Judith Kelly: 13 books

In the 1950s, shortly after her father's death, Judith Kelly was left in the care of nuns at a Catholic orphanage while her mother searched for a place for them to live. She was eight years old. But far from being cared for, Judith found herself in a savage and terrifying institution where physical,...

After Cheyenne Stewart’s father passes away unexpectedly, she learns that the Circle S Ranch where she lived with her father and their ranch hands is in a terrible financial condition. Cheyenne has to face mounds of messy paperwork and her memories at the same time. She doesn’t know if she’ll be...

There’s more happening at the Pine Ridge Ranch than what first meets the eye. For beginners, one of the owners, Paul Anderson, recently had a rodeo accident and requires the assistance of a qualified therapist. He hires John Mathis from New York, who agrees to come to Montana and work with Paul as...

Disclaimer: This book ends in a cliffhangerDescription:Jamie-Lynn Frank is spending the summer at her grandparents. She has a crush on the next door neighbor, Don Rollins, but when Don rescues Jamie-Lynn from a predicament, will that end all of her chances for getting to know him better,...

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Grainger’s father asks her what her wish for her upcoming birthday will be. It turns out that she’s had the same wish for a few years but it hasn’t come true. Hannah’s wish is for her Aunt Kate to find love. Hannah’s wish gets her father Hudson thinking about his own...

It's the most wonderful time of year...or is it? Christmas Eve is a night of mystery and magic, but not always in ways we expect. Things lurk in the shadows and they're not the least bit jolly or merry. Let's just say some presents are better left unopened. ‘Tis the season to be screaming...

This collection reflects on the theory and application of expressive arts today in therapy, education, research and social and ecological change. Bringing the understanding of expressive arts into its contemporary theoretical framework, the book reveals the expansion of the field from its initial...

Even after years of spiritual practice, self-improvement, or therapy, many of us still have trouble with one essential challenge: self-acceptance. How do we stop from constantly judging ourselves as inadequate, finding fault with our bodies, or being plagued by our inner critics? The Self-Acceptance...

Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great...

Whether on the big screen or small, films featuring the American Civil War are among the most classic and controversial in motion picture history. From D. W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation (1915) to Free State of Jones (2016), the war has provided the setting, ideologies, and character archetypes...

Now in an updated third edition, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to the key issues in how to teach reading. The authors celebrate reading as an important, exhilarating part of the curriculum with the potential to transform lives, whilst also giving a balanced handling of contentious issues. Strongly rooted in classroom practi

Based on the Children of Divorce Project, a landmark study of sixty families during the first five years after divorce, this enlightening and humane modern classic altered the conventional wisdom on the short- and long-term effects of family dissolution.

Today more pediatric therapists are centering their work on the parent-child relationship and are turning to parents as a primary modality in solving children's problems. Parent-Focused Child Therapy: Attachment, Identification, and Reflective Functions is an edited collection, drawing from leading...