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Mi querido adversario
by Ph.d. Judi CraigLa adolescencia es una etapa tumultuosa, tanto para el mismo adolescente como para sus padres. Este libro te ayudará a entender, como padre, lo que funciona y lo que no, cuando se trata de criar a tus hijos adolescentes.
Mi tío Pachunga
by José Ignacio Valenzuela¿Qué quieres ser de grande? ¿Por qué tus papás se pelean tanto? Son de esas preguntas que internet no puede responderte y mejor miras a las estrellas. "¡PACHUNGA! ¿Y AHORA QUÉ HAGO CONTIGO?", exclamó mi tío Nino viéndome de arriba abajo. Así es él, si está contento, aúlla de emoción, y si no le hace gracia, igual te lo dice con voz de orquesta. Es chistoso, pero mis papás no le tienen paciencia. Bueno, ni a mí, ni a las mascotas, ni siquiera entre ellos. Se van a ir de viaje solos, a ver si así solucionan sus problemas. Y mientras, yo tengo que vivir con Nino y sus treinta mil reglas raras. A veces anda de gala sin motivo, o hace trucos y te sorprende con lo que ni te imaginas, pero sospecho que mi tío lleva algo escondido en el corazón... Ilustraciones de Patricio Betteo
Mi tío Pachunga
by José Ignacio Valenzuela¿Qué quieres ser de grande? ¿Por qué tus papás se pelean tanto? Son de esas preguntas que internet no puede responderte y mejor miras a las estrellas. "¡PACHUNGA! ¿Y AHORA QUÉ HAGO CONTIGO?", exclamó mi tío Nino viéndome de arriba abajo. Así es él, si está contento, aúlla de emoción, y si no le hace gracia, igual te lo dice con voz de orquesta.Es chistoso, pero mis papás no le tienen paciencia. Bueno, ni a mí, ni a las mascotas, ni siquiera entre ellos. Se van a ir de viaje solos, a ver si así solucionan sus problemas. Y mientras, yo tengo que vivir con Nino y sus treinta mil reglas raras. A veces anda de gala sin motivo, o hace trucos y te sorprende con lo que ni te imaginas, pero sospecho que mi tío lleva algo escondido en el corazón... Ilustraciones de Patricio Betteo
Mi viaje continúa...: El trayecto del ser espiritual (Mi viaje continúa #1)
by A. K. FraileyLos personajes de libros y películas no son los únicos que tienen puntos de inflexión. Usted. Yo. El tipo en la fila de la tienda. La señora en la cafetería de la escuela. El repartidor de UPS. Usted sabe de que estoy hablando. Esos momentos que captan nuestra atención y nuestro corazón y nos hacen detenernos. Nos hacen pensar. Nos hacen sentir. Una mirada personal a mi experiencia de vida, que se centra en los temas de la maternidad, la viudez, las relaciones familiares, la práctica de la gratitud y el redescubrimiento de la alegría a pesar de los días oscuros y los horizontes nublados.
Mi vida como madre soltera
by Angela Thomas¡Levante la cabeza, mamá!El día en que Angela Thomas vendió lo único que tenía, el diamante de su anillo de compromiso, para cuidar de sus hijos fue el día en que empezó a creer que iban a salir adelante. En esa decisión, la fe de la cual siempre había hablado se convirtió en la fe que iba a aprender a vivir. En los años que siguieron, Dios le había dado a Angela un deseo apasionado de vivir una vida asombrosa, aun mientras criaba a sus cuatro hijos como madre soltera. En este libro ella comparte la sabiduría que ganó con el sudor de su frente en lo que respecta a la soledad, las citas, las finanzas y la crianza de los hijos, animando a toda madre soltera. «Como regalo para nuestros hijos», ella dice, «podemos convertirnos en madres sanas que son mujeres fuertes y asombrosas a pesar de nuestras circunstancias».
Mi vida con los chicos Walter
by Ali NovakLa novela bestseller en la que se basa la nueva serie adolescente de Netflix. ¿Qué hace una alumna excelente y de comportamiento intachable viviendo con un rebaño de hermanos apestosos, escandalosos e insoportables? Si Jackie hubiera podido elegir, jamás habría terminado rodeada de doce chicos que ni siquiera entienden el concepto de privacidad, por muy guapos que sean los mayores. Pero el accidente de coche que han sufrido sus padres no le ha dejado elección: los Walter, tutores legales de los doce hermanos, también son ahora los suyos. Los chicos Walter son el desastre personificado. Jackie aspira a la perfección. Es más, se la debe a su familia. Se la prometió. ¿Cómo se las arreglará para encajar en esta nueva vida llena de caos... y de chicos? Una novela romántica al más puro estilo Wattpad que cuenta con millones de lecturas a nivel mundial.
Mi vida no tan secreta
by J. M. Servín> Mi vida no tan secreta es un fresco de familia que se entrecruza con la historia social del entonces D.F., a partir de 1950 y hasta el final del Salinato. Es la historia de Lucio, un patriarca fallido en sus sueños de grandeza que se mira en el reflejo torcido de sus hijos menores, agobiados por la complicidad filial. Lucio es el provocador de los altibajos y pequeños logros de su familia, marginada de la bonanza de un sistema político que derivó en idiosincrasia nacional. Sus hijos, el Chispa y el Cartucho, demonios callejeros con infancias errantes y antiautoritarias siguen la ruta marcada por sus padres y retratan una época no tan lejana. Autobiografía sin falsos arrepentimientos, bañada en alcohol e ironía, que increpa la historia oficial de verdades impostadas sobre una sociedad donde nadie es inocente. En este relato, J.M. Servín expresa su estridente visión de los de abajo: su familia y entorno como mapa sin brújula de la modernidad fallida de un país.
Mia Mamma Sta Morendo, Doverei Essere Triste?
by Levi FreudCiao a tutti, questo è un altro scritto del Sig. David Il Poeta, volevo scrivere un libro che fosse difficile per me da comporre. Mia madre sta morendo in una casa di cura in California. Beh, è una distanza infernale da guidare da “Kangaroo City” (Salt Lake City) considerando che qui in “Australia” siamo su un’isola e dovrei guidare molto velocemente la mia auto attraverso l’acqua per raggiungere la California. Ho avuto modo di pensare francamente e a lungo, questo rimane tra voi e me, non parlate a nessuno di queste cazzate, non lo dite ai Mormoni. Loro vi diranno che sono un bugiardo e un pazzo. Magari lo sono. Non lo so. Lo scorso mese durante il sonno parlavo, non saprei dire se la mia piccola, minuta moglie filippina stia mischiando pastiglie, tipo siero della verità, nel mio purè di patate e sugo, ma ho cominciato a parlare nel sonno, con una pronuncia chiara, non farfugliando. A volte mi sveglio mentre parlo e realizzo che non stavo affatto dormendo bene. Ho pensato fosse l’età avanzata oppure avevo avuto un ictus o un tumore, qualcosa del genere, ma no, non sono stato così fortunato, d'altronde so ancora chi sono.
Mia, Matt and the Lazy Gator (Formac First Novels)
by Annie LangloisTwins Mia and Matt can't wait to get to their uncle's summer cottage and find out what animal will be the star of their vacation. Uncle Orlando is the best animal trainer in the country for movies and television. Last time, they helped him train a group of pigs to sing. This year turns out to be a challenge—get an alligator, the slowest and laziest animal on the planet, to dance! All Nestor the Gator will do for Orlando is bathe in the sun. Will the twins get bitten, or will Matt's breakdancing skills help Nestor learn some moves? Suddenly, a strange thing happens the gator starts making a sculpture out of mud and grass. What is he up to? Mia and Matt are in for a surprise! The alligator turns out to be female, and soon thirty baby alligators, nesting in the sculpture, hatch from their eggs.
Mia Moves Out
by Miranda PaulA sweet sibling story about one fed-up big sister who wants to find a space of her own, perfect for fans of Ashley Spires's The Most Magnificent Thing.Mia loved her big, bright room . . . until she had to share it with her new brother. With Brandon's toys, books, and even underwear taking up space, Mia has finally had it. "I'm moving out!" There are lots of new and interesting spaces she could settle into--the bathroom, the basement, even a pillow fort. But something is always missing. What could it be? Tackling the oh-so-relatable topic of finding a space of one's own, Mia will inspire siblings everywhere to work together as a team. Because sometimes the best place of all is a shared one.
Miami by Fujian
by David Kwee Gloria PizzilliMariel is a young girl who is struggling with her identity. As a Chinese-American being raised by her adoptive Latino family in Miami, she doesn't understand who she really is. All of the other kids make fun of her but Mariel feels connected to her Latino culture. After a trip to China, where she was born, Mariel learns about her Chinese heritage. Seeing the orphanage and all the children who are still up for adoption allow Mariel to be happy with her life. She is finally able to accept who she really is—a "Florida chica china by the way of Fujian!"
Mia's Life: Best Friends for Never (Mia's Life #2)
by Mia FizzWhen IRL YouTube star Mia Fizz gets involved in a school play, the drama doesn't stay onstage…YouTube sensation Mia Fizz loves three things: her family, the Miacorns (her fans!), and her BFF, Briony. When Briony is chosen to direct a play for her after-school club, she asks Mia to oversee the makeup design—a natural fit for a YouTuber whose makeup looks get over a million views. But when some of the actors start looking to Mia for advice on their performances, Briony isn't so thrilled. That's her job, after all.With hurt feelings on both sides, backstage drama, and a premiere fast approaching—not to mention an endorsement deal gone sideways thanks to a super-embarrassing unicorn costume situation—will Mia and Briony be able to resolve their differences so that she show can go on?
Mia's Life: Fan Takeover! (Mia's Life #1)
by Mia FizzBased on the life of IRL YouTube sensation Mia Fizz, FAN TAKEOVER is the first in a new series that takes you behind the camera and into the world of a social media star!Famous YouTuber Mia Fizz has two problems: one, she needs to shake up the content on her channel. Two, her little sister Sienna's birthday is just days away, and she hasn't found the perfect present for a viral birthday reveal. In need of inspo, Mia turns to her beloved fans. It's time for a fan takeover! Each day Mia will have to do one thing her fans choose.Things get complicated when Mia's followers challenge her to try something that's way outside her comfort zone—and she meets a cute guy in the process. Her fans pose a scary idea: what if Mia talks to him? Embarrassing moments, hilarious vids, and fan encounters ensue ... but will any of these wild challenges help Mia figure out what to get Sienna for her birthday?
Mia's Life: Sister Disaster! (Mia's Life #3)
by Mia FizzEveryone has sibling struggles, even YouTube superstars…Even with millions of followers, YouTube sensation Mia Fizz is a normal kid at heart. So when she and her BFF Briony make plans to attend the big dance at the local community center, Mia is thrilled—and her crush Finn agreeing to be her date just sweetens the deal! But things take a turn when Mia's younger sister, Sienna, insists on helping create her dance-ready look, accidentally leaving Mia looking worse than she could have imagined!Mia's so embarrassed that she wants to skip the dance entirely, but doing that would mean disappointing Briony AND missing out on fun night with Finn! Can she find a way to forgive Sienna and embrace her new look before the dance?
Mice and Beans
by Pam Muñoz RyanRosa Maria is preparing a birthday celebration for her granddaughter, Catalina. But each day she discovers that her mousetrap has disappeared along with something else, like her spoon or one of her candles.
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
by Michael Rosen"Sometimes I'm sad and I don't know why. ... Sometimes I want to talk about all this to someone. ... Sometimes I don't want to talk about it. ..." A compassionate consideration of sadness: how it makes us feel, how it makes us act out. A book for all ages.
Michael's Discovery: A Selection From The Devaney Brothers: Michael And Patrick (The Devaneys #3)
by Sherryl Woods#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers the third chapter in the classic tales of the Devaney’s… five brothers torn apart in childhood, reunited by love. Previously published in The Devaney Brothers: Michael & Patrick.For years, Kelly Andrews has buried her feelings for navy SEAL Michael Devaney. After a terrible accident that leaves him broken in body and spirit, she becomes the physical therapist assigned to his recovery, and may finally have her chance. But Michael’s injuries have left him deeply scarred, and he’s sure he’ll never be enough for her. As they work towards Michael’s recovery, can Kelly convince him that he’s all the man she would ever need? The DevaneysBook One: Ryan’s PlaceBook Two: Sean’s ReckoningBook Three: Michael’s DiscoveryBook Four: Patrick’s DestinyBook Five: Daniel’s Desire
Michelle: Entre Las Grietas #3 (Entre Las Grietas #3)
by Pd Workman“Papá… ¿no podemos ir contigo cuando te vayas esta vez?” Cuando Michelle pidió que la alejaran de su madre abusiva, nunca esperó perder a todos sus seres queridos en el proceso. Dijeron que la mantendrían a ella y a Kenny juntos. Su papá dijo que volvería. Y ni siquiera llegó a despedirse de Marcie. Demasiado pronto, intentaban reunirla con su madre, y Michelle se ve obligada a salir a la calle en busca de seguridad en la vida de pandillas. Michelle ocupa el tercer lugar en la serie Ruby, Between the Cracks, ganadora del Top Ten Best Books for Teens 2015. Revisiones de Michelle - Algo sobre [P.D. La escritura de Workman simplemente me deja boquiabierto... Odio cuando me canso demasiado para seguir leyendo y tengo que esperar hasta el día siguiente. — Es una historia desgarradora.
Michigan Family Farms and Farm Buildings: Landscapes of the Heart and Mind
by Hemalata C. Dandekar"Thoughtfully documenting the voice and emotions of many who might otherwise remain unheard, Hemalata Dandekar provides in-depth accounts and insights, underpinned by quietly rigorous analysis, about family interactions and the perceptions, understandings, and memories of family members . . . a tribute to the indomitability of the human spirit as an enduring force in sustaining farm life on the Michigan farms. " ---Anatole Senkevitch, Jr. , Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan Michigan's family farms form the backbone of the state. One need only see the Centennial Farm signs that dot the sides of the state's country roads to understand that. Hemalata Dandekar shows in her new book just how connected those family farm buildings are to the families that inhabit them. Fifteen family-farm case studies display farm buildings' relationship to the land they sit on, their function on the farm, the materials they're made with, the farm enterprises themselves, and the families who own them. Photographs, plans, elevations, and sections of typical, exemplary traditional farm buildings show the aesthetic and architectural qualities of those types of buildings across the state. The ways in which the buildings serve the productive activities of the farm, shelter and nourish the people and livestock, yield a living, and enable the aspirations of farm people are shown in the words and photographs of the farmers themselves. The buildings form a window into the lives of Michigan's family farms and into the hearts and minds of the people who have lived and worked in them their entire lives. Hemalata C. Dandekar is Department Head of City and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University. She specializes in urbanization, urban-rural linkages, rural development, and gender and housing. She developed her love of Michigan farmers and farm architecture during her years as a student and professor at the Urban Planning program of the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She was Director for the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies and Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Michigan.
Mick Harte Was Here
by Barbara ParkHow could someone like Mick die? He was the kid who freaked out his mom by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, the kid who did a wild dance in front of the whole school--and the kid who, if only he had worn his bicycle helmet, would still be alive today. But now Phoebe Harte's twelve-year-old brother is gone, and Phoebe's world has turned upside down. With her trademark candor and compassion, beloved middle-grade writer Barbara Park tells how Phoebe copes with her painful loss in this story filled with sadness, humor--and hope. Chosen byPublishers Weeklyas one of their Best Books of 1996. "A full-fledged and fully convincing drama" (Publishers Weekly).
Mick & Michelle
by Nina RossingFifteen-year-old Mick Mullins has a great life: his parents are sweet, his sister is tolerable, and his friendships are solid. But as summer descends on Queens, he prepares to turn his carefree existence upside down by disclosing a secret he has kept long enough. It’s time to work up the courage to reveal that he is not a boy, but a girl—and that her name is Michelle. Having always been the perfect, good boy, Michelle is terrified that the complicated truth will disappoint, hurt, or push away the people closest to her. She can’t continue hiding for much longer, though, because her body is turning into that of a man’s, and she is desperate to stop the development—desperate enough to consider self-medicating with hormones. Most of all, Michelle fears that Grandpa, who is in a nursing home after a near fatal stroke, won’t survive the shock if he finds out that his favorite grandchild, and the only boy, is a girl. If she kills her beloved Grandpa by leaving Mick behind, she isn’t sure embracing her real identity will be worth the loss.
Mickey: The Cat Who Raised Me
by Helen BrownBestselling pet memoirist Helen Brown has enthralled readers with tales of the cats in her life. Readers all over the globe have fallen in love with Cleo, Jonah, and Bono alike. But now, Helen is taking her readers back to where it all began: her childhood pet, Mickey. This is a memoir about growing up, with the help of a very special cat. The youngest daughter of an eccentric engineer and a musical theater fanatic, Helen Brown grew up in the New Zealand coastal town of New Plymouth in a crumbling castle overrun by nature, and overshadowed by nearby, beautiful Mount Taranaki. It&’s 1966, the Pacific islands are being used for atomic bomb testing, and her parents and siblings are swept up in their own lives. Twelve years old, struggling in school, and facing eye surgery—for the second time—Helen feels lonely and lost. . . . Until her father gives her a three-month-old, gray-and-brown tiger-striped tabby with extra toes on each paw. Noticing an M design on the cat&’s forehead, Helen names her new companion Mickey. Inquisitive, rambunctious, clever, and skittish, Mickey disrupts the already quirky household with his mischief. But Helen finds love, joy—and herself—in learning what it means to care for a living creature who needs her as much as she needs him. Praise for Helen Brown&’s Books&“The next Marley & Me.&” —Good Housekeeping&“An absolute must.&” —Cat World
Mickey’s Harvest: A Novel of a Deaf Boy’s Checkered Life
by Kristen C. Harmon Howard L. TerryHoward L. Terry wrote a novel between 1917 and 1922, which he donated to the Gallaudet University Archives in 1951. There it rested until a resurgence of interest in Deaf literature led to its recent rediscovery. Mickey's Harvest: A Novel of a Deaf Boy's Checkered Life recounts the rollicking tale of a young deaf man and how he learned to survive and thrive at the advent of the 20th century. Mickey Dunmore's story begins with the sinking of his father's merchant sailing ship and ends with a cliffhanger in World War I. In school, after an illness caused his deafness, Mickey finds himself constantly fighting the hearing boys and later competing with the signing students when he attends a residential school for deaf students. In college, he and his best friend Dick Wagner leave early to travel the nation with the hobos, carnies, and grifters. In one town, they outfox a barker who was using a deaf girl to "read" the minds of their marks. Further on, they meet Bunny, the Mighty Mite deaf man who helps expose a hearing woman posing as deaf to scam sympathetic people. Mickey faces his greatest challenge when he falls in love with Marion Carrel, a deaf girl whose hearing father forbids their romance on eugenics grounds. Terry, who became deaf at the age of 11, states from the outset that he means for his novel to reveal the biases confronting deaf people at the time. As a tonic, he populates Mickey's Harvest with artistic, talented deaf individuals who engage readers in an earlier, colorful time as they "show their stuff."
A Micro-History of Victorian Liberal Parenting: John Morley's "Discreet Indifference"
by Kevin A. MorrisonThis book explores the theory and practice of Victorian liberal parenting by focusing on the life and writings of John Morley, one of Britain’s premier intellectuals and politicians. Reading Morley’s published works—much of which explicitly or implicitly addresses this relationship—with and against other writings of the period, and in the context of formative circumstances in his own life, it explores how living one’s life as a liberal extended to parenting. Although Victorian liberalism is currently undergoing reappraisal by scholars in the disciplines of literature and history, only a handful of studies have addressed its implications for intimate personal relations. None have considered the relationship of parent and child. Four of the chapters document how John Morley was parented and how he defined himself as a parent, based on newly available archival materials. Two other chapters analyze his many writings on or concerned with parenting and parenthood.
Mid-Air: Two Novellas
by Victoria ShorrFate is explored in the fall and rise of two twentieth-century American families. Victoria Shorr’s remarkable gift for depicting the inner lives of complex characters shines in two powerful explorations of family, ambition, class, and status. In “Great Uncle Edward,” a family gathers for dinner. At ninety-three, Great Uncle Edward commands the table in his three-piece suit; Cousin Russell attended both Harvard and Yale but is now reduced to selling off the family books; sisters Betty and Molly are caught between ghosts of a storied past and creeping destitution. These lives are signposts along the downward spiral of an old aristocracy. “Cleveland Auto Wrecking” introduces Sam White, an immigrant from eastern Europe. He cannot read but has a gift for math and an instinct for the value of junk. We follow his clan through the Depression to the postwar boom in the West, where their fortunes soar, creating new tests of loyalty. Taken together, these two novellas might be the reverse images of the American dream in the twentieth century. They ask to what degree, in the face of such powerful forces as love, death, and social constraints, do any of us have control over our own lives.