Invisible Friends

Author : J. Bradley Wigger
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503609189
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Companions written by J. Bradley Wigger and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the US to Nepal, author J. Bradley Wigger travels five countries on three continents to hear children describe their invisible friends—one-hundred-year-old robins and blue dogs, dinosaurs and teapots, pretend families and shape-shifting aliens—companions springing from the deep well of childhood imagination. Drawing on these interviews, as well as a new wave of developmental research, he finds a fluid and flexible quality to the imaginative mind that is central to learning, co-operation, and paradoxically, to real-world rationality. Yet Wigger steps beyond psychological territory to explore the religious significance of the kind of mind that develops relationships with invisible beings. Alongside Cinderella the blue dog, Quack-Quack the duck, and Dino the dinosaur are angels, ancestors, spirits, and gods. What he uncovers is a profound capacity in the religious imagination to see through the surface of reality to more than meets the eye. Punctuated throughout by children's colorful drawings of their see-through interlocutors, the book is highly engaging and alternately endearing, moving, and humorous. Not just for parents or for those who work with children, Invisible Companions will appeal to anyone interested in our mind's creative and spiritual possibilities.

Author : Michelle Whitedove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971490840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Invisible Friends written by Michelle Whitedove and published by . This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches children how guardian angels are sent by God to love and guide each of us.

Author : Jonathan Joly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781529420616
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All My Friends Are Invisible written by Jonathan Joly and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A mesmeric, harrowing and ultimately uplifting childhood memoir about identity, family and mental health that has touched so many readers around the world* 'So raw and full of so many emotions. I didn't want the book to end' @ftsworld 'It's hard to put into words how sacred this book is' @lisainthecity27 'I've literally read it in one sitting. Glued to every single word' @lorencoles 'Thank you for shining a light on 'different' children. Thank you for showing that there is no normal. But most of all thank you for proving that even when it's hard to make friends...there is always someone looking out for you' @gabrielle.rea It was an ordinary day in 2016. In Gatwick Airport, Jonathan and his wife Anna were having breakfast with their two little children while waiting for their flight to be called. And then it happened, a familiar sensation that Jonathan hadn't had for decades: an out-of-body experience that transported him to another place, the safe place he used to escape to in his mind when he was a boy. Because growing up in conservative 1980s Dublin, where there was little tolerance for children who were 'different', Jonathan Joly was, indeed, a different sort of child: creative, expressive, and - on the inside - a girl. The limitations of the people around him to understand his differences led to years of tyrannical bullying and abuse, forcing him to withdraw within himself to the point of clinical absence. His only chance for survival was the inner world he created for himself, rich with loving and supportive friends and playmates, that only he could see. Jonathan's invisible friends were his lifeline, and on that day at the airport, they came flooding back, and have remained with him to this day. This extraordinary childhood memoir is not only an important, thought-provoking and exhilarating read, it gives hope and community for all those who have ever felt 'other', and proves how vital it is to provide children with the safe space to be themselves. In All My Friends are Invisible, Jonathan Joly, known widely as one of social media's most successful content creators, shares the secret he's kept hidden these many years. He shows the beautiful world he retreated to time and time again when life was unbearable for his 'skin machine'. Most importantly, he introduces us to his invisible friends, and in so doing you may be transported back to the friends you had as a child that no one else could see, and who may have saved you, too. 'This will blow you away'- Stylist 'Joly's prose is sensitive and heartbreaking...darkly compelling' - Business Post 'An extraordinary and thought-provoking memoir' - Belfast Telegraph

Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781575678344
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Invisible Friend written by Lois Walfrid Johnson and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again Bree finds the courage to win in a story that builds on the first two books of the Viking Quest series. In this novel, Bree arrives in Norway and is sent to work as a slave for the family of Mikkel, her Viking captor. She struggles to adjust, feeling worthless and disrespected, and wondering why God wants her in Norway. Her prayers are answered when she is given the opportunity to teach Mikkel's grandparents to read using an illuminated Bible stolen from an Irish monastery.

Author : Stephen Chbosky
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538731347
Total Pages : 830 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imaginary Friend written by Stephen Chbosky and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant New York Times Bestseller One of Fall 2019's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more) A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this acclaimed epic of literary horror from the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Christopher is seven years old.Christopher is the new kid in town.Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six long days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.

Author : Terri Libenson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062484958
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Emmie written by Terri Libenson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. This is the story of two totally different girls— quiet, shy, artistic Emmie popular, outgoing, athletic Katie —and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. . . . All the crushes, humiliations, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day in this extraordinary novel. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna!

Author : R.L. Stine
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545820758
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Best Friend Is Invisible written by R.L. Stine and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling Goosebumps series, a boy thinks invisibility is a cool superpower, until an invisible friend inhabits his bedroom. Sammy Jacobs is into ghosts and science fiction. Not exactly the smartest hobby—at least not if you ask Sammy’s parents. They’re research scientists and they only believe in “real” science. But now Sammy’s met someone who’s totally UN-real. He’s hanging out in Sammy’s room. And eating his cereal at breakfast. Sammy’s got to find a way to get rid of his new “friend.” Only problem is . . . Sammy’s new friend is invisible!

Author : Victor E. Furness and Barbara M. Horne
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1452517673
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Friends written by Victor E. Furness and Barbara M. Horne and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every child has a fear or a special need. The Invisible Friends series was written with the sole purpose of reaching just one child that feels he or she is all alone or that nobody understands. The Logan's Poems section was written for Barbara's youngest grandson, who has special medical needs. This poetry section is meant to make children think, laugh, and remember. This book is also written to help both children and parents laugh, and it may possibly make them think and shake their heads. Invisible Friends is dedicated to Victor's mother and Barbara's friend, Hazel Furness. Logan, Barbara's youngest grandson, suffers from a mixture of ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, and light autism. The poems were written to help Logan learn to laugh and be proud of himself. This, in turn, makes life easier on his brothers and sisters. Barbara Horne was blessed with two daughters, Tammy and Connie, twin sons, James and John, and seven grandchildren. Writing poetry is her deep passion. As a cancer survivor, she knows the power of children's laughter. Victor Furness has a son, Robert, who has Aspergers syndrome. Being mentally challenged, Robert was bullied in school. This inspired Victor to write children's stories full of hope and understanding.

Author : Jake Robinson
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784274348
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Friends written by Jake Robinson and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we continue to live through a pandemic, all eyes are on microbes: an imperceptible and pervasive threat that hangs heavy on the air and clings to surfaces. But the reality of micro-organisms is far more diverse and life-sustaining than such a notion would have us believe (hence the title of this book). Not only are they omnipresent, but we are highly attuned to their workings – both in the world at large and right here within our own bodies. Meanwhile, cutting-edge microbiome research is changing our understanding of reality, challenging fundamental concepts of free will and individuality. Threaded through everything are microbes: the very glue that holds ecosystems together. This topical, engaging and original book counters the prevailing narrative of microbes as the bane of society, along the way providing much-needed clarity on the overwhelmingly beneficial role they play. We discover how the microbiome is highly relevant to environmental and social equity issues, while there’s also discussion about how microbes may influence our decisions: even the way we think about how we think may need to be revisited. Invisible Friends introduces the reader to a vast, pullulating cohort of minute life – friends you never knew you had.

Author : Doug Simpson
Publisher : Next Chapter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Friends written by Doug Simpson and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening to the chatter of her six-year-old daughter, Cammi, Connie Cantland begins to wonder if Cammi's imaginary friend could be more than just imaginary. Connie knows her friend and coworker, Dani, believes in the survival of souls after the death of bodies, and the reincarnation of souls, so she shares her concerns with Dani about Cammi's supposed friend. Dani introduces Connie to Dacque LaRose: a friend and mentor on souls and reincarnation. Connie and Dacque's conversations propel Connie and her husband Carson into an educational journey into reincarnation of souls, soul groups, past life regression sessions, spirit guides, and conversations with souls, of which Connie and Carson previously had absolutely no knowledge of.