by Sarah Purdy | Aug 16, 2010 | Novels, Our Books
by Carla Roeder Welcome to Shady Oaks. Meet Maggie Malone, R.N., one of the nurses here. She’ll take you along as she makes her rounds. You’ll meet her co-workers and some of the residents they care for. Maggie, a caring, competent nurse, suffers from...
by Sarah Purdy | May 3, 2010 | Children's Books, Our Books
by Marie and Kennady Moffitt A kid’s guide to cancer treatment, this children’s book was co-authored by an elementary school teacher, who survived cancer, and her granddaughter. The book helps children understand the physical and emotional experience of cancer...
by Sarah Purdy | Feb 14, 2010 | Memoirs, Our Books
by Marcella Meyer Denman This autobiography chronicles the author’s happy childhood, perseverance through marriage to a husband with a serious psychological condition, dedication to her daughter, and unwavering faith in God. Growing up on the family farm in...
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,...
