The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel

Nicki, illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami, American Girl (Middleton, WI), 2007. Under a Stand Still Moon, Brown Barn Books (Weston, CT), 2005.Ĭall Me the Canyon, Brown Barn Books (Weston, CT), 2006. The Magic of Ordinary Days (adult novel), Viking ( New York, NY), 2001. Nowhere, Now Here, American Girl (Middleton, WI), 2000. Water at the Blue Earth, Roberts Rinehart (Boulder, CO), 1998.Ī Ceiling of Stars, American Girl (Middleton, WI), 1999. Rowland Prize for Fiction, 1999, for Nowhere, Now Here Independent Publishers Book Award for Multicultural Fiction, and Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People citation, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council, both 2006, and Young-Adult Fiction Award finalist, Women Writing the West, all for Under a Stand Still Moon. Awards, HonorsĬolorado Book Award, 1999, for Water at the Blue Earth Pleasant T. E-mail- CareerĬhildren's author and school nurse. Hobbies and other interests: Snowshoeing, hiking, boating. Education: University of Texas, graduate M.A. She gave birth to her child at the end of the film, and this will undoubtedly impact her life.Born Jdaughter of a professor and a teacher children: Brian, Ben, Scott. Livvy has been immortalised with a great life in the end. There are many ups and downs in the story. With the kid on the way, she must choose a direction for her life. The care and sympathy shown to her were in stark contrast to what she had experienced at home following her mother’s death.

Livvy grows to appreciate the lives of people like Martha and Ray over time. He does things in a gentle way to make her feel more at ease in her surroundings, and it’s clear that he’s wiser than Livvy believed. Throughout the story, Ray displays that he is a patient and supportive spouse. A visit from Livvy’s sister underlines the obvious contrast between her past life and her current one, but it also demonstrates how much Livvy has changed her perspective of her surroundings. Lieutenant Edward Brown, her child’s father and flight instructor, receives a secret letter from her.

Livvy agreed to marry to appease her father, but she had no desire to continue living in such a terrible environment. Despite their best efforts to be nice and kind to one another, Livvy and Ray still feel uneasy in one other’s company. Working on his family’s farm is part of his daily routine. Ray’s life has been centred on his family and faith in God.

The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel