A Penny for Your Thoughts
Description
<p>Have you ever loved, been loved, been confused about love, or suffered from loss of love? All these feelings have been captured and shared in the words of heartfelt poems, compiled over many years by a former teacher and award-winning author.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon now shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. "As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years."</p><p>There are three sections in her book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words.</p><p><strong>A Sign</strong></p><p>In the depths of my winter</p><p>I heard a small bird -</p><p>Braving the cold,</p><p>Bringing the word.</p><p>He gave my heart hope</p><p>As I heard him sing -</p><p>Three little notes</p><p>Promising spring.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of 10, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's stories that have received 48 national and international book awards between 2011 and 2017. Also a playwright with seven published plays for elementary school children, her works have been performed internationally in over 20 countries. Most of her children's books try to teach something, such as good manners and caring for others. Married for 57 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren.</p><p><strong>Publisher's website: </strong> http: //sbprabooks.com/SherrillSCannon</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
An American astronaut named Ariel Wolfe is working near the International Space Station when he is bombarded by a huge coronal mass ejection (giant flare) of the sun. Expecting his death, something else happened. Ariel's mind floats faster than light reaching a distant planet similar to Earth, where his mind is downloaded into an alien body. He finds himself in a society that has similar values to America, except for one. They have been fighting a mysterious enemy on the other side of the planet for many centuries. So much time has passed that the two sides no longer understand why the war started. They hate the enemy but no longer know why. Ariel joins the air force, like he did on Earth. He is a formidable fighter pilot. On a sortee over a jungle filled with terrifying monsters, Ariel and his wing mate are shot down. They must face the horrific monsters in a place where no one has ever survived. Read the book to find out what happens to Ariel.
