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Navigating the labyrinth of child development has always been a task for educators, but understanding the nuances related to birth order can be particularly challenging. "The Middle Child Syndrome: A Guide for Educators on Understanding Its Psychological Effects" delves into the unique experiences and challenges faced by middle children in families.Key aspects covered in this comprehensive guide include:Birth Order Psychology: An introduction to the...
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Can she stop living for tomorrow?She can't wait to finally start living, but first she must lose the weight and stop pulling out her eyebrows then everything will be perfect.Weighting to Live follows one woman's struggle to stop living for tomorrow in the midst of the illness of her beloved grandmother, a miserable boss, a crazy family, inner demons, and a lack of self-belief.And just wait until you meet Nigel …A cosy, heart-warming story that will...
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Ainhoa se cae todo el tiempo. Cuando corre se cae, cuando baila se cae, si coge algo, a menudo, se le cae. Todos piensan que es un poco torpe, ¡incluso ella piensa que es patosa! Cuando la doctora le dice que tiene los músculos débiles, Ainhoa siente un gran alivio: ¡no es torpe! Lo que le pasa es que necesita una silla de ruedas.
Sin embargo, la actitud de sus padres cambia desde que lo saben y nunca la regañan como a sus dos hermanos, da igual...
4) Uphill
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"Uphill' is the final book in the Don Walker series. This story looks in on the lives of the principal characters some thirty years after the second book (Grab an Egg and Shave It). Don struggles with depression and significant health issues. His daughter Lisa, now married and raising a seven-year-old of her own, runs her own business as an interior decorator and designer.Because of good faith efforts to assist one of Lisa's clients, both she and...
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Get the Summary of David Sedaris's HappyGoLucky in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "HappyGoLucky" by David Sedaris is a collection of personal anecdotes exploring family, aging, societal norms, and the human condition. Sedaris recounts visiting his sister Lisa and their trip to a firing range, reflecting on American gun culture. He discusses his father's decline and the peculiarities of life at an assisted living...
6) The Gift
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The year is 2012. Gracie works at the county museum in Jubilee Junction, Iowa, where she is hard at work putting together an exhibit of historic quilts. She stuggles with an overbearing boyfriend who is pressuring her to leave her hometown and get a job near him in the big city, juggling three jobs to make ends meet, and trying to serve as peacemaker between her two elderly aunts who can't seem to stay in the same room together without fireworks going...
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In "One Heart, One Home: Achieving Unity in Family Life," author {insert author's name} presents an insightful exploration into the essential elements that foster harmony and togetherness within the family unit. Drawing upon personal experiences, psychological research, and timeless wisdom, this book serves as a beacon of guidance for families striving to strengthen their bonds and create a nurturing environment where each member feels valued and...
8) Lost
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Jimmy is a survivor.
He has been through more than any person should have to handle and he has become a strong and compassionate man with a wife who adores him. They had a beautiful wedding, surrounded by everyone they love and then there was a storm.
A tornado.
And all memories were erased.
Now, the demons he fought so hard to keep at bay have returned, and the one person who can help him,
Doesn't remember who he is.
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Daisy Bach, a therapist, has always been certain that she did not want to have children. Her childhood experiences with an overbearing and controlling mother, Verity, who tore the family apart, further cemented this decision. However, at the age of forty-five, Daisy finds herself reconsidering this choice.
Unfortunately, her decision to try and conceive is complicated by her mother's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. With strained family relationships,...
10) Patricia
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The story of a girl who chose to believe that she could be anything she wanted to be even though she had a rough start to her childhood. From assault to neglect, she chose herself. Every time.She loved herself more until that was all she was: love.She learned to leave behind what held her back, and ran towards what pushed her forward.All by herself, step by step, she loved her way through life.
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Ferne Tollivera is on a mission. Now that Sparrow, her ward, has reached nine years of age, she reckons he needs a male role model in his life. With typical efficiency she sets about finding a father-figure by drawing up a series of checklists for each candidate, and following a strict protocol for interviewing them.So far, all the contenders have failed miserably to get enough ticks in the right boxes.But Ferne is focused and nothing is going to...
12) The Way Home
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In sleepy Sweet Water, Alabama, one family has had its fair share of conflict but still Christian George does his duty, like his father and uncle before him.The Vietnam War was different to other wars though, a war that couldn't be won, one that kept service personnel imprisoned for the longest time in US history and their families suffering from uncertainty for years. Many of those incarcerated didn't live to see home again and those that did discovered...
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She sacrificed too much for them. When her real ancestry shatters her world, will she ever reclaim happiness? Carly Davis was sure getting away from the island would help. Elated after finally freeing herself from running her late family's inn, her fresh start in Maine fizzles in the aftermath of a failed relationship. And her luck sours further still when an innocent DNA test reveals at least one of her parents had been deceiving her for decades.Furious...
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Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they boarded the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912 –and how that maiden voyage would transform their lives in profound and unexpected ways.
Fans of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé and Patricia Falvey's The Titanic Sisters will be captivated as USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this...
15) Stop Talking
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From the author of Please... Tell Me More comes the highly anticipated sequel!
Finally, Rose has found her soulmate, Jack, and is ready to live her best happily-ever-after life. But tragedy strikes in Alaska, where Rose's brother and family live, and soon her world is turned upside down... again. Rose and Jack do the only thing they can: they take their niece, Fern, who has suffered a tremendous loss, home to Virginia.
Fern is adrift, grieving...
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More Mayhem and mishapsLife has finally settled down for Eric Sibley and his family; Abi and Mabel are happy, his mother-in-law is on hand for support, and life has begun to have a sense of normalcy and routine to it.But, with cash flows running low, Eric has to acknowledge it is time to re-enter the world of employment. Unfortunately, jobs suited to former high-flying recruitment executives are of short supply in the sleepy town of Burlam.When the...
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One lie changes a family's path for generations-and finally brings them back to Ireland, in this saga by the author of The Devil's Own.
In May 1917 the Americans sailed into Cork to join the Great War. When they left two years later, they brought their war brides with them, including Lizzie McCarthy. Still reeling from the tragic death of her sister Maggie, Lizzie leaves Ireland hoping for a better life with her new husband Ed Anderson.
Lizzie...
19) Ruby Shores
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Hartley Wright is returning to Ruby Shores to help organise his father's funeral.
He is not returning to reunite with his brothers.
He is not returning to help save the family business.
And he is definitely not returning for Kennedy Grace.
When Kennedy Grace begins her investigation into Orson Wright's death, she will keep it professional.
She will not get mixed up in the Wright brother's family drama.
She will not question her moral compass.
And...
20) Meat Sandwiches
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In this, the second installment in the How to Steer Your Kid series, M. P. MacDougall returns with a cast of irreverent characters and hilarious, only slightly embellished stories. There's something for everyone who ever grew up in a somewhat weird family. MacDougall relates a variety of slapstick adventures - from taxidermy gone horribly wrong, to near-drownings while encased in a sleeping bag, to being hunted by a mythical monster with a sadistic...
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