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House construction -- Arkansas -- Little Rock.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Divorced mothers -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- Biography.
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Brookins, Cara.
Brookins, Cara.
Brookins, Cara -- Family.
House construction -- Arkansas -- Little Rock.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Divorced mothers -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- Biography.
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Rise : how a house built a family : a memoir / Cara Brookins.
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Brookins, Cara.
St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Call #:
690.837 B872r
Subjects
Brookins, Cara.
Brookins, Cara -- Family.
House construction -- Arkansas -- Little Rock.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Divorced mothers -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250095664 (hc.)
Alternate title:
How a house built a family : a memoir
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
A house -- Bad habits -- Sticks and stones -- What I learned in first grade -- Truth tellers -- Coffee with cream -- Plan B is for sissies -- Black, white, and gray -- Shop not shopping -- Karma points -- Sounds easy -- The art of war -- A little to the left -- Loyalty won't save you -- One cookie at a time -- Firefighters have hoses -- What is down must go up -- Hear the words I mean -- I am my plumber -- Down by the river -- Glue me back together -- Aiming true -- Scramble to the finish -- You built your own damn house.
Summary:
"After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family. Cara Brookins is a computer analyst and social media marketing expert based in Little Rock. She is the author of several middle grade and young adult novels."--Provided by publisher.
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Memoirs.
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J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
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