Books with author Judy%20Alter

Against the backdrop of sparsely settled western Nebraska at the turn of the 20th century, Mattie tells the story of a pioneer woman physician. Through the years of her practice, Mattie's life is filled with romance and disappointments, battles won and loved ones lost, challenges met and opportunities passed. Through it all she endures. And as the years pass, her life takes on a richness and quality she knows she coiuld not have found anywhere else or at any other time.Mattie offers a realistic and haunting portrait of life on the plains and of a most unforgettable woman.

From the impoverished inner-city streets of Milwaukee to her own nationally syndicated talk show in Chicago, Oprah has persevered to become one of the most recognized personalities in the world. Readers will learn how her courage, kindness, and perseverance have led her to found Oprah's Angel Network, a charity whose mission is to help the underprivileged of the world.

Describes the exploration and mapping of the American West from prehistoric Indian maps through the geographical information gathered by the Spanish explorers, the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, and the mapping done by the U.S. Army and the railroad companies.Describes the exploration and mapping of the American West from Indian maps through the information gathered by the Spanish, the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, and the work of the U.S. Army and the railroads.

After her pa is shot in a turn-of-the-century Texas gunfight, 12-year-old Ellsbeth James has no time to go chasing off after the killer. She has to buckle down and take care of her mother and siblings, B.J., Little Henry and Maggie. "Time and place come to life in Alter's bright, atmospheric novel set in Center,Texas during the early 1900s."—Publishers Weekly "Minor characters are exceptionally well drawn, and the whole concoction is as fullof old time Texas flavor as a piece of Ellsbeth's special chicken-fried steak."—New York Times "Characters skillfully drawn through dialogue and action, an exciting and plausible plot,and a spunky, engaging heroine add up to a fine novel."—School Library Journal