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In 1975, Askara Timlen wins a journalism contest to report on a sacred ceremony in Madagascar called Walking the Dead. A family honors their ancestor by exhuming the corpse, wrapping the remains in a new silk shroud, and reburying him. But the family accuses Askara of a severe taboo, photographing their ancestor's face. Dire consequences arise that extend beyond time and place when the distraught ancestor wedges open the spirit door to NoTime, a world guarded by Madagascar's mythical Kalanoro people. Caught between feuding factions-a Catholic church monsignor and the most influential family in Madagascar, each with secrets to hide-Askara plays a dangerous game. She must secure her exit visa before the spirit door closes at the new moon. Time is running out.

Henry and Henrietta Owl''s Tea Party is a story of two wise owls who enjoy practicing hospitality with their other owl friends.At Henry and Henrietta''s tree house, friends share wisdom, gifts, their favorite books, and their own tales of adventure. They celebrate each day with a tea party and have a hoot of a wonderful time. With the help of Henry and Henrietta, the owls grow closer over the years as they build kind, healthy, and safe friendships.

Fred Liljegren was born during the Baby Boom. He grew up in the Cold War and came of age during Vietnam. Raised in rural Minnesota, he milked cows during the farm crisis years and witnessed the decline of the small dairy farmer. We all live history in our own unique way; how we respond to the barrage of life is what makes us who we are. In Fredtime Stories: A Mostly Rural Life, readers take a walk through the fields of the family farm, foreign shores of military service, the halls of academia, and home again, as described by Liljegren with wit and wisdom, story by story. Fred and David met while serving as substitute teachers at Parkers Prairie High School. Fredtime Stories is the most recent of a number of projects they have worked on together.

This companion volume to the first anthology, Yesterday''s Voices on the Inner Life, continues with more selections illustrating timeless meditations and reflections on the inner life found in literature from the past. The power of words can uplift our spirit, inspire us to live successfully, and help us find inner peace. Thoughts from the world''s awakened and liberated souls have passed down through the ages for our benefit in these times. This collection is for the reader who has an ongoing thirst for timeless wisdom and its practical use in everyday living.

Mixing and blending the genres of detective noir and music, Conflict in the City takes place in greater Los Angeles, home to both classic and modern fictional L.A. detectives like Raymond Chandler''s Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly''s Harry Bosch. Los Angeles is also the center of the music universe, where the Doors, Van Halen, and N.W.A., among so many others, got their starts. It''s in this world that we find Johnny "Whoops" Watson and Billy Bates, young guitarists/singers and their band, Conflict, playing clubs in modern LA, where the days of rock''s zenith and ascendance in the 1960s and 1970s has faded but the hopes and dreams of aspiring musicians haven''t. Conflict is struggling and chaos ensues when someone linked closely to the band is killed. Billy and Johnny become swept up in the mystery, ill-prepared as they are to confront it. The novel is the first in a series.

¿Will Rogers Medallion Award FinalistThe year is 1897. Julianna Lampert and her eight children depend on the family working the farm-recently cleared soil on land so rugged and windswept it defies their very existence. Join the family's journey, from grieving their father's passing and the death of their baby brother, to the arrival of Frank, who strikes a bargain with Julianna, a widow desperate to save her homestead. Follow the Lampert family and their neighbors into the twentieth century, amidst a tragic drowning, disastrous blizzard, and a fire that demolishes a town-devastations tempered with romance and marriage. All the while, their remote, isolated Pleasant View community is transformed: brought into the modern era by the horseless carriage, telephone, women's right to vote-and the neighbor's still.

Kyle the Caterpillar hatched from an egg and ate the shell right away. Then he munched and munched and munched on leaves all through the day. What else does Kyle do all day? Join the little caterpillar as he leaves home to explore the world, facing danger and surprises along the way. What will be his biggest surprise yet?

A bride withholds a shocking secret from her new husband. Could you keep a secret from your daughter forever? Louie plans to. Is love enough to keep the marriage together? When a quiet Midwestern family receives flawed medical advice, psychotic post-partum depression is misdiagnosed and catastrophe ensues. Louie attempts to raise Laurie, his daughter, while perpetuating a devastating lie. Laurie, a desperate, lonely New Jersey teenager, connects with a cunning cult leader and a devious psychotherapist, but they are no match for the two strong women who thoughtfully upend societal expectations and provide wisdom and stability. Family relationships are complicated; love shows up in many forms.

"...This adventure came at a time in my life when I had no place left to go. The large part of a surveyor''s work is to locate himself on the earth, and maybe that''s why I took the job." For more than a dozen seasons, author Steve Tyler toiled as a land surveyor in the Alaskan wilderness, from rain-drenched Ketchikan to Kodiak Island, from the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea to Anaktuvuk Pass, gateway to the Arctic. Bear attack survival was standard training and in the remotest sites the crews entrusted their lives to bush pilots, some saner than others. Surrounded by men half his age, a misfit among misfits, Tyler carved out a space to reflect on all his life''s misadventures, recording moments of hilarity and horror, devastating sadness and jaw-dropping beauty.

From Cabbage to Cauliflower offers a testament to the power and capacity of education to open the doors of opportunity and accomplishment to even the poorest and least likely of the nation''s citizens. Born to a working-class Irish American family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1927, William G. Monahan was surrounded by love but not expected to amount to much. But he got lucky. He married a woman who saw more in him than he saw in himself, and they became an extraordinary team. He took advantage of the educational opportunities offered by the G. I. Bill to attend college, and after a few years as a high school teacher and a public relations manager for the Kentucky Superintendent of Schools, he completed a doctorate at Michigan State University and became a university professor. During his career, he published books in his field and became dean of the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University. From Cabbage to Cauliflower chronicles his transformation from relative poverty in western Kentucky to become a respected academic, highlighting his remarkable and truly American climb up the social and educational ladder.

Aunt Diane shares her original story about her niece Marcy''s glorious children and their fun-filled adventures. Ian, Layne, and Ivy have an especially strong sibling bond. Through donor assistance, their courageous mother Marcy first gave birth to Ian; soon after came twin sisters Layne and Ivy. Come share this family''s special bond, support, and love. Join these children''s adventures as Santa''s sleigh comes to life. Meet the animated, helpful characters who guide them all along their magical Christmas Eve journey. Enjoy the flight!