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Barbara O'Connor

    November 9, 1958

    Barbara O'Connor draws on her Southern roots to write award-winning books for children. Her works often explore themes of family, friendship, and finding one's place in the world. O'Connor is known for her warm, empathetic storytelling style that immediately draws young readers into the narrative. Her books are recognized for their realistic portrayal of childhood experiences and the challenges that help them grow and learn.

    Barbara O'Connor
    Too Much to Know
    Greetings from Nowhere
    I've Got to Make My Livin'
    Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia
    Sandplay and Storytelling
    Wish
    • 2024

      Ausgebucht!

      Erfolgreiches Marketing für Solo-Selbstständige. Marketing-Strategie und Selbstständigkeit sinnvoll verknüpfen

      Ausgebucht!
    • 2022

      Vysnívaná odmena

      • 200 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.7(22)Add rating

      Georgína je zúfalá. Odkedy ju opustil otec a vysťahovali ich z bytu, jej rodina žije v aute. Jej mama pendluje medzi dvomi zamestnaniami a snaží sa zarobiť dosť peňazí na to, aby im našla nejaké ubytovanie. Georgína je odkázaná na starostlivosť o svojho mladšieho brata Tobyho. Jej vrúcnym prianím je zlepšiť ich situáciu. Keď Georgína zbadá plagát o nezvestnom psíkovi s odmenou päťsto dolárov, riešenie všetkých jej problémov sa zrazu zdá byť na dosah. Stačí, aby si „požičala“ toho správneho psa a jeho majitelia jej určite dajú odmenu, ktorá pomôže celej rodine. No to, čo sa stane potom, je to posledné, čo očakávala.

      Vysnívaná odmena
    • 2018

      I've Got to Make My Livin'

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      For many years, the interrelated histories of prostitution and cities have perked the ears of urban scholars, but until now the history of urban sex work has dealt only in passing with questions of race. In I’ve Got to Make My Livin’, Cynthia Blair explores African American women’s sex work in Chicago during the decades of some of the city’s most explosive growth, expanding not just our view of prostitution, but also of black women’s labor, the Great Migration, black and white reform movements, and the emergence of modern sexuality. Focusing on the notorious sex districts of the city’s south side, Blair paints a complex portrait of black prostitutes as conscious actors and historical agents; prostitution, she argues here, was both an arena of exploitation and abuse, as well as a means of resisting middle-class sexual and economic norms. Blair ultimately illustrates just how powerful these norms were, offering stories about the struggles that emerged among black and white urbanites in response to black women’s increasing visibility in the city’s sex economy. Through these powerful narratives, I’ve Got to Make My Livin’ reveals the intersecting racial struggles and sexual anxieties that underpinned the celebration of Chicago as the quintessentially modern twentieth-century city.

      I've Got to Make My Livin'
    • 2017

      Presents a story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are.

      Wish
    • 2016

      Latin America 2016-2017

      • 454 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible. The information is presented in an objective, balanced, non-ideological context, allowing the readers to formulate their own opinions. In addition to examining individual countries, the book views Latin America as a mosaic region as a whole and emphasizes its growing influence on the world stage. Besides providing accurate and timely information on the historical and political forces that have shaped each nation, it also examines the leading cultural figures and forces, from eighteenth-century writers to twentieth-century composers and singing stars to twenty-first-century filmmakers and actors. Finally, it describes the social and economic challenges that continue to afflict this exciting and emerging region.

      Latin America 2016-2017
    • 2013

      This is a gorgeous DIY decor book with a contemporary aesthetic that simplifies furniture refinishing.

      Furniture Makeovers
    • 2013

      Es ist Sommer und Owen hat gerade den größten, grünsten und glitschigsten Ochsenfrosch von ganz Carter, Georgia, gefangen! Er könnte rundum glücklich sein, wenn, ja wenn der Frosch in seinem Froschkäfig nicht so niedergeschlagen aussehen würde. Und wenn Owen noch direkt neben seinen zwei besten Freunden wohnen würde und nicht neben der nervigen, oberschlauen Viola, die sich in alles einmischt, was die drei Freunde unternehmen. Doch dann fällt eines Nachts etwas mit lautem Gepolter vom Zug, der gleich neben Owens Haus vorbeifährt. Und als Owen es endlich gefunden hat, wird ihm klar, dass er jede Hand brauchen wird, um das geheimnisvolle Ding zum Grahamteich zu bringen. und dass dieser Sommer der großartigste Sommer aller Zeiten sein wird! Eine Sommer- und Freundschafts-geschichte, so warm wie die Sommersonne.

      3 beste Freunde, Viola, 1 Ochsenfrosch und der aufregendste Sommer aller Zeiten
    • 2012

      Sandplay and Storytelling

      • 266 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      In this ground-breaking work, sandplay psychotherapist, Barbara Turner, PhD, partners with Learning Specialist, Kristín Unnsteinsdóttir, PhD, to explore how engaging children in Jungian sandplay therapy and imaginative story telling works to improve classroom performance and to increase intelligence scores. These child specialists make a solid argument for the necessary consideration of the unconscious and the inner world of the individual child in learning. They advocate that curriculum design for children must include imaginative therapeutic play and active attention to children's emotional needs.

      Sandplay and Storytelling
    • 2011

      In Fayette, South Carolina, Popeye finds life dull until the Jewells' RV gets stuck, bringing Elvis and his siblings to town. When mysterious boats with secret messages appear in the creek, Popeye and Elvis embark on an adventure to uncover the sender and the meaning behind the notes.

      The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis
    • 2011

      Examines methods of information management in ancient and medieval Europe as well as the Islamic world and China, focusing on the organization, composition, and reception of Latin reference books in print in early modern Europe.

      Too Much to Know