The Lauras

Author : Sara Taylor
Publisher : Hogarth
ISBN 13 : 0451496876
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lauras written by Sara Taylor and published by Hogarth. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year From critically acclaimed and Baileys Prize-nominated author Sara Taylor comes a dazzling new novel about youth, identity, and family secrets After a fight with Alex’s father, Ma pulls Alex out of bed and onto a pilgrimage of self-discovery through her own enthralling past. Guided by a memory map of places and people from Ma’s life before motherhood, the pair travels from Virginia to California, each new destination and character revealing secrets, stories, and unfinished business. As Alex’s coming-of-age narrative unfolds across the continent, we meet a cast of riveting and heartwarming characters including brilliant Annie, who seeks the help of Ma and Alex to escape the patriarchal cult in which she was raised, and the tragic young Marisol, whose dreams of becoming a mother end in heartbreak. Slowly, Alex begins to realizes that the road trip is not a string of arbitrary stops, but a journey whose destination is perhaps Ma’s biggest secret of all. Told from the perspective of Alex, a teenager who equates gender identification with unwillingly choosing a side in a war, and written with a stunningly assured lyricism, The Lauras is a fearless study of identity, set against the gorgeously rendered landscape of North America.

Author : Courtenay Stallings
Publisher : Fayetteville Mafia Press
ISBN 13 : 1949024091
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Ghost written by Courtenay Stallings and published by Fayetteville Mafia Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1990, the groundbreaking television series Twin Peaks, co-created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, opened with a murder mystery when a beautiful homecoming queen, wrapped in plastic, washed up on a cold and rocky beach. Laura Palmer's character began as a plot device that triggered a small town to face its fractured self. But after three seasons and a film, Laura Palmer is no longer just a plot device. Instead of solely focusing on the murderer, like most traditional storytelling at the time, the audience gets to know the victim, a complex young woman who explores her sexuality and endures incredible abuse. Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks is an examination of Laura Palmer's legacy on the 30th anniversary of Twin Peaks. Palmer's character was one of the few frank and horrific representations of sexual abuse victims which did not diminish the strength and complexity of the victim. Sheryl Lee, who played Laura Palmer, discusses the challenges of the role and how it has impacted herself as well as women she has met over the years, many of whom are survivors of sexual abuse. The role demanded Lee give all of her vulnerability as an actor to this role. This role is one she cannot escape, one with which she will forever be identified. It's a role that still haunts her today. For many women, this character represents them. Here was a woman who was not just a victim, but who was owning her sexuality as well—a woman coming into her own and discovering her sources of power. This book is a reckoning in which women from the show and community speak about grief, mischief, humor, sexuality, strength, weakness, wickedness, and survival.

Author : William Anderson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060278420
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Album written by William Anderson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1998-10-13 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though best known as the author of the Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder led a full, rich life that spanned almost a century of American history. All through her life Laura saved mementos of her past, including early writings, letters, drawings, and photographs, which have been lovingly preserved in private and public collections across the country. Now, for the first time ever, these photographs, writings, and memorabilia have been gathered together in one incredible volume by noted Little House historian William Anderson. Each gorgeous page of LAURA'S ALBUM is a doorway into the private world of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and offers a unique glimpse of what her life was like. Here is the fascinating true story of this remarkable pioneer woman's life as well as an unforgettable tale of our own American past.

Author : Betsy Haynes
Publisher : Skylark
ISBN 13 : 9780553158717
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Secret written by Betsy Haynes and published by Skylark. This book was released on 1991 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith Masterson, who has been Beth Barry's boyfriend since the sixth grade, decides that he wants to end their relationship. Not sure how to end it, he goes to Jana Morgan for help.

Author : Klaus Baumgart
Publisher : Little Tiger Press
ISBN 13 : 9781848951129
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Star written by Klaus Baumgart and published by Little Tiger Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura and Sophie are best friends. They are even growing their own friendship tree! But one day, Laura's brother, Tommy, accidentally breaks the sapling. What will Sophie say? Will their friendship be ruined? Maybe Laura's special friend, the star, can help her out once more.

Author : Klaus Baumgart
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780613931144
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Christmas Star written by Klaus Baumgart and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her family's Christmas trip has to be cancelled, Laura finds a way to create a special kind of magic for the holiday, with the help of her own special star.

Author : Klaus Baumgart
Publisher : Little Tiger Press
ISBN 13 : 9781854309556
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Secret written by Klaus Baumgart and published by Little Tiger Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura and her little brother Tommy make a kite to take to the park on a windy day, but it doesn't fly very well. Over and over, the kite drifts back down to the ground and the bullies at the park tease them. Tommy is disappointed. Laura secretly calls upon her "special friend" a glittering star, who sprinkles magical stardust on the kite that will make it fly as high as the stars! Now the bullies at the park won't tease Tommy anymore. Klaus Baumgart gives us another charming story of magic and love featuring the big-hearted Laura and her best friend, a special, glittering star.

Author : Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606158398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laura's Ma written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura, her mother, and other family members share many exciting adventures while living as pioneers on the American frontier.

Author : Kathy Kacer
Publisher : Second Story Press
ISBN 13 : 1926739167
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of Laura's Twin written by Kathy Kacer and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura has just three weeks to go before her Jewish becoming of age ceremony, called a Bat Mitzvah, when she is assigned a special project. She is to read the diary of Sara Gittler, a young girl her own age who was imprisoned by the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Sara never had the chance to celebrate her coming of age, so Laura is to learn about Sara's life and then share her Bat Mitzvah with her "twin" by speaking of her at the ceremony. Reluctant to undertake the project at first, Laura quickly becomes caught up by Sara's struggle to survive. Sara's diary unfolds with the details of her daily life in the Ghetto, a world full of fear, confusion, tragedy and above all, courage. From Sara's brave story in the past, Laura learns how to find the courage to confront the possibility of a friend's current involvement in the desecration of a Jewish cemetery.

Author : Jakki Frances
Publisher : Clare Burns
ISBN 13 : 9781092428286
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Destroying Laura written by Jakki Frances and published by Clare Burns. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can be tricky. Struggling to work out who she is and to find her place in the word Laura finds out exactly how tricky. Find out how easy it was for the good girl to become the good fiance and then slip down the slope from dating machine to 'good time girl'.