Paper Daughter

Paper Daughter

Author: M. Elaine Mar

Publisher: Isis

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780753157893

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When she was five years old, M. Elaine Mar and her mother emigrated from Hong Kong to Denver, Colorado, to join her father. There she worked with her family in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant, while living in the basement of her aunt's house. Quickly mastering the english, she soon began to excel at school, but before long she found herself caught between two increasingly disparate worlds, the Chinese tradition and the independence of the America in which she lived. She fell in love with a red-haired boy who leads her away from the family, blocking out her family's vision of an arranged marriage in Hong Kong; eventually, alone she arrived in Harvard and a new future.


Daughter of the Drow

Daughter of the Drow

Author: Elaine Cunningham

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Published: 2011-08-23

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0786960191

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As beautiful as she is deadly, drow princess Liriel Baenre undertakes a dangerous journey to the surface world—where discerning friend from foe is no easy task War has passed, and the drow return to Menzoberranzan to face the unthinkable: their armies defeated, their ruling houses shattered, their magic faded in the cruel light of the sun. In the aftermath of war, the dark elves brace themselves for the power struggle to come. Left with no other choice, they will submit themselves to the rule of the matrons and the tyranny of Lolth. Or will they? Liriel Baenre is a free-spirited drow princess who searches out adventure as passionately as most drow pursue power and status. When she discovers a way to take her heritage of dark elf magic to the surface world of Faerûn, she sets off alone on a hazardous quest. Many want to possess Liriel’s secret—or destroy it. Pursued by enemies from her homeland, Liriel does not receive a warm welcome in the world of light. Her best hope for an ally is Fyodor of Rashemen, a young berserker warrior who may also be her deadliest rival.


Taking Flight

Taking Flight

Author: Michaela DePrince

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0385755112

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"The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--


Be Safe, Love Mom

Be Safe, Love Mom

Author: Elaine Lowry Brye

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1610395220

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This essential guide for all military families provides helpful advice and reassurance on topics ranging from boot camp, to deployment, to PTSD, from a former "Army brat" turned mother of four military kids. When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an "Army brat" turned military wife and the mother of four officers-one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions that are part and parcel of life as a military mother. Be Safe, Love Mom braids together Elaine's own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. With hard-to-come-by information and encouragement that is like advice from a wise and trusted friend, Be Safe, Love Mom is an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.


THE FIFTH DAUGHTER

THE FIFTH DAUGHTER

Author: Elaine Coffman

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2014-07-15

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1460362152

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The Fifth Daughter is a stunning new love storythat sweeps from the somber moors of Yorkshire to theTuscan hills of sunny Italy. Born of tragedy and nurtured by scandal,Maresa Fairweather was a fifth daughter, all butabandoned by her widower father. Wild andheadstrong, she was fortunate to have Percy Bronwellto keep her from harm’s way. Now the childhoodfriends have grown up, but realizing his love forMaresa is unrequited, Percy enlists in the Royal Navy. Always attracted to the wrong man, Maresacontinues her flirtatious ways until increasinggossip dictates a change of scene. She travels to Italy,but old habits are hard to break and, desperate to endanother engagement, she pleads for Percy’s help. Hesaves her the only way he can—by offering a marriageof convenience. After only one night together, Percy returns to hisnaval command…and Maresa becomes the womanshe was destined to be. Learning that Percy’s life is indanger at the hands of the French, she risks her ownlife to save him—and to give him something he hasalways given her: unwavering love. But is it too late?


I Will Never Forget

I Will Never Forget

Author: Elaine C. Pereira

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1938908589

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It is painfully difficult to watch a loved one decline as dementia ravages their mind, destroying memories, rational thinking, and judgment. In her touching memoir, I Will Never Forget, Elaine Pereira shares the heartbreaking and humorous story of her mother’s incredible journey through dementia. Pereira begins with entertaining glimpses into her own childhood and feisty teenage years, demonstrating her mother’s strength of character. Years later, as Betty Ward started to exhibit bizarre behaviors and paranoia, Pereira was mystified by her mom’s amazing ability to mask the truth. Not until a revealing incident over an innocuous drapery rod did Pereira recognize the extent of her mother’s Alzheimer’s. As their roles shifted and a new paradigm emerged, Pereira transformed into a caregiver blindly navigating dementia’s unpredictable haze. But before Betty’s passing, she orchestrated a stunning rally to control her own destiny via a masterful, Houdini-like escape. I Will Never Forget is a powerful heartwarming story that helps others know that they are not alone in their journey. “Poignant, shocking, and honest … far more than just words on paper. If you or someone you know is living through the hell of dementia, you need this book!” —Ionia Martin, developer of Readful Things Reviews and Alzheimer’s caregiver


Mother Daughter

Mother Daughter

Author: Elaine O'Neil

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13:

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Through daily portraits, this five-year project charts the physical and emotional changes of two women at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Award-winning photographer, Elaine O'Neil, captures these moments with her daughter in their shared experience. Through the lens of the camera, these moments have come to define the years of their shared experience.


The Goodbye Baby

The Goodbye Baby

Author: Elaine Pinkerton

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2012-07-09

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1468598139

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Adopted at age five, author Elaine Pinkerton hid the fact that her original parents didnt want her. At age ten, she found comfort in keeping a diary and escaped into the world of books. Now, years later, Pinkerton revisits four decades of diaries and offers a look at her life and what it meant to her to be adopted. Based on those forty diaries, she shares her story in The Goodbye Baby. With diary excerpts included, as well as narrative, Pinkerton tells about her journey through the thorny issues of adoption, a search for healing, and an inspiring finale. Praise for The Goodbye Baby The Goodbye Baby is a touching story that will inspire readers, whether or not adoption played a part in their lives. Elaine Pinkerton demonstrates how we can come to understand our inherent worth, regardless of early circumstances. Jann Arrington Wolcott, Author, Brujo So many of us appear fine on the outside. Yet internally we are struggling with a negative belief we developed in childhood, a self-invalidating perception that colored the experiences that followed. The Goodbye Baby reveals a wonderful accomplishment: the full-grown woman who has come to see that she is gem! Martha Davis, Licensed Psychotherapist, Santa Fe, New Mexico In The Goodbye Baby, Elaine Pinkerton reveals the bruises of adoption that impacted her from the tender age of five. Through excerpts from personal journals she kept for forty years, we experience her frustrations and successes as she strives to be good enough for her beloved adoptive parents and in all areas of her later life. Rosemary Zibart, Journalist and Author, Far and Away


The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More

Author: Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Published: 2020-07-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1592339352

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The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is an honest guide on how to be an effective parent and when raising children with ADHD, anxiety, and other complex conditions--and how to guide them on a path to a healthy, happy, well-adjusted life. A wake-up call, a clear guide for action, and a message of inspiration, this book provides a reality-based recipe for how to do a masterful job of raising complex kids, while not making yourself (or your family) crazy in the process. ADHD parenting expert Elaine Taylor-Klaus, founder and CEO of ImpactADHD.com, will walk you through her proven coach-approachmethod, which shows all parents, in simple steps, how to identify challenge areas and how to use critical response toolsto parent simply, clearly, and effectively—for everyone’s benefit. It doesn’t much matter if your child has ADHD, or anxiety, or learning disabilities, or sensory processing, or ODD, or autism, or depression, or separation disorder—or celiac disease or food allergies, for that matter. All that really matters is this: your child is complex because there is a chronic medical condition (or several) that he, or she, or they need to learn to manage for themselves in order to be successful in life. A coach approach will help you communicate, collaborate, and guide your kids on their path to independence. Here are some of the challenge areas addressed inside, and the coach-approach method for working through them. Challenge: Feeling Like You've Tried Everything --> Coach-Approach: Letting Go Challenge: Fearing for the Future --> Coach-Approach: Parenting from Inspiration, Not Desperation Challenge: An Unhappy Home --> Coach-Approach: No One Gets to Be Wrong--The Benefits of Positivity Challenge: Overwhelm Is Keeping You Stuck --> Coach-Approach: Focusing on What's Most Important Once you learn the coach-approval model, it can be applied to any situation—in fact, the more you use it, the easier it all becomes. Constant battles don’t have to be part of your daily life. With The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids, you can (all) learn to thrive.