Daisy's Search for Freedom

Daisy's Search for Freedom
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2018-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1620208121

It’s the 1850s and Daisy, a slave girl from Alabama, is thrilled when her Mama is brought to her plantation to be the new cook. Six Oaks Plantation has been Daisy’s home for years, and the future looks bright now that she and her Mama have been reunited. The happiness doesn’t last, though, when a dangerous encounter with a notorious slave hunter endangers Daisy’s life. She has no choice but to run. Leaving behind everything she has ever known, Daisy strikes out alone on the Underground Railroad. Daisy’s search for freedom leads her deep into the woods. Along the way she is joined by Simon, a four-year-old boy and his pet kitten. Pursued by dogs, uncertainty, and a slave tracker determined to capture them by any means necessary, Daisy starts to wonder if she will ever be safe again. Does Jesus care about runaway slaves lost in the woods? Daisy's Search for Freedom contains thought-provoking discussion questions for young readers.

Kelly's Search for Family

Kelly's Search for Family
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1620208083

It’s 1880 and Kelly lives alone with her Papa, a lighthouse-keeper in Massachusetts. She longs to know more about her Mama, and Papa has finally promised to tell her the truth on her fourteenth birthday. Before Kelly can learn much though, dangerous men—the notorious Blackburn brothers—arrive unannounced and take Papa away. Kelly is left alone and responsible for the lighthouse. Granny, a former slave and family friend, learns of Kelly’s plight and decides to help find the answers to her questions. Mysterious letters, snow storms, and violence threaten Kelly’s safe haven as new friends help unearth old secrets in Kelly’s lighthouse home. How can she bring her Papa back? Who is her true family? Kelly’s Search for Family contains thought-provoking discussion questions for young readers.

Sarah's Search for Treasure

Sarah's Search for Treasure
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1620208105

It’s 1849 and when Sarah’s papa and brother strike out for gold, she is stuck at home to help take care of the family and farm. This task quickly turns dangerous as the Gold Rush rises in frenzy around them. Neighbors abandon their livestock and the family must fend off half-started miners ready to steal everything they have. Sarah decides to turn her circumstances into a business—feeding the miners in exchange for gold and labor. Sarah’s ingenuity and leadership are tested as she faces thieves, mysteries, and violent miners. Trouble closes in on all sides, and Sarah must make tough decisions on her own. Soon Sarah learns that true treasure is not always gold, and that the greatest adventures can happen without even leaving home. Sarah’s Search for Treasure contains thought-provoking discussion questions for young readers.

Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain
Author: Mary E. DeMuth
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0310278368

Emory Chance needs to find who killed her daughter Daisy and unravel the mystery behind a sickening premonition in this suspenseful story about courageous love, the power of forgiveness, and the bonds that never break.

Looking for Daisy

Looking for Daisy
Author: Maria de Andrade
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2018-07-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1525527800

Sixty-two-year-old Marguerite has just had her second breast cancer diagnosis following a routine mammogram—and this time she will have to undergo a full mastectomy. Scared and discouraged, she keeps the news to herself so she doesn’t spoil an important family event. While she struggles to come to terms with her diagnosis, she finds strength and hope in looking back on the happy, romantic yet sometimes difficult times that brought her and her husband Rodrigo together. This compelling story takes us from the scenic Portugal of Marguerite and Rodrigo’s childhood to vibrant Montreal, where they move later in life. Looking for Daisy is a moving saga that explores long-lost love, the unbreakable bond of family and the fighting spirit of a woman who refuses to let cancer define or destroy her.

The Daisy

The Daisy
Author: R. E. Garber Jr
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1477298568

A Facebook message to a common friend reconnects Beth and Ben, who, as teenagers, shared their first kiss in the fall of 1955. Now, over half a century later, the meet and find the desire they felt all those years ago reawakened. The lovers find their bodies unable to match te fire burning in their hearts. Can a lowly daisy be the instrument to bring back the memories in all the glorious detail? Or will it destroy a new and budding relationship?

The Daisy Chain

The Daisy Chain
Author: Geoffrey Witts
Publisher: Authorhouse UK
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481789694

This is the story of John Cox's search for the elusive Daisy Chain necklace, worth $1 million, hidden in one of thirty-four caves in Rio Branco, South America. He is not the only one looking for the prize. Follow his journey from jail to freedom in his quest to find the prize.

Elliot Finley's Jus' Plain Ole Daisy

Elliot Finley's Jus' Plain Ole Daisy
Author: Pamela M. Herbert
Publisher: Oak Court Press, LLC
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2005-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780976769606

Elliot Finley's life is a mess! She is not doing well in school, she is the favorite target of the campus bully, and to top it off, her mother disappears without a trace. Just when things couldn't get any worse, Elliot gets a drawing book that magically transforms her world. With just a few strokes of her pen, Elliot is catapulted into an ancient rainforest where she meets a dragon named Daisy and a mysterious shaman, who follow Elliot back into her real world, turning her life upside down as strange and inexplicable events begin to occur. It seems the Shaman is out to get Elliot because he suspects her of stealing his most secret potion. However, he has an even more sinister reason for going after her. Soon, Elliot and her friend Murray join forces with Daisy the Dragon to thwart the diabolical plans of the Shaman, and learn the secret of Elliot's missing mother.