It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes.Beth is now guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.What if she's simply not up to the job?With a little help from her best friend Jory (purely platonic, of course ...) and her lovely, lonely next-door neighbour, Albert, Beth is determined that this time she's not giving up. It's time to step up.This is a story about digging deep for strength you never knew you had and finding magic in things that were there all along.

    I've spent the last two decades putting my dreams on hold to raise my daughter.But now opportunities arise and a chance meeting with Carly only sweetens the deal.She says she can only offer me friendship.That she's not capable of giving anything more than that.If she thinks it will stop me from pursuing something more, she's underestimated my level of patience when it comes to getting what I want.When the secret she's so carefully kept hidden threatens to destroy everything she's built, I'll stop at nothing to protect her and her son.She's built walls to protect herself, but I'll break them down and get her to join me in a better place.

    But Jackie is white, and Thomas is Black -- and Jackie quickly learns their growing friendship won't be easy. North Carolina is the focus of the growing civil rights movement, and through his friendship with Thomas, Jackie experiences racism and prejudice first-hand through bullying at school, family turmoil and pressure from his community. Can Jackie free both his conscience and his voice - and ultimately do what's right?

    

    

    Each work has a lyric emphasis of its own, as the theme of both is our relationship with God.

    

    Written in verse with illustrations, describes the attitudes, reactions, and misconceptions of people on children with disabilities.

    Discover how Jackie used his goofball acrobatics to make a name and a style all his own.

    Recounts the life story of the English girl who became a famous nurse and dedicated herself to the alleviation of suffering at home and abroad.