Carolyn Roosth: 5 books

Still reeling from the tragic death of her husband, Jan Goodnight is reassigned as principal to a different middle school in a small Texas town. Replacing that school's recently-deceased and beloved principal becomes more difficult than Jan had anticipated. Her more disciplined approach at Eastwood...

Helen Johnston believes that if she’d been born as anything other than a black girl in the south, she would have been a mockingbird. Helen and her two sisters are children of parents who’ve spent their lives farming cotton. When the cotton industry changes, the family seeks a new start in the...

Richard Oliver Champion is the child conceived during the lovefest known as Woodstock. Though his young parents, Ollie and Becky, pursue their dreams, life is not kind to them, and they are unable to keep the magic of their young love alive. Richard grows up as an only child with his possessive and...

Larry and Lucille Sherman begin their life together full of confidence and with hope for a bright future. Larry struggles with unsatisfying jobs, and they both grow tired of the press and rush of big city life. As they search for a way to get their lives on the right track, they face disappointments...

Like so many young people, Nola Santiago longs for a life different from the one she has in the small Mexican village of Boquillas del Carmen. Her childhood is stolen by the loss of her father and the unsavory stranger who comes to take his place. Nola is soon forced by tragedy to hastily escape from...