My Name Is Not Angelica

My Name Is Not Angelica
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2011-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547349777

In this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch "owners" in time to witness the mass suicide of her fellow slaves, who prefer death to recapture.

Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises

Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises
Author: Mother M. Angelica
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0898706068

Known worldwide through her EWTN network, MOther Angelica presents a book of timeless wisdom and practical insights drawn from her deep faith and personal suffering and experience. Her answers to life's dilemmas, large and small, are a sure source of inspiration for all.

Mother Angelica

Mother Angelica
Author: Raymond Arroyo
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2007-05-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0385510934

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “In this dramatic page-turner, Raymond Arroyo has captured the life and lessons of Mother Angelica, a woman who may well be the patron saint of CEOs.”—Lee Iacocca, The Iacocca Family Foundation, former CEO of the Chrysler Corporation In 1981, a simple nun, using merely her entrepreneurial instincts and two hundred dollars, launched what would become the world’s largest religious media empire. In the garage of a Birmingham, Alabama, monastery, the Eternal Word Television Network grew at a staggering pace under her guidance. Mother Angelica (1923–2016) remains on the air, offering faith-filled advice, hope, and laughter to her audience through rebroadcasts of her original homilies. Raymond Arroyo, through more than five years of exclusive interviews with Mother Angelica, traces her tortuous rise to success and exposes for the first time the fierce opposition she faced, both outside and inside her church.

The Jumbies

The Jumbies
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 161620592X

Corinne La Mer claims she isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They’re just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest, and shining yellow eyes follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn’t belong to a jumbie. Or could they? When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day, she knows something extraordinary is about to happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne’s house, danger is in the air. Severine plans to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and learn to use ancient magic she didn’t know she possessed to stop Severine and to save her island home.

Serpent Never Sleeps

Serpent Never Sleeps
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 243
Release: 1987-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547561997

Pocahontas and early Jamestown are brought to life through the eyes of the Newbery Award winner's historical heroine.

Mother Angelica Her Grand Silence

Mother Angelica Her Grand Silence
Author: Raymond Arroyo
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0770437249

"A portrait of Mother Angelica describes the influential nun's youth, her dedication to a cloistered order of Franciscan nuns, and her creation of the powerful, multimillion-dollar Eternal World Television Network,"--NoveList.

Finding Serendipity

Finding Serendipity
Author: Angelica Banks
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-02-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627794409

A magical journey into the land where stories come from “[A] sweet-toned, summer-fun story.” —The New York Times Book Review When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday's mother—the famous author Serendipity Smith—has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from. Here, Tuesday befriends the fearless Vivienne Small, learns to sail an enchanted boat, tangles with an evil pirate, and discovers the truth about her remarkable dog. Along the way, she learns what it means to be a writer and how difficult it can sometimes be to get all the way to The End. This title has Common Core connections. Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks, with illustrations by Stevie Lewis, is the first in a series. that continues with book two, A Week Without Tuesday. “This enchanting story . . . celebrates the imagination and the connection writers feel with their stories. Spunky characters; spot-on pacing, providing perfectly timed plot revelations; and fully imagined worlds make this a charming winner.” —Booklist, starred review “With cinematic imagery and keen wit, the authors construct an inventive novel.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Young writers will find inspiration in the tale—especially those who have a story within them but might be too shy to tell it.” —The New York Times Book Review

My Cup Runneth Over

My Cup Runneth Over
Author: Cherry Whytock
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2003
Genre: Fashion shows
ISBN: 0689865465

Believing she is too big, fourteen-year-old Angel tries dieting and kick-boxing to lose weight, but thanks to her friends and the school fashion show, she discovers that her size is just right. Includes recipes.

Carlota

Carlota
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 165
Release: 1977-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547348231

A young girl relates her feelings and experiences as a participant in the battle of San Pasqual during the last days of the war between Californians and Americans.

A Holy Hour with Mother Angelica

A Holy Hour with Mother Angelica
Author: Mother Angelica
Publisher: EWTN Publishing
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1682781917

With Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the forefront of her vocation, Mother Angelica treasured her beloved Spouse in the Eucharist. She brought Him her joys, sufferings, and all the contents of her heart in Adoration. In twenty-nine brief and brilliant chapters, she guides us to do the same, with Scripture references and Mother's personal prayers, meditations, and intentions. An ever-faithful disciple of the Church and Her Tradition, Mother Angelica saved her most precious words for her viewers. The fruit of her years of prayerful reflections as a Poor Clare Nun of Perpetual Adoration, this book is a beautiful accompaniment to prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament or at home. A Holy Hour with Mother Angelica also presents litanies and novenas as well as Mother's teachings on topics such as: Resisting Temptation Love and Reparation Repentance An Hour of Healing An Hour of Joy An Hour of Trusting in