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COZY MYSTERY
The Ginseng Conspiracy by Susan Bernhardt
Cozy Mystery. Available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes
and Noble, Kobo, iTunes. MuseItUp Publishing $5.99.
The Ginseng Conspiracy - On her way to attend a
Halloween Ball, Kay Driscoll, a newcomer to town, witnesses the murder of a
local professor. When the official coroner's report rules the cause of death to
be accidental and the community accepts the judgement, Kay decides to uncover
the truth for herself. Through her personal investigations, Kay exposes a
complex conspiracy, woven deep within the thriving local ginseng industry, that
involves some of the more prominent figures and families of Sudbury Falls.
95% of all American ginseng is grown in Wisconsin.
Deep Lakes Mysteries by Joy Ribar
Deep Lakes Mysteries by Joy Ribar
FICTION: (Contemporary, unless otherwise noted)
Poached is Not an Option, Carol Wobig - collection of
short stories
· Paperback: 98 page
· Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Platform (October 20, 2012)
· ISBN-13: 978-1479139125
A Life Worth Dreaming About, Nicholas Dettmann
Carl Robertson, a 32-year-old man, did everything he could
to move out of his small Midwestern town, losing many friends along the way. He
dreamt of living the elegant lifestyle of New York City. He used his anger and
hatred to move out of his hometown, discredit it and never wanted to think
about it again. For a while, it worked. Then, he finds his life on the ropes and
doesn't know why or how to change it. That is, until he meets a man who will
change his life forever and in a way he never could've seen coming. Suddenly,
he finds himself trying to catch up to a new reality, just in time to save his
life and find his true love.
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Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (February 2, 2012)
ISBN-13: 978-1468543001
The Boy, James Strauss
reaches back to prehistory and describes accurately our
current human condition.
·Hardcover: 271 pages
·Publisher: Gale/Five Star -Science Fiction and Fantasy Series; 1st edition (April 2009)
·ISBN-13: 978-1594148132
·Publisher: Gale/Five Star -Science Fiction and Fantasy Series; 1st edition (April 2009)
·ISBN-13: 978-1594148132
Murphy's Troubles
Out of Darkness
Frank Dravis, Science Fiction fantasy
The World in Turmoil Series, The Foundry, book one
Amazon
Frank Dravis, Science Fiction fantasy
The World in Turmoil Series, The Foundry, book one
Amazon
501 pp
January 2018
January 2018
ROMANCE
Meander Scar, by Lisa Lickel - set around Madison
Black Lyon Publishing LLC
ISBN 978-1-934912-23-2
retail: $16.95
available in Kindle and other electronic print
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Black Lyon
Ann Ballard has lived in limbo since the disappearance of her husband years earlier. Fighting her mother in law for a finding of death left her drained emotionally. When a younger man from her past, Mark Roth, shows up and offers his skills as a lawyer to help settle her case, how can she accept not only his help, but his love? When Ann accidentally discovers the truth of her husband's absence, how can she tell the secret without ruining more lives?
Waters of the Dancing Sky, Janet Kay
Sometimes you must tiptoe across that bridge linking this world with the next. Sometimes, it is the only way to put the twisted pieces of one's life back together again.
retail: $16.95
available in Kindle and other electronic print
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Black Lyon
Ann Ballard has lived in limbo since the disappearance of her husband years earlier. Fighting her mother in law for a finding of death left her drained emotionally. When a younger man from her past, Mark Roth, shows up and offers his skills as a lawyer to help settle her case, how can she accept not only his help, but his love? When Ann accidentally discovers the truth of her husband's absence, how can she tell the secret without ruining more lives?
Waters of the Dancing Sky, Janet Kay
Sometimes you must tiptoe across that bridge linking this world with the next. Sometimes, it is the only way to put the twisted pieces of one's life back together again.
HISTORICAL
The Green Veil, by Naomi Musch
The Red Fury, by Naomi Musch
Wisconsin
Logging Camp 1921, by James Bastian
The O'Shaughnessy
Chronicles, by Harold William Thorpe
Murphy's Troubles by
Rex Owens - contemporary IRA Irish fiction
Out of Darkness, book
2, by Rex Owens
Providence:
Hannah's Journey, Biblical fiction, Barbara M. Britton
Tying the Scot, historical romance, Jennifer Trethewey
The Emerald Isle trilogy, Malinda Andrews
Mary Bishop, Jane Yunker
Tying the Scot, historical romance, Jennifer Trethewey
The Emerald Isle trilogy, Malinda Andrews
Mary Bishop, Jane Yunker
MYSTERY
The Loon Lake series by Victoria Houston -
"up north"
On the Road to Death's Door, M.J. Williams and Peggy
Williams
the first in a series, featuring a retired small town public
safety officer and her husband. Emily and Stan Remington inherit a used RV and
begin their travels in Wisconsin’s Door County where they are thrown into a
murder investigation involving an old college buddy of Stan’s. It is
available for the Kindle and
as a print-on-demand paperback from
Amazon.com.
LITERARY
Driftless, by David Rhodes - set in southwestern Wisconsin -
life in a small town
Whistling in the Dark, by Leslie Kagan - set around
Milwaukee, coming of age story
Psychopomps, by Ilango Villoth - poems and essays
YOUNG ADULT
Journeys: An Ice Aged Adventure, by Tim Fox - set
around Natural Bridge State Park, a time travel adventure Journeys;
An Ice-aged Adventure
A Place for You, by Tim Fox, c. 2017
The Bottom of the Lake, by Steven Stack
The Changeling's Daughter, by Chris Reeder, c. 2018
The Bottom of the Lake, by Steven Stack
The Changeling's Daughter, by Chris Reeder, c. 2018
CHILDREN
Lora Hyler's Our Bodies Stay Home, Our Imaginations Run Free, June 15, 2020, about COVID-19
Dusty the Dirty Horse, Emily
Hein, children's book
c. 2013
ISBN: 978-1483636924
$3.99
$15.99
From Janet Halfmann:
Grandma Is a Slowpoke, Star Bright Books, February 15,
2016 (Great reviews in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly)
Animal Teachers, Blue Apple Books, August 2014
(Honorable Mention in 2014 Tofte/Wright Children’s Literature Awards: Council
for WI Writers; 2014 Platinum & Gold Best Book Awards from Oppenheim Toy
Portfolio; Great reviews in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers
Weekly)
A Rainbow of Birds, Guardian Angel Publishing, Feb 2014
(Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine)
Eggs 1, 2, 3: Who Will the Babies Be?, Blue Apple Books,
Lift-the-Flap Book, 2012 (Maine Librarians Lupine Honor Book; Cybils Finalist;
New York Public Library Children's Best List 2012; Gold Best Book Award:
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio)
Home in the Cave, Arbordale Publishing, Spring 2012
(Gelett Burgess Award in the Growing Up category)
Star of the Sea, Henry Holt, 2011, (NSTA Outstanding
Science Trade Book; Junior Library Guild Selection; Chicago Public
Library Best of the Best List; Gold Best Book Award: Oppenheim Toy
Portfolio; Tofte/Wright Children’s Literature Award: Council for WI
Writers; Washington Children's Choices Picture Book Award Finalist; Great
Review in The Wall Street Journal)
Fur and Feathers, Arbordale Publishing, 2010 (Teachers'
Choice Award: Learning Magazine; Gold Moonbeam Award)
Good Night, Little Sea Otter, Star Bright Books, 2010
Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story, Lee
& Low Books, 2008 (Best Children's Books of the Year: Bank Street
College of Education; Honor Book: Society of School Librarians
International; Honor Book: 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People; Starred
Review: Kirkus Reviews; Editor's Favorites: The Bloomsbury
Review; Land of Enchantment Masterlist: New Mexico Library Association;
Beehive Book Awards Nominee: Children's Literature Association of Utah; Reading
Circle Program: Missouri State Teachers Association)
Little Skink's Tail, Arbordale Publishing, 2007
(Mom's Choice Awards: Best Children's Book, plus Gold Recipient: Educators'
Choice & Animal Kingdom; Teachers' Choice Award: Learning
Magazine; Best Overall Book and Best Picture Book: Florida Publishers
Association; Just Read, Florida! Recommended Summer Reading List 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Midnight Teacher, coming in 2017 from Lee & Low
Books
Eggshells In My Omelette, Children's picture book from Anson Berberich
Eggshells In My Omelette, Children's picture book from Anson Berberich
Kent Raddatz's The Boy Who Dreamed, May 2020, about bullying
NONFICTION
Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Books, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, $5.99
KIDS, CAMELS, & CAIRO
by Jill Dobbe
Traveling across the globe to work in an international
school in Cairo, Egypt, was not exactly the glamorous lifestyle I thought it
would be. I cherished my travels to the Red Sea, delighted in visiting the
Pyramids, and appreciated the natural wonders of the Nile River. However, I
also spent days without electricity or internet, was leered at by rude Egyptian
men, breathed in Cairo’s cancerous black smog, and coaxed school work from rich,
apathetic students. Why the heck did I do it? So I could experience the
unexpected, explore the extraordinary, and bask in the thrill of adventure!
Whether you’re a traveler or not, you will be astounded at this honest and
riveting account of learning to live in an Islamic society, while confronting
the daily challenges of being an educator in a Muslim school.
May, 2016
168 pp
ISBN 978-1517027810
EBook $3.99
Paperback $7.99
Buy on Amazon
Also available at Book World in Shawano, WI
Here We Are and There We Go, by Jill Dobbe
Who says you can’t travel with kids? My husband, Dan,
and I do just that as we set off with our two very young kids, first to live
and work on an island far out in the Pacific, then on to the continent of
Africa with a few stops in between. Armed with strollers, diapers, and too
much luggage, we travel to over 25 countries throughout a 10-year span, while
working together as overseas educators. After surviving typhoon Yuri,
almost being mauled by lions, and, nearly shot by a presidential guard, we
happily endure all of the good times and bad, while living life to the fullest.
Connect with Jill: www.facebook/JillDobbeAuthor
Publisher: Orange Hat Publishing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, www.orangehatpublishing.com
190 pp
ISBN: 9781937165215
c. 2012
$5.99 eBook
Buy from all online retailers
Rob Bignell, Hitting the Trail Series:
Enjoy these guidebooks in the bestselling Hittin' the
Trail series:
Day
Hiking Grand Canyon National Park – A complete list of day hiking
trails in Arizona's most spectacular park. Read
sample pages.
Order this book:
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Day Hiking Barron County, Wisconsin – A complete list of day hiking trails at the edge of the Wisconsin Northwoods. Read sample pages.
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Day Hiking Barron County, Wisconsin – A complete list of day hiking trails at the edge of the Wisconsin Northwoods. Read sample pages.
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Day
Hiking Burnett County, Wisconsin – A complete list of day hiking
trails in the heart of the Wisconsin Northwoods. Read
sample pages.
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Day Hiking Crex Meadows Wildlife Area – A complete list of day hiking trails in this world-famous stopover for endangered and rare migrating waterfowl. Read sample pages.
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Day Hiking Polk County, Wisconsin – A complete list of day hiking trails in this gateway to the Wisconsin Northwoods. Read sample pages.
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Day Hiking Crex Meadows Wildlife Area – A complete list of day hiking trails in this world-famous stopover for endangered and rare migrating waterfowl. Read sample pages.
Order this book:
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Day Hiking Polk County, Wisconsin – A complete list of day hiking trails in this gateway to the Wisconsin Northwoods. Read sample pages.
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Day
Hiking the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway – A complete list
of day hiking trails along the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers. Read
sample pages. JUST RELEASED!
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Day
Hiking Wisconsin and Minnesota Interstate State Parks – A
complete list of day hiking trails in the two parks straddling the scenic
Dalles of the St. Croix. Read
sample pages.
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Other titles forthcoming.
Enjoy these guidebooks in the Headin’ to the Cabin series:
Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota – A
complete list of day hiking trails in the Minnesota counties of Chisago,
Pine, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook. Each of these counties border either
the St. Croix River or Lake Superior on Minensota's famous North
Shore. Read sample pages. COMING 2015!Order this book: Paperback,
Kindle, Nook, Apple iPad/iBooks, Sony
Reader, Kobo, e-reading apps, other
Day
Hiking Trails of Northwest Wisconsin – A complete list of day
hiking trails in the Wisconsin counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett,
Douglas, Polk, St. Croix, Sawyer and Washburn. Twin Citians as well as
residents of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois on vacation most commonly
frequent northwestern Wisconsin cabins. Read sample
pages.
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Other titles forthcoming.
Enjoy these guidebooks in the author’s Hikes with Tykes series:
Hikes
with Tykes: A Practical Guide to Day Hiking with Kids – Comprehensive
and conversational, this book combines hiking parents' experiences,
step-by-step how-to's, and practical guidelines to help you plan the perfect
day hike with your children. Packed with tips from parents who
learned how to hike with kids by trial and error, this volume is the only
user-friendly guidebook that covers all you need to know about dayhiking with
children. Read sample
pages.Order this book:
Paperback, Kindle
Paperback, Kindle
Hikes with
Tykes: Games and Activities – Listing more than 100 diversions,
this volume provides anyone taking kids on a day hike with loads of tried and
true amusements to keep children from getting unruly or bored. Culled from the
experiences of fellow outdoor-minded parents, this book is the most
comprehensive collection of diversions available, with something for every age
group and childhood interest. Read sample pages.Order
this book: Paperback, Kindle
Prof. Dept. Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison
Native People of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
Press
Indian Nations of Wisconsin, Histories of Endurance and
Renewal
Native People of Wisconsin
Native People of Wisconsin Teachers Guide
Seventh Generation Earth Ethics
We Shall Remain (PBS documentary booklet)
Robert Root, Walking Home Ground
Scott Spoolman, Wisconsin State Parks April 2018
ANTHOLOGIES:
The Driftless Reader, Curt Meine and Keefe Keeley, eds
MEMOIR:
A Life in Waiting, Katryna Benson, with Brandon Benson, the story of surviving child abuse
Scott Spoolman, Wisconsin State Parks April 2018
Extraordinary Stories of Geology and
Natural History
Stephenie Hovland, advent prayers, 2019
Robert Silbernagel, The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family, 2020, Great Lakes history and culture
Stephenie Hovland, advent prayers, 2019
Robert Silbernagel, The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family, 2020, Great Lakes history and culture
ANTHOLOGIES:
The Driftless Reader, Curt Meine and Keefe Keeley, eds
MEMOIR:
A Life in Waiting, Katryna Benson, with Brandon Benson, the story of surviving child abuse
A Life in Waiting is a window into the horrific world
of child abuse through the eyes of a child but the memory of an adult who never
received any form of closure or vindication. No one was ever charged and to
this day it is downplayed and denied by those closest to him and the situation.
Even though the physical abuse ended years ago, all of these factors keep the
mental anguish manifesting to this day. The book depicts a child in isolation
who develops in his own mind with the best tools he is given at the time. At a
young age he is driven so far mentally that he shuts down. This lasted for so
long he was sent to a school for kids with special needs at one point, but that
wasn't the need. Relief, listening and justice were the solution. He didn't
receive any of these things until later in life and justice will never be
served. If we can change just one child's story with our own then
its all worth it. With enough exposure the topic of child abuse will be
impacted.
Find Your Heart, Follow Your Heart, by Keri J Olson, Baraboo
Find Your Heart, Follow Your Heart, by Keri J Olson, Baraboo
Are you at a crossroads in your
personal or professional life? Do you long for more meaning, joy, and
authenticity? Do you feel stuck, yet crave something new?
Find Your Heart, Follow Your
Heart is there to help guide you on your journey. Through a series
of essays, affirmations, and associated questions, you'll explore topics
intended to help you find opportunities for growth and illumination for your
path.
This engaging book will help you
discover the answers that are already there waiting for you--deep in your
heart.
Population: 451, Meeting Your Neighbors One Emergency at a Time, by Michael Perry - set in northwestern WI
Truck: A Love Story, by Michael Perry
Coop, by Michael Perry
Jane A Schmidt, rural humor memoir, Not a Perfect Fit
Laugh, Cry, Reflect, a memoir by Amy Laundrie
POETRY:
$8.95 print, $3.99 ebook
