Rosa Jordan: 6 books

Justin struggles with conflicting choices and important decisions about family, loyalty, and responsibility as he decides what his path in life will be. Justin Martin is almost fifteen, and up until now his life has seemed woefully predictable—barely getting by in school, taking the bus home to...

An eloquent, dramatic story of an adolescent girl’s first glimpse into the problems of prejudice in her community and the redeeming power of friendships. For thirteen-year-old Kate, being poor in a small rural Florida town means feeling ashamed and isolated. At school, her classmates laugh at her...

A complex story about small town life and displacement—both of humans and of wildlife Chip Martin’s life is going well, but now everything is beginning to fragment. His brother Justin’s away at college and his sister Kate is busy with her high school activities. His single mom’s lifelong friendship...

Celia Cantú, a pediatrician in Havana, is trying to live a regular life in today's Cuba. She is engaged to her childhood friend Luis and lives with her 16-year-old niece, Liliana. Celia's life is disrupted when Luis's brother, Joe, returns from Miami flaunting his American ways. Joe's arrival and...

Eleven-year-old Danny Ryan and 19-year-old Wendy Marshall think their friendship is only about looking after two baby raccoons that Danny has rescued. But when a bank holdup upsets Wendy so much that she can hardly stand to be around people, she leaves her job as a teller, retreats to a farm, and...

My idea of cooking is in large quantity, so there is always extra to make that second meal, this is what my book is about Cook once, Eat twice, so you still get that second dish while saving time and money. Also in some of my recipes I provided a way to substitute certain ingredients and still get...