Ann Hayes

Anyone who can make it to shore, can make it there. The author, through her writing, assumes the heartfelt role of the empathy-driven woman in her vision, who spurs those who are grief-stricken on to a sunnier day. In her vision, a beautiful, sturdy ship of passengers who enjoy lives untroubled by the trauma of death, suddenly crumples. Unable to bear the weight of distress as passengers lose loved ones, it caves in. The passengers are then, catapulted...

Introduces young readers to the instruments and formation of a marching band