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Finding Daisy
In 1976, an innocent letter from Kathy Marshall asking her paternal grandmother, Daisy Dooley Marshall Schumake, what their family lineage was, led Kathy on a four decades-long search for their family roots. Finding Daisy: From the Deep South to the Promised Land, is the third in a series of books addressing that genealogy question.But why would Grandma Daisy tell her family she was born in St. Louis, then migrated to the Promised Land Up North when she actually came from the Deep South, where pre-Civil War plantations and slavery society were the norm? Although the bread crumb trail to grandma's true history was obscured, Kathy finally picked up the tasty clues that led her to the truth. She learned how Daisy was able to navigate Jim Crow to become a well-respected businesswoman, nurse, civic leader, church trustee, fundraiser, wife, mother, and grandmother. The flip side was shedding a bright light on Daisy's beast and the last years of her remarkable life.
Worth the Risk
Cowboy entrepreneur Jackson Worth wakes up next to trouble...literally. His new business partner, boot boutique owner Sammie Gold, should have been off-limits, but something about her sweet vulnerability has gotten under his skin. Working with her is torture, as are the memories of what happened in Vegas.... A one-night stand with the cowboy? What on earth was Sammie thinking? Jackson Worth is drop-dead gorgeous and completely out of her league. But if Sammie wants her happily-ever-after, she'll have to shed her girl-next-door image to seduce the confirmed bachelor once and for all
Finding Otho
Kathy Lynne Marshall's lifelong infatuation with African culture was challenged when a DNA test revealed just how much European cream was in her African coffee. That sent her on an intensive search to find out more about her family's diverse ancestry. Focusing on her maternal great-great-grandfather, Otho Williams, Kathy only knew he was born a slave in 1834 in Maryland. But who were his parents and his owner? Exactly where was his home? What was his life like 150 years ago?
Good Night, Wind
When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage. Winter Wind worked hard all season long blowing away leaves, preparing trees for coats of snow and ice. Now, Wind is tired and needs a place to rest. But no one wants to shelter so cold and blustery a Wind--not the townspeople, not the country innkeeper, not even the gnarled tree who is worried about frozen roots. Finally, Wind does what any of us do when we are overtired: Wind has a tantrum. And it is only with the help of two small children brave enough to weather the storm that Wind finally finds the perfect place to sleep. Based on a Yiddish folktale, the gentle language of this seasonal story is coupled with intricate cut-paper collage dioramas tell this sweet tale about empathy and friendship. The visuals in this book are striking for their vibrancy, palette, and movement. A perfect read for a cold, blustery day, or at bedtime with your own sleepy loved ones. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
“Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one.” —Kirkus “Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women’s achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Movie star by day, ace inventor at night: learn about the hidden life of actress Hedy Lamarr! To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star, widely considered the most beautiful woman in the world. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. And for many years only her closest friends knew her secret. Now Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu, who collaborated on Sterling’s critically acclaimed picture-book biography Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, tell the inspiring story of how, during World War Two, Lamarr developed a groundbreaking communications system that still remains essential to the security of today’s technology.
The Secret Keeper
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title.
This is Delta Gamma
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The Chickasaw Freedmen
Littlefield's account of the freed blacks' social and economic life is a valuable discussion. Students of the West and race relations will welcome this book.
The Ancestors Are Smiling!
The Ancestors Are Smiling! is a collection of uplifting, funny, touching, and sometimes harrowing real life stories, creatively told by Kathy Marshall¿s ancestors and their descendants. Marshall¿s great-grandmother Ella worked for a congressman who convinced President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, making it possible for her other great-grandmother Margaret to transport her 5 enslaved children in a buckboard to freedom in Ohio. Great-aunt Reba describes receiving her high school diploma at 106 and being profiled in Essence Magazine and on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Pullman Porter Austin¿s dream came true when his wayward son (Marshall¿s father) became a doct...
