Ashley Moore Bücher

Marion Hargreaves, a Hollywood icon known for her intense privacy, finds her career stagnating after winning her third Oscar. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she voices a character in "Petunia's Potion," an animated film based on a beloved children's book. The challenge intensifies when she learns her costar is Jessica Carmichael, a global pop star and the woman Marion once loved but left without closure. This reunion forces Marion to confront her past and the complexities of her personal and professional life.

Penny's sleepless nights are disrupted by the lively monsters in her room, prompting her to explore the noises they make. With a flashlight and her vivid imagination, she ventures under her bed to uncover the truth behind their antics. As she discovers the playful nature of these creatures, Penny realizes she may share more similarities with them than she initially thought, leading to a journey of understanding and friendship.

The protagonist battles intense shyness, leading her to build emotional barriers to protect herself from the world. As she navigates her internal struggles, themes of vulnerability and self-discovery emerge. The narrative explores her journey towards overcoming fear and finding connection, revealing the complexities of social anxiety and the longing for acceptance. Through her experiences, readers witness the transformative power of opening up and the challenges that come with it.

Parents, educators, teens, and children will find inspiration for back-to-roots living. Not only a resource for teachers and homeschooling parents, The Children’s Heritage Sourcebook is a cookbook, manual, and activity book teaching modern homegrown practices of self-sufficiency to children, teenagers, and adults alike. The activities, eighty-five recipes, and projects are complementary and pertinent to the curriculum of kindergarten through eighth grade, with some specific to the teen years. Seasonal cooking, pickling, and gluten-free sourdough making; natural history and information on raising and caring for animals like horses, quail, dogs, and rabbits; and craft and garden activities such as natural dyes, wreaths, flower crowns, and making your own herbal soap and skincare are all included. Lavishly illustrated with 250 full-color images from photographer Sara Prince, this reference book is comfortable on a classroom desk, on your kitchen table, or laid open for use in your backyard garden.