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Seeking the positives in a pandemic...When the world shut down in March 2020, Author Anne Spry shut down emotionally...until she had the time to really notice and appreciate hersurroundings. She began taking photos of sunsets, sunrises, clouds, and flowers. Poetry flowed out of her soul when she saw what the camerahad captured. The result was a new gratefulness for the many blessings she suddenly found. Despite the new isolation brought by the pandemic, despite no longer being able to hug her grandchildren and read them a book, she was not alone. She had writing, photography, friends she could call, and Facebook friends who were all hungry to connect on an even deeper level than before the pandemic. Like everyone else, she scrambled to learn new technologies that would keep her connected virtually. Additionally, and even more importantly, she learned how to be truly still, long enough to notice the world of nature and the beauty all around her. Now she is sharing her inspirations in hopes that this perspective on a largely negative era in our history will result in more universal gratitude and hope.

Satchel Paige was one of the greatest baseball pitchers in history. He pitched for the Negro Leagues and the National Baseball League, becoming the first black pitcher in the American League. Most of us know about his sports career, but few know about his personal and family life. Well, Satchel Paige loved children. He loved getting down on their level and talking to them as an equal. He also loved teaching life lessons. In "Satchel Paige at The State Fair" author Linda Paige Shelby, the pitcher's daughter, recounts one of the lessons he taught her and her siblings during a trip to the Missouri State Fair. Beautifully illustrated by the author's daughter (and the late pitcher's granddaughter) China Smith, this story teaches children what to do when the odds are stacked against you. The flavors of summer and a fun family outing come alive as a father wins points for his daughters. He uses his pitching talents in a carnival booth that did not often have to turn over many prizes. That day the carnival workers and his daughters learned just who Satchel Paige was.

Summer Alexis Shipp never went anywhere without a cup of coffee in her hands. When her friends found her car that day, they were not surprised to see her mug locked in the car. And they really weren't too surprised she had gone missing, since she was so beautifully innocent and naively trusting. They had all worried about her door-to-door marketing job and the research that took her to some dangerous neighborhoods. When they found her coffee cup but no trace of Summer, her family and scores of friends went into action, combing the city in a search for clues to give police. They organized a media blitz that included billboards, signs on taxis and appearances on nationally syndicated television shows like Nancy Grace and America's Most Wanted. The search for Summer Shipp captured the attention of an entire city-indeed a nation. Until it didn't. Until Summer's case went cold.This is the true story of a loving daughter's relentless determination to find her mother and to bring her justice. This true-crime tale outlines the agonizing search for a body, the eventual discovery of her remains and the trial of her accused murderer almost a decade afterwards. In preserving the essence of Summer Shipp's beautiful personality, this true story seeks to cement her memory in the minds of those who loved her as well as those who never met her.