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Suzette and the One-Eyed Cat
"Looking for a way to approach the subject of adoption with your child? An adopted girl travels to Haiti to meet her biological family for the first time. Escorted by her adoptive parents, she is filled with many fears. Why didn’t her birth parents keep her? Was there something wrong with her? Was she so different that she could not stay with them in Haiti? Why does she live in a different country? What will her family be like? As she experiences the village of her birth, Suzette meets her birth mother, siblings, and a one-eyed cat. The encounter with the cat leaves a lasting impression and is the key to Suzette’s journey. Join her on this incredible adventure to find her inner truth. With easy-to-understand explanations and language, this book deals with adoption and all the feelings a child might encounter when meeting their birth family. It’s a beautiful adoptive-parent support book and can also be used to introduce different types of families in the classroom."
Jeanne Fortune (Author), Grace Bjarnson (Narrator)
OUT OF THE DARKNESS: A NOVEL
"From a complicated Haitian life to heart surgery to homelessness, Cynthia Josaphat’s struggles to survive her new life in the United States seem endless. After she’s taken from the only home she’s ever known by a domineering yet distant father, Cynthia’s life takes a sudden turn towards despair. Away from her mother for the first time, the Haitian teenager resolves to make the best of a difficult transition to America. Life in Haiti wasn’t perfect, but it was the only life she knew. Now, suddenly uprooted, Cynthia’s troubles have only just begun. Learning a new language is the least of her worries. Cynthia’s father expects her to conform to an unrealistic set of demands, and when a cardiologist discovers a heart defect, she must navigate surgery and a hospital stay on her own. Soon, Cynthia finds herself homeless, and in an abusive relationship with a brutal man. Depression sets in, and in Cynthia’s culture, there’s no room for mental illness. A tale of redemption. Somehow, Cynthia finds a way out of the darkness surrounding her and enrolls in college, but can she keep up with the other students who all seem to have it together? And when she loses the only source of unconditional love she’s ever known, can she fight her way back from the brink? This book will: Inspire you to never give up on your best life. Help you understand the quagmire of depression. Shed light on the struggles of an immigrant, alone in America. If you liked It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine or A Sky the Color of Chaos by M.J. Fievre, you’ll love Out of the Darkness: A Novel."
Audiobook · 7 hrs 23 mins
Mommy, I Need My Wheels
"Mommy, I Need My Wheels is a children's picture book about learning to ride a bike like a big kid. Eddy wants to ride his bike, but the training wheels are gone! Daddy took them off so Eddy could learn to ride without them, but Eddy is used to riding with the training wheels, and he is upset. Who knew riding a bike could be so hard? When Eddy crashes his bike and falls off, he is ready to give up. Will Eddy ever ride his bike without the training wheels? Find out if riding the bike does get easier! Jeanne Fortune's book, Mommy, I Need My Wheels, teaches kids: · The importance of practice when learning new skills. · How to be patient, and not give up when things get hard. · How to recover from a mistake and learn new lessons. If your child enjoyed reading Franklin Rides a Bike by Paulette Bourgeois or Dick on a Bike by David Shannon, then Mommy, I Need My Wheels is the perfect book for him or her."
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