But when she discovers the diary her Jewish great-grandmother wrote chronicling her escape from Holocaust-era Europe, Imani begins to see family in a new way.Imani knows exactly what she wants as her big bat mitzvah gift: to meet her birthparents. She loves her family and her Jewish community in Baltimore, but she has always wondered where she came from, especially since she's black and almost everyone she knows is white. When her mom's grandmother--Imani's great-grandma Anna--passes away, Imani discovers an old diary among her books. It's Anna's diary from 1941, the year she was twelve--the year she fled Nazi-occupied Luxembourg alone, sent by her parents to seek refuge in Brooklyn. Written as a series of letters to the twin sister she had to leave behind, Anna's diary records her journey to America and her new life with an adopted family. Anna's diary and Imani's birthparent search intertwine to tell the story of two girls, each searching for family and identity in her own time and in her own way.

    A fantastically funny read-aloud about two unlikely friends and their epic journey around the world.

    The stories in this book are from women that the editors know personally, but aims to bring together and foster solidarity between everyone who has been a victim of sexual violence. By exposing the common threads in each story, 100 Women I Know demonstrates the need to redefine rape within society and to further the understanding of consent to help prevent young men and women from becoming perpetrators or survivors of sexual violence. The book gives a voice to all of the brave women who shared their stories and continues the much needed conversation on sexual violence.

    Harness the power of the seasons, planets, moon, sun, and yourself as you expand your horizons and create an extraordinary year.With an inspiring blend of illustrations to color, seasonal spells and rituals, gentle planning guidelines, and monthly and weekly calendar pages, find yourself on the creative, empowering journey of your own magical path.- Monthly calendar spreads- Weekly planning pages with lined space for each day- Moon phase and moon sign tracking- Spell for each month and a ritual idea for each Sabbat- Lots of magical illustrations to color and extra space for notes- Handy 6

    Together, they reveal the stories behind some of the most lavish, triumphant, daring and disastrous productions in the theatre's history, including Amadeus, Romans in Britain, Laurence Olivier's Othello, Closer, The History Boys and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.A rich collection of correspondence like no other, this book offers a fascinating and celebratory look at the world of theatre and beyond.

    A mid-level official in a provincial town, Friedrich Kellner kept a secret diary from 1939 to 1945, risking his life to record Germany's path to dictatorship and genocide and to protest his countrymen's complicity in the regime's brutalities. Just one month into the war he is aware that Jews are marked for extermination and later records how soldiers on leave spoke openly about the mass murder of Jews and the murder of POWs; he also documents the Gestapo's merciless rule at home from euthanasia campaigns against the handicapped and mentally ill to the execution of anyone found listening to foreign broadcasts. This essential testimony of everyday life under the Third Reich is accompanied by a foreword by Alan Steinweis and the remarkable story of how the diary was brought to light by Robert Scott Kellner, Friedrich's grandson.

    But what if your past is a lie?When eighteen-year-old Abigail Bridges' grandmother dies, she discovers a cryptic letter hidden in her jewelry box.With one final request, her grandmother asks her to reveal a long-hidden family secret.There is only one rule: tell no one.But breaking the rules is inevitable once she meets the enigmatic Kaden Oliver and confides in him.Armed with her grandmother's letters and a journal from the Holocaust, they search for answers, hidden in her family's heritage.Only, nothing can prepare her for the truth. Now, she is faced with the ultimate choice. Family or justice?