As Eagles

by Alison Winfree Pickrell

A captivating tale of unlikely friendship.quirky love.and unwavering courage. They have no idea how much they need each other... Trinka McDaniels is only eleven when her mother takes her to a small... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602901031
• ISBN13: 9781602901032
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: OakTara Publishers
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

As Eagles Soars

As Eagles is a touching story of friendship and courage which evolves as connections are formed between an abandoned child, an agoraphobic widow, and a mentally handicapped neigbor. This short novel is well-plotted, highly engaging, and has a strong spiritual message.

Modern masterpiece

In an astounding and profound coming of age story Trinka McDaniels, Junior, and Mrs. Collins lives are about to come crashing together. Out of the wreckage eagles are born! You can only love Trinka an eleven year old cast away child whose life is filled with fear and her imaginary friends. She lives alone because her mother's new boyfriend "don't want no kids." Trinka does well in school, but she subsists on Trix and Mac and Cheese. Her best friends are the solitary pieces of furniture in her tiny house. She doesn't know anything better and longs only to be seen and not ignored. Mrs. Collins unintentionally banished herself from the world. She won't even go out for the groceries. But when the new owner of the grocery changes the store's delivery policy, she needs someone to buy things for her. Trinka needs the dollar she earns each week from Mrs. Collins--to eat. Trinka's neighbor is an enormous retarded man, Junior. Junior becomes her project. He needs her, and Trinka needs to help. Three people bound together by need and soon bound together in courage. Out of the wreckage eagles are born. A beautiful and well written tale that touches hearts and minds--don't miss it.

AS EAGLES by Alison Winfree Pickrell

Rarely do I find a character in a novel I adore as much as Trinka Daniels, whose mother takes the eleven year old girl to a little house on Pockettown Road and leaves her to survive by her own devices while the mother tries to wangle a marriage proposal from a man who has made it plain he "don't want no kids." She promises Trinka that it won't be long until she is able to convince the boyfriend to change his mind, and then they will all be one happy family. I am fascinated by Trinka's creation of a family for herself from her surroundings and the people she encounters. She has an indomitable spirit and an ability she isn't even aware of to bring about victories in others who are totally without self confidence. The author has an incredible knack for creating unique characters and putting them in unique situations, and I look forward to many more books filled with many more of them. Thank you, Alison Winfree Pickrell!

Moving and Innovative

The author draws us into an unusual combination of an old woman's faith in the Scriptures, and an abandoned child's faith in her own imagination and resourcefulness. There is something for everyone - action, suspense, a solid moral to be learned, fears to overcome, good versus evil, innocent humor, memories of love, and even garter belt revelations! The book is a quick, creative read and leaves the reader hopeful for the future of the characters.

Imaginative and unusual

This book is unlike any I've ever read. Trinka's (and Ms. Pickrell's) imagination is phenomenal. Ms. Pickrell's ability to evoke the reader's senses immediately placed me in my grandmother's orderly home. The symbolism of the Ugly Duckling was apt, and the ending was surprising, not predictable like so many books.