Stones from the River is a daring, dramatic and complex novel of life in Germany. It is set in Burgdorf, a small fictional German town, between 1915 and 1951. The protagonist is Trudi Montag, a Zwerg -- the German word for dwarf woman. As a dwarf she is set apart, the outsider whose physical "otherness" has a corollary in her refusal to be a part of Burgdorf's silent complicity during and after…
Now every parent, grandparent, or teacher can explain to a child the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching in a way that young boys and girls can understand. As a child, there are constantly people trying to pick you up, hug you, or tickle you. Sometimes, though, children fall victims to people who try to touch them inappropriately. But how do you tell someone, most li…
"Sekarang aku akan membuat sebuah cerita mengenai `jiwa yang hilang' itu." Aku duduk dan memulai sebuah cerita. Tapi aku tidak tahu. Aku hanya ingin melakukan apa yang harus aku lakukan. Di benakku hanya ada kata 'Omelas'. Kata itu berasal dari papan penunjuk jalan: Salem (Oregon) dieja dari belakang. Pernahkah kau mengeja papan penunjuk jalan dari belakang? Itnehreb. Nalep-nalep. Kana-kana…
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