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An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski - Memoir, Nonfiction

It could have ended with a passing glance. He could have been just another panhandler, and she could have been one of many New Yorkers who simply walks on by. Instead, Laura Schroff stopped and bought lunch for eleven-year-old Maurice. From that day, their unique bond evolved into a profound friendship that changed the course of their lives in ways neither could have imagined.

—Tamara Leigh, author of Splitting Harriet

—Kathy Harris, author and agent for Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys

—Carolyn R. Scheidies, Author's Choice Reviews

—Michelle Sutton, author of It's Not About Me

—Marina Woods, founder and editor-in-chief, www.goodgirlbookclubonline.com

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February 14, 2012

Nicole Baart on Truth and Lies

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Nicole Baart lives in a small town in Iowa and is the mother of three young sons. After the adoption of her second son from Ethiopia, Nicole discovered a deep passion for global issues and co-founded a non-profit organization, One Body One Hope, that works alongside a church and orphanage in Monrovia, Liberia. An accomplished novelist, she was a 2009 Christy Award finalist for fiction.

Editorial Content for Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire

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Kathleen M. Purcell

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Kathleen M. Purcell

Poor Madeline! On the day of a big island celebration, Luminara, her parents have been kidnapped. To make matters worse, she thinks she sees a mysterious car speed away with red eyes peering out; it looks like a fox was driving it. Now she fears that anyone who hears her story may think she isn’t playing with a full deck. Where could her mom and dad be? Who has taken them? Fortunately, the kidnappers have left some clues: a note and a file card with a secret code. Read More

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In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies! When Madeline gets home from school one afternoon to discover that her parents have gone missing, she sets off to find them.

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In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies! When Madeline gets home from school one afternoon to discover that her parents have gone missing, she sets off to find them.

Editorial Content for Bliss

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Terry Miller Shannon

In this charmingly original and good-hearted fantasy, 12-year-old Rosemary Bliss's parents are truly magical bakers despite the fact that they drive a minivan and wear fanny packs. When Rose watched her mother, Purdy, procure and then mix a lightning bolt into a bowl of cake batter, it was quite the eye-opener. Purdy's cake revived a six-year-old electrocution victim, who roused from his coma when Purdy slipped her special cake's crumbs into the child's mouth. From that moment on, Rose began yearning to become a kitchen magician, too. Read More

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Rosemary Bliss yearns to be a true kitchen magician the way her parents are, literally mixing such ingredients as lightning bolts into the Bliss bakery products, with life-changing results for treat recipients. However, Rose's opportunity for magical cookery seems destined not to be…until her parents are called away from home and a mysterious stranger arrives.

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Rosemary Bliss yearns to be a true kitchen magician the way her parents are, literally mixing such ingredients as lightning bolts into the Bliss bakery products, with life-changing results for treat recipients. However, Rose's opportunity for magical cookery seems destined not to be…until her parents are called away from home and a mysterious stranger arrives.