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"Gayle Callen is wonderful!"
-Cathy Maxwell
USA Today bestseller Gayle Callen is not only a longtime favorite among avid readers of historical romance the world over, she's a multiple award-winner as well, having won both the Holt Medallion and the Laurel Wreath Award. With Return of the Viscount, she kicks off a wonderfully sexy series set in Victorian England, where the destinies of three battle-scarred soldiers lead them to the women fated to...
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Jacob skunk is a dreamer. He is a little bit lazy and his brothers are very different than Jacob. One is a hard worker the other is an avid reader. When Jacob tells his brothers about how he is going to get to the moon, they get really excited and they all pitch in to help Jacob full fill his dream. They learn that if they all work together, they can really get the job done.
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Living on Mars is such a drag! That's where Miri lives with her exobiologist parents who were transferred to the red planet for work. One day while doing her chores with her robotic dog Ruff, she makes a startling discovery that will make her re-evaluate whether living on Mars is so bad, after all! With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page sci-fi book will capture the interest of both reluctant and avid readers who enjoy...
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This entertaining kids book follows the story of Titan, a young boy that doesn't want to wear his glasses and hides them because he is afraid his friends will make fun of him. Despite his parents' efforts, he refuses to wear his new glasses. Will the encouragement of a thoughtful teacher and his friends be enough to change his mind?
An avid reader who is a mother and author who enjoys wiring books that contain poetry and educational tools for...
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Jeremiah works for the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad. But the new steam engine has arrived, and his horses won't be pulling freight down the tracks anymore. Will he be able to adapt to change brought about by this new technology, or will he be sidetracked? This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal to both reluctant and avid readers who enjoy historical fiction stories. The hi-lo text is perfect for students who need high-interest, low-readability...
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This book is an exciting adventure as well as very informative, as it is grounded in science as well as Science-fiction; it guarantees the avid reader who wants his hunger for adventure as well as his quest for real science fully quenched.
Fully activate your seat-belt as well as your neck-belt as this is an adventure in what exactly happens mathematically as well as in experience when you are going at 99.9999999 the speed of light!
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TOM ANSTETT'S "Stop Whining; Start Winning" encourages honest self-reflection while offering a variety of tips from various angles for teachers and coaches. Sections such as "Inspire," "Communicate," and "Relish" will encourage thought and various emotions.
Whether you are a teacher, coach, parent, or administrator, or just an avid reader in search of a thought-provoking book, "Stop Whining; Start Winning" should find a place on your lap, in your...
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Born into slavery on a Maryland farm, Josiah Henson (1789–1883) worked as a foreman, married, and became a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Faced with the prospect of separation from his family, Henson fled with his wife and children to Ontario, where he became a leader in the Afro-Canadian community. The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself first appeared in 1849. The book's avid...
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The nursery rhyme characters in the magical town of Fable have one job, and that's to rhyme. But when the town loses its license to rhyme, Little Miss Muffet must team up with Spider to fix the problem. Will their solution save the day--or cause even more chaos? This 32-page chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative stories featuring classic, familiar characters. Reluctant and avid readers who enjoy humorous stories will not be able to...
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When Ralph's and Luna's science fair project doesn't work, they travel back in a time machine to see how inventors from the past have dealt with failure. After meeting Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Lambert, Marie Van Brittan Brown, they're inspired to try again. This fantasy fiction book will appeal to science fans and budding scientists while teaching them about persistence, success, and failure. This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal...
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The nursery rhyme characters in the magical town of Fable have one job, and that's to rhyme. But when the town loses its license to rhyme, Little Miss Muffet must team up with Spider to fix the problem. Will their solution save the day--or cause even more chaos? This 32-page chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative stories featuring classic, familiar characters. Reluctant and avid readers who enjoy humorous stories will not be able to...
52) Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret that Tore a Family Apart
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An army brat-turned-marine, he saw combat in Vietnam, and returned a decorated soldier. An avid reader, his dreams of being an acclaimed novelist came true. His desire to find love was fulfilled when he married brilliant executive Kathleen Atwater, the first female student accepted at Duke University's School of Engineering. The Petersons seemed the ideal academic couple- well-respected, prosperous, and happy.
All that came crashing down in December...
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This is the first Installment of Episode 1 of the Quantumvator 1 Series. If you love Science-Fiction, and especially Teenage Science-Fiction, I am sure, you will love this series.This episode is an exciting read about a teenage scientist whlo builds his own quantum elevator - he named Quantumvator - which didin't just go up and down but went in any direction; But can Whiz make it leave our universe in the Fourth Dimension and penetrate the Fifth Dimension?...
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Inside are sixteen entertaining short stories that I've written over the past few years. You'll find the stories teeming with delight and among the most original short stories you'll ever read: someone being blackmailed, a teenage girl digging a tunnel, a boy and a girl on a school bus, a man renting a . . . well, you'll see. Although I'm an avid reader, I read mostly nonfiction, which has helped me immensely in weaving my fiction stories together....
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In this historical fiction book, Mary Shelley and her husband Percy travel to meet Lord Byron at his home by Lake Geneva, Switzerland. When Lord Byron challenges his guests to write a ghost story, Mary's story is inspired by a dream she had. A dream of a doctor, working in his lab on a dark, stormy night. This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative retellings of historical events. Reluctant and avid readers who...
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In this hi-lo book, Anna is the youngest crewmember on a team of the brightest scientists exploring a distant planet. Just when her robot cat finally finds a live specimen, he goes missing. It's up to Anna to lead a rescue mission to bring him back before he is lost for good. With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page sci-fi book will capture the interest of both reluctant and avid readers who enjoy science fiction stories...
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In this historical fiction book, Mary Shelley and her husband Percy travel to meet Lord Byron at his home by Lake Geneva, Switzerland. When Lord Byron challenges his guests to write a ghost story, Mary's story is inspired by a dream she had. A dream of a doctor, working in his lab on a dark, stormy night. This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative retellings of historical events. Reluctant and avid readers who...
58) Dunes of Fire
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Dunes of Fire was completed in the summer of June 2016, after two years of composing its plot and characters. Just like a vintage wine, this book will draw you into its plot as you turn every page. The book is a fiction, historical, fantasy, and romance-one to put in your personal library for generations. It is also a great gift for the avid readers. It will become a best seller.
Who built the Pyramids and the Sphinx in Africa? What if teachers came...
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This story is applicable to everyone. It teaches how to became sophisticated and intelligent from a historic example. Alexander the Great was a prince and a king. But, regardless of his status he worked much harder than his commoners did. He studied seriously, developed great desire for knowledge, was avid reader, loved philosophy, science, art, and debates. During his short life (he died at age 32) he never lost a battle and concurred the world....
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Andy McQuitty is a husband, father, and grandfather; an avid reader, tennis-court rat, golfer, writer, and Harley rider. But his favorite pastime is being with his family. Andy earned his Th.M and D.Min degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary where he received the C. Sumner Wemp Award in personal evangelism as well as the John G. Mitchell Award for outstanding scholarship and effectiveness in ministry. Andy has served as a youth pastor in Tacoma,...