Books with author Anita Williams

FIREFIGHTERS ARE REAL LIFE SUPERHEROES TO CHILDREN.They look up to the brave men and women in their impressive firefighting gear and big, shiny trucks. It is important for children to understand what firefighters do. They can also learn how firefighters are here to help the community. If they are ever involved in a fire, the children will know that they can trust the firefighter. They will understand that the firefighters are there to help them.The three best words that explain firefighters are brave, hero and helper. Firefighters are exceptionally brave. They run into homes and businesses that are on fire when everyone else is running away. They become heroes when they are able to rescue a person, animal or save a building from being destroyed. Firefighters are helpers. It is their job and their calling to help others.

Hope for the Hopeless. A Cure at Any Cost. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive disease with no cure. And for one dying little girl with this illness, there is only one hope—an ancient Christian relic with miraculous healing powers.Amari Johnston is a feisty private investigator fresh out of college. Her father is a retired homicide detective. Together, they work as a team for a wealthy philanthropist named Ernesto Galliano.While staying at Ernesto’s estate, Amari befriends an endearing four-year-old foster child named Kathleen. But Kathleen isn’t like the other foster children staying at the estate. She has a severe case of cystic fibrosis, and Amari is desperate to find a cure. She researches the latest medical advances, but after learning that effective treatment is decades away, she nearly gives up hope.Meanwhile, inside the restoration laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum, a conservator discovers a relic with miraculous healing powers: a woolen scrap of fabric from the cloak of Jesus Christ. When the museum conservator gets fired, and the miracle cloth goes missing, Ernesto sends Amari and her father to investigate the case. As Kathleen lies dying in the intensive care unit, Amari puts her own life on the line in a desperate attempt to find the miracle cloth before it’s too late. Although this novel is volume 3 of the Amari Johnston series, it can easily be read as a standalone title.

Jezebel, a sweet, innocent, southern belle, grows up in a home where only perfect exists. A pastor for a momma isn’t easy for her, yet alone, holding in the deepest secrets that she can’t dare expose. Her momma will do anything in her will for her daughter to be a “Saint” and for herself to uphold her perfect imagine. Jezebel is tired of the tortured and trapped soul. She can’t live a day longer with the hypocrite and conniving person she calls “momma”. At the age of seventeen, she is left on her own to fend for herself. As small-minded as she is, she doesn’t know what path in life to take. Jezebel lives the life that is dealt to her, falling in the fast lane, although she tries to dodge all of its curveballs. She thinks she finally finds herself in life and is able to kiss her past goodbye. Years down the line, she is granted her family business, which is going to turn her life around. Her dreams and hopes are now going to be filled with reality. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. Will Jezebel’s past haunt her? Or, will she be able to live happily in her future?

When the twelve-year-old Kate and her sister Gracie, find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, which is under the control of a band of giants, they are thrown into a quest to free the enslaved islanders by finding the legendary Sword of Retribution, an emblem of the kingdom which is rumored to be in the possession of Emperor Mali, the leader of the giants; overthrowing the emperor; and restoring the rightful King Wilhelm to the throne. They and the third member of the team, a thirteen-year-old boy by the name of Charlie, journey their way to the palace, facing the dangers of the forest and the giants and meeting with aid in the most unlikely places. As challenge after challenge arises, the children must learn the complexities of defense and attack and what makes the right right and the wrong wrong. A classic tale of friendship and adventure with a unique twist.

When the twelve-year-old Kate and her sister Gracie, find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, which is under the control of a band of giants, they are thrown into a quest to free the enslaved islanders by finding the legendary Sword of Retribution, an emblem of the kingdom which is rumored to be in the possession of Emperor Mali, the leader of the giants; overthrowing the emperor; and restoring the rightful King Wilhelm to the throne. They and the third member of the team, a thirteen-year-old boy by the name of Charlie, journey their way to the palace, facing the dangers of the forest and the giants and meeting with aid in the most unlikely places. As challenge after challenge arises, the children must learn the complexities of defense and attack and what makes the right right and the wrong wrong. A classic tale of friendship and adventure with a unique twist.

Featuring 24 pages of colorful illustrations with a fictional story and supporting vocabulary, I'm the Boss introduces young readers to punctuation, sight words, and reading comprehension skills.Little Birdie Books provide a fun, informative way to approach essential educational skills. These age-appropriate readers engage early learners by using simple language and appealing topics while also featuring helpful sections like Words to Know Before You Read, Comprehension & Extension activities, and more.

More than 99 percent of the evidence proves the Shroud of Turin is the authentic burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Only one test says otherwise—the carbon date performed in 1988. A serial killer with a fetish for fire targets the faithful of Tucson, Arizona. Homicide detective, Pete Johnston, works to catch the killer before more clergy are killed, before more churches are burned. His daughter, Amari, is a criminal justice major at the University of Arizona. When the Shroud is carbon dated at her university, the results reveal that the relic is a 650-year-old forgery. Amari investigates this ancient cold case file for a class project and makes a shocking discovery that could alter the fate of Christianity. She teams up with Dr. Kevin Brenner, a brilliant young experimental physicist, and together they gather evidence so they can plead their case to the Vatican—unless the killer can stop them first. Her father desperately tries to protect her and catch the killer before she becomes his next victim.

For fans of Hidden Figures and Steve Sheinkin's Undefeated, Andrea Williams's Baseball's Leading Lady is the powerful true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Black athletes played in the Negro Leagues--on teams coached by Black managers, cheered on by Black fans, and often run by Black owners. Here is the riveting true story of the woman at the center of the Black baseball world: Effa Manley, co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles. Elegant yet gutsy, she cultivated a powerhouse team. Yet just as her Eagles reached their pinnacle, so did calls to integrate baseball, a move that would all but extinguish the Negro Leagues. On and off the field, Effa hated to lose. She had devoted her life to Black empowerment--but in the battle for Black baseball, was the game rigged against her?

A UFO cult tries to steal the Shroud of Turin in a preposterous scheme to gain eternal life. Amari Johnston is a feisty private investigator fresh out of college. In 1988, she made the national news after debunking the carbon dating performed on the Shroud of Turin. Her boyfriend, Dr. Kevin Brenner, is a brilliant young physicist with his own theories as to why the carbon dating is wrong. One year later, they find themselves in another dangerous situation, one that could land them in the headlines again—and the obituary section as well. A devout Christian named Ernesto Galliano shares Amari and Kevin’s passion for proving the Shroud is the authentic burial cloth of Christ. As sole heir to his father’s vast fortune, Ernesto is determined to use his inheritance for good. He hires Amari and Kevin to join his own personal A-Team, an organization he formed to right the world’s wrongs, one mission at a time. At first reluctant to join this team, Amari’s father, veteran homicide detective, Pete Johnston, finally agrees to take the job so he can protect his daughter from harm. Amari’s bizarre first mission comes after a UFO cult attempts to steal not only the Shroud of Turin but also the Sudarium of Oviedo. However, in a surprising twist of fate, she and Kevin find themselves captured by the very cult they pursue. Desperate to save Kevin and his daughter, Pete unravels clues previously discovered by Amari in a frantic attempt to rescue them before they fall victim to the cult leader’s suicidal vision. Although this novel is Volume 2 in the Amari Johnston series, it can easily be read as a standalone title.