Books with author Chris Carpenter

Ever wonder what became of the dreams you once had? Fancy Moonstruck can tell you. Fancy is supposed to steal dreams. It's what her family does for a living, and now that she's 15, the job is hers. It's a job she'd rather not have. She knows first-hand what dreams mean to the dreamer because she dreams of her mom, who died five years ago. Losing her dream would be like losing her mom all over again. That's a pain Fancy doesn't want to inflict on anyone. But the rules are clear: Steal a dream - or lose her own.

Hey Girl! Have you ever thought you were the only one going through what you go through? Feeling what you feel? Thinking what you think? You're not alone. Get a glimpse into the life of a girl maybe like you. A girl's life is where school is fun and challenging, friends are one in a dozen and everything is about individuality and conformity. At times like this a girl has to know she isn't alone. Girls have three things: friends, family and their thoughts. Get the bigger picture here. Take a moment and chew some gum. Bubble gum is for celebrating you, not stressing over who does or doesn't like you. No worries here, just be real and with encouragement, you can be who you were meant to be. This book will get you thinking. Just read and see! God made you to have a bright future. It all starts now!This is an inspirational book of poetic thoughts for preteen and teenage girls. It’s a simple and easy read but packs a punch with quick-witted and fun thoughts that might inspire and compel any girl. The message is to have a positive self-image and high hopes for life beyond the here and now of growing up. This book provides wisdom in an entertaining way!

Sexual violence and exploitation occur in many conflict zones, and the children born of such acts face discrimination, stigma, and infanticide. Yet the massive transnational network of organizations working to protect war-affected children has, for two decades, remained curiously silent on the needs of this vulnerable population. Focusing specifically on the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina, R. Charli Carpenter questions the framing of atrocity by human rights organizations and the limitations these narratives impose on their response. She finds that human rights groups set their agendas according to certain grievances-the claims of female rape victims or the complaints of aggrieved minorities, for example-and that these concerns can overshadow the needs of others. Incorporating her research into a host of other conflict zones, Carpenter shows that the social construction of rights claims is contingent upon the social construction of wrongs. According to Carpenter, this pathology prevents the full protection of children born of war.

Bad luck comes in threes:1 - You're dying…2 - You're being framed for murder…3 - Everything you ever believed is a lie…Half Italian, half Jew, all bulldog; Teo Borelli is at the top of his game. He's overcome horrific circumstances to build a successful business and a happy life with his loving fiancé.He is living the dream until a single word from his doctor shatters his world: "Terminal". His bright future gone, the pains of his past reawaken long dormant emotions – rage, hatred, loneliness, profound disappointment; all the result of his mother Eden's incomprehensibly selfish decision to end her life.With his time short, he embarks on a pilgrimage to reconcile Eden's decades-old self-immolation but along the way he uncovers a web of lies surrounding her death. A cadre of small-town yokels, whose intertwined lives obscure a sordid history, morph his simple quest for closure into a life and death struggle. Deceit, blackmail, sex and greed drive events that turn deadly in rapid-fire succession as Teo struggles to stay alive and out of jail long enough to find a sibling who shouldn't exist and a truth that's as elusive as his salvation.

Martha Mae leaned heavily on Lily, even though she was the youngest of her nine children. Being the sole supporter of the family, Martha Mae didn't think she had a choice as she intended to keep her family together no matter the cost. Lily's saving grace was her friend Tommy and his wonderful mother. Lily had always believed she would grow up and marry Tommy but things happened to her in her early teens to make her feel she was no longer good enough to be in Tommy's family. Lily turned to drugs and alcohol to help her cope with her tormented mind and hardships. Lily finally escaped Martha Mae's heavy load by marrying Jed. Less than a year later she gave birth to Jeddah. For a while Jeddah was enough to keep her occupied and sober but life has a way of testing all of us and Lily was no exception. As her closest brother Leon lay in ICU struggling for his life Tommy was thrown back into Lily's life. She had almost forgotten the young girl she use to be and how she had loved him, he hadn't forgotten and he was still very much in love with her. What would she do? Would she forfeit her marriage and jeopardize Jeddah's happiness? Would she walk away from Tommy never knowing what could've been, should've been? As she looks back over her life, did she make the right decision or will she always live with regret? Doesn't Lily resemble all of us to some degree?

This is an inspirational book for preteen and teenage girls. It provides wisdom in an entertaining way. The book is about the life of one wise but fictional pre-teen girl. It is meant to inspire and empower girls to be themselves, have a positive self image and have hopes for life beyond the here and now of growing up. Bubble Gum Thoughts is shining light on each girl, so that they see their own beauty and their unique worth from within.

Morry is a young moose who would rather play video games than do anything else. Unfortunately for Morry, his mother doesn't feel the same way�she tells him to go outside and use his IMAGINATION. Morry isn't sure how to use his imagination, but luckily his best friend, Doug the duck, is an expert. With Doug's help, they are both soon traveling to a distant land in their very own TIME-TRAVELING OUTHOUSE.

Until the first spooky visit, ten year old Chrysantha Howe doesn't think about ghosts. She thinks about plants.All.The.Time.She has her future planned out, and that future includes plants. Chrys is going to be a plant scientist like her uncle and her favorite teacher, and she's determined to find the very rare Coralroot orchid.The ghost is not in the plan.But when her teacher disappears and the police suspect her uncle was involved, Chrys has to figure out what the ghost is trying to tell her—before it's too late.