A fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's 16th summer, during which love for his family, need for independence, and responsibility for decisions vie with each other, moving him from boyhood to manhood.
The devastation of loss, humiliation and pain can take person through many facets of life that lead to rejection, depression and even suicide. These women tell their stories for the first time and leave you speechless from beginning to end.
An elderly woman and a young boy team up to save the countryside Old Frances Crawford is looking for wild mushrooms when she hears the gunshot. A few minutes later, the teenage hunter blunders into her clearing, two dead rabbits over his shoulder. As an apology for hunting on her land, Wilson offers her one of the rabbits, and Frances is happy to take it. She hasn’t been able to afford meat for some time. He is handing it over when she falls at his feet in a dead faint. Wilson carries Frances home and the two get to talking—about fossils, about the woods, about the best way to cook rabbit with wild mushrooms. Soon this tough old lady is teaching Wilson everything she knows about the forests of Northern Michigan. When an oil company threatens to destroy the natural landscape, these unlikely friends will work to save the woods that brought them together.
We are all going to be made perfect . . . In 1843, with all their possessions loaded onto a single wagon, ten-year-old Louisa May Alcott and her family bravely set out into the wilderness to make a new home for themselves on a farm called Fruitlands. Louisa's father has a dream of living a perfect, simple life. It won't be easy, but the family has vowed to uphold his high ideals. In her diary -- one she shares with her parents -- Louisa records her efforts to become the girl her parents would like her to be. But in another, secret diary, she reveals the hardships of this new life, and pours out her real hopes and worries. Can Louisa live up to her father's expectations? Or will trying to be perfect tear the family apart?
A pioneer adventure perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series! On Libby Mitchell’s tenth birthday, she and her parents climb into a covered wagon and set off on a journey that takes them two months and a thousand miles. Their trip from Virginia to the deep woods of Michigan is hard, but it is exciting, too. And at its end lies their new home—a place that is rugged, wild, and full of promise. History Stepping Stones now feature updated content that emphasizes Common Core and today’s renewed interest in nonfiction. Perfect for home, school, and library bookshelves!
The Secret of the Dark Forest is a story about two young boys who live in a small village. Always looking for adventure they go somewhere forbidden. What will they find there? Should they enter into the dark forest? The fantastic pictures make their adventure come alive page after page. Barbie Wood resides in Drums Pennsylvania; she is a proud mother of three wonderful children and grandmother of two beautiful girls. She has witnessed first hand the excitement in the eyes of a child when they are read to or reading a wonderful book. She was so impressed with children's books it inspired her to start writing captivating and intriguing children's stories. To become a children's book author has always been a dreams of hers. Now that she is a published author, there will be many more books to come.
Libby Mitchell can’t believe her luck! In 1841, her pioneer family decides to move north—near her best friend, Fawn, who lives with the Ottawa tribe. But the girls’ happiness at reuniting is short-lived. Greedy men want to cheat Fawn’s people out of their land and put all of the forest in danger. Now Libby and Fawn must think of a way to stop them—before the woods that they call home are lost forever. History Stepping Stones now feature updated content that emphasizes Common Core and today’s renewed interest in nonfiction. Perfect for home, school, and library bookshelves!
To Grow My Garden Within is Dr. Gloria J. Hill's second book of ageless inspiration. This book is to be sipped, not gulped. With her extraordinary gift of words, she fills us with joy, wonder, encouragement, beauty, poetry, and spiritual calm. She inspires us to be observant in our world and to feel gratitude for the jewels she draws up, like pearls from the sea.
Dr. Gloria Hill uses gardens and the natural world as a metaphor for delivering uplifting insightful messages. Hill's spiritual journey has led her to share thoughts that intersect life in deep and meaningful ways. As The Nature Whisperer, she presents guiding wisdom from nature's own hand, fusing it with works from enlightened souls and biblical truths. The Nature Whisperer: Seasons of Light soothes and caresses the soul, from nature's soft voice that floats in on gentle breezes.
Flies on the Windowsill By: Gloria Catherine Elliott Flies on the Windowsill follows a young girl’s life through its many misadventures and changes. We learn of her favorite brother, Gene, and the times he rescues and protects her. We learn of her other brothers, who seemed at the time to be total strangers to her. We follow her through her mother’s death, a run-in with an axe, nearly drowning, moving in with her sister’s family, and her broken heart at losing contact with Gene. Discover the happy and sad existence of this brave young woman.
In this celebration, award-winning songwriter and performer Gloria Gaither reveals the stories behind the popular Gaither songs of the last half-century."--Provided by the publisher.
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