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When I was in elementary school, I was discouraged by my teacher. I was called upon to read in front of my class. I started to read, and after I read one sentence, I was told to sit down. I wanted to read more, but she would not allow me to read. All through school, I hated English, until I took a journalism class during my junior year. My teacher encouraged me to go beyond my limits!

Torgy, an adventurous tractor, experiences life through the eyes of a tractor on a farm in Montana. In this book, Torgy needs his cousin’s help to get Farmer George’s harvest completed.

This audiobook explains the history behind how colleges derived their nicknames, mascots, and school colors. Gary Hudson chose to focus the attention of his book on schools that have Division 1A football programs because all the athletic programs at those schools will also compete in Division 1A sports. Consequently, those schools tend to get more exposure in the media, thereby drawing more attention and curiosity to the college sports fan.

Where Is My Home? is based on a true story about a cat named Sonic, who was described as born to be wild. When given the opportunity to be free, he realized that he wanted to go home. To get there, he traveled 30 miles as he battled weather, animals, people, hunger, sleep, sickness, traffic, loneliness, and fear. When he arrived home nine months later, he entered the garage and snuggled into the quilt where he was born. Though born to be wild, he found there is no place like home. It could be called the story of the prodigal cat.

This groundbreaking anthology presents 40 narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer’s and other dementias on patients, as well as their caregivers and family. Deeply personal, recounting the wrenching course of a disease that kills a loved one twice - first they forget who they are, and then the body succumbs - these stories also show how witnessing the disease and caring for someone with it can be powerfully transformative, calling forth amazing strength and grace.

Does God truly want us to prosper, and if he does, how does that prosperity look? Adam Sculnick seeks to answer that question in this book grounded in scripture.

The first in a series highlighting mysteries solved by the Carolina Cousins, The Secret of Atalaya introduces the three main characters. At the oldest seaside resort in the United States (Pawleys Island, SC) during the month of July, the trio forges a bond, which will never be broken as they discover and solve mysterious clues from Anna Hyatt and Archer Huntington’s summer home, Atalaya. History comes to life as the Carolina Cousins discover a connection with Gullah slaves and Florida Seminoles and the beginnings of Black Seminoles.