It is the 1960s as Betty Jean Carter harbors a hidden desire to leave her hometown in the Bayou. She not only wants to attend college, but also escape her abusive stepfather and demanding mother. One day when Betty Jean tells her parents she wants to enroll in Howard University, her abusive stepfather and unsupportive mother shun the idea. Confused and hurt, Betty Jean runs away. After Betty Jean hitchhikes to Washington, D.C., she soon realizes she lacks the finances and criteria to be accepted at Howard. With nowhere to live, Betty Jean is embraced by the underground street life. As she delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution, she must somehow learn to survive. Now torn between her hopes of attending college and her new normal, Betty Jean is propelled down a path she never could have imagined as tragedy waits to emerge from the shadows. In this compelling urban tale, a young woman embarks on a dangerous journey to find independence, realize her dreams, and overcome family secrets.
This book was Birthed as a result of Obedience to do what I felt was my Assignment. HELP MY Mother. She was a “Warrior for CHANGE.“ She was sold a home in 1966. She called me to come see it. I agonized when I saw the home was below street level and in the area of the former land-fill. I told her she would have “Problems” with flooding. She insisted her home was not on the “DUMP“. We found out the 1st owner moved because of water problems. She told me the neighbors were angry and didn’t know she was sold the home and tried to get her moved. They were using the property to steer water away from their yards to the vacant property. Her children didn’t want her buying a home and having to make changes to keep water out, and encouraged her to move. She insisted on not moving from the “Problem,“ She said there were flooding problems everywhere. She insisted on staying to make sure the Problem was taken care of. She said she didn;t want the next generation to suffer from the same disasters.
Sheila Harris and I have been friends for a long time. And the most amazing thing she ever did was marry a farmer. No one was more unsuited for farm life than this girl. And in the dead of night she would think. "What have I got myself into?" You are going to find out. You are going to discover that she embraced her life with amazing passion, and bravery and intelligence. She was honoured to be part of this life I watched her with amazement. Does every community in Saskatchewan have a story like this one? Perhaps but this long time "best friend" of mine has done her homework on this one." —Bernice Phillips, Sheila's best friend "She was cute as a button, smart and sassy, with a great laugh. The irrepressible and sometimes rascally young farmer, Gordon Harris swept her into marriage before she turned twenty. The adventures began. The dizzying switch from city girl to farm wife. Sheila is a storyteller, and she has wonderful tales to share, with self-deprecating humour and keen insight. "A book to counter the chaos of today." —Nancy Morrison, Retired Lawyer and Supreme Court Judge
At just 12 years old, Tess Rainbow takes on the responsibility of caring for her younger brother after the loss of their mother, the wonderful Millie Mae. Then one day, a light plane called "The Spirit Of Millie Mae" crash lands near Tess's home. She helps to rescue the young pilot, Moray Tann, even though there is a long-standing feud between the Rainbow and Tann families. So begins a dramatic relationship which lasts many years and is doomed to bring heartache. It will be a stormy path that Tess follows before, at last, the mystery unravels and she can find happiness.
For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, The Daughter's Choice is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry. Kent, 1934. Following the death of her mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow takes on the responsibility of caring for her family. When a plane crash-lands near their home on Romney Marsh, Tess meets the charming Moray Tann, a young pilot from Scotland who turns out to be the son of one of her father's rivals. Sworn off him, Tess must choose between her home and her first true love. . . 'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' - Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family 'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool Previously published as The Girl by the Sea.
NITTY GRITTY CITY BLUES AND BRAVOS" was written first in Poetry and later extended to include what I call relevant Escape Dreams. After raising my family on Long Island, I moved to NYC and was astounded by the changes in the last 20 years, so I wrote a book of poems. Then came 9/11/01 and its aftermath. I continued to write. This is the result! So enjoy!...
Thanks for the Memories, An Anthology of Prose and Poetry is a compilation of poetry, prose, short stories and articles written by the women of the Creative Writing and Literature Department of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth. The women of the Creative Writing and Literature Department created the anthology as a way to demonstrate the talents of the ladies within the group and to memorialize those who have passed on but who left us a melodic legacy of words. Through the words of this anthology you will be entertained and enlightened.
The Practice and Learn series reinforces grade-level skills for children in elementary school. Both parents and teachers can benefit from the variety of exercises in each book. Teachers and parents can select pages to provide additional practice for concepts covered in class and reinforce homework assignments. Ready-to-use worksheets are ideal for summer review.
Previously published in ebook as The Daughter's Choice A charming and nostalgic World War II tale from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and Bicycles and Blackberries, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn. 1934 Following the death of her beloved mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow cares for her brother and father. Until one day, when a small plane crashes near the Rainbow family business and everything is turned upside down. The pilot inside is the dashing young Moray Tann, the son of her father's sworn enemy . . . 1940 It's World War II and the Rainbow family leave their lives behind and move to a coastal Scottish airbase. Amidst the instability of her new life, Tess finds relief in writing. But this solace is quickly interrupted after an unexpected reunion with Moray. However, he's not the only one now vying for Tess's heart. Torn, she must choose between the family she cares so deeply for and her first true love. Will she follow her heart or her home? 'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family 'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool
For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, The Daughter's Choice is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry. Kent, 1934. Following the death of her mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow takes on the responsibility of caring for her family. When a plane crash-lands near their home on Romney Marsh, Tess meets the charming Moray Tann, a young pilot from Scotland who turns out to be the son of one of her father's rivals. Sworn off him, Tess must choose between her home and her first true love. . . 'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' - Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family 'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool Previously published as The Girl by the Sea.
This book tells the story of her life in Johannesburg and Durban, her return to acting and writing and her subsequent marriage, another child and a short - lived third marriage. She finally returned to the UK in 1999 and wrote her first Memoirs (Beyond White Mischief, The Memoirs of a Tea Planters Wife.)
The Practice and Learn series reinforces grade-level skills for children in elementary school. Both parents and teachers can benefit from the variety of exercises in each book. Teachers and parents can select pages to provide additional practice for concepts covered in class and reinforce homework assignments. Ready-to-use worksheets are ideal for summer review.
At the height of Jim Crow laws, E'kalb Hollow is a small African American town located deep in the woods of Southern Virginia and home to the resilient Braxton family. Unending hurts, pain, and devastation shattered the lives of this family time and time again. Despite the fact that bigotry and racism rocked their world, neither had the power to destroy their self-respect. As with any devastating circumstances, time is the antidote for healing. In the long run, the Braxtons learned to mend their broken spirits by weeding out offenses and treasuring happy times and precious memories.
Douglas M. Edgeworth reveals what it was like for an everyday family trying to make ends meet in South Carolina from 1918 to 1945 with this well-researched collection of 201 letters. Based in the Angelus community of Chesterfield County, South Carolina, the Edgeworth family included Raymond and Leoard, who lived up to family's coat of arms that included a gryphon, which signifies being a guardian and protector of women. They were not the only members of the Edgeworth family to leave a lasting mark: Sallie Edgeworth moved with her seven children to a cotton farm on County Route 33 when her husband died, taking care of her children at all costs--even when it meant mortgaging her crop of cotton, cotton seed, corn, and fodder. Corbett had plans of making millions, and had a knack for painting rosy pictures, which allowed him to coerce people to go along with his schemes. But an addiction to alcohol and drugs would lead him not to riches but to a life filled with hardships and unmet potential. Numerous other family members are profiled, and you'll see what they came up against in their own words in the revealing letters featured in Gryphons of the Sandhills.
Known worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889–1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous – as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent twice won him pardons. But, as this deeply researched book shows, these stories were shaped by the white folklorists who 'discovered' Lead Belly and, along with reporters, recording executives, and radio and film producers, introduced him to audiences beyond the South. Through a revelatory examination of arrest, trial, and prison records; sharecropping reports; oral histories; newspaper articles; and more, author Sheila Curran Bernard replaces myth with fact, offering a stunning indictment of systemic racism in the Jim Crow era of the United States and the power of narrative to erase and distort the past.
Previously published as The Poplar Penny Whistlers. A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the author of The Nursemaid's Secret and A Winter Hope. Perfect for readers of Katie Flynn and for fans of Call the Midwife. London's East End, 1890 Growing up in poverty, Hester Stainsby toils day and night in the laundry room of Poplar Hospital to help support her family; her father Fred, her younger twin siblings, Harry and Polly, and cantankerous Granny Garter. When Fred is badly injured in an accident at the docks, the family's fortunes take a turn for the worse. Determined to make a better life for herself and her loved ones, Hester trains to be a nurse, throwing herself into hospital life. Nursing in London's busy East End is never easy and Hester must be willing to make sacrifices. But when a heroic and mysterious patient lands in her care, she feels something she never has before. Will love jeopardise everything she's worked so hard for? And can she find the happiness she and her family are so desperately searching for? 'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family
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