Anne Carmichael

At any given time, there are approximately 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system. These children have been removed from their biological home through no fault of their own, for their protection. Each child is given a backpack in which to transport their belongings. Too often, the child is moved from one foster home to another and scarcely has time to unpack during the many transitions. The ultimate goal is to resolve the issues in the biological family and return the child to their own home. When that isn't possible, many children find loving homes and are adopted. This book is intended to give hope to the foster children who remain in the system that the perfect home is waiting for them.

When a tiny kitten climbs into a cracked piece of pottery in a little village in Mexico, she is whisked off to another world by an unsuspecting tourist. Even cute kittens sometimes have difficulties finding the purr-fect furever home; but Chipita gets lucky. Travel with this sweet, Mexican kitten, as she unwittingly relocates to frigid Minnesota, where she finds warm hearts and a happy home.

A collection of 71 random newspaper clippings about the Hitz family from 1929 through 1975. Beginning with our father's first grade report to his Veteran's Day article in 1975. There are car accidents, engagements, speeding tickets, awards, birth announcements and much, much more. All chronicled in this little book about our family. Enjoy

As a young Irish Catholic couple born and raised in the heart of Boston, Kevin and Kate Cleary longed to live as their ancestors had many years before.Lexington, Kentucky, a sister city to County Kildare, Ireland, seemed the perfect place for the Clearys to make their new home. They purchased a small starter farm in nearby Bourbon County named Haven's View. Their teen daughter, Darby, had loved horses since her earliest memory, so to her, it was Heaven's View.On the day of the worst ice storm in the county's history, one of their two mares gave birth to the first foal.Even novice horsemen like Kate and Kevin knew that something wasn't quite right when they discovered the newborn cold and making no attempts to stand and nurse. The family had sunk every penny into this farm and all their hopes were riding on the new foals. As Kate held the tiny new life in her arms, she felt as though she was watching her dreams die along with him. With the country roads iced over, the vet could not help them. All they had to work with was the instructions the vet gave them by phone, a mother's instincts and a girl's love for a colt that she'd already named Darby's Delight.

A twist of fate returns Goo and his brother Frank to the place where their lives began in a discarded wooden crate in an alleyway. Both cats have beaten the odds and become comfortable in their respective homes - Frank in Brooklyn, NY with his mate Giselle and Goo in New Jersey. Life has not been so kind to Goo's mate, Olivia, who with her deaf sister, Abigail, struggle to raise three raucous little tom cats in an abandoned warehouse in South Philadelphia. If only Goo were there to save them now as they are faced with a crisis that threatens their lives.Hold on to your seats for an adventure of a lifetime as Goo and Frank must, once again, join forces to challenge the adversary that threatens all they hold dear.

In this, Book Three of the MAGOO WHO SERIES, we return you to Philadelphia where Goo's mate, Olivia, struggles to care for their three little toms, Booker, Deuce and Finley, as well as her deaf sister, Abigail.On days when Olivia's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm her, Abigail keeps her silent vigil over her mischievous nephews.Olivia has always suspected that her sister possesses powers far beyond the heightened senses of the deaf. Now, the boys are beginning to question how it is that Aunt Abigail always seems to know their whereabouts. When their pranks rage out of control, she shows up to reel them in. When they are in danger, she appears as if by magic to save the day. Come with us now to discover the secrets that Abigail has long kept hidden from everyone.