Look and Find Polly Pocket
Title | Look and Find Polly Pocket PDF eBook |
Author | Colette Moran |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Literary recreations |
ISBN | 9780785311119 |
Behind Closed Doors: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
Title | Behind Closed Doors: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING PDF eBook |
Author | Polly Curtis |
Publisher | Virago |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2022-02-03 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0349014523 |
'BRILLIANT . . . I LOVE THIS BOOK' LEMN SISSAY 'A MUST-READ BOOK' JACQUELINE WILSON 'EXTRAORDINARY' OLIVER BULLOUGH 'EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK' HILARY COTTAM Meet the mother whose children were taken away, and the father who fought for his son. Listen to the radical social worker, the judge, the lawyer. See inside the homes of foster carers, adoptive parents and children in care. Because behind closed doors, a scandal is ongoing. We now remove more children from their parents than ever before, more than any other western country. Not because of a rise in physical or sexual abuse, but because of complex factors that are overlooked and misunderstood. Children's Care is a system where fathers are ignored, and mothers are punished for experiencing abuse. Rife with prejudices about race, ableism and class, determined by a postcode lottery. Blind to poverty and its effects on family life. And, at its very worst, an exercise in social engineering that can never replace parental love. This is not a soft issue. Not a 'women and children' problem. It is a prism through which we can understand the deepest issues at play in politics, economics and society today, and it is happening behind closed doors. Because of legal restrictions against reporting in family courts, the uneasy work of social care and the shame poured on parents, these problems remain out of our sight. They are the subject of horror headlines or stale statistics. But family life is at the heart of who we are as people, and it is they who can help us understand. From North to South, rich and poor, Black and white, these are the people who know, first-hand, what is going wrong - and how we can fix it. These are their stories. 'IMPORTANT' IAN BIRRELL 'VITAL' HANNAH JANE PARKINSON 'ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST JOURNALISTS WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE' MARIANA MAZZUCATO
Pocketful of Posies
Title | Pocketful of Posies PDF eBook |
Author | Salley Mavor |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0618737405 |
An illustrated collection of sixty-four traditional nursery rhymes.
A House Like a Lotus
Title | A House Like a Lotus PDF eBook |
Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2012-02-14 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1466814136 |
By the author of A Wrinkle in Time, the conclusion to the Polly O'Keefe stories finds Polly taking an unforgettable trip to Europe, all by herself. Sixteen-year-old Polly is on her way to the island of Cyprus, where she will work as a gofer. The trip was arranged by Maximiliana Horne, a rich, brilliant artist who, with her longtime companion, Dr. Ursula Heschel, recently became the O'Keefe family's neighbor on Benne Seed Island. Max and Polly formed an instant friendship and Max took over Polly's education, giving her the encouragement and confidence that her isolated upbringing had not. Polly adored Max, even idolized her, until Max betrayed her. In Greece, Polly finds romance, danger, and unique friendships. But can she ever forgive Max? Books by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time Quintet A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time. The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5) The Polly O'Keefe books The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus And Both Were Young Camilla The Joys of Love
Look How Happy I'm Making You
Title | Look How Happy I'm Making You PDF eBook |
Author | Polly Rosenwaike |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385544049 |
"Among the thousands of books for prospective and new parents, I doubt any will make you feel more understood and less alone than this one."—ANTHONY DOERR, author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE “Armed with wit, tenderness and candor, [Look How Happy I'm Making You] helps obliterate any taboos that may still exist surrounding the tribulations of women’s reproductive lives.”—PEOPLE MAGAZINE A candid, ultimately buoyant debut story collection about the realities of the "baby years," whether you're having one or not The women in Polly Rosenwaike's Look How Happy I'm Making You want to be mothers, or aren't sure they want to be mothers, or--having recently given birth--are overwhelmed by what they've wrought. Sharp and unsettling, wry and moving in its depiction of love, friendship, and family, this collection expands the conversation about what having a baby looks like. One woman struggling with infertility deals with the news that her sister is pregnant. Another woman nervous about her biological clock "forgets" to take her birth control while dating a younger man and must confront the possibility of becoming a single parent. Four motherless women who meet in a bar every Mother's Day contend with their losses and what it would mean to have a child. Witty, empathetic, and precisely observed, Look How Happy I'm Making You offers the rare, honest portrayal of pregnancy and new motherhood in a culture obsessed with women's most intimate choices.
Monster High
Title | Monster High PDF eBook |
Author | Lisi Harrison |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-09-05 |
Genre | Cliques (Sociology) |
ISBN | 9780606234597 |
Frankie Stein was created in a laboratory, and when she enters Mount Hood High School camouflaged as a normi, another new student who believes that everyone should be treated equally helps her in her attempts to fit in.
It's Fun to be a Bridesmaid
Title | It's Fun to be a Bridesmaid PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Thompson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780590265928 |
When Polly is a bridesmaid at her uncle's wedding, she is right there to help out when he loses the rings.