Sammy

Sammy
Author: M. Schmidt
Publisher: Fresh Ink Group
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1947867318

“Kids can get hungry sometimes while on chemo,” says five-year-old Sammy, having a good day despite the malignant tumor invading his brain. Based on true events from the 1980s, Sammy’s story is imagined by his mother and brother as if the young boy might tell it himself. The result is gripping. Told in two parts, Sammy’s account first invites us into the everyday middle-American lives of a mom and her two boys. Sammy is a sweet, good-hearted kid, even as he faces the most difficult challenges in Part 2: “Cancer Arrived.” Here Sammy talks us through hospital trips and procedures, the hardest parts as well as moments of simple joy. It is not always possible to survive such a grim diagnosis, so Sammy and his family must embrace the smaller victories from one day to the next. Finally, our young hero is given one last opportunity to find his own unique path toward triumph. Listen closely as Sammy tells us all what matters most.

When Angels Fly

When Angels Fly
Author: S. Jackson
Publisher: Fresh Ink Group
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2019-07-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1947867555

After surviving the cruel rage of tyranny from her mother and ex-husband, Sarah Jackson traveled a new path; a journey of loss, heartbreak, and ultimately strength. How do we survive the unthinkable, our child suffering from a terminal illness? They say there is no greater loss than that of a child; I say losing a child is the king of loss. Sometimes the thing that helps us survive it, is knowing we are not alone. Bestselling author, Sarah Jackson, will take you on her journey of hope and strength as she provides an intimate raw look at her life.

Sammy's Fantastic Journeys with the Early Heroes of the Bible

Sammy's Fantastic Journeys with the Early Heroes of the Bible
Author: Daniel J. Hochstatter
Publisher: Oliver-Nelson Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1992
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780840791610

A shepherd boy relates well-known Bible stories, including himself and his sheep Sammy in each one. The reader may search for the shepherd boy and Sammy in the illustrations.

African-American Heroes & Heroines

African-American Heroes & Heroines
Author:
Publisher: Frederick Fell Publishers
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811908696

Inspiring and amazing stories that showcase 150 black heroes and heroines.

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
Author: Paula Yoo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Asian American children
ISBN: 9781584302476

Profiles the childhood dreams and realities of the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal, achieved in the ten-meter platform diving event in 1948.

Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon
Author: Katherine Woodbury
Publisher: Peaks Island Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2019-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0463087623

Donna Howard has become an established investigator of antiques, with the help of deceased historical people only she can see. This time around, her investigation takes her to Salem, Massachusetts, where she delves into the town's haunted history and the modern world of antique hunting. Her research into the provenance of a silver spoon leads Donna to a stash of antiques in an old man's basement, an old man whose death Donna begins to suspect was less than "accidental." Along with a possible murder, she must also contend with a possible possession and a possible boyfriend. Because nothing can make the dead past and the living present more precarious than the unpredictable complexities of human relationships.

The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee

The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee
Author: Paula Yoo
Publisher: Story of
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781643790145

"A biography of Sammy Lee, the first Korean American man to win an Olympic gold medal"--

Between the Lines

Between the Lines
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1451635818

Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.

It's Not About You

It's Not About You
Author: Ratna
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2016-05-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509840605

Single mother Samaira juggles her corporate job and Aksh, her teenaged son, even as she defies society, disapproving in-laws and her own family. But when Aksh is found battered and beaten at school, she finds herself questioning her role as a mother. Faced with a conspiracy of silence from the school, she delves deeper only to discover the murky world of bullying, the secret life of teenagers and the emotional distance between parents and children. In her pursuit of truth and justice, Samaira ends up challenging the power equations of politics, wealth and influence. It's Not About You is an urgent, contemporary tale that celebrates the persistence of the human spirit to fight against all odds.

Home Run Heroes

Home Run Heroes
Author: Merrell Noden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 1998
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

The 1998 major league baseball season was truly one for the ages, complete with record-breaking individual and team performances. In HOME RUN HEROES, the writers of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED chronicle Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's epic march to and beyond Babe Ruth's 60 and Roger Maris's 61 home runs, depicting the drama of the race that captivated fans the world over. HOME RUN HEROES relives every thrilling moment in perhaps the greatest home run dual of all time between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. McGwire set the pace as he broke Mari's record with his shortest home run of the year, missing first base during his home run trot and finally reaching home plate whereupon he joyfully lifted his baby son into the air. Sammy Sosa then ran from rightfield to congratulate his friend and competitor. Sosa then made a little history of his own when a few nights later, at Wrigley Field against the Milwaukee Brewers, he dropped Maris and Ruth to numbers three and four on the all time single-season home run list. It was a close thing, but Sosa finished the season with 66 home runs, McGwire finished with 70.