Dear Mum, I Miss You!

Dear Mum, I Miss You!
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780237531492

Grace is determined to stay in London with her mother. But when their Battersea home is bombed during an air raid, Grace agrees to evacuate and stay with her mysterious aunt—for her mom's sake. The trouble is she misses her mom too much! This story will help readers better understand what Londoners went through during World War II.

Where Are You, Mummy?

Where Are You, Mummy?
Author: Lim Ker Chong
Publisher: Experiences & Experiments Books Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 27
Release:
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 981458083X

Tom has lost his mom on board MH370. He is extremely sad. But one day, something happens to him that makes him think that there is still hope that his mother is alive.

Dear Mum

Dear Mum
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-03-31
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0733645941

If you could tell your mum anything, what would it be? Samuel Johnson, Amanda Keller, Vika and Linda Bull, Guy Pearce, Elizabeth Tan, Rebecca Gibney, Peter Helliar, Clare Wright, Hilde Hinton, Gillian O'Shaughnessy, Adam Spencer, Brooke Davis, Lawrence Mooney, Patti Newton, Shane Jacobson, Julie Koh, Susie Youssef, Lehmo, Favel Parrett, Matilda Brown and many more ... A heartfelt, honest and very human book of letters that will make you smile and make you cry. It is the perfect gift for the mum in your life. And a reminder to tell her how you feel before it is too late.

All Groan Up

All Groan Up
Author: Paul Angone
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310341434

All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and A Freaking Job! is the story of the GenY/Millennial generation told through the individual story of author Paul Angone. It’s a story of struggle, hope, failure, and doubts in the twilight zone of growing up and being grown, connecting with his twentysomething post-college audience with raw honesty, humor, and hope.

Somewhere in My Heart

Somewhere in My Heart
Author: Prachi Behrani
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1482834790

Over sixty hearttouching poems by a young poetess highlighting moral values, contemporary issues of the life, problems of the society, romanticism, pain, and a lot more. These arent words by William Shakespeare or by John Keats or Robert Frost, or other poets all of us worship and admire. These are the words by an amateur teenager with big dreams in young eyes. And, well, a lot of sentiments in her heart. Coming straight from the heart, these poems promise a pleasant journey through infinity and to enthrall all of you with words that are forever to stay. It isnt just a book, but something to relish, revel, and rejoice in. It is something one can cherish even after experiencing a few times. Its a perfect companion to read alone or to share with that special person in your life.

Am I a Good Girl Yet?

Am I a Good Girl Yet?
Author: Carolyn Bramhall
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012-03-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1467884308

High-pitched screams explode into the air, unrelenting, shot through with blind terror. A wounded animal? A torture chamber? A calm voice interrupts the heart-chilling cries, reassuring my reluctant, listening ears that the victim is in a safe place. But her fearful trauma haunts me, echoing in every straining sinew of my mind. I switch the tape off and lean back on the cushions of the over-stuffed armchair to better ponder what I have just heard. Those screams belonged to a small child just a child mercilessly gripped in the vice of uncontrollable and devastating fear. What atrocity would have caused such a violent outburst? What unmentionable evil warped her budding innocence? Can I bear to hear more? Trembling, I stretch over and turn the tape on again, pushing the limits of my endurance to listen to more of this nerve-wringing tirade. I lean forward, muscles tense, temples throbbing, mouth dry. At last the screams fade to a whimper, as a steady male voice soothes the young victim. His words unruffled, constant. Her small, high whine gradually lulls to a moan, pathetic and painful. Weary wails struggle, exhausted, from the tape player on the coffee table in front of me: No moreno more No, no more. Silence. He continues his balm of words: You are just remembering, just remembering; Im here. You are safe now. That was all a long time ago. Its all just a memory. No one is going to hurt you anymore. No-one. Youre safe now. My unconscious sigh of relief jolts me back to the present and once again I stoop to switch off the tape, my shaking spirit daring my mind to consider the ghastly implications of what I have just heard. Will that child ever be able to describe what she has seen? Will she ever be allowed to express what was done to her? Will she ever be able to feel joy, freedom? And who is that child? I struggle intensely with that last question, horribly aware that I know the answer, though even yet desperately clinging onto the breaking branch of my unbelief. I know her well oh, how well I know her! I have heard her screams often. That child is me

Drama, Disability and Education

Drama, Disability and Education
Author: Andy Kempe
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0415675030

What can society learn about disability through the way it is portrayed in TV, films and plays? This insightful and accessible text explores and analyses the way disability is portrayed in drama, and how that portrayal may be interpreted by young audiences. Investigating how disabilities have been represented on stage in the past, this book discusses what may be inferred from plays which feature disabled characters through a variety of critical approaches. In addition to the theoretical analysis of disability in dramatic literature, the book includes two previously unpublished playscripts, both of which have been performed by secondary school aged students and which focus on issues of disability and its effects on others. The contextual notes and discussion which accompany these plays and projects provide insights into how drama can contribute to disability education, and how it can give a voice to students who have special educational needs themselves. Other features of this wide-ranging text include: an annotated chronology that traces the history of plays that have featured disabled characters an analysis of how disability is used as a dramatic metaphor consideration of the ethics of dramatising a disabled character critical accounts of units of work in mainstream school seeking to raise disability awareness through engagement with practical drama and dramatic texts a description and evaluation of a drama project in a special school. In tackling questions and issues that have not, hitherto, been well covered, Drama, Disability and Education will be of enormous interest to drama students, teachers, researchers and pedagogues who work with disabled people or are concerned with raising awareness and understanding of disability.

All the Best, George Bush

All the Best, George Bush
Author: George H.W. Bush
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1476731179

Former President George H.W. Bush, revealed through his letters and writings from 1941 to 2010, is “worth its weight in gold…a valuable update of the life of an honorable American leader” (The Washington Post). “Who knew that beneath George Bush’s buttoned-up propriety pulsed the warm heart of a prolific and occasionally poetic writer with a wacky sense of humor?” (People) Though reticent in public, George Bush openly shared his private thoughts in correspondence throughout his life. This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos is the closest we’ll ever get to his autobiography. Organized chronologically, readers will gain insights into Bush’s career highlights—the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the UN, his service as an envoy to China, his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency, and of course, the vice presidency, the presidency, and the post-presidency. They will also observe a devoted husband, father, and American. Ranging from a love letter to Barbara and a letter to his mother about missing his daughter, Robin, after her death from leukemia to a letter to his children written just before the beginning of Desert Storm, this collection is remarkable for Bush’s candor, humor, and poignancy. “An unusual glimpse of the private thoughts of a public figure” (Newsweek), this revised edition includes new letters and photographs that highlight the Bush family’s enduring legacy, including letters that cover George W. Bush’s presidency, 9/11, Bush senior’s work with President Clinton to help the victims of natural disasters, and the meaning of friendship and family. All the Best, George Bush “will shed more light on the man’s personal character and public persona than any memoir or biography could” (Publishers Weekly).

Miracle Girl

Miracle Girl
Author: Ellis Delmonte
Publisher: Hawkwood Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-08-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1908577037

“That first night wasn’t easy. I thought we’d all be relieved to have mum back, and we were, but it wasn’t the mum we remembered. She’d changed so much, not just to look at, but in the way she spoke, the way she moved, and inside her, what made her our mum.” Rachel’s cancer-stricken mother calls her Miracle Girl because so much rests on her young shoulders. But how do you keep calm at the centre of an emotional storm or in control of a world that’s fast falling apart? This is Rachel’s answer, with strength, compassion, humour and love.

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786182033

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy and Ignyte Awards “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E. Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and clichés, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius. Unexpected brilliance shines forth from every page. Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.