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Let There Be Owls Everywhere: Another Book of Poems

by Ken Priebe

From the creator of Gnomes of the Cheese Forest and Other Poems comes a second volume of whimsical illustrated poetry to delight young readers of all ages. Here there be more monsters and bumps in the night, including a ghost train, a closet full of skeletons, a princess, a dragon, a shepherd, the wretched horrible Hickle-Snort, and owls. Owls everywhere. All of these characters and many more are to be found within this treasured collection.

Life as an Ashaninka, what an adventure!

by Alexandra Goreing

Life as an Ashaninka, what an adventure! This story is set in the Peruvian amazon jungle. The curious and enthusiastic Alex dreams of the opportunity to escape from the city and visit the Ashaninka Tribe. Her dream finally comes true; she takes a trip to the amazon jungle where she is amazed by all the different animals and food, the traditions of the Ashaninka Tribe, and their life in harmony with nature.

King of the Blind

by Caiseal Mor

While a young blacksmith is bedridden with smallpox he experiences a bizarre vision in which he accepts the patronage of two ancient and powerful mythical beings. In exchange for being granted a great talent for music he is healed of his affliction and guaranteed a long and happy life. There’s only one detail of the contract he didn’t quite understand. He awakens to discover he can no longer see. Based on a true story.

Peppa Inez's Universoul Hair

by Candace Hagy

Peppa Inez is a young girl who struggles to accept her naturally nappy and tightly coiled hair. She soon discovers with the help of some "new" friends that she is most beautiful when she can accept herself just as she was meant to be! See how Peppa Inez overcomes her insecurities about how she looks-on her summertime journey to understanding herself.

TORC the CAT saves the bunny

by Nona

TORC the CAT bravely saves a defenseless bunny from the claws of his arch nemesis, Greedy Tom. "TORC the CAT saves the bunny" is the first book from the "TORC the CAT short stories" book series, and is based on true events. This book, as well as the broader series, focuses on teaching values, such as kindness and friendship. These wonderful short stories can be a helpful tool for parents who are trying to instill important values and morals in their children.

Purple Hearted Man

by Jack McDaniel

Purple has a difficult job: He was placed here to take down the One-Eyed God. It’s his mission and he won’t fail. It’s a lonely road for someone like him—a healer—but he has help. The hippies are his friends: Chloe the yogi, Wheat the candlestick maker, and Berrydream, who is in retail. And he has his tribe: Charlotte, Stranger and Jackson. Eventually, the tigers that roam the city might become allies, too. Who can say, tigers are fickle.

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The Maid of the Mist

by Melissa Franckowiak

The Maid of the Mist is a vibrant picture book created from Native American legend, oral tradition and fiction, and tells the story of Lelewala, the Native American princess who survived a fall from Niagara Falls in her canoe.

Black Volta

by Pete KJ

A murderer returns to Africa, seeking atonement for killing an innocent. Now that Carlos has emptied out his life, his past torments him. He can’t go forward until he goes back—to Ghana—to own up to crimes he committed as a young man. A woman escapes poverty in Africa, but is trapped in a life supporting those she left behind. Liz left Ghana and is now a successful career woman in the USA. Freed from the daily oppression of scarcity, she remains under the vice-grip power of her hoarding... more

The Exarch's Son: Heraclius of Carthage Battles the False Emperor

by Matthew Jordan Storm

Seventy years after the fall of the West, the Emperor Justinian and General Belisarius had nearly stitched the Empire back together when the Black Plague hit, killing half Rome's citizens, bringing the Empire to her knees and evil to Caesar's throne. “The Exarch’s Son” follows the tale of Heraclius, son of the Exarch of Carthage, born into this humbled Rome, and his quest to rescue the Empire from the clutches of the tyrant Emperor Phocas. Young Heraclius sails to Constantinople to confront Phoc... more

All About the Benjamins

by Zev Good

Meet the Benjamins.

It has been less than a year since Susan Benjamin succumbed to cancer and her family has yet to come to terms with her death—and their own secrets. Her daughter Amy, reeling from a divorce, struggles to parent her teenaged son without controlling him as Susan had controlled Amy. Her son Adam, thirtysomething and gay, feels untethered in his mother’s absence and drifts through a series of unrewarding jobs and relationships even though he craves love and stabil... more

Not-Quite-Supermodel

by Kathy Tong

Not-Quite-Supermodel follows Alex Emmerson’s quest for stardom. Alex is painfully awkward, exquisitely unfashionable, and she’s never fit in anywhere. When a smooth-talking model scout discovers her slicing fish at a Canadian Safeway, she offers Alex the chance at a career she never knew she wanted.

Armed with a suitcase full of neuroses, Alex sets off to reinvent herself in the Big Apple. Buyer beware: it’s a runway to hell but perdition does have its perks.&nbs... more

Blue Moon

by Jenny Knipfer

The year is 1885, and unwed Vanessa Gulet must surrender her newborn son to her married twin sister, Valerie, to raise. A seed of bitterness grows in Vanessa. When the opportunity arises for her to have what she’s always wanted, Vanessa takes it despite the consequences to her family, getting more than she bargained for. Meanwhile, Valerie, overcome with loss and grief, faces the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Will she and her husband forge through their trials, or will life’s upsets cause ... more

Ruby Moon

by Jenny Knipfer

Ruby Moon embodies a tale of grief, guilt, greed, and redemption. During the mid 1890’s, Jenay, a young woman of mixed French and Ojibwe descent, must survive the trauma of causing a horrific accident. She must find where her strength lies in order to face the challenges life brings her or be washed away like driftwood on the tumultuous shores of Lake Superior. Life’s richest dramas play out under the banner of two ruby colored moons and become the hidden gems which forge her into a mature stron... more

Building Towers by Rolling Dice

by Logan Rosenstein

Building Towers by Rolling Dice tells a story about a boy named Tyler as he navigates a series of life altering moments, forcing him to face his anxiety and depression head on. It takes the reader inside his head as he weighs his social choices, attempts to mask his pain from devastating loss, and face the hard choice of getting psychotherapy and taking anti-depressants. Originally written as the author's gift of his privacy for a loved one facing similar struggles, it attacks hard to discus... more

A Shadow Beyond

by Emma-Nicole Lewis

Set in the present and during 1665 – 1666, when plague broke out in the Peak District village of Eyam, A Shadow Beyond is a moving and chilling story of sacrifice, love, obsession and tragedy. Lost in the folds of time, behind one village's brave sacrifice, is the tragic and chilling secret of Thornycroft Hall.... Locked away in the top quarters of Thornycroft, a large house on the edge of the historic village of Eyam, is a centuries old secret. Escaping the chaos of a complicated break... more

Social Work

by Thomas Duffy

Social Work is Thomas Duffy's seventh book. It is a moving story about a young man named Marc who meets a social worker named Lauren after his attempt at suicide. This story is an exploration of the bond between Marc and Lauren and the problems they face in trying to overcome the obstacles both of them experience trying to achieve their own personal happiness. It is set in New York City.

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