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Kobee Manatee: Shipwreck Sea Friends

by Robert Scott Thayer

Kobee Manatee and his pals, Tess the seahorse and Pablo the hermit crab are en route to Puerto Rico to explore the SS Antonio Lopez, a historic shipwreck from the 1898 Spanish-American War. The ship sits underwater about seven miles west of San Juan. On their Caribbean adventure, they meet several new sea friends, including a whale shark, an octopus, and a moray eel. But as Kobee and his buddies begin their thrilling exploration of the wreck, Kobee gets trapped ... more

Martha's Sister, Beloved Prodigal

by Patricia Annalee Kirk

A Fruity Fable

by Cass Maenius

A Fruity Fable is a humorous story about feuding fruits who overcome fear and adversity through accepting each other, embracing the unknown, sharing ideas, and remembering to bring joy to their experience. In doing so, they remember that each other's differences bring unique qualities to their world, as the characters realize they can all agree on the value of a positive attitude and friendship. *Fun, colorful, nutrient-filled, fruit superfood recipes included!

American Boomer: Coming of Age in the 50s

by William May

AMERICAN BOOMER captures the humorous side of coming of age during the late 1950’s. Enjoy many laughs as a young man tries to stay one step ahead of his parents, teachers, and the law, only to end up two or three steps behind. When the mysteries of religion, sex, and the world around him are rationalized within an immature mind and a wild imagination. American Boomer is a fun read meant to take you back to when the world moved at a much slower pace, cause you to smile often, and on occasion, mak... more

The Mark

by Eric Grissom

AS DARKNESS FALLS on the forest, a young trapper finds herself too far from the walls of her village to make the journey home. Instead, she decides to brave the cold, dark night alone in the mysterious woods. Unable to find fuel for her fire, she turns to an ancient, hallowed tree. A tree that her people have sworn to never touch. And never, ever, burn. The Mark is the story of what happens when that vow is broken.

Bye Bye Easter Bunny

by Sylvia Lane

Miss Biddy and all the chickens in the coop are tired of bunnies getting all the credit for Easter. They are not sitting down and taking it any more. They have a plan. It's time for a revolution! Bunnies beware-the chickens are taking over!

Crash Course: Volunteer Patriots Confront Deadly Terrorists

by John Gordon

CRASH COURSE is the story of three disaffected twenty-somethings and determined terrorist wannabes from Des Moines who intend to carry out a large-scale attack on San Francisco. They know the best day and the most effective method to create massive casualties and a long-term ecological disaster. Only Colin Hennessy, a downtrodden vagabond writer and a small flotilla of aging Coast Guard volunteers led by Jackson Boyd are positioned to thwart the Iowans’ plans. But the odds greatly favor the terr... more

Dead White Male

by Paul Wiebe

This is a humorous novel with large dollops of fantasy. In it, a high school English teacher discovers he is Shakespeare reincarnate. Wife and daughter unconvinced; pastor has serious doubts. Only his grandson maintains a simple, childlike faith.

Hometown Home Run (Based on a True Story)

by J. Frederick Weiss

Murdock Nolan was a fine young man living and working in the small Ohio town of Stone Harbour, which is nestled just south of Lake Erie’s western shoreline. Stone Harbour and its residents were special to Murdock as he had grown up just outside of the town on a farm with his father, mother, and brother. The country’s 200th year anniversary was fast approaching and he felt in his heart that the events he was planning could lift the spirits of the town’s people. It was his plan but the communit... more

Nursery Rhymes for Nice Little Mice

by Sylvia Lane

The Nursery Rhymes in this wonderfully illustrated book include may of those we all learned as small children, traditional nursery rhymes that have survived decades and even centuries and some rhymes were created by Grandma Mouse. All nursery rhymes in this book are illustrated for and read to all the little mice in our lives that love story time.

Christian Bride, Muslim Mosque

by Paul Wiebe

This is an autobiographical, coming-of-age novel in which a young rogue performs hijinks with his pals and finally learns why his great-grandma, a fine old Christian woman who spent her last years stretched out on a cot in her daughter's parlor all dolled up in a black dress and a little silk hat and giving off old lady smells, had been married in a mosque way hell and gone out in the wilds of Central Asia.

The Fisherman's Bride: The Untold Story of the Wife of Simon Peter

by Catherine Magia

She has no name. She is not even a footnote. Her tale is hidden behind the well-told fable of her husband, the man who would become Simon Peter, the first Apostle. Cast off by her family after shunning a wealthy suitor to marry a humble fisherman, her life is fraught with hardship. She endures her husband’s growing restlessness, fish shortages from the Sea of Galilee, and the oppression of an all-powerful Roman Empire over her people. Then her life is forever changed when her dying mother is... more

Th Silent Cry

by Clevelynn Rodgers

Look at the Sun

by Don Carswell

"Look at the Sun" may well be the world’s first coming-of-middle-age novel. It is a subtle, yet insightful, examination of the boundaries of free thought. On the surface it chronicles the hero’s contemporaneous parallel journeys- his poignant passage through a difficult chapter of life and his breathtaking trek through Central America, a dreamy but dangerous world of beauty and color. On a deeper level it is a thought-provoking exploration of what it truly means to think... more

The Art of Healing - A Novel

by Jeanne Felfe

Julianne Garvoli is content with her life as a pediatric nurse at a major metropolitan hospital. She is following her every dream, or so she believes. After her idyllic world is shattered, she must reconcile her lost past to rediscover her deepest passion. Jokob O'Callaghan, a world-renowned photographer, lives a life most could only imagine with his life-love, Keara—until cancer delivers a direct and devastating slam. He walls himself off, focusing solely on his art. When one of Jokob’s p... more

The Little Queen

by Meia Geddes

When her mother and father pass away, the little queen must figure out how to be a little queen. And so she begins her adventures, journeying away from her palace and into the world to determine how she should go about going on. The little queen soon encounters numerous folks who teach her a thing or two: the book sniffer, the dream writer, and the architect of silence are just a few. Along the way, the little queen finds friendship, love, and meaning in being a leader in her world. THE LITTL... more

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