Die Analphabetin Lori entschliesst sich aufgrund einer verlorenen Wette, lesen zu lernen. Ein Entschluss, der völlig neue, unerwartete Erfahrungen für sie nach sich zieht.
Lucy Jane Bledsoe Bücher
Lucy Jane Bledsoe ist eine Autorin, deren Werke für ihre Kraft und Wirkung gefeiert werden. Ihre Romane werden für ihre Fähigkeit zu 'triumphieren' gelobt und als 'fabelhafte feministische Fiktion' bezeichnet. Bledsoe glaubt, dass Geschichten der Kitt sind, der Gemeinschaften zusammenhält, eine Philosophie, die sich in ihrem eigenen Schreiben widerspiegelt. Ihre Leidenschaft für die Erforschung der Welt, einschließlich der Antarktis, fließt in ihre Prosa ein und verleiht ihr eine einzigartige Dimension.
Lava Falls
- 248 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
The collection features spirited characters who, while navigating their journeys in the wilderness, grapple with self-belief and their place in the world. Through their adventures, they uncover unexpected moments of hope, highlighting resilience and the transformative power of nature. Each story captures the essence of human struggles and the search for meaning, showcasing the beauty found in both challenges and triumphs.
Running Wild
- 224 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Twelve-year-old Willa and her twin brothers have survived with their father in the Alaskan wilderness for five years. But Willa knows this can't go on--they must escape. Now in paperback. Since their mother died five years ago, Willa, her younger brothers, and her father have lived in the wilderness, in a log cabin they built. They survive on food they grow and animals they hunt. Every year they have struggled a little bit more to survive. Now, with winter approaching and her father becoming more reckless, Willa wonders if they will live to see spring. She also knows her father will never agree to leave. When her father goes on a hunting expedition by himself, Willa convinces her brothers that they must make the four-day journey down the Yukon River to Fort Yukon to get help. But first, they'll need to survive the treacherous trip . . . and all the while, their father is on their trail. Perfect for middle grade readers looking for adventure stories with strong female protagonists, Lucy Jane Bledsoe's Running Wild is a page-turner that hooks you from the beginning and doesn't let go.
"Delia Barnes and Ernest Wrangham met as teens at Celebration Camp, a church-supported conversion therapy program-the dubious, unscientific, Christian practice meant to change a person's sexuality. After witnessing a devastating tragedy, they escaped in the night, only to take separate roads to their distant homes. They have no idea how each has fared through the years. Delia is a college basketball coach who prides herself on being an empowering and self-possessed role model for her players. But when she gets fired from her elite East Coast college, she's forced to return to her hometown of Rockside, Oregon, to coach at her high school alma mater. Ernest, meanwhile, is a renowned poet with a temporary teaching job in Portland, Oregon. His work has always been boundary-pushing, fearless. But the poem he's most wanted to write-about his dangerous escape from Celebration Camp-remains stubbornly out of reach. Both persist in the mission to overcome the consequences and inhumane costs of conversion therapy. As events find them hurtling toward each other once again, they both grapple with the necessity of remaining steadfast in one's truth, no matter how slippery that can be. Tell the Rest is a powerful novel about coming to terms, with family, history, violence, loss, sexuality, and ultimately, with love"-- Provided by publisher
Louisa loves to play basketball, but in 1974, her Portland, Oregon high school only offers a team for boys. An encounter with feminist Gloria Steinem teaches her about Title IX--the law that bans discrimination based on gender--so she asks her principal to start a girls team. Little does she know that she'll soon be viciously targeted by male coaches at her school, lied to by the school board, and fall in love--a couple of times--as she fights for a fair chance to be an athlete. No Stopping Us Now is a story about finding one's own voice through the joys of sports, love, and the power of sisterhood. Based on the author's true story, it is a compelling examination of the courage it takes to stand up for what's right.