In The Shadow Of The Banyan

2012-09-13 Fiction

Author : Vaddey Ratner
Release : 2012-09-13
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 619/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In The Shadow Of The Banyan written by Vaddey Ratner. This book was released on 2012-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday

Cuba in My Pocket

2021-09-21 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Adrianna Cuevas
Release : 2021-09-21
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 683/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Cuba in My Pocket written by Adrianna Cuevas. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author's family history. “I don’t remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba.” When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro’s power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba’s family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with the prospect of living in another country by himself, Cumba tries to remember the sound of his father’s clarinet, the smell of his mother’s lavender perfume. Life in the United States presents a whole new set of challenges. Lost in a sea of English speakers, Cumba has to navigate a new city, a new school, and new freedom all on his own. With each day, Cumba feels more confident in his new surroundings, but he continues to wonder: Will his family ever be whole again? Or will they remain just out of reach, ninety miles across the sea? A Kirkus Best Children's Book of the Year "...Cuevas’ latest is a triumph of the heart...A compassionate, emotionally astute portrait of a young Cuban in exile." —Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW "Cuevas’ intense and immersive account of a Cuban boy’s experience after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion brings a specific point in history alive." —Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Cuevas packs this sophomore novel with palpable emotions and themes of friendship, love, longing, and trauma, attentively conveying tumultuous historical events from the lens of one young refugee." — Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

My American Dream

2021 Clinton (Iowa)

Author : Anis Ansari (M.D.)
Release : 2021
Genre : Clinton (Iowa)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book My American Dream written by Anis Ansari (M.D.). This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book describes the true journey of a young boy whom God Almighty chose to bring from the rural north part of India to the United States and to develop into an inspirational story. It highlights my biography, beliefs, practices, struggles, accomplishments, passion in life, and my patients' experiences and appreciations." -- provided by publisher.

My American Dream

2018-06-06 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Nekemiah Muzazibwa
Release : 2018-06-06
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 169/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book My American Dream written by Nekemiah Muzazibwa. This book was released on 2018-06-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting and thrilling book is about an African child who together with his family immigrate to the United States with the hopes of bettering their future and achieving the American Dream. Through assimilation, good upbringing, and excellent education everything looked promising for this child until the trials and tribulations he confronted by being afflicted with MS, unlike his siblings, and the subsequent physical and mental difficulty he faced coping with that disease. My hope is that this book will be educational to everyone who reads it as they will get insight into the physical and mental challenges in the lives of people facing MS and the life altering effects of it on our dreams.

Lockdown

2009-10-27 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Alexander Gordon Smith
Release : 2009-10-27
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 913/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Lockdown written by Alexander Gordon Smith. This book was released on 2009-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

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