Flood

Tiger Turcotte is ready for his test, but he's stumped when asked to pick Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Other? With help from his teacher, Tiger discovers that maybe he's not so different after all.

Raised By An Angel is the story of one man's journey from rural northeastern North Carolina to becoming a highly regarded educator and a much sought after speaker throughout the nation and beyond. His story spans the eighty years of his life to date. His writing follows his story-telling style. He characterizes himself as being an "edutainer" believing that education is better received when presented in an entertaining manner.

Un secreto preciado que debe ser protegido incluso después de la muerte, un corazón tan blanco como la nieve y un amor que arde como un huracán. Ivy estuvo rodeada por la nieve que adora toda su infancia, creciendo cerca de lagos congelados y hermosos bosques. Como resultado, cuando la obligan a ir a California después de quedarse huérfana, todo lo que puede pensar es en lo que ha dejado atrás. Su país, Canadá, es un vacío que no se puede...

When Sylvia moves to South Carolina, she meets Miz Lula Maye who makes everything an adventure. Then Sylvia learns something about her past that changes her life forever.

"Winner of the 2011 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies, South Asia Council" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009" Finbarr Barry Flood is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Art History and the Institute of Fine Arts, and founder-director of Silsila: Center for Material Histories at New York University. His books include Piety and Politics in the Early Indian...

Sylvia and Miz Lula Maye are back! And Sylvia is in for a big surprise when Miz Lula Maye tells her about secret holes. Secret holes, Miz Lula Maye explains, were places where people used to keep money and important papers. They could be anywhere--under a loose floorboard, behind a wall, or even inside a bedpost. Between getting to know her newfound daddy, frying up fritters, and helping uncover hiding places from long ago, Sylvia decides to draw...

Historian-biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the last campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected as president, and laid out his majestic vision for the nation's future in a reunified South and in the expanding West. In that crucial year, the Civil War was far from won: as the year began, Lincoln had yet to appoint Ulysses S. Grant as the general-in-chief who would finally bring victory....

Sylvia Freeman is ready to start fifth grade at Fork Hollow Elementary. Being the new kid will be a challenge, but she's counting on her great-grandmother and best friend, Miz Lula Maye, to help her with any problems. Unfortunately, it turns out that Miz Lula Maye IS the problem. At school, Sylvia realizes it's a little strange to have an old lady for a best friend. Sylvia decides it's best if no one knows about Miz Lula Maye. But fall carnival time...

Robert E. Lee, one of the most famous figures in American history, vanished after his dramatic surrender at Appomattox. In fact, he lived only another five years, during which time he did more than any other American to heal the wounds between North and South during the tempestuous postwar period. This is a moving and intimate account of those years, filled with the warmth of family ties and enduring friendships set against the harsh realities of...