Books with author Gabriele

At heart, Faith DiNapoli is a good Catholic girl. She's memorized all the prayers and hymns. She daydreams about her First Communion. She's pretty sure Jesus loves her. But she's angry. Angry with her father for leaving, her mother for never going anywhere, and her dysfunctional siblings -- just because they're around. And though she knows the Bible says the meek are blessed, Faith can't help but covet beautiful things and try to obtain them in any way possible. So Faith lies, cheats, and steals. In fact, she breaks almost every one of the Commandments, mostly by accident. At the same time, she grapples with the girl she thinks she should be, the family she's supposed to be a part of, and the imaginary life she may never live. In "Tempting Faith DiNapoli," Faith does more than grow from innocent eight to headstrong eighteen. Faith struggles with her new bad habits, fends off bad boys who want more than she should give, and contemplates a future that looks worse than her mother's past and present. The DiNapolis are mismatched, broke, and dysfunctional, but they fight with and love one another with equal parts ferocity and devotion, laughter and tears. All the while, Faith prays for a happy ending. Or at least for something not too, too bad. One part Beverly Donofrio, one part Frank McCourt, "Tempting Faith DiNapoli" is a charming, fresh, bighearted debut.

This entertaining, easy to understand and richly illustrated book gives a short description of the origin of dog breeds, informs about the correct CARE and TREATMENT of dogs and also explains what should definitely be avoided. In addition, the book introduces the reader in a clear and descriptive manner to CLICKER TRAINING, which aims at taking the dog's intelligence and learning capabilities into consideration and to teach him various tricks in a playful manner. This not only is a lot of fun for the dog, but ultimately also leads to a strengthening of the bond between the animal and the human being. This book has been written for dog lovers from 12 years of age by a dog owner who is also a qualified canine [behavioral] therapist. ----------------------- Dieses unterhaltsame, leicht verständliche und reich bebilderte Buch - geschrieben von einer Hundebesitzerin- und -therapeutin für HundeliebhaberInnen ab 12 Jahren - gibt kurz Aufschluss über die Abstammung von Hunden, informiert über die richtige HALTUNG und BEHANDLUNG von Hunden, klärt aber auch darüber auf, wie man mit Hunden NICHT umgehen soll und führt schließlich auf anschauliche Art und Weise in das CLICKERTRAINING ein, das darauf abzielt, der Intelligenz und Lernfähigkeit des Hundes gerecht zu werden und ihm spielerisch verschiedene Tricks beizubringen, die nicht nur dem Hund Spaß machen, sondern letztlich zu einer Vertiefung der Bindung zwischen Tier und Mensch führen soll.

Suppose your dad is an Iraq war veteran who has been hospitalized for post-traumatic stress syndrome and your mom is about to remarry this Italian guy who is probably a mobster. And suddenly you find this magical cell-phone that fulfills all your wishes. You think you’ll get it all sorted out now, right? Wrong. Half an hour later you’re walking around with a polar bear for a pet. And after that things start to get really weird. A story about growing up, solving problems, friendship, and well, to be completely truthful, about magic. P.S. But no owls, honestly!

This is a story about a kind but ordinary smoke and her adventures. She initially thought she was too ordinary unlike the other creatures, but through her help to the others in her journey, she gradually saw her own values and eventually became happy, even though she had to sacrifice herself to help the others. This story encourages children to be caring, brave and to see their own value.