Hurricane My Story Of Resilience I Witness

Author : Salvador Gómez-Colón
Publisher : WW Norton
ISBN 13 : 1324016663
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane: My Story of Resilience (I, Witness) written by Salvador Gómez-Colón and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young man shares how he combated Puerto Rico’s public health emergency after Hurricane Maria. Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn’t ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so much. With unstoppable energy and a deep knowledge of local culture, Salvador founded Light and Hope for Puerto Rico and raised more than $100,000 to purchase and distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to households in need. With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Salvador recalls living through the catastrophic storm and grappling with the destruction it left behind. Hurricane brings forward a captivating first-person account of strength, resilience, and determination, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Author : Salvador Gómez-Colón
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1324016655
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane written by Salvador Gómez-Colón and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young man shares how he combated Puerto Rico’s public health emergency after Hurricane Maria. Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn’t ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so much. With unstoppable energy and a deep knowledge of local culture, Salvador founded Light and Hope for Puerto Rico and raised more than $100,000 to purchase and distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to households in need. With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Salvador recalls living through the catastrophic storm and grappling with the destruction it left behind. Hurricane brings forward a captivating first-person account of strength, resilience, and determination, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Author : Adama Bah
Publisher : WW Norton
ISBN 13 : 1324016647
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accused: My Story of Injustice (I, Witness) written by Adama Bah and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman shares her harrowing experience of being wrongly accused of terrorism. Adama Bah grew up in East Harlem after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected to her community and the people who lived there. But as a thirteen-year-old after the events of September 11, 2001, she began experiencing discrimination and dehumanization as prejudice toward Muslim people grew. Then, on March 24, 2005, FBI agents arrested Adama and her father. Falsely accused of being a potential suicide bomber, Adama spent weeks in a detention center being questioned under suspicion of terrorism. With sharp and engaging writing, Adama recounts the events surrounding her arrest and its impact on her life—the harassment, humiliation, and persecution she faced for crimes she didn’t commit. Accused brings forward a crucial and unparalleled first-person perspective of American culture post-9/11 and the country’s discrimination against Muslim Americans, and heralds the start of a new series of compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Author : Ricia Anne Chansky
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642596760
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mi María: Surviving the Storm written by Ricia Anne Chansky and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hurricane María made landfall in Puerto Rico in September 2017, it left no part of the archipelago unscathed. The hurricane triggered floods and mudslides, washed out roads, destroyed tens of thousands of homes, farms, and businesses, caused the largest blackout in US history, knocked out communications, led to widespread food, drinking water, and gasoline shortages, and caused thousands of deaths. The seventeen oral histories collected in Mi María: Surviving the Storm share stories of surviving the storm and its long aftermath as people waited for relief and aid that rarely arrived. Zaira and her husband floated on a patched air mattress for sixteen hours while floodwaters rose around them. The road washed out in front of Emmanuel as he desperately tried to drive his pregnant wife who had begun labor to the hospital. Luis and his father anxiously counted the days that the dialysis clinic remained closed and lifesaving treatment was unavailable, while Miliana’s mother was sent home from the hospital —undiagnosed— only to fall critically ill in her own home. Weaving together long-form oral histories and shorter testimonios, the book offers a multivocal peoples’ history of disaster that fosters a greater understanding of the failures of governmental disaster response and the correlating perseverance of the people impacted by these failures, highlighting the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. Ultimately, the ways in which these oral histories demonstrate the strength of community response to disaster in Puerto Rico are pertinent to other parts of the world that are being impacted by our current climate emergency.

Author : Thor Hanson
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541672410
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid written by Thor Hanson and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Editor's Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads, to grip more tightly in frequent hurricanes. Warm waters cause the development of Humboldt squid to alter so dramatically that fishermen mistake them for different species. Brown pelicans move north, and long-spined sea urchins south, to find cooler homes. And when coral reefs sicken, they leave no territory worth fighting for, so aggressive butterfly fish transform instantly into pacifists. A story of hope, resilience, and risk, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is natural history for readers of Bernd Heinrich, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and David Haskell. It is also a reminder of how unpredictable climate change is as it interacts with the messy lattice of life.

Author : Frantzy Luzincourt
Publisher : Norton Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9781324052531
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resistance written by Frantzy Luzincourt and published by Norton Young Readers. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young activist opens a window for young readers into his fight for equal education, racial justice, and economic equity.

Author : Steven M. Southwick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009299735
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resilience written by Steven M. Southwick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life presents us all with challenges. Most of us at some point will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, or a natural disaster. What differentiates us is how we respond. In this important book, three experts in trauma and resilience answer key questions such as What helps people adapt to life's most challenging situations?, How can you build up your own resilience?, and What do we know about the science of resilience? Combining cutting-edge scientific research with the personal experiences of individuals who have survived some of the most traumatic events imaginable, including the COVID-19 pandemic, this book provides a practical resource that can be used time and time again. The experts describe ten key resilience factors, including facing fear, optimism, and relying on role models, through the experiences and personal reflections of highly resilient survivors. Each resilience factor will help you to adapt and grow from stressful life events and will bring hope and inspiration for overcoming adversity.

Author : Nikki Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735387901
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home for Hurricanes written by Nikki Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home for Hurricanes: A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose provides a sobering portrayal of both the jubilance and hardening of Black girls. Nikki Murphy lays bare the impact of rape culture, examines notions of innocence and responsibility, and invites readers to witness her hard-fought journey to find healing, love, and gratitude.

Author : Joseph Bailey
Publisher : Mango
ISBN 13 : 9781642506600
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thriving in the Eye of the Hurricane written by Joseph Bailey and published by Mango. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past forty years, bestselling author Joe Bailey has been working as a clinical psychologist and has been teaching and writing about the exciting new paradigm called the Three Principles. In this book, he seeks to pass on how these Principles have allowed him to access his own resilient nature in the midst of all this uncertainty. Having experienced professional and personal burnout, Joe has learned not only how to live, but to thrive in the eye of the hurricane.

Author : Heather C. Hudak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781427124470
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Hurricane written by Heather C. Hudak and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2017, Puerto Rico was hit hard by Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island, buildings, and people, and knocked out power. Based on the experiences of many hurricane victims, this fictional story follows Antonio and his family who fled to a safer part of the island, then returning to their village where they struggle to rebuild with little help. Interspersed with facts and case studies about what causes hurricanes, this narrative tells a story common to many people who have had to flee and rebuild their lives after losing their homes, possessions, and sometimes, loved ones"--