De romans van de auteur putten diep uit levendige jeugdherinneringen aan het opgroeien in de Appalachen, een decor dat een groot deel van haar werk vormt. Haar verhalen verkennen de complexe levens van adolescenten, vaak gesitueerd tegen de achtergrond van kleine steden met een rijke mijnindustrie geschiedenis. Het schrijven kenmerkt zich door een diep begrip van de adolescentie-ervaring en de sociale dynamiek die de eigen jeugd van de auteur heeft gevormd. Een achtergrond in het onderwijs, met name als schoolbibliothecaris, voedde de wens om literatuur te creëren die resoneert met jonge lezers, hun realiteit weerspiegelt en aanzet tot introspectie.
Focusing on personal growth and fulfillment, the book uses a water metaphor to explore themes of happiness in relationships and career. It delves into meditation techniques, the influence of the inner child on adult decisions, and innovative strategies for overcoming obstacles. Through these concepts, readers are guided toward a deeper understanding of themselves and their potential for joy.
Simple ways to meet, communicate with and be protected by your guides
How much does one's color matter? Are we the color we see when regarding ourselves in the mirror, the color others see when they look at us or the color assigned to us by our circumstances of birth? Ally, a slave, has to answer these questions and, ultimately, discover what freedom means. Much of her story recounts her perilous journey: pursued by slave catchers, enduring cold and hunger, following the North Star. After crossing the Ohio River, safety is not assured because of the Fugitive Slave Act, but she is helped by Underground Railroad "conductors" until she becomes too ill to continue to Canada and freedom. Ally succeeds in ways she could not foresee to find freedom and love.
Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth. Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's disappearance, especially since she herself has never gotten over her father's death. When Woodrow finally reveals that he's been keeping a secret about his mother, Gypsy begins to understand that there are different ways of finding the strength to face the truth, no matter how painful it is. Belle Prater's Boy is a 1996 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Fiction and a 1997 Newbery Honor Book.
Strange occurrences begin in Way Down Deep when Ruby Jolene Hurley sees the ghostly shadow of her deceased goat. As Halloween approaches, the town faces misfortune with the coal mine's closure, leaving many unemployed. Ruby believes that the key to solving their troubles lies in a long-rumored treasure buried by the town's founder, Archibald Ward. Despite widespread skepticism, she is resolute in her quest to uncover the treasure and restore hope to her community.
A practical and approachable guide to the chakras
Shows how to use guides and angels, what they can mean to your life, and how they can increase your perception of other worlds. White stresses the psychological preparation necessary for contact with these discarnate beings, and highlights the areas ofour lives that can benefit from communication with them. White draws on her personal experience with angels and provides channeled information from her own wellknown discarnate guide, Gildas.
With a touch of magic and a lot of heart, award winning author Ruth White tells the tale of Ruby, an orphan in the South in the 1940s, who discovers something stronger than family ties: love.
Set in a hostile society that suppresses individual freedom through drugs and brainwashing, two alien children, Meggie and David Blue, navigate their unique identities, marked by blue streaks in their hair and unusual language skills. Along with their mother and grandfather, they accidentally land on this oppressive planet and, drawing from their experiences in more liberated societies, they devise a plan to escape while committing to aid others trapped in this grim reality. Their journey highlights themes of resilience and the fight for freedom.