**In this riveting YA non-fiction set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, trace Lorena Hickok--or Hick's-- rise from devastating childhood to renowned journalist, and watch as she forms the most significant friendship and romantic relationship of her life with first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.A STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOR BOOK • A SHELF AWARENESS AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**Lorena Hickok came from nothing. She was on her own fro...

**In this riveting YA non-fiction set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, trace Lorena Hickok--or Hick's-- rise from devastating childhood to renowned journalist, and watch as she forms the most significant friendship and romantic relationship of her life with first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.A STONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOR BOOK • A SHELF AWARENESS AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**Lorena Hickok came from nothing. She was on her own fro...

A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American historyIn 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment ...

Traducción al español del libro: Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady (English Edition)Por primera vez se publica la historia del romance que mantuvo Eleanor Roosevelt con Lorena Hickok la redactora asignada por la agencia Associated Press, para seguir sus pasos. Todo un secreto a voces que escandalizó a la sociedad de la época. La autora Susan Quinn, desvela el affair con maestría situándolo en el escenario político,...

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book will be of special interest to everyone involved in the operation of a rural school district.

In eighteenth century England, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities.In eighteenth century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities; fortunes are made and lost upon it. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession of the finest pieces and the secrets of their manufacture.For Genevieve Planché, an English-born descendant of Huguenot refugees, porcelain holds far less allure; she wants to be an artist, a painter of internation...

The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden.Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it seems that Little Gold has found solace, outsiders appear who seek to take advantage of...

The frantic turnings in the mind of a violence-haunted young girl.Marcy Madden had always wanted to be the center of attention. In her fantasies, she was the heroine—rescuing children from mad dogs or from drowning, devoting herself to a sick mother dying of a “rare, tropical disease.” Then one day she discovered a plot to kidnap young Bonnie of the wealthy Lenning familyIn an attempt to save the child, Marcy herself came face-to-face with stark terror…

A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American historyIn 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment ...

“Somebody was yelling in the room now, one of the strange men, and her mother was screaming and screaming. But Button was only dimly aware of the sounds. Her consciousness had shrunk down to focus on the body that was blocking her hole—and the warm, thick liquid that was dripping onto her hand.”Button is an 11 year old, bubbly and intelligent girl who is haunted in her dreams by a tapping sound…Living with her mother and father in Cottsborough, Ver...

En 1932 cuando su esposo asumía la presidencia de los EE. UU, Eleanor Roosevelt entró en una claustrofóbica existencia de obligaciones como primera dama. Pero de forma inesperada, le llegó un salvavidas en forma de una luchadora reportera de prensa: Lorena Hickok. Ambas mujeres no podrían haber sido más diferentes, pero enseguida se enamoraron. Durante los siguientes treinta años, hasta la muerte de Eleanor, fueron amantes, confidentes, asesoras en temas profesionales y amigas. Durante la ...