Family
Celebrations, Diane Patrick
Description: Told from the perspective
of children Subjects: Family; Culture
Silver Moon Press, 1994,
1881889041, Hardcover, 61 pgs, 6 3/4 x 9 1/2, $14.95.
First Time Barmaid, Louise
Tonner
Description:
From the catalog...Louise describes her feelings on her first
night working in a pub-- nervous at the start but ending up
on top of the world! Accompanying cassette available. Subjects:
Memoir; Learner Writings; Work / Career
Peppercorn / Avanti-Gatehouse,
1995, 0-906253-45-4, Paperback, 20 pgs, $7.50.
Flight
to Freedom, Ana Veciana-Suarez
Description: This first person fiction
series from Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Books, features
authors from a variety of backgroundswriting about their immigrant
experience of coming to the US. Yara, an eighth-grader, lives
in a middle-class neighborhood of 1967 Havana, Cuba. Her parents,
who do not share the political beliefs of the Communist party,
finally are forced to flee Cuba with their children to Miami,
Florida. There, Yara records in her diary the difficulties she
encounters in a strange land with foreign customs. She must
learn English and go to school with new children. Her parents
also adjust to their new country differently, and Yara's father
grows frustrated with her mother when she becomes more independent.
Subjects: Fiction - Young Adult
Scholastic Books, 2002, 0-439-, Hardcover, 208 pgs, 5 1/4 x
8, $16.95. Level: 5+.
Forward into Light: The Struggle for Woman’s Suffrage,
Madeleine Meyers (editor)
Description: Perspectives
on History Series: This collection of journals, newsclips, historic
photos, poems, songs, essays, and political cartoons highlights
the woman's suffrage movement in the United States. (Educator’s
curriculum guide available - contact press) Subjects:
History; Women's Issues
Discovery Enterprises,
Ltd., 1994, 1-878668-25-0, Paperback, 64 pgs, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2,
$6.95. Level: 5+.
Four Stories: Oral Histories
From the Open Book, Stephanie Lawson and John Gordon,
eds.
Description:
These four memoirs were true stories told by students and recorded
on tape and typed by the editors (their teachers). Subjects:
Memoir; Learner Writings; Learning Center Publication
Open Book, 1990, no isbn,
Staple Bound, 69 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level:
5-8.
Fran's Story: (Grass Roots readers), editors
Description: From the catalog... A sinlge
mother hits her som in a grocery store. She loves her son and
is afraid he will be taken away. This open-ended will invite
discussion among students, as they are called upon to be the
judge at the end of the story. Subjects: Fiction; Parenting;
Violence
Grass Roots Press, 2001,
1-894593-06-5, Paperback, 28 pgs, $6.50 US (Bulk Rates). Level:
1-2.
The Freedom Side, Marcia Miller Stadelhofen
Description: A young black slave narrowly
escapes capture and makes her way to freedom. Subjects:
Fiction
New Readers Press, 1982,
0-883362-04-X, Paperback, $---Out of Print.
A Friend in Need: Janet Dailey's
Love Scenes, Sonja Massie
Description:
Subjects: Romance
New Readers Press, 1997,
1568530285, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.
From East to West: Our Lives
Series, Linh Hoa
Description:
From the catalog...Linh Hoa is a Chinese women who lived in
Vietnam until she was forced to flee with her family, first
to Hong Kong then to England. Linh tells her story from the
days in Vietnam to her progress through the refugee camp in
Hampshire to her married life in London where she is now happily
settled with a family of her own. Subjects: Memoir; International;
Learner Writings
Peppercorn / Avanti-Croydon,
1987, 0-9516066-3-8, Paperback, 42 pgs, $6.00. Level:
8+.
From Sound to Silence: Our
Lives Series, Asha Mohamed
Description:
From the catalog... This is the story of Rashida Abedi who came
to Britain from Pakistan in 1985 to find a cure for her profound
deafness. Only after a long campaign by her friends was she
allowed to stay. Her writing shows a remarkable degree of optimism
for the future. Also available in Urdu Subjects: Memoir;
International; Disability; International
Peppercorn / Avanti-Croydon,
2000, 0-9516066-5-4, Paperback, 45 pgs, $6.00.
Frozen Tears: (Open Learning Agency), Don Sawyer
Description: From the catalog... Laura,
a strong woman who survives a traumatic childhood through her
strength, courage, and determination. Although she is strong
enough to survive in a tough world, she may not be strong enough
to let herself feel again. Subjects: Fiction; Violence
Grass Roots Press, pub date
unk, 0-7718-9491-0, Paperback, 120 pgs, $9.50 US. Level:
3-5.
The
Future Is Ours, Magdalena Hermanus
Description:
from the catalog... The story of a woman's journey through life.
Spanning 30 years, it covers her move from rural Transkei to
Cape Town and her growing awareness of the power of the women
in her community and how they work together to build up their
community. Subjects: Bios/Autobios; International
Peppercorn / Juta, , 0-7021-3845-2,
Paperback, 48 pgs, $5.00. Level: 5-8.
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The Garden, Elizabeth Laird
Description: A young
girl leaves her violent, dissolute father in the town and goes
into the country in search of happiness among the plants and
flowers that she loves. ( Educator’s note: Free downloadable
worksheets available from www.onestopenglish.com.)
Subjects: Fiction
Macmillan Education,
2002, 0-435-27172-5, Staple Bound, 34 pgs, 5 x 8, $3.95. Level:
Beginner.
Gender
Equity Video Series: Women in the Workplace,
American Guidance Service
Description:
http://www.agsnet.com/Group.asp?nGroupInfoID=a16516
from the website: Women in the Workplace features women of varied
ethnic and economic backgrounds -- as well as different education
levels -- pursuing rewarding careers, and positioning themselves
for further advancement. In these success stories, education
and personal motivation matter. Glamour, body size, and media
hype don't. This 20-minute video features interesting and diverse
women who believe in the values of respect, perseverance, independence,
and cooperation. Subjects: Work / Career; Rights
American Guidance Service,
date unknown, no isbn, Video, 20 minutes, $50.95.
Getting Good Health Care: (FYI
Series) Information for Better Living, produced with
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Description:
Subjects: Health
New Readers Press, 1994,
1-56420-029--9, Paperback, 96 pgs, $---Out of Print. Level:
4-6.
Getting Involved in Community
Issues: Yes, You Can Make A Difference, Pat Larson, Cindy
Rodriguez, Caridad Santiago and Lisa Willard
Description:
What one group of women did to get involved in their community
-- A Manual of activities and reflections. While discussing
some of their community problems, this group of women decided
the biggest problem was lack of transportation. This packet
outlines what they did. Subjects: Community Involvement;
Economy / Money; Learner Writings; Curriculum
North Quabbin Adult Education
Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 17 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---.
Level: mixed.
Getting the Real Story: Nellie
Bly and Ida B. Wells, Sue Davidson
Description:
Parallel biographies of two women who used their journalistic
skills to fight against unjust treatment based on sex and race
in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; History
Seal Press, (Distributed
by: Publishers Group West (800) 788-3123) 1992, 1-878067-16-8,
Paperback, 152 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $8.95.
A
Good Beginning: Enjoying Your Baby's First Year, Barbara
Lewis
Description:
This month-by-month guide to a baby's first year is set-up in
calendar format for easy use. It includes information on child
development, inexpensive toys, and many practical suggestions.
Subjects: Parenting
New Readers Press, 1994,
0-88336-570-7, Staple Bound, 31 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $11.25. Level:
3-5.
Grandma
Nana : English Edition (bilingual editions available), Véronique
Tadjo (written & illustrated)
Description: Grandma
Nana spreads laughter and wisdom amongst her cherished children.
Also available in:
Albanian - English ( 1-84059-286-9)
Bengali - English (1-84059-287-7)
Chinese- English (1-84059-288-5)
French - English (1-84059-289-3)
German - English (1-84059-290-7)
Gujarati- English (1-84059-291-5)
Somali - English (1-84059-292-3)
Turkish - English (1-84059-293-1)
Urdu - English (1-84059-294-X)
Vietnamese - English ( 1-84059-295-8) Subjects: Children's
Book; Bilingual
Milet,
(Distributed by: Consortium Books Sales and Distribution) 2000,
1-84059-285-0, Paperback, 24 pgs, 9 1/2 x 10, $9.95.
Growing Bolder: A workbook on growing older and herstory
for women in literacy programs, Anne Moore and the Women's
group of Action Read
Description: from the catalog...
This superb workbook is back in print! The exercises are guaranteed
to stimulate discussion and writing in family history. Students
will learn how to complete their family trees, conduct interviews
with special women in their lives, and write their own herstory.
Subjects: Family; Writing; History
Grass Roots Press, 2001
(?), 0-9695863-3-7, Paperback, 110 pgs, $16.00 US.
Growing Up Dreaming and Never the Same: Book Two of Nina’s
Story, Nina Yates
Description: Nina
tells how she dated and married an American soldier. "I met
Jim when he brought me his clothes to sew. He was lonesome because
he came from far, far away. I was lonely and looking for someone
to lessen the struggles of my life. When we met we instantly
liked each other." Subjects: Memoir; International
Peppercorn Books & Press Inc., 2002, 1-928836-13-5,
Staple Bound, 42 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $7.50. Level: Intermediate.
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Hair
Care Tips for Sisters on the Move: Feeling Fit and Looking Fine,
Donna DeCaille and Sisters Together Coalition
Description: Description from NIFL website ... An example
of materials developed by and for Black women. This booklet
is about hair care for women who are physically active or planning
to be. Regular exercise improves your health and helps you feel
good about yourself. Some women say that concern for their hair
style can get in the way of exercise. Having neat and stylish
hair has always been a part of our culture. This booklet offers
tips to make hair care easier for active women. Photographs.
Subjects: Health; African American; Culture
Health Literacy Studies,
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of
Public Health, 2001, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/hair.pdf,
pdf on Internet, 20 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet.
A Hard Choice, Linda Bosch
Description: When
Ewa refuses to join the Communist party, she begins to feel
like a stranger in her own country. Is it worth leaving all
the people she loves and risking her life to escape from Poland?
Subjects: Fiction; Religious: Christian
CRC Pub. / Open Door
Books, 1995, 1-56212-219-3, Paperback, 109 pgs, 4 x 7, $4.75.
Hard Soap and Curlers, Kath Harris
Description: From the catalog... Memories
of going to the washhouse in the early 1960's, a social event
where you had a chance to gossip, as well as a necessity to
wash clothes. cassette available. Subjects: Fiction;
International
Peppercorn / Avanti-Gatehouse,
1999, 0-906253-69-1, Paperback, 22 pgs, $6.00.
Harriet Tubman: Black Leaders in the Freedom Struggle, Mary
Stuart
Description: Intended for more advanced literacy
students. Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave who became a leader
in the Underground Railroad. Subjects: Bios/Autobios; African
American; History
Peppercorn / Central Bristol
AEC, 1991, 1-87311503-2, Paperback, 32 pgs, $7.00.
Hate
Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice, Caryl
Stern-LaRosa and Ellen Hofheimer Bettman
Description:
This book was prepared in connection with the Anti-Defamation
League. This book helps parents and children to confront and
change biases. It includes practical tips, advice, and role-playing
for difficult situations. It makes suggestions through events
as children age. Hate Hurts covers a broad range of differences
including gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, culture
and ethnicity, and differences of ability. Subjects:
Parenting; Social Issues
Scholastic, Inc, 2000, 0-439-21121-2,
Paperback, 332 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $9.95. Level: 5-8.
Having a Baby: (A Quick and
Easy Guide), with Sharon Humenick, Ph.D.
Description:
Contains information on choosing to have a baby and health care
issues during pregnancy. Subjects: Pregnancy
New Readers Press, 1997,
1-56853-032-3, Paperback, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $9.50. Level:
4-6.
The Healing Touch: Janet Dailey's
Love Scenes, Janet Dailey
Description:
Subjects: Romance
New Readers Press, 1996,
1-56420-099-X, Paperback, 4 x 7, $4.50. Level: 3-5.
Health
Education: Pamphlets and Educational Booklets, Editors
Description: These pamphlets -- created and reviewed
by community educators who are experts in health and human sexuality
-- are easy-to-read and professionally presented. They cover
topics such as: Child & Teen Issues; Health care for women
and men; Sexual Issues; Sexual Health; and Contraception Options.
Subjects: Health; Sexuality
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota
/ South Dakota, Current, (no isbn), Staple Bound, 4 x 8 1/2,
$Bulk Rates.
Health
Education and Adult Literacy HEAL: Breast and Cervical Cancer
Description: The Health Education and Adult Literacy:
Breast and Cervical Cancer (HEAL:BCC) Project promotes the diffusion
of information about breast and cervical cancer to adult learners
with less than a high school education Subjects: Health
World Education, Current,
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/heal/index.htm, Internet, $---Internet.
Health Education in Plain Language:
Beyond Prescriptions ~ Meeting Your Health Needs: A Plain Language
Workbook about Health, Women's Network PEI
Description: from the website...The lives of women in
your program will be enriched as they explore their physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Beyond Prescriptions,
a holistic health workbook for students, is accompanied by a
curriculum guidebook which provides 25 hours of instruction.
The curriculum focuses on four topics: You are a whole person,
What makes you healthy, Making a health plan, and Supporting
your health. This series also includes a plain language handbook
about menopause entitled Is it Hot in Here? Subjects:
Health
Grass Roots Press, , no
isbn, Spiral Bound, 91 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $8.00.
Health
Resources: East-to-Read Brochures, editors
Description:
ETR features many different kinds of easy-to-read pamphlets
for teens and adults on a variety of topics including: smoking,
drugs, drinking, pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, parenting,
chronic conditions, nutrition, diabetes, HIV, STD, abstinence,
teen issues, behavioral health, domestic violence. They also
have bilingual (Spanish language) editions as well. Most are
of general interest to women and men while a few are of specific
interest to women. Subjects: Health; Drugs/Alcohol;
Parenting
ETR Associates, Current,
(no isbn), Prepack of 50, 3 1/2 x 8 1/2, $Bulk rates. Level:
5-8.
A Heart in Politics: Jeannette
Rankin and Patsy Mink: Women Who Dared Series, Sue Davidson
Description:
Lucid and enlightening biographies of two outstanding women
politicians. Includes time line of events for each woman and
a glossary of words. Subjects: Bios/Autobios; Politics
Seal Press, (Distributed
by: Publishers Group West (800) 788-3123) 1994, 1-878067-53-2,
Paperback, 183 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $9.95. Level: 8+.
Heartwood, Nikky Finney
Description: Beneath our hard exteriors
is our heartwood, our true nature. In this touching novel two
young women Trina Sims and Jenny Bryan discover how much they
are alike inside despite their different skin colors. New Books
for New Readers Series, sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities
Council. Subjects: Fiction
Univ. Press of Kentucky,
1997, 0-8131-0910-8, Paperback, 70 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.95.
Level: 3-5.
Heaven Sent: Janet Dailey's
Love Scenes, Nina Bette
Description:
Subjects: Romance
New Readers Press, 1997,
1568530307, Paperback, 4 x 7, $5.00. Level: 3-5.
HELP!
I'm Living With a Man Boy, Betty McLellan
Description:
Forty-one scenarios and solutions for the irresponsibility of
many grown men. What do you do when the towel is never picked
up off the bathroom floor? How do you go about making men understand
the difference between helping out with the housework and doing
it? Have you ever walked through a supermarket with a thirty-five
year old child who wants only the most expensive things on the
shelves? And what about violence? Subjects: Relationships
Spinifex Press, 1999, 1-875559-79-5,
Paperback, 260 pgs, 5 x 7 3/4, $13.95 (US). Level: 8+.
Help Yourself: How to Take
Advantage of Your Learning Styles, Gail Murphy Sonbuchner
Description:
Can be used by learners and tutors Subjects: Education;
Self-Help
New Readers Press, 1995,
0-88336-555-3, Paperback, 158 pgs, 8 x 10, $15.75.
HIV/AIDS:
A Collection of Stories and Skits,
Lee Hewitt and Intermediate ESL class in the Adult Learning
Program
Description: Subjects: Health
Jamaica Plain Community
Center, 1998, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/hivaids.htm,
Internet, $---Internet.
Hola Bebé: Su guía de mes a mes para un embarazo saludable,
Naomi Rand, Alice Greenwood and Translated by Rosales Communications
Description: Spanish
language version of Baby Basics. Subjects: Pregnancy;
Health; Parenting; Spanish Language
The What to Expect
Foundation, 2003, Spiral Bound, 286 pgs, 9 x 7 1/2, $7.50. Level:
3-5.
Holiday Cooking around the
World: Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks, Editors
(This book
is similar in format to Cooking
the Chinese Way
but focuses on cooking for the holidays with suggestions
from around the world.)
Lerner Publishing Group,
2002, 0-8225-4159-9, Paperback, 72 pgs, 7 1/4 x 8 1/2, $7.95.
Level: 5+.
Home from Home, Sally McKeown
Description: From the catalog... Alice
has now found a job in a hotel and is required to go for job
training. However, her experiences at home have equipped her
fully for all the skills she will need and she passes the course
the first time. Subjects: Fiction; Work / Career
Peppercorn / Avanti-Spike,
1992, 1-872916-21-X, Paperback, 10 pgs, $4.00. Level: 1-2.
The Home Girls, Karen Press
Description: From the catalog... A group
of young women take the law into their own hands to deal with
the violent ways men treat women in their community. A provocative
story about one response to the problem of rape that is endemic
in South Africa. Available in Afrikaans. Subjects: Fiction;
Violence
Peppercorn / ViVa Books,
1999, 1-874932-50-6, , 18 pgs, $7.00.
How to Buy a Home in the
United States: AESL Student Work Book, Fannie Mae Foundation
Description: The
Foundation offers two educational programs to help adult students
learn how to buy a home as they improve their basic literacy
and English skills. English as a Second Language (ESOL) addresses
the home-buying process and Adult Literacy and Basic Education
(ABE) promotes homeownership. Both programs address life skills,
along with the financial and document literacy needs of adult
students. Call: 1-800-544-9224 Subjects: Economy / Money;
ESL; Housing Issues
Fannie
Mae Foundation, 2000, Spiral Bound, 82 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $ FREE.
How to Buy Your Own Home: ABE Student Work Book, Fannie
Mae Foundation
Description: The
Foundation offers two educational programs to help adult students
learn how to buy a home as they improve their basic literacy
and English skills. English as a Second Language (ESOL) addresses
the home-buying process and Adult Literacy and Basic Education
(ABE) promotes homeownership. Both programs address life skills,
along with the financial and document literacy needs of adult
students. Call: 1-800-539-4051 Subjects: Economy / Money;
Housing Issues
Fannie
Mae Foundation, 2000, Spiral Bound, 128 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $FREE.
How
to Feel Good: Learning to Relax and Exercise - An Invitation,
Wai Ming Chan, Rosalba Torres, Mayra Villalta, Miralta Campos
Virgilia Guzman and Lee Hewitt
Description: from the introduction -- When you are a
new arrival in a country, you may feel strange because it is
a place that you don't know very well and everything is different!
This can make you feel sad or depressed. We know how that feels
because it happened to us. On these pages we want to share our
experiences and how we overcame those bad moments. We found
ways to relax by doing things that we enjoy like exercising,
crocheting, reading and fishing.
Subjects: Health; Self-Help; Learner Writings; Immigration
Issues
Adult Learning Program,
Jamaica Plain Community Centers, 1998, http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/feelgood.html,
Internet, $---Internet.
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Call It the Curse: A Book about Periods (New Start Reading Series)
Description: A simple
and often humorous book on reproductive health, developed from
a conversation between a Public Health Nurse and a group of
women. One day the group talks about menstruation and menopause,
covering both personal beliefs, embarrassments, anatomy, and
physiology. This student-written story includes many photos
and lots of white space. Subjects: Health; Learner Writings
UTP/Guidance
Centre, , 0-920013-08-2, Paperback, 35 pgs, 5 x 7 1/2, $4.95.
I Found Love, Workshop
Group
Description:
Amidst the public denigration of welfare recipients and the
praises of welfare "reform" for reducing welfare rolls, the
voices of women most affected by the loss of the important social
safety net have been lost. Places in Between and I Found Love
capture and lift the voices of the women making difficult transitions
from welfare to work, from addiction to sobriety, from homelessness
to stable housing.
The workshops, coordinated by Women Affirming Faith During Change,
were designed to lift the voices of women in transition from
welfare to work and from drug addiction to sobriety. Subjects:
Poetry; Welfare; Drugs/Alcohol
Women of Color Resource
Center, 2000, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, size unknown, $5.00
donation.
I
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Description: The moving and beautiful
autobiography of a talented black woman. ". . . I have no words
for this achievement, but I know that not since the days of
my childhood . . . have I found myself so moved . . . Her portrait
is a Biblical study of life in the midst of death".--James Baldwin.
Subjects: Memoir; African American
Bantam Books, 1971/1993,
0-553-27937-8, Paperback, 291 pgs, 4 x 7, $5.99. Level: 5-8.
I See a Part of Myself: Voices
from the Community, Edami Roa, Basemah Jaber and Ivan
Ramirez
Description:
Longer memoir writings by learners living in New York City.
Subjects: Learner Writings; Memoir; Learning Center Publication
Open Book, (date unk), no
isbn, Paperback, 99 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.
Level: 5-8.
I Told Myself I Am Going to
Learn, Elizabeth Ndaba
Description:
from the catalog... Elizabeth wanted to be a good mother. But
she knew she must make time to learn to read. In 'I told Myself'
she tells how she struggled to got to a literacy class. She
tells how she found the courage to tell her family that she
could not read, and how she stood up to her husband who did
not want her to succeed. It is a personal story that many people
will understand. Subjects: Memoir; Education; Learner
Writings; Family
Peppercorn / ViVa Books,
2001, 1-874932-93-X, Paperback, 25 pgs, $7.00. Level:
2-3.
If You Could See Me Now, Kate Nonesuch and Evelyn
Battell, eds.
Description: Five women tell their stories
about getting out of abusive reationships. Subjects:
Violence; Learner Writings
Key Consulting, (Distributed
by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 1998, 0-9681219-0-X,
Staple Bound, 30 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.00. Level: 5-8.
In
Our Own Voices: Writings by Women in Low-Income Housing,
Pat Schneider (editor)
Description:
Writing by women in low-income housing projects who participated
in the Chicopee Writings Workshops (see also Tell Me Something
I Can't Forget) Subjects: Learner Writings; Writing;
Housing Issues
Amherst Writers & Artists
Institute, 1989, 0-941895-04-1, Paperback, 106 pgs, $14.00.
In the Shadow of the Mountain: Cambridge English Readers,
Sue Leather
Description: from the catalog... Clare
Crowe travels to Switzerland to bring home the body of her grandfather,
found at the bottom of a glacier 74 years after a climbing accident.
Or was it an accident? The answer has a profound effect on both
her professional and personal life as she finds out much more
about her family's past than she expected. (Cassette available)
Subjects: Fiction
Cambridge University Press,
2000, 0-521-77551-5, Paperback, 96 pgs, $4.95. Level: 5+.
It's Not Okay Anymore: Your Personal Guide to Ending Abuse,
Taking Charge, and Loving Yourself, Greg Enns and Jan
Black
Description: This practical handbook
provides workbook pages for victims and survivors in the process
of coming out of abusive situations. Also useful for the support
people working with them. Subjects: Violence
New Harbinger, 1997, 1-57224066-0,
Paperback, 93 pgs, $---Out of Print. Level: mixed.
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Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
Description: A poor,
unwanted orphan, Jane Eyre seems destined to live a sad and
ordinary life. But chance has brought her to Thornfield, home
of Mr. Rochester, and secrets no one will explain. Who is the
laughing woman in the third-floor room? What dark memories torment
Mr. Rochester? Can a governess help the master of Thornfield
Hall overcome the horror of his past? Or will that past haunt
them both . . . forever? Subjects: Fiction
Townsend Press, 2003,
1-59194-009-5, 6 x 9, $2.00 ($1.00 if ordered from the Internet).
Level: 5+.
Just Good Friends: Cambridge
English Readers, Penny Hancock
Description:
from the catalog... It's Stephany and Max's first holiday away
together and they want to get to know each other better. They
go and stay at Carlo's holiday flat in a Mediterranean village
in Italy. But Carlo's wife is not very happy to see Stephany
- and the two couples find out why, and a lot more about each,
in a hot Italian summer. (Cassette available) Subjects:
Romance
Cambridge University Press,
2000, 0-521-77533-7, Paperback, 64 pgs, $3.95. Level: 3-5.
Just
Juice, Karen Hesse
Description:
from the publisher..."Letters and numbers still don't make sense
to Juice Faulstich. She'd rather skip school and spend the day
at home in the North Carolina hills. But when the bank threatens
to repossess her family's home, Juice faces her first life-sized
problem."
Another dimension to this story, however, is that Juice's father
cannot read the notices. He covers his lack of skills by saying
he needs to glasses and that he doesn't want to trouble his
wife. This book is as much about learning to read as it is dealing
with financial crisis and poverty. Subjects: Children's
Book; Fiction; Reading
Scholastic Books, 1998,
0-590-03383-2, Paperback, 138 pgs, 5 x 7 1/2, $4.99. Level:
4+.
Just Like Everyone Else, Eve Bunting
Description: Maeve,
the girl from Ireland, is different, odd. Kitty has long blond
hair. She can’t understnad why Eric is so interested in Maeve.
(Fastback Romance Series) Note: The Fastback series
are sold only in sets according to genre. Set of 10 is $44.95
(0-8224-3536-5). Subjects: Romance
Globe Fearon / Pearson
Learning Group, 1984, 0-8224-3529-2, Staple Bound, 38 pgs, 4
x 5 1/2, $xxx. Level: 3-5.
Just Once, Mary Blount Christian
Description: Cora leaves her abusive
husband and must build a new life for herself and her small
son.
Recommended by Kate Nonesuch & Evelyn Battell
from a list compiled in 1998 "Reading about Surviving: Literacy
in Transition" Subjects: Fiction
New Readers Press, 1996,
0-883362-08-2, Paperback, 61 pgs, 4 x 7, $---Out of Print.
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