Books with title Making Friends with Billy Wong

Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after Grandmother Clark. Even if she didn't care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her Texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in Paris Junction. Talk about troubled Willis DeLoach or gossipy Melinda Bowman. Who needs friends like these!And then there's Billy Wong, a Chinese-American boy who shows up to help in her grandmother's garden. Billy's great-aunt and uncle own the Lucky Foods grocery store, where days are long and some folks aren't friendly. For Azalea, whose family and experiences seem different from most everybody she knows, friendship has never been easy. Maybe this time, it will be.Inspired by the true accounts of Chinese immigrants who lived in the American South during the civil rights era, these side by side stories--one in Azalea's prose, the other in Billy's poetic narrative--create a poignant novel and reminds us that friends can come to us in the most unexpected ways.

Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after Grandmother Clark. Even if she didn't care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her Texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in Paris Junction. Talk about troubled Willis DeLoach or gossipy Melinda Bowman. Who needs friends like these!And then there's Billy Wong, a Chinese-American boy who shows up to help in her grandmother's garden. Billy's great-aunt and uncle own the Lucky Foods grocery store, where days are long and some folks aren't friendly. For Azalea, whose family and experiences seem different from most everybody she knows, friendship has never been easy. Maybe this time, it will be.Inspired by the true accounts of Chinese immigrants who lived in the American South during the civil rights era, these side by side stories--one in Azalea's prose, the other in Billy's poetic narrative--create a poignant novel and reminds us that friends can come to us in the most unexpected ways.

FORMAT: 5 CDs, UnabridgedAzalea is not happy about being dropped off to care for Grandmother Clark. Paris Junction is nothing like her Texas hometown. And now she's been thrown together with, troubled Willis DeLoach, gossipy Melinda Bowman, and Billy Wong, a Chinese-American boy who has his own troubles. Billy's parents own the Lucky Foods grocery store, where days are long, and folks aren't always friendly. Inspired by the true stories of Chinese immigrants who came to the American south during the civil rights era, this poignant story reminds us all that home is where our hearts reside, and that friends can come to us in the most unexpected ways. This brilliantly nuanced novel is delivering a unique literary format. The story is told from two points of view: Billy Wong is rendered in clipped verse narratives that are interspersed with Azalea's emotionally expressive prose.

MAKING FRIENDS WITH A FRIENDLY MOON is a heart-warming children's book featuring three furry animal friends, Mr Bear, Wiggles the rabbit, and Nutkin the squirrel who met late one night on a snowy hilltop bathed in the light of a full and friendly Moon. "Making Friends with a Friendly Moon" also includes a wonderful selection of telescopic digital images of the Moon which the author took using her 6-inch telescope. The text itself has a lot to say about friendship: that true friendship is more about quality than quantity. And as it teaches that lesson, the child also learns a bit about the Moon, up close and personal. It will quicken a child's sense of wonder when it comes to astronomy. And while the entire sky may well be the limit (stars too many to count), one of these new friends happens to be the best nightlight God ever made: the MOON! Doris Fulton is an amateur astronomer, and author of MOON NOIR: In the beginning, God, and MOON NOIR: Ageless Lantern (also available in e-book and paperback on Amazon). The e-book version of MAKING FRIENDS WITH A FRIENDLY MOON will enable your child not only to read it's charming story, but also to ZOOM in on a number of selected, high-resolution lunar images peering down on lunar mountains, valleys, seas, and craters galore! The book makes it clear that God created our Moon to be a wonderful nightlight for people, and for animals. Mr. Bear, Wiggles the Rabbit, Nutkin the Squirrel, and the Moon are waiting to be your child's good friends. They are only a click away!

MAKING FRIENDS WITH A FRIENDLY MOON is a heart-warming children's book about friendship and kindness, meeting and making new friends. Your child will meet three furry animal friends, Mr Bear, Wiggles the rabbit, and Nutkin the squirrel who met late one night on a snowy hilltop bathed in the light of a full and friendly Moon. "Making Friends with a Friendly Moon" also includes a wonderful selection of telescopic digital images of the Moon which the author took using her 6-inch telescope. The text itself has a lot to say about friendship: that true friendship is more about quality than quantity. And as it teaches that lesson, the child also learns a bit about the Moon, up close and personal. It will quicken a child's sense of wonder when it comes to astronomy. And while the entire sky may well be the limit (stars too many to count), one of these new friends happens to be the best nightlight God ever made: the MOON! Doris Fulton is an amateur astronomer, and author of MOON NOIR: In the beginning, God, and MOON NOIR: Ageless Lantern (also available in e-book and paperback on Amazon). The e-book version of MAKING FRIENDS WITH A FRIENDLY MOON will enable your child not only to read it's charming story, but also to ZOOM in on a number of selected, high-resolution lunar images peering down on lunar mountains, valleys, seas, and craters galore! The book makes it clear that God created our Moon to be a wonderful nightlight for people, and for animals. Mr. Bear, Wiggles the Rabbit, Nutkin the Squirrel, and the Moon are waiting to be your child's good friends. They are only a click away!

Lily and Lexi are getting loads of calls for Muddy Paws - from the owners of cats and guinea-pigs and hedgehogs. But most important of all is the plight of Breezy, a six-week-old foal whose mother has died. Breezy is shy, so the girls spend time befriending her. Then, just as they make progress, they learn that Breezy will be sold to a racehorse trainer when she is older. How can the girls convince Breezy's owners to let her stay in Mellingham?

This book is a story about two girls being picked on by a neighborhood bully. However, by displaying meekness and good character these two girls come up with an unique idea to win this bullys friendship. In the end, after using a little skills and strategy the two girls learned that some bullies really arent all that big and bad as they claim to be. Simply taking the time to find out whats happening on the inside of a person may very well help to change whats happening on the outside with them.

A powerful story set in small-town Arkansas in 1955 that illuminates the friendship surrounding the arrival of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to care for Grandmother Clark. Paris Junction is nothing like her Texas hometown. And now she's been thrown together with troubled Willis DeLoach, gossipy Melinda Bowman, and Billy Wong, a Chinese American boy who has his own troubles. Billy's parents own the Lucky Foods grocery store, where days are long and folks aren't always friendly. Inspired by the true stories of Chinese immigrants who came to the American South during the civil rights era, this poignant story reminds us all that home is where our hearts reside and that friends can come to us in the most unexpected ways. This brilliantly nuanced novel is delivering a unique literary format. The story is told from two points of view: Billy Wong is rendered in clipped verse narratives that are interspersed with Azalea's emotionally expressive prose.