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Bonnie, age four, along with four of her siblings, was taken by force from her home in rural Canada and placed in the care of the Children's Aid Society. Over the next fourteen years, the children are split up and reunited multiple times, moving from foster home to foster home, always hoping to find one another again.
By luck or providence, the four sisters spend the majority of their young lives together working on a tobacco farm and living in an attic, where the stovepipe offers warmth, comfort, and news from the outside that they do not receive from their foster parents. Surviving some of the worst torments a child can know, Bonnie and her sisters depend on each other to meet even their basic needs, forming an unbreakable bond.
Bonnie Virag's heartrending yet triumphant memoir, The Stovepipe, recounts the author's experience growing up as a foster child in the 1940s and 1950s. In an honest, unflinching voice, Virag engrosses readers with not only the darkness that she and her siblings endured but, more important, their ability to join together to create a sense of light.
This unforgettable story is informed by Bonnie's recollections, remembrances from her sisters, and the official records received from the Children's Aid Society in Canada. This book is not an indictment of the foster care system and its many missteps. Rather, it is a testament to the resilience of the soul and the importance of family, friendship and fortitude.
A silly, lighthearted children's story about... well... a monkey who wanted to be a boy!
"Sleepy Sloppy and The Joy of Work" is the first book in the Sleepy Sloppy's adventures series. Young readers will be introduced to Sloppy and together they will learn about the importance of teamwork and friendship. On their journey, Sloppy will encounter other animals and working together, they will overcome many obstacles.
The three short stories in this book outline the lives of children in India that have been scorned, forgotten or abused. It looks at the depth of the issues surrounding children from an outsider's perspective. This is a book created especially for entry into the Drabbles contest.
My name is Lily, I lost my mom, dad, brother, and dog. There was a fire, now it's only me and my little sister Rebecca. We have to travel every day to find a new home. We are getting weaker and weaker, I am only 13 years old, and Rebecca, 8. Then we find our dog, alive. Could the rest of our family be alive?
Chewy and Tiger escaped into the forest in venture to find a new home, only to be swept away by a storm into a new adventure into the North Pole.
Cute littles puppies what will happen
Dei Dreamer is a simple boy, outcast at school for his weird so-called adventures; living in the very small town of Smaller, Alaska. He spends his day’s day dreaming and playing outdoors fighting sea monsters on Dorothy Lake. Then he meets the love of his life, Shi Avonguard, while sitting in the principal’s office. They began to go on great adventures together until they find a secret buried beneath the young girls estate. Soon they find themselves in search of an hidden burial ground and meet the Grim Reaper himself. He kidnaps Shi and tells the boy he has 48 hours to return to him what he had taken if he ever wants to see Shi again. When the child fails to do so he is forced to return to the Grim Reaper who awakens a power that lie dormant in him for hundreds of years.
With his new found powers; which he uses for both good and bad, and newly acquired thirst for knowledge, he decides to run for class president. Soon the whole town is behind him and he becomes a local celebrity, but terrible things began to catch up with him quickly. For one the local police want to know what happened to Shi Avonguard when she went missing for those 48 hours. They are also suspicious of the death of a bully in a freak bus accident who just happened to pick on Dei on a regular basis. And when another arch nemesis of Dei’s joins forces with the local police after losing the class presidency things really began to spiral out of control. Soon he finds himself fighting a sheriff dead set on putting him in jail forever; and saving everyone he cares about as he learns more about himself, what he really is, and the limitless abilities of his powers.
A collection of seven poems written by Alexandra Laird during the summer of 2009. Many of the writings are nostalgic, looking back on a past age in childhood or grieving experiences lost to disease, while others were written with insights gained from living with the same disease that took so much.
Bonnie, age four, along with four of her siblings, was taken by force from her home in rural Canada and placed in the care of the Children's Aid Society. Over the next fourteen years, the children are split up and reunited multiple times, moving from foster home to foster home, always hoping to find one another again.
By luck or providence, the four sisters spend the majority of their young lives together working on a tobacco farm and living in an attic, where the stovepipe offers warmth, comfort, and news from the outside that they do not receive from their foster parents. Surviving some of the worst torments a child can know, Bonnie and her sisters depend on each other to meet even their basic needs, forming an unbreakable bond.
Bonnie Virag's heartrending yet triumphant memoir, The Stovepipe, recounts the author's experience growing up as a foster child in the 1940s and 1950s. In an honest, unflinching voice, Virag engrosses readers with not only the darkness that she and her siblings endured but, more important, their ability to join together to create a sense of light.
This unforgettable story is informed by Bonnie's recollections, remembrances from her sisters, and the official records received from the Children's Aid Society in Canada. This book is not an indictment of the foster care system and its many missteps. Rather, it is a testament to the resilience of the soul and the importance of family, friendship and fortitude.
A silly, lighthearted children's story about... well... a monkey who wanted to be a boy!
"Sleepy Sloppy and The Joy of Work" is the first book in the Sleepy Sloppy's adventures series. Young readers will be introduced to Sloppy and together they will learn about the importance of teamwork and friendship. On their journey, Sloppy will encounter other animals and working together, they will overcome many obstacles.
The three short stories in this book outline the lives of children in India that have been scorned, forgotten or abused. It looks at the depth of the issues surrounding children from an outsider's perspective. This is a book created especially for entry into the Drabbles contest.
My name is Lily, I lost my mom, dad, brother, and dog. There was a fire, now it's only me and my little sister Rebecca. We have to travel every day to find a new home. We are getting weaker and weaker, I am only 13 years old, and Rebecca, 8. Then we find our dog, alive. Could the rest of our family be alive?
Chewy and Tiger escaped into the forest in venture to find a new home, only to be swept away by a storm into a new adventure into the North Pole.
Cute littles puppies what will happen
Dei Dreamer is a simple boy, outcast at school for his weird so-called adventures; living in the very small town of Smaller, Alaska. He spends his day’s day dreaming and playing outdoors fighting sea monsters on Dorothy Lake. Then he meets the love of his life, Shi Avonguard, while sitting in the principal’s office. They began to go on great adventures together until they find a secret buried beneath the young girls estate. Soon they find themselves in search of an hidden burial ground and meet the Grim Reaper himself. He kidnaps Shi and tells the boy he has 48 hours to return to him what he had taken if he ever wants to see Shi again. When the child fails to do so he is forced to return to the Grim Reaper who awakens a power that lie dormant in him for hundreds of years.
With his new found powers; which he uses for both good and bad, and newly acquired thirst for knowledge, he decides to run for class president. Soon the whole town is behind him and he becomes a local celebrity, but terrible things began to catch up with him quickly. For one the local police want to know what happened to Shi Avonguard when she went missing for those 48 hours. They are also suspicious of the death of a bully in a freak bus accident who just happened to pick on Dei on a regular basis. And when another arch nemesis of Dei’s joins forces with the local police after losing the class presidency things really began to spiral out of control. Soon he finds himself fighting a sheriff dead set on putting him in jail forever; and saving everyone he cares about as he learns more about himself, what he really is, and the limitless abilities of his powers.
A collection of seven poems written by Alexandra Laird during the summer of 2009. Many of the writings are nostalgic, looking back on a past age in childhood or grieving experiences lost to disease, while others were written with insights gained from living with the same disease that took so much.