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Thirty-Five Days To Baltimore
35 Días De Camino A Baltimore
NAUTILUS SILVER MEDAL WINNER!
 
In 2004, seventeen-year-old Alexis Portillo embarks on a harrowing  journey from Honduras to Baltimore in the hopes of starting a better life. Over a decade later, Alex recounts his story to author...
BLANKET OF STARS

Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Award GOLD Medal! Best Picture Book!


Join Little Bird, Little Fox and Little Bunny as they get ready for bed. Lull your little ones to sweet sleep with the lush illustrations and soothing lullabies of...
Billy Budd in the Breadbox
Eleanor has a mystery to solve. Her beloved grandfather is hiding a secret, but where? Will she find it the folds of his black coat? Tucked in his wiry gray beard?
Or does it lie behind the sparkle in his eyes? Join curious Eleanor as she is transported into the stories, vivid imagination and heart of one of...
Simon Says
Tails Told By The Red Lion Inn Ambassador

Simon Says is the true story of Simon Treadway Gato, the lobby ambassador at the famous, historic Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 

"My name is Simon. I came to The Red Lion Inn quite a number of years ago and found the place so entirely to my liking that I never left."...

Weeping Under This Same Moon

Soon to be a feature film!!

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ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Gold Medalist ...

The Adventures of Charlie & Moon
Facing the Qunicequonces

I didn't write this wacky book, but I spent a year editing it with Australian author-filmmaker, Martin Meader. http://www.martinmeader.com 

It's the hilarious story of a boy named Charlie and a very special eagle named Moon. Together they have to...

Thomas and Autumn

Thomas wants a chicken, but not just any chicken. Thomas wants a Silkie Bantam. Thomas has five dollars to take to the poultry show. Will he find the perfect chick?

Thomas & Autumn is the story of a little farm boy and his very special chicken. Perfect for early readers, especially for those who love...

"A Free Woman On God's Earth"
The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman

"A Free Woman On God's Earth" is a juvenile biography for ages 8 and up containing over 40 illustrations. It is the story of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, the enslaved African woman who had the courage and conviction to speak what was in her heart, suing for her freedom in a Massachusetts...

Elephants of the Tsunami

Elephants of the Tsunami, by Jana Laiz, illustrated by Tara Cafiero, was written after the South Asian Tsunami disaster of 2004 in order to help the victims, both human and animal. It is the true story of eight amazing Thai working elephants that rescued many people who otherwise would have been...

The Twelfth Stone

The faerie world is fading. Human greed is giving rise to the evilest of faeries. Only Rionnag’s marriage will prevent earth’s doom. But she will have none of it.

The Twelfth Stone is a Celtic American fantasy, adventure, romance and cautionary faerie tale for young adults & adults...

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