Fannie Flagg
Author
Series
Elmwood Springs volume 3
Language
English
Description
Back in Elmwood Springs, Missouri the experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ask the question "Why are we here"?
Author
Series
Elmwood Springs volume 4
Language
English
Description
Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. "Resting place" turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her three daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with now is her mother, the formidable and imposing Lenore Simmons Krackenberry, never an easy task. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident,...
Author
Series
Elmwood Springs volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A sentimental look at small-town life featuring Dena Nordstrom, a New York TV show hostess. Sent by her doctor home to Missouri to nurse her ulcer, she hopes to learn why her mother abandoned her when she was 15 years old.
Author
Series
Whistle Stop AL volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop, Alabama, with his mother Ruth, church going and proper, and the fun-loving hell-raiser, his Aunt Idgie. Together they ran the town's popular Whistle Stop Café, known far and wide for its famous "Fried Green Tomatoes." And as Bud often said of his childhood, "How lucky can you get?" But sadly, the railroad yards began to shut down and the town became a ghost town, with...
Author
Series
Elmwood Springs volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
A slice of life in Elmwood Springs, Missouri from 1946 until the present.
Author
Series
Whistle Stop AL volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Elderly Mrs. Threadgoode relates the story of her life and of her best friend, Ruth, who ran the Whistle Stop Cafe in Alabama in the thirties
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Birmingham real estate agent and former Miss Alabama Maggie Fortenberry learns valuable lessons about the nature of friendship, the challenges of modern life, and the dangers of impossible dreams as she struggles to keep Red Mountain Realty afloat and bury the heartbreaking secrets of her past.