Deborah Reed

The youth are our future. We must instill in them the skills necessary to grab hold of that future with confidence. One way to accomplish this is to encourage the creative genius that lies within each of us. This horror anthology is comprised of written works by 6th-12th grade students willing to seize that creativity and change the world, one word at a time. All proceeds will be donated to the Haley Sue Foundation.

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The story of a famous abstract painter at the end of her life--her family, her art, and the long-buried secrets that won't stay hidden for much longer. Ninety-three-year-old Violet Swan has spent a lifetime translating tragedy and hardship into art, becoming famous for her abstract paintings, which evoke tranquility, innocence, and joy. For nearly a century Violet has lived a peaceful, private life of painting on the coast of Oregon. The "business of Violet" is run by her only child, Francisco, and his wife, Penny. But shortly before Violet's death, an earthquake sets a series of events in motion, and her deeply hidden past begins to resurface. When her beloved grandson returns home with a family secret in tow, Violet is forced to come to terms with the life she left behind so long ago--a life her family knows nothing about. A generational saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century America and into the present day, Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan is the story of a girl who escaped rural Georgia at fourteen during World War II, crossing the country alone and broke. It is the story of how that girl met the man who would become her devoted husband, how she became a celebrated artist, and above all, how her life, inspired by nothing more than the way she imagined it to be, would turn out to be her greatest masterpiece.

Grief is something that cannot be described or understood at times. My father was a quiet but honest man. During his last days, he truly lived for God. When I was grieving during his last days, he truly lived for God. When I was grieving during his last days, God called me to express my sadness through sketches. I was uplifted and encouraged through Ecclesiastes 3:1-II while I grieved. Each sketch, inspired by these verses, drew me closer to God. For the following three months, God led my daughter, Tara, and me through a series of passages as well. Weeks later, my dear friend Heather Albrecht and my sister Fay Reed encouraged me to turn these sketches into a journal. I pray as you write in this book, that your hearts will also be inspired to truly understand how wonderful God is. As we travel through life, each season reflects how we are guided through sadness, joy, happiness, and fear. These emotions allow us to journey through secret passages of the heart while being comforted and healed by God's gentile hands.

Grief is something that cannot be described or understood at times. My father was a quiet but honest man. During his last days, he truly lived for God. When I was grieving during his last days, he truly lived for God. When I was grieving during his last days, God called me to express my sadness through sketches. I was uplifted and encouraged through Ecclesiastes 3:1-II while I grieved. Each sketch, inspired by these verses, drew me closer to God. For the following three months, God led my daughter, Tara, and me through a series of passages as well. Weeks later, my dear friend Heather Albrecht and my sister Fay Reed encouraged me to turn these sketches into a journal. I pray as you write in this book, that your hearts will also be inspired to truly understand how wonderful God is. As we travel through life, each season reflects how we are guided through sadness, joy, happiness, and fear. These emotions allow us to journey through secret passages of the heart while being comforted and healed by God's gentile hands.

"A blindingly beautiful book" -- Caroline Leavitt "Reed's painterly descriptions of the Oregon coast are so vivid and real, so beautiful and lyrical that her writing is more like a visual art form." -- Portland Tribune June is in transition, reeling from her divorce and trying to stay sober. She returns to the Oregon coast where she grew up, and must decide what to do with her late and much-loved grandparents' charming cedar-shingled home, a place haunted by memories of her childhood. Jameson comes highly recommended to renovate the old house to sell, and from their first contact, he senses a connection with June. He too is unmoored as he struggles to redefine his marriage in the aftermath of loss. But what can the future hold as long as they are gripped so firmly by the past? The Days When Birds Come Back, like the house itself, is a graceful testament to endurance, rebuilding, and the possibilities of coming home. "Reed shines with a light hand and direct storytelling, but her characters are what make this novel move--their vulnerability, imperfect recovery, and endearing loss for words." -- Booklist "Deborah Reed plies the reader with beautiful sentence after beautiful sentence." -- BookPage

Anna Bremer hasn't had an easy life - but she does have Sierra. Suffering a stroke while still in the womb means Anna has a lifetime of physical limitations to overcome. With her best friend Sierra by her side, Anna feels as if she can take on the world. But when tragedy suddenly strikes, Anna is left with overwhelming doubts and uncertainties. Daisies in the Rain is a story of heartbreak and triumph in the lives of a group of teenage friends. Sickness, death, and heartache land squarely in the lives of Anna, Sierra, Pieter, and Darcy, testing them in ways they could never imagine. With tragedy comes a choice. Will Anna do whatever it takes to save her best friend? Even if it means her own life may never be the same?

We don’t believe that our lives can change in an instant—until they do. Olivay, widowed for a year and sleepwalking through life, meets Henry by chance. She takes him to her Los Angeles loft, thinking it will just be for the night. But the following morning, bombs detonate across the city, and she and Henry are trapped together. Henry is skittish, solicitous, and strangely distracted. Who is this man she’s marooned with as the city goes on lockdown? Why is she catching him in lie after lie? Is he somehow connected to her husband’s death and the terrorist attacks outside? With eloquent and suspenseful prose, Olivay explores the wreckage of loss and the collision of grief, desire, and terror in its aftermath. As the characters get pushed outside their comfort zones, forced to walk the thin line between destruction and salvation, Olivay keeps readers guessing what will become of Olivay and Henry until the very end.

For use with struggling readers in Grades 6–8, this book arms literacy teachers with the why and how of effective, evidence-based instruction. Includes more than 20 step-by-step sample lessons for strengthening fluency, comprehension, word recognition, and vocabulary. Reading problems don’t disappear when students enter middle school—recent studies show that nearly a quarter of today’s eighth graders aren’t able to read at a basic level.* This book arms language arts teachers with the lessons, strategies, and foundational knowledge they need to resolve older students’ reading difficulties and increase their chances for academic success. Ideal for use with struggling readers in Grades 6–8, this book clearly lays out the fundamentals of effective teaching for adolescents with reading difficulties. Teachers will discover how to: Select and administer assessments for comprehension, fluency, and word recognition Use assessment results to plan individualised instruction Apply research-supported instructional practices Develop flexible grouping systems so students get the targeted instruction they need Set manageable short-term learning goals with students Keep the pacing of instruction quick and energetic so students stay engaged Give appropriate positive and corrective feedback Monitor student progress over time Promote generalisation of new reading skills Provide effective interventions within a school-wide Response to Intervention framework To help teachers incorporate evidence-based practices into their classroom instruction, they’ll get more than 20 complete, step-by-step sample lessons for strengthening adolescents’ reading skills. Easy to adapt for use across any curriculum, the sample lessons provide explicit models of successful instruction, with suggested teacher scripts, checklists for planning instruction, key terms and objectives, strategies for guided and independent practice, tips on promoting generalisation, and more. With this practical guide to high-quality instruction, middle school teachers will help struggling readers develop the skills they need to master complex academic content and succeed inside and outside the classroom.

With a broken heart, a stalled career, and a troubled family, singer-songwriter Annie Walsh seeks refuge at her secluded home, surrounded by a lush Florida tangelo grove and the company of her old dog Detour. But a crime connected to her brother Calder threatens to tear her family apart, and Annie is forced to shore up her loyalties and question some profound disappointments of her past. From the ever-changing present, where each hour brings an unforeseen piece of news, to the poignant childhood days of first allegiances and life-changing losses, circumstances converge and Annie steps out to lull the listener into this soulful, stirring journey like a fine and forlorn love ballad. Carry Yourself Back to Me cultivates an often tender, sometimes tart world of love and loss. Inflected with melancholy and redeemed by melody, this deeply affecting story is certain to strike a resonant chord in the heart.