Twelve Plus Me

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At six years old, Patsie, the youngest Dunker child, realizes that all 12 of her brothers and sisters are named after relatives or close friends–everyone except Patsie. The thought strikes her: I must be adopted! In that case, she has to find proof, which means venturing into forbidden territory. In her search for the truth, Patsie gets the fright of her life. The author, grown-up Patsie, recalls many such delightful stories from spending her first nine y... More >>

Twelve Plus Me

Hilke's Diary: Germany, July 1940-August 1945

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Hilke's Diary is a battered chintz-covered little book with a flowery pattern, its lock (once so important to its young owner) long-since broken. It has survived an incredible near-70 years, and was the inseparable companion of a little German girl throughout World War II. Hilke was evacuated from Hamburg and separated from her family; she was placed in 1940 with her uncle and aunt in Meisnheim, then later in 1942 she was sent to an estate as a companion for a littl... More >>

Hilke's Diary: Germany, July 1940-August 1945

That Could Never Be: A Memoir

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Kevin Dalton with Patrick Semple. This is a remarkable story of the victory of spirit over adversity. Kevin Dalton spent his life from 1934 when he was two until he was sixteen in orphanages. From an early age he wanted to be ordained and this is the story of how this ambition waxed and waned through all the vicissitudes of early disadvantage. He arrived in Dublin aged 18 with only a primary education and without a job. 'This was 1951 when there were few jobs to be ... More >>

That Could Never Be: A Memoir

Hide and Seek: A Wartime Childhood

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In 1939, Irenka Licht had just turned three when Germany invaded Poland. Her father, a respected local physician, tapped into a large network of friends who were willing to hide and protect his Jewish family. Irenka was sent to live separate from her family and spent six years hiding in cellars, attics, and a convent. She continually assumed false identities and was allowed to visit her family only occasionally-and under a heavy cloak of secrecy. In 1946, when Ir... More >>

Hide and Seek: A Wartime Childhood

Swivel Hips, Pitiful, and Ugly Mug

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Bonnie Joyce Harvell was born in the small town of Lamison, Alabama. She came from a large family of three boys and three girls. She tells stories of good times and bad times that she and her siblings endured while growing up. She points out that, even though she had a very poor life, she was really blessed to have good parents who loved their children and taught them about all the good things in life. She can appreciate what she has today because of the way she was... More >>

Swivel Hips, Pitiful, and Ugly Mug

A Guide to the Life, Times, and Works of Victor Hugo

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Compiled from reports published in 1881 when France held special celebrations to honor Victor Hugo on his 80th birthday. The 27th of December, 1880, was a fête day at Besançon. The houses in the picturesque old town, which dates further back than the Roman conquest, were hung with flags, and the echoes of music came back from the surrounding hills. On the banks of the river, in the streets, and in the squares, a well-dressed crowd was awaiting a ceremonial of ... More >>

A Guide to the Life, Times, and Works of Victor Hugo

Stolen Innocence

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Debi was turning two and had the perfect family. Daddy, mama, sister and brother. Little did she know that a tragedy was about to happen and she would be boarding an emotional roller coaster through childhood and adolescence. The ride took her from the innocence of a child to being sexually molested, to a church going family, back to being molested, to being a little girl, and back to being molested. The ups and downs of this ride were very emotional. The things tha... More >>

Stolen Innocence

South of Lobber Point

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A second volume (sequel to the author's "East of Varley Head" - ISBN 9080780812) of personal reminiscences of the way of life, social conventions, character sketches, anecdotes and observations related to the village of Port Isaac in North Cornwall in the mid and late 1940's, told with affection, humour and insight.... More >>

South of Lobber Point

Snakes, Grapevine Swings and Slingshots

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In this light, uplifting collection of memories, Bill Powell revisits the life of a child growing up in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the 1930s and 1940s. It was a slower paced simpler life in the days before television, electricity, McDonald’s, jet planes, supermarkets or street drugs. Unexpected encounters with snakes, playing on a hillside grapevine swing, practicing with a slingshot, and wandering through woodlands were about as exciting as things got. Hard ti... More >>

Snakes, Grapevine Swings and Slingshots

Simple Times, Simple Pleasures

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There are some eras that are just too special to forget. Growing up in the 30s on her parents' farm was such an era for Helen Merrell. She remembers the good times as well as the hard ones, but she especially feels that it was truly a life full of interesting and cherished moments, so much so that it was worth writing a book about.... More >>

Simple Times, Simple Pleasures

She Used to Be My Mother

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A powerful and moving memoir of a an unforgattable American Jewish family, She Used to be My Mother, by Michael B. Snyder (Gefen Publishing House, 2001) resonates today with the many adult children of aging parents. This capitvating saga begins with the family’s assimilation in America. The eldest son, Ephraim, a charismatic, shrewd and adventurous sort, breaks every tradition and rule – even those seemingly unbreakable ones. Stealing the family business fro... More >>

She Used to Be My Mother

Growing Up in the City: A Boy's Tale

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Discover the days of the Great Depression, World War II and the post-war years through the eyes and ears of a young Irish-American Catholic boy who grew up in Jersey city, New Jersey. Young boys always have many childhood adventures in sports and neighborhood games. John is able to share his life and relationships with you. His friends and foes come to life, in particular, his memories of his first close friend, Phyllis. The story also tells about the neighborhood ... More >>

Growing Up in the City: A Boy's Tale

Sharecropper's Daughter

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Did you ever ride a pigdrink milk straight from a cowtear the seat out of your pants while sliding down the barn roof? No? Meet someone who did. In Sharecroppers Daughter, Lula White Poor gives readers a candid look at growing up the daughter of a sharecropper in eastern Arkansas. Lula and her brothers lived in shacks provided by the landowners their daddy worked for each year. In the early 1930s and 40s, the school calendar for Lula and her brothers revolved around... More >>

Sharecropper's Daughter

Seed of Life

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When I first started writing, publishing a book was the last thing on my mind. I knew there was still a fragmented, locked up, hurting little girl deep inside me. It affected the way I felt about myself. I needed to get in touch with the Yvonne that I had locked away many years ago. I asked my great friend Jesus, the one who knows all things and even the roots to our very being, to go on this journey with me. He unlocked memories and core pain beyond anything I coul... More >>

Seed of Life

Roary Revisited: A Rural Childhood

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This is an account of a rural childhood in North Devon at the end of the Second World War. It is recounted with humour, irony and a little pathos. Though the family was poor by today's standards, they were rich in humour and the pleasures of a truly rural, simplistic way of life. An overcrowded thatched cottage (that nearly caught fire one Guy Fawkes night) didn't deter the Plymouth relatives from periodically descending upon them. You will get to know each family m... More >>

Roary Revisited: A Rural Childhood

Greenbelt : A Nostalgic Return to a Texas Childhood

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Jim Man writes, "In 1972, being twelve was like a future unto itself. I was always in search of adventure around Greenbelt Lake, but the funny thing was that the adventures seemed to find me. The lake was a key which unlocked a treasure trove of events and characters that became permanently embedded in my soul. People like Dwight, who was picked up and carried three miles by a tornado and lived to tell about it. Stevie "Wander" Johnson, a nine-year-old who, like a m... More >>

Greenbelt : A Nostalgic Return to a Texas Childhood

River Rats: Growing up on the Raritan River

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Dan Hyland, as a boy growing up in the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey from 1930-1938, saw the last boats being locked through the Delaware and Raritan Canal. He knew the old lock keepers and people who lived in the abandoned barges along the canal. The Raritan River and the D.& R. Canal provided recreation that was both exciting and extremely dangerous. Dan rode the ice flows on the Raritan after city work crews dynamited the frozen river in the early spring. ... More >>

River Rats: Growing up on the Raritan River

Ripples of Fate

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In the aftermath of World War II, the small nation of Greece began the arduous task of rebuilding its ruined infrastructure. This frail effort was disrupted by rival factions whose power struggle culminated in a bloody civil war. The fragile peace that ensued was shattered by the wrath of nature. A series of destructive quakes leveled whatever was still standing, and many people perished. This story is about a young orphan’s struggle to carry on. The account ... More >>

Ripples of Fate 

Rescued Images : Memories of a Childhood in Hiding

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Ruth Jacobsen spent her first childhood in Germany. It ended one night when she was six years old and hiding in terror as she watched people being thrown from windows. It was Kristallnacht, the Night of Breaking Glass. Her family fled and found haven in the idyllic Dutch village of Oud Zuylen. There Ruth became a child again. When she was eight, the Germans invaded Holland. When she was nine, her grandmother was put on a train and never seen again. Soon she wa... More >>

Rescued Images : Memories of a Childhood in Hiding

Recuerdos: Memories of Childhood in Tucson

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RECUERDOS is a compilation of a family's memoirs of life in Tucson in the early 1900s. The stories involve childhood pranks, adventures, and family customs. The stories are interwoven with the history of Tucson from 1870 to 1940.... More >>

Recuerdos: Memories of Childhood in Tucson