Karen Cogan: 50 books

My purpose in writing this study guide is to explore how our experiences as earthly parents lead to an understanding of God’s parental nature. We may not understand the reason for God’s answers just as our children may not understand the answers we give them. The development of trust is our goal....

Ellen's palms grew damp as she stared into the inky darkness. The light above her head lit only the top of the stairs. The basement lay below.She shivered, hating the thought of going down all alone. She listened for sounds of moaning or clanking and heard nothing. Still, it was dark and spooky down there and she had the feeling someone was watching and waiting.

Parenting can be an eye-opening experience. My purpose in writing this devotional and study guide is to compare our experiences as earthly parents to God’s leading and teaching of His children. The similarities give insight into God’s parental nature. In Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) Jesus says, “This,...

A rich and startling monologue from award-winning actor and playwright Karen Cogan. Cork, 1998. An obsessive odyssey through the city. Dancing on tables, 3 a.m. breakfast rolls and waking up, polluted, on the wrong person’s doorstep. Brenda and her ferocious best pal are part of the city...

Young Katrina is devastated when she is taken from her mother and placed in the custody of her father and stepmother. The only comfort she gains is from the little boy she meets at school. Katrina never forgets her mother or her determination to find her. When she succeeds, things are not as she expects. Now there is only one person who can fill her emptiness....the boy from her past.

Ashley is devastated when she loses her sister in an automobile accident. Her only consolation is gaining shared custody of her small nephew, Jack. She shares this custody with his uncle. The playboy reputation of Jack's uncle unsettles Ashley. However, as she gets to know David, she begins to question...

When Lissa arrives in New Mexico,, her grandmother is recovering from a mild illness so Grandma's young friend, Jason, picks Lissa up from the airport. Though Lissa's attraction to him is immediate, she refuses to be tempted into romance. with a man in a creative profession. She knows from experience...

Ashley grieves the loss of her sister. Her only comfort is the little nephew who is left in her care. Since she works at home, she is able to watch Jack during the day and it is truly a labor of love. Now that he has lost his mother, she is determined to raise him as her sister would wish. The downside...

Lissa is transferred from Houston to a small, New Mexico city where her grandmother lives. When Lissa arrives at the airport her grandmother is suffering from a mild illness and Lissa is met by her grandmother's young friend, Jason. Lissa is immediately attracted to Jason. However, she is dismayed...

This 30,000 word middle-grade story explores the value of young and old geting to know each other. In this story, a young girl, Stephanie, is eager to move back to her hometown. She is thrilled when the opportunity arrives. Her enthusiasm evaporates, however, when she discovers her best friend has...

Sunny is a seahorse who roams the ocean with his friends. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about Biblical principles. Beginning in volume one, Shrimp discovers that being small in size does not mean he is not valuable. He also learns that it is all right to accept help from his friends.

Jessica Smith has put up with a drug abusing mother for a long time. When she is taken to the Child Welfare Center, her world is turned upside down . Feeling like a captured bird, she keeps away from the other girls as she struggles with feelings of loneliness and despair Then comes the unwelcome...

Crystal is heartbroken when her dad says they have to move. Everything she loves is in Glenville, especially her best friend, Jill. She prays they won't have to go. The day the moving van arrives is the worst day of her life. In a new school, she isn't happy even though she has made a few friends....

Taylor Armstrong likes to write adventure stories. He hangs a sign on his door when he’s not at school so he won’t be disturbed while writing his book about a kidnapped prince. Unfortunately, Taylor has problems with a bully at school. Arlo threatens Taylor if he won’t do homework for him. Follow...