets Georgia, a counselor at the aquarium's camp, and Caroline's world changes. Through pizza lunches, trips to amusement parks, and midnight talks, Georgia begins to show Caroline there's more to life than being with Jake. The stronger Georgia and Caroline's bond grows, the more uneasy Caroline becomes about her plans to leave. When summer comes to a close, she'll have to say goodbye to someone...but who is she willing to lose?
My Mom's Name is Sarah, But Everyone Keeps Calling Her Karen
Author: Ryan Jordan
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662916981
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
My Mom's Name is Sarah, But Everyone Keeps Calling Her Karen is a fun and true story of the world in which we live! Ronni is a little girl who is confused about why people keep thinking her mom is someone else. Why is everyone calling her “Karen,” instead of her name? Will she find out who this “Karen” really is? Take a humorous look into what Ronni sees and hears when people think no one else is listening. This book is for everyone who thinks they know a “Karen” or has seen a “Karen” in action.
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662916981
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
My Mom's Name is Sarah, But Everyone Keeps Calling Her Karen is a fun and true story of the world in which we live! Ronni is a little girl who is confused about why people keep thinking her mom is someone else. Why is everyone calling her “Karen,” instead of her name? Will she find out who this “Karen” really is? Take a humorous look into what Ronni sees and hears when people think no one else is listening. This book is for everyone who thinks they know a “Karen” or has seen a “Karen” in action.
The Book of Sarah
Author: Sarah Lightman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908434517
Category : Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Jerusalem Bible, Ellerdale Road, St Paul's Girls School and a baby monitor: books and streets, buildings and objects fill this bildungsroman set in Hampstead, North West London. Sarah Lightman has been drawing her life since she was a 22-year-old undergraduate at The Slade School of Art. The Book of Sarah traces her journey from modern Jewish orthodoxy to a feminist Judaism, as she searches between the complex layers of family and family history that she inherited and inhabited. While the act of drawing came easily, the letting go of past failures, attachments and expectations did not. It is these that form the focus of Sarah's astonishingly beautiful pages, as we bear witness to her making the world her own.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908434517
Category : Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Jerusalem Bible, Ellerdale Road, St Paul's Girls School and a baby monitor: books and streets, buildings and objects fill this bildungsroman set in Hampstead, North West London. Sarah Lightman has been drawing her life since she was a 22-year-old undergraduate at The Slade School of Art. The Book of Sarah traces her journey from modern Jewish orthodoxy to a feminist Judaism, as she searches between the complex layers of family and family history that she inherited and inhabited. While the act of drawing came easily, the letting go of past failures, attachments and expectations did not. It is these that form the focus of Sarah's astonishingly beautiful pages, as we bear witness to her making the world her own.
My Name Is Resolute
Author: Nancy E. Turner
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250036585
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
One of Book Riot's top 100 Must-Read Books of American Historical Fiction! Nancy Turner burst onto the literary scene with her hugely popular novels These Is My Words, Sarah's Quilt, and The Star Garden. Now, Turner has written the novel she was born to write, this exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution. The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in colonial New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself alone in Lexington, Massachusetts, she struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England grow, Resolute is torn between following the rules and breaking free. Resolute's talent at the loom places her at the center of an incredible web of secrecy that helped drive the American Revolution. Heart-wrenching, brilliantly written, and packed to the brim with adventure, My Name is Resolute is destined to be an instant classic.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250036585
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
One of Book Riot's top 100 Must-Read Books of American Historical Fiction! Nancy Turner burst onto the literary scene with her hugely popular novels These Is My Words, Sarah's Quilt, and The Star Garden. Now, Turner has written the novel she was born to write, this exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution. The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in colonial New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself alone in Lexington, Massachusetts, she struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England grow, Resolute is torn between following the rules and breaking free. Resolute's talent at the loom places her at the center of an incredible web of secrecy that helped drive the American Revolution. Heart-wrenching, brilliantly written, and packed to the brim with adventure, My Name is Resolute is destined to be an instant classic.
Primary Lessons
Author: Sarah Bracey White
Publisher: Cavankerry Press
ISBN: 1933880384
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Ripped from middle-class life in Philadelphia, and transplanted to a single-parent household in the segregated south, Sarah, a precocious black child struggles to be the master of her fate. She refuses to accept the segregation that tries to confine herÑa system her mother accepts as the southern way of life. A brave memoir that testifies to the authorÕs fiery spirit and sense of self that sustained her through family, social and cultural upheavals.
Publisher: Cavankerry Press
ISBN: 1933880384
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Ripped from middle-class life in Philadelphia, and transplanted to a single-parent household in the segregated south, Sarah, a precocious black child struggles to be the master of her fate. She refuses to accept the segregation that tries to confine herÑa system her mother accepts as the southern way of life. A brave memoir that testifies to the authorÕs fiery spirit and sense of self that sustained her through family, social and cultural upheavals.
My Name Is Gary
Author: Mike Snowden
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622872606
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
"In a secluded settlement a boy named Gary is forced to go by his middle name because of the deeds of his father. Gary is seen as both a danger and a burden to his village. When it comes time for Gary to challenge his older and much revered brother for the position of Guardian to the village the community leaders take the opportunity to exile him from the valley. By contrast Sarah is a well-loved girl of noble birth. During her crowning ceremony Sarah finds herself in the middle of a bloody coup. During the commotion of the kings assassination Sarah's tutor, Amanda, manages to lead her free of the palace and away from the slaughter that ensues. When Sarah and her tutor are overtaken by their pursuer they find themselves being saved by a most unlikely hero. Unbeknownst to Gary his kind, human kind, is viewed by the entire known world as the most evil and fearsome of creatures. While Sarah has been raised to fear and hate humans she can't help but fall for the handsome hero who rescued her and her friend. "
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622872606
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
"In a secluded settlement a boy named Gary is forced to go by his middle name because of the deeds of his father. Gary is seen as both a danger and a burden to his village. When it comes time for Gary to challenge his older and much revered brother for the position of Guardian to the village the community leaders take the opportunity to exile him from the valley. By contrast Sarah is a well-loved girl of noble birth. During her crowning ceremony Sarah finds herself in the middle of a bloody coup. During the commotion of the kings assassination Sarah's tutor, Amanda, manages to lead her free of the palace and away from the slaughter that ensues. When Sarah and her tutor are overtaken by their pursuer they find themselves being saved by a most unlikely hero. Unbeknownst to Gary his kind, human kind, is viewed by the entire known world as the most evil and fearsome of creatures. While Sarah has been raised to fear and hate humans she can't help but fall for the handsome hero who rescued her and her friend. "
The Being of Sarah
Author: Chuck Keyes
Publisher: Larry Larson
ISBN: 1452414203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher: Larry Larson
ISBN: 1452414203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description