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A clever reworking of a classic story. The little old lady's fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations.

It’s 1967, and 11-year-old Ellis Earl Brown has big dreams. He’s going to grow up to be a teacher or a lawyer - or maybe both - and live in a big brick house in town. There’ll always be enough food in the icebox, and his mama won’t have to run herself ragged looking for work as a maid in order to support Ellis Earl and his eight siblings and niece, Vera.

Dr. Williams is a survivor of rape, domestic violence, homelessness, and a 17-year marriage to a man later convicted as a rapist. She knows from experience the courage it takes to face down the past. She is living proof that a lifetime of change is empowered by a single act of courage. She couldn't change the past. So, she decided to take revenge on it by helping others go from pain to power.

The story line is about Mrs. Pickie, who became a teacher after growing up and seeing her parents work like slaves on a plantation, and wanted a better life for herself and her sibling. After being picked by her parents to get an education and have the massa of the plantation pay for her schooling, Mrs. Pickie realized as she met her homeroom teacher at 10 years old, Mrs. Duberry, that she wanted to become a teacher.

From the Boardroom to the Bedroom is a perfect guide for high-achieving women that provides a step-by-step blueprint to achieve success in love and life. This empowering book will show you how to develop a strategy and a plan to cultivate connection through a heighten sense of self-awareness, improved communication and respect for the diversity in partnership.

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-linda-f-williams-dsw/subscribe ANXIETY AND STRESS: HOW TO DEAL WITH STRESS IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS Anxiety and stress, for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, abuse, and other emotional trauma, are exacerbated by the current national health crisis. It is more challenging for survivors. Learn how to conquer anxiety and fear in the middle of upheaval and chaos. HIDDEN SECRETS FROM THE MOVIE "INCEPTION" As in Inception, emotional trauma can hijack you at any moment-covertly your mind becomes the "scene of the crime." ...