Eating the Ashes

Eating the Ashes
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Publisher : Algora Publishing
Total Pages : 222
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780875861654
ISBN-13 : 0875861652
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Eating the Ashes by : Veronica Compton

A rare view of the black depths and occasional rays of light in the evolution of US correctional practices. Having experienced some of the best and worst of penal design and theory, Ms. Compton shares the part that she has found to work, the part from which she managed to achieve survival and growth.

Ashes, Ashes

Ashes, Ashes
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 296
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780545388801
ISBN-13 : 0545388805
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Ashes, Ashes by : Jo Treggiari

A thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and one girl's unyielding courage through the darkest of nightmares.Epidemics, floods, droughts--for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. As the weather continues to rage out of control, and Sweepers clean the streets of plague victims, Lucy survives alone in the wilds of Central Park. But when she's rescued from a pack of hunting dogs by a mysterious boy named Aidan, she reluctantly realizes she can't continue on her own. She joins his band of survivors, yet a new danger awaits her: the Sweepers are looking for her. There's something special about Lucy, and they will stop at nothing to have her.

Ashes

Ashes
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Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ®
Total Pages : 378
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781606842317
ISBN-13 : 1606842315
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Ashes by : Ilsa J. Bick

An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions. When it happens, Alex was hiking in the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP. For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it's now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human. Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling novel about a world that could be ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation.

From the Ashes

From the Ashes
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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781982101213
ISBN-13 : 1982101210
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis From the Ashes by : Jesse Thistle

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.

Drowning Instinct

Drowning Instinct
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Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ®
Total Pages : 309
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781467731935
ISBN-13 : 1467731935
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Drowning Instinct by : Ilsa J. Bick

There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.) Jenna Lord's first sixteen years were not exactly a fairy tale. Her father is a controlling psycho and her mother is a drunk. She used to count on her older brother—until he shipped off to Iraq. And then, of course, there was the time she almost died in a fire. There are stories where the monster gets the girl, and everyone cries for his innocent victim. (This is not one of those stories either.) Mitch Anderson is many things: A dedicated teacher and coach. A caring husband. A man with a certain...magnetism. And there are stories where it's hard to be sure who's a prince and who's a monster, who is a victim and who should live happily ever after. (These are the most interesting stories of all.) Drowning Instinct is a novel of pain, deception, desperation, and love against the odds—and the rules.

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 300
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1933523174
ISBN-13 : 9781933523170
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Ashes to Ashes by : Gwen Hunter

Ashlee Chadwick Davenport has been a widow for only a month when she finds disturbing evidence suggesting that her husband Jack--pillar of the community, church deacon, principled businessman--might have been much less honorable than he seemed. There are recordings of anonymous phone calls alleging Jack was involved in unsavory business transactions. Records of shady land deals. And she finds letters that hint at even darker dealings. Worse, from an emotional standpoint, Ashe discovers racy photos of her deceased husband with her best friend. She feels as if her marriage and her life have been ripped away from her. Her whole existence has been built on lies. All she has left is her daughter and the farm that has been in her family for generations. Then, suddenly, even those things are threatened. Jack's death has left her holding something that someone wants very badly. And they'll do anything to get it. Ashe must draw on her ever-growing anger to find the strength to fight Jack's final legacy: an unknown, unseen enemy.

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780684842677
ISBN-13 : 068484267X
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Angela's Ashes by : Frank McCourt

The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780684874357
ISBN-13 : 0684874350
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Angela's Ashes by : Frank McCourt

A Memoir, about Irish Americans.

Dancing on My Ashes

Dancing on My Ashes
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Publisher : Tate Publishing
Total Pages : 312
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781607998716
ISBN-13 : 1607998718
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Dancing on My Ashes by : Heather Gilion

Holly and Heather share their story and help to walk the reader through the painful yet necessary healing process for when life deals us its harshest blows. Dancing on my ashes soothes and empathizes with the broken heart, while sharing the truth of scripture, and the hope that comes from the heart of God.

The Victorian Book of the Dead

The Victorian Book of the Dead
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Publisher : Kestrel Publications (OH)
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0988192527
ISBN-13 : 9780988192522
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis The Victorian Book of the Dead by : Chris Woodyard

Macabre tales of death and mourning in Victorian America.