The Rainbow Gang

The Rainbow Gang
Author: Steve Taylor
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1528984757

Download The Rainbow Gang Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Brothers, Charlie and Freddie White, along with their friends--The Rainbow Gang--find a very unusual ancient looking chest in their dad's garden shed. The chest magically speaks to them and sends them underground to a world inhabited by elves. The elf world is being disturbed by a clumsy young giant from a world below the elf world. The ensuing, sometimes humorous, adventure brings them into contact with lots of unusual creatures and sees The Rainbow Gang set off on a mission to rescue the young giant, whose actions have disrupted the water tables underground. During their adventure, the gang encounters giant hedgehogs, giant moles and large talking fish. Charlie and his friends come into contact with another gang--The Girls--who help them in their adventure and both gangs strike up a lasting friendship.

A Rainbow of Gangs

A Rainbow of Gangs
Author: James Diego Vigil
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2010-07-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0292788517

Download A Rainbow of Gangs Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Winner, Best Book on Ethnic and Racial Politics in a Local or Urban Setting , Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics of the American Political Science Association, 2002 This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups--Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian. With nearly 1,000 gangs and 200,000 gang members, Los Angeles holds the dubious distinction of being the youth gang capital of the United States. The process of street socialization that leads to gang membership now cuts across all ethnic groups, as evidenced by the growing numbers of gangs among recent immigrants from Asia and Latin America. This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups—Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian. James Diego Vigil begins at the community level, examining how destabilizing forces and marginalizing changes have disrupted the normal structures of parenting, schooling, and policing, thereby compelling many youths to grow up on the streets. He then turns to gang members' life stories to show how societal forces play out in individual lives. His findings provide a wealth of comparative data for scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement personnel seeking to respond to the complex problems associated with gangs.

The Return of the Rainbow Griefers

The Return of the Rainbow Griefers
Author: Winter Morgan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1634506006

Download The Return of the Rainbow Griefers Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Will Noah and Violet finally defeat Daniel and his crew of rainbow griefers? Violet and Noah’s village is celebrating the new amusement park opening in town. Everyone is enjoying the fun rides and tasty food. But when Noah spots a rainbow griefer in the village carrying blocks of TNT, the celebration suddenly stops. Before the townspeople can do anything about the dangerous interloper, the roller coaster explodes! The accident with the roller coaster is blamed on Noah and Violet’s frequent enemy, Daniel. The duo must stop Daniel and his new crop of rainbow griefers before they do anymore damage to the village—or the world of Minecraft. Things get tricky when Noah and Violet get a message from an old friend who needs their help. Can Noah and Violet come to the aide of their friend while saving their village? It will be a team effort to stop the rainbow griefers in this battle, but are the Minecrafters up for the challenge? Find out in this thrilling fourth installment of the League of Griefers series! Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Publications

Publications
Author: Folklore Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1881
Genre:
ISBN:

Download Publications Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The Bane of Cinco de Mayo

The Bane of Cinco de Mayo
Author: Nathan S. Mitchell
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2000-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595012523

Download The Bane of Cinco de Mayo Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The Bane of Cinco de Mayo follows the ill-fated career of a Mexican immigrant who enters the U. S. illegally, becomes naturalized, and joins the Central Intelligence Agency. He distinguishes himself on black missions that involve international intrigue and assassinations. He becomes disillusioned with the political environment and turns into a renegade (wet rogue agent – WRA). The plot thickens when he attempts to murder a governor who is campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. Like the two earlier books in the trilogy, this one deals with a potpourri of unlikely characters who are drawn together by ironies and individual agendas.

From the Bullet to the Ballot

From the Bullet to the Ballot
Author: Jakobi Williams
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807838160

Download From the Bullet to the Ballot Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago

The Sweet Street Gang and the Lost Treasure Cave

The Sweet Street Gang and the Lost Treasure Cave
Author: J. Calvin Peace
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Caves
ISBN: 1607995999

Download The Sweet Street Gang and the Lost Treasure Cave Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A normal group of kids from a poor neighborhood, looking for something to do during summer break from school, stumble on a secret cave under an old mill house. They quickly discover that the cave contains a fortune in Civil War gold, thought to be lost forever. Driven by a desire to use the treasure to do good in the world, the kids must claim the gold for themselves. In order to stake their claim, The Sweet Street Gang will have to overcome numerous obstacles: booby traps, snakes, an underground river, and even criminals seeking the same treasure. Through it all, they rely on the advice and teachings of their dedicated Youth Leader to show them the way. Young readers will marvel at The Sweet Street Gang's exciting journey of faith and discovery.

Older Brother

Older Brother
Author: Mahir Guven
Publisher: Europa Editions
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1609455509

Download Older Brother Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Prix Goncourt Winner: A “superb” novel of a Syrian immigrant in France and his two sons (The New York Times Book Review). Older Brother is the poignant story of a Franco-Syrian family whose father and two sons try to integrate themselves into a society that doesn’t offer them many opportunities. The father, an atheist communist who moved from Syria to France for his studies and stayed for love, has worked for decades driving a taxi to support his family. The eldest son is a driver for an app-based car service, which comically puts him at odds with his father, whose very livelihood is threatened by this new generation of disruptors. The younger son, shy and serious, works as a nurse in a French hospital. Jaded by the regular rejections he encounters in French society, he decides to join a Muslim humanitarian organization to help wounded civilians in the war in Syria. But when he stops sending news home, the silence begins to eat away at his father and brother, who wonder what his real motivations were. And when the younger brother returns home, he has changed . . . “A masterpiece of a first novel.” —The Guardian “A striking debut that reveals the breadth of emotional disconnection that prejudice can stoke within a family.” —Kirkus Reviews

Poverty in Common

Poverty in Common
Author: Alyosha Goldstein
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2012-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0822351811

Download Poverty in Common Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This work looks at inter-related post WWII case studies to analyze the ways in which different groups, mostly governmental agencies and emerging activist organizations, invoked the idea of "community" in anti-poverty initiatives during the late 1950s and 1960s.