Hands: The ‘tender and funny’ debut memoir

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Jess shares why the big fight started. ‘They were arguing about you, Trev. Dad told Ma, “You raising him soft.” I know because I’d eavesdrop at their bedroom door when they argued. Dad barked, “I tried teaching him to box and he was all whiny. No. I don’t want to throw a punch. I don’t want to hurt anybody.”’ Jess eyes me now. ‘Did that really happen?’ To write books where kids feel seen, validated, and helped to find their own power. You may even call it a bit of a super power. Softcover Vol. 45 Number 1 Pets; Cats; Centerfold is The Slinky Siamese, Colorful Calicos. Features: New York Stories: Joyous Reunions Follow Tragedy, Hot Toys for Cool Cats, Stop Cat Fights in 6 Easy Steps, Hypertension in Cats, Prolong Your Cat's Prine, Fight Fatty liver Syndrome, and much more. Includes Breeder Directory. (88 Pgs.) VVG.

Admittedly, some choices were made at the beginning of the book that also gave me some pause. Initially, Trev is introduced as a guy trying to learn from the great fighters of the past. These are named repeatedly, and one name in particular comes up more than once: Mike Tyson. Now, it doesn’t take much effort to link Tyson to domestic abuse. So when he came up a second time I assumed that Torrey was going to make a point of this. Trev’s learning that hands can only solve so much with violence, so it would make sense for him to learn that some of his heroes have committed crimes similar to (and worse than) his stepfather’s. Unfortunately, it’s a dangling plot thread that just keeps on dangling. Mike’s presence is never challenged, which felt like nothing so much as a lost opportunity. The main purpose of a handbook is to act as a reference tool. This document contains facts and information for guidance, instructions about how to do something, and fill in a knowledge gap. This is a handy point of reference every time someone is unsure of something. Training Promise" is a major theme in Hands: making promises, keeping promises, and showing promise. What does that word mean to you? Trevor has a decision to make: how will he use his hands? Will he use them to protect his mom from his stepdad, whose toxic masculinity has harmed her? Or will he use his hands to create, mentor, and work toward a bright and successful future? The conflict within is what drives the book, often exacerbated by experiences Trevor has in his community. Figuring out that "a promise shouldn't hurt your promise" might just help Trevor make his choice. Kawaii A5 Binder Pictures Storage Book Card Holder Photo Album Photocard Collect Organzier Book School Stationery

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I love opening any book by Torrey Maldonado because his protagonists are so genuine and real. Trevor, the MC of Hands, is just like that. We meet him in the midst of a struggle. His stepfather has just been sent to jail for hitting Trevor's mother, and this boy is struggling with promises: what he promised his stepfather (to take care of his sister and stepsister), what he's promising himself (to take care of his mother when his stepfather gets out of jail), and what a teacher describes to him at school as his "promise," something that doesn't feel that it matters all that much to him with everything else he's facing, though deep in his heart he knows it does. I loved how Trevor takes care of Little Cole, the boy who lives on his floor and sits outside his apartment in their quiet hallway to draw. It mirrors the way Trevor's uncles—none related by blood, but related by the powerful ties of family and love that create his world—are his trees, shielding and supporting him when he needs it most. Audio Book Stereo Sound Stereo. Two tapes. Approximately 3 hours. Read by Jennifer Beals. Pictorial cardboard box which opens as book. VVG.

A deeply moving book about a young boy Trev who lives in the projects and witnesses his mother beaten by his stepfather. With his stepdad behind bars he must decided what he does with his hands. Does he learn to fight? Or does he continue to draw and do well in school?

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I think one of my favorite lines was from his teacher. She told him (paraphrasing here), "Do not let the promises you make ruin YOUR promise."

Torrey Maldonado's HANDS would start my reading year with what I call a guaranteed read- appealing to many, with a fast-paced plot and the main character Trev connecting with readers. I love this book, and in my opinion, is Mr. Maldonado's best book! When you’ve learnt all your colours together, why not try singing and signing along with a Singing Hands colour song to support what you’ve learnt in the book. We’ve got lots for you to enjoy!What a beautiful MG book that hits the nail on the head in relation to our young male students who feel the need to be “the man of the house”. I used to see it all the time when I worked as a social worker and then when I was a teacher in the classroom in a low socio-economic school district. Maldonado does an amazing job of showing how our actions have consequences and how we are perceived by those actions to those around us. It writes like a Jason Reynolds novel and is short in length—both HUGE benefits for our struggling readers, as well as those students who are apathetic about reading and for book clubs in general. This book needs to be out NOW, but we will wait impatiently for 1.24.23. Ultimately, family is the theme in this particular Maldonado creation. Not just immediate family, or the family you marry in to, but the family that is your community and the people that love you. Trev is blessed, almost ridiculously so, with uncles. Uncle upon uncle upon uncle. They’re not related to him (mostly). They’re just men who took it upon themselves to protect Trev, whether he wants that help or not. So while the book traces him awakening to the fact that maybe punching stuff isn’t the best way to solve problems, it’s also tracing this dawning realization that these men are an invaluable family and resource to him. Does that mean that they can solve all his problems? Better table that question for a book discussion group.

Audio Book Stereo Sound Stereo. Two tapes. Approximately 3 hours. Pictorial cardboard box which opens as book. VVG. In his latest book, Head, Hand , Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century, David Goodhart explores what he argues is the dark underside to this sociological revolution, via interviews, anecdotes and an impressive depth of research. Britain and America in particular, he suggests, suffer from a societal condition he describes as “Peak Head”, where cognitive achievement acts as a sorting mechanism in a supposed meritocracy. Along the way, we have devalued both technical, practical abilities (hand), and social and empathetic skills (heart), while alienating and demoralising the people who do the jobs that require them. Learn to count to from 1-10 with Poppy and her menagerie of pets! This activity book features Poppy signing the number alongside her favourite pet animals – have you got 9 lizards living in YOUR house?

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The story soon jumps forward to the last weeks of those two years. Now Trevor is twelve and he’s shot up to nearly six feet. What will happen when his stepfather is released?