Bøger af Jennifer Griffith

When a young girl discovers her parent’s painful life secrets her sense of self unravels, eliciting a long path to healing, acceptance, and love.Jennifer is thirteen and living a quiet teenage existence when her parents reveal their innermost secrets; her mother has found the child she relinquished as a baby, and her father no longer wants to be part of the family. As Jennifer’s young life unravels, she begins to self-destruct. Anna, Jennifer’s mother, is deeply affected by losing her parents at a young age and by her subsequent strict upbringing in a Baptist orphanage. Thrust into a changing world ill-prepared, she finds herself pregnant and unwed during a time when society shunned these young mothers. Both Sides of Then is the story of a mother and daughter’s search for agency. Jennifer shares her difficult path to self-acceptance while piecing together her mother's young life using vignettes shared throughout her childhood. By writing from her mother’s perspective, would Jennifer eventually understand her mother? Would she see her own life more clearly. A coming-of-age book and in-depth exploration of family frailty and resilience, Both Sides of Then is a daring take on the power of the female voice, even after it’s been silenced. "It is a great act of love when a daughter works hard to fully understand her mother’s life. In Both Sides of Then, Jennifer Griffith does exactly that. This memoir chronicles a daughter making sense of her own experience by unraveling the mystery of her mother’s life. I wept, I laughed, and I wanted to call my mom after I finished this beautiful book.” —Julie Barton, New York Times bestselling author of Dog Medicine “Jennifer Griffith's steely, calm voice is a marvel of compassion as she boldly inhabits her mother's pain in order to understand her own. Both Sides of Then is a mesmerizing journey through empathy to forgiveness, written with clear-eyed bravery and love.” —Rachel Howard, author of The Lost Night and The Risk of Us “In Both Sides of Then, Jennifer Griffith expertly weaves her story of a troubled childhood with her mother's experience growing up an orphan. We come to understand two fundamental truths: we inherit much more than we realize and the only narrative more elemental than our own is our mother's. This compelling memoir expertly explores family history, abandonment, resilience, and ultimately, an imperfect but honest kind of love.” —Shanti Brien, author of Almost Innocent

Super powers? Super useless.At seventeen, disgraced former beauty queen Daisy just wants to escape her viral-video past. The flaming baton that caught the stage and a judge's pants on fire also burned up her dreams of someday becoming a serious TV journalist.Now Daisy faces a dead-end summer job in her dead-end hometown. The only cool guy in Prairie Grass, Cliff Calloway, doesn't even know she exists, and her arch nemesis is determined to keep it that way.Then lightning strikes! Daisy crashes her jeep and a vision swiftly unfolds. "You, Daisy Blaine, have been selected for The Power." In one fell swoop everything changes, but not for the better. Getting turned into a superhero by a goddess isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when you want to keep a low profile.Super Daisy is another fun escape from #1 best-selling YA author Jennifer Griffith.*"Daisy is delightful! It's a short novella with a powerful punch of humor." -jthaynes "I love the quirky main character, the crazy superpowers, and the imperfectness of life that still results in a wonderful happy ending." - Clementine22Deseret Book #1 YA author, 2006.

He's big. He's blond. He never intended to sumo wrestle.At 300+ pounds, good-guy Buck Cooper is a nobody. Nobody at work, nobody in love, nobody anywhere. Then, a trip to Japan changes Buck's life forever.Suddenly this Texan is the first ever blond sumo wrestler.It's all fun and games-at first. But life in the sumo ring proves more challenging-and dangerous-than Buck could've ever imagined. From the seedy underbelly of Japan's mafia to Tokyo alleyways with hired ninja assassins, Buck dives deep into the secret world of sumo.Climb right into the ring with Buck as he fights-sometimes for his life-against some of earth's biggest enemies. With his integrity as his greatest strength, Buck may even find love with a beautiful princess in need of saving. This big, blond hero's journey is a gripping tale not to be missed.Named "Best of 2012" by KSL TV.Big in Japan is: Great for Book Clubs.Perfect for fans of Rudy and Beverly Hills Ninja or Karate Kid / Cobra Kai.A great book for high school boys.Awesome for fans of an underdog sports comedy.