A collection of poems written by a teacher who served in public schools for twenty-five years, Mama Tried (Broadstone Books) takes the reader on a journey through her experiences as an educator and as a mother.
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A freak car accident in 1960s rural North Carolina puts in motion moments of grace that bring redemption to two generations of women and the lives they touch.
Set in a small Kentucky college town in 1953, Lovesick Blossoms is a compelling and emotional tale of passion, power, fulfillment -and consequences- of not playing by the rules in Appalachia.
This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She's landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern--and her main competition for the fall job.
His latest book, Love for the Land draws on in-depth interviews and the writings of Wendell Berry to explore why some small and midsized farmers continue to care for their land and calls upon everyone to learn from these farmers and cultivate a better future for food and farming.
Loud Water, details the gritty and redemptive story of Crit Poppwell and his unsettling paroled return to Breathitt County after a prison awakening to the healing power of art and creativity.
Lost In America chronicles the pain and joy of navigating life in America as the daughter of an immigrant Chinese father and German mother.
In this stirring new collection of historical poetry, Load In Nine Times, he braids the voices of the United States Colored Troops--including his own ancestors--with family members, as well as slaveowners and prominent historical figures--including Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and Margaret Garner--into a wide-ranging series of persona poems imbued with atmospheric imagery and brimming with […]
When Little Dump Truck is in a good mood, she's the happiest member of her construction crew. But when things don't go her way, she becomes Little GRUMP Truck. This bright, playful book shows kids that meditation and mindfulness can banish even the most serious case of the grumpies.
Between 1820 and 1913, approximately 16,000 black people left the United States to start new lives in Liberia, Africa, in what was at the time the largest out-migration in US history. When Tolbert Major, a former Kentucky slave and single father, was offered his own chance for freedom, he accepted. He, several family members, and […]
Leira Clara’s Flowers is a lyrical narrative based on positive psychology and choice theory, essentially about making choices that cultivate kindness. The use of passing down a love of nature from generation to generation also embeds the idea that multi-age levels work well together. The book combines social-emotional learning skills with a love of nature. […]
Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology is a landmark Latinx poetry collection including more than 180 poets, spanning from the 17th century to today, and presenting poems written in Spanish in the original and in English translation.