Books with title A Promise Is a Promise

Laura is a young girl that deals with issues far beyond her years. In the first edition we meet her family; a dysfunctional unit with a core issue. Throughout the series, Laura comes to terms with many problems, only finding light and happiness in few things; including her best friend Matt who is secretly dealing with his own personal problems. Drugs, abuse, rape, bullying and poverty threaten the sanity of this young girl throughout her life as well as her family and friends. Will she survive these issues that burden her everyday?

Catherine Hernandez’s debut novel Scarborough was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and the Trillium Prize, Ontario’s richest literary award. Her latest, I Promise, is a beautiful tribute to the resiliency of diverse families.Featuring tender-hearted illustrations by renowned artist Syrus Marcus Ware, I Promise captures with love and honesty the intimate moments of parenting in all their messy glory -- from dealing with a kid who doesn’t want to brush their teeth to looking under the bed for monsters to cuddling after a long day. This charming picture book showcases the many shapes, sizes, and colors that families come in, emphasizing that every queer family starts with the sacred promise to love a child.

Queen Ann the Mother of Irish King Adam was born in a turbulent time. As her Father King Adam fought in desperation to save his Kingdom he fell in battle as Ann was born. The opposing brutal army wanting no legitimate heirs to the former Kingdom search for the Princess. In her darkest hour as the door to Queen Natalie's room is being battered down she gives her baby to a young girl; Ruth who is twelve to hide the baby until she can return the Princess safely back to her. Ruth runs with the Princess through the war torn city into the countryside avoiding the brutal army who searches for them. She fears the army and the heartless leader Legos who is commanded by King Benidict to find the child. Legos searches relentlessly for the child terrorizing all of the kingdom and offering a large sum of gold for her capture. Ruth will protect the child remembering the promise to return the child Princess when it is safe. She will find help from Nathan a sheapard, people of the neighboring kingdom. The journey to safety is dangerous for two young women without an escort of men. Threatend by the superstitious and ignorant villagers she finds help with robbers, fishermen, and Gypsies. Through it all Ruth reminds Ann who she is a Princess who will return to her thrown with the Grace of God who they trust, and her promise to her Queen Natalie will be kept no matter the cost.