Books with title Getting

This fictional story about broken hearts and second chances begins with a cursing, naked toddler who enters the world of a grieving widow and her only daughter. When Mattie, Ruby and Gracie Jo meet it is difficult to tell whose life will be changed the most. Getting Home is a tale of falling in love, losing at love and finding the way to what matters.

About the Book I am extremely grateful to my colleagues at NILD who have encouraged me over the past ten years to ``Please write this book!`` It has gone through many iterations involving piles of data, multiple school visits and interviews with many whom you will find in the text. In short, it has taken on a life of its own and I have needed to exercise the patience to wait for it. (Not one of my strong suits!) Special thanks go to Susannah Dailey, my daughter and special education teacher par excellence from whom many of these ideas have flowed. She lives the humor and pathos daily as she extends grace to struggling learners. I am indebted to Tamara Thornton, Yale University Press, whose thorough research of ``Handwriting in America`` has provided historical documentation for some of the reasons surrounding the current handwriting dilemma in America today. Truly, there is both humor and pathos as we watch the profound changes taking place in literacy. Thank you, Tamara, for your fine contribution. I received several refusals by publishers who found the book to be a ``niche`` market, not mainstream, nor relevant for learners today. How sad, America! Then along came a publisher from India, who loved it and now its message will be shared worldwide. God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform. Special thanks also to my husband, Ralph, whose patience greatly exceeds mine! Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter-1 I Can?t Read German! Chapter -2 The Power of the Hand Chapter -3 The Road Less Traveled Chapter - 4 A Plan Unfolds Chapter - 5 The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard Chapter - 6 A Foundation is Laid Chapter - 7 The Letter Chapter - 8 Interesting Coincidences Chapter - 9 The Reading Connection Chapter - 10 New Horizons Chapter - 11 The Shallows Chapter - 12 The Rapids Chapter - 13 The Club Chapter - 14 The Summit Chapter - 15 Glancing Back in Time How Far We Have Fallen Student Scans Epilogue References

In the not-so-perfect world of high school, three girls think they have it all, until they find out they have been dating the same guy. As their world changes, Ember, Rumor, and Brooklyn grow and change to become friends as they plot up crazy ideas to get back at Zander, the guy who broke their hearts. A 'Young Adult' book about love, revenge, and finding friendship in the least-likely of places.

Bailey and her brother, Blake, are traveling to their dad's house when aliens attack earth. After their bus breaks down, it's up to Bailey to get them home—but first she must figure out where they are. Perfect for survival-story enthusiasts, this Attack on Earth book is packed full of action and drama sure to make even the most reluctant readers fiercely turn the pages.

Bailey and her brother, Blake, are traveling to their dad's house when aliens attack earth. After their bus breaks down, it's up to Bailey to get them home―but first she must figure out where they are. Perfect for survival-story enthusiasts, this Attack on Earth book is packed full of action and drama sure to make even the most reluctant readers fiercely turn the pages.

This fictional story about broken hearts and second chances begins with a cursing, naked toddler who enters the world of a grieving widow and her only daughter. When Mattie, Ruby and Gracie Jo meet it is difficult to tell whose life will be changed the most. Getting Home is a tale of falling in love, losing at love and finding the way to what matters.

A picture book collaboration with World Vision that celebrates life the world over!From the moment we take our first steps, it seems we are always on the move. Pictured here are the many and unusual ways we get around. Whether they go on their own two feet, by wheeled vehicle, water craft, animal power, or by air, children find some unorthodox and truly imaginative ways to “get there.”This delightful series is the result of the collaboration between Tundra Books and World Vision Canada to bring an array of exceptional photos from around the world to very young children. Each book centers on a universal theme, familiar by its very nature, yet new due to faraway settings and ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic diversity. Each remarkable photo essay will foster discussion, observation, and many smiles as children compare and contrast their own experience to that of others. Watch for further books in this series.

What will it take to make the council say yes to a skate park? Will it take a tragedy to bring the town together? Zac and Corey are best friends. They skateboard in deserted parking lots, along the streets, wherever they can, but without anywhere else to go, they get in trouble. Good girl Lauren Saxelby's been hanging around, filming the skaters for a competition she wants to enter. Suddenly everyone wants to use the video to convince the council to build a skate park. Corey's been sucked into the campaign, and he's hanging around Lauren far too much for Zac's liking. Zac's not ready for what is about to happen. Sometimes you just have to let things hit you in the guts, then find a way to get up again.

Jimmy Outten is a 13-year-old farm boy who has never left home before. But it is just after the Civil War and the house and barn have burned to the ground. The stock is gone. Confederate and Union soldiers marching across the land have taken every scrap of food. His mother has died from a war-borne fever. When his father limps home, a medical discharge in his pocket, they decide to head west. Uncle Charlie has a ranch just outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the future seems to beckon. It might have happened that way, but his father is killed after little more than a week on the trail and Jimmy is left to decide whether to go on or go back. Back to what? With 13-year-old bravado and little else, Jimmy decides to continue his journey – alone. With a little help and a lot of determination, he fights the terrain, the weather and his own youthful doubts. Toughened and matured by the trip, 15-year old Jim completes his odyssey in a little over a year, and arrives in Santa Fe a man.Getting There is the first volume of several novels currently in development. In prior years I wrote advertising copy for Westinghouse and IBM, then spent 35 years teaching college level English language and literature. The world of advertising was exciting and fun. The teaching was rewarding and deeply satisfying. Writing is all that and more.