Bøger af Stacey Roberts

"Wait for me, will you?" His voice was hoarse and thick. "I mean, it's a lot to ask, but I plan to wait for you if you'll wait for me." It's an exacting time in American history. The desolation of the Great Depression still lingers - and the first hints of a restless shift of power overseas are beginning to seep into local news and consciousness. For the residents of Pembroke Road, a close-knit neighborhood in Winchester, Massachusetts, the ties of family and friendship provide relief and diversion from the struggles of daily life and the cares of the increasingly complex outside world. And for four teenagers known as the Hill Boys, an allegiance to baseball, a bond of friendship and affection for the swell girl next door all keep the specter of war in the background. Walter Hannigan, the quartet's unofficial leader, is reserved and quiet. Mike Andrews is the epitome of a teenager, gangly and awkward. Ray Simard is the gregarious joker, popular with all - and the studious, handsome Henry Smith is the shy son of two German immigrants who anxiously watch as events across the Atlantic unfold. On December 7, 1941, the Hill Boys and Winchester are swept into the conflict as America rallies to protect itself. The community thrusts its heart into the war effort, and the once inseparable Hill Boys find themselves divided by the dictates of a country that needs them. The war and its hardships alter their world views, shaping them into men. Sacrifices of the heart and spirit must be made, and the transformative and shifting bonds made by the four drive them toward adulthood and their destinies, creating a portrait of the Greatest Generation's fight to protect the American way of life. The Lights of Pembroke Road is Stacey Roberts' first novel. With it, she has created a vivid and richly-evocative coming of age story set at a time in which the United States was also losing its own innocence to the unfolding story of World War II.

When the author was born, his mother did the unthinkable. She gave him a girl's name-Stacey.But Stacey's name was just the first hurdle he'd face in his uphill climb from birth to manhood. He also had to deal with an entitled older brother, the hodgepodge of different men his mother was involved with, and the nomadic lifestyle he was forced to endure for five years. And to top it all off, his mother couldn't cook a decent meal to save her life.Trailer Trash, With a Girl's Name is Stacey Roberts' lighthearted, often hilarious account of growing up in an unstable household during the 1980s. Full of humor, history, and hope, it follows Stacey from the hospital room where he was born to the Winnebago that carried him across the country, filling in the gaps with a wit and humor that anyone with a dysfunctional family can appreciate.So go ahead and start reading. Once you hop aboard the Winnebago with Stacey and his quirky family, you'll find that you're in for the ride or your life, where what you learn along the way is not only entertaining, but also enormously enriching.

It is not our institutions that are broken - it is our politics. We have a Republic our Founding Fathers never intended, where unlimited campaign contributions and Congressional seniority keep Americans from having a real say in our government. Disunity and hyperpartisanship keep this system in place. It is time to change all that. When our elected leaders fail us, when corporations call the shots and make the laws, who is left to make it right? No one but all of us. This book takes a hard look at today's politics - the profits and power to be made through keeping citizens uninformed and at each other's throats. It talks in real terms about the cost of disunity, the meaning of citizenship, and our civic duty - to each other and the nation. What the country needs now isn't change. It needs to re-discover the founding principles of the Republic. Its citizens need to take hold of the government by way of public opinion and voting, and make our government work as it was originally intended.

We all blame our parents to some extent for the misfortunes of our childhood. Stacey Roberts can't ever quite forgive his mother for giving him a girl's name. And that was just the beginning. Roberts detailed the family's five-year adventure in their unpredictable Winnebago in his previous novel. Now, his free-spirited mother, entitled older brother, criminal stepfather, and trusty old Winnebago are all back for the next chapter in his story. Machetes at the breakfast table, shooting grapefruit for sport, and a dogged police detective get the story rolling, along with trailer park bullies and his mother's daily menu from hell. Through his work, Roberts explores the relationships between parent and child and shows how he broke away to pursue a new life with the new family he created. It was not easy, and Roberts faced unbearable loss through the years. Nevertheless, this candid, charming adventure shows how he cherished the journey.

In the world of dreams there are heroes and villians. From Zarzieville comes the hero, Reggie Rapasaurus, heir to the throne and fighting prince. Beside him from Earth are the twins, Zack and Zoey, with Mango Willie and fellow prince from Luth¿rung, Lizaric, master swordsman. Against villians like Sopeck and his henchman Angmar they fight for peace and freedom and love. Their quest to recapture the prized Scepter of Dreams, the symbol of peace, love and freedom awaits them all.This magical adventure captivates your imagination as the Scepter of Dreams controls the worlds of both dreams and wakefulness. Do you dream? Let the adventure begin because Reggie is here.......