Het schrijfwerk van Joy Jordan-Lake duikt in de complexiteit van ras, geloof en sociale rechtvaardigheid binnen de Amerikaanse cultuur. Haar kritische analyses richten zich vaak op de kruising van literatuur, theologie en ras, met name onderzoek naar de Amerikaanse fictie uit de 19e eeuw en de omgang met raciale thema's. Jordan-Lake onderzoekt de spanningen en confrontaties die ontstaan wanneer verschillende gemeenschappen botsen, en viert de kracht van moed in het aangezicht van vooroordelen. Door haar werk biedt ze diepgaande inzichten in de menselijke ervaring, vaak doordrenkt van een zuidelijke gothic-gevoeligheid en scherp intellect.
From aardvarks to zebras and everything in between, you and your kids can learn about how the animals of the world go to bed. Learn about their silly routines and their super-sweet snuggles as you tuck in and kiss your own little baby bears good night.
A quiet coastal village in post-World War II America is shaken when the secrets of the past and present collide in a riveting novel by the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon. Five years after the war, Amie Stilwell, a photo interpreter for an Allied unit in England, returns to her hometown in Maine. Jobless and discouraged but stubbornly resourceful, she's starting over in the same coastal village where her life once went so wrong. Waiting for her is Shibby Travis, the surrogate mother with whom Amie never lost touch. But the unexpected also awaits... A silent, abandoned boy is found with a note from a stranger pleading that he be watched over. Amie and Shibby take him in, but the mysteries multiply when a Boston socialite is found dead in a nearby barn and an old friend, believed to be a casualty of war, suddenly reappears. Trained to see what others cannot, to scan for clues, and to expose enemies, Amie uses her skills to protect a child, solve a crime, and find the motive behind a veteran's masquerade. But through the hazy filter of a town's secrets, Amie must also confront her own painful past.
This picture book illustrates the powerful theme that kindness can be a significant strength in children's lives. Through engaging visuals and relatable scenarios, it encourages young readers to understand the importance of compassion and empathy, promoting positive social interactions and emotional resilience.
"Biltmore House, a palatial mansion being built by the Vanderbilts, American "royalty," is in its final stages of construction in North Carolina. The country's grandest example of privilege, it symbolizes the aspirations of its owner and the dreams of a girl, just as driven, who lives in its shadow. Kerry MacGregor's future is derailed when, after two years in college in New York City, family obligations call her home to the beautiful Appalachians. She is determined to distance herself from the opulence she sees rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains, however close its reach. Her family's land is among the last pieces required to complete the Biltmore Estate. But something more powerful than an ambitious Vanderbilt heir could change Kerry's fate as, one by one, more outsiders descend on the changing landscape - a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter chasing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist prepared to put anyone at risk to stoke the resentment of the locals. As Kerry finds herself caught in a war between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it."--Provided by publisher