Carol W Hazelwood: 4 books

A View from the Jury Box is a journalistic approach to the long and complicated trial of Ron Blaney Jr., a deaf mute, who was accused of murdering and torturing his deaf girlfriend and her mother. The author, Carol Hazelwood, was the foreperson. This is the story of compassion, pettiness, stupidity,...

This is a murder mystery that takes place in the northwest, and involves sea kayaking, rare book collecting and a beloved Newfoundland dog, who rides in the heroine's kayak. All the elements result in a harrowing rescue at sea.

Troubled sixteen-year-old Beth Sorenson spends the summer in Mexico with her godmother, Dr. Lucia Delgado, an archeologist. She saves a baby armadillo she names Chema. Through a Mexican veterinarian she begins to understand the complexities of treating wild animals.After a rocky beginning with student...

Wu Tek Ying's memoir illuminates the customs of China during the turbulent years of 1914-1952. Love affairs, arranged marriages, warlords, jealousy, imprudent marriages and China's changing political scene affect Tek Ying's life. The threat of Communism forced Tek Ying to flee to Hong Kong.