Author: Usha Alexander Publisher: Booksurge Publishing ISBN: 9781419684401 Category : Forced marriage Languages : en Pages : 0
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A mesmerizing tale of betrayal, survival, spirit, and endurance, this engrossing novel presents a nuanced look at the power of love, integrity, and self-knowledge.
Author: Usha Alexander Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forced marriage Languages : en Pages : 236
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South India. Early 1940s. Sita, a poor, illiterate girl, is given as a child bride to a boy with a dark secret that threatens to bring shame upon his family. Finding herself in a marriage without intimacy, she struggles to transcend her circumstances. She learns to read and weave, finding joy and solace at her loom and release in a brief, forbidden relationship.
Author: Ann Rinaldi Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 9780590543194 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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History as you have never heard it - cartoons and amusing text and illustrations give readers the lowdown on what life was like in ancient Greece and in England under Roman occupation.
Author: Erin Johnson Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1039105483 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 28
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A six-year-old girl gets a new baby brother. She marvels at his tiny fingers and notices the palm of his hand has different lines than hers. She looks into his sparkling eyes and notices they are a different shape than hers. She is delighted by the shape of his feet. Her brother has Down syndrome, and the family receives him with joy and love. Sister and brother grow up to be best friends, and this book traces their relationship from childhood to adulthood. Themes of acceptance, inclusion, and identity are woven into this beautiful story that acknowledges and celebrates the realities that are unique to a family with a child with Down syndrome. At the heart of the story is the strong bond between the siblings, highlighting the gifts they each bring to the relationship.
Author: Elizabeth Lowell Publisher: ISBN: 9780727864659 Category : Arranged marriage Languages : en Pages : 0
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Lady Jessica Charteris has tricked her way out of marriage and into the arms of Wolfe Lonetree. Now, Jessica must accompany her new husband to America. Wholly unprepared for the hardships that await her, she is more terrified of Wolfe himself, whose raw sensuality leaves her breathless.
Author: Bob Adelman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 208
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Stirring and triumphant photographs taken by "LIFE" photographer Adelman evoke the heady days of the Civil Rights Movement when America faced its worst nightmare only a generation ago. Concluding on a note of celebration, the photographs reveal ever-increasing signs of racial reconciliation.
Author: Alice Dunbar Nelson Publisher: Graphic Arts Books ISBN: 1513287478 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 13
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Mine Eyes Have Seen (1918) is a one-act play by Alice Dunbar Nelson. Published in The Crisis, the influential journal of the NAACP, Mine Eyes Have Seen is a brutal portrait of race and identity in twentieth century America. Exploring themes of violence, faith, patriotism, and economic struggle, Dunbar Nelson crafts a poignant and unforgettable work of fiction. When their father, a successful black man, is lynched by vengeful white neighbors, Dan, Chris, and Lucy flee north with their mother. They reach the city safely, but their mother soon dies from heartbreak and exhaustion, leaving her children to fend for themselves. Dan, the eldest, manages to support his siblings until an accident at the factory leaves him crippled. This forces Chris, a bitter young man, to take financial responsibility for the family. When the United States enters the First World War, authorizing the Selective Service Act of 1917, Chris is drafted into the military. Despite his hesitation and distrust of a government that allowed his father to be murdered with impunity, he soon comes under the influence of patriotic white neighbors who encourage him to sacrifice his life for the nation. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alice Dunbar Nelson’s Mine Eyes Have Seen is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author: Susan Mallery Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated ISBN: 9781410438744 Category : Brothers Languages : en Pages : 0
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Dakota Hendrix, who is overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fool's Gold and screening eligible bachelors, finds herself drawn to Finn Anderssen, a sexy stranger who will do anything to keep his twin brothers off the show.
Author: Samantha Hartley Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1491830069 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 611
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Everyone has a battle in life that theyve had to face. For me, well, it wasnt something that a typical teenage girl had to deal with. No, it wasnt a lifelong disease or some crippling addiction I was trying to beat either. But, in a way, I guess you could say it was. My battle only got harder and 10 times more complicated when I met a Nixon. Then it got even worse when I met the rest of the Nixon clan. While I wouldnt say that my life was normal before I met William Nixon, I was actually trying to make it that way. I was trying to distance myself from what Id wrapped my whole life around. But one mistake one stupid decision to go back to the warehouse undid two years worth of hard work. Now I was back to where I started addicted, bloodied, crippled, and diseased. Only, I wasnt really. That would mean I was home and in reality I was the furthest thing from it. If I were home that would mean most things would be back to the way they were. But they werent. They couldnt be. There was only one thing that always seemed to stay the same. The place I could never escape. The place that drew me back time and time again. The warehouse. All I can say though is fighting only gets you somewhere. And I learned that the hard way.