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Resilience on the Front Line
101 Recommendations for Trauma-exposed Professionals, Organizations, Leaders, and Family Members by Mike Lockington
Resilience on the Front Line is a practical, boots-on-the-ground guide for anyone working—or caring about someone working—on the front lines of trauma. Drawing on nearly thirty years experience as a police officer and Wellness leader, author Mike Lockington offers 101 real-world recommendations to help trauma-exposed professionals, their leaders, and their families take proactive steps toward resilience and mental wellness. Whether it be policing, firefighting, paramedicine, nursing,...
The Girl with Nine Lives
by Stephanie Kauffman
The Girl with Nine Lives is a true adventure story—a candid personal memoir describing the first eighteen years of the author’s life, which began in foster care until she was adopted by a hardworking couple of faith. The book explores the author’s experiences growing up on the farm; her struggles learning to walk, run, ride a bike, and the many scrapes (both figurative and literal!) she got into as a daredevil and a dreamer. Born with a serious balance issue, doctors said Stephanie (or...
The Greatest Superpower
by C.E. Nichols
Four friends have been given an assignment: They must each discover their special superpower. Ralph the rabbit is fast. Ollie the owl can see in the dark. Barry the bear can sleep longer and more soundly than anybody else. But Hank the hedgehog does not know what his superpower is. He is good at many things, but he doesn’t seem to be the best at any one thing. Together, these four friends work to discover Hank’s superpower. Along the way, they’ll learn about being unique, appreciating...
Drama Under the Bird Feeder
by Kay Griffith
Grumpy Mr. Squirrel doesn't want to share any of the seeds under the bird feeder. Will Miss Chipmunk be able to convince him to share without a fight, or will there be more DRAMA UNDER THE BIRD FEEDER? This story was inspired by real events.
The Chair by the Window
by Farhang Mossavar-Rahmani
The Chair by the Window takes its title from the position it is written from: a chair set beside a window, present to what lies outside but conducting its inquiry from inside the room. From that seat, this fourth collection asks what our oldest words actually hold. It opens in refusal — a turning away from the frame that would supply ready answers — and settles into the quiet interior that refusal returns to. In the seminar poems at its center, a professor writes a single word on the board —...
Toke Street
The Untold Stories Of A Group Of Delinquents Who Owned A Lake by David Clutchey
It was the mid-1940's. A time of war, a time of Peace. In a gold mining town in Northern Ontario, a group of semi delinquents struggled with both. Yet in their own hilarious way, they found a method of coping with lofty expectations, a dysfunctional school system, and unrequited loves. Their exploits blurred the lines of the law, sometimes above, sometimes below, and sometimes in between. The motley group of adolescents led by Mucker DelGuidice, Soupbone Southam, Ole Hansen, and Dink Knowles...
Time Will Tell
by B. E. Campbell
Madeline and Dalton were once inseparable—childhood sweethearts bound by soft kisses and sweet dreams. Until their different worlds tore them apart. Years later, fate brings them together again. But is their love strong enough to survive the test of time and the sacrifices they will need to make? Madeline Thomas has everything she’s ever dreamed of—a brilliant legal career, gorgeous condo, loving family—everything, that is, except the man she still dreams about. Dalton Murray has left his...
The Materials
An Intersection of Poetry and Visual Art by Robert Carr
Through the poems of Robert Carr and the assemblages of Kurt Reynolds, The Materials explores personal history through language and artifact. Responding to Reynolds’s constructed worlds, Carr’s poems enter and expand them, allowing a surprising, yet archetypal, family history to emerge: a father whose hands know rope better than tenderness, a mother stitching baptismal gowns, children whispering into darkened rooms. In the surreal journey of The Materials, that history fractures—children are...
Chippy's Family Helping Others
by Linda Stoner
Chippy is a young chipmunk who loves spending time with his family. His relatives have many different occupations and interests. Chippy enjoys seeing how they help others. It is amazing how they all got involved in so many ways, from teaching music and art, to giving special rides in an airplane and a sailboat. Chippy must decide just how he is able to help others.
Santa and the Moonlings
by Roxanne L Johnson
When a meteor crashes into a lunar rover, five tiny Moonlings are forced to flee their glowing home on the Moon—and accidentally blast off to Earth. Lost in the snow, they meet three curious children and one very enthusiastic dog who decide to help them find a way back. But time is running out: without the Moonlings’ magic, Santa’s sleigh won’t fly, and Christmas could be lost for everyone. Together, the children and their new friends set off on a daring mission that spans snowy fields,...