Bücher von Diann Floyd Boehm

Rise! A Girl's Struggle for More is an old-fashioned, historical family drama-a sweet, yet edgy, coming of age story. Set in the 1920s, it is based on the life of the author's grandmother.The main character, Ruby Pearl, is mature beyond her years, born at least a decade too soon. Growing up in a family of nine children in Oilton, Oklahoma, with her nose constantly in a book, she's the girl who would rather read than can tomatoes.Ruby studies hard to make good grades, while her parents humor her. They encourage the courtship with her beau, Arthur, who they expect will be their son-in-law when the two graduate from high school. Ruby has loftier goals than that. She admires her momma and big sister, Rilla, the "e;CEOs of the household,"e; and hopes to have children and a home of her own to manage someday, but first things first!Ruby's story unfolds amidst the backdrop of a horse and buggy town welcoming its first motor cars. She becomes a pioneer for girls her age, following the inspiration of the suffrage movement, breaking all norms, defying tradition-and her parents-to become a truly independent woman.

Every night the little girl in the moon watches the earth from afar just like the earthlings gaze at the moon and wish upon the stars. One night she sees so many wishes not quite reaching the stars and she tells her mommy how it worries her. She wants, with all her heart, to help the wishes get to the stars so they will come true. Her mommy whispers a secret to her that sparks the little girl's imagination. Before long the Little Girl in the Moon gets a ';Big Idea' and she and her Moonling friends write a song to go with it. All the moonling families gather to sing the song and something very special happens. The ';Big Idea' works! And, for a moment in time, there is peace and harmony in the universe.';This is a very special project that touched my heart. What I love most about this book is that everything is done by Diann with such love and care.'Barry Kirsch, Music Composer and Arranger, BKP Media Group