World War II Love Story of Emil and Ellie Takacs, taken from one hundred postcards and letters that Emil wrote to Ellie from 1941-1945 while serving in the United States Coast Guard.
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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Adele Hebert
The poems in this book are bright stars in the night sky, they illuminate the world and reflect a generous spirit. This is a unified body of poetry that gently ushers the reader through the seasons of a year. Each poem is a daily mediation and reflects a life worth living. One Hundred Days is a compilation of poems selected from the year Slaughter's spent writing a poem a day for 365 consecutive days. Read them one a day, or in one sitting, either will leave the reader delighted.
"One of the most original, amazing stories I've ever read" (Mary Gaitskill), iconic rock-and-roll musician Adele Bertei's memoir Twist is her harrowing and electric story of transforming trauma through art, pluck, and imagination, as told through the inimitable voice of her young alter ego, Maddie Twist. From iconoclastic writer and musician Adele Bertei comes a wholly original hero's journey that wages war on the cliche of the "misery memoir." Set in a 1960s and '70s American neighborhood rife with poverty and violence, fatherless Irish mothers and Italian mobsters, and women crucified into madness by misogyny, Bertei speaks through her electrically alive avatar Maddie Twist to flip the victim script. Through her unshakable belief in imagination, poetry, music, and community, she transforms trauma into survival. The immediacy of Maddie's voice is a revelation, providing insight into long-enduring systemic problems without the scrim of adult analysis. In an age of lies and obfuscation, Twist is a sharp yet tender arrow to the heart of naked truth. Bertei reveals what it's like to be a queer teen at a time when discovery could be fatal. Maddie peers deeply into the American psyche, refusing to consent to the systems of harm. Along the way we encounter an unforgettable schizophrenic mother, Catholic saints, West Side Story and Oliver!, poet killers, the abyss of rape, girl-gangsters and faux-pimps, teenage lesbian sex, racial tensions and misconceived divides, a drag family known as the Holy Maudlins, Vietnam vets in dark and light, cabaret, true family, rock and roll. And the ultimate saving grace: love. A compelling personal history of queer culture from a working-class view and a glimpse into worlds yet unseen, Twist is good medicine: for readers who've experienced similar traumas, for teens caught in the foster care system, for the formerly incarcerated looking for hope, for writers grappling with how to tell their own stories. Most of all, it's for everyone seeking transportive experiences in art and on the page.
A fun story that introduces the water cycle and inspires children to look at rain differently.In this rhyming picture book, two quirky raindrops, Splish and Splash, find themselves far away from their comfortable cloud. Will they discover a path that leads them home, while still enjoying the thrill of the adventure? "Wee " said the friends, as they started to giggle.They swerved and they swam, then they jumped with a jiggle.The words have a poetic beat which makes this book fun to read aloud, with beautiful illustrations that vividly capture the characters' journey. If your little ones are curious about where rain comes from and where it ends up, this story will show them just how remarkable nature is and teach them the water cycle in a fun way. It also includes a diagram at the end to make it easier to understand the water cycle and a few practical tips to save water. This book is a great resource for teachers or for homeschooling. It is suitable for children from three years old. "Through hilarious illustrations and lively rhyming, two little raindrops make a huge Splish and Splash readers young and old will enjoy Like water in the story, the words have a lyrical flow and are pleasant to the ear. The A-B rhyming pattern, deliberately chosen, enhances the fun factor for young readers. Tu's illustrations are full of life and an absolute riot. Youngsters are sure to giggle at the hilarious expressions of the main characters".- Reviewed By Ellwyn Autumn, Pre-K Head Start Teacher & children's book author"Water plays such an important role in sustaining life that we need to teach our children as much as we can about the water cycle and how to conserve water. Adele Lamothe understands how vital this information is and wrote a fun little book called Two Little Raindrops. The science of the water cycle is first told in easy-to-understand words and then shown in an understandable diagram. This book is an excellent introduction to one of the most vital cycles in nature. Use this book to launch a discussion with your children about the various types of precipitation and how rain helps keep plants alive. As a former science teacher, I highly recommend this book for all children."- Reviewed By Philip Van Heusen for Readers' Favorite
A fun story that introduces the water cycle and inspires children to look at rain differently.In this rhyming picture book, two quirky raindrops, Splish and Splash, find themselves far away from their comfortable cloud. Will they discover a path that leads them home, while still enjoying the thrill of the adventure? "Wee " said the friends, as they started to giggle.They swerved and they swam, then they jumped with a jiggle.The words have a poetic beat which makes this book fun to read aloud, with beautiful illustrations that vividly capture the characters' journey. If your little ones are curious about where rain comes from and where it ends up, this story will show them just how remarkable nature is and teach them the water cycle in a fun way. It also includes a diagram at the end to make it easier to understand the water cycle and a few practical tips to save water. This book is a great resource for teachers or for homeschooling. It is suitable for children from three years old. "Through hilarious illustrations and lively rhyming, two little raindrops make a huge Splish and Splash readers young and old will enjoy Like water in the story, the words have a lyrical flow and are pleasant to the ear. The A-B rhyming pattern, deliberately chosen, enhances the fun factor for young readers. Tu's illustrations are full of life and an absolute riot. Youngsters are sure to giggle at the hilarious expressions of the main characters".- Reviewed By Ellwyn Autumn, Pre-K Head Start Teacher & children's book author"Water plays such an important role in sustaining life that we need to teach our children as much as we can about the water cycle and how to conserve water. Adele Lamothe understands how vital this information is and wrote a fun little book called Two Little Raindrops. The science of the water cycle is first told in easy-to-understand words and then shown in an understandable diagram. This book is an excellent introduction to one of the most vital cycles in nature. Use this book to launch a discussion with your children about the various types of precipitation and how rain helps keep plants alive. As a former science teacher, I highly recommend this book for all children."- Reviewed By Philip Van Heusen for Readers' Favorite
Meet a little seed with a big dream...In the middle of winter, a little seed sleeps snuggly deep within the earth. The hopeful seed dreams about what it would be like to fly, soaring above the earth with the freedom of a bird. Spring arrives and the seed starts to grow. Will she be able to keep her dream alive as she grows and changes? Help your child discover that every dream starts as a tiny seed This story explores the fascinating journey of a flowering plant, from seedling to seed dispersal, told through the adventures of an optimistic seed. It also promotes self-confidence and the realization that anything is possible, especially with a positive mindset. Reviews for The Little Seed: "The Little Seed incorporates poetry with plant science in such a beautiful manner - very motivating, and will help open the eyes of eager young scientists. Weaves enchantment with science and will help open the door to lasting interest in the natural world. Think of the possibilities for it becoming the 'bones for poems, science lessons, and illustrations.'"Cindy Adams, Executive Director, Scientists in School; M.Sc., Plant EcologyAdele Lamothe has introduced us to our new favorite friend. Thanks to her spirited raindrops named Splish and Splash, they watered the ground allowing The Little Seed to bloom. Through sweet and simple rhyme, The Little Seed follows the journey of an aspirational seed with dreams as high as the sky. Readers will discover the seed life cycle and the power of self-belief in achieving dreams.Ellwyn Autumn, Children & YA Author; M.Ed.The Little Seed is: An educational story that introduces the plant life cycle A book that inspires children to believe in their dreams A STEM book for homeschooling and schools
Meet a little seed with a big dream...In the middle of winter, a little seed sleeps snuggly deep within the earth. The hopeful seed dreams about what it would be like to fly, soaring above the earth with the freedom of a bird. Spring arrives and the seed starts to grow. Will she be able to keep her dream alive as she grows and changes? Help your child discover that every dream starts as a tiny seed This story explores the fascinating journey of a flowering plant, from seedling to seed dispersal, told through the adventures of an optimistic seed. It also promotes self-confidence and the realization that anything is possible, especially with a positive mindset. Reviews for The Little Seed: "The Little Seed incorporates poetry with plant science in such a beautiful manner - very motivating, and will help open the eyes of eager young scientists. Weaves enchantment with science and will help open the door to lasting interest in the natural world. Think of the possibilities for it becoming the 'bones for poems, science lessons, and illustrations.'"Cindy Adams, Executive Director, Scientists in School; M.Sc., Plant EcologyAdele Lamothe has introduced us to our new favorite friend. Thanks to her spirited raindrops named Splish and Splash, they watered the ground allowing The Little Seed to bloom. Through sweet and simple rhyme, The Little Seed follows the journey of an aspirational seed with dreams as high as the sky. Readers will discover the seed life cycle and the power of self-belief in achieving dreams.Ellwyn Autumn, Children & YA Author; M.Ed.An educational story that introduces the plant life cycle in a creative way A book that inspires children to believe in their dreams A STEM book perfect for schools and libraries
Ad le Ogi r Jones has worked internationally for more than two decades, much of it in development, more recently in regions affected by conflict. From 2004 to 2006, when these poems were written, she lived in Afghanistan, leading the education program of the Aga Khan Foundation in northern and central provinces. Political themes are common in these poems, though more often it is the snapshot of ordinary Afghan people affected by the ongoing war, and the international security assistance forces and international aid agencies which feature. Many of these poems were written in desperation, some with hope but all for Afghan people whose voices have been lost in the weariness of war. 'This is not the snake oil version of events purveyed by military and government spokespersons, nor the confused swill of corporate media. It is a quiet contemplation in 54 poetic works written by a civilian woman in sojourn with Afghani people. A book to embrace.' - Rhonda Jankovic, Spoken Word, 3CR
Chiperoni: term for a kind of fog, drizzle rain, experienced in the Shire Highlands of southern Malawi during the cold, dry season; name derived from Mount Chiperone, an isolated mountain peak at the southern extremity of East African mountain ranges, covered with montane forests and surrounded by deciduous woodlands.Ad le Ogi r Jones has lived and worked in Malawi over different periods since 2007. Poems in Counting the Chiperoni were written between 2017 and 2018. They are grouped in three sections, opening with those related to 'chiperoni', the weather phenomenon coming from Mozambique, affecting Malawi's southern Shire Highlands around Blantyre. Then 'bush and plantation' includes poems on changing land use; followed by the longest part of the collection 'and its people', which moves between local people's memories rewritten here as poems, and the poet's own reflections on present-day life, work, and customs affected by environmental and economic changes.
For as long as Rennie Parker’s been alive, his parents have fought—about money, about life, but mostly about him being the biggest mistake of their lives. His half-brother, Blaine Colton, seems to have landed a sweet deal with his adoptive family, and Rennie can’t help being envious. When a night of domestic turmoil lands his mother in hospital and his father a thread away from arrest, Rennie gets his wish of staying with his brother’s family—but that’s not before he witnesses a stranger with bionic powers unearthing a high-tech vault in his backyard. Determined to discover the purpose of the stranger’s visit, he manages to secure the top-secret contents of the vault with inexplicable links to his brother. This lands him in a world of pain with a time gap he can’t explain, and an accusation of arson. When the one person he trusts, Blaine, turn against him, Rennie has to figure things out on his own. Left with a video of glowing hands, part of a dead scientist’s lecture on immortality, terrifying
Blaine Colton had been trapped in his own body by mitochondrial disease, until revolutionary gene therapy freed him. Just when he thinks he can be a normal teenager, he is told his life-changing procedure was unapproved, making him an illegal GMO. Held at an institute where he's subjected to constant testing, refused contact with his parents and deprived of life-sustaining medication, Blaine begins to suspect something, much bigger than himself, is going on. With his body failing and desperate for answers, he resolves to escape and find Professor Merrick Ramer, the developer of his therapy. But Ramer has vanished and time is running out. Fast.
High school senior, Anna Faraday, has a remarkable singing gift that liberates something inside people, and yet, she is stuck living cautiously after a fatal accident took her brothers life. The one thing that tempts her to break free and take a risk is Chase, the hot new American guy in her grade. When a simple trip to the high school physics department sees her targeted for her voice, and a reckless car drive ruins the most romantic night of her life, Anna is then forced to sing for a secret frequency-based experiment that goes wrong. Left fading from existence, she is thrust from her carefully measured world into a terrifying reality that leads her to seek help from Rennie Parker, the last guy she ever thought shed ask— a guy invisible to her, until then. Now the one unseen and unheard, Anna knows time is running short. Will Rennie, or anyone, understand whats happened before she disappears forever?
A definitive biography of an iconic Canadian architect—and a social portrait of the midcentury design world he lived in. Ron Thom came of age in the mid-20th century, just as the modern movement and an impending building boom were about to reshape the country. Talented in music and art as well as design, he rejected sleek austerity in favor of modern architecture that is warm, intimate, and beautiful. He worked from coast to coast, and his most renowned buildings—Massey College, Trent University, the Shaw Festival Theatre, and landmark houses—continue to inspire generations of architects, as well as the legions of people who work, study, visit, and live in them.In Adele Weder’s new biography, Thom emerges as a complex figure, gifted with creative genius but pursued by demons. More than just the life story of one man, this book is a portrait of the society that shaped him. His world included Jack Shadbolt, Arthur Erickson, the Massey family, Barbara, and Murray Frum, and many other luminaries of 20th-century Canada.To unpack this multifaceted story, Weder pored through institutional and personal archives in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Peterborough, and Toronto. She tracked down and interviewed Thom’s surviving friends, colleagues, and family members across the country, from New Brunswick to Vancouver Island. Her extensive research serves as the bedrock for Ron Thom, Architect—a book for anyone interested in a transformative era in Canada's cultural history.
In math for couples, we re-visit the past to discover our place in the contemporary world. A long-dead father watches his daughter work on her Mac, a woman converses with a photo of her young self. Adele Graf leads us on a journey that is rich and hopeful, evoking powerful nostalgia even if we've never been to the places described. When these poems release us back to our current lives, we feel restored to savour the warmth in a "glad red hat" and the love that arrives "still summer lush."
Why do we travel the world to discover where home really is? Even if we find it in the place we started from, is it ever really the same? In buckled into the sky, Adele Graf routes our search for home through ancestors in their own country and family who settled abroad. Yet it's only after travel that we're drawn to "zigzag back" to our "pillared front door" — whether that's our current home, our childhood home, our mind's home, our home in the world — or all of these at once. We'd left home, had even ignored our "house with its blue shutters," because, as these vivid and tender poems assure us, "it will always be there."