Books with author Marcia Ward

After a visit to the Rehab Center in Connecticut to see her belovedMother, Willa decided it was time to take a bigger look at her life.Since last May and the shocks of the death of her younger sister, Addie,and the serious stroke her mother had suffered, Willa had been able totake only one day at a time.On the plus side, Willa had seen how hard her Mother was working toget better. The staff at the Rehab Center said they were very pleasedwith her progress. It had been so disheartening to see that after fivemonths she still needed a walker. At least her speech was almost backto normal. But when, if ever, would she be back to her previous level oftennis, for instance?It was still hard to take the fact that her Dad was still spending so muchtime in China. How long he’d be there depended on how soon thebranch company he had set up would be operating on its’ own. Itseemed to take so long. Was Willa just being unrealistic?She didn’t see much of her older brother, Danny, because he was atWest Point, and he made huge efforts to get down to see their mother asoften as he could. She smiled to herself, thinking how she had buggedhim when she was younger. It all paid off, though. He expectednothing but the best, and consequently she was very competitive insoftball, tennis, and skiing. That certainly gave her an advantage at TheDay School in Milwaukee.Reflecting on her present home life at her Grandmother Nordbergs’house, really an estate, brought another small smile. Danny had givenher the name ‘The Ice Lady’ because he said she had no warm feelingsat all.Willa had been in full agreement when she first arrived in Milwaukee.But slowly things seemed to be changing for the better. Read to findout how Willa and her Grandmother manage to work out a truce!Upon arrival last year, an immediate comfort to Willa was the presenceof the housekeeper, Mrs. Werner, and her granddaughter, Polly, age ten.Mrs. Werner, a Nordberg relative, had been brought over from Germanyby her Grandfather, after her husband, her only son, and his wife, hadbeen killed in a horrible crash on the Autobahn. Polly came severalyears later. Her maternal grandparents were not able to care for her.Mrs. Werner was a wonderful cook! Willa hadn’t asked if herGrandmother cooked, but she had never seen her in the kitchen with anapron on. Her Grandmother was paying the tuition for both Willa andPolly at The Day School. Willa felt pleased when she looked back tothe ‘old’ Polly. After Willa came she just seemed to open up. Mostlikely because someone younger was around.Finally, she had to do an assessment of school. After all, it did consumethe majority of her time. Academically, she knew it was tops. Hermind went back to being ‘The New Girl’. It had been tough at first.Amy Wu, still her best friend, was a friend right away.As for the majority of her female classmates, she had seemed to be theenemy. Now, Willa was not unaware that she was an attractive person.She had thick blond hair, like her mother’s. And she had big iceblueeyes, just like her grandmother’s.Her slim build spoke to herparticipation in sports. So the girls might have been worried about theirboyfriends?Willa didn’t know the answer to that. But she smiled thinking howWoody Reston came into her life at that bad time. And was still there!There are many adventures and experiences still ahead. You won’twant to miss these adventures, scary times, and the good times.

The start of her first year in high school has Carolyn Jean Murray (Lyn) in a state of constant angst.As the middle daughter in a suburban family, Lyn has no real complaints. She has plenty of food, more-than-adequate clothing, nice friends and a wonderful dog, Jackie.She should be intimidated by Victoria (Vicky), her oldest sister. Vicky is very pretty and gets top grades. She should also be overshadowed by her younger sister Susanna (Susie) who is a state-ranked tennis player for her age group.Fortunately, Lyn is not shy. In fact, throughout her life she has found herself in difficult situations because she talked too much. She has never hesitated to speak her mind, whether it be at home, school, or any other place she found herself.Vicky does a very uncharacteristic thing. Se runs away from home one evening, causing the previously calm family life of the Murray’s to go into a chaotic spin.Mrs. Murray is rushed to the hospital after she faints and hits her head. The reason she fainted? There was a call from the morgue saying they had an unidentified body of a young woman. It could be Vicky.Lyn is frustrated by the authorities as well as her parents’ attempts to find Vicky. She enlists the help of her best friend, Sylvia, in her own rescue plan, which turns out to be quite an adventure.

Laury, at nearly fifteen, a quiet girl, has been completely comfortable in her life. She is a good student, enjoys sports and being with her friends. She even gets along with her parents! She is the fourth in a family of five children. Her two older brothers are in college. She and her sister, Sarah two years older, are close and share a bedroom affectionately called “The Pit”. Completing the family is Brother Tag, age six. Laury’s best friend, Liz, always get things moving, whether it’s tennis, riding, or social activities. Laury is shocked out of her pleasant life when Liz abruptly has to move to her grandparent’s farm in Iowa because her parents are getting divorced. Initially, Laury has a terrible time adjusting to Liz’s absence. She has some health problems and a lot of social problems. It was awful to feel invisible. She has a lot of thinking to do, and a lot of hurdles to overcome. With the help of her family, she finds strength she didn’t know she had, a voice she didn’t know she possessed, and a much happier life.

Laury, at nearly fifteen, a quiet girl, has been completely comfortable in her life. She is a good student, enjoys sports and being with her friends. She even gets along with her parents! She is the fourth in a family of five children. Her two older brothers are in college. She and her sister, Sarah two years older, are close and share a bedroom affectionately called "The Pit". Completing the family is Brother Tag, age six. Laury's best friend, Liz, always get things moving, whether it's tennis, riding, or social activities. Laury is shocked out of her pleasant life when Liz abruptly has to move to her grandparent's farm in Iowa because her parents are getting divorced. Initially, Laury has a terrible time adjusting to Liz's absence. She has some health problems and a lot of social problems. It was awful to feel invisible. She has a lot of thinking to do, and a lot of hurdles to overcome. With the help of her family, she finds strength she didn't know she had, a voice she didn't know she possessed, and a much happier life.

After a visit to the Rehab Center in Connecticut to see her beloved Mother, Willa decided it was time to take a bigger look at her life. Since last May and the shocks of the death of her younger sister, Addie, and the serious stroke her mother had suffered, Willa had been able to take only one day at a time. On the plus side, Willa had seen how hard her Mother was working to get better. The staff at the Rehab Center said they were very pleased with her progress. It had been so disheartening to see that after five months she still needed a walker. At least her speech was almost back to normal. But when, if ever, would she be back to her previous level of tennis, for instance? It was still hard to take the fact that her Dad was still spending so much time in China. How long he'd be there depended on how soon the branch company he had set up would be operating on its' own. It seemed to take so long. Was Willa just being unrealistic? She didn't see much of her older brother, Danny, because he was at West Point, and he made huge efforts to get down to see their mother as often as he could. She smiled to herself, thinking how she had bugged him when she was younger. It all paid off, though. He expected nothing but the best, and consequently she was very competitive in softball, tennis, and skiing. That certainly gave her an advantage at The Day School in Milwaukee. Reflecting on her present home life at her Grandmother Nordbergs' house, really an estate, brought another small smile. Danny had given her the name 'The Ice Lady' because he said she had no warm feelings at all. Willa had been in full agreement when she first arrived in Milwaukee. But slowly things seemed to be changing for the better. Read to find out how Willa and her Grandmother manage to work out a truce! Upon arrival last year, an immediate comfort to Willa was the presence of the housekeeper, Mrs. Werner, and her granddaughter, Polly, age ten. Mrs. Werner, a Nordberg relative, had been brought over from Germany by her Grandfather, after her husband, her only son, and his wife, had been killed in a horrible crash on the Autobahn. Polly came several years later. Her maternal grandparents were not able to care for her. Mrs. Werner was a wonderful cook! Willa hadn't asked if her Grandmother cooked, but she had never seen her in the kitchen with an apron on. Her Grandmother was paying the tuition for both Willa and Polly at The Day School. Willa felt pleased when she looked back to the 'old' Polly. After Willa came she just seemed to open up. Most likely because someone younger was around. Finally, she had to do an assessment of school. After all, it did consume the majority of her time. Academically, she knew it was tops. Her mind went back to being 'The New Girl'. It had been tough at first. Amy Wu, still her best friend, was a friend right away. As for the majority of her female classmates, she had seemed to be the enemy. Now, Willa was not unaware that she was an attractive person. She had thick blond hair, like her mother's. And she had big iceblue eyes, just like her grandmother's.Her slim build spoke to her participation in sports. So the girls might have been worried about their boyfriends? Willa didn't know the answer to that. But she smiled thinking how Woody Reston came into her life at that bad time. And was still there! There are many adventures and experiences still ahead. You won't want to miss these adventures, scary times, and the good times.

The start of her first year in high school has Carolyn Jean Murray (Lyn) in a state of constant angst. As the middle daughter in a suburban family, Lyn has no real complaints. She has plenty of food, more-than-adequate clothing, nice friends and a wonderful dog, Jackie. She should be intimidated by Victoria (Vicky), her oldest sister. Vicky is very pretty and gets top grades. She should also be overshadowed by her younger sister Susanna (Susie) who is a state-ranked tennis player for her age group. Fortunately, Lyn is not shy. In fact, throughout her life she has found herself in difficult situations because she talked too much. She has never hesitated to speak her mind, whether it be at home, school, or any other place she found herself. Vicky does a very uncharacteristic thing. Se runs away from home one evening, causing the previously calm family life of the Murray's to go into a chaotic spin. Mrs. Murray is rushed to the hospital after she faints and hits her head. The reason she fainted? There was a call from the morgue saying they had an unidentified body of a young woman. It could be Vicky. Lyn is frustrated by the authorities as well as her parents' attempts to find Vicky. She enlists the help of her best friend, Sylvia, in her own rescue plan, which turns out to be quite an adventure.

Female Life Among the Mormons: a Narrative of Many Years' Personal Experience by the Wife of a Mormon Elder, Recently From Utah (1860) [Illustrated Edition]. This special illustrated edition has been updated and revised to include photographs of polygamous wives, religious depictions, and photographs of those who are mentioned throughout the title including Joseph Smith and Brigham Young and his wives.

On 11th May 2009, Ward left Kirkham prison in Lancashire, the one-time top-flight winger had spent four years at Her Majesty's pleasure for drugs offences. His crime was renting a property in which cocaine with a street value of ?645,000 was found during a police raid in May 2005. Ward never denied his involvement. Broke and with no permanent home at the time, he had accepted ?400 a week from an acquaintance to rent a house for an unspecified "stash". He was sent down for eight years. He has always acknowledged his "stupid, terrible mistake". A footballer who was once spoken of as England material, Ward was ever-present in the best league season West Ham ever had (1985-86), and a top-flight player with Manchester City and Everton. In the first ever week of the Premier League in 1992, he helped Everton win 3-0 at Old Trafford. Later he was player-coach at Birmingham in a promotion season that saw silverware at Wembley. He had a beautiful wife, now former wife, who Ward jokes was "the original WAG", and part of "the good life of a footballer" which included a big house, flash car, nice clothes, foreign holidays, and a ?2,000-a-week contract, which in the early 1990s still seemed a lot of money in the Premier League. But the playing days ended, and a desperate fight to stay in the game - at lower-league clubs, then in Hong Kong and Iceland- eventually had to be given up. The decline led to crime, and prison. Ward occupied himself by writing his life story, by hand, on prison paper. He says: "I'm proud of my book. It's just an honest account of my life, no bullshit." Ward is outspoken about current players who have achieved notoriety for the wrong reasons. He talks about the escapades and run-ins with numerous well-known names, inside and outside football. In one astonishing chapter, "Shooting the Pope", Ward reveals how, at a 1992 fancy dress Christmas party at Everton, he shot team-mate Barry Horne, dressed as the Pope, at close range, in the chest, with a real gun; this incident was never before made public, nor were many others, until now.

The Weird and Wacky Animals A to Z kindle edition book was written by Mary Ward and is a must for your Kindle children’s library. This exciting book has plenty to offer to your child, featuring an animal from each letter of the alphabet, along with interesting facts and details as well as photos about the animals. Having an animal from each letter of the alphabet is an extra special treat for your child, leaving plenty for the child to learn each and every time they want to read the book. It is perfect for a read-along or for beginning learners to read on their own. The best thing about this book is that you find more than the average animals here – take a look at the aye-aye, the Fairy Penguin, the hag Fish, Poison dart Frog, the Roadrunner (all children really love the R in this wacky book,) zebra and many other animals perhaps unknown to kids. The book is easy to read and a perfect selection for kids between the ages of 3 to 7. You can take it with you wherever you go for an inviting, interesting and of course learning book for your child.