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A memoir of racial inequality and missed beads
Sandi and Denny Baron both were delighted they landed their first job with ease. Joy turns to surprise when they drive across the nation to find them-selves the only White teachers in an all-Black school in New Orleans. Naïve about the strong cultural divisions in the South, Sandi teaches her students to read and write, and they school her about the realities of their life.
Bridging The Mississippi is the com-pelling story of ordinary people building extraordinary bridges across racial tensions. Told from both sides, their story shows the best of the human spirit.
Rugby phenom, Ronan McNeilly, turned down lucrative professional contracts to stay in the small Northern Ireland hamlet of Armahn because of a dark secret locked deep in the recess of his soul. Although, he longed for travel and adventure, it eluded him until he and his new girlfriend, Gillian Devonshire, stumble upon the murder of a wealthy businessman. Witnesses see them fleeing the crime scene, and they become the prime suspects.
On the run from the murderer and the police, Ronan not only finds clues to a bigger mystery, but he looks deep into his soul and discovers God in a way he never imagined … and a love he never expected.
Didn’t See That Coming: When How They’re Living’s Not How You Raised Them is an oasis of consolation in the midst of your present storm.
You did all you knew to do to point your children in the right direction. You demonstrated love in word and deed, provided for their needs, attended their events, and even respected God’s child-rearing direction in Proverbs 22:6 to “train up a child in the way he should go.” But as your highly educated and articulate children enter mainstream society, you discover they’ve developed mores and ideas very different from yours, spiritually and emotionally knocking you off your feet.
Who We Are
Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. is a traditional publisher that partners with you in a nontraditional way. “Publishing the Positive" expresses our focus. We come alongside authors to ensure your work is published in the most professional manner possible. We function as a community, a family where cheerleaders and prayer warriors support you on your journey. Our publisher is a text or phone call away, we welcome queries, and proposals are answered in less than a month. If you want to belong to a company who understands you and wants you to be the best you can be, consider submitting to Elk Lake.
Who We Are
Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. is a traditional publisher that partners with you in a nontraditional way. “Publishing the Positive" expresses our focus. We come alongside authors to ensure your work is published in the most professional manner possible. We function as a community, a family where cheerleaders and prayer warriors support you on your journey. Our publisher is a text or phone call away, we welcome queries, and proposals are answered in less than a month. If you want to belong to a company who understands you and wants you to be the best you can be, consider submitting to Elk Lake.
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