When you live in an old house, the remodeling and rehabilitatingnever end. I guess the same is true when you belong to a family.A ruined old schoolhouse and a loving, troubled family are at theheart of The Little Lucky, a reflec tion of the many ways in which aplace can shape and be shaped by family. In discerning and nimbleprose, Gail Wells tells the story of how she and her husband movedfrom their tiny Seattle apartment to her grandfathers house, formerlyan abandoned schoolhouse, near the Little Luckiamute River ofwestern Oregon.They work earnestly to transform the slantwise structure into...

A fascinating look at the natural and human-caused influences that have shaped and continue to shape Oregon's forests, using the Lewis and Clark Expedition of two hundred years ago as a backdrop.

In the 1950s, Betty Roberts did what most of her contemporaries considered audacious and inappropriate when she returned to college as a 32-year-old wife and mother. This was only the start of Roberts lifetime commitment to overcoming obstacles to women's equality. With Grit and By Grace follows Betty Roberts? rise from a Depressionera childhood on the Texas plains to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator, candidate for governor, and eventually Oregon's first woman Supreme Court Justice. In this memoir, Justice Roberts reflects on her role as a mother, wife, and political trailblazer....

Do you believe in Wishes? This delightful timeless tale is told by Will who has been watching Mary Iris since she was born and feels a deep connection to her. Mary Iris is raised by the wise yet free spirited Yulianna aka Yumi, who is originally from Guatemala and of Mayan ancestry. One fateful night as it nears Christmas, Mary Iris makes a wish on a star at the same time a boy named Chris a thousand miles away also makes a wish on the same star. With that, this sets Will in motion to make sure that these wishes get granted. But just how long will it take? Do wishes really come true? And what...