books about: survived

books about: survived

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Survived

Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul: 101 Healing Stories About Those Who Have Survived Cancer

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...

HCI, 1996

Beautiful
You won't find a lot of technical mumbo jumbo here, but what you will find is a beautifully written book of inspirational stories to soothe the cancer-ridden soul. I tend to shy away from anything that has "chicken soup" on the cover, but this was given by a colleague ...

Cheat Sheet (How I Survived Middle School)

Nancy Krulik

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
When Jenny McAfee's friend is accused of cheating on a history test, she doesn't know what to do. By using middleschoolsurvival's online quizzes, she learns more about herself and her friends. The answers to the quizzes give Jenny the courage she needs to survive ...

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Timothy Egan

Mariner Books, 2006

The American dust bowl and the grit and gumption of those who will never forget
Subtitled "The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl", this 2006 non-fiction account of this American tragedy is historical writing at its best. The author is a Pulitizer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. I loved his simple but ...

Who's Got Spirit? (How I Survived Middle School)
Nancy Krulik

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

It's fall spirit week at Joyce Kilmer Middle School, and the Pops have established their own exclusive "pep squad," complete with matching outfits! Jenny's friends decide to fight back by forming a rival group with their own uniforms. Things heat up even more when a costumed lion mascot appears on the scene. No one knows who's inside--is it a ...

The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE)

Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2005

Great memoir
The author describes her fascinating childhood in which her family moves around the country, following her father's dreams, staying ahead of law enforcement and bill collectors, and living the family's carefree attitude. While her father's dreams are what sustains the ...

New Girl (How I Survived Middle School)

Nancy Krulik

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

ONE OF BEST BOOKS EVER.
This book tells the story of how Jenny survives middle school. She made a bet with her best friend turned enemy to raise the most money at their booth in the school fair. The bet gets harder with the arrival of a cool new girl named Sam.Who will Sam side with? Will ...

Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

Richard Branson

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Exciting, unpredictable, and revealing
Few autobiographies have the luxury of encompassing such a fascinating topic as Richard Branson who has led a life filled with unremitting vivacious action. Filled with modesty and a nerve that has him taking near unheard of risks (both personal and in business), ...

P.S. I Really Like You (How I Survived Middle School)
Nancy Krulik

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

Jenny has been getting gifts, cards, and notes from a secret admirer. Who could the mystery boy be? While Jenny is dealing with her admirer, Rachel and Felicia stop speaking following a basketball game in which Rachel refused to pass the ball to Felicia, and then missed the winning basket. Felicia called Rachel a ball hog in front of everyone. ...

Barfing in the Backseat #12: How I Survived My Family Road Trip (Hank Zipzer)

Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver

Grosset & Dunlap, 2007

This series rocks!
This series is soooo cool for both boys and girls ages 3rd-???. I teach 3rd grade and these are my kids' favorite read alouds. I have an 11 year old daughter and this is the first series she has been "into". They are funny, with lots of elementary school humor and ...

I Heard A Rumor (How I Survived Middle School)

Nancy Krulik

Scholastic Inc., 2007

I Wish These Books Were Around When I Was in Middle School
Middle school was long ago for me, however, I have told every middler schooler I know about this series. It's awesome. The characters are very realistic and the problems genuine. Jenny McAfee is simply trying to survive middle school. She is up against a best ...

The Tree That Survived the Winter

Mary Fahy

Paulist Press, 2001

A book to thaw the heart and soul!
Mary Fahy's book "The Tree That Survived The Winter" is quite simply amazing and wonderful at the same time. Here in the allegorical story of a tree one can find strength and courage to face personal tragedy and loss. In the process, a person will grow and learn to ...

Living at the Edge of the World: How I Survived in the Tunnels of Grand Central Station
Tina S., Jamie Pastor Bolnick

St. Martin's Griffin, 2001

In this powerful and inspiring true story, Tina S. tells of four years living in the train tunnels beneath Grand Central Station amidst the homeless and the drug addicted. What began as an adventure quickly turns into a nightmare as she describes daily life in a netherworld most people don't even know exists. With heartbreaking honesty Tina ...

Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding ...

Les Standiford

Crown, 2008

A watershed event in our nation's history
Les Standiford's Washington Burning focuses on an often ignored, but highly significant event in our nation's history--the British invasion of Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. With a historian's meticulous eye and a novelist's flair for drama, Standiford ...

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust

Edith H. Beer, Susan Dworkin

Harper Perennial, 2000

Kept me riveted
This book was recommended by a friend, and while it came highly-rated, I hesitated to read it because I find stories about the Holocaust too upsetting. When I did pick it up, I couldn't put it down! Admittedly, I turned the pages through the first third slowly, fearing ...

How Race Survived US History: From the American Revolution to the Present
David R. Roediger

Verso, 2008

An absorbing chronicle of the role of race in US history, by the foremost historian of race and labor. How Race Survived US History explores how the idea of race was created and recreated in American history. From the late seventeenth century ? the era in which Du Bois located the emergence of "whiteness" ? through the American revolution and ...