Stay The Course, set in rural North Carolina in the late 1960s through 1971, tells the moving story of a grandmother's ("Ma") lifelong dream to see one of her own get a high school diploma. To Ma, the day you finished your schooling was the day you got your "freedom". And, with four grandchildren set to graduate like stair steps, nothing seems to be standing in the way. But on a cloudy Saturday evening, tragedy strikes, leaving one grandson dead, another running from the police, one granddaughter emotionally shattered, and Ma with one last hope . . . Lori. Though, nothing could have prepared Lori for the struggles she would face on her journey to fulfill Ma's dream . . . sibling relations, race relations, accepting personal responsibility for her decisions, and having to learn positive ways of addressing life's challenges by first seeking to understand differences rather than judge. And just when she thought the worst was over, the worst was yet to come. On a beautiful Saturday evening, three days before Ma's dream would stop being a dream, bringing an end to one of life's cruelest games of dodgeball, the unbelievable happens.
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Stay the course is one of the best books I have ever read. The author did a fantastic job getting your attention and keeping it. This book is based on life experiences of the author, I could relate to a lot of things that were happening in this book because I am from NC also. I just could not put the book down. I can't wait to read another book from E. D. Arrington.
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We celebrated the first day of school like it was a holiday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
green swing chair, grayish black eyes, stiff left leg Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Lillie, Miss Crawford, Debbie Pennington, The Café, Reverend Lewis, Miss Alice, Snowden High, Blue Devils, Miss Bernice, Carroll County, Home Economics, Miss Eva, Matthew Drake, Miss Sarah Ann, Coca Cola, Miss Sue, North Carolina, Reverend King, United States, Brown Elementary, Jasmine Greene, Lacey Powell, Miss Lori, Aunt Pat, Lord Have Mercy New!
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We celebrated the first day of school like it was a holiday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
green swing chair, grayish black eyes, stiff left leg Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Lillie, Miss Crawford, Debbie Pennington, The Café, Reverend Lewis, Miss Alice, Snowden High, Blue Devils, Miss Bernice, Carroll County, Home Economics, Miss Eva, Matthew Drake, Miss Sarah Ann, Coca Cola, Miss Sue, North Carolina, Reverend King, United States, Brown Elementary, Jasmine Greene, Lacey Powell, Miss Lori, Aunt Pat, Lord Have Mercy New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Words Of Comfort: A Collection Of Poems and Inspirational Writings by Ethel Arrington in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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