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-- Abuela, do not forget meBy Ogle, Rex[2022]., Adolescent, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. Call No: POETRY NF OGL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Rex [Ogle] captures and celebrates the powerful presence [of] a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. 'Abuela, Don't Forget Me' is a . . . portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Abuela, do not forget meBy Ogle, Rex[2022]., Adolescent, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. Call No: SOCIAL ISSUES NF OGL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Rex [Ogle] captures and celebrates the powerful presence [of] a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life"--Provided by publisher.
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By Ogle, Rex[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Co. Call No: SOCIAL ISSUES NF OGL Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Rex Ogle recounts his first semester in sixth grade in which he and his younger brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies and he was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger -- that of a child for his parents' love and care.
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By Ogle, Rex2021., Juvenile, Norton Young Readers Call No: 921 OGLE Availability:12 of 13 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: The author reveals the humiliation that came with the daily outing of his family's hunger and poverty in sixth grade when he had to announce that he participated in his school's free lunch program. While constantly hungry, Ogle also recounts how much he craved the love of family in the face of his parents' abuse and brutality.
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By Ogle, Rex[2019]., Juvenile, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Call No: B OGLE Edition: First edition. Availability:8 of 9 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the author's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program. While in sixth grade, Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. But this is a story of a more profound hunger - that of a child for his parents' love and care.
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By Ogle, Rex[2019]., Juvenile, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company Call No: HI-INT B OGL Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger -- that of a child for his parents' love and care. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a 6th-grade kid, Free Lunch is a remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller"--
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c2005., Scribner Call No: Class Set FIC WAL Availability:30 of 30 At Location(s)Publisher description Sample text More... Summary Note: Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.--From publisher description.
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By Ogle, Rex[2021]., Adolescent, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. Call No: SOCIAL ISSUES NF OGL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who . . . mapped his experience of hunger in 'Free Lunch,' here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor . . .--Provided by publisher.
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By Ogle, Rex2021., Adolescent, Norton Young Readers, an Imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. Call No: 362.7 OGLE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who . . . mapped his experience of hunger in 'Free Lunch,' here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor . . .--Provided by publisher.
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By Ogle, Rex[2021]., Juvenile, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company Call No: B OGL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The companion to Rex Ogle's award-winning Free Lunch is a searing account of adolescence in a household torn by domestic violence. Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor that act as beacons of light in the darkness. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told, Punching Bag is a remarkable memoir about one teenager's cycle of violence, blame, and attempts to forgive his parents-and himself"--
