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Just A Little Christmas B&E

by Laura Pruett

To rob or not to rob? That is the question Matt faces this holiday season. He's no thief, that's one thing for sure, but desperate times call for desperate measures, and the prospect of living on the streets finds him sitting in front of The Crempsen's empty house, gazing at the Christmas lights that turn on every night at exactly 7 p.m. under the watchful eyes of Santa and Rudolph.

Speedy Phoebe

by Ryanne Siddiq

Phoebe always dreamed one day she would become a great race car. She has her first chance to show off her speedy skills during her school field day. That’s if the carlettes don’t wreck her confidence!

Your little readers will love racing along with Phoebe in this silly and heartwarming tale as she navigates bullies and self-doubt.

In this book you will find:

Positive behavior modeling
Relatable characters and situations
Capti... more

Osu

by Sensei Sarhn

"Osu" is an empowering young adult novel that follows 16-year-old Olive, a loner who feels her life is over when her family moves from the bustling city to the sleepy town of Buxton, Australia. Her perspective changes when she discovers a local karate dojo, which becomes her sanctuary. As Olive's natural talent shines, she forms a deep connection with Boyan, the enigmatic adopted son of her sensei. However, just as Olive begins to find her place, a devastating secret threatens everything she has... more

Are We Friends?

by Rachael Tarfman-Perez

Gia, is the main character in the book, and she meets two children next door to her house. She and her new "friends" learn what it means to be a good friend by sharing, being kind, and taking turns.

Where When It Rains

by John F Duffy

Riley could have been a professional skateboarder if he hadn’t hit his head and woken from a coma with crippling vertigo. Trapped in Phoenix and hoping to pursue his passion from behind the lens, he accidentally lands in the orbit of a narcissistic model where he is captured by the glitz of parties, drugs, and sex. His new friends are equally without direction, and together they drift from night to night in an alcohol fueled hunt for meaning. When chance offers him a shot at real love - and a re... more

The Tearful Trail

by Jonita Mullins

The Tearful Trail continues the gripping story of the dark chapter of American history called the Trail of Tears. Forced to leave their homelands in the southeastern states, the Cherokees, Choctaws and Creeks, and the friends who support them, must take a path marked by sorrow and danger. Caught in the maelstrom of this critical time, the Indians struggle to build new lives in the west and the missionaries who work among them face hardships of their own. While Cyrus and Electra Kingsbury walk t... more

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by Mary Catherine Rolston

This is the story of two spunky best friends named Catherine. They are nicknamed Happy Cat and Merry Cat. They love to dress up, drink tea and eat sandwiches and sweets. Their dream is to experience high tea. They devise a plan to earn money to make their dream a reality. Once in the tea shop munching on the delicacies, they are caught by their moms. They learn an important safety lesson, to look at their parents in the eye when telling them where they are going.

In Search of Something Green

by Mary Catherine Rolston

Matthew heads to the cottage for a week with his grandparents, Grandpoobee and Nanabanana. Will he overcome his fears of swimming in the lake and jumping off the dock? Does his nightly search for something green bring him luck in overcoming his fear? “I’m on a search for something green, A four-leaf clover that is rarely seen. It is said that for those who find such a charm That luck will stay and protect from harm.”

The Life of Gronsky

by Bill Engleson

Gilbert Gronsky has taken up writing late in life and decides in 2021 to spread his writerly wings and enter a three-day novel contest over the Labour Day Weekend. As he writes his ‘novella,’ a mystery, his life alternates between emerging mini-chapters, minor interruptions, his passion for the US Open tennis tournament, his lover, his friend, and, at one point, a shocker of a visitor in his garage. In November, Gronsky fashions a more complex crime novel set in post-war Canada, 1946-48. As he ... more

12 Days to Christmas

by Rebecca Alexandru

Traditions may change…but memories last forever. Christmas is Mira’s favorite time of the year. Except this year. It’s the first time she will spend the holiday without her mother. Even though she doesn’t feel the joy of the season, she must lead the traditional 12 Days to Christmas festival in her small town––from a cookie exchange commemorating the WW1 Christmas Day Truce to a vintage game night remembering the 1968 moon orbit, along with ten other community events celebrating the history o... more

When the Grass Is Rising: A Portrait of Young Sam Houston

by Rose Gonsoulin

Long before he defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, a rebellious sixteen-year-old Sam Houston ran away from home. For three years he lived in the wilds of East Tennessee as an adopted son of the Cherokee. At nineteen, without any formal education, he taught school to earn money to pay off his debts and then made a lasting impression on General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.

The Legend of Robin Goodfellow

by Phineas Cricket

The Legend of Robin Goodfellow recounts the coming-of-age of the beloved character from English folklore as he struggles to come to terms with who he is. Growing up on the fringes of a 12th century English manor, Robin is the only child of the village wise woman, and an outcast. When tragedy strikes, leaving him at the mercy of his superstitious neighbors, he must use his wits and his magic to survive.

The Ballad of Thomas Patrick Downing

by Des A Ryan

The Ballad of Thomas Patrick Downing is a true story. Born into post famine Ireland, Downing moved from Adare, County Limerick to Savannah, Georgia at the tender age of three. The move was precipitated by an unfortunate brush with O’Donovan Rossa and the Fenian movement. Growing up in Savannah, against the backdrop of the American Civil War, Downing experienced the cruelty of slavery and then watched as the slaves were emancipated around him. Thomas Patrick Downing left Savannah and m... more

Chains of Fate

by Melissa Cole

In the shadowy alleys of 1770 London, destiny is a thief in the night... Orphaned and thrust into the darkest corners of the city, Thomas Everhart’s life takes a dramatic turn when he’s torn from his homeland and shipped across the Atlantic to toil in the green prisons of a Virginia tobacco plantation. Bound by chains but driven by an unyielding spirit, Thomas becomes the spark of rebellion among the oppressed. With freedom in sight, Thomas and his comrades embark on a daring escape, pursu... more

Alcibiades, Mon Amour

by Tobias Maxwell

Alan Chadwick, a sophomore at a private Ivy League college in 1978 Massachusetts, is hypnotized at the start of the academic year while attending a philosophy department party. Under the exotic spell of Dr. Lisa Gibson, he travels back in time to Ancient Greece and soon finds his identity caught between past and present lives. His college’s production of Plato’s Symposium only complicates matters, plunging Alan and his closest friends, Todd and Ginnie, into the psychological abyss, along with hi... more

The Gilded Age Promise: Kopp Chronicles

by Gregory Kopp

The promise of the Gilded Age evokes a worldwide exhilarating time of technological advancement and economic expansion. American society is transforming from focusing on small rural farms to an urban one dominated by large corporations resulting in even more inequality between the wealthy and middle-class. Discriminatory segregation and immigration laws enacted by misguided and corrupt political leaders threaten to tarnish the American dream. Nevertheless, charismatic American women activists ar... more

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