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July 1 Steven Vanacker Ark, The Unauthorized Lexicon of Harry Potter
June 19 Rosanne Ferer, The New US Woman
May 26 Mallory King, Arts-to-Grow
April 27 Rebekah Hayden, Thirty Days In Thirty Ways To Improve Your Family
April 14 Deporta and Emika Porter, Mother and Daughter Relationships
March 19 Dr. Charlotte Thompson of LifeSense Strategies interviewed Ellen Leopold, Journalist,
March 14 Robert Kirby, The Tax Guy
March 12 Pam Hudson and Dr. Sabrina Black, Global World Project,
March 10 Patti, Balticon.org Advertising Director
PROGRAMS
Parents and teachers will love....
The Anna Mae Mysteries
by Lillian S. Cauldwell
Lillian Cauldwell writes with a voice that speaks to the rich
imagination of a child. A ten year old child's mind plays tricks. She
fears dark places in buildings where the grown-ups are not, because she
believes in ghosts and apparitions, and squeaking, creaking things that
could be a monster spider's joints. Yet, she yearns to find buried
treasure, or to make headlines in a good way, or to improvise and solve
a mystery.
One example of masterly "childlike" problem solving is the use of coat
hangers as divining rods.... Dowsing is such a cool thing for children!
Vivid images strike a chord in my memory, and linger in my mind of the
phantom fist, the schoolyard bully, the horror in the
air ducts, the dusty, thirsty hard work of digging in the fruit
cellar... for buried gold. It's "real", it's delightfully scary in the
way of all good and gripping page-turners, but it's not frightening.
Perhaps Lillian's writing is so believable, and so immediate because
Lillian pays attention to details - such as the ring on fourth finger
of ghostly black fist. Parents and teachers will love Lillian's
writing, too, not only because the children will be immediately engaged
by the mystery, but because of the tie-in with history, including
Jefferson Davis and Georgia's exciting past.
Lillian Cauldwell is a splendid storyteller, and my child and I are
eagerly looking forward to the next gripping tale in the series!
Rowena Cherry
http://www.rowenacherry.com
INSUFFICIENT MATING MATERIAL
Winner of the N.O.R. Awards, Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Romance:
http://www.youtube.com/v/RNnX5dyfzmQ