Patricia Hopkins: 7 books

“An honest, compelling, surprising, and vastly reassuring book about the spiritual life of women . . . This landmark book is spiritual precisely because it is authentic.”—Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind With a foreword by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. For...

Have you ever awakened from a dream and remarked, “It seemed so real!"? You knew you were dreaming, but could not shake the feeling that it felt like so much more. More Than A Notion is a quirky multicultural, contemporary romance novel about a woman who becomes dissatisfied with her...

This is a poetry book that includes twenty-four short poems about animals. Each poem is four to five stanzas long. In most of the poems, the animals themselves are doing the talking. Most of the animals have a problem that needs to be solved. A humorous twist at the end of most of the poems solves...

Bernie, the large, energetic sheepdog, is taken to Doggy Day Care to help him learn to behave. But Bernie has been raised on the farm. He's covered in fleas and has never had any shots. Dot, the day care director, finds this dog more than she can handle. Dot's own dog, Sweet Fifi, a tiny poodle, really takes a shine to Bernie. Dot has a difficult decision to make!

Bernie, the sheep dog, meets a new member of the farm family. Sam, a little goat, at first appears to be shy. Bobby Jones, Bernies master, asks Bernie to help Sam get acquainted. The dog and the goat become partners in crime in this humorous tale. By the end of the day, Bernie and Sam have managed...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...

Other books have been written about clergy misconduct and its effects on congregations. Some are by victims. Others are written by professionals for a professional audience. Until now, however, there hasn't been a book for the congregational leaders who must deal with the fallout of clergy misconduct....