Jimmy Wayne
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 19
Formats
Description
Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That's the real life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It's a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. He now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere....
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Mr. James (known as Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans) and his foster dog, Rub are walking halfway across America to raise awareness for the thousands of foster children who desperately need help. On their adventure together, Mr. James teaches Ruby about integrity, honesty, loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and trust, but mostly how love can rescue someone and forever change lives. Ruby quietly helps Mr. James overcome the issues he's been struggling...
7) Paper angels
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
An inspirational holiday story about a child in the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program who encounters the disillusioned businessman who picked his name from the tree.