The Way It Is
Donelda Reid
Availability:
Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Second Story Press
Second Story Press
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2010
2010
ISBN-13:
9781926920238
Description:
It’s the 1960s, the time for equal rights, peace, and love. But for Ellen Manery, it’s the time to work hard and finish high school early. Isolated and driven, Ellen feels like she was born an outsider. Tony Paul knows what it’s like to be on the outside. Living on an Indian reserve near a small town, he goes to the local high school, but his heritage and the color of his skin stand him apart. When Ellen and Tony meet they are quickly drawn to each other’s difference.<br>
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<i>The Way It Is</i> tells a moving story of first love and discovery set against the backdrop of the push and pull between new ways of thinking and old. Ellen, who wants to be a doctor, embodies the new possibilities for women at this time, and the struggles they still had to go through to be taken seriously. Tony has had to face prejudice his whole life and at has reconciled himself to a future of limited choices because he is Indian. Throughout the story - through their friendship and their belief in each other - they find a happiness and strength that allows them to pursue the future they want. <br>
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This well-crafted novel will resonate with adults and younger readers alike as it brings home how far we have come, and also how many barriers are still left to be broken down.<br>
<br>It’s the 1960s – the time for equal rights, peace, and love. But for Ellen Manery, it’s the time to work hard and finish high school early. She’d rather be helping out at the university’s medical lab than listening to rock and roll and hanging out with the kids at her high school. Isolated and driven, Ellen feels like she was born an outsider. And what if you live in a small town, where change is slow in coming? Tony Paul knows what it’s like to be on the outside. Living on an Indian reserve near a small town, he goes to the local high school, but his heritage and the color of his skin stand him apart. Ellen and Tony meet when Ellen’s parents decide to leave city life behind and move to the town. Right away, they are drawn to each other’s difference. Used to being on their own in high school, together they find a happiness and strength that allow them to face the sexism and prejudice around them. But can Ellen and Tony be more than friends? Are they right to think that a girl can study science and become a doctor, and that an Indian boy can go to college? Together they’ll find out.
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<i>The Way It Is</i> tells a moving story of first love and discovery set against the backdrop of the push and pull between new ways of thinking and old. Ellen, who wants to be a doctor, embodies the new possibilities for women at this time, and the struggles they still had to go through to be taken seriously. Tony has had to face prejudice his whole life and at has reconciled himself to a future of limited choices because he is Indian. Throughout the story - through their friendship and their belief in each other - they find a happiness and strength that allows them to pursue the future they want. <br>
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This well-crafted novel will resonate with adults and younger readers alike as it brings home how far we have come, and also how many barriers are still left to be broken down.<br>
<br>It’s the 1960s – the time for equal rights, peace, and love. But for Ellen Manery, it’s the time to work hard and finish high school early. She’d rather be helping out at the university’s medical lab than listening to rock and roll and hanging out with the kids at her high school. Isolated and driven, Ellen feels like she was born an outsider. And what if you live in a small town, where change is slow in coming? Tony Paul knows what it’s like to be on the outside. Living on an Indian reserve near a small town, he goes to the local high school, but his heritage and the color of his skin stand him apart. Ellen and Tony meet when Ellen’s parents decide to leave city life behind and move to the town. Right away, they are drawn to each other’s difference. Used to being on their own in high school, together they find a happiness and strength that allow them to face the sexism and prejudice around them. But can Ellen and Tony be more than friends? Are they right to think that a girl can study science and become a doctor, and that an Indian boy can go to college? Together they’ll find out.