Just a Drop of Water

Just a Drop of Water PDF

Author: Kerry O'Malley Cerra

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1632202115

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Winner of the Crystal Kite Award, this touching story explores what it mean to be a good friend, how you should react to a bully, and makes the events of September 11th, 2001 personal. In this story about growing up in a difficult part of America’s history, Jake Green is introduced as a cross country runner who wants to be a soldier and an American hero when he grows up. Before he can work far towards these goals, September 11th happens, and it is discovered that one of the hijackers lives in Jake’s town. The children in Jake’s town try to process everything, but they struggle. Jake’s classmate Bobby beats up Jake’s best friend, Sam Madina, just for being an Arab Muslim. According to his own code of conduct, Jake wants to fight Bobby for messing with his best friend. The situation gets more complicated when Sam’s father is detained and interrogated by the FBI. Jake’s mother doubts Sam’s father’s innocence. Jake must choose between believing his parents and leaving Bobby alone or defending Sam.

Heavy Water

Heavy Water PDF

Author: Martin Amis

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-01-05

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0307787397

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A wickedly delightful collection of stories establishing Amis as one of the most versatile and gifted writers of his generation. "Martin Amis is a force unto himself.... There is, quite simply, no one else like him."—The Washington Post "Martin Amis is a stone-solid genius...a dazzling star of wit and insight." —The Wall Street Journal Martin Amis once again demonstrates why he is a modern master of the short story form. In "Career Move," screenwriters struggle for their art, while poets are the darlings of Hollywood. In "Straight Fiction," the love that dare not speak its name calls out to the hero when he encounters a forbidden object of desire—the opposite sex. And in "State of England," Mal, a former "minder to the superstars," discovers how to live in a country where "class and race and gender were supposedly gone."

A Drop of the Sea

A Drop of the Sea PDF

Author: Ingrid Chabbert

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1525301241

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A gorgeous story about devotion and dreams coming true at any age. Ali and his great-grandmother live happily together in a tiny clay house at the edge of the desert. But lately, Ali has begun to notice how his great-grandmother has aged. And one day, he asks if her lifeês dreams have come true. All except one, she says. She had a dream to see the sea, but now she is too old. So, the next morning, Ali sets off to make his great-grandmotherês final dream come true. Heês going to bring the sea to her. Children everywhere will recognize their own best selves in Aliês heroic act of kindness.

The Story of a Drop of Water

The Story of a Drop of Water PDF

Author: Peter Hertzberg

Publisher: Blurb

Published: 2018-10-29

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781518415289

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A small drop of water falls from the clouds, small and weak it longs for power but finds out what real strength is. "The Story of a Drop of Water" is a text-free story told only through its beautiful illustrations.

Water Stories from Around the World

Water Stories from Around the World PDF

Author: Radhika Menon

Publisher: Tulika Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9788181468192

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Age range 8+ A collection of stories from mythology and folklore to focus on the need to protect, conserve and value water. A creative plea to readers to treat water, and, by extension, all life, with respect. Contributors: Amruta Patil, Deepa Balsavar, Sandhya Rao, Zai Whitaker, Niveditha Subramaniam, Radhika Chadha, Suniti Namjoshi, Sowmya Rajendran, Mariam Karim-Ahlawat

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