Ashes to Asheville
Ashes to Asheville

Author: Sarah Dooley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 069817402X

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Two sisters take off on a wild road trip in this poignant tale for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree After Mama Lacy’s death, Fella was forced to move in with her grandmother, Mrs. Madison. The move brought Fella all sorts of comforts she wasn't used to at home, but it also meant saying goodbye to her sister Zoey (a.k.a. Zany) and her other mother, Mama Shannon. Though Mama Shannon fought hard to keep Fella, it was no use. The marriage act is still a few years away and the courts thought Fella would be better off with a blood relation. Already heartbroken, Fella soon finds herself alone in Mrs. Madison's house, grieving both the death of her mother and the loss of her entire family. Then one night, Zany shows up at Mrs. Madison’s house determined to fulfill Mama Lacy’s dying wish: to have her ashes spread over the lawn of the last place they were all happy as a family. Of course, this means stealing Mama Lacy’s ashes and driving hundreds of miles in the middle of night to Asheville, North Carolina. Their adventure takes one disastrous turn after another, but their impulsive journey helps them rediscover the bonds that truly make them sisters. A heartrending story of family torn apart and put back together again, Ashes to Asheville is an important, timely tale.

Free Verse
Free Verse

Author: Sarah Dooley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1101657251

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A moving, bittersweet tale reminiscent of Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons set in a West Virginia coal-mining town When her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the mines and her mother ran off, he was her last caretaker. They’d always dreamed of leaving Caboose, West Virginia together someday, but instead she’s in foster care, feeling more stuck and broken than ever. But then Sasha discovers family she didn’t know she had, and she finally has something to hold onto, especially sweet little Mikey, who’s just as broken as she is. Sasha even makes her first friend at school, and is slowly learning to cope with her brother’s death through writing poetry, finding a new way to express herself when spoken words just won’t do. But when tragedy strikes the mine her cousin works in, Sasha fears the worst and takes Mikey and runs, with no plans to return. In this sensitive and poignant portrayal, Sarah Dooley shows us that life, like poetry, doesn’t always take the form you intend.

The Ash Family
The Ash Family

Author: Molly Dektar

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1501144871

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When a young woman leaves her family to join a secret off-the-grid community headed by an enigmatic leader, she discovers that belonging comes with a deadly cost, in this “stunning debut,” (The New Yorker) “perfect for fans of Philip Roth’s American Pastoral and the film Martha Marcy May Marlene” (Booklist, starred review). At nineteen, Berie encounters a seductive and mysterious man at a bus station near her home in North Carolina. Shut off from the people around her, she finds herself compelled by his promise of a new life. He ferries her into a place of order and chaos: the Ash Family farm. There, she joins a community living off the fertile land of the mountains, bound together by high ideals and through relationships she can’t untangle. Berie—now renamed Harmony—renounces her old life and settles into her new one on the farm. She begins to make friends. And then they start to disappear. “An excellent debut, Molly Dektar probes life in a cult with a masterful hand, excavating the troubled mind of a young woman,” (Publishers Weekly). The Ash Family explores what we will sacrifice in the search for happiness, and the beautiful and grotesque power of the human spirit as it seeks its ultimate place of belonging. “A captivating and haunting tale” (New York Journal of Books).

Christy
Christy

Author: Catherine Marshall

Publisher: Evergreen Farm

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1683701275

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The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, might as well be transporting her to another world. The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and century-old traditions. But as Christy struggles to find acceptance in her new home, some see her — and her one-room school — as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two strong men with conflicting views about how to care for the families of the Cove. Yearning to make a difference, will Christy’s determination and devotion be enough?

Stop Dragon My Heart Around
Stop Dragon My Heart Around

Author: Rachel Langella

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-24

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Sometimes Fate has a bizarre sense of humor.Or at least it seems that way to Gus, owner of the Rainbow Room, Asheville's main hangout for gay paranormals. He's seen Fate catch up with the patrons of his bar while he served drinks and listened to their stories for three hundred years. He found all of it amusing, until his fated mate walks in and suddenly the twists aren't so funny any longer!Bear Hickes is a mage who specializes in fire, but life has lost its spark since his twin brother got married and left him alone. His older brother, Whimsy, is determined to help Bear find happiness no matter how much Bear objects, but meeting Gus gives Bear a wonderful idea: if Gus will pretend to be his boyfriend, Whimsy will get off his case. And somewhere along the line, Bear finds he wants it to be for real.But there are secrets Gus is keeping from not just Bear, but the whole world. And when those secrets catch up with him at last, the danger won't be just for Gus alone.This story is set in the Asheville Arcana universe, but can be read as a standalone.Stop Dragon My Heart Around is part of the multi-author Magic Emporium Series. Each book stands alone, but each one features an appearance by Marden's Magic Emporium, a shop that can appear anywhere, but only once and only when someone's in dire need. This book contains explicit scenes, a grumpy mage, a paranoid dragon, a very arrogant vampire and a guaranteed HEA.

Body of Water
Body of Water

Author: Sarah Dooley

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1429995343

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Twelve-year-old Ember's trailer home has been burned in a fire set most likely by her best friend, a boy whose father believes Ember's family are witches. Yes, Ember's mom reads Tarot cards as a business. Ember's friend set the fire to warn the family before his dad did something worse to them. The friend never intended to do so much damage. Now the family is homeless, and living in a campground. They have no money. Ember's beloved dog is missing. School is going to start, and Ember and her sister have no clean clothes, no notebooks. The only place Ember feels at peace is floating in the middle of the lake at the campground. She has to make a fresh start. Can she?

Sifting Through the Ashes
Sifting Through the Ashes

Author: Nancy Hurd

Publisher: Nancy Ingrid Hurd

Published: 2020-12-30

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781792349317

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Sifting Through the Ashes: A Seventies Girl Looks Back What makes us who we are? Our genetic material? Our life experiences? Our parent's DNA? What makes each of us memorable? Even ordinary people have a story to tell...and if the story is told well, it becomes our family heritage. A history to be passed down through the generations. It is this story that gives us our roots, weaving the sinews of our existence, giving us blood, skin, bones and spirit. Extraordinary stories about ordinary people. I am one of these people...and this is my story.

Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss

Author: Alejandro Jimenez

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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From the very beginning, Alejandro Jimenez endured horrendous struggles. Stripped from his childhood home after his mother burned his feet with cigarettes, the 1-year-old baby was thrust into an unforgiving foster care system. Sexually abused by an older neighbor and beat physically by an alcoholic father, young Alejandro grew to hate the world and resent his place in it. Embraced by a cadre of larger-than-life characters in the underground gay club scene in Florida as a teenager, he threw himself into life in the fast lane. Ultimately, it was hair that saved him. Poignant, touching, humorous, and, at times, tragically heartbreaking, Thunderpuss is a memoir like no other. Alejandro recounts his life with grace and wisdom, without malice or judgment. The result is a breathtaking book that leaves readers feeling simultaneously beat down and uplifted. It is a tour-de-force that doesn't let you go until the final page.

Requiem by Fire
Requiem by Fire

Author: Wayne Caldwell

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1400063442

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A follow-up to Cataloochee follows the experiences of villagers deep in the Great Smoky Mountains who in 1928 lose their land to eminent domain forces, a situation for which some embrace the modern world while others remain committed to their rural heritage.

Penguins, Pain and the Whole Shebang
Penguins, Pain and the Whole Shebang

Author: John Shore

Publisher: Seabury Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596270190

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In this highly accessible small book, God answers the very questions Christians are longing to ask about why they should believe. A humorous but solid and compelling argument for Christianity.