stories from the growing years

Beeble s Story (Hardcover)

This is the true story of Praze and Beeble twin Arabs born in Tasmania. They re growing up together their relationship their early years their training their adventures their lives as twin horses. It shows how similar twin animals can be to twin... more

First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels G & H

Motivate your growing reader with these super-engaging, 16-page storybooks correlated with guided reading levels G & H! Inside this sturdy storage box, you'll find 16 original titles plus a tip-filled parent guide. Each book features simple text,... more

Disney Other | Disney & Pixar Children Hardcover Books | Color: Black/Red | Size: Osb

You’ll Be Purchasing 7 Children Disney Books: - Brave - The Little Mermaid - Toy Story - Cars - The Incredibles - The Fox And The Hound - Aladdin And The King Of Thieves All Books Are Hardcovers. Purchased Them For My Nephew A Few Years Ago But He’s... more

Disney Accents | Disney- Millenium First Year Book 2000 | Color: White | Size: Os

Wonderful Collectible Disney Book. Millenium 2000. Add To Your Collection For A Conversation Piece Of Read As Bed Time Stories. Please Feel Free To Browse Around. Consider Bundling To Get More Bang For Your Buck. I Have Lots Of Toys And Books As... more

Disney Other | Disney 10 Pack Classic Storybooks | Color: Red | Size: One Size Fits All

Great For A Valentine’s Day Gift!!! Barely Touched After We Opened Them. Classic Set All In One Box. Perfect Holiday Gift To Be Treasured For Years To Come. Sells For Over $30 Elsewhere. more

Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement 1957 (paperback) - by Susan Taylor

1957 was a year of new beginnings and hope for a growing movement. In January, prominent civil rights leaders attended a historic meeting in Georgia with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the helm. In September, as protests were heating up around the... more

Land of the Cranes (paperback) - by Aida Salazar

Nine-year-old Betita knows she is a crane. Papi has told her the story, even before her family fled to Los Angeles to seek refuge from cartel wars in Mexico. The Aztecs came from a place called Aztlan, what is now the Southwest US, called the land... more

14 Years Later: The Reality Of Growing Up Without A Mother (Paperback)

This book tells a heartfelt and emotional true story of losing my mother at the young age of four. It is a very insightful and eye-opening book exploring the different ways it has impacted my upbringing. The book is written from my perspective an... more

The Korean War and Me (Hardcover)

The Korean War and Me is a memoir covering Ted Pailet s first 24 years. The story centers on the author s experiences in Korea during the war and includes his growing up in the South. As an ROTC lieutenant Ted s assignments included searching for... more

Pre-Owned My Farm (Hardcover) 0395681936 9780395681930

Alison Lester s own story of a memorable year growing up on an Australian farm. more

Johnny Run Lately: The Life and Adventures of a Latter Day Sprint Champion (Paperback)

The life story of a boy who was so small shy and short of funds that growing up was a challenge. At age 61 he became a sprinter in the National Senior Games with the dream of an eventual state championship. Twenty years later he had won 60... more

I Believe in Guardian Angels : A Memoir (Paperback)

Ninety-two-year-old Virginia Merrill tells her troubled but triumphant true story of growing up in early-twentieth-century Los Angeles in this absorbing memoir I Believe in Guardian Angels. Virginia was born in 1915 and spent her childhood moving... more

A Kids Life : Loving Learning Growing (Hardcover)

This book is a collection of short stories mostly in rhyme. The stories are all stand alone so they don t necessarily have to be read in order. Their target is the 4-8 years old group. The kids that are either just about to start reading or the... more

Pre-Owned The Naked Mole-Rat Letters (Paperback) 0439862310 9780439862318

When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington D.C. zookeeper twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated email letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship in this story about family friendship and growing up. more

Growing nuts in the north; a personal story of the author s experience of 33 years with nut culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 1954 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare... more

Trapped in a Nightmare : The Story of an American Girl Growing Up in the Nazi Slave Labor Camps (Paperback)

So many memories I would like to forget. But they are vividly etched in my mind and impossible to erase. My name is Cecylia Ziobro; the only child born to my parents. I am a Polish American who survived my early childhood years in the Nazi slave... more

Growing Nuts in the North; A Personal Story of the Author s Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Paperback)

This book has been considered important throughout the human history and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book... more

Inge s War: A German Woman s Story of Family Secrets and Survival Under Hitler (Hardcover)

An extraordinary saga. --David Grann New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon The mesmerizing account of a granddaughter s search for a World War II family history hidden for sixty years Growing up in Paris as the daughter of... more

A Bird Named Bob : A Sage Retelling of The Ugly Duckling (Paperback)

Growing up as a light-skinned half-Black half-White child in a mostly Black community Hans Christian Anderson s story The Ugly Duckling struck a chord with me. When I moved into a mostly White community it struck a nerve. This past year has been one... more

Growing Up With Joy (Hardcover)

A compilation of stories and reflections on growing up through the Great Depression and World War II and the impact of a caring vibrant neighborhood. Includes memories from childhood up through early adult years. A glimpse into a small town southern... more

Lion s Head Four Happiness : A Little Sister s Story of Growing Up in China. Xiaomei Martell (Paperback)

Xiaomei Martell was born on the borders of the Mongolian steppes just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution that was to change China forever. The youngest of four daughters - her name translates as Little Sister . This is an engaging... more

Into The Wind: A Mustang s Story (Hardcover)

This book is written for young readers but is also suitable for adults. The main character is a wild mustang horse whose story is told from his point of view. It details his birth early years growing up in a herd surviving harsh winters being... more

Pre-Owned Twenty Years A-Growing 9780192813251

Maurice O Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904 and Twenty years A-Growing tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. He wrote for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends without... more

The Story of My Purity (Paperback)

An exuberant tale of a man caught between faith and freedom from one of Italy s most talented young novelists Thirty years old growing flabby in a sexless marriage Piero Rosini has decided to dedicate his life to Jesus. He s renounced the novels and... more

Pre-Owned Wangari s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa (Paperback) 1328869210 9781328869210

A paperback picture book based on the true story of Wangari Maathai an environmental and political activist in Kenya and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. As a young girl growing up in Kenya Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later... more

Pre-Owned Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : Based on a True Story 9780544785076

An eleven-year-old boy is preoccupied by video game villains and real-life dictators in this accessible story about the everyday realities of growing up in Iraq during the Gulf War perfect for fans of A Long Walk to Water and I Am Malala . CONDITION... more

Growing Up Broken (Paperback)

The story of Marley thrown out of her family home at sixteen years old after a difficult childhood of abuse cruelty and loneliness. Desperate to love and be loved Marley finds herself in a relationship that brings more heartbreak abuse and... more

Daughter of the Sky: The Story of Amelia Earhart (Paperback)

Daughter of the Sky first published in 1960 is an intimate look at the life of Amelia Earhart from her early years growing up in Kansas her work as a nurse and social worker and her many adventures in flying. Also included is a detailed account of... more

My Name Is Malia My Story of Growing Up with a Brother With Special Needs (Hardcover)

Being a parent and watching your children interact with each other is priceless. As a mother watching Malia protect and comfort her brother over the years demonstrates the strength of the sibling bond. Although Tommie had his own learning challenges... more

Pre-Owned Farangi Girl: A Memoir of My Mother Parties with Princes and Growing Up in Iran (Hardcover) 1444714694 9781444714692

Ashley Dartnell s mother was a glamorous American her father a dashing Englishman each trying to slough off their past and upgrade to a more romantic and exotic present in Iran. As the story starts Ashley is eight years old and living in Tehran in... more

Pre-Owned The Todd Glass Situation: A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy (Paperback) 1476714460 9781476714462

A triumphant (The New York Times) memoir from beloved comedian Todd Glass about his decision at age forty-eight to finally live openly as a gay man and the support from his illustrious collection of comedy pals. As Todd Glass tells it growing up in... more

Faith and Family : Growing up Poor in Rural Uganda (Hardcover)

In this inspiring book Vincent Ajuk shares his life story first growing up poor in rural Uganda then moving to the promised land called America. His early years included many trials such as poverty hunger lack of access to education and war but he... more

Pre-Owned Little Town in the Ozarks (Paperback 9780064405805) by Roger Lea MacBride

Pre-Owned - The Little House books have captivated generations of readers with their story of the little pioneer girl Laura Ingalls growing up on the American frontier. Now the Little House story continues with The Rocky Ridge Years books that tell... more

When I Was Your Age Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up 9780763610340 0763610348 - New

Title: When I Was Your Age Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up Condition: New SKU: G0763610348011 ISBN-13: 9780763610340 ISBN-10: 0763610348 Publisher: Candlewick Pub Year: 2001 Media: Paperback Weight (pounds): 1.0 PAPERBACK. more

Firebird: A Memoir (Paperback)

A beautifully written hallucinatorily evocative memoir of growing up gay in baby-boom America. -- Newsweek In his powerful autobiography Firebird Mark Doty tells the story of a ten-year-old in a top hat cane and red chiffon scarf interrupted while... more

Memories Look at Me: A Memoir

Written a few years after Transtromer suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak Memories Look at Me is Tomas Tranströmer s lyrical autobiography about growing up in Sweden. His story opens with a streak of light a comet that becomes a... more

Shamrock 22 : An Aviator s Story d (Paperback)

This Air Force Colonel s Memoir is a collection of stories about people whom he has known worked with and flew with during his span of 80 plus years. Growing up was an on airport experience among airport people none of whom are ordinary. He enlisted... more

Songs at Twilight : Stories of My Time (Paperback)

Songs at Twilight is a collection of non-fiction stories stretching from the days of The Great Depression through World War II to the golden years beyond; growing up in the 30 s adventures in khaki life upon the wicked stage the world as an oyster... more