Award Winning Books

Once upon a time a dog was looking for a home. Not just any home -- the perfect home, to be exact. So he decides to travel the world, visiting different countries and seeing how other dogs live. On his travels Dog meets a...

In Appalachia each Christmas, a boy named Frankie waits beside the tracks for the Christmas Train, which will bring presents to the children who live in coal towns and hollows. Year after year, Frankie hopes that one particular gift -- one very special gift...

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an...

In this breathtakingly beautiful book, brothers Duane and Ken Hada pay tribute to Arkansas' White River in watercolors and poetry. They know the river like they know each other: they grew up on its banks and have fly-fished and meditated along most every inch...

Vermont is drying up. The normally lush, green countryside is in the grip of the worst drought in years: stunted cornstalks rasp in the hot July breeze, parched vegetable gardens wither and die, the Chittenden River shrinks to a trickle, and the drilling trucks...

Everyone has a story to tell. Fearless Confessions is a guidebook for people who want to take possession of their lives by putting their experiences down on paper--or in a Web site or e-book. Enhanced with illustrative examples from many different writers as well...

"[An] impeccably researched and probing biography . . . invaluable for any understanding of the court's most controversial figure."--The New York Times Book Review A sweeping, compelling portrait of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and "an unflinching look at success and race in America"...

This charming story presents a new way for young children to understand how to creatively embrace who they are, no matter what others think. Carla's lunch box is filled with odd delights like the Olive, Pickle and Green Bean Sandwich, the Banana-Cottage-Cheese Delight, and...

Winner of: 2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People 2014 ILA Primary Fiction Award 2015 MLA Mitten Award Honor Human Rights in Children's Literature Honor With humor and warmth, this children's picture book raises awareness about poverty and hunger Best friends Sofia and Maddi...

A cumulative counting verse in which a child enumerates items in the kindergarten classroom, from the whole alphabet, A to Z, to 12 eggs for hatching.Author: Deborah Lee RosePublisher: Harry N. AbramsPublished: 08/01/2003Pages: 30Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 10.03h x 10.60w x 0.42dISBN: 9780810945128Audience: Ages...

This practical handbook for pastors, lay leaders, and Christian education committees who need help choosing a curriculum that suits their churches beliefs, practices, and membership offers the tools to write ones own curriculum.Author: Nancy FergusonPublisher: Judson PressPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 10.90h x...

Finalist for the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award"The magnificence of Hold It 'Til It Hurts is not only in the prose and the story but also in the book's great big beating heart. These complex and compelling characters and the wizardry of Johnson's storytelling will dazzle...

A kind-hearted man moves a turtle from the middle of the road and sets off a remarkable chain of events, reminding us that even the smallest act of kindness can have far-reaching results.Author: Laurie ParkerPublisher: Quail Ridge PressPublished: 02/01/2002Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 12.26h...

Whilst Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is perhaps best for his plays such as Uncle Vanya and The Seagull, he was also a prolific author of short stories. In this exclusive collection, Audible presents six of his most-celebrated short stories, chosen and performed by Richard Armitage....

How do we forgive? How do we evolve? What makes us human? Turn wrestles with our ideas of race, gender, abuse, love, sex, motherhood, and death. Sensual and philosophical, personal and universal, these poems rejoice in the contradictions of living.Author: Wendy Chin-TannerPublisher: Sibling Rivalry...

All over the world there are similar findings of ancient religions, cities and towers, world travel, advanced astronomy, and civilized government. Over the course of two years, a team of researchers from Jackson Hole Bible College has worked to bring together the different pieces...

Large Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in young readers of all abilities, especially struggling, reluctant, and striving readers. Author: A. S. KingPublisher: Thorndike...

"Brilliantly written...a joy to read...Bleeding Edge is totally gonzo, totally wonderful. It really is good to have Thomas Pynchon around, doing what he does best." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Exemplary...dazzling and ludicrous." - Jonathan Lethem, The New York Times Book Review It...

Here is the remarkable story of Bus #2857 and its passengers, including Rosa Parks, who changed history in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955. Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s, bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front, and Black...

Miss Wright is a writer. She enjoys her work. Each day she sits at her desk and writes stories with marvelous characters who live exciting lives. But, except for the click-click-click of the keyboard, it is quiet in Miss Wright's office. Too quiet. And...