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"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 court of law. In gaining her own freedom, she set the stage for the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783. An engaging history that fulfils the many Curriculum Frameworks for third, fourth and fifth grades in the categories of Local Biography, Local History, Revolutionary War Heroes.
| |  | | Elephants of the Tsunami
The amazing true story of eight Thai elephants that saved nearly 50 people from drowning in the 2004 South Asian tsunami disaster.
| |  | | Simon Says, Tails Told by The Red Lion Inn Ambassador
The true story of Simon Treadway Gato, the Red Lion Inn Lobby Ambassador. The cat who went from being a shelter cat to the ambassador of one of the most famous inns in New England!
| |  | | 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. Led by Fiona and Rionnag, the cast of characters runs the gamut from evil faeries to captured mortals, from destructive developers to secret lovers who meet only when the borders between the worlds open.
| |  | | Thomas & Autumn
Thomas wants a chicken, but not an ordinary chicken. He wants a Silkie Bantam. He has $5 to take to the Poultry show, but will it be enough?
| |  | | Weeping Under This Same Moon
Gold Medal in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award for the best in Young Adult Fiction
The International Reading Association IRA has named Weeping Under This Same Moon a Notable Book for 2009.
Arts Reach Alliance - Valley Reads Selection for 2010
Weeping Under This Same Moon, by Jana Laiz is based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. Mei is an artist whose life has been disrupted by the Vietnam War. Her anguished parents send her away on a perilous escape during the exodus of thousands of Vietnamese refugees known as "Boat People." In Mei's words we learn of the dangers she faces caring for her two younger siblings on a sea journey fraught with hunger, thirst and deprivation, leaving behind everything she loves, to find refuge for her family.
Hannah is an angry seventeen-year-old American high school student. Friendless, neurotic, a social misfit - her passion for writing and the environment only intensify her outcast state. Through Hannah's voice, we get inside her head, there to discover a gentle soul beneath all the anger and turmoil. When Hannah learns of the plight of the "Boat People," she is moved to action.
Destiny brings Mei and Hannah together in a celebration of cultures and language, food and friendship, and the ultimate rescue of both young women from their own despair. Weeping Under This Same Moon is a testament to the power of love and the spirit of volunteerism; affirming that doing for others does so much for one's self...
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