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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
by Adeline Yen MahA riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s.A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.Following the success of the critically acclaimed adult bestseller Falling Leaves, this memoir is a moving telling of the classic Cinderella story, with Adeline Yen Mah providing her own courageous voice. Includes 6-page photo insert.From the Hardcover edition.
Chinese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Frederick H. MartensTalking animals, imperiled princesses, clever cowherds, and other intriguing characters populate this engaging collection of authentic Chinese fairy tales. Among them are a wide variety of fables, legends of the gods, ghost stories, myths, and more.Included in this modestly priced compilation are such favorite stories as "Why Dog and Cat Are Enemies," "The Flower-Elves," "The Dragon-Princess," "The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away," "The Bird with Nine Heads," and many others. Enhanced by 18 charming illustrations, Chinese Fairy Tales offers a captivating series of tine-honored tales sure to enchant children, adults, and any lover of folklore.
Chipper
by James Lincoln CollierIt's 1895 in New York City. Hard times have hit, and life isn't going to get noticeably better any time soon. Almost thirteen-year-old Chipper Carey is running with the Midnight Rats kid gang just to survive. Chipper doesn't normally like to think beyond the present. His past has been bad enough! Ma died of consumption when he was six. His short-lived stay with Aunt Millie and Uncle Bert consisted of endless beatings. He never even knew his father. Sure, Chipper feels badly about the gang's stealing and fighting. He knows Ma wouldn't have approved. He knows she wanted and expected a respectable life for him. What does it matter that even he sometimes feels he's different, maybe even better, than the rest of the gang? What ultimately has to matter is reality, and without the Midnight Rats, Chipper would have nothing. He'd starve. He'd face thrashings more serious than those inflicted by the police. Worst of all, he'd be alone. Fortunately for Chipper, fate takes over and introduces him to the wealthy Miss Sibley. For once, it becomes possible for him to forget that the rich are the enemy. For once, like his Ma, someone else believes that he really was meant for something better.
Chispas Level 1 2nd edn
by Rosa Maria Martin Martyn EllisA primary Spanish course that fosters active communication through the teaching of everyday vocabulary and structures that children can immediately use to talk about their own lives. - Introduces children to Spanish using songs, activities and reinforcement exercises- Develops speaking and listening skills through the use of simple audio texts with visuals- Presents clear lesson objectives and displays new words in attractive Word Boxes- Includes Grammar Boxes which take children through new grammar points they ha ve learned- Provides a variety of stimulating activities, using co-operative learning- Easy to use by both specialist and non-specialist teachers.- Ensure affective use of the series with free teacher's notes available at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/chispas-teachers
Chispas Level 2 2nd edn
by Rosa Maria Martin Martyn EllisA primary Spanish course that fosters active communication through the teaching of everyday vocabulary and structures that children can immediately use to talk about their own lives. - Introduces children to Spanish using songs, activities and reinforcement exercises- Develops speaking and listening skills through the use of simple audio texts with visuals- Presents clear lesson objectives and displays new words in attractive Word Boxes- Includes Grammar Boxes which take children through new grammar points they ha ve learned- Provides a variety of stimulating activities, using co-operative learning- Easy to use by both specialist and non-specialist teachers.- Ensure affective use of the series with free teacher's notes available at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/chispas-teachers
Chispas Level 3 2nd edn
by Rosa Maria Martin Martyn EllisA primary Spanish course that fosters active communication through the teaching of everyday vocabulary and structures that children can immediately use to talk about their own lives. - Introduces children to Spanish using songs, activities and reinforcement exercises- Develops speaking and listening skills through the use of simple audio texts with visuals- Presents clear lesson objectives and displays new words in attractive Word Boxes- Includes Grammar Boxes which take children through new grammar points they ha ve learned- Provides a variety of stimulating activities, using co-operative learning- Easy to use by both specialist and non-specialist teachers.- Ensure affective use of the series with free teacher's notes available at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/chispas-teachers
Chispas Level 4 2nd edn
by Rosa Maria Martin Martyn EllisA primary Spanish course that fosters active communication through the teaching of everyday vocabulary and structures that children can immediately use to talk about their own lives. - Introduces children to Spanish using songs, activities and reinforcement exercises- Develops speaking and listening skills through the use of simple audio texts with visuals- Presents clear lesson objectives and displays new words in attractive Word Boxes- Includes Grammar Boxes which take children through new grammar points they ha ve learned- Provides a variety of stimulating activities, using co-operative learning- Easy to use by both specialist and non-specialist teachers.- Ensure affective use of the series with free teacher's notes available at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/chispas-teachers
Chloe Does Yale: A Novel
by Natalie KrinskyA sparkling first novel by Natalie Krinsky, the witty, provocative sex columnist for the Yale Daily News. Chloe Carrington is a typical Yale student, except that along with toiling through the usual grind of coursework, she pens a notorious and much-dished-over sex column for the campus newspaper. This touch of fame has wrought havoc on her social and love life, turning it literally into an open book. Chloe doesn't help matters much; she likes to share and can't resist divulging the gory details of her most recent date (or lack thereof) in her column, baring her soul for all to see. Like her friends, she dreams of hooking up with Mr. Right, at least for a little while--but that proves even more arduous than participating in Yale's notorious "shopping" session (a two-week period in which students are encouraged to take as many classes as possible, in order to decide what courses to enroll in for that semester). As Chloe probes the campus hot spots, we get a peek at just what goes on behind the Ivy League's dormitory doors--from drinking at Toad's to "Exotic Erotic" (Yale's answer to a Hugh Hefner'style Playboy party, complete with coeds in skimpy bikinis). Teeming with exuberance and late-night shenanigans, Natalie Krinsky's novel is filled with humor and candor about typical college situations both inside and outside the dorm room.
Chloe by Design: Design Destiny (Chloe By Design Ser.)
by Margaret GurevichAs the design competition progresses, contestants are eliminated until only three are left for the final challenge: Chloe, Nina, and Derek--but only one can win the grand prize of an internship in New York.
Chloe by Design: Design Diva (Chloe By Design Ser.)
by Margaret GurevichSixteen-year-old Chloe Montgomery is a fashion addict fromSanta Cruz, California, who loves to design her own clothes, so when herfavorite show, Design Diva, announces a new show, Teen Design Diva, she decides to audition — though with some trepidation.
Chloe by Design: The First Cut (Chloe By Design Ser.)
by Margaret GurevichBoth sixteen-year-old Chloe Montgomery and her long time rival, Nina, have made it through the first round of the California Teen Design Diva audition--but more rounds lie ahead and each round promises to be more challenging than the one before.
Chloe by Design: Unraveling (Chloe By Design Ser.)
by Margaret GurevichHaving made it all the way through the Teen Design Diva auditions, sixteen-year-old Chloe Montgomery and her long-time rival, Nina, have arrived in New York where the rest of the competition will be filmed--and the contestants will face seven challenges, and the first takes them to the Central Park Zoo.
Chocolate-Covered Baloney (Confessions of April Grace)
by K. D. MccriteThe last thing April Grace wants is more change in her life--but that's exactly what she gets! Plus, April has a new mystery to solve when Myra Sue starts sneaking around and acting very suspicious!From snooty new neighbors to starting junior high to getting a new baby brother to having her grandmother get a boyfriend, April Grace has had enough change to last until she is at least 87 years old.But when it rains, it pours, and April Grace is in for the ride of her life when her prissy, citified neighbor Isabel becomes her gym teacher and a long-lost relative suddenly reappears and throws everything into a tizzy. On top of that, April's sister, Myra Sue, has been hiding something and sneaking around. April needs to find out what is going on before her silly sister gets herself into trouble again. More important, will April find the grace she needs to handle her topsy-turvy life and forgive past wrongs?Girls will fall in love with April's humor and completely relate to her as she deals with family, friends, drama, and both the humor and the heartache that are part of growing up.
Choices
by Deborah Lynn JacobsSHIFTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE REALITIES A teenage girl consumed by guilt over her brother's death tries to find a universe in which he is still alive.Sticky notes rim the mirror in rainbow colors. REMEMBER. DON'T FORGET HIM. READ THE NOTEBOOK. Remember what? Remember who? And what's this about a notebook? There's another note, bottom center of the mirror. THE DREAMS ARE REAL.In an unconscious effort to find her dead brother, Kathleen slips between universes. Choices begins in one dimension, then fractures into four distinct voices with every deision Kathleen/Kay/Kate/Kathy makes.
Choices in Literature (Bronze)
by Globe FearonThis book engages the student in reading to learn, the more you read, the more to learn about the outside world, expounding your creativity; increase the choices they make in life; by reading actively you gain skills that will bring you to a successful life.
Choke
by Diana LopezA heartfelt novel about the disturbing "choking game" trend -- and one girl's struggle for self-acceptance.If she could -- if her parents would let her -- eighth-grader Windy would change everything about herself. She'd get highlights in her hair, a new wardrobe; she'd wear makeup. But nothing ever changes. The mean girls at school are still mean, and Windy's best friend Elena is still more interested in making up words than talking about boys. And then one day, Windy gets the change she's been looking for. New girl Nina -- impossibly cool, confident, and not afraid of anyone -- starts hanging out with Windy! Nina even wants to be "breath sisters." Windy isn't sure what that means, exactly, but she knows she wants to find out. It sounds even better than a BFF. Windy is right, at first. Being a breath sister gains her a whole new set of friends, girls she feels closer to and cooler with than anyone else. But her inclusion in the new crowd comes at a dangerous price. Windy wants to change everything about her life ... but is she really willing to give up everything in the process?
Chosen: Includes Four Complete Novelschosen, Infidel, Renegade, And Chaos (The Lost Books #1)
by Ted DekkerThink with your heart and prepare to die . . . for you have been Chosen. Thomas Hunter, supreme commander of the Forest Guard, has seen a great evil decimate much of his beautiful world. With a dwindling army and an epic threat, Thomas is forced to supplement his fighters with new recruits ages 16 and 17. From thousands, four will be chosen to lead a special mission. Unknown to Thomas, the chosen four are redirected to a different endgame. They must find the seven lost Books of History before the Dark One. For these seven books have immense power over the past, present, and future, controlling not only the destiny of their world . . . but that of ours as well.
Chosen: Super Special (Canterwood Crest)
by Jessica BurkhartLauren Towers has always had one dream: to be a professional equestrian, competing with the best of the best. Natch, she's applied for a highly coveted spot at Canterwood Crest Academy. But while she waits to see if she gets in, Lauren is left contemplating her life in Union, Connecticut and the horrible accident that brought her there. Suddenly, Lauren is left wondering: even if she does get into Canterwood, will her past make her stronger or will it stand in the way of her future as an equestrian for good?
Christ Reveals God's Mystery
by Peter M. EspositoStudent Books use contemporary references and materials paired with Scripture, prayer, key events in church history, and faith vocabulary. Each chapter begins with a timeline. The "Faith Connection" feature makes faith more applicable to the students' lives. They discover the impact faith has had on their lives and the lives of those around them. Every chapter ends with the "Chapter Prayer" and an opportunity for each student to summarize what he or she has learned in the "To Help You Remember" section.
Christ in the Liturgy
by Peter M. EspositoBe My Disciples for Junior High offers a comprehensive religious formation programfor grades 7-8. Through four thematic-semester titles, schools and parishes empower students, their families, teachers, and catechists to further deepen their life-long relationship with Christ.
Christ in the New Testament
by Peter M. EspositoA student edition that helps them in their day to day spiritual lives as they learn about their faith and the impact it has in their lives. Each chapter begins with a timeline and end with a chapter prayer as they reflect what they have learnt in the chapters before
Christian Heroes - Then And Now - William Carey: Obliged To Go (Christian Heroes Ser.)
by Janet Benge Geoff BengeWilliam Carey, "the father of modern missions," displayed a single-minded determination to bring the gospel to the people of India (1761-1834).
Christian Heroes: Soup, Soap, And Salvation
by Janet Benge Geoff BengeHorrified by the poverty and human misery in industrial England, General William Booth and his Salvation Army brought the gospel and life-changing social services to the outcasts of society (1829-1912).
Christy Miller Collection, Vol 2 (The Christy Miller Collection #2)
by Robin Jones GunnSurprise Endings: Cheerleading tryouts are coming up, and Christy Miller is giving it all she's got. The competition is tough and some of the girls are just rude, but Christy thinks she has a good chance to make the squad. Meanwhile prom is just around the corner, and Christy hopes her parents will make an exception to their "no dating until sixteen" rule. She'd love to go with Todd to his prom! But nothing turns out as Christy had planned. As the surprises keep coming, can Christy respond with grace...and maybe even spring a surprise of her own? -- Island Dreamer: Christy Miller is spending her sixteenth birthday on Maui with her family, Todd, and Paula, her best friend from Wisconsin! What could be better? But Christy soon finds that she and Paula don't have as much in common anymore. Paula's obsessed with having a boyfriend...even if it means stealing Todd from Christy! Will he choose Paula over her? Or will the islands send Christy dreaming in new directions? -- A Heart Full of Hope : Christy Miller is sixteen, and that means she can finally date! Rick has waited months for this, and he has a whole list of dates planned. He's not happy about her early curfews and weekend job, but Christy knows her parents aren't about to negotiate on those points. Really, she's dazzled to be pursued by such a thoughtful guy. So why does she feel overwhelmed? Where does Todd fit into her life now? And can any guy really fulfill all her hopes?
Christy Miller Collection, Vol 3 (The Christy Miller Collection #3)
by Robin Jones GunnThe first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever. But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she'll fit in. A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy's high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments. Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she'll do next, and surfer Todd keeps showing up while popular Rick has determined to get her full attention! As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her God-loving friends find out what it means to be a "peculiar treasure." Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments. Whether you're meeting her for the first time or have known her for years-- Christy Is a Forever Friend.