The bond between them was instant: Laura a flower–power antiwar protestor, Brady a duty–bound soldier heading off to Vietnam. He'd returned a changed man, and she'd saved his sanity. They'd always been there for each other. They'd raised two wonderful children and weathered the ups and downs that are inevitably part of a life together, a life that stretched over three decades. And they'd stuck to the deal they made on their wedding day: never talk about the past. But the past has a way of catching up .
Yoshiko Uchida draws on her own childhood as a Japanese-American during World War II in an internment camp to tell the poignant story of a young girl's discovery of the power of memory.
Emi, a Japanese-American in the second grade, is sent with her family to an internment camp during World War II, but the loss of the bracelet her best friend has given her proves that she does not need a physical reminder of that friendship ...
In 1942, during the war with Japan, a Japanese-American girl must leave her home. She receives a good-bye gift from her best friend, but loses it at her new home....
How can a bracelet change one's life? Learn how simple actions have life-altering consequences in "The Bracelet," a heartwarming story of one teacher who changes a student's future and gets more than she could have ever hoped for.
Over the course of their visit, Lolly reveals the story behind each charm on her bracelet, and one by one the family stories help Lolly, Arden, and Lauren reconnect in a way that brings each woman closer to finding joy, love, and faith.
The bracelet leads Litney on an adventure she never could have imagined. Who would have thought a fourteen-year-old could fight evil and save her world? Who would have thought a bracelet would be the key to everything?
"Lola the mermaid seems so brave and courageous... but she was not always that way.
“How does the bracelet figure?” Ray questioned. And why was Jason killed, he then asked himself. “Dad told me, and Loretta also knows that the bracelet, or bracelets, were just a part of the overall structure. He was no scientist; ...
The Bracelet: A Novel
It's crazy. I think Vietnam got people to talk about God and country. People over there weren't fighting for the flag or God or country. ... “I'm good, how about you? How's the family doing? ... Gidget is a bearded collie mix.