The January Children

Author : Safia Elhillo
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803295987
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The January Children written by Safia Elhillo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. The poems mythologize family histories until they break open, using them to explore aspects of Sudan's history of colonial occupation, dictatorship, and diaspora. Several of the poems speak to the late Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafez, who addressed many of his songs to the asmarani--an Arabic term of endearment for a brown-skinned or dark-skinned person. Elhillo explores Arabness and Africanness and the tensions generated by a hyphenated identity in those two worlds.

Author : Andrea Alban Gosline
Publisher : Scholastic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780439672689
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book January's Child written by Andrea Alban Gosline and published by Scholastic Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhymed text and illustrations describe characteristics of babies born in each month of the year.

Author : Michael Schofield
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307719103
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book January First written by Michael Schofield and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Schofield’s daughter January is at the mercy of her imaginary friends, except they aren’t the imaginary friends that most young children have; they are hallucinations. And January is caught in the conflict between our world and their world, a place she calls Calalini. Some of these hallucinations, like “24 Hours,” are friendly and some, like “400 the Cat” and “Wednesday the Rat,” bite and scratch her until she does what they want. They often tell her to scream at strangers, jump out of buildings, and attack her baby brother. At six years old, January Schofield, “Janni,” to her family, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the worst mental illnesses known to man. What’s more, schizophrenia is 20 to 30 times more severe in children than in adults and in January’s case, doctors say, she is hallucinating 95 percent of the time that she is awake. Potent psychiatric drugs that would level most adults barely faze her. A New York Times bestseller, January First captures Michael and his family's remarkable story in a narrative that forges new territory within books about mental illness. In the beginning, readers see Janni’s incredible early potential: her brilliance, and savant-like ability to learn extremely abstract concepts. Next, they witnesses early warning signs that something is not right, Michael’s attempts to rationalize what’s happening, and his descent alongside his daughter into the abyss of schizophrenia. Their battle has included a two-year search for answers, countless medications and hospitalizations, allegations of abuse, despair that almost broke their family apart and, finally, victories against the illness and a new faith that they can create a life for Janni filled with moments of happiness. A compelling, unsparing and passionate account, January First vividly details Schofield’s commitment to bring his daughter back from the edge of insanity. It is a father’s soul-baring memoir of the daily struggles and challenges he and his wife face as they do everything they can to help Janni while trying to keep their family together.

Author : Reader and Dyer Lea and Co We Longmans
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780526244195
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From January to December: A Book for Children written by Reader and Dyer Lea and Co We Longmans and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Detroit Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Catalog written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Safia Elhillo
Publisher : One World
ISBN 13 : 0593229495
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Girls That Never Die written by Safia Elhillo and published by One World. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate poems that explore feminine shame and violence and imagine what liberation from these threats might look like, from the award-winning author of The January Children “Endlessly compelling . . . a book that gives us courage, despite all the despairing records of history.”—Ilya Kaminsky, author of Dancing in Odessa and Deaf Republic In Girls That Never Die, award-winning poet Safia Elhillo reinvents the epic to explore Muslim girlhood and shame, the dangers of being a woman, and the myriad violences enacted and imagined against women’s bodies. Drawing from her own life and family histories, as well as cultural myths and news stories about honor killings and genital mutilation, she interlaces the everyday traumas of growing up a girl under patriarchy with magical realist imaginings of rebellion, autonomy, and power. Elhillo writes a new world: women escape their stonings by birds that carry the rocks away; slain girls grow into two, like the hydra of lore, sprouting too numerous to ever be eradicated; circles of women are deemed holy, protected. Ultimately, Girls That Never Die is about wrestling ourselves from the threats of violence that constrain our lives, and instead looking to freedom and questioning: [what if i will not die] [what will govern me then]

Author : Watty Piper
Publisher : Price Stern Sloan
ISBN 13 : 9780448420011
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bumper Book written by Watty Piper and published by Price Stern Sloan. This book was released on 1946 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enchanting, timeless children's classics by A.A. MilneRobert Louis Stevenson and more. Includes "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat", "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", as well as other beloved favorites.

Author : Arthur Ginolfi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1680995286
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tiny Snowflake written by Arthur Ginolfi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is God’s special purpose for you? Swirling her way through a quiet, wintry night, Lacy the snowflake longs to discover what makes her special. All the other snowflakes around her all seem to have their special purpose, whether it’s making the snow soft or deep or slippery. But what is Lacy’s purpose? With a little help from friends along the way, she soon finds her unique place among God’s creation. Filled with bright illustrations and simple language, this beautiful and touching picture book teaches your child that everyone has their special purpose in God’s creation, including them. Parents and children alike will find enjoyment from The Tiny Snowflake.

Author : Safia Elhillo
Publisher : Make Me a World
ISBN 13 : 0593177088
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home Is Not a Country written by Safia Elhillo and published by Make Me a World. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.

Author : Kate Constable
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760873896
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The January Stars written by Kate Constable and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When twelve-year-old Clancy and her fourteen-year-old sister, Tash, visit their Pa at his aged-care facility, they have no idea that the three of them will soon set out on an intrepid adventure. Along the way there are many challenges for Tash and Clancy to overcome and in the process, they discover their own resourcefulness and resilience and demonstrate their heartfelt love for their grandfather. 'A warm-hearted tale of the complications and magic of family life.' WENDY ORR