Books with author Heather Bailey

Women rock, and they have for a very long time! This book profiles 10 inspiring women who have triumphed in bringing their love of music to the world, singing, playing and composing despite all the obstacles placed in their way. From power-chord guitar, classical violin or contemporary opera to old-time jazz, all have succeeded despite the odds. That's a tune any girl can snap her fingers to!

Matthew had always suffered in solitude. The joke among his peers, often picked on by his classmates. His father had immersed him into a life of abuse. He was used to being bullied all the time. He had no solace, until he met Melanie. She was the only one who had ever been nice to him. However, when he finds out something devastating he needs to get his revenge. A thrilling tale of bullying, abuse, and retribution, Black and Blue depicts high school as the chillingly cruel place that it can be.

The acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame series continues with profiles of ten women wordsmiths who made history in their own uniquely creative ways. From L.M. Montgomery and George Eliot to Margaret Atwood and J.K. Rowling, Ball covers a wide range of both time periods and styles. Remarkable Women Writers inspires even reluctant scribes to pick up a pen or sit down at a keyboard and put their experiences into words.

Ashlee and the Angels is the epic adventure of the beginner's class of the Guardian Angel school and their guide, Ashlee.The world is in such chaos that, for the first time in Guardian Angel history, every Guardian Angel is on the job and working overtime. Albert Einstein warns Hopar, the CEO of the Guardian Angels, of an impending deadly tropical storm, with five people on the SERIOUS danger list. Due to the scarcity of trained Guardian Angels, Hopar has no option but ot enlist the inexperienced beginners. She appoints Ashlee, a level one trainee on work experience, as their guide.Ashlee teaches the beginners to use their Angel dust, before taking them to have their glowing wings fitted. After a few basic lessons, the new Angels are ready.They will be the first Guardian Angels EVER to do their training on the job.During the next couple of days the Angels are kept busy by a near-miss with a crocodile, the storm, a landslide which traps three people in an underwater cave, a heart attack, the birth of a baby boy, and the mysterious disappearance of one of the Angels.Ashlee and the Angels will lead you through heart-stopping thrills, conflict, fantasy, romance and wild adventure.

This book features a selection of politically-active, inspiring women who have made important contributions to music history. Their stories begin in the mid-18th Century with Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart, a gifted German composer whose abilities were obscured by the popularity of her younger brother Wolfgang. They end in present with popular female figures like Joni Mitchell, legendary Canadian singer/songwriter, and Vanessa Mae, a non-traditional violinist from Singapore.

The twins are in bed when it happens. They hear a sound like a wet cabbage hitting the wall, then a clattering on the roof tiles, followed a little later by a tapping at the window. It's a girl with a broken wing - and she's come to stay. Who is she? Where has she come from? And more importantly, what does she want? The twins have no idea. Perhaps she's their guardian angel? But would an angel have filthy feet and snore?