Books with title Jackson

Andrew Jackson - war hero and spokesman for the frontier, the first president from west of the Alleghenies, the first born in a log cabin - fought his way to the White House. Once there, he stood for the rights of common citizens, founded the Democratic Party, expanded the powers of the presidency, paid off the national debt, and postponed civil war by prevailing against the advocates of states’ rights. By today’s standards, however, Jackson was hardly politically correct: He also owned many slaves on his Tennessee plantation and sponsored the Indian Removal Act, which triggered the brutal forced march of tens of thousands of Native Americans to Oklahoma. Here is his story.

Once in the White House, Andrew Jackson stood for the rights of common citizens, founded the Democratic Party, expanded the powers of the presidency, paid off the national debt, and postponed civil war by prevailing against the advocates of states' rights. By today's standards, however, Jackson was hardly politically correct: he also owned many slaves on his Tennessee plantation and sponsored the Indian Removal Act, which triggered the brutal forced march of tens of thousands of Native Americans to Oklahoma. Here is his story.

Jackson knew the moment he saw her that she was his mate. One touch confirmed what his heart had already accepted. He didn’t question it, didn’t deny it like his brother Phoenix had when he met Ellis. So what if she was human, on the run, and mother to three Shifter boys. She was his. Now, all he had to do was tell her. Dianna Lovell was done running. Her children needed a pack, so she had found one. Since her husband had died and even before his death, they had been running from the Black Claw Pack. When the Howlin Alpha took her in, she was grateful. Her boys needed to learn to control their shifting. As a human, she knew nothing about raising shifters.When the Alpha’s brothers take her and her boys in to protect them, she can’t help but notice one of them. Jackson is everything a man should be and more. The boys’ father would want her to move on. What has her confused was the intensity in which she wanted this man.

One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock's own comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography, a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.

Jackson is the story of a small town girl who has longed forever to get a puppy. On her thirteenth birthday her dream comes true, but the puppy comes with an added surprise – he is magically able to heal people just by licking them! The intrigue builds as Libbie and her best friend embark on a series of adventures that include a bout with the tabloids, a kidnapping, a dognapping, a run-in with the Feds and her sister’s fight with cancer; all while adjusting to becoming teenagers.

"Smart and sweet, comforting and moving."―Kirkus Reviews STARRED reviewJonathan Stiles is a 14-year-old atheist who is coping with his first day of ninth grade at the fervently religious St. Soren's Academy when his idolized older brother Ryan is found dead. As his world crumbles, Jonathan meets an eccentric stranger who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ (except for his white linen leisure suit and sparkling gold chains). Jesus Jackson, as he calls himself, offers to provide faith to Jonathan. He also suggests that Ryan's death may not have been an accident after all.With the help of his new friend, Henry, and Ryan's grieving girlfriend, Tristan, Jonathan sets out to discover the truth about Ryan's death―and about God, high school, and the meaning of life, while he's at it. But he's distracted by Cassie―number one suspect Alistair's younger sister―who holds the keys to the answers Jonathan is searching for, but who also makes him wonder if he should be searching for them at all.