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  • I, Sarah Steinway

    by Mary Carter
    Seventy-five-year-old Sarah Steinway - - as in piano - - survives a catastrophic rise in sea levels and subsequent flooding of the entire San Francisco Bay Area during The Emperor Floods. She survives by retreating to her treehouse, high in the branches of a California Live Oak on the edge of the San Pablo Bay seasonal wetlands. She makes a life in her treehouse, alone, for almost five years, battling intruders and illness and hunger and boredom. She is strong, resourceful, and forcefully opinio... more

  • Renaissance Wonders and Humanist Wisdom

    by bernard andre ANCEL
    In 1506, Andrea, a Florentine student travels in Alsace, Bruges and Paris. He admires wonderful sites and masterpieces, becomes fan of polyphonic music and observes the rapid development of the printing industry. In Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, he meets the initiators of a map where a new continent is given a name : ‘America’ ! In this turning point of the Renaissance movement, the Imperial cities in Alsace are experiencing a period of properity thanks to their mutual solidarity and the dynamism of t... more
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    Do You Ever Wonder What Happens in the Barnyard at Night?

    by Christina Taber- Tabuchi
    A delightful rhyming tale of fun and curiosity. Children follow Eliza the little white mouse hidden on each page as she travels around the barnyard at night. Horses, goats, chickens and more all come to life in in ways you may have never imagined!

  • Blood Orange

    by Brenda Spalding
    Cocaine and the problems it brings are coming to rural Florida. It falls to Sheriff Gabe McAllister to find a way to stop the drugs from entering his county. A brave young woman, Nora Hollister, stands by his side in this fight to stop the Medline Cartel lead by Pablo Escobar. Together they try to protect their way of life and of those who work the groves. The DEA sends in their agents to help with a war on drugs and the dangerous Cartel that is moving in. In 1986 the Florida Orange groves are... more

  • Jane the Quene (The Seymour Saga Book 1)

    by Janet Wertman
    All Jane Seymour wants is a husband; but when she catches the eye of a volatile king, she is pulled deep into the Tudor court's realm of plot and intrigue....

  • A Thief's Game

    by Caylen D. Smith

    In a time of misfortune and loss, the kingdom of Bullan is ruled by a greedy and murderous king. He demands exorbitant taxes of his people and when his demands are not fulfilled, the consequences are severe. Death knocks on every door sooner or later, and unfortunately it was sooner for young Emersyn Hale. When the king’s guards killed her twin brother and her father, Emersyn was forced to hide and listen while Death did his work. Now, nine years later, eighteen-year-old Emersyn is a di... more

  • Imperfect Hearts

    by Caylen D. Smith
    The sea is calling. It has always been that way for Alexandria. But when circumstances of Aly's life pull her toward the ocean, what she discovers on the journey is not at all what she had in mind. She never dreamed she would find herself traveling with lawless men, or in the midst of adventures that carry her into an unknown and mystical world. Nor did Aly ever imagine the sacrifices she’d be willing to make to save one person. The person who understands her best. With the unfortunate truth of ... more

  • Vivir El Dream

    by Allison K. Garcia
    Linda Palacios crossed the border at age three with her mother, Juanita, to escape their traumatic life in Mexico and to pursue the American dream. Years later, Linda nears college graduation. With little hope for the future as an undocumented immigrant, Linda wonders where her life is going. Tim Draker, a long-unemployed businessman, has wondered the same thing. Overcome with despair, he decides to take his own life. Before he can carry out his plan, he changes course when he finds a job as ... more

  • Sister Carrie

    by William H. Coles
    Jessie becomes the ward of sister Carrie after their parents die. Jessie is determined, despite resenting that their brother and sisters refuse to support or care for Carrie, to raise Carrie with the Christian ideals and culture of their North Carolina heritage. But Carrie finds an Iranian young immigrant on the Internet and over Jessie's efforts to prevent the romance, Carries defiance and Jessie's stubborn resistance bring strife and danger to their lives.

  • The Russian Nurse

    by Brian Friedkin
    In this short 5,225 word novelette's first page Violetta, the Russian Nurse, runs into a friend, Rosa Green, who says to her: “Life has lost its meaning for me. I am going into this drug store here to buy sleeping pills to kill myself.” “What? You are going to kill yourself?” Violetta asks. “Yes, life has no value for me.” “Well, in that case, Mrs. Green, why not kill yourself like we do in Russia?” “How do you do it in Russia?” “First of all you drink some vodka. Then you eat big ... more

  • Oscar the Orange Octopus

    by RT Errill
    What is the name of the nerdy octopus living in the Great Big Blue Sea? Who will be with you when you need him? Who wants to be your very special friend? Oscar, that’s who!

  • Painted from Memories

    by Barbara Forte Abate
    She considers telling him the truth—that she isn’t the person he thinks she is—but in the end she doesn’t. To say something is to potentially say everything. And it is simply too late... The emotionally fractured casualty of a hideous childhood tragedy, Catherine has at last found her happy-ever-after in the person of Grayson Barnett, and it is the promise of a freshly polished future that compels her to bury the poisonous trail of her past beneath the purposeful lies and omissions she offers he... more

  • Asleep Without Dreaming

    by Barbara Forte Abate
    Fourteen year old Willa Burkett has been waiting her whole life to leave Hoosick Falls, a nowhere place that fails to hold even a single good memory. But, when a series of vengeful incidents stir Willa's mother Stella to impulsively pack-up and go, it is only to find themselves stranded in yet another ugly, near extinct town, only now, with a broken down car and no ready way out. Unable to move on until an alternate plan shows itself, they accept a job working for Omega Pearl Bodie, proprietr... more

  • The Secret of Lies

    by Barbara Forte Abate
    Propelled by an insurmountable sense of desperation, Stevie Burke is recklessly abandoning home, husband, and outwardly contented life under cover of night; at last resigned to defeat in her long battle against the tortured memories of the past. Days later, lost and floundering in a dreary motel room without plan or destination, it is a long ago song playing on the radio that gently tugs Stevie back through the dust of remembrance. 1957 - The last summer spent at the ancient house overlooking th... more

  • Sean Goes To Barcelona

    by Tanya Preminger
    Sean, an 8-year-old aspiring soccer player, goes on the trip of a lifetime! He travels to Barcelona, Spain, to watch a FC Barcelona soccer game and get an autograph from his hero, the celebrated forward Lionel Messi. The resourceful and determined kid that he is, Sean comes up with various creative ways to track down his hero and make his dream come true. But sometimes, as he will discover, life doesn’t go quite according to plan… Beautiful illustrations by Elettra Cudignotto.

  • Sean wants to be Messi

    by Tanya Preminger
    Sean, an imaginative, soccer-loving second grader, wants to be the great Leo Messi, and he’s working hard to accomplish his goal. He battles fears, bullies, nagging parents, and tiresome teachers in pursuit of his dream to become the best soccer player in the world. An engaging, relatable children’s book about soccer, practice, and inspiration. Beautiful illustrations by Elettra Cudignotto.

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