Bücher von Jennifer Miller

Do you dream of a 'round the world trip with your kids? Would you like to spend a few months in the museums of Europe? Or riding camels in the Sahara? Perhaps you're just looking for help surviving that two week trip to Grandma's over the holidays.No matter what kind of travel you're planning, the Gypsy Mamas can help!From new babies through a teenager's first solo trip, the Gypsy Mamas offer the practical tools and the confidence to take the plunge and explore the great big world, with kids!Having traveled with children from babies through teens, Gypsy Mamas Jenn and Keri have a passion for training up the next generation of world citizens and for encouraging families of all ages to live their dreams.The Gypsy Mama's Guide to Real Travel with Kids is a must read for any family who longs for adventure, whether it is half way around the world or in your own backyard.

?Do you know what it took for Socrates' enemies to make him stop pursuing the truth???Hemlock.?Storied, fiercely competitive Mariana Academy was founded with a serious honor code; its reputation has been unsullied for decades. Now a long-dormant secret society, Prisom's Party, threatens its placid halls with vigilante justice, exposing students and teachers alike for even the most minor infraction. Iris Dupont, a budding journalist whose only confidant is the chain-smoking specter of Edward R. Murrow, feels sure she can break into the ranks of The Devil's Advocate, the Party's underground newspaper, and there uncover the source of its blackmail schemes and vilifying rumors. Some involve the school's new science teacher, who also seems to be investigating the Party. Others point to an albino student who left school abruptly ten years before, never to return. And everything connects to a rare book called Marvelous Species. But the truth comes with its own dangers, and Iris is torn between her allegiances, her reporter's instinct, and her own troubled past. The Year of the Gadfly is an exhilarating journey of double-crosses, deeply buried secrets, and the lifelong reverberations of losing someone you love. Following in the tradition of classic school novels such as A Separate Peace, Prep, and The Secret History, it reminds us how these years haunt our lives forever.

A novel about surviving on the home front, fathers and daughters, and the limits and limitlessness of loveBecca Keller is no stranger to the way war can change a man. Her Vietnam vet father, King, has been more out of her life than in. Her mother boycotts her wedding because Becca is making the same mistakes she did--yoking herself to a man just back from battle. And Ben is different after his second tour. Within days of the wedding he turns dangerous, and Becca runs to the only person she has left.King, though, is heading West with his motorcycle buddies, out to a place they call Kleos. A mysterious desert compound ruled over by a guru-like commanding officer, it is a refuge for some soldiers, but might be the death of others. There, Becca will be faced with the possibility that she may not know the real damage in her loved ones' hearts. In finally seeing her father's demons, she might just be able to start with her husband on their own journey back to peace.The Heart You Carry Home lays bare the violence soldiers bring home, as one woman fights for the men in her life who have been scarred by different wars in disturbingly similar ways. It "combines great storytelling with social questions that are both as current and as old as war" (Karl Marlantes). And it mines the trials of generations of American families to find hope for the next.

Der 30-jährige Berufsschullehrer Jason begegnet auf einer Strandparty dem 17-jährigen Pablo, mit dem er eine leidenschaftliche Nacht verbringt. Pablos bester Freund Adrian wird auf Jason aufmerksam, verliebt sich Hals über Kopf und versucht alles, um Jason auf sich aufmerksam zu machen. Als sich beide zufällig einen Tag später wieder über den Weg laufen, sieht es erst gar nicht nach Freundschaft oder gar Beziehung aus. Denn Jason findet Adrian alles andere als interessant, zumal dieser auch in einer Beziehung mit einem jungen Mädchen steckt. Allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz beginnt nach einer anfänglichen Freundschaft auch Jason Gefühle für Adrian zu entwickeln. Doch sowohl die Abneigung von Adrians Vater gegenüber Jason als auch das Auftauchen von Jasons Exfreund machen es den beiden alles andere als leicht. Auch dass sich Pablo nach dem One-night-stand in Jason verliebt hat, lässt Adrian an seinen Gefühlen für Jason zweifeln. Ein erster gemeinsamer Urlaub in Deutschland bei Adrians Schwester und seiner Mutter allerdings festigt die Liebe der beiden zueinander. Nach einigen Wochen Beziehung stehen sich beide wieder gegenüber - Adrian als Berufsschüler, Jason als sein Lehrer. Nach dem anfänglichem Schock versuchen beide, sich mit der Situation zu arrangieren und ihre Beziehung vorerst geheim zu halten. Vor allem Adrian macht die Situation schwer zu schaffen. Werden sie es trotz allem schaffen, glücklich zu werden? Kann Jasons Vater helfen und auch Adrians Vater wieder zur Vernunft bringen, der die Beziehung der beiden einfach nicht akzeptieren will? Ein Unfall überschattet schließlich das Wiedersehen von Jason und seinem Vater. Ein Unfall, der allen zeigt, was wirklich wichtig ist. Sowohl Adrians Vater, als auch Adrian und Jason selbst.

Identifies an archive of over 150 English-language children's picture books that explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities, expressions, and issues. This archive is then analysed to explore the evolution of LGBTQ+ characters and content from the 1970s to the present.

Jennifer was supposed to be a Princess. Her father, having three sons already, rejoiced at the prospect of his only daughter becoming a spoilt daddy?s girl. She would surely be raised to know love, to know how precious she is, and to always feel protected. But her mother?s family had been crippled with tragedies, and who could have foretold the tragedies yet to come? How could she have been saved from her mother?s heartache? How could anyone have prevented the imminent violations?This is the true story of a little girl born into grief-stricken circumstances, who was ?spoilt? by tortuous abuse, and left with nothing but dread for her future. How did she find the courage to not only fight for survival as a child, but later for the sake of her own children, take control of the viciously belligerent voices inside herself, overcome her demons and break the cycle of despair?

In the last chapters of the Rasputin trilogy, the mean old wolf seeks his final revenge upon Sasha the bear cub, for debts long overdue. Sasha still yet a cub, was stricken with an illness he still fights to recover from, and makes an easy target for Rasputin's jaws. But, while tracking down a cub and his group of caring friends, Rasputin's come upon something in the bushes, moving shivering with fear. In his lust to attack any of Sasha pals, he leaps and grasps hold of his prey, only this time it's something he never anticipated: this time it's a lone wolf pup. Rasputin's immediately torn by the plight of the pup, which was so similar to his own fate growing up. He fears the worst, but the pup is still alive, but in dire need of milk and food. Rasputin has to swallow his pride and anger and goes out in search of the same healer that is treating the bear cub. Once among Sasha's friends and finally coming so close to his enemy, Rasputin fights the urge to destroy his foe, thinking only of the new pup he cradles. He takes the healer's advice and even vows to never lay harm onto Sasha or his forest friends, in repayment for the healer's help in reviving the young pup.Seeking still a continued source of milk and food for the youngster, Rasputin revives an old relationship with a coyote who also currently has pups. But the residing pack of the forest decides to get rid of Rasputin once and for all, and track him down for a final fight, to ring out through the night. Rasputin protects the coyote and her family, as well as his own pup, as the battle rages on. He is vastly outnumbered, but then someone steps in, Rasputin never figured would defend him. The end of the story brings Rasputin something he's longed for all all of his life, and the life of Rasputin is forever changed.CAST of CHARACTERSPenelope the Duck - Sasha's new friend teaches him how to fish and keeps their secret throughout their long life together: that Sasha, the bear cub, didn't know how.Mr. Sirus - The crotchety old farmer who shoots at anyone who trespasses on his chicken farm. Mr. Hare - The squatter on Old Sirus' vegetable garden. Will his secret be found out (stealing all the food he needs to feed his family) or will he go unnoticed and have food aplenty for his family and himself? Caribou - The healer of the forest inhabitants. Can she save the little cub, Sasha, or will he die from causes unknown?The Goat Family - who has milk to nurse the wolf pup, Ivanhoe. Will the raccoon be spared from nursing the pup, or will she agree to the command of their healer to feed the whelp? The Raccoon Family - The mother is called upon to feed the little wolf. She defies the command bitterly, spitting in disgust. Guiniviere the Coyote - Rasputin's Folly. Always fighting Rasputin for her territory - a long past. Will they ever find a solution to their inner battles of attraction for each other?The Alpha - The leader of a pack that hates the one called Rasputin. Filled with jealousy and rage to destroy him once and for all, to regain his own power and status among the packs, will he succeed in killing his competition or will Rasputin hold the upper paw? Ivanhoe - Rasputin's latest downfall. Out to seek revenge on the little cub, Sasha, he hunts this night to kill anything that moves on his way to the cub's den. Dragging his catch out into the moonlit night from the brush, he howls in sadness, finding his prize is none other but a baby wolf pup. Will he leave it to die or will he find a way to save his life? (Ivanhoe, the little whelp, on his new journey with the much feared Rasputin.)Owls/Foxes/Squirrels & Birds - And all other friends of the forest are part of the family above: playing, mating, and helping one another