Oliver, A Story About Adoption by Lois Wickstrom

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Oliver, A Story About Adoption by Lois Wickstrom
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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 24
Cover Designer – Priscilla Marden

Oliver is stuck in his room. His father sent him there for playing in a tree that was too young to be climbed. Oh, if only he still lived with his birthparents! What could he do if he were with them? Be a scientist? Or a trapeze artist? Do other people wish for other parents when they are angry with their own?  Updated to adoption language of the 21st century.

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.

Author Interview with Lois Wickstrom

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The Mermaid and the Ice Cube Necklace (Mermaid Science) by Lois Wickstrom

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The Mermaid and the Ice Cube Necklace (Mermaid Science) by Lois Wickstrom
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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 24
Cover Designer – Ada Konewki
Maia and Fig are having a picnic by the lake, when Trezzie the mermaid thinks their ice cubes are pretty things. Maia makes her a necklace out of ice cubes, but Fig gets jealous. When Fig jumps in the lake to retrieve the floating ice necklace, she nearly drowns from a leg cramp. Will Fig believe in mermaids after Trezzie saves her life?

~ AMAZON ~

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.

Author Interview with Lois Wickstrom

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The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy by Stephanie Wilson Peterson

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The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy by Stephanie Wilson Peterson
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Genre- Kids, Family, Sci-Fi
Page Count – 93
Cover Designer – Godze Eyce

Two elementary students and an elderly librarian must save the galaxy when smelly aliens from Planet Wart invade Orchard Ridge Elementary School with plans to steal mysterious goo from the cafeteria and use it to spaghettify the Milky Way.

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Stephenie is the author of multiple books for kids. Stephenie and her family currently live near Raleigh, North Carolina, but she grew up just outside of Seattle. Stephenie writes, teaches creative writing, and homeschools her three amazing kids. Stephenie is represented by Jessica Reino of Metamorphosis Literary Agency.

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The Mind-Reading Hat (Invisible Magic Wand Series Book 6) by Lois Wickstrom

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The Mind-Reading Hat (Invisible Magic Wand Book 6) by Lois Wickstrom
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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 32
Cover Designer – Nicolás Milano

This year, Caspian’s Grandfather gives him a hat for his UnBirthday. Wearing it lets him hear what people are thinking. Mom doesn’t want him to know what surprises she has in store, so she sends him next door to talk to their neighbor Geraldine. He wonders if she has surprises for him. Then he hears a turtle talking.

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.

Author Interview with Lois Wickstrom

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Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephanie Wilson Peterson

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Toby: The (Mostly) True Story of a Former Bad Dog by Stephanie Wilson Peterson
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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 70
Cover Designer – Godze Eyce
Toby might have accidentally put a ham under his owner’s pillow. And caused a small revolution at the vet. Then there was that whole dog-napping incident. But he can explain. It’s all the cat’s fault.

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Stephenie is the author of multiple books for kids. Stephenie and her family currently live near Raleigh, North Carolina, but she grew up just outside of Seattle. Stephenie writes, teaches creative writing, and homeschools her three amazing kids. Stephenie is represented by Jessica Reino of Metamorphosis Literary Agency.

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper

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Bake Off (Bake Believe Series Book 2) by Cori Cooper
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Genre – Kids, Fantasy
Page Count – 337
Cover Designer – Lenore Stutznegger

Now that Cat knows what her baking can do, it’s time to discover why and how!

Cat and her family roadtrip all the way to Arizona for Thanksgiving break. When they arrive at the family bakery, instead of getting the answers to her bazillions of questions, Cat finds herself in the middle of a real-life bakery showdown. The baking is bonkers, emotions are all over the place and the stakes keep getting higher.

Will Cat ever discover what makes her family so super weird?

Find out in Bake-Off, the sequel to Bake Believe.

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Cori Cooper lives in the magical Arizona Mountains, which she’s pretty convinced is the setting for all the fairy tales.

Besides writing stories, she adores hanging out with her family, playing board games, hiking and baking, baking, baking. Like Cat’s family, she’s positive Cinnamon Rolls fix everything.

You can connect with Cori on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads and her website – Coristories.com.

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The-Know-It-All-Pencil (Invisible Magic Wand Series) by Lois Wickstrom

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The Know – It – All Pencil (Invisible Magic Wand Series) by Lois Wickstrom
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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 24
Cover Designer – Nicolás Milano

 It’s Caspian’s UnBirthday again. This year, Grandpa gives him a pencil and a small pad of paper. When Caspian picks up the pencil, it writes the word APPLE. What does a pencil know? Grandpa says “It’s a STAR adventure.” But there are no apples in the house. Caspian rescues a runaway walker and returns in to the woman whose leg is in a cast. She gives him an orange. He trades the orange for two bananas. He trades the bananas for a worm. Eventually, he gets apples. The pencil tells him to take them to Miss Susie. What else does the pencil know?

~ AMAZON ~

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.

Author Interview with Lois Wickstrom

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Mermaid and the Rainbow: Mermaid Science by Lois Wickstrom

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Genre – Kids, Family
Page Count – 24
Cover Designer – Ada Konewki
Trezzie, Maia, and Fig swap science tricks using treasures from the mermaid’s secret box. Best of all, they make a rainbow with a mirror, a piece of paper, and a glass of water. Trezzie is Maia’s imaginary playmate. Fig is her human friend. Together, they make a great team.

~ AMAZON ~

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.

Author Interview with Lois Wickstrom

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The Worry Knot by Mary Bleckwehl

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The Worry Knot by Mary Bleckwehl
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Genre – Middle Grade, Kids, Family
Page Count – 248
Cover Designer – Ashley Literski
 Rourke is hoping for a perfect seventh grade year. Or at least one where his gut isn’t twisted in worry. But with crazy neighbors, a mysterious girl he has a crush on, and an unpredictable brother, what’s the chance of that? Especially when tragedy strikes.

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Mary Bleckwehl believes words matter. As a children’s writer she uses them to challenge readers to not just imagine a better world but to take action to make it so. Passionate about promoting literacy, Bleckwehl works to inspire young readers and writers to dream big and look for opportunities to take on challenges that will expand their awareness of the complex world they live in.

Bleckwehl grew up in an Iowa farm home with few books but a trove of experiences that are the foundation of her writing. As a writer, she draws on those farm kid experiences as well as her years of parenting and teaching. Bleckwehl’s three award-winning picture books, Henry you’re late AGAIN! Henry you’re hungry AGAIN? and Claire’s Hair showcase the humor and empathy she sees in children. She craves variety and thus writes non-fiction and for the middle grade audience as well. The Birthday Cookbook released in 2021 and is Bleckwehl’s fun and easy recipe book for kids who enjoy spending time in the kitchen. Her debut middle grade novel, The Worry Knot (January release) and four non-fiction books (in the Awesome Disgusting Careers series, September release) are available for readers in 2022.

Bleckwehl graduated from Wartburg College and received her M.S. in Educational Management from Lesley University in Boston. She lives in Northfield, Minnesota where she taught school. Together with her husband, she raised three children, a few unruly pets, and plenty of garden weeds. When she’s not dreaming up a new book idea, Bleckwehl can be found presenting to book lovers in schools, libraries and conferences or enjoying a peaceful pontoon ride with family.

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Tally and the Angel: Book Two, Canada by Eleanor Dixon

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Tally and the Angel: Book Two, Canada by Eleanor Dixon
Genre – Children’s Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure
Page Count – 150 pages
Cover Designer: Robert Bennet

If Tally and her angel Jophiel can’t break the curse hanging over a North Yukon village since the Klondyke Gold Rush, Tally will never see her dad again. In a race against time, over frozen lakes and snowy mountains, Tally faces greater challenges than she ever imagined. Wolves, gold-obsessed hunters, and mythical beings from the stars threaten everything that matters to her. At least Tally has an angel on her side – but Jophiel seems to know these mythical beings already, and he is afraid too…

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My school life was spent in a girls’ boarding-school specialising in classical ballet and on leaving I danced professionally, touring Europe, for 4 years. After that I ran my own ballet school in Athens, Greece and simultaneously volunteered as a veterinary nurse, as my love of animals is the driving force in my life. I returned to England with my horse and my cat, and now live on a smallholding in Shropshire with various farm animals and a constant stream of pets.

 I started writing while in Greece and completed a Creative Writing Course with the Writers’ Bureau. The same year, I won an annual competition in the Writing Magazine for an adult Fairy Story.

On my return to England, I wrote two children’s books, but my new life, caring for Highland Cattle, sheep, hens and pets, coupled with extensive global travel, meant that writing for publication took a back seat. I continued my love of writing with a daily journal and amusing travel blogs of each trip.

I am now writing full time and working on two series: TALLY AND THE ANGEL and THE AMBERWOOD HALL BALLET SCHOOL.

My first published novel, THE GRACEFUL GHOST, part of the Amberwood Hall Series, draws on my own experiences in ballet-boarding-school and my early teenage life and is a story that has lived with me for many years. It was shortlisted for the UK Selfies Award 2021.

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Priscida Finds Greatness by Constance Mays

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Priscida Finds Greatness by Constance Mays
Genre – kids, family, self help
Page Count – 42 pages
Cover Designer – Xlibris publisher
Priscida is a simple but smart alley cat who learns about greatness. Some of her events are based on real events. You can decide which ones are real! Enjoy Priscida Finds Greatness and see greatness in yourself and in others. Her story is based on the Lao Tzu saying, “Great acts are made up of small deeds”. It is hoped that the reader will learn and apply this while seeing through the eyes of this whimsical cat. Priscida comes to realize she is great and there are great people around her. If you read it out loud, pretend you are Priscida! Mimic her expressions and posture. Make the noises she would make. Make a personal greatness list and post it where you can see it every day. Practice daily affirmation by saying “I am great. Go be great today”. Most of all, persevere and see greatness in little acts.

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Constance lives in Maryland near her son and daughter. Constance had a successful career as a pioneer in mainframe software marketing. She won several Awards for Marketing Excellence from the Information Technology Association and was recognized by Computerworld for her advertising integrity. With Prescida Finds Greatness, Constance is launching a career writing and illustrating meaningful stories for children which teach a life lesson. Each story will introduce a special word and an affirmation which reinforces that lesson. Her hope is for you and your family to enjoy this book about defining greatness in each person, how to achieve it and embracing your greatness.

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The Colors of Darkness by Feather Chelle

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The Colors of Darkness by Feather Chelle
Genre – Kids, Middle Grades, and Poetry
Page Count – 56 pages
Cover Designer – Aramis Williams
Have you ever imagined a world without sight? The author will paint a vivid picture through poetry of what that world is like for her. There will be activities to challenge you along the way and many things to learn about the amazing spectrum of abilities that people possess.

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Feather Chelle is a single mother of five, living in Texas. She has two grandpuppies, a grandbunny, and two grandpiggies (guinea pigs). She is totally blind and enjoys homeschooling with her family. She has been in love with the ocean since she was five years old and loves to learn more and more about it every day. She loves to teach and has been writing since the first grade, although this is her first published work.

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Mom, Is There a Santa Claus? by Susan J Berger Illustrator: KC Snider

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Mom, Is There a Santa Claus? by Susan J Berger Illustrator: KC Snider
Genre – Picture book Holiday, Picture book Santa Claus, Picture book coming of age
Page Count – 26 pages
Cover Designer – Illustrator KC Snider
Growing up isn’t easy. Some of Lucas’s friends don’t believe in Santa. Lucas wants them to be wrong. But are they?
In this coming of age Christmas story Mom offers Lucas a chance to be a part of the secret.
Is he ready to be a Dream Keeper?
A coming of age Christmas book for children at the point where what they want to believe and what they actually believe start to drift apart. The surprise illustration at the end gives them a choice.

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Susan writes children’s books as Susan J. Berger. And second chance romances with a touch of magic as Susan B. James. She writes older heroines because she is chronologically gifted and enjoys creating characters who remember that change is only on the outside. Inside our older shells is a much younger psyche. She writes picture books because she never grew up.

     Susan’s other career is acting. On IMDB She is Susan Berger.

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Stranded (Cetacea Chronicles Book 1) by Feather Chelle

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Stranded (Cetacea Chronicles Book 1) by Feather Chelle
Genre – Middle Grades, Science Fiction, Juvenile Non-fiction Animals
Page Count – 200 Pages
Cover Designer – Aramis Williams
Whales and dolphins are falling ill all throughout the Atlantic Ocean! Cherish and her family of Pilot Whales have been fleeing as far from other animals as possible, but some of them have begun to show symptoms. When danger closes in from all around them, will the Dolphin Riders make it in time to save the day?

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Feather Chelle is a single mother of five, living in Texas. She has two grandpuppies, a grandbunny, and two grandpiggies (guinea pigs). She is totally blind and enjoys homeschooling with her family. She has been in love with the ocean since she was five years old and loves to learn more and more about it every day. She loves to teach and has been writing since the first grade, although this is her first published work.

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SPOOKED BY A SUSPICION by Risa Nyman

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SPOOKED BY A SUSPICION by Risa Nyman
Genre – Middle grade contemporary mystery
Page Count – 215 pages
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One major life change should be the limit for any kid. 

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About to transition from middle school to high school, Rocky is shocked when his mother announces her intention to marry Ted, a devious man with a devil’s beard, ominous eyebrows in constant motion, and black, beady eyes. 

A series of strange accidents convince Rocky that Ted is using evil powers against him, and he is determined to stop the marriage. When Ted arranges to work at Rocky’s summer program, Rocky plots with his girlfriend Olive to expose Ted in an epic showdown.

Rocky’s plans are thwarted when he’s accused of stealing and suspects Ted is framing him. Scared no one will believe him, Rocky flees into the woods and encounters a hermit whose horrifying tale sends Rocky back to search for proof of his innocence.

Rocky must prosecute his case against Ted to reclaim his reputation.

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Born in Boston with the accent to prove it, Risa Nyman lived within ten miles of that city for decades until a recent move to the neighboring Ocean State.

For many years, Risa worked for the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to promoting active participation in our democracy, with a special focus on voting and elections.

Risa’s creative writing journey started when she found three pennies in a neat stack in an otherwise completely empty apartment that had belonged to her mother. It’s an interesting story, and there was definitely some magic in those pennies. Her debut middle grade novel, Swallowed by a Secret, was published by Immortal Works Press in January 2020.

When not writing, Risa is reading, exercising or doing therapeutic ironing (yes, there is such a thing.)

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer

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Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer
Genre – Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction, Family Saga
Page Count – 306 pages

In 1950, parents sent their single unwed daughters to live in houses of shame as some called it. Forced to give up their babies in closed adoptions, these women had to go on with their lives, some living for decades without knowing what happened to their sons and daughters.
When seventeen-year-old Betty Hamilton is dropped off at Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls, she’s left with only two things—a suitcase full of her belongings and the baby in her belly. After her letters to Charlie, the love of her life, go unanswered, Betty finds comfort in one friend and the prayers she can escape the home with her child. Her hope is dashed, however, when after her baby is born, it’s given to a couple in a closed adoption, and the home casts her back out on the streets alone. With nowhere to go but back to her parents house, she tries to make a new life while trying to forget the baby she lost and the man she loves but can’t find.
Being adopted wasn’t ever something that crossed Marlena’s mind. Her parents were her parents. But after her father becomes ill, and she discovers she can’t help him; they finally tell her the truth—they adopted her just hours after she was born from an unknown young woman from the Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls. Now desperate for answers and on a quest to find her paternal parents, Marlena begins to uncover the secrets behind her real parents love, her birth, and what happened to both of them after her adoptive parents took her home. Will she ever meet her biological parents? Or will she be too late to find them before something happens to them?

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Angela lives on a ranch in Oklahoma with her husband, two daughters, and many farm animals. She was born and raised in Nevada, and grew up riding and showing horses. While she doesn’t show anymore, she still loves to trail ride.

 

From a young age, she always wanted to write a novel. However, every time the desire flickered, she shoved the thought from her mind. Then one day, in 2009, she awoke with the determination to follow her dream.

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Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail (Jake the Growling Dog Book 3) by Samantha Shannon

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Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail (Jake the Growling Dog Book 3) by Samantha Shannon
Genre – Children’s, intermediate readers, family activities
Page Count – 29 pages
Cover Designer – Lei Yang

Jake loves hiking on his trail most of all.
He’s proud to say that he made it with his own four paws
What happens when Jake fears something new on his hike?
Will he learn that despite our differences, we are so much alike?
Jake loves his favorite trail, but when both he and Neet encounter something different on the trail, their minds are full of worry. The two friends find it difficult to sleep, face new feelings that question their love for sharing, and even find it hard to enjoy some of their favorite things. When Jake’s friends Bodhi and Luna come over to play, they won’t let their friend worry all alone. Will Jake be able to overcome his fears and have fun? And what is this new strange thing that’s trying to share his trail? Kindness, open minds, and aid from loved ones fill this tale with love and compassion.
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Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail is a fun-loving tale about sharing, finding friendship despite differences, and overcoming fear.
Author and licensed educational counselor, Samantha Shannon, brings Jake back for this third tale about a dog who is different from most other dogs and critters. Even the sweetest and kindest dog can get scared, and sometimes fear makes us do or feel things we wouldn’t normally. We’ve all been protective of something we love or allowed our imaginations to run wild. Jake’s tale not only shows kids that they aren’t alone in having those emotions or worries. The story gives gentle suggestions on handling fears, meeting new friends who might look or act differently, and all while having a blast with their favorite growly character and his furry friends.
Includes Conversation Starters and Fun Activities for Children, Families, Schools, and Counselors to help with sharing, disability awareness, overcoming worries, and more!
This story is packed with loads of fun while also educating our little ones on overcoming fears, sharing, making new friends, and making someone feel welcome. Along with Jake’s story, this picture book also includes talking points to help our kiddos learn how to share, steps to help children squash worries and fears, and tips on how to get to know someone and possibly make a new friend!
Jake’s third book is packed with more interactive fun as kids get to fill in a sharing list, happy list, and even draw their own kindness critter. Kiddos will also have a blast finding all of their critter friends in a full-color find-and-seek page and learning about the kindness critters they spy on each page.
These activities are perfect for families, schools, and counselors to help bring families and friends closer together by encouraging sharing, healthy socio-emotional development and by encouraging awareness and inclusion of others whether they talk, dress, or learn differently or are a person with a disability.
A Positive Story to Promote Self-Confidence and Empathy
Jake’s story encourages children to meet new people and overcome worries and be kind to others who may be different from them. Knowing we live in a world where everyone is different, but we also have a lot in common, which will help create a kinder world, appreciate differences, and find connections. These topics are presented in subtle, sweet, and impactful ways for both young readers and the supportive adults in their lives.
Ages and Grades
While many kids in grades K-5 (ages 6-11) will be able to read this story independently or with assistance. Parents and grandparents will enjoy reading the story to baby, making it the perfect gift.

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Samantha Shannon is a best-selling author and licensed educational counselor who uses her background in education, love for nature and animals, and experience aiding in the emotional social development of children to create fun and impactful books. Samantha has also published multiple books under her pen name, Parker Sinclair, in the fantasy and YA genres.

Samantha’s love for creatures great and small has led her to incorporate animals in all of the books, from eagles to cheetahs! Throughout her life, Samantha’s family has always included a dog, and they’ve always been more than pets. They were fur-brothers, sisters, and babies.

When Samantha had her first child in 2009, she wanted to write a picture book based on her sister’s dog, Jake. While visiting her sister in the Pacific Northwest, Samantha realized that Jake growled all the time. He growled while playing frisbee, getting an ear rub, running, and even when he was sleeping! Despite his unusual choice of noisemaking, Jake is a sweet dog, which makes him the perfect character for a children’s picture book.

With Samantha’s background in educational counseling, Jake’s first story includes a character education & loving-kindness activity for families, schools, & counselors. Jake’s story speaks to all of us about accepting, and appreciating, the differences in others–both caring attitudes we need in our diverse and beautiful world.

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Manifested Dreams by Dr. Yvonne Johnson

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Manifested Dreams by Dr. Yvonne Johnson
Genre – African American, Family, Historical fiction
Page Count – 46 pages
An African American Family Stories that Will Move You to Tears
Manifested Dreams chronicles the history of African American families using a completely different perspective from boring, history books. Explore the stories of different generations of this family and remind yourself of the world’s discriminatory policies and racial inequities. Thought-provoking and inspiring, Manifested Dreams offers a touching family story of several generations of African Americans living in a radically divisive America.

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Dr. Yvonne Johnson is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History. After her matriculation at CAU, she received a Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education K-12 from the University of Memphis, and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Capella University. She currently serves as a Special Education Advisor with Shelby County Schools in the Division of Exceptional Children where she supervises special education classes at several schools. Yvonne is the co-author of The Ride of Pride, a children’s book that tells the story of African American inventors and how we use their inventions daily.

Dr. Yvonne Johnson is very active in the Memphis Community. She is a charter member of the Memphis Metro Clark Atlanta Alumni Association where she currently serves as the Vice President. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated where she previously served on the Leadership committee, was the Health Initiative chairperson, and Pan Hellenic Council representative. She was a former Historian for the Pan Hellenic Council. She is also a member of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated.  Recognized as Alumni of the day from Clark Atlanta University, Alumni Association. She is a Leadership Memphis graduate. Yvonne serves as a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House, which provides services and housing for parents/family members of children with childhood cancer while they receive treatment at St. Jude Hospital. She volunteers with the Union Mission, a local homeless shelter. She is a former member of the Feed the Need ministry, a program that feeds homeless individuals throughout the Memphis area.

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Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories by Jane Suen

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Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories by Jane Suen Author
Genre – Clean/family friendly (no cussing, sex, violence)
Page Count – 36 pages
A weekly ritual that turns into the surprise of all time; an accident that has a devastating effect on two
lives in different ways; and a father’s heartfelt journey to tell his son of an important part of his past.
All come together in Beginnings and Endings, a trilogy of short stories that will bring a lump to the throat.
Grits Girl explores the beginning of a lifetime of love over a favorite bowlful of breakfast.
The Accident is an ironic story of how life can change in the blink of an eye.
In The End of Summer, two men come to terms with their past through an unexpected detour and the innocent joy of a child.
Each story is layered with unexpected twists and turns, and there’s a bonus flash fiction, Pick Me, to bring you a smile that will last the day.

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romance, and crime fiction.

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MORNIN THE SUPER BIRD – FINDS A WAY TO FIGHT EXTINCTION by JULES HEARTLY

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MORNIN THE SUPER BIRD – FINDS A WAY TO FIGHT EXTINCTION by JULES HEARTLY
Genre – Children Books/ Action and Adventure /Fiction
Page Count – 50 pages
Mornin, a beautiful and smart bird, loves his family, his friends and his habitat. He enjoys flying, taking nature pictures and filming videos. During one of his daily flights he realized some birds have disappeared forever! They had gone extinct!
Mornin doesn’t want his friends and family to go extinct. So, he starts a quest to protect them and protect the planet, but he needs help! Could he get the support he needs on time?

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 Born in Colombia, author with the pen name Jules Heartly, is a blogger and author of children books literature and adults Historic fiction. Her novel Save Your Prayers True Stories From a Nation Held Hostage has been already translated to Spanish (Rehenes En Misa La Historia Jamas Contada).  

Julia is connected to the emotional, economic, and environmental struggles that others face daily, and she believes in raising awareness about the importance of preserving nature and returning to the basics. To that end, one of her current projects is promoting environmental conservation among younger generations via children’s books, more specifically with her book series Mornin The Super bird, already translated to Spanish as Mornin El Super Pajaro.

She enjoys long walks on the beach, tree hugging, cycling, and birding. During her walks by the beach, you can find Julia picking up the trash left by careless beachgoers and, hopefully, encouraging others to do the same.

She now lives near a forest park in New York where she can practice forest bathing.

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Lighting the Path: Leaning into a Hopeful Future as a Special Needs Parent by Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon

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Lighting the Path: Leaning into a Hopeful Future as a Special Needs Parent by Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon

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Genre – Self help, Parenting, Special Needs

Page Count – 200 pages

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Whether your child was born with special needs or developed them following illness or injury, you walk a hard road as a special needs parent.

 

With a child born with heart challenges and then severely brain injured at eight months old, Dr. Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon weaves her powerful story and experiences with observations and strategies that support a hopeful future in Lighting the Path.

 

Leaving no stone unturned, Marcia reduces the anxiety felt by many special needs parents by helping them through the most commonly faced circumstances—processing their new reality, skill development, career balance, financial planning, medical practitioners, appointments, therapies, caregivers, health, maintaining care for all family members, self-care, the rapid firing of emotions from isolation to judgement, and more—all with the goal to provide hope and support so you don’t have to walk this path alone.

If you’re facing many unknowns in your special needs journey, Lighting the Path combines compassion with a wealth of ideas and actions to help you build a better future for yourself and your entire family.

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Dr. Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon is a storyteller and educator who believes that we each have a powerful purpose that should guide our lives. As one of her children is brain-injured and bedridden, Marcia and her family have traversed significant challenges. She is passionate about helping special needs families to feel more connected, gain visibility, access and support, and tap into their resilience.

Beyond the special needs context, Marcia helps people connect deeply with their purpose so they can experience more joy and fulfilment. Through intuitive and logical interventions, her work seeks to shift mindsets, build habits, foster creativity and curiosity, and enable people to live their best lives each day, trusting they are enough.

Currently a tenured lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Marcia is most drawn to the fields of health, safety and wellness, business and personal strategy, and teaching and learning. She is a certified Parent Skills Master Trainer and enjoys working with her husband to adapt interventions for their daughter and helping other parents to do the same for their children.

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Tally and the Angel: Book One India by Eleanor Dixon

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Tally and the Angel: Book One India by Eleanor Dixon
Genre – Children’s, Middle Grade, Adventure
Page Count – 258 pages
Cover Designer: Rob Bennet
On the saddest day of her life, Tally discovers that the pendant which belonged to her mother is home to the Angel Jophiel. Tally knows that having her very own angel will change her life forever. Solving mysteries and having adventures with an angel in tow is awesome, right? What could go wrong? But being best friends with an angel doesn’t stop Tally from plunging into great danger when she discovers a deadly plot to destroy India with a gigantic flood. In a race against time beneath the beautiful city of Agra, Tally will need all her own courage and strength as well as Jophiel’s mythical sword to save herself and hundreds of kidnapped children.

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My school life was spent in a girls’ boarding-school specialising in classical ballet and on leaving I danced professionally, touring Europe, for 4 years. After that I ran my own ballet school in Athens, Greece and simultaneously volunteered as a veterinary nurse, as my love of animals is the driving force in my life. I returned to England with my horse and my cat, and now live on a smallholding in Shropshire with various farm animals and a constant stream of pets.

 I started writing while in Greece and completed a Creative Writing Course with the Writers’ Bureau. The same year, I won an annual competition in the Writing Magazine for an adult Fairy Story.

On my return to England I wrote two children’s books, but my new life, caring for Highland Cattle, sheep, hens and pets, coupled with extensive global travel, meant that writing for publication took a back seat. I continued my love of writing with a daily journal and amusing travel blogs of each trip.

I am now writing full time and TALLY AND THE ANGEL is the first of a planned series. Their next adventure takes place in Canada, in North Yukon and the third in Japan. I intend them to have adventures in Greece, Egypt, Peru, Africa – anywhere I have been, really. 

My first published novel, THE GRACEFUL GHOST, draws on my own experiences in ballet-boarding-school and my early teenage life and is a story that has lived with me for many years. It was shortlisted for the UK Selfies Award 2021.

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Betrayal at the Beach (Dangerous Curves Book 1) by K.L. Montgomery

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Betrayal at the Beach (Dangerous Curves Book 1) by KL Montgomery Author
Genre – Cozy mystery, Christian mystery/suspense, clean/wholesome
Page Count – 230 pages
Despite having no prior sleuthing experience, Sunshine feels uniquely qualified due to her ninja YA librarian skills and all those Nancy Drew books she read as a kid. With the help of children’s librarian Molly Simmons and cataloguer Evangeline Dupree, Sunshine and her colleagues scour Bryce Beach for suspects, clues, and the stolen treasure.
Can she and her squad recover the proceeds from the library’s annual fundraising gala and Bryce Beach’s most priceless historical artifact, the Bible with the town’s founding fathers’ signatures?
But here’s the most vexing question of all: could one of Sunshine’s colleagues be a backstabbing traitor out to destroy the library? As Sunshine always says, “Jesus, take the wheel!”
Join Sunshine and her fellow librarians on their adventure to find the stolen treasure and save the Bryce Beach Public Library. Scroll up and one-click this cozy Christian mystery today!
Betrayal at the Beach is the first book in the Dangerous Curves cozy Christian mystery series, set in the fictional small town of Bryce Beach. YA librarian and amateur sleuth Sunshine Baker, who hates her name and can’t even bake an edible muffin, always manages to put the puzzle together just in time to avoid disaster! Join this curvy redheaded librarian on her quest to keep Bryce Beach safe…and well-read, of course.

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K.L. Montgomery writes #bodypositive sweet romance, romcom and cozy mystery. A librarian in a former life, she now works as an editor and runs the 5000-member Indie Author Support group on Facebook in addition to publishing under two names.

 

Though she remains a Hoosier at heart, K.L. shares her coastal Delaware home with some furry creatures and her husband, who is on the furry side as well. She has an undying love for her three sons, Broadway musicals, the beach, Seinfeld, the color teal, IU basketball, paisleys, and dark chocolate.

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The Way to Storey by L. B. Anne

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The Way to Storey by L. B. Anne
Genre – Middle Grade Fantasy
Page Count – 149 pages
Cover Designer – Candi Marshall
Lou has always known her family is different. They are not from earth but from a magical, mysterious place called Storey. Growing up under her grandfather’s care and guidance, she has yearned to know more about this enigmatic place. Unfortunately, her frantic internet searches, instead of bringing up satisfactory answers, warn her enemies. When a group of people seeking entry to Storey abducts her grandfather and pursues her, Lou has to leave her home. To reach the magical land, she needs to follow the birds. But how will she succeed in her quest when all the birds seemed to have disappeared overnight?

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L. B. Anne is best known for her Sheena Meyer book series about a girl with a special gift and a destiny that can save the world. L. B. Anne lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with her husband and is a full-time author, speaker, and mental health advocate. When she’s not inventing new obstacles for her diverse characters to overcome, you can find her reading, playing bass guitar, running on the beach, or downing a mocha iced coffee at a local cafe while dreaming of being your favorite author.

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog Book 2) by Samantha Shannon

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog Book 2) by Samantha Shannon
Genre – Children, family, fantasy
Cover Designer – Lei Yang
Jake loves his comfy bed, close friends, and favorite trail, but now he’s off to Doggy Daycare. He’s worried others won’t like him and run away, and he doesn’t want to leave the place he knows best. Will Jake overcome his worries and have fun? Will he be the only one nervous about being in a new place? Kindness, comfort, and aid from loved ones fill this tale with compassion.

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Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth by Sandra Tentler and Brooke Tentler

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Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth by Sandra Tentler and Brooke Tentler
Genre – Middle Grade 9-12, Paranormal, Humor
Page Count – 164 pages
When random items turn up missing from the rooms of the students of Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth, six friends try to solve the mystery and find the valuable items.
Meet Vlad, the son of the world’s most famous vampire, who is accident prone and has a serious aversion to blood. Devlin, the werewolf shifter who can’t figure out how to fully shift. Lily, the daughter of the most well-respected warlock, whose nervous stutter causes spells to backfire on her. Amber, the ferret shifter who has a new pet that isn’t all it seems. Fiona, the quick-witted snow owl shifter and Sakana, the black-tip shark shifter, also pitch in along the way.
Adding to the mystery, Lily’s new familiar, Sheba, a hairless cat with a sassy attitude, always seems to disappear at the wrong times.

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Sandra and Brooke are a mother-daughter team who love to come up with fantastical characters and add humor to everything they do. They live in the Midwest with their close-nit family and furbaby.

 

Brooke is a middle school student who loves to draw animals and anime characters. She has an extensive knowledge of all critters big and small and hopes to one day work in a rescue setting. She’s the youngest twin by six minutes.

 

Sandra is married to the love of her life, enjoys writing, crafting, and spending time with her family. She has three children, one grandchild, and a dog named Dragon.

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Flowers in December AUDIO BOOK by Jane Suen

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Flowers in December by Jane Suen Author
Genre – Coming of Age fiction, Small Town and Rural fiction, Inspirational fiction
Listening Length – 2 hours and 21 minutes
Narrated by: Rich Miller
Connor Norton returns to his hometown, following the death of his mother, knowing that he will have to confront personal feelings of guilt and regret. It is a place he has barely set foot in for the past 20 years.
Caught in the period of his life where the vibrancy of youth has diminished and the prospect of becoming middle-aged is looming, Connor finds that he is suddenly alone in the world and must somehow reshape his future and face his own mortality.
With only Tom, the family’s orange tabby cat, as his constant companion, he considers new possibilities and new directions. But will Connor be able to lay the ghosts of his past to rest? And will his return later, to the place he once called home, be enough to let him break free from the remorse which he has carried since he was 18?
In this tender, heartwarming portrait of a man who finds himself trapped between his past, his present and the future, where will this new journey lead Connor and what will the future hold when he gets there?

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Jane Suen is an award-winning author who writes mysteries and crime fiction, sci-fi thrillers, contemporary fiction, sweet romance, and short stories. 

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon
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Genre – Children, family, fantasy
Cover Designer – Lei Yang
Jake loves his comfy bed, close friends, and favorite trail, but now he’s off to Doggy Daycare. He’s worried others won’t like him and run away, and he doesn’t want to leave the place he knows best. Will Jake overcome his worries and have fun? Will he be the only one nervous about being in a new place? Kindness, comfort, and aid from loved ones fill this tale with compassion.

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Visit: parkersinclair.net & jakethegrowlingdog.com for more information or find all books on Amazon and IngramSpark.

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THE BUCCANEERS OF St. FREDERICK ISLAND by LINDA MARIA FRANK

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THE BUCCANEERS OF St. FREDERICK ISLAND by LINDA MARIA FRANK
Genre – YOUNG READER, KID’S MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
Page Count – 169 pages
Cover Designer – ILLUSTRATOR/MARIANNE SAVAGE
This adventure for young readers is set on an island where a group of Catholic school kids set out to solve the mystery of who stole their fund raiser money, who burned down their clubhouse, and is threatening the local Native American healer and the editor of St. Frederick Island’s newspaper. The Buccaneers are an engaging group of kids who find adventure in pirate caves and the coastal waters of the fog-bound island. Humor and mystery keep the pages turning.

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Linda Maria Frank, retired from a career teaching science, including forensic science, resides on Long Island and is currently writing the Annie Tillery Mysteries, The Madonna Ghost, Girl with Pencil, Drawing, Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys and The Mystery of the Lost Avenger. She also produces The Writer’s Dream, her local access TV show, seen on YouTube. Frank is active in LI Authors Group, LI Sisters in Crime, LI Children’s Writers and Illustrators, and Mystery Writers of America.

Linda does lectures on Topics on Forensic Science at libraries, universities, clubs and other venues.

She has a by-line in LifeStyles 50+ Magazine, The Authors Corner.

Her latest stand-alone book is The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island.

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The Graceful Ghost by Eleanor Dixon

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The Graceful Ghost by Eleanor Dixon
Genre – Children (middle grade), Fantasy
Page Count – 266 pages
Cover Designer – Oliver Stubbs
Grace has haunted her ancestral home, Amberwood Hall, for 200 years. However, it wasn’t until it became a girls’ ballet school that she discovered her passion for the art. Now she has a burning desire to visit live ballet performances and experience the thrill of thunderous applause. But she can’t leave Amberwood!
Her fellow ghost, former stable boy Rodney (who can go anywhere he wants) has discovered that if Grace can help someone achieve their dream, she will be free of the spell that binds her.
So when twelve-year-old Lauren Mason auditions for a place at the school, Grace decides she’s the one. It seems though that Lauren is so wrapped up in problems she can’t dance, and she won’t let Grace help. Is another year to go by without Grace achieving her own dreams? Or can she break down Lauren’s defences?
A timeless, fast paced story combines humour and emotional conflict with the world of ballet boarding school.

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My school life was spent in a girls’ boarding-school specialising in classical ballet and on leaving I danced professionally, touring Europe, for 4 years. After that I ran my own ballet school in Athens, Greece for a number of years and simultaneously volunteered as a veterinary nurse, as my love of animals is the driving force in my life. I returned to England with my horse and my cat, and now live on a smallholding in Shropshire with various farm animals and a constant stream of pets.

 I started writing while in Greece and completed a Creative Writing Course with the Writers’ Bureau. The same year, I won an annual competition in the Writing Magazine for an adult Fairy Story.

On my return to England I wrote two children’s books, but my new life, caring for Highland Cattle, sheep, hens and pets, coupled with extensive global travel, meant that writing for publication took a back seat. I continued my love of writing with a daily journal and amusing travel blogs of each trip.

I am now writing full time and THE GRACEFUL GHOST draws on my own experiences in ballet-boarding-school and my early teenage life, including divorced parents and a father who ‘took the dog’.

I am currently working on a 6 book series called TALLY AND THE ANGEL. Tally and her angel’s first adventure takes them to India. In the second book they go to Canada, in North Yukon and the third in Japan. I intend them to have adventures in Greece, Egypt, Peru – anywhere I have been, really.

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