A Wish Away

About the Book

A WISH AWAY is a children’s story about a little girl who runs away from home where there’s domestic violence. She falls asleep in the woods and is awakened by tiny creatures calling her. The tiny creatures have also run away from home. Though we know that domestic violence cannot be erased through a fantasy, this little girl is “awakened” by the sound of her father’s voice calling her. He and her mother take her back home, promising to never be violent again.

About the Author

Barbara J. Belisle is a retired English teacher from Shelby County, Alabama, school system. While a teacher, she received one of Alabama’s first Golden Apple for the Teacher awards, was listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, was selected as Teacher of the Year at her school, and was presented the Community Service Award. She holds membership in three professional education associations, The American Association of University Women, and several community organizations, including the Montevallo Arts Council, and the Montevallo Main Street Players. Presently, she works part time as the night manager of circulation at the Carmichael Library at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. She is author of THE SAY AND DUCK CHRONICLES – PART I, and REAPING TENANTS, recently published. She has authored a children’s story, several personal narratives, and a correct grammar usage handbook. One of her poems, “Do Fence Them In” is published in The National Library of Poetry’s “Windows of the Soul.” She is mother of three, the grandmother of seven, and the great-grandmother of four.