Books with author J Tillman

If you have concerns about the future, then read this book. It addresses the question, "Now that climate change is happening, what do we do?" It will help you develop a better picture of the future. If you like nature, animals, weather, and the outdoors, then it's likely you'll love this book and its characters who are trying to deal with many of the impacts of global weirding.If you like Abbey, Atwood, Bacigalupi, Doyle, Hiaasen, Kingsolver, Garcia Marquez, or Nichols, you might enjoy this book as well. It's Cli-Fi at its best with a bit of magical realism that engages and inspires.When you read this book you might find that Sleepy Valley is similar in many ways to the town where you live. Things seem fine, but no one is thinking about the future. Are you ready for what is about to happen to you, and to towns all across the country and around the world? Marley and Brianne are not, and neither are their parents, their neighbors, or anyone else in Sleepy Valley. When they wake up the day after their high school graduation, their lives are turned upside down, and their plans for the future changed forever. A series of climate catastrophes descends on Sleepy Valley, and Marley and Brianne must struggle to save their town and the world as they know it. Through their struggles, they find their voices and purposes for living. The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century - the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future. This is a great book for discussion and to pass on to friends, neighbors, schools, politicians, and bookclubs.

Playing princesses with her twin daughters one day, Author J. Tillman noticed that her daughters chose dolls and images that did not reflect their features. Ms. Tillman felt that she needed to create a source of empowerment and acceptance for her children and other children of color because society and the media has established a standard of beauty that is not consistent with the growing diversity of the world. Just Like Me teaches young children to love their appearance from the inside out regardless of what they see on TV while respecting and embracing other forms of beauty.

Words is a riveting descriptive, colorful and imaginative book teaching children young and old the power in the spoken word. It teaches children accountability, responsibility and the effect of words. In the age of tweeting, posting, snapping, videos and memes; words have become more important than ever. Words empowers children of all ages to see the strength they possess in what they say and do. Words is a great teaching tool for parents, teachers, youth leaders, mentors and counselors. It's also a GREAT reminder for ourselves! Words Matter!

If you have concerns about the future, then read this book. It addresses the question, "Now that climate change is happening, what do we do?" It will help you develop a better picture of the future. If you like nature, animals, weather, and the outdoors, then it's likely you'll love this book and its characters who are trying to deal with many of the impacts of global weirding.If you like Abbey, Atwood, Bacigalupi, Doyle, Hiaasen, Kingsolver, Garcia Marquez, or Nichols, you might enjoy this book as well. It's Cli-Fi at its best with a bit of magical realism that engages and inspires.When you read this book you might find that Sleepy Valley is similar in many ways to the town where you live. Things seem fine, but no one is thinking about the future. Are you ready for what is about to happen to you, and to towns all across the country and around the world? Marley and Brianne are not, and neither are their parents, their neighbors, or anyone else in Sleepy Valley. When they wake up the day after their high school graduation, their lives are turned upside down, and their plans for the future changed forever.A series of climate catastrophes descends on Sleepy Valley, and Marley and Brianne must struggle to save their town and the world as they know it. Through their struggles, they find their voices and purposes for living. The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century - the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future. This is a great book for discussion and to pass on to friends, neighbors, schools, politicians, and bookclubs.

Leopard’s Daughter is a markedly original crime novel with elements of the occult. In a world where vampires and werewolves exist, but are extremely rare, Bobby Sandar, his wife, Olivia, and their two oldest children are were-leopards. Bobby and Olivia are Secret Service agents. Following Bobby’s death, Olivia feels the need for a fresh start. She takes a job as a detective in the sheriff’s department of a rural western county. Olivia’s first assignment is to go undercover as an exotic dancer in a nightclub run by gangsters. She has to battle mobbed-up criminals, a terrorist leader who is aware of Olivia’s history and abilities, and human traffickers to save her family and herself.

The story details the experiences of a young college graduate from a small town in Colorado who goes to New York City for two years, 1971-1973, to work with young people in Spanish Harlem. The experience as a missionary includes many hair raising experiences and much sorrow and joy as God shows this young woman his plan for her life. Just adjusting to the huge city and public transportation and things like cockroaches are huge obstacles. But the day to day violence and chaos make great demands on her life. Her influence grows every day as she is assigned many new responsibilities as the two years pass. She develops many warm relationships and is helped by many supportive people in her ministry. At the beginning of the experience, she was certain that God was calling her to be a career missionary. But as the two years wind down, she tries to find God's will for her life while a crisis at her workplace rocks her confidence and understanding of the future.

Leopard’s Daughter is a markedly original crime novel with elements of the occult. In a world where vampires and werewolves exist, but are extremely rare, Bobby Sandar, his wife, Olivia, and their two oldest children are were-leopards. Bobby and Olivia are Secret Service agents. Following Bobby’s death, Olivia feels the need for a fresh start. She takes a job as a detective in the sheriff’s department of a rural western county. Olivia’s first assignment is to go undercover as an exotic dancer in a nightclub run by gangsters. She has to battle mobbed-up criminals, a terrorist leader who is aware of Olivia’s history and abilities, and human traffickers to save her family and herself.