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Roxie’s Spring Break in Pure Michigan By: D. C. Swanson Roxie is on her way to the great outdoors for the first time ever! There are many adventures—and a few challenges for her human parents—in the wilderness. But Roxie has lots of fun in the snow with her doggy brothers and sisters....

Amusing Animals By: Dorothy Thompson White Author Dorothy Thompson White is elated to be the author of these short stories for children. Only one of her stories, The Outgoing Octopus, is fiction. The others, Twitty Chose Jenny and The Faithful Church Cat, are true stories. White believes that...

The Adventures of Jake Hawks by Jake Hawks   Jake Hawks knows Bigfoot are real. He’s been reading about them for years. When he and some friends encounter some strange things in the woods on a fishing trip, Jake knows the time has come for him to prove the existence...

Collection of Poetry by Jim Johnson   Collection of Poetry is the timeline of Jim Johnson’s life. Much like the roller coaster that is life, the lines of his Collection of Poetry has both ups and downs. Sometimes joyful and sometimes melancholic, Collection of Poetry...

The Stranger’s Magic Stick By: Carol Doumlele A young boy selling baskets with his grandfather meets an interesting stranger with a mysterious stick in his pocket. One day, the man tells Joshua that he has been chosen to receive the stick.  Joshua’s grandfather recalls an old man from...

King Rooster and Little Chicken by Les C. Newvine   King Rooster and Little Chicken uses an animal family to explore themes of perseverance, bullying, unconditional love, and forgiveness. Little Chicken experiences bullying and neglect from his father, King Rooster, and...

Trapped in a Happy Life by Michael F. Duffy   In his memoirs, Trapped in a Happy Life, Michael F. Duffy reflects fondly and funnily upon his formative years in Philadelphia. Between the dangerous games played in the streets of his neighborhood to the terror he endured...

A Lawyer in Pinstripes By: Larry M. Roth When Larry M. Roth receives a trip to New York Yankees Fantasy Camp for his birthday, a humorous and touching journey begins for the 59½-year-old lawyer as he tries to get back into baseball shape after a 40-year layoff. Readers will find themselves...

Basteele the French Bulldog: Book 2 – My New Sister By: Sharon Rojohn Basteele is back with a new adventure - and a new title: Big brother! But for Basteele, the experience of getting a new sister is not a welcomed one. Follow along as he confronts the challenges that come with the addition...

Bitter Sweet By: Linda Tofanelli So much to love and yet now I can see feelings felt so long ago as once more wings begin to spread But now the eyes I looked up to so long ago now look to me for love and trust I will not fly away The collection of poems in Bitter Sweet is just...

Lucy Goes to the Beach by Michael Gilbert   Lucy’s back again. Solving another big mystery, but this time in the white, sandy beaches of the mighty Atlantic Ocean. After forming a friendship with the lifeguard, Lucy soon realizes her new friend has been betrayed by the...

“Me” Too in Japan By: William Ballard “Me” Too in Japan is for anyone who is interested in modern Japanese culture, society, and more, especially from a gay point of view. Author William Ballard attempts to show how living in Matsuyama, Japan, from 1985 to 2002 affected and changed...

Flight to Freedom by Ellen Oppenheimer   Flight to Freedom is the story of author Ellen Oppenheimer’s family’s escape from the Nazis starting in Germany, 1933. They settled in Paris. When war was declared they left Paris and followed the same route that was shown in...

One Life’s Journey by Leanne Harshbarger   The poetry in One Life’s Journey was penned based on the life and worldly travels of the author.  As a young college graduate, she decided to travel to France for a year expanding her education while experiencing European...