Best Selling Books by Martha Brooks

Have you ever seen the rabbit-in-the-moon? Folktales from many cultures explain how the rabbit came to be there. When award-winning novelist Martha Brooks heard one such tale, she was inspired to write her own lovely story about a little rabbit who finds a special way to brighten the darkest month of the year. A little rabbit asks his mother how the shape of a rabbit came to be on the moon. She tells him the story of Great Mother Creator Rabbit, who came down to earth to see how her creatures lived. Finding herself cold and hungry, she built a fire, placing a stewpot on top. Another rabbit, seeing her predicament, took it upon himself to save her and jumped into the pot. But before he could perish, Great Mother Rabbit tossed him up into the moon. The little rabbit’s mother explains that this is why all the rabbits now gather to hear the choir sing “Winter Moon Song,” to bring light and a little magic at the darkest time of the year. The next night all the rabbits gather to hear the ancient song, and the little rabbit takes his place in the choir. But at the end of the performance, he feels a little disappointed. It had been beautiful, but did not seem all that special, and certainly not magic. In the wintry air outside the gathering place, the little rabbit looks up at the rabbit-in-the-moon and is suddenly inspired to sing the song once more, very tentatively at first, and then more courageously. Some of the other rabbits, even the old ones, join in; some are moved to tears. And in singing the song anew, they realize the joy in being one great rabbit family. Leticia Ruifernandez has graced the story with her tender illustrations. Includes an author’s note.

Kieran, a new boy visiting her small town for the summer, helps Sidonie and her family come together again following the death of Sidonie''s mother.

After losing her husband, Brian, to cancer, Martha Brooks begins writing him daily love letters to help deal with her grief.

Odella is haunted by family secrets. Before she was born, her mother was the only survivor when a car full of teenagers plunged through ice to the bottom of Mistik Lake. Years later, when her mother runs off with a man, Odella is left to hold her fragile family together. Then she meets Jimmy Tomasson, whose prophetic dreams of flying fish have led him to her. In the heat and tenderness of their deepening feelings, Odella starts to unravel the guilty secrets that have ensnared them all. A stunning novel about trusting your heart, and about the lies, bad choices and secret suffering that haunts those who don''t.

In the midst of a heaven-rattling summer storm a young stranger blows into a small prairie town. On the run after taking her latest boyfriend''s truck, with a pocketful of stolen money and a heart full of pain, seventeen-year-old Noreen Stall seems to invite trouble. And trouble comes soon enough, as Noreen''s new mistakes trigger calamities that shake the lives of the residents of Pembina Lake. Acclaimed novelist Martha Brooks has written an unforgettable and award-winning story about a terribly complex heroine and the effects she has on those around her.

Forced out of his home by a disagreeable and bullying stepfather, sixteen-year-old Laker moves to another town and strikes up an unexpected friendship with a frail but determined old man.

Make three fast and fun blanket designs for your bundle of joy in no time at all! All baby blankets are made using medium-weight yarn. Snow White Afghan is 35" square, Ruffled Rainbows is 40" square, and Little Boy Blue is 38" square.

A collection of short stories which focus on the difficult journeys teens take on their way to adulthood.

On the prairies of Canada during World War II, a girl and her two young siblings begin a war of their own. Stricken with tuberculosis, they are admitted to a nearby sanatorium. Teenager Marie Claire is headstrong, angry, and full of stubborn pride. In a new strange land of TB exiles she must "chase the cure," seek privacy where there is none, and witness the slow wasting decline of others. But in this moving novel about fighting a way back to normal life, it is the thing that sets back Marie Claire the most—the demise of her little brother—that also connects her with the person who will be instrumental in helping her recover.

Fourteen short stories dealing with various aspects of love.

Die schwangere Noreen ist vor ihrem Freund geflüchtet und wird von den Kleinstadtbewohnern des Ortes Pembina Lake zunächst misstrauisch, dann wohlwollend aufgenommen.

Fourteen short stories dealing with various aspects of love.

J. J., a young girl from the country, runs into more than she can handle when she encounters Raymond, a bully who takes out his frustations and fears by terrorizing her. With the help of her new friends, David, an imaginative youngster with ambitions to be the next Wynton Marsalis, and Karla, a physically powerful ally with a soft heart, J. J. is able to confront both her fears and Raymond''s attacks and solve her problem.

Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together. Alexandra''s beloved grandfather said this often. But nothing could have prepared her the death of her father a man she never knew and his legacy a cabin on prairie land near an ancient Native American burial ground. It is at the cabin that she meets Lonny, who seems more troubled than Alexandra. Lonny''s stepfather had once owned that very same cabin and land and always wanted it to go to Lonny. But Lonny, tormented by guilty memories and disturbing visions, refused to take it. Who would have thought it would it end up in the hands of a city girl like Alexandra? He tries not to like her, but is drawn to her nevertheless. As their story unfolds, Lonny and Alex are haunted and guided by spirits that draw them to the land and to each other in this moving and tender tale about two unforgettable teens.

Par un soir d''orage, une jeune fille à l''air paumé, Noreen, débarque dans une petite ville du Manitoba. Elle a dix-sept ans, elle vient de quitter son amoureux Wesley en lui volant son camion et son argent, et elle est enceinte. Elle se voit offrir un abri par Lynda, la propriétaire du petit café où elle est entrée. Son arrivée vient ébranler la vie terne mais paisible de quelques résidants de la communauté: Lynda et son fils Seth, âgé de cinq ans, Dolorès la sexagénaire dont la fille est morte l''été précédent, et Delbert, dont la vie a basculé à cause de la mort de son frère. Ces gens ordinaires tentent d''aider la jeune Noreen, malgré leurs blessures et leurs difficultés personnelles. -- Un beau récit réaliste tout en nuances, dans lequel on voit se tisser, entre des personnages d''une grande profondeur, des liens particuliers et fragiles. Chacun fait face à ses propres peurs et échecs mais est aussi capable de poser des gestes positifs pour affronter l''avenir. Le cadre social dans lequel est situé l''action est par ailleurs fort bien évoqué. [SDM].

Grade level: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, e, i, s, t.

Fourteen short stories dealing with various aspects of love.

A blank book for drawing