![]() ![]() ![]() A boy is like a gem – the more you polish it, the more it shines.” Alice’s memoir shows us the depths of beauty and untapped potential hidden just beneath the surface. There is a Cambodian saying that states, “A girl is like white cotton wool – once dirtied it can never be clean again. With wisdom beyond her years and a keen eye for comedy in everyday life, she writes of the trials of assimilation and cultural misunderstanding, and of the tender but fraught relationships between three generations of women trying to live the Australian dream without losing themselves. ![]() In this lyrical, bittersweet debut memoir – already hailed with several prestigious awards – Alice grows up straddling two worlds, East and West, her insular family and the Australia outside. Her father chose her name because he thought their new country was a Wonderland. Product Description (from the back cover):Īlice Pung’s family fled the killing fields of Cambodia, arriving in Australia with only one empty suitcase and Alice in her mother’s womb. ![]()
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![]() A worldwide community comes together to spread the word on the Internet and in the news media, and after several months the impossible happens-Kunkush’s family is found, and they finally get their happy ending in their new home. Knowing how much his family has sacrificed already, they are desperate to reunite them. After an unsuccessful search, his family has to continue their journey, leaving brokenhearted.Ī few days later, aid workers in Greece find the lost cat. So they carry him with them from Iraq to Greece, keeping their secret passenger hidden away.īut during the crowded boat crossing to Greece, his carrier breaks and the frightened cat runs from the chaos, disappearing. When an Iraqi family is forced to flee their home, they can’t bear to leave their beloved cat, Kunkush, behind. ![]() ![]() This heartwarming true story of one lost cat's journey to be reunited with his refugee family gently introduces children to a difficult topic and shows how ordinary people can help with compassion and hope. ![]() ![]() ![]() He suffers “moral injury”-the damage to the self that occurs when a person is forced to accept things they know are wrong-and his relationships grow strained, particularly his previously close relationship with his mother. Although he enters the Border Patrol as a youthful idealist, confident that nothing he encounters there could shake his morality or sense of self, he painfully acquires a much more complex understanding of how institutions can damage the people within and around them. ![]() As a young adult, after studying the border in college, Cantú gets a job as a Border Patrol agent, hoping to improve his understanding of the border through proximity. ![]() However, Cantú’s mother was careful to preserve a sense of his Mexican heritage, and her work as a park ranger led her and Cantú to various spots around the American West and Southwest during his infancy (though he spent most of his childhood in Arizona), so he grew up with some understanding of the U.S.–Mexico border. He’s the grandson of a Mexican migrant, and his parents separated when he was young. Francisco Cantú is the author, narrator, and protagonist of The Line Becomes a River, which charts his experiences as a field agent in the United States Border Patrol. ![]() ![]() In addition to writing books, she works with various programs to create her own cover art, interior art, design, formatting, and fantasy maps. ![]() Her works have been translated into over twenty languages and have been optioned for film and television. Jessica is a hybrid author who began self-publishing in 2012 and later signed several titles with a traditional publisher. She is also an international bestseller and award winner. (Jessica) Redmerski is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and #1 Amazon best-selling author. She is from the United States but currently lives in Mexico with h J.A. Jessica loves The Golden Girls, Xena: Warrior Princess, nature, the universe, anime, manga, bookstores, and fantasizing about the apocalypse. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She went from being a simple commoner to an apprentice shrine maiden, then she was thrown into the world of nobles as Rozemyne, the adopted daughter of an archduke!”But I’m not the only person with a lot going on! You can say the same for everyone else! Though, uh… I guess that’s mainly because of me.”This first volume of Bookworm’s new Short Story Collection, i and u003e is packed with previously unpublished chapters spanning Parts 1 to 4. Six years have passed since Urano began her new life as Myne, and so much has happened. You can read this before Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection Volume 1 PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. ![]() ![]() Here is a quick description and cover image of book Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection Volume 1 written by Miya Kazuki which was published in October 10, 2019. Brief Summary of Book: Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. After the doctor issues a stern order-No more monkeys jumping on hte bed!-they finally fall asleep. Trouble lies ahead as, one by one, they fall off and hurt themselves. (IRA/CBC Children' s Choice Award, 1990) As soon as they say good-night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. ![]() A sure-fire hit at story hour, this rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumpers bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. Her expressive pencil and watercolor illustrations capture both the glee and the pratfalls of those misbehaving monkeys. ![]() 'NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED ' The nursery rhyme 'Five Little Monkeys' has long been a favorite song and finger play with the preschool set, but Eileen Christelow gives it new life as a hilarious picture book. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author uses metaphors, hyperboles, and similes to describe a future world where everything is dependent on technology (Smith 7). In Sci-Fi, Smith describes a future where technology has taken over the world, an aspect which qualifies this poem as an Afrofuturistic poem. Smith’, Ranft describes Afrofuturism as a framework through which to interpret the marriage between sci-fi, technology, and human identity. In the article ‘ The Afrofuturist Poetry of Tracie Morris and Tracy K. ![]() ![]() In Solstice, Smith uses symbolism and makes many allusions which give the poem a more in-depth meaning. In Sci-Fi, Smith uses symbolism, similes, and overstatements to express the impression of a world that is quite dominated by technology so that humanity no longer sustains itself without technical devices. ![]() Specifically, this essay analyzes two poems Sci-Fi and Solstice. Smith herself acknowledges that the use of space in the book was an intentional use of metaphor to represents some of the world’s problems (Smith ‘Life on Mars’: Q&A ). Each of these elements is evident in each stanza and the author’s ability to capture and keep the reader’s attention is undeniable. In, Life on Mars, Smith uses different literary elements to appeal to the reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() But turn out that they are the same person, as "NDAKOTA" is an anagram of "Tankado." In a desperate attempt to discover Tankado's secret partner, Strathmore asks Susan to trace the email that was for was send to NDekota. If anything should happen to Tankado, North Dakota is to publish the passcode, making it free to everyone. Tankado left Japan and gave a copy of the passcode, that could unlock Digital Fortress, to an anonymous third party known only as North Dakota. This was publicized and his reputation was ruined. He quit his job and threatened to go public about this. The story behind the TRANSLTR, is that Tankado helped to build it, but was unhappy when he realised that the NSA would be able to use the computer to read the emails of private citizens and saw this as a violation of human rights. The action starts with the computer facing an issue with an unbreakable code called Digital Fortress, which was created by an ex NSA employee, Ensei Tankado.Ĭommander Trevor Strathmore reaches out to the NSA’s head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, for help. ![]() The book presents the TRANSLTR, a code breaker computer. By Dan Brown "Pure genius.Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and accomplished writers in the country." ![]() ![]() ![]() She wants to make choices for him, she doesn't want him to get involved with girls or other people that may have a bad influence on her son. I dislike the fact that Jenny wants Garp to be a perfect child (when he's young). I hate that because I wanted the story to end good, this is very sad because Helen has already lost one of her sons and now she loses Garp and Jenny. I dislike the end of the story, first Jenny dies and later Garp get killed too. The sad thing of this accident is the fact that Walt, the youngest son of Garp and Helen dies and Duncan, the other son, loses one of his eyes. For example: when Helen gives Michael a blow job in his car, Garp crushes the car and Helen bits off Michael's penis. I like the way humour and sadness are used and being alternate in this book, all the things that happen are told in a very realistic and sometimes very funny way. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. 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