Joyce Ann Haynes

Egyptian Dynasties

When the Great Canoes Came

I Love You, Daisy Phew

Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition

Good Soup Attracts Chairs, A

One of the best ways to teach children about an ethnic culture is to introduce them to its cooking. A Good Soup Attracts Chairs bridges cultures on each side of the Atlantic through the ethnic cooking of the African nation of Ghana. A Good Soup Attracts Chairs is a complete recipe for cultural under...

Lipstick Like Lindsay's and Other Christmas Stories

From a judge who must decide which parent will get custody of a young boy at Christmas in �The Christmas Visitation,� to a little girl who only wants a crayon lipstick as her gift in the title story, Mr. Toner�s ten short stories depict times when love rises above life�s obstacles to give ne...

Diary of Marie Landry, Acadian Exile, The

During the Great Upheaval of 1755, the British forced the Acadians to leave their homes in the Canadian provinces and later the American colonies. Fourteen-year-old Marie Landry joins her family and friends on a mass exodus from Maryland to Louisiana 10 years later, where land awaits them. Along the...

Jane Wilkinson Long: Texas Pioneer

Considered the 'Mother of Texas,' Jane Wilkinson Long used her intelligence and bravery to build a life on the Texas frontier. With one of the few land grants given to women, Jane built an inn that became an important meeting place for the Texas Independence Movement.

I Love You, Daisy Phew

Eleven-year-old Blake, tired of being shuffled from school to school by his distant parents, runs away to his grandfather's Texas ranch, where he finds acceptance in caring for an orphaned goat named Daisy.

Whittlesworth Comes to Christmas

This story is an exploration of families and love, of deceit and the evolution of a new life. It is a modern Christmas tale that addresses the good in all of us and our hopes for a second chance.

Nana's Rice Pie

Sara misses her Pa when he stays out late to harvest the rice but Nana reminds Sara of the importance of rice for their family. Recipe of sweet rice pie included.

Shepherd of The Hills, The

Wright assembles here a masterful commentary on failure and success, tranquility and turmoil, and punishment and absolution.