Ronnie Garrick, a wild but amazingly talented singer from rural Texas, takes it on the road, risking her heart, her voice, and her life, as she claws her way to the top.
Shooting Stars is a novel about walking through our past traumas, moving from darkness to light, and the ways in which love – from lovers, friends, or the art we experience – heals us.
Four V.C. Andrews New York Times bestsellers together for the first time! Cinnamon...She escaped her family's turmoil by dreaming of imaginary worlds. But it's her talent for the theater that gives Cinnamon a chance to truly escape. Ice...To her mother's dismay, she was a silent wallflower, not a social butterfly. Now, her secret gift—her solid-gold singing voice—may become her saving grace. Rose...When she danced, she could dream—and when her father's secrets threatened to destroy her world, a most unlikely person gives Rose the courage to follow her heart. Honey...Raised on her strict grandfather's farm, her natural-born talent for the violin gave her a new life—and love with a handsome soul mate. Will a shocking revelation shatter her newfound happiness?
Following the death of a popular singer, journalist Laura Mackenzie stumbles upon a connection one of his lesser known songs shares with several other artworks created over the course of the twentieth century. All were produced in different mediums chosen by diverse artists, yet all bear the same name and use common imagery. As Laura unravels the message of the artworks and explores each artist’s inspiration, she is drawn into a series of coincidences, dreams, and visions that lead her to a stunning conclusion. Meanwhile, the experiences serve to open her heart to a new love and a new life.
Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.
100 American Crime Writers features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction. This study is essential to scholars and an ideal introduction to crime fiction for anyone who enjoys this fascinating genre.
Kurt Matthews is bewildered by an old mans story of a legend, of Warajo and the falling stars. He now has strange dreams of events of long ago, what did it all mean! Who was Warajo? Follow Kurt on his quest for the answers, to these puzzling questions! FALLING STARS is mans survival!