04511cam a2200937 4500 589278336 TxAuBib 20220723120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781619021341 161902134X B009W7HC8A Amazon 9e0e1736-7d24-43c3-9745-066d3eaae2c4 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 228064 OverDrive (Product ID) 674432 674432 674432 TxAuBib Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land [Libby] : A Memoir. Catapult, 2012. family. relationships. Biography. Friendship. War. Food. Historical. motherhood. culture. fashion. autobiographies. classic. marriage. love. Coming of age. Death. Autobiography. Memoirs. feminist. women. Adoption. Divorce. Portuguese. true story. Inspirational. grief. feminism. biographies. Essays. Chick Lit. memoir. school. biographies and memoirs. historical biographies. women in history. books for women. inspirational books for women. biographies of famous people. memoir books. autobiography books. biographies of women. about women. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1828kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>"A page turner . . . heart–stopping and enraging . . . focused, justified, and without a trace of self–pity. Shot through with poignancy." —<i>The</i> <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <br /> Over a decade after its first publication, <i>Jesus Land</i> remains deeply resonant with readers. This <i>New York Times</i> bestselling memoir is a gripping tale of rage and redemption, hope and humor, morality and malice—and most of all, the truth: that being a good person takes more than just going to church.<br /> <br /> Julia and her adopted brother, David, are sixteen years old. Julia is white. David is black. It is the mid–1980s and their family has just moved to rural Indiana, a landscape of cottonwood trees, trailer parks, and an all–encompassing racism. At home are a distant mother—more involved with her church's missionaries than her own children—and a violent father. In this riveting and heartrending memoir Julia Scheeres takes us from the Midwest to a place beyond imagining. Surrounded by natural beauty, Escuela Caribe—a religious reform school in the Dominican Republic—is characterized by a disciplinary regime that extracts repentance from its students by any means necessary. Julia and David strive to make it through these ordeals and their tale is relayed here with startling immediacy, extreme candor, and wry humor. Media Type: eBook. Alex Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-23 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/9E0/E17/36/JesusLand9781582433547.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E0E1736-7D24-43C3-9745-066D3EAAE2C4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/9E0/E17/36/JesusLand9781582433547.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E0E1736-7D24-43C3-9745-066D3EAAE2C4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/9E0/E17/36/JesusLand9781582433547.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9E0E1736-7D24-43C3-9745-066D3EAAE2C4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXBVM