Bøger af Linda Williams Jackson

If given the option of heaven or earth, which would you choose?From award-winning author Linda Williams Jackson (The Lucky Ones and Midnight Without a Moon) comes a whimsical tale of a young girl's journey to the afterlife. With a touch of fantasy, a dash of Shakespeare, and a hint of Ebenezer Scrooge, Saving Jimmy is sure to be a hit with fans of Heaven is for Real and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Life isn't easy for 12-year-old Jimmy Lee Easton. Besides people constantly mistaking her for a boy, her mama hovers over her like the Secret Service. Her great-aunt constantly hounds her to "get it right with Jesus before it's everlastingly and eternally too late." And she's not so sure whether her best friend really likes her or if she simply lets her tag along out of pity. But when Jimmy Lee suddenly finds herself facing eternity with a life-or-death choice to make, she questions whether her life on earth was so bad after all.

This powerful coming-of-age story from the author of Midnight Without a Moon will enlighten and enchant readers and is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Sharon M. Draper.In 1955 Mississippi, racial tensions are coming to a boil. As a thirteen-year-old African American girl, Rose Lee Carter struggles to understand her place in the burgeoning Civil Rights movement. After the murder of Emmett Till, Rose questions her decision to stay in Mississippi. Torn between the opinions of Shorty, a boy who wants to meet violence with violence, and Hallelujah, her best friend who believes in the power of peaceful protests, Rose is scared of the mounting racial tension and is starting to lose hope.But when Rose helps Aunt Ruthie start her own business, she begins to see how she can make a difference in her community. Life might be easier in the North, but Mississippi is home and that's worth fighting for.Mid-century Mississippi comes alive in this sequel to the acclaimed Midnight Without a Moon.

When Till's murderers are unjustly acquitted, Rose realizes that the South needs a change and that she should be part of the movement. Linda Jackson's moving debut seamlessly blends a fictional portrait of an African American family and factual events from a famous trial that provoked change in race relations in the United States.