Author: Jacqueline Golding
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1590771044

With over 500 hand-picked titles, Healing Stories recommends carefully selected books essential for any adult looking to help children cope with their growing pains through reading. Featuring the long-established children's classics and the most recent library sensations, these hand-picked stories address kids' struggles - from the everyday to life-changing - while offering adults the information they need to make the right choices for their kids. Also includes useful tips to make reading fun and helpful for both adults and children.

Mama's Diamonds

Mama's Diamonds
Author: Emcie Day
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2008-12-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0557029155

Ms. Day was born and raised in a small town in upstate New York during the late 30's through the early 50's. Being part of a family of nine children and an alcoholic father brought on many hardships, yet there were many delightful moments as well. "Mama's Diamonds" is a collection of these tales. The story tells of the extent that the mother and children of this poor Irish family had to go through and the things they had to endure in order to survive. Their wily nature helped. Mama O'Brien loved all her children and would have been shocked to know what devious means they used and the risks they took in order to obtain some of the necessities of life. Perhaps she knew, but just couldn't bear to acknowledge that this was for the most part, required in order to supplement the meager substance provided by their father. One might ask about her precious diamonds and their worth, and why couldn't they be used to help support the family; but they did ... just not in a materialistic sense.

Mama Joe's Boutique

Mama Joe's Boutique
Author: Jerry Merritt
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2016-01-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1514436639

In Mama Joes Boutique, Jerry C. Merritt highlights qualities relating to determination, loyalty, and love in various forms. This screenplay also touched upon diverse challenges one tends to find in a sometimes uncertain urban society. Reflecting with his therapist on his childhood memories, Billy Joe describes to Dr. Freeman the time in his life when he was an exotic dancer without his mothers knowledge. Fearing his mother would disapprove greatly, he keeps it a secret. As the story progresses, Billy Joe navigates a range of encounters, some of which test his understanding of the world and his place within it in one way or another. Billy Joe also talks to the doctor about his mother, Mama Joe, and her boutique. After years of running the boutique, Mama Joe finds out the building owner is selling, and the woman next door is trying to buy her out of the establishment. Will Billy Joe ever reveal his secret lifestyle to his mother? And can Mama Joe fight to keep her boutique? Join these colourful characters as they incorporate their strong Christian beliefs into their day-to-day lifestyles, knowing whatever the outcome, God will see them through anything.

Mama's Girls

Mama's Girls
Author: Janette McCarthy Louard
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781583142585

Three sisters raised by their two grandmothers now face a crisis that will test their strength, determination, and love.

This Thing Called the Future

This Thing Called the Future
Author: J.L. Powers
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1935955101

AIDS and South Africa. Khosi, a 14-year-old girl, yearns for this thing called the future. Does she want too much?

For the Love of Mama

For the Love of Mama
Author: Ontra Rodgers Reddick
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2021-07-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1662428790

For the Love of Mama is a candid and explicit look into the life of a young, confused woman through the eyes of her daughter who is trying to make sense of her life while trying to find her own way. Mama made many choices and suffered the consequences of these choices she made based on her immediate needs for a specific season in her life. The book shows how her decisions not only affected her, but how these decisions also affected her children who basically went through life, trying to find out who they were and where they belonged. The book shows how on one hand, her children grew up with a desire for the “proud look” they had witnessed from their youth and, on the other hand, the humbleness she always seemed to possess. They each tried to blend the two and ended up with an insatiable need to prove something to the world and to themselves that could not be satisfied. None of them knew who they really were. They just imitated people they saw and wanted to be like without stopping to count the cost. You will witness in For the Love of Mama how the seeds of God’s grace and mercy prevailed throughout Mama’s life. For the Love of Mama will touch your heart, and it is guaranteed to stir your emotions. You will agree that Mama was really something special and God truly had His hands on her all her life.

Mama's Nightingale

Mama's Nightingale
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399185887

A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she’s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own—one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment—and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.

What Am I to Do Now, Mama?

What Am I to Do Now, Mama?
Author: Elizabeth Harris
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148081153X

Coy Bronson is a talented man who left the mountains of North Carolina to follow his dream to California. Despite many obstacles, Coy leans on his mother's encouragement and develops a successful career as an actor, director, producer, and writer--a career that takes him from Hollywood to New York and Europe during World War II. Known for working with some of the best actors of his time--Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Liz Taylor, and Ethel Waters--Coy is shocked when he receives news that his friend, James Dean, has been killed in a car accident. While attending his funeral, Coy sees a beautiful guest who he knows does not belong there. She is Norma Jeane and Coy has no idea that very soon, she will be accused of stealing scripts from Liz Taylor. As Coy becomes immersed in the investigation, he partners with Hudson to either force Norma to confess or uncover the real perpetrator. But when their search leads to murder, Coy is led down a path of personal memories where he relives his journey to achieve his dream. In this compelling novel, a Hollywood director reveals a glimpse into a special relationship with his Mama and his experiences with movie icons as they face a tragedy together.

The Country Music Book of Lists

The Country Music Book of Lists
Author: Ace Collins
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1250096219

More than just charts, star bios, and boring listings, "The Country Music Book of Lists" is the perfect gift or pop reference guide for trivia fans, filled with humor, insight, and "down home fun".