What happens when the dream house you just bought turns out to have issues that are far more complicated than any mortal handyman can tackle? What if the site inspection neglects to spot housemates from another time, who won't seem to take the hint that it's time to leave? When it comes to real estate, be sure to poke around in the attic before you close the deal. "Time-Trapped in the Attic" is author Linda W. Millikin's rollicking and rare suspense story starring a young woman, an old house, and some unexpected residents in the attic who won't take "go" for an answer. With humor, adventure, and heart, it reveals how two friends piece together eerie occurrences that strengthen their relationship, while a chilling discovery weakens their knees. Twenty-six-year-old Freddreese Campton has been dead set to purchase a 1930s house in Shreveport on Old May Street. However, when she finally lands her dream house, it appears she isn't the only one whistling "Dixie" under the house's roof. Freddreese and her best friend Leslie soon discover a secret in the attic. As the two friends start investigating the past residents of the Old May Street house, they are disturbed to find out that the house may just have been home to treachery and murder. Along the way, Freddreese turns to her boss, Daisy Watson, CEO of the highly successful law firm of Watson and Watson, who taps into her resources to find out just what happened to the original family of the home. Further sleuthing uncovers that the household was soon upended by scandal and even criminal activity. At the same time that Freddreese is seeking out her new home, she is also venturing out into the equally mystifying realm of blind dates. Can Freddreese restore order to her home, and find a little romance along the way? Can she once and for all clear the cobwebs from her attic? Find out in "Time-Trapped in the Attic", the wildly inventive, lighthearted mystery novel that will transfix you with its otherworldly twists and spirited sense of good fun. Drawing from her Southern background, the author paints a regional tale of friendship, intrigue, and romance that will enthrall young adult and older readers alike with its singular story and light touch. A former teacher of reading and creative writing, the author worked for many years in the public school system of East Carroll Parish in Louisiana. While teaching, she was able to enjoy many narrative genres, and she was especially drawn to realistic fiction.
"ALVIN" is the story of a life - a career as a lawyer defending Indian tribes and a parallel career in photography. The writer, 87, tells stories; stories of a young man from a middle class Jewish family in Chicago, a voracious reader with a talent for art and music, yet seeking out the work of a manual laborer, a story of racial bigotry in the U.S. Army, the story of his rise from a mediocre law student to the founder of a law firm in Seattle that became a national leader in the defense of tribal sovereignty, the story of the love of "Lennie", the girl he married and her conquest of cancer, the story of his children and their lives, and the story of his immersion in the art of photography. The stories include devoting his lawyer's skills to exonerate a mailman wrongly accused of stealing from the mails, arguing a case in the Supreme Court, persuading a court that his client's possession of gold bullion was not a crime, debating an "Equal Protection" issue with the future Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, meeting John F. Kennedy, litigating a Rabbi's will by crossing swords with the highest authority in Orthodox Judaism and his part in the struggle of American Indian tribes to reconstruct their tribal governments.
Are you bothered by the bad grammar, emoticons, acronyms, and poor spelling that are ubiquitous in cyberspace, and especially prevalent in teen communications? Do you lament that today's technologies are ruining the reading and writing skills of teens? Well, think again.This author proposes that today's teens are actually exploring and developing new literacies, and learning to use technology in the most effective ways possible. After examining some of the technologies teens commonly use (IM, webblogs, podcast, games), Braun describes how these technologies affect reading, writing, and communication habits and skills; and how they are actually creating new communities of learning. Expand your perspective on what defines literacy, and learn how you can maximize the learning that teens acquire in using new technologies by integrating technologies into your programs and services. A must-read for librarians, teachers, and anyone else who works with teens in grades 6 and up.In addition, the book includes a discussion of why librarians and teachers need to educate administrators and the public about the role of new literacies in teen lives. Support materials, such as scripts to use in explaining new literacies enhance the text.
Emily Taylor loves to help people, loves to ease their burdens and make their dreams come true. But when a conman ruins her reputation, she discovers that helping others is safer and easier from behind the scenes. When one of Emily's gifts captures the attention of an avid journalist, her identity as the town's anonymous benefactor'and her renewed relationship with her high school sweetheart'are threatened. As her private life begins to unravel, she realizes the one hope for regaining control lies behind prison walls.
FORGOTTEN DANGERS. FAMILY SECRETS. AN UNKNOWN FATE. In 2052, weapons of mass destruction are relics of the past until an unlikely discovery in Tajikistan thrusts their danger into the present. To keep terrorists away from the weapons, US leaders call on American diplomat Janssen LaMarche, whose diplomatic skills, family connections, and charismatic personality make him uniquely qualified to avert a world crisis. But before LaMarche begins his mission, doctors identify a health problem as terminal. Now forced to wage a life and death battle for himself, he must first travel back in time where an unknown fate awaits him, and family secrets on two continents come to light.
FORGOTTEN DANGERS. FAMILY SECRETS. AN UNKNOWN FATE. In 2052, weapons of mass destruction are relics of the past until an unlikely discovery in Tajikistan thrusts their danger into the present. To keep terrorists away from the weapons, US leaders call on American diplomat Janssen LaMarche, whose diplomatic skills, family connections, and charismatic personality make him uniquely qualified to avert a world crisis. But before LaMarche begins his mission, doctors identify a health problem as terminal. Now forced to wage a life and death battle for himself, he must first travel back in time where an unknown fate awaits him, and family secrets on two continents come to light.
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A celebrity psychic is murdered. A computer science student dies mysteriously. And Michigan's favorite college town will never be the same. It's fall in Ann Arbor and the locals are focused on their favorite blood sport: politics. Everyone is buzzing about the highly suspect mid-term elections. Everyone, that is, except freelance writer and recent widow Karin Niemi. All she wants is to be left alone with her cat, her work and her seemingly endless grief. But her best friend Bixie has other plans for her, plans that include a session with Dana Lewis, Ann Arbor's celebrity psychic and energy healer. Problem is, when Karin arrives for her appointment, she stumbles onto a murder scene. Soon, suspicion falls on Dana's daughter, Isabel-also a close friend of Bixie's. Before she knows it, Karin is drawn into a do-it-yourself murder investigation that leads her into the heart of a Big 10 University... the remarkably messy lives of Ann Arbor's social and political elite... the esoteric realm of black-hat geeks and black-box voting... and the treacherous currents of a very unwise sexual attraction. Within a short time, Karin, Bixie and their friend Paul are getting closer than they ever expected to the truth. In the process, they disrupt the lives of senior faculty, local politicos, police officials, social divas, celebrity surgeons, no-nonsense cops and, somewhere among them, a murderer. One who's prepared to strike again...this time on Karin's own doorstep.
A home ripped apart by one spouse leaving reverberates with a host of unanswered questions. Simple answers don't exist--heartrending complexities do. In the midst of the turmoil, reconciliation may seem out of reach. But there is still hope for those who are willing to fight for their marriages. In this transformative guide, men and women who are separated but hopeful for restoration will discover life-changing truths about God, themselves, and their marriages. Linda W. Rooks explores practical answers for men and women in the midst of a marriage crisis, guiding them step by step toward hope and a positive outcome, even when fighting for the marriage alone. After finding hope, strength, and encouragement for their marriages in Rooks's first book, Broken Heart on Hold, many readers continue on their journeys with new questions as they take the next step. Fighting for Your Marriage While Separated begins where Broken Heart on Hold left off, continuing to guide readers through the labyrinths of separation, this time with practical answers to their questions. From diving into topics such as relationship dynamics and healing, protecting children, and praying for restoration, to deciding on boundaries and learning to live with the same spouse in a new marriage, Rooks illustrates what reconciling and rebuilding a marriage looks like--and how the sweet intimacy of Christ is in the waiting. Through biblical wisdom, the personal experience of navigating toward her own marital restoration after a three-year separation, and eleven years of ministry to marriages in crisis, author Linda W. Rooks offers hope to many who feel hopeless by sharing true stories, practical answers, and Scripture-based truth to guide readers along their journeys toward wholeness.
Painting vivid pictures in narrative and verse, Belton explores scripture through the lens of servant leadership and translates the language of faith into the language of the workplace. Often used in secular work environments, servant leadership is nonetheless rooted in universal spiritual truths. This book uses the Bible as a leadership manual, applying a filter of servant leadership and offering real-world guidance for our work lives.In bite-sized chapters, twenty scriptural themes are examined from a unique and personal perspective, with original poetry providing a distinctive counterpoint to the material. The study questions included in each chapter make the book a relevant resource for private reflection or group discussion. The First Shall Be Last: Servant Leadership in Scripture strives to meet the reader at the intersection of spirituality and work, presenting new insights into the practicality of scripture and the sacredness of work.
