Books with title About Belonging

For Noah and Rose, will love be enough?“Belonging, the sequel to Temptation . . . places the reader in an Amish community filled with danger, suspense, romance, and mystery. The writing is addictive and fast-paced, leaving readers breathlessly waiting for more.” – Bethany Fort, Booklist OnlineMy family and friends thought I was crazy to leave my life behind for love.No one thought I would last a day living with the Amish, and even I had my doubts. What would an ordinary girl like me do in this strange, foreign world, with so many rules, and so little freedom? I miss my family and the comfortable life I knew. And the hardest part is I’m not allowed to see Noah until I prove myself. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, yet I’m determined to show everyone that I do belong here, with him. But something evil in Meadowview threatens to destroy me and everything I hold dear. When my world comes crashing down, I’ll discover if love really does conquer all. The intense and all-consuming story of the star-crossed lovers continues in this second installment as Rose and Noah’s fragile bonds are challenged and stretched to the breaking point.

An empowering message about how to love yourself for who you are.This is a book about belonging. It tackles what it’s like when you feel like you belong to a group or family or team and what it’s like when you don’t. It addresses what it feels like when you don’t fit in, or when others don’t want you around. This book teaches kids how to belong to themselves and how that helps them belong anywhere.Kevin Carroll is an author and creative catalyst who brings a playful curiosity, an avid intellect, a keen understanding of human nature, and a lifelong love of competition to all of his creative endeavors. He sees humanistic potential and possibilities everywhere.—Meet A Kids Book About, a new kind of publishing company that makes kids books that matter, because kids are ready. Learn more about us at akidsbookabout.com.

For Noah and Rose, will love be enough? “Belonging, the sequel to Temptation . . . places the reader in an Amish community filled with danger, suspense, romance, and mystery. The writing is addictive and fast-paced, leaving readers breathlessly waiting for more.” – Bethany Fort, Booklist Online My family and friends thought I was crazy to leave my life behind for love. No one thought I would last a day living with the Amish, and even I had my doubts. What would an ordinary girl like me do in this strange, foreign world, with so many rules, and so little freedom? I miss my family and the comfortable life I knew. And the hardest part is I’m not allowed to see Noah until I prove myself. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, yet I’m determined to show everyone that I do belong here, with him. But something evil in Meadowview threatens to destroy me and everything I hold dear. When my world comes crashing down, I’ll discover if love really does conquer all. The intense and all-consuming story of the star-crossed lovers continues in this second installment as Rose and Noah’s fragile bonds are challenged and stretched to the breaking point.

A powerful account of the reclamation of an urban landscape told wordlessly through fascinating, detailed collage artwork.Observed through the window of a house, a city street gradually becomes a place to call home as the inhabitants begin to rescue their street by planting grass and trees in the empty spaces. Year by year, everything begins to blossom... Told wordlessly and with stunning collage illustrations, Belonging explores the re-greening of the city and the role of community, the empowerment of people and the significance of children, family and neighbourhood in changing the urban environment for the better.

I left everything I knew behind.But it was worth it. He was worth it.No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with the Amish, not even me. There are a lot more rules and a lot less freedom, and I miss my family and the life I once had. Worst of all, Noah and I aren't even allowed to see each other. Not until I've proven myself.If I can find a way to make it work, we'll be Noah & Rose together forever.But not everybody believes this is where I belong.

As in the author's previous picture book, Window, this book is observed through the window of a house in a typical urban neighbourhood, each picture showing a year's developments. This is Window in reverse, though, with the land being reclaimed from built-up concrete to a gradual greening, shown through the artist's characteristic collage illustrations.

Realistic and involving, YAs will identify with Gustie and her wish to belong; the book should touch them and be popular. School Library Journal Gustie Blaine is 15 when she contracts meningitis and loses her hearing as a result. After struggling to adjust, she learns through her new boyfriend and his deaf brother about other deaf people and how they succeed.

When fifteen-year-old Meg Hollis insists on entering her local high school, her parents are skeptical. Because Meg is blind, they worry that she will not be able to keep up with her classwork or find her way through the halls. They tell her she can try it for a semester; if it doesn't work out, she can go to the Institute for the Blind.Meg finds herself under pressure to succeed academically, to show her parents that she can handle regular school. But the hardest part for her is the social scene. Meg longs to be part of the "in crowd," and works hard not to appear different from her peers. A group of unconventional friends and a memorable teacher help Meg discover who she really is. During a tumultuous few months Meg learns that it is not her blindness, but her sense of herself that makes her unique.

I left everything I knew behind. But it was worth it. He was worth it. No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with the Amish, not even me. There are a lot more rules and a lot less freedom, and I miss my family and the life I once had. Worst of all, Noah and I aren't even allowed to see each other. Not until I've proven myself. If I can find a way to make it work, we'll be Noah and Rose together forever. But not everybody believes this is where I belong.