Like Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, this is a book that goes beneath the surface of life in a small southern town to expose the inherent evil of prejudice and to show how the courage of a few can rally people to take a stand against injustice. In 1963, Aaron Adams and Casey Felton embark on a quest to expose vile, insideous evil that would shock the citizens of Asheboro, North Carolina. In the process, a budding romance develops and these...
Jasmine and Wayne Frye offer more than just a history lesson about the courage of the women who put their lives on the line to aid those who suffered on the fields of horror in war. They pay homage to these extraordinary women who answered the call to arms, not with guns and hatred for the enemy, but with compassion for those poor men who had to bear the physical and psychological scars of war. Foe or friend did not matter to these women, as t...
This is a book about what many people consider the greatest of all sports. Yet, it is more than a story about hockey and its power to bring out the very best in people. Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, this is a story of how a few people in a small town stand up to prejudice and racial inequality. Through an incredible hockey team, issues of class, courage, inequality, compassion and gender roles are explored with an undercurrent plea for tolerance...