Most Popular Books by Ann Howard

When her lovely, charming, and disgraced cousin Etta arrives, Grace finds her place in society, and in her mother''s heart, threatened. In a reckless moment, Grace reveals Etta''s scandalous past, and as punishment, she''s sent to work in Galveston''s back alleys, helping the poor. There, a silent waif known only as Miss Girl opens Grace''s eyes to new love and purpose. She''s determined to save this girl who lost her entire family in the hurricane and now slips along the shadows of the unfinished seawall with a mysterious resolve.

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Pet Angels return to earth in order to achieve permanent membership in Pet Heaven. Assigned to families in need, they take an active role in protecting them, and become heroes.

During World War II Australia was under threat of invasion. Could Australia be invaded by the Japanese? Even with the heavy censorship by the government many certainly thought so. Stunned families had followed the bombings and atrocities of war that were taking place in Europe, and the nation was gripped by fear that the danger would soon be on their doorstep. The Japanese appeared to be looming closer; there were submarines in Sydney Harbour, Japanese planes flying overhead and harassment on our coastline. Australians were fearful for their safety. Anxious parents made decisions to protect their children, with or without government sanction. Small children, some just out of babyhood, were sent away, often unaccompanied, by concerned parents to friends, relatives, or even strangers living in ..śafer.. ́parts of the country. Many had little comprehension of what was happening and thought they were going on a holiday to the country. The history of these child evacuees in Australia remains largely hidden and their experiences untold. Author Ann Howard, who was evacuated with her mother from the UK during World War II, is setting the records straight. A combination of extensive research and the first-hand stories of the evacuees captures the mood of the time and the social and political environment that they lived in.

When Madolen accepts the offer of a Mormon family to adopt her, the fifteen-year-old''s world opens up as she leaves the isolated life she has led with her father in a remote part of Utah at the end of the nineteenth century.

Emily Orr was an upstanding and strictly religious woman in Evansville in the early 1900s. The daughter of Orr Iron magnate, she lived with her father and worked tirelessly in her church and in her community, along with two of her best friends, Albion Fellows Bacon and Lizzie Shanklin. When she was in her late 20s, a rich playboy by the name of George Clifford swept her off her feet. After she returned from a magnificent trip around the world, she succumbed to George''s wishes and married him. Leaving his philandering ways behind, and with Emily''s support, George became a prime mover and shaker in Evansville, especially during Mayor Benjamin Bosse''s tenure. Follow George and Emily through their sojourn as Evansville builds its Coliseum, buys the Tinker Memorial Organ, raises money for Evansville College, goes through World War I and helps to win the vote for women.

At fourteen, Melissa King has more than her share of teenage troubles. Sandwiched between her mother''s lewd live-in boyfriend and an insensitive math teacher, she struggles to find an outlet for her pain. Even her best friend fails her. Turning her anger inward leads her to counseling. With the help of psychologists, both public and private, Melissa finds not only herself, but a cute and lovable guy along the way.

Inspired by the true story of the World War I American Women''s Hospital, Mercy Road is a novel about love, courage, and a female ambulance driver who risks everything. In 1917, after Arlene Favier''s home burns to the ground, taking her father with it, she must find a way to support her mother and younger brother. If she doesn''t succeed, they will all be impoverished. Job opportunities are scarce, but then a daring possibility arises: the American Women''s Hospital needs ambulance drivers to join a trailblazing, all-female team of doctors and nurses bound for war-torn France. On the front lines, Arlene and her fellow ambulance drivers work day and night to aid injured soldiers and civilians. In between dangerous ambulance runs, Arlene reunites with a childhood friend, Jimmy Tucker, now a soldier, who opens her heart like no one before. But she has also caught the attention of Felix Brohammer, a charismatic army captain who harbors a dark, treacherous secret. To expose Brohammer means risking her family''s future and the promise of love. Arlene must make a choice: stay in the safety of silence or take the greatest chance of her life.

After being forced to leave her village and forget her true love, Echo is given as a bride to one of the high priests in her community, but when the crops begin to fail, she finds herself becoming a leader of her people.

''Undoubtedly you write well...your work reminds me of Di Morrissey...your best writing reminds me of Delia Falconer (The Service of Clouds) at her best...'' - Kate Llewellyn

This textbook is for students in Years 7-10 who are studying Commerce Elective Option 3, E-Commerce. The textbook provides an introduction to using the Internet for researching commercial and legal information and buying and selling goods and services.

This book brings alive the stories of children sent to Australia under the Barnado scheme, by personal reminiscences, official reports, letters, speeches and photographs.

Stories relating to Dangar Island on the Hawkesbury River.