We Were the Lucky Ones Book
Score: 4
From 36 Ratings

We Were the Lucky Ones

  • Author : Georgia Hunter
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release Date : 2017-02-14
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Pages : 418
  • ISBN 10 : 9780399563102
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The New York Times bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide | Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Joey King and Logan Lerman Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety. As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere. An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 4
From 3 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Liz Lawson
  • Publisher : Delacorte Press
  • Release Date : 2020-04-07
  • Genre: Young Adult Fiction
  • Pages : 352
  • ISBN 10 : 9780593118511
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For fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, This Is How It Ends, and All the Bright Places, comes a new novel about life after. How do you put yourself back together when it seems like you've lost it all? May is a survivor. But she doesn't feel like one. She feels angry. And lost. And alone. Eleven months after the school shooting that killed her twin brother, May still doesn't know why she was the only one to walk out of the band room that day. No one gets what she went through--no one saw and heard what she did. No one can possibly understand how it feels to be her. Zach lost his old life when his mother decided to defend the shooter. His girlfriend dumped him, his friends bailed, and now he spends his time hanging out with his little sister...and the one faithful friend who stuck around. His best friend is needy and demanding, but he won't let Zach disappear into himself. Which is how Zach ends up at band practice that night. The same night May goes with her best friend to audition for a new band. Which is how May meets Zach. And how Zach meets May. And how both might figure out that surviving could be an option after all. A Chicago Public Library Systems selection for Best Teen Fiction A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 A Texas Library Association 2021 Reading List selection "A must-read for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and This Is How It Ends."--Paste Magazine "A gripping, emotional, suspenseful, and ultimately hopeful story about loss, survivor's guilt, and learning to find love and trust again. Put The Lucky Ones on your 2020 TBR list--you do NOT want to miss it!" --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying "A harrowing and beautifully told story about how far the tentacles of tragedy can reach. May's story of grief, survival, and reckoning is tenderly and honestly explored. A simply stunning debut." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 3.5
From 4 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Tiffany Reisz
  • Publisher : MIRA
  • Release Date : 2018-02-13
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Pages : 238
  • ISBN 10 : 9781488027994
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“Part mystery, part Gothic suspense . . . an atmospheric and provocative tale of love, lies, and the secrets a family keeps . . . masterfully crafted.” —Kerry Lonsdale, Wall Street Journal–bestselling author They called themselves “the lucky ones.” They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family . . . until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever. Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She’s determined to find out what really happened that fateful night—was it an accident or, as she’s always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her? But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she’ll learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew. “Tiffany Reisz reinvents gothic suspense for the present with this unforgettable story about a family with secrets more dangerous than dragons.” —Gwenda Bond, New York Times–bestselling author “Well-drawn characters and a satisfying resolution of the mystery.” —Publishers Weekly

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 4
From 4 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Linda Williams Jackson
  • Publisher : Candlewick Press
  • Release Date : 2022-04-12
  • Genre: Juvenile Fiction
  • Pages : 321
  • ISBN 10 : 9781536224672
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Award-winning author Linda Williams Jackson pulls from her own childhood in the Mississippi Delta to tell the story of Ellis Earl, who dreams of a real house, food enough for the whole family—and to be someone. It’s 1967, and eleven-year-old Ellis Earl Brown has big dreams. He’s going to grow up to be a teacher or a lawyer—or maybe both—and live in a big brick house in town. There’ll always be enough food in the icebox, and his mama won’t have to run herself ragged looking for work as a maid in order to support Ellis Earl and his eight siblings and niece, Vera. So Ellis Earl applies himself at school, soaking up the lessons that Mr. Foster teaches his class—particularly those about famous colored people like Mr. Thurgood Marshall and Miss Marian Wright—and borrowing books from his teacher’s bookshelf. When Mr. Foster presents him with a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ellis Earl is amazed to encounter a family that’s even worse off than his own—and is delighted by the Buckets’ very happy ending. But when Mama tells Ellis Earl that he might need to quit school to help support the family, he wonders if happy endings are only possible in storybooks. Around the historical touchstone of Robert Kennedy’s southern “poverty tour,” Linda Williams Jackson pulls from her own childhood in the Mississippi Delta to tell a detail-rich and poignant story with memorable characters, sure to resonate with readers who have ever felt constricted by their circumstances.

The Lucky Ones Book

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Mae M. Ngai
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release Date : 2012-05-27
  • Genre: Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 360
  • ISBN 10 : 9780691155326
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Traces three generations of a Chinese-American family from its patriarch's self-invention as an immigration broker in post-gold rush San Francisco to the family's intimate involvement in the 1904 World's Fair.

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 3
From 3 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Julianne Pachico
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release Date : 2018-02-15
  • Genre: Civil war
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 10 : 0571329802
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A haunting debut collection of stories from the extraordinarily talented new writer, Julianne Pachico.

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 3
From 4 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Anna Godbersen
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release Date : 2012-11-27
  • Genre: Young Adult Fiction
  • Pages : 400
  • ISBN 10 : 9780062114570
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Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, author of the bestselling Luxe series, introduced the girls of 1929, girls with big dreams and big secrets in the big city of Manhattan during the Jazz Age. Each girl had a different fate. One would marry. One would find fame. And one would die. Lucky Ones, the thrilling conclusion to the glamorous Bright Young Things series, reveals the destinies of Broadway baby Letty Larkspur, bootlegger’s daughter Cordelia Grey, and flapper Astrid Donal. Letty’s dream of fame is within her reach. Cordelia is the midst of a whirlwind romance with celebrity pilot Max Darby. Socialite Astrid is a new bride. But secrets and scandals could destroy their happiness as the last summer of the 1920s reaches its peak.

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The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Anne Mahon
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release Date : 2013
  • Genre: Social Science
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 10 : 1926531728
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A collection of stories from African refugees living in Manitoba.

The Lucky Ones Book

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Kiersten Modglin
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release Date : 2020-01-09
  • Genre: Uncategoriezed
  • Pages : 256
  • ISBN 10 : 1657850374
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They were supposed to die. Five years ago, the residents of the Gerbera subdivision in the small town of Fallen Oaks were brutally murdered in their beds. The only survivors, now called The Fallen Oaks Five, were children-practically strangers at the time, forever connected by the weight of all they witnessed. Now grown, the anniversary of their families' deaths approaches and the Fallen Oaks Five receive letters of warning: the killers are still out there and they aren't finished with them. In a race against time and murderers who remain both faceless and nameless, the Five must return to their old homes in order to piece together the events of a night they'd all rather forget. Their old town is riddled with secrets, and every person they come into contact with is a suspect. With everything at stake, can the Five solve the mystery and finally learn the truth about the night that cost them everything? Or will they find themselves victims of a fate they should've succumbed to years ago?

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 4
From 4 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Jenny Brown
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release Date : 2012-08-02
  • Genre: Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 304
  • ISBN 10 : 9781101588888
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Jonathan Safran Foer meets Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason in a poignant, provocative memoir of survival, compassion, and awakening to the reality of our food system. Jenny Brown was just ten years old when she lost a leg to bone cancer. Throughout the ordeal, her constant companion was a cat named Boogie. Years later, she would make the connection between her feline friend and the farm animals she ate, acknowledging that most of America’s domesticated animals live on industrialized farms, and are viewed as mere production units. Raised in a conservative Southern Baptist family in Kentucky, Brown had been taught to avoid asking questions. But she found her calling and the courage to speak out. She left a flourishing career as a film and television producer after going undercover and exposing horrific animal abuse in Texas stockyards. Bringing to life this exhilarating transformation, The Lucky Ones introduces readers to Brown’s crowning achievement, the renowned Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary she established with her husband in 2004. With a cast of unforgettable survivors, including a fugitive slaughterhouse cow named Kayli; Albie, the three-legged goat; and Quincy, an Easter duckling found abandoned in New York City, The Lucky Ones reveals shocking statistics about the prevalence of animal abuse throughout America’s agribusinesses. Blending wry humor with unflinching honesty, Brown brings a compelling new voice to the healthy-living movement—and to the vulnerable, voiceless creatures among us.

The Lucky One Book
Score: 3
From 2 Ratings

The Lucky One

  • Author : Lori Rader-Day
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release Date : 2020-02-18
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Pages : 400
  • ISBN 10 : 9780062938084
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“This might well be my favorite Rader-Day so far: a brilliant premise intriguingly developed, totally believable characters and a climax that took my breath away.” — Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of The Shetland and Vera Series From the author of the Edgar Award®-nominated Under A Dark Sky comes an unforgettable, chilling novel about a young woman who recognizes the man who kidnapped her as a child, setting off a search for justice, and into danger. Most people who go missing are never found. But Alice was the lucky one... As a child, Alice was stolen from her backyard in a tiny Indiana community, but against the odds, her policeman father tracked her down within twenty-four hours and rescued her from harm. In the aftermath of the crime, her family decided to move to Chicago and close the door on that horrible day. Yet Alice hasn’t forgotten. She devotes her spare time volunteering for a website called The Doe Pages scrolling through pages upon pages of unidentified people, searching for clues that could help reunite families with their missing loved ones. When a face appears on Alice’s screen that she recognizes, she’s stunned to realize it’s the same man who kidnapped her decades ago. The post is deleted as quickly as it appeared, leaving Alice with more questions than answers. Embarking on a search for the truth, she enlists the help of friends from The Doe Pages to connect the dots and find her kidnapper before he hurts someone else. Then Alice crosses paths with Merrily Cruz, another woman who’s been hunting for answers of her own. Together, they begin to unravel a dark, painful web of lies that will change what they thought they knew—and could cost them everything. Twisting and compulsively readable, The Lucky One explores the lies we tell ourselves to feel safe.

The Lucky Ones Book

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Lisa Guadagno
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release Date : 2015-06-26
  • Genre: Uncategoriezed
  • Pages : 34
  • ISBN 10 : 9781483431734
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Two ants in a large colony are told that they will meet HER soon, but who is "SHE"? They wait eagerly and patiently for "HER", but she never comes around. One day, they believe they see "HER"? Could it really be "HER"? They just wait... ...Although we questioned why she chose us as opposed to the many others in the colony, we were happy to have someone to care for us. I guess we were the LUCKY ONES... "The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love." Stephen Kendrick

The Lucky Few Book

The Lucky Few

  • Author : Heather Avis
  • Publisher : Zondervan
  • Release Date : 2017-03-21
  • Genre: Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 224
  • ISBN 10 : 9780310345497
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When life looks radically different than the plan we have for ourselves, it's the lucky few that recognize God's plan is best. That's what adoptive mom Heather Avis learned, and that's the invitation of this book. As the mother of three adopted children - two with Down syndrome - Heather Avis has learned that it's truly the lucky few who get to live a life like hers, who actually recognize that God's plans are best, even when they seem so radically different from the plans we have for ourselves. When Heather started her journey into parenthood she never thought it would look like this, never planned to have three adopted children, and certainly never imagined that two of them would have Down syndrome. But like most things God does, once she stepped into the craziness and confusion that comes with the unknown and the unplanned, she realized that they were indeed among the lucky few. Discover in this book what 70,000+ followers of Heather's hit Instagram account @macymakesmyday already know: the power of faith and family can help us stay strong in the toughest times. This book will also be especially touching to those with adopted family members or children with Down syndrome in their lives.

Tenuous Threads Book

Tenuous Threads

  • Author : Judy Abrams
  • Publisher : Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program
  • Release Date : 2011
  • Genre: Hidden children (Holocaust)
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 10 : 1897470282
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"I had always liked to play make-believe, but somehow they made me understand that this game was real. I never gave away my secret."

The Lucky Ones Book
Score: 5
From 1 Ratings

The Lucky Ones

  • Author : Esther Gever
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Release Date : 2014-11-07
  • Genre: Uncategoriezed
  • Pages : null
  • ISBN 10 : 1940354242
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On November 9, 1938, eight-year-old Edith "Esther" Schächter and her family begin a journey like none they'd ever dreamed. Because of their Jewish faith, the family is robbed of most of their possessions while her father is imprisoned. When he is released, the family is forced to leave their home in Vienna, Austria. They trek undercover across dangerous enemy-controlled country to reach what they think will be a safe haven with the family of Esther's father in Rozwadow, Poland. Unfortunately, before they get settled, the Germans invade Poland, putting Esther's family back into the middle of war.Esther speaks and understands only German, so she can't interpret much of what is being said by her Polish relatives. She can only pick up innuendos about what is going on with the war and the family situation. During this time, she draws closer to her newfound grandparents, but she greatly misses her maternal grandmother who they had left behind in Vienna.From labor camps in Siberia, to the wild forests along the Russia/Poland border, to the streets of Tomsk, Esther and her family are forced into situations that try their patience, faith, and love. Along their journey, Esther sees many tortured and suffering people she can't help. She wonders who is luckier: the ones who survive or the ones who don't. Living in constant fear, feeling guilt and remorse for being luckier than most, she and her family forge ahead, praying for the best, dreading the worst.Esther's story, told from a young girl's perspective, will touch your heart as it brings to life the struggles endured by the unfortunate souls who were caught in the tragic events of World War II.