The Hired Girl

Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763679437
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
Winner of the 2016 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction A 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her delicious wit and keen eye to early twentieth-century America in a moving yet comedic tour de force. Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself—because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of—a woman with a future. Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz relates Joan’s journey from the muck of the chicken coop to the comforts of a society household in Baltimore (Electricity! Carpet sweepers! Sending out the laundry!), taking readers on an exploration of feminism and housework; religion and literature; love and loyalty; cats, hats, and bunions.

Boarding School Syndrome

Author: Joy Schaverien
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317506588
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
Boarding School Syndrome is an analysis of the trauma of the 'privileged' child sent to boarding school at a young age. Innovative and challenging, Joy Schaverien offers a psychological analysis of the long-established British and colonial preparatory and public boarding school tradition. Richly illustrated with pictures and the narratives of adult ex-boarders in psychotherapy, the book demonstrates how some forms of enduring distress in adult life may be traced back to the early losses of home and family. Developed from clinical research and informed by attachment and child development theories ‘Boarding School Syndrome’ is a new term that offers a theoretical framework on which the psychotherapeutic treatment of ex-boarders may build. Divided into four parts, History: In the Name of Privilege; Exile and Healing; Broken Attachments: A Hidden Trauma, and The Boarding School Body, the book includes vivid case studies of ex-boarders in psychotherapy. Their accounts reveal details of the suffering endured: loss, bereavement and captivity are sometimes compounded by physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Here, Joy Schaverien shows how many boarders adopt unconscious coping strategies including dissociative amnesia resulting in a psychological split between the 'home self' and the 'boarding school self'. This pattern may continue into adult life, causing difficulties in intimate relationships, generalized depression and separation anxiety amongst other forms of psychological distress. Boarding School Syndrome demonstrates how boarding school may damage those it is meant to be a reward and discusses the wider implications of this tradition. It will be essential reading for psychoanalysts, Jungian analysts, psychotherapists, art psychotherapists, counsellors and others interested in the psychological, cultural and international legacy of this tradition including ex-boarders and their partners.

The Dragonfly Pool

Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0230737919
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
'Blending history and tragedy with an irresistible wit and verve.' – The Times The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson is an exciting story of friendship and determination during the Second World War, from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea and The Star of Kazan. Illustrated with a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey. Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more interesting place than Tally ever imagined, and an exciting school trip to the beautiful and luscious kingdom of Bergania whisks Tally into an unexpected adventure . . . Will she be able to save her new friend, Prince Karil, from terrible danger before it's too late?

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Author: Mary Ann Shaffer
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408803313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
The beloved, life-affirming international bestseller which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide - now a major film starring Lily James, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton To give them hope she must tell their story It's 1946. The war is over, and Juliet Ashton has writer's block. But when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey – a total stranger living halfway across the Channel, who has come across her name written in a second hand book – she enters into a correspondence with him, and in time with all the members of the extraordinary Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Through their letters, the society tell Juliet about life on the island, their love of books – and the long shadow cast by their time living under German occupation. Drawn into their irresistible world, Juliet sets sail for the island, changing her life forever.

Boarding School Juliet

Author: Yousuke Kaneda
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642129860
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
After a river rescue gone awry, Inuzuka has lost his memories! The amnesiac Inuzuka is practically a different person, who proceeds to throw Dahlia Academy into confusion with a myriad of misunderstandings, like mistaking Hasuki for his girlfriend and Maru for his bestie. To get his memories back, mutual arch-enemies Persia and Hasuki will have to do the unthinkable—team up!! Can their love bring the real Inuzuka back in time for the upcoming prefect election?

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie 12

Author: Keigo Maki
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN: 1684919533
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
While spending time with Izumi on Valentine's Day, Kamiya's usual quiet calm is sorely tested by her conflicting emotions. Somehow, Shikimori is the one who helps Kamiya sort out her feelings for Izumi, leading to a Valentine's Day with celebrations rather than lamentations. A winter date at the ice-skating rink has Shikimori and Izumi in a role-reversal! The skilled athlete is wobbly on the ice and the cursed klutz is surprisingly steady. But when Izumi's bad luck strikes, even shaky skates can't stop Shikimori from saving the day.

Country Life

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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 976

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Boarding School Juliet 12

Author: Yousuke Kaneda
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632369613
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Romeo and Juliet high school rom-com manga that inspired the anime! Rival dorms on an extravagant island campus fight a schoolyard war, but can two star-crossed lovers keep their budding relationship a secret? I Have Forgot Why I Did Call Thee Back After a river rescue gone awry, Inuzuka loses his memories--on the day of his and Persia's one-year anniversary! The amnesiac Inuzuka is practically a different person, who proceeds to throw Dahlia Academy into confusion with a myriad of misunderstandings, like mistaking Hasuki for his girlfriend. To get his memories back, archenemies Persia and Hasuki will have to do the unthinkable--team up!

Calendar

Author: Bryn Mawr College
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1108

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The Dial

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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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