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Author | : R J Blute |
Publisher | : robert blute |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2011-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1613647190 |
Sixteen year old Cassandra is pissed off. Her family's a disaster since her parents divorced. Her father, Armando, is never around. But now, she really needs him. He's the only one who can help her get rid of Milton, her mom's repulsive boyfriend who keeps putting moves on her. Can she get her unavailable father to help her? Meanwhile, Armando's got plenty of problems, too. He's tired of his gangster lifestyle, which has caused the disintegration of his family. He needs to extract his irascible mother, the Senora, from a nursing home, while enlisting her aid in averting the closing of some public pools by corrupt bigwigs who want to snatch the only source of relief from the summer heat from New York's poor and minorities. The Senora's got the goods on these sleazy movers and shakers, including the great builder, Robert Moses. But, can these three stop bickering long enough to aid each other? Can they put aside their differences to stop corrupt men from defrauding the less fortunate? Will they be able to forgive each other and become a family once more? They're all in for a bumpy ride as they take on perverts, powerbrokers, assassins and mobsters.
Author | : Armando Lucas Correa |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2019-05-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1501187953 |
From the internationally bestselling author of The German Girl, an unforgettable, “searing” (People) saga exploring a hidden piece of World War II history and the lengths a mother will go to protect her children—perfect for fans of Lilac Girls, We Were the Lucky Ones, and The Alice Network. Seven decades of secrets unravel with the arrival of a box of letters from the distant past, taking readers on a harrowing journey from Nazi-occupied Berlin, to the South of France, to modern-day New York City. Berlin, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda flees toward the South of France. Along the way, a refugee ship headed for Cuba offers another chance at escape and there, at the dock, Amanda is forced to make an impossible choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life. Once in Haute-Vienne, her brief respite is interrupted by the arrival of Nazi forces, and Amanda finds herself in a labor camp where she must once again make a heroic sacrifice. New York, 2015. Eighty-year-old Elise Duval receives a call from a woman bearing messages from a time and country that she forced herself to forget. A French Catholic who arrived in New York after World War II, Elise is shocked to discover that the letters were from her mother, written in German during the war. Her mother’s words unlock a floodgate of memories, a lifetime of loss un-grieved, and a chance—at last—for closure. Based on true events and “breathtakingly threaded together from start to finish with the sound of a beating heart” (The New York Times Book Review), The Daughter’s Tale is an unforgettable family saga of love, survival, and redemption.
Author | : Armando Lucas Correa |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2016-10-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1501121243 |
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Featured in Entertainment Weekly, People, The Millions, and USA TODAY “An unforgettable and resplendent novel which will take its place among the great historical fiction written about World War II.” —Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife A young girl flees Nazi-occupied Germany with her family and best friend, only to discover that the overseas refuge they had been promised is an illusion in this “engrossing and heartbreaking” (Library Journal, starred review) debut novel, perfect for fans of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Berlin, 1939. Before everything changed, Hannah Rosenthal lived a charmed life. But now the streets of Berlin are draped in ominous flags; her family’s fine possessions are hauled away; and they are no longer welcome in the places they once considered home. A glimmer of hope appears in the shape of the St. Louis, a transatlantic ocean liner promising Jews safe passage to Cuba. At first, the liner feels like a luxury, but as they travel, the circumstances of war change, and the ship that was to be their salvation seems likely to become their doom. New York, 2014. On her twelfth birthday, Anna Rosen receives a mysterious package from an unknown relative in Cuba, her great-aunt Hannah. Its contents inspire Anna and her mother to travel to Havana to learn the truth about their family’s mysterious and tragic past. Weaving dual time frames, and based on a true story, The German Girl is a beautifully written and deeply poignant story about generations of exiles seeking a place to call home.
Author | : Armando Lucas Correa |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0063070820 |
Revised and updated with a new introduction by the author—and available in English for the first time—the moving story of a man who always wanted to be a father and the long emotional road to making his dream come true. Born in Cuba and raised in the USA, Armando Lucas Correa epitomized the American dream. He had everything he wanted: an incredible job as the editor of People magazine, meeting and interviewing glamorous celebrities; a steady partner; and a comfortable life filled with travel. But with the new millennium, he realized something vital was missing. A child. In the years before gay marriage was widespread and legal across the nation, the road to parenthood was difficult for gay couples. Though his family would not be traditional, Correa was undaunted. Every setback, each emotional challenge was fuel that drove him to fulfill his dream. Exhaustively researching the possibilities, Correa eventually chose surrogacy—a long, arduous, and expensive method involving seemingly endless tests, paperwork, and difficult decisions. But with the help of science, a lot of patience, an egg donor, a gestational mother, and the unconditional support of her partner and family, Correa’s dream finally came true with the birth of his beloved daughter, Emma. In Search of Emma is an inspiring and beautiful story of love, family, and fatherhood that reminds us of that, despite the odds, we must never stop fighting to achieve our dreams. Completely revised and updated to reflect his growing family.
Author | : Thomas Campbell |
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Total Pages | : 542 |
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Author | : Robert Joseph |
Publisher | : Hugo House Publishers, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2022-01-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1948261650 |
SHADOW of VENDETTA: The second international thriller in the SHADOW series. This time Reed Jackson partners with a hired assassin to eliminate the threat of an Italian mafia to an innocent family. This time, Jackson has been given the green light. This time, there will be no attorneys, no judges, and no juries. Their crimes are certain. Their verdict is guilty. Their sentence is deserved.
Author | : J. P. Wolfe |
Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2018-09-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1480866555 |
For almost four hundred years, a story has been told in the Rodriguez family about a lost heirloom known as Llave de Oro. When two young men find a silver medallion while scuba diving in the Caribbean, the legend appears more fact than fiction. The bizarre disappearance of these two young men leads their parents to contact Phuk and Shanks. Gill Phuk and Hattie Shanks left the Punta Gorda police force to start their own private investigating business in Los Angeles, but the local police sergeant has no tolerance for their interference. A spot of good luck with the media presents Phuk and Shanks a foothold as they are embraced by the city in a very public way. When the case of the missing divers takes a turn, the investigators find themselves in Venezuela searching for the famed heirloom. Theyre soon caught up in a deadly game of cat and mouse as the Rodriguez family plots to seize the priceless medallion and eliminate anyone who gets in the way. Unfortunately for themand despite a whirlwind clash of gunfire and grenade attacksPhuk and Shanks never give up on a case.
Author | : Norma González |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2001-07-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0816544557 |
“I am my language,” says the poet Gloria Anzaldúa, because language is at the heart of who we are. But what happens when a person has more than one language? Is there an overlay of language on identity, and do we shift identities as we shift languages? More important, what identities do children construct for themselves when they use different languages in particular ways? In this book, Norma González uses language as a window on the multiple levels of identity construction in children—as well as on the complexities of life in the borderlands—to explore language practices and discourse patterns of Mexican-origin mothers and the language socialization of their children. She shows how the unique discourses that result from the interplay of two cultures shape perceptions of self and community, and how they influence the ways in which children learn and families engage with their children’s schools. González demonstrates that the physical presence of the border profoundly affects the practices and ideologies of Mexican-origin women and children. She then argues that language and cultural background should be used as a basis for building academic competencies, and she demonstrates why the evocative/emotive dimension of language should play a major part in studies of discourse, language socialization, and language ideology. Drawing on women’s own narratives of their experiences as both mothers and borderland residents, I Am My Language is firmly rooted in the words of common people in their everyday lives. It combines personal odyssey with cutting-edge ethnographic research, allowing us to hear voices that have been muted in the academic and public policy discussions of “what it means to be Latina/o” and showing us new ways to connect language to complex issues of education, political economy, and social identity.
Author | : California (State). |
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Total Pages | : 42 |
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Author | : Armando Flores |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2014-02-20 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1493169734 |
When the air begins to cool and the leaves start to change, there is magic adrift in the early autumn breeze. "The Magic to be Seen on Halloween", brings many of the season's elements to life with handmade wool-felted characters surrounded in nature's beauty at the peak of Harvest Season.