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What My Father Gave Me

by Penny Hastings

The relationship between fathers and daughters is deeply personal, often complicated, and lasts a lifetime within a daughter’s heart. What My Father Gave Me: Daughters Speak is written by seven female writers who are also daughters.... Read More

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Addiction

by Catherine Thureson

Addiction is a scary, grown-up topic. People obsessed with drugs, alcohol, or gambling can lose their jobs, their homes, or even their lives—and even for adults, that’s terrifying. In Addiction: The Brain Disease, authors Dale and... Read More

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Green Careers

by Barry Silverstein

The emphasis put on “green jobs” by President Obama and the global recognition of environmental responsibility are already resulting in a whole new employment sector. This is why Jennifer Power Scott’s "Green Careers" is a... Read More

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The Freedom Business

"The Freedom Business" (Wordsong, 978-1-932425-57-4) is a cross of forms encompassing an original narrative transcribed from a 1798 manuscript by the one-time slave Venture Smith, poems from Newberry Honor author Marilyn Nelson, and art... Read More

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C.S. Lewis

“[You] must not believe all that authors tell you about how they wrote their books,” says famed writer C.S. Lewis, “because a man writing a story is too excited about the story itself to sit back and notice how he is doing it.”... Read More

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