Where Are You From?

Author: Yamile Saied Méndez
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063068249
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo. When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Where am I from? You’re from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep.... With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful, lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all backgrounds and of all colors—especially anyone who ever felt that they don’t belong. 2019 Nerdies Fiction Picture Book Award Winner | Silver Medalist for Bank Street College of Education’s Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year | Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2019 |A Mighty Girl’s 2019 Book of the Year | Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2019 "Lyrical language and luminous illustrations. An ideal vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities." —Kirkus (starred review) "An enchanted, hand-in-hand odyssey [and] opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the many, many backgrounds, roots, histories, of those who live in these United States." —Shelf Awareness (starred review) "A much-needed title that is a first purchase for libraries and classrooms." —School Library Journal "This touching book addresses a ubiquitous question for children of color, and in the end, the closeness between the girl and Abuelo shows that no matter the questions, she knows exactly where she’s from." —Booklist "Although the book begins as a gentle riposte to narrow cultural and ethnic categorizations, its conclusion reaches out to all readers, evoking both heritage and the human family." —Publishers Weekly A Spanish-language edition, ¿De dónde eres?, is also available.

Where Are You?

Author: Sarah Williamson
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1524700630
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
"A little green snake follows a little pink snake around the park on a summer day"--

Where Are You: A Child's Book about Loss

Author: Laura Olivieri
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435700910
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
Designed to help children cope with the loss of a loved one and find comfort during this stressful and difficult time.

Momma, where are You From?

Author: Marie Bradby
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780531331057
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Momma describes the special people and surroundings of her childhood, in a place where the edge of town met the countryside, in a time when all the children at school were brown. By the creators of More Than Anything Else.

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Author: Sally Rooney
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374602611
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beautiful World, Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney, the bestselling author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?

Author: Mortada Gzar
Publisher: AmazonCrossing
ISBN: 9781542016575
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
As the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortada Gzar, a student at the University of Baghdad, has a chance encounter with Morise, an African American soldier. It's love at first sight, a threat to them both, and a moment of self-discovery. Challenged by society's rejection and Morise's return to the US, Mortada takes to the page to understand himself.

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

Author: Frank Bruni
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 145553269X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni explains why this mindset is wrong, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors' mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges serve as ideal springboards. And he illuminates how to make the most of them. What matters in the end are students' efforts in and out of the classroom, not the name on their diploma. Where you go isn't who you'll be. Americans need to hear that--and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education.

Where are You Now?

Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416577343
Category : Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
As Carolyn MacKenzie unravels the mystery behind her brother's disappearance ten years ago, she confronts someone close to her that is equally determined to keep his whereabouts secret at any cost.

Start Where You Are

Author: Meera Lee Patel
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
ISBN: 0399174826
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Start Where You Are is a full-colour, passion-inspiring journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, explore their feelings and focus on what matters most. Featuring vibrant hand-lettering and watercolour illustrations, it pairs inspiring quotes with supportive prompts and exercises to spark reflection through writing, drawing, chart-making and more. As beautiful as it is useful, Start Where You Are will make a perfect gift and keepsake as well as a powerful tool for positive change.

Where Are You?

Author: Jonathan Sundy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998479408
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Iz and Norb are best friends, racing to see who can get in the silliest situation. When Iz takes things a bit too far, Norb helps her get back on her feet and push past her fears. This call-and-response, rhyming adventure is fun to read and great for bonding with your own little monster. This is the first book in the Iz and Norb kid's book series.