Böcker av Fern Schumer Chapman

Updated edition with new Author's Note!How could we leave the only world we had ever known? Parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins-all were holding hands, clinging to one another, as if they'd never let go.A story that is more relevant than ever, as parents in our war-torn world are forced to rip their families apart and send their children away to safety.It's 1938, and twelve-year-old Edith is about to move from the tiny German village she's lived in all her life to a place that seems as foreign as the moon: Chicago, Illinois. And she will be doing it alone. This dramatic and chilling novel about one girl's escape from Hitler's Germany was inspired by the experiences of the author's mother, one of fourteen hundred children rescued by Americans as part of the One Thousand Children project.BONUS MATERIALS INSIDE! Features a discussion guide, Q&A with the author, and a special look at the remarkable true story as seen on the Oprah network, OWN.

A companion guide to Brothers, Sisters, Strangers to help you make peace with your sibling relationship.Sibling estrangement often carries profound hurt, grief, and a deep stigma. The loss of a brother or sister through estrangement can raise elemental doubts that ripple through a life, altering every family relationship, and an individual's identity, self-esteem, and ability to trust.More than just a writing journal, it offers a private, emotional outlet to understand and process the grief of sibling estrangement. Putting feelings into words brings relief. Research shows that writing from the heart for 20 minutes daily helps you make sense of your emotions and construct meaning from your experiences.In these 20 informative chapters and subsequent questions, you will discover your own truths and resilience by connecting the dots in your behavior that play out in your sibling relationship. By answering the questions in this journal-regardless of whether you are the shunner or the shunned- you will gain insights into toxic patterns of relating, rumination, and the risk factors for estrangement. You will learn how to endure the loss of a living family member.Here, you'll discover what you think by seeing what you write. Be honest; be brave. It won't always feel good, but you will feel better.

a a thoughtfully researched memoir that illuminates the phenomenon of estrangement. Chapman helps readers work through the challenges of rebuilding a sibling relationship that seems damaged beyond repair, as well as understand when estrangement is the best option. It is at once a detailed framework for understanding sibling estrangement, a beacon of solidarity and comfort for the estranged, and a moving memoir about family trauma, addiction, grief, and recovery.

When people who love each other can't be together, it's heartbreaking. And when a child is too young to understand a sudden, prolonged cut-off from a beloved relative or friend, everyone hurts. In Happy Harper Thursdays, Fern Schumer Chapman explains to young children, simply and clearly, why we can't be with the people we love during the pandemic.This colorful, delightfully illustrated book captures how this pandemic disrupts the cherished routine of a grandmother and granddaughter. When the two can see and hear each other only electronically, the confused child wonders why she and her grandmother aren't really together. Children often think they are responsible for events that have nothing to do with them. With that in mind, Chapman wrote Happy Harper Thursdaysto help her granddaughter-- and millions of other children worldwide-- understand this difficult separation.