by Sarah Purdy | Nov 2, 2009 | Children's Books, Our Books
by Jackie Van Wyk A true story about Timothy, an adopted kitten. When an accident with his tail produces a lifelong change and his family learns to take care of him, along with his rat-tail, he becomes closer to them than they have planned. Timothy, the Rat-Tailed Cat...
by Sarah Purdy | Oct 12, 2009 | Children's Books, Our Books
by Dee Kramer Bayani and his family live under a bridge in Manila and work in the city dump. On a good day they earn $2 to $3. Their earnings provide food—and enough money for Bayani’s older sister to attend school. Bayani’s Bridge shows the dignity,...
by Sarah Purdy | Oct 9, 2009 | Nonfiction, Our Books
by Sheryl Ellinwood Sheryl Ellinwood, a breast cancer survivor, shares her thorough research of the subject and reveals what changed her course of treatment in this information-packed resource. This year, 192,300 women in the United States will develop breast cancer....
by Sarah Purdy | Sep 15, 2009 | Memoirs, Our Books
by James Norris Fight On, My Soul is a biography of one of the first African-American doctors in the South, and it reveals his battles against discrimination, disease, and illiteracy. Set largely in rural Lancaster County, Virginia, Fight On, My Soul tells the story...
by Sarah Purdy | Apr 25, 2009 | Creative Nonfiction, Our Books
by Mary Addink Treasury of Gems offers words to live and laugh by. Its “one-liners” cover a variety of subjects—from attitude to success, belief to money, daffynitions to love, and more. The wit and wisdom found in its short quotations were collected by...
