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The Art To Shooting Free Throws

by Michelle McNeely

Steve struggles at shooting free throws and doesn’t know what’s wrong with his shot. With help from his teammate, Derrick, he learns the steps he must take to become one of the best free throw shooters on the team. 1. Use The Right Technique 2. Have A Routine 3. Think About One Thing 4. Think Positively 5. Let Go Of Mistakes.

The Frog Gods

by Connor Charlton

A narrative poem about two brothers in the American South who seek goodness in the face of loss and isolation.

The Adventure of Harwood Squirrel

by Dorothy Wyatt

Harwood is a baby squirrel who lives with his brother Garwood and other squirrels in a small woods. Their life is easy because a little lady who lives in a small house near the woods feeds seeds and nuts to the birds and to the squirrels. But one day the little lady moves out of her house. What happened to Harwood when he went looking for the seeds and nuts and found a big yellow truck and a big brown dog is the start of his adventure. What is the adventure? Will his life ever be easy again? Wil... more

Remaining Aileen

by Autumn Lindsey

Aileen was dead. At least she was supposed to be. When Aileen wakes up in the hospital after her plane crashes during a storm, everyone says it’s a miracle. All Aileen cares about is seeing her husband and children again. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for Aileen to realize her survival wasn’t random. Her mind and body are changing in ways she can’t explain. As Aileen grows desperate for answers, a man assumed dead from her flight appears to reveal a dark truth about her survival. Dro... more

Moctu and the Mammoth People: An Ice Age Story of Love, Life and Survival

by Neil Bockoven

Moctu and the Mammoth People is a compelling, well-researched story of a strong, young, Cro-Magnon boy who must fight his rival for leadership of his tribe and the right to mate the beautiful Nuri. Additionally, Moctu has confrontations with the Pale Ones, a fierce group of Neanderthals also called the People Eaters, as the two cultures interact in Paleolithic Italy 45,000 years ago. Besides having dangerous encounters with mammoths, wolves, and saber-tooth tigers, Moctu has to deal with his ... more

A Season in Vail

by Steve Baska

When Los Angeles attorney Tom Wood narrowly survives an attack in a courtroom, it prompts him to change location and career. He moves to Vail, Colorado to spend a winter season snow skiing and exploring the ski life, art and getting to know a special woman.

Dream Walker

by Larry Prosor

Fired from his tribe's California Indian casino, a student archaeologist earns a job surveying his ancestor's coastal village site. He's gifted an amulet from his Grandfather leading him to Dream Walk as an avatar into the Spanish Mission era. Gradually accepted into the lives of his ancestors, he shares their culture of peaceful traditions as they face the first waves of invading colonists. Fighting to save family blood, he awakens to the present with knowledge gained to halt oil development of... more

The Adventures of Succotash, and Sookey, the Ostrich

by Candy St. James

Succotash is an exciting 3-Part Children’s Book Series Targeted for Young and Middle Readers or for reading aloud. Each Book in the Series ends with a ‘Cliffhanger’, including Book Three and each Book has a Glossary and Vocabulary Builder. Authored By, Candy St. James (a pseudonym)

THE BREACH Book One Devon

by C M Bethell

A suspenseful narrative of good and evil wrapped in parallel worlds with a unique love story, strong friendships, and glimpses of family ties with twists and turns…is the bonding legend of the Anam Cara real?

The Bot of Burbank State and Other Stories

by David M Carlberg

Five short stories: There was no shortage of WWII heroes following the Nazi defeat. Celebrated were resistance fighters, saboteurs, spies, code-breakers, military leaders…and a painter. Follow Han van Meergeren, a Dutch painter and art forger, who was feted by his countrymen for hoodwinking countless stuffy art experts and collectors for over a decade, including Hitler’s number two man, Herman Goering. The power of Nature obliterates a tiny island in the Southern Indian Ocean. We trace the p... more

Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine

by Ray Kurzweil

Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine tells the story of a precocious young girl who uses her intelligence and accelerating technology to solve humanity's grandest challenges. Now if only we can find more courageous visionaries like Danielle. Written as an alternative history, Danielle's journey as a driven young girl brings her face to face with many important figures from recent history and our modern world. Told through the eyes of Danielle's equally remarkable s... more

A River To My People (Jason Green HOA Stories)

by Jason Green

Some communities are odd, some communities are not odd, surely that is a matter that a community can decide for itself.Do you have eccentric neighbors? Have silly or irritating things happened in your community? Join me on a witty romp through subdivision living. A River To My People is a collection of short stories about life in the suburbs and the funny and infuriating antics, behaviors, rules, and regulations of community life. While every neighborhood is unique, people are people, and y... more

Life Expands: A Travel Comedy Romance

by N.R. Milne

Finn is off to see the world. Getting over heartbreak and unsatisfied with life in London, he escapes on a jaunt across the world. Encountering indecent proposals volunteering in rural Africa, the downsides of drug consumption backpacking in Southeast Asia and the challenges of love-making in another language in Latin America; Finn finds a vibrant world full of colour and characters. And why, in some places, having your teeth pulled out also involves having your pants pulled down. Fin... more

The Forgetting Flower

by Karen Hugg

Secrets and half-truths. These litter Renia Baranczka’s past, but the city of Paris has offered an escape and the refuge of a dream job. The specialty plant shop buzzes with activity and has brought her to a new friend, Alain. His presence buffers the guilt that keeps her up at night, dwelling on the endless replays of what happened to her sister. All too suddenly, the City of Light seems more sinister when Alain turns up dead. His demise threatens every secret Renia holds dear, including the... more

In Another Time and Place: stories

by Thomas De Angelo

A unique collection of short stories set in various periods of time and place such as 1916 France, 1889 New York, 1916 Ireland... The collection will leave the reader with a certain feeling of nostalgia.

The Accomplishments of a Hat: stories