Brave New Wanda

Download or read book Brave New Wanda written by Lynda Rutledge and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanda is eyeballing every man leaving the entrance of the hospital in Dallas. She's been there all afternoon - ever since her stepfather, drunk after her mother's funeral, yelled out the secret nobody was ever supposed to know: Wanda's daddy wasn't her daddy, and not even her dead mama knew his name - because Wanda was made with donor sperm.

Download or read book Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale written by Lynda Rutledge and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE CLAIRE DARLING—A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CATHERINE DENEUVE! When a wealthy woman decides to sell all of her worldly possessions, she unearths the secrets of her family’s past in this charming debut. On the last day of the millennium, sassy Faith Bass Darling, the richest old lady in Bass, Texas, decides to have a garage sale. With help from a couple of neighborhood boys, Faith lugs her priceless Louis XV elephant clock, countless Tiffany lamps, and everything else in her nineteenth-century mansion out onto her long, sloping lawn. Why is a recluse of twenty years suddenly selling off her dearest possessions? Because God told her to. As the townspeople grab up five generations of heirlooms, everyone drawn to the sale—including Faith’s long-lost daughter—finds that the antiques not only hold family secrets but also inspire some of life’s most important questions: Do our possessions possess us? What are we without our memories? Is there life after death or second chances here on earth? And is Faith really selling that Tiffany lamp for $1? READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

Download or read book Wanda's Words Got Stuck written by Lucy Rowland and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanda the witch is so shy she can’t talk at school. No matter how hard she tries, the words simply won't come out. But when another quiet little witch named Flo joins her class, it seems that Wanda’s not the only one who gets nervous sometimes. Then disaster strikes at the school-wide magic contest. Will Wanda have the courage to shout out the magic words and save her new friend?

Download or read book Middle Child written by Wanda Coley and published by Bilbo Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are reminded of an earlier time when a more unified country is reflected in a family that is proud of being a member of its community in a beautiful and bountiful America. Born the middle child of middle class parents in Middle America on the heels of the Great Depression, Wanda Bjornlie is embraced by the warmth and protection of her brothers and parents. As World War II demands the sacrifices and attention of every U.S. citizen, the prairies of western Minnesota provide an idyllic life for a young girl and her four siblings. Nourished by the love and security of her family, Wanda ventures into a brave new world of the big city and a new career, and is eventually thrust into the tense climate of a racially charged South in the sixties.

Download or read book Sister to Courage : Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sister to Courage, Wanda takes us inside the world she shared with Viola and ten other brothers and sisters. Through touching and often hilarious stories, she traces the roots of courage and ambition, good fun and dignity, of the household that produced Viola Desmond. Tough and compassionate, Viola shines through beyond the moment she was carried out of Roseland movie theatre for refusing to sit I the blacks-only section. Viola emerges as a defender of family and a successful entrepreneur whose momentum was blocked by racism. With honesty and wit, Wanda Robson tells her own brave story, giving new life to two remarkable women and the family she loved.

Download or read book We Are Not The Zoo written by Wanda Taylor and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry the Lion, Manny the Monkey, and Pico the Panda are bored at the zoo. They decide to dress up and take their instruments to Bell Street. At first, the people of Bell Street are afraid, and run to hide. Then a brave little girl with a maraca joins the zoo animals and starts dancing. The neighbors see this and start to come outside. Soon, everyone is in the street dancing to the music.

Download or read book Little Thumb written by Dionne, Wanda and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Thumb recounts rhyming reasons why it really should not go into its owner's mouth.