Award Winning Books

A unique "moneyball" look at the 2012 U.S. presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney "Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest-and what was just hype? In...

A new series by Dandi Daley Mackall, author of the best-selling Winnie the Horse Gentler series I've run away seven times--never once to anything, just away from. Maybe that's why they call me a "runaway," and not a "run-to." Meet 16-year-old Dakota Brown. She...

Uses historic and contemporary images to trace the region's evolution to a modern-day tourist destination. The railroad's arrival in the 1870s transformed the formerly sleepy Little Traverse Bay region into a tourist mecca. Victorian resort communities and the growing towns of Harbor Springs and...

Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Filled with fun photos from the original I Spy series, the I Spy little board books build reading and recognition skills.Preschoolers can search for intriguing toys and...

Chosen as One of the Five Best SF Novels of the Year by Library Journal. When a young physicist unveils an efficient star drive capable of reaching the core of the galaxy, veteran star pilot Priscilla ?Hutch? Hutchins finds herself back in the deepest...

From the Printz honor winning author of The Passion of Dolssa, a mesmerizing story about fear, love, and the power of a young woman's voice. "All the Truth That's In Me is that rare magical thing--a beautiful love story told in spare, riveting prose."--The...

A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives--and Destinies.Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction--Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn--and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another timeless story for you to cherish.Set...

An easy-to-read yet thorough guide to understanding and managing glaucoma and taking care of your vision. *Winner of a National Health Information Book Award, an American Book Fest Health: Aging/50+ Award, and an American Book Fest Health/General Award*Gold Winner of the National Health Information...

Author: Tony CrunkPublisher: Peachtree PublishersPublished: 02/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.88h x 10.98w x 0.34dISBN: 9781561453634Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 103268 / Railroad John and the Red Rock RunAward: Georgia Children's Book Award - NomineeReview Citation(s): Publishers...

In today's world, it's often too easy to forget about the world outside the window. People struggle daily with stressful jobs, trapped under fluorescent lighting, staring at glowing screens, or surrounded by concrete when they could be outdoors, acknowledging the gifts of natural world....

Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America, which was written as a companion to Field Guide to Oak Species of Eastern North America, represents the first major publication devoted exclusively to the macrofungi that occur in association with oak trees in the forests...

When a skeleton is found in the trunk of a long abandoned car, a thirty year-old missing persons investigation is reopened by the Pine County Sheriff's Department. The original investigator, now near retirement, takes the lead as he tries to find closure for himself...

A "marvelous, courageous and above all, thoughtful" memoir (The Washington Post) about a Catholic boy raised in a loving family who is haunted by the sexual abuse he experienced at summer camp. Raised in a loving Catholic family in Denver, Martin Moran was a...

We live in an increasingly "virtual" world in which it can be tempting to skip making that true, human connection with someone in pain. Even though our thoughts might be with them, we lack the confidence to reach out, worrying that we will say...

Every child has an off day when nothing seems to go right, but for some, angry outbursts, frustration, and resentment are the norm. When a child's anger threatens to jeopardize his school and social life and introduces an element of strain into the family...

Tennyson has a BIG secret. He can do a MAGICAL thing. Guessing this quite spectacular, possibly loud, potentially outrageous, or ultimately endearing secret brings the reader to the heart of the latest picture book by renowned London-based author AH Benjamin. Through simple dialogue and...

"[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality--one that cancels out physical disintegration and death--figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend...

This collection of poetry by Joe Dale Nevaquaya has come in its own time, exactly when we need it. These poems range from star messages tapped out on silver cords ascending from the death dreams of a dying country, to tribute poems in the...

Pop culture and psychobabble tell us to make ourselves the center of the universe in order to be happy. Churches have communicated the false idea that God exists to give us all that we selfishly want. In this book, Max Lucado reminds us that...

Beaten, raped, and left for dead at the side of a road on the Standing Rock Reservation, young Elsie Roberts disappears into her self to revisit the haunts of her childhood and, perhaps, the depths of her experience to uncover the deepest mystery of...