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Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Lerner Publications TM
ISBN: 1728446481
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! When Jayden's mom returns from the Navy, they are going to find a home. Meanwhile, he stays with his grandparents and explores different types of homes. The one thing that makes a home is love.

Author: Mary Irish
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816599394
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Intertwined Lives is the delightful tale of creating a very special garden in one of the most extreme climates in the inhabited world. Told with wit and obvious affection, it will appeal to anyone who enjoys the pleasures of gardening—and everyone who enjoys a well-told, true-life nature tale.

Author: June Thomas
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541601769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221

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A deeply researched and highly readable cultural history of queer women’s lives in the second half of the twentieth century, told through six iconic spaces For as long as queer women have existed, they’ve created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. From the intimate darkness of the lesbian bar to the sweaty camaraderie of the softball field, these spaces aren’t a luxury—they’re a necessity for queer women defining their identities. In A Place of Our Own, journalist June Thomas invites readers into six iconic lesbian spaces over the course of the last sixty years, including the rural commune, the sex toy boutique, the vacation spot, and the feminist bookstore. Thomas blends her own experiences with archival research and rare interviews with pioneering figures like Elaine Romagnoli, Susie Bright, and Jacqueline Woodson. She richly illustrates the lives of the business owners, entrepreneurs, activists, and dreamers who shaped the long struggle for queer liberation. Thomas illuminates what is gained and lost in the shift from the exclusive, tight-knit women’s spaces of the ’70s toward today’s more inclusive yet more diffuse LGBTQ+ communities. At once a love letter, a time capsule, and a bridge between generations of queer women, A Place of Our Own brings the history—and timeless present—of the lesbian community to vivid life.

Author: Ian Reid
Publisher: Apollo Books
ISBN: 9781742587479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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Two women and three men, displaced in different ways by the rapid transformation of Victorian England, travel separately to a small settlement on Australia's western rim. With them, they carry social ambitions and psychological wounds. As their lives intersect in the Swan River Colony, what they encounter is not quite what they expect. Who will struggle, who will thrive, and how will each react when secrets emerge? Though fictional, The Mind's Own Place is partly based on the actual experiences of historical figures: a pair of convicts from respectable backgrounds, talented and enterprising, but troubled; two female immigrants, free settlers not equally fortunate or resilient; and the first detective in Western Australia who eventually uncovers more than he intends. Like Ian Reid's previous acclaimed novels, this powerful story explores intricate relationships between the shaping of character and the pressure of adversity. It reveals damaged families, mixed motives, and the long shadows thrown by the past. *** Librarians: ebook available on ProQuest and EBSCO *** "An impressively executed work of meticulously written fiction, 'The Mind's Own Place' clearly documents author Ian Reid as a master storyteller of the first order. Absolutely absorbing from beginning to end...very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as for both community and academic library Historical Fiction collections." -- Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Bookwatch: January 2016, Buhle's Bookshelf [Subject: Adult Fiction]

Author: Karen George
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862545021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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Blending oral history with historical records, A Place of Their Own tells the story of the men and women of War Service Land Settlement at Loxton in South Australia's Riverland.

Author: Michael M. Lorge
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817352937
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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This is a collection of seven essays, which commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the first Reform Jewish educational camp in the US. The text covers topics related to both the Reform Judaism movement and the development of the Reform Jewish camping system in the US.

Author: Lorhainne Eckhart
Publisher: Lorhainne Eckhart
ISBN: 1928085962
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart comes a story of family, romance, and finding a place to call home. Brad Friessen knows he has to sell the ranch, but not everyone is on board with his decision or open to a new beginning. He has a plan: Find a nice place with some land where he can retire—but for his children, life has suddenly become much more complicated. Katy and Steven have called the ranch home and aren’t inclined to see the adventure in their upcoming move. While Emily, Jack and Trevor, and Fletcher are somewhat open to the possibilities, what Brad doesn’t know is that Katy and Steven had a plan, too. The life they’ve always wanted is the kind of life Brad and Emily have, with the ranch, the land, and eventually more children. Finding a cheap, rundown house to rent wasn’t in the cards for Katy and Steven, nor has it been easy for either to be practical when their dream of having a ranch of their own to run, to raise a family on, seems to be moving ever further out of reach. As the countdown begins to the date they have to leave, to the sale of the one place they’ve all called home for what’s seemed like forever, Katy and Steven, Brad and Emily, and the rest of the Friessen family might just be crazy enough to find a way for them all to have what they truly want.

Author: M.G. Higgins
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1630785776
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Theme: Hi-Lo, Life Skills, Money, JobsEach flip book in this 10-book set covers a key life skill necessary for newcomers, such as managing money, finding a job, or starting at a new school. The books also delve into American culture and expectations. Developed for newcomers reading at the most basic level, the books range in readability from 1.0 to 1.9 and have Lexile scores of 130L to 230L. Each book is actually two books in one, with a nonfiction side and a fiction side. The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life-skills topic, and the fiction side depicts characters negotiating new skills in real-life situations.LIFE SKILLS: Newcomers will build practical life skills that are expected of all American teens with this 10-book set each nonfiction side includes a glossary of key terms used in the text and topical conversation questions that help students practice English language skills.

Author: Jean Robertson
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1612156525
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Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Author: Florenza D. Lee
Publisher: Words to Ponder Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN: 1941328156
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 87

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Today is Alyssa's first day at Lee Ponder Intermediate School, and along with learning new names, faces, and classrooms, she has to maintain her secret. One that she doesn't want anyone to know, not even her new best friend, Onika. You see, Alyssa and her mom are homeless. When Alyssa has an assignment (to write a letter to a student in Alabama whose school and home have been destroyed by a tornado), she bears her soul. However, when the note is lost and believes the school's bully, Marcus has found it, that things drastically change for Alyssa and her mom. Readers have enjoyed this book as young as second grade, and the comments from parents, educators, children, counselors, and more may be summed up in this one sentence, "Although Alyssa and her mom are homeless, they are not hopeless." The book may be used in conjunction with classroom Standard of Learning subjects such as Language Arts, Health, Social Studies, Government, and Public Speaking. There's No Place Like My Own Home has been found helpful for Social-Emotional Learning to include (but is not limited to) kindness, gratitude, sufficient conflict resolution, positive self-image. The reader will also learn how to reduce aggressive behavior, demonstrate self-control, manage emotions, set positive goals, engage in positive relations, and learn to solve problems effectively. Lastly, the book has an anti-bullying message. A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR As parents, we see so many distractions vying for our children's attention, challenges that may cause them to disconnect from humanity. We want them to understand the power of gratitude and empathy without feeling as if we are forcing it upon them. Age-appropriate books have a way of emerging our children into worlds that represent the qualities we know will make them kinder, more caring, and compassionate. This is what I had in mind as I penned the words to my book, "There's No Place Like My Own Home." I have to confess; I didn't set out to write this book. It was born out of a conversation I had with Christine Bush, the Valoha Giving Movement founder. She told someone I had written a children's book on the subject of homelessness; I had not. But from that conversation, this beautiful book was born. Reading it with your child will open the door to honest, sincere dialogue about those less fortunate, empathy, compassion, and the power of hope, faith, and friendship. I cannot wait to read your reviews on this work of love. Stay tuned, the sequel, "Home is Where the Heart Lives," is in production.