Conducting the King by Julie Guardado Audrey Loveday dreams of becoming a symphonic conductor, but under the guidance of her father, she is closer to having a mental breakdown than leading an orchestra. Gut instinct and a bit of courage pushes her to break away in search of a female conductress to mentor her. Instead, she meets an elderly Southern man, an Elvis Tribute Artist, and a fiery backup singer, all of whom have dreams of their own and are counting on Audrey’s help to reach those … [Read more...]
White Pine: My Year as Lumberjack and a River Rat by Caroline Akervik
After Sevy Anderson's father breaks his leg in a sawmill accident, the fourteen-year-old must take his place with the rough and tumble lumberjacks and river rats who harvest the white pine forests of Wisconsin. The men of the Northwoods live hard and on the edge, and Sevy must prove his courage and his worth in the company of legends. Will he become the man he so longs to be? Will the other men ever accept him? And will he even survive his first winter in the Northwoods? Targeted Age … [Read more...]
I Will Fly – The Green Fin Fish Story by Elan Ezra
I Will Fly is the story of a fish named Joel, who watches the birds fly through the air above him, and wishes that he could join them. Of course Joel can't fly because he's a fish, but that doesn't stop him from trying, and concentrating, and believing, until one day Joel grows wings and joins the birds in the sky. The other fish find him somewhat unique in this quest but Hosea has faith in him. But what would happen when a fish leaves his natural environment for too long? Joel must return … [Read more...]
The See-Through Leopard by Sibel Hodge
From bestselling and award winning author, Sibel Hodge, comes a inspirational coming of age novel... Most sixteen-year-old girls are obsessed with their looks, but Jazz Hooper's obsessed for a different reason. After a car accident that kills her mum, Jazz is left with severe facial scars and retreats into a dark depression. Fearing what will happen if Jazz doesn't recover, her dad makes a drastic decision to move them from England to a game reserve in Kenya for a new start. And when Jazz … [Read more...]
Peter, Enchantment and Stardust – The Poems by William O’ Brien
This book is free on these days only - 09/28/2013 at midnight PST until 11:59 pm on 10/02/2013. If the dates are the same that means the book is free one day only. Peter, Enchantment and Stardust is a delightful collection of strange and mystical poems inspired by the children’s book Peter: A Darkened Fairytale. The author has created a variety of magical poems revealing new secrets of the hidden worlds from the first novel. Enchantment gives an insight of the some of the delights … [Read more...]
Interview with JoHannah Reardon – Book Author
Author Bio: JoHannah Reardon has been a writer/editor for over 20 years and has written 11 books in many genres. Her children's favorite is her Land of Neo series, written for 8-12 year olds. What inspires you to write? Everything! I will be going through the routines of my day, and suddenly an idea or concept will float into my imagination. Then I have to stop what I'm doing and write it down. Tell us about your writing process I write furiously. I get my ideas down onto paper as … [Read more...]
