Francie

Francie

Author: Karen English

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2007-12-26

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1429929642

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A distinctive new voice in children's fiction Francie lives with her mother and younger brother, Prez, in rural Alabama, where all three work and wait. Francie's father is trying to get settled in Chicago so he can move his family up North. Unfortunately, he's made promises he hasn't kept, and Francie painfully learns that her dreams of starting junior high school in an integrated urban classroom will go unfulfilled. Amid the day-to-day grind of working odd jobs for wealthy white folks on the other side of town, Francie becomes involved in helping a framed young black man to escape arrest -- a brave gesture, but one that puts the entire black community in danger. In this vivid portrait of a girl in the pre--Civil Rights era South, first-time novelist Karen English completes Francie's world using lively vernacular and a wide array of flesh-and-blood characters. Francie is a 2000 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book.


Miss Francie's Folly

Miss Francie's Folly

Author: Fran Baker

Publisher: Belgrave House

Published: 2011-04-13

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1610845250

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Three years ago Francie Hampton shocked the ton by jilting Sir Thomas Spencer at their bethrothal ball when she discovered that he kept several lightskirts. How dare Sir Thomas now ask to marry her sister! Gentle Mary should not be married to a proud, tyrannical rake. But Francie protested too much against the man who long ago had won her heart...though not her hand. Regency Romance by Fran Baker; originally published by Belgrave House/Regency Reads


Barbie Doll's Cousin Francie & Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World of Fashion

Barbie Doll's Cousin Francie & Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World of Fashion

Author: Joe Blitman

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875884493

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Barbie RM doll's cousin Francie, who celebrated her 30th anniversary in 1996, is showcased with the hottest mod fashions and accessories! Blitman has chronicled Francie's 30-year fashion history from the psychedelic world of mini-skirts, bell-bottoms, hip huggers, tie-dyed colors, go-go boots and other accessories. 450 color photos.


Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings

Author: Francie Latour

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1773060422

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Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, and familiar sights soon follow — the boys selling water ice by the pink cathedral, the tap tap buses in the busy streets, the fog and steep winding road to her aunt’s home in the mountains. The girl has always loved Auntie Luce’s paintings — the houses tucked into the hillside, colorful fishing boats by the water, heroes who fought for and won the country’s independence. Through Haiti’s colors, the girl comes to understand this place her family calls home. And when the moment finally comes to have her own portrait painted for the first time, she begins to see herself in a new way, tracing her own history and identity through her aunt’s brush. Includes an author’s note and a glossary.


Our World of Dumplings

Our World of Dumplings

Author: Francie Dekker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-09-06

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1499814208

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This delicious story celebrates the many different types of dumplings that exist in our world and how food brings people and cultures together! My nose leads me from my room, through the kitchen, and out of our apartment. Scents swirl in the stairwell of our building. I can smell garlic sautéing. Ginger simmering. Tomatoes stewing on a stovetop. An apartment complex is having a dumpling festival, and all the kids are excited to watch and help each family cook up different versions of the delicious treats. From kreplach to khinkali and Johnny cakes to jiao zi, each household has its own way of making dumplings, uniquely hand-crafted and based upon their culture. As the children wrap, cook, and eat all the different types of dumplings, they learn how dumplings are the ultimate labor of love! Underscoring the power of food to both bring us together and help us celebrate our differences, Our World of Dumplings is a rich story that shows the tender relationship between food and company and its natural ability to create a sense of community-and will leave you hungry for more!


Pim & Francie

Pim & Francie

Author: Al Columbia

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Published: 2017-01-25

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1606993046

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Collecting more than a decade’s worth of excavations, comic strips, animation stills, storybook covers, and much more, this broken jigsaw puzzle of a graphic novel tells the story of Pim & Francie ― childlike male and female imps ― whose irresponsible antics get them into horrific, fantastic trouble. The brilliant, fairy tale-like backdrops hint at further layers of reality lurking under every gingerbread house or behind every sunny afternoon. Their loosely defined relationship only contributes to the existential fear that lingers underneath the various perils they are subjected to, which are threaded together by text and notes by the artist.


Why the Wealthy Give

Why the Wealthy Give

Author: Francie Ostrower

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1997-04-22

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0691015880

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Philanthropy and Status Boundaries among the Elite. Religion, Ethnicity, and Jewish Philanthropy. Gender, Marriage, and Philanthropy. Education, Culture, and the Institutionalization of Philanthropic Values. Attitudes toward Inheritance and Philanthropic Bequests. Government and Philanthropy : Alternatives or Complements?