Finally free of her mother’s controlling ways, Natalia, a quirky misfit, heads to New York City after learning her family’s darkest secret—Daniel, a stepbrother previously unknown to her. With her desire to be loved and accepted by someone for the first time, Natalia pretends to be the person her half-brother expects. However, behind his back, Natalia is someone completely different. Natalia works for Stuart, a powerful and eccentric corporate executive, eliminating costly retired pension recipients one by one. Not completely without emotion or a moral compass, Natalia tries to find annoying habits or irritating personality traits to justify her doings. Getting better at what she does, with good reason and even better pay in hand, she makes each hit look like natural causes. But after spending more time with Stuart, his wife, and a new love interest, the innocent facade she presents to Daniel begins to crack and her true colors start to slip through. With Daniel’s suspicion growing, Natalia finds herself at a crossroads: either conform to Daniel's expectations or embrace her true identity.
Cooped Up is a book about all the activities you can do when you are stuck inside.The book was written during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic and the illustrators were all on Stay-At-Home orders when they created their artwork. Illustrators (in order of appearance with age at the time of illustration): Lillian Amin (10), Kelsea Avery (8), Maggie Beard (7), Abigail Bolick (13), Eliza Amin (7), Ava McNeely (13), Poppy Coleman (12), Austin Clare Jenkins (12), Cynthia Worrell (11), Kaylee Appleton (11), Trevor Tate (11)
After the suicide of her only child, Alice is committed to finding out why her son took his own life. With no warning signs or even a letter, Alice searches for answers regarding her son Hank’s death. She turns to Hank’s best and only friend, Arnold, for answers. But Arnold, like Alice’s husband, has moved on from the tragedy and pleads her to do the same. Arnold is confident that revealing Hank’s big secret will help Alice grieve. But when Alice starts finding sticky notes that could only be from her dead son, her desire for revenge intensifies along with her desperate search for the truth. Alice becomes more detached from her friends, husband, and reality after each note. Eventually, a letter from Arnold provides her with insight and a target: Hank’s ruthless bully. Can Hank’s notes provide the answers Alice is seeking before she completely unravels? When she is left with no one and nothing except sticky notes from her dead son, will Alice accept the truth, or will her need for closure endanger the life of yet another child? ———— Hank, Alice’s only child, is dead. Unbeknownst to her, Hank had been bullied for years. Alice is on a mission to find the person responsible for driving Hank to take his own life. Certainly, someone was to blame. Be it one of the bullies who tortured Hank day in and day out, or was it his overshadowed best friend, Arnold, who must have seen more than he lets on. As Alice searches for answers and closure, the more she learns about Hank’s secret life, the more she feels Left Without Answers.
When a suburban housewife battles anxiety, jealousy, and a controlling husband, something has to give... and it just may be someone's life. Samantha had grown accustomed to the high expectations of her husband; a clean house, nice meals, and a fit and nicely presented wife, to name a few. But with children came more responsibilities. A move brings them to a new home in a perfect neighborhood where she meets a friend she can finally confide in. But her envy and insecurities send her in a downward spiral of depression. Will airing her dirty laundry to a friend put them both in danger from Samantha's very private and controlling husband? What is she willing to risk to keep the white picket fence life she's dreamed of? A fast-moving and suspenseful look into the mind of a mom on the edge. Not everything is what it seems.
Make A List is a children's book that will teach your kids how making lists can keep them organized, teach them responsibility and allow them to show their independence. Illustrated by children, Make A Lists shows some examples such as chore lists, wish/birthday lists, to-do lists, grocery lists and more!
Remarkable Me! is a children's book that introduces the reader to the spelling, pronunciation and definition of some big words and admirable personality traits. Illustrations, all created by students, demonstrate each of the meanings through creative, unique and colorful drawings. Illustrators: Giada Martucci (COVER ARTIST), Austin Clare Jenkins, Avery Braithwaite, Helen Bennington, Lisa McLean, Junho Jason Lee, Ford Tate, Sarah Kate Brinson, Grace E. McNamara, Jack O'Malley, Samin Bhan, Ava McNeely
Show your kindergarten teacher how special your child's first year of school was. This picture book, illustrated by children, is a journey through your child's first year of school, kindergarten. A tribute to the kindergarten teacher, this book makes a wonderful class gift to be signed by the students and even parents.
Everybody Toots is a hardcover book, illustrated by children, that shows through hilarious drawings that all different people and even animals Toot! Some of the characters in the book caught tooting are parents, grandparents, pets, a barber, athletes, teachers, politicians, patients, emergency workers, bus drivers and more! Illustrators: Kelsea Avery (Cover), Austin Clare Jenkins, Layla Hurley, Taylor H, Ashton Edmundson, Ebby Clark, Laura Beth Jenkins, Claire McLean, James McLean, Garrett Geib, Cash Foster, Susannah Martin, Amelia Jean Bush, Olivery Anguish, Britton H, Benjamin Brown, Scarlett Anguish, Lucas Diamond, Mia Lou, Mason Clark, Maeve Rhiann M, Nigel Nevruz, Skyler Merrill
Everyday Kindness is a children's book that displays through text and beautiful illustrations created by children, how kindness effects you and the people around you while demonstrating simple ideas to show kindness in your every day life. Illustrators (with age in order of appearance): Lillian Nichols (10) *Cover Artist*, Raegan Sharpe (9), Ella Carroll (10), Giada Martucci (10), Lawson Kievit (9), Anne Wells Lowery (9), Madeline Watson (6), Kaylee Appleton (10), Kelsea Avery (7), Sarah Pierson (12), Cynthia Worrell (9), Maggie Ann Kirby (6), Owen Boswell (11)
The Adventures of Chumply and Munch: Camp Doggie is a children's book about two dogs who dream of the many adventures they wish to have at summer camp. While the dogs dream of all the fun summer camp adventures, the reader will prepare themselves for their own summer camp experiences. All illustrations are created by students under the age of 17. Names and ages listed below. Ella Carpenter (10), Cali Gardner (10), Ashlyn Mchtly (10), Lillian Amin (9), Coltrane Kochkarov (14), Nigel Nevruz (8), Fletcher Blackburn (8), Brenna McWilliams (8), Sofia Magne (11), Emma M. Thornton (11), Lawson Cargal (9), Emmett Lauffenburger (8), Ivan Nevruz (11), Mallory Blackburn (12), Kaylee Appleton (11), Bella Sherrod (10), Shea Hoffacker (14), Evan A. Mundorf (9)
Finally free of her mother’s controlling ways, Natalia, a quirky misfit, heads to New York City after learning her family’s darkest secret—Daniel, a stepbrother previously unknown to her. With her desire to be loved and accepted by someone for the first time, Natalia pretends to be the person her half-brother expects. However, behind his back, Natalia is someone completely different. Natalia works for Stuart, a powerful and eccentric corporate executive, eliminating costly retired pension recipients one by one. Not completely without emotion or a moral compass, Natalia tries to find annoying habits or irritating personality traits to justify her doings. Getting better at what she does, with good reason and even better pay in hand, she makes each hit look like natural causes. But after spending more time with Stuart, his wife, and a new love interest, the innocent facade she presents to Daniel begins to crack and her true colors start to slip through. With Daniel’s suspicion growing, Natalia finds herself at a crossroads: either conform to Daniel's expectations or embrace her true identity.
When a suburban housewife battles anxiety, jealousy, and a controlling husband, something has to give... and it just may be someone's life. Samantha had grown accustomed to the high expectations of her husband; a clean house, nice meals, and a fit and nicely presented wife, to name a few. But with children came more responsibilities. A move brings them to a new home in a perfect neighborhood where she meets a friend she can finally confide in. But her envy and insecurities send her in a downward spiral of depression. Will airing her dirty laundry to a friend put them both in danger from Samantha's very private and controlling husband? What is she willing to risk to keep the white picket fence life she's dreamed of? A fast-moving and suspenseful look into the mind of a mom on the edge. Not everything is what it seems.
After the suicide of her only child, Alice is committed to finding out why her son took his own life. With no warning signs or even a letter, Alice searches for answers regarding her son Hank’s death. She turns to Hank’s best and only friend, Arnold, for answers. But Arnold, like Alice’s husband, has moved on from the tragedy and pleads her to do the same. Arnold is confident that revealing Hank’s big secret will help Alice grieve. But when Alice starts finding sticky notes that could only be from her dead son, her desire for revenge intensifies along with her desperate search for the truth. Alice becomes more detached from her friends, husband, and reality after each note. Eventually, a letter from Arnold provides her with insight and a target: Hank’s ruthless bully. Can Hank’s notes provide the answers Alice is seeking before she completely unravels? When she is left with no one and nothing except sticky notes from her dead son, will Alice accept the truth, or will her need for closure endanger the life of yet another child? ———— Hank, Alice’s only child, is dead. Unbeknownst to her, Hank had been bullied for years. Alice is on a mission to find the person responsible for driving Hank to take his own life. Certainly, someone was to blame. Be it one of the bullies who tortured Hank day in and day out, or was it his overshadowed best friend, Arnold, who must have seen more than he lets on. As Alice searches for answers and closure, the more she learns about Hank’s secret life, the more she feels Left Without Answers.
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