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Sophie Washington:The Snitch

by Tonya Ellis

There’s nothing worse than being a tattletale… That’s what 10-year-old Sophie Washington thinks until she runs into Lanie Mitchell, a new girl at school. Lanie pushes Sophie and her friends around at their lockers, and even takes their lunch money. If they tell, they are scared the other kids in their class will call them snitches, and won’t be their friends. And when you’re in the fifth grade, nothing seems worse than that. Excitement at home keeps Sophie’s mind off the trouble with Lanie... more

Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee

by Tonya Duncan Ellis

Sign up for the spelling bee? No way!

If there's one thing 10-year-old Texan Sophie Washington is good at, it's spelling. She's earned straight 100s on all her spelling tests to prove it. Her parents want her to compete in the Xavier Academy spelling bee, but Sophie wishes they would buzz off.

Her life in the Houston suburbs is full of adventures, and she doesn't want to slow down the action. Where else can you chase wild hogs out of your yard, ride a bu... more

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Both Hands for Me

by Malia Simon

Both Hands for Me is a philosophically rich story of a young woman who becomes indebted to her dead father to carry out a suicide mission. Protagonist Taissa is dedicated to carrying on her father's theory of the end of the world after he commits suicide, planning to follow his orders to end her life as soon as one person believes her. She decides to live with the homeless in a desperate attempt to find that one person. She latches on to a young, armless, bug-eyed boy named Dragonfly as the pros... more

Confederate Vampires in Space

by Havelock Mandamus

In this playful mix of genres, the lives of three college friends and their enigmatic professor are caught up in an increasingly surreal mystery. Marcel is the bold, passionate woman determined to succeed. Zach is the holy fool whose creative writing just might change everything. Robert is the steady presence on whom they both rely. They are the Professor's favorites, and his expectations are high. But his students' promising futures are not so easily realized. A thwarted kiss. A raging bonfire.... more

Believe

by Annaliese Darr

Springen O'Flaherty has the ability to see auras. As a child she lived in a Popsicle world where the kids were swathed in brilliant colors and the grown-ups were a fuzzy pastel. Later, her psychic powers multiplied and resulted in a life of secrets and half-truths–of otherworldly sights and experiences. Spring was resigned to the status quo until she met Jed Collinsworth. Now she wants that two-kids and a minivan life, but to accomplish her goal she has to be honest with the man she loves. ... more

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by Zach Baynes

"My Life as Steve Keller" is one man’s journey through twelve cities, three decades, and four lovers, all while living with the realities of climate change and technology. The stories about food and history will make you want to travel and the charming dialogue will make you smile. The book depicts two of the most basic needs in life that neither technology nor the passing of time can erase: the need to be loved and the need to be protected.

Cheerful Christmas Carols

by Sir. Edgar Allan Shakespeare

Many years before A Christmas Carol takes place, we learn the untold story of Ebenezer's late wife, Ebelina. Ebelina is just as mean and hateful as Ebenezer himself, more so some dare say. This Christmas Eve she will be paid a visit from her past, in the form of her 9-year-old niece, Mckinley. Mckinley tries to uncover why Ebelina is so cold-hearted and to help her see the true meaning of Christmas. Can the love of a young child rekindle the tiny embers of love that still smolder within E... more

Light And Dark: 21 Short Stories

by C.G.Harris

What would you do if you saw a man push his wife overboard…or were you mistaken? A game of cat and mouse on a cruise ship ensues in Suspicion - is it the perfect murder?; a traveller stumbles across a chilling gothic tragedy in Lighthouse Eddy; a veteran of Afghanistan discovers who really cares in The New Samaritan; A Good Russian plots to save the country he loves; and a Manhattan detective discovers something about himself during his latest case in The Lady in the Room. By turn humorous, my... more

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by John Banks

A 1000-year-old Viking is discovered frozen on the slopes of Mt. Hood, Oregon – three thousand miles further west than any previously known European Viking-Age exploration. While the world is focused on this remarkable discovery, Josh Kinninger’s world is falling apart. Three personal tragedies have left him bitterly angry and emotionally unmoored. Inspired by the Viking discovery, Josh plans a desperate western journey of his own to wreak a bizarre vengeance on the morally corrupt individua... more

Jeremiah Strout and The Curse of The Golden Harp

by Karen T. Harter

When twelve-year-old Jeremiah Strout’s mom drags him to a boring new town, the only upside is the awesome mansion they now live in—and how many people the formerly-boring Jeremiah can impress with it. But when he finds a dusty old harp in the basement and strikes the strings, Jeremiah realizes that his awesome new mansion may be more dangerous than it appears. A huge beast of a man emerges out of nowhere, all wild hair and crazed eyes. Convinced that Jeremiah’s family stole the harp from his... more

Sin Against the Race

by Gar McVey-Russell

Alfonso Rutherford Berry III—son of a city councilman, grandson of the state’s first African American legislator—believes that history has ordained for him but one life, and it ain’t his first love: dancing. But after a series of tragedies, starting with the death of his fierce, out cousin Carlton, his assumptions explode in his face along with his closet door. In the process, he makes new friends, finds love, and discovers his own voice. Written in taut prose steeped in history and curren... more

Red Rock Road, Light Blue Sea

by Nowick Gray

Midlife Canadians in a fledgling relationship, Wilson and Noella trek the wild edges of Spain and Portugal, a honeymoon-flavored pilgrimage of creative inspiration. Navigating between bliss and burnout, they retreat to the island of Formentera, where their rustic cottage proves a crucible of reinvention: of self, of love, of new art.

The Last Book: Further Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

by Nowick Gray

Thomas Mann’s unfinished European classic takes a speculative turn to a dystopian future, via a 70s joyride through middle America. Precocious con-man Felix Krull meets his match in Sophie Vaughan, astral temptress and first woman president. Together they must choose sides in the looming battle between the ruling Hierarchy and the rebellious Panarchists.

When Rick Was Sick: With Stemmie, the Little Stem Cell

by Auntielynny (Lyn Darnall)

"When Rick was Sick" is a story about a little boy who was always tired. One night Rick had a dream about Stemmie and his Wellness Team. Stemmie told Rick about all the things that would help his little cells be strong and healthy so that Rick could be strong and healthy. Soon Rick was feeling so strong that he and his friends wanted to be like Stemmie's Wellness Team and help the entire world be healthy and happy.

Outlaws

by Edmund Fairfax

This satiric literary novel is a fast-paced coming-of-age tale in a picaresque vein, set for the most part in the England of 1645, during the height of the English Civil War. The discovery of a sex crime—and a case of sexual “deviance”—brings two green youths into a collision course with the law, culminating in outlawry. Their attempt to extricate themselves backfires, setting in motion a series of comic yet dark adventures through a topsy-turvy world of legal corruption, organized crime, religi... more

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