How do you tell someone you’re half angel, the guy you like is a full angel, and you are learning to fight so you can defeat your dad, who is a fallen angel?Shayla Hart has always felt different. On paper, her life is like anyone else’s: quality time with her mom, Kyra, in their picturesque home of Campbell River, and high school with her zany best friend, Karina. But when a mysterious new student enters the picture, her darkest suspicions are confirmed.Tory is Shayla’s gua...

This novel for ages nine and up is the story of a resilient young girl who struggles as the daughter of an alcoholic father and an absentee mother. Left alone to fend for herself for days at a time, she is observed by a kind and compassionate saleswoman at the mall she retreats to every day after school to avoid going "home." The saleswoman gains her trust and takes action into her own hands by reporting the girl's situation to social services. She is placed in foster care, where she dream...

Sisters Kacey and Kayla have huge imaginations and a taste for adventure. When their shadows mysteriously come to life, Kacey and Kayla can't believe their eyes! The shadows love to play, but will their clumsiness get Kacey and Kayla into trouble with mum, who doesn't believe the shadowy sisters exist? Will their mysterious mischievous friends reveal themselves to the world or do Kacey and Kayla have to keep them a secret forever?

Meet Rosie, born in England to a well to do family. Her father has owned and operated the family business going back many generations. Rosie dreams of moving to America and finding true friends. Meet James Meyers his parents went to work at the paper factory; He was left home alone while they worked. James dreamed of going to America. and meeting new people. Read along with us see how Rosie and James meet, become good friends and make their dreams come true. In this a great story Americas ...

There are many misunderstandings and apprehensions surrounding hospice, but this series of 21 essays from 9 disciplines of hospice care demonstrate that the end of life can be filled with profound comfort and hope.From the experiences of those who work in this field, you will discover what hospice truly is and the many ways in which the care team supports those who are approaching the end of life. The efficacy of hospice care lies in the careful coordination and individual contribut...

Revised for 2007! This softcover edition examines the turbulent relationship between legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison and his common-law wife Pamela Courson tracing the lives of Courson and Morrison before their fateful meeting in 1965 their lives together until Morrison's death in 1971 and Courson's life without Morrison including her fight to gain the rights to his estate until her death from a heroin overdose on April 25 1974.

Angels Dance and Angels Die tells the story of the turbulent relationship between legendary Doors front man, Jim Morrison, and his common-law wife, Pamela Courson. Follow the lives of Courson and Morrison before their fateful meeting in 1965; their lives together until Morrison's death in 1971; and Courson's life without Morrison, including her fight to gain the rights to his estate until her death from a heroin overdose on April 25, 1974.

An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, individuals of European and African origins, Native Americans, Socio-religious groups, women, gay men...

If you pray the rosary, this is an ideal small booklet to enrich your prayer experience. The Rosary with St. Thérèse of Lisieux offers relevant selections from Scripture and from the writings of the saint for your reflection at each mystery.Designed to fit in a pocket, purse, briefcase or backpack, this helpful resource lets the Little Flower guide your prayer through reflection on each mystery in the lives of Jesus and Mary. The booklet also includes a brief history of the rosary ...

In Producing American Races Patricia McKee examines three authors who have powerfully influenced the formation of racial identities in the United States: Henry James, William Faulkner, and Toni Morrison. Using their work to argue that race becomes visible only through image production and exchange, McKee illuminates the significance that representational practice has had in the process of racial construction.McKee provides close readings of six novels—James’s The Wings ...

The old law of ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. – Martin Luther King Jr.Revenge. If you are a power-seeker, revenge can be a tool to remind others not to mess with you. Revenge can also be a way to keep order in a society where rules are weak. But revenge can come at a price. It can be a rusty knife in your back that leaves you dwelling on a spot, unable to move on, an unhappy disfigurement of shame.This collection of short stories, Revenge, puts together 25 very...

The old law of 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. – Martin Luther King Jr.Revenge. If you are a power-seeker, revenge can be a tool to remind others not to mess with you. Revenge can also be a way to keep order in a society where rules are weak. But revenge can come at a price. It can be a rusty knife in your back that leaves you dwelling on a spot, unable to move on, an unhappy disfigurement of shame.This collection of short stories, Revenge, puts together 25 very...