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{"id":3196,"date":"2023-11-04T09:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:09:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:09:46","slug":"2023-hgg-books-young-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3196&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"2023 HGG Books for Young Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Holiday Gift Guide 2023&nbsp;Books for Young Readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><a id=\"RETURN TO TOP\" name=\"RETURN TO TOP\"><\/a>TOP<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/2023-hgg-fiction-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#c0392b; font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||-<\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/2023-hgg-nonfiction-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO NONFICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||- <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/holiday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><font face=\"Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/holiday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">HGG HOME PAGE<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||-<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>*CHILDREN&#8217;S* Click the covers to purchase.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>CHILDREN&#8217;S FICTION \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ CHILDREN&#8217;S HEALTH \/ AGES&nbsp;6-12<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amys-Amazing-Hats...\/dp\/1662431163\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/amys_amazing_hats_cover_-_6-7-23.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 219px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Amy&#8217;s Amazing Hats<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">written and illustrated by Sharyn Diamond<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Page Publishing, Inc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">46&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Amy&#8217;s Amazing Hats<\/em>&nbsp;was written&nbsp;to teach children the value&nbsp;of being kind and caring to a friend with cancer, bringing awareness to pediatric cancer, sharing the challenges young people have fighting this disease, and the wonderful work the Passing Hats&nbsp;organization does. On behalf of children fighting this disease the everywhere, please share this wonderful book with your family and friends and make the world a better place for all, one hat at a time!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>CHILDREN&#8217;S FICTION \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ GREAT PLAINS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beside-That-Windmill-Don-Parks\/dp\/1682831442\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/beside_that_windmill_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 199px;\"><\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beside-That-Windmill-Don-Parks\/dp\/1682831442\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">B<\/span>eside That Windmill<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">By Minda Parks, illustrated by Don L. Parks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Texas Tech University Press<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">32 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in hardcover<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">What does a boy do when he has to spend his summers on a dry, windy farm, living in a house with no water or electricity? No TV, no radio, no telephone, no bathroom, no refrigerator. This was ranch life long ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Don Parks grew up on a family ranch in the rural Great Plains. The sky was big and blue. Cattle roamed the fields. Cowboys came and went. Most important of all, the ranch\u2019s water was supplied by a faithful windmill. Every night it lulled the boy to sleep, and every day it worked alongside the family in the sun.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Windmills still dot the landscape of the wide spaces of America\u2019s Great Plains. They serve as reminders of what it took homesteaders to settle this hardscrabble region and how they coaxed enough water from the earth to live by.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">When Don Parks grew up, he began painting the childhood he remembered. His paintings are set alongside a story by his wife, longtime educator Minda Parks. Together, the narrative and the paintings tell the history of windmills on the Great Plains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CHILDREN&#8217;S FICTION \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ ANIMALS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C9576SXR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/boomer_the_curious_bunny.jpeg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 199px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Boomer, the Curious Bunny<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Diann Floyd Boehm; Illustrated by Judy Gaudet<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Norns Triad Publication<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">52<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Time-Fly-DiAnn-Floyd-Boehm\/dp\/1952041627\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<\/a>pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;paperback, hardcover, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">What will Boomer find?<\/p>\n<p>Boomer is a curious bunny who loves excitement. Staying home doesn\u2019t offer him the same fun it gives his brothers and sisters, so he hops off to see what he can see. When he does, what do you think awaits him?<\/p>\n<p>Join this adorable furry rabbit as he heads off into the city where he meets a range of characters and goes on a variety of adventures. Will his discoveries be the joyful experiences he expects?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CHILDREN&#8217;S FICTION \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ ALPHABET BOOK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ellie-Alphabet-April-Nunn-Coker\/dp\/B0C91KG6ZQ\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/ellie_and_the_alphabet_zoo_keeper_series_companion.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 250px;\"><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Ellie and the Alphabet Zoo<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By April Nunn Coker<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amazon KDP<\/p>\n<p>56 Pages<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">July 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;paperback, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Ellie and her pet hedgehog Freddy spend a day at the zoo finding and describing a zoo animal for every letter of the alphabet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">===========================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>CHILDREN&#8217;S FICTION \/ FOLK TALES \/ MYTHS \/ ANIMALS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fables-Connected-Age-Kelly-Baggett\/dp\/B0C2RXSZN4\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/fables_for_the_connected_age.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 199px;\"><\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fables-Connected-Age-Kelly-Baggett\/dp\/B0C2RXSZN4\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">F<\/span>ables for the Connected Age<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">By Kelly N. Baggett<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">FireflySkates<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">36&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in paperback&nbsp;and eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Fables for the Connected Age<\/em>&nbsp;is a collection of short fables used for the digital education of children. The humorous fables feature relatable animal characters in a relationship of vice or virtue. The fables endeavor to teach children to communicate appropriately, respect others, report misbehavior, and to keep private information private. The lessons are thought-provoking and serve as a reminder to stay mindful of our actions in an increasingly technology-driven world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CHILDREN&#8217;S \/ PICTURE BOOK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gloobooks.com\/products\/mostly-me\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/mostly_me_1_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 217px;\"><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Mostly Me<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Collin Hall; illustrated by Crystal Dawn Chaffee<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Gloo Books<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">32&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">September 15, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Available in&nbsp;paperback, hardcover, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This joyful and introspective picture book about navigating biracial identity follows a blue-green narrator on a journey of self-discovery. Written in playful rhyme, <em>Mostly Me<\/em> is an ode to readers of all ages that have felt out of place, questioning who they are. Navigating oft-asked questions like \u201cWho am I? Do I belong?\u201d,&nbsp;readers discover the most empowering answer of all: \u201cI\u2019m mostly me.\u201d Written and illustrated by two biracial storytellers, this book creates a vibrant and uplifting message for anyone who feels like they&#8217;re in-between.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">===========================<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CHILDREN&#8217;S \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ PET CARE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Porter-Midge-Safety-Guide-Interactions\/dp\/B0CH245YCF\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><b><i><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/paws_for_safety.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 202px;\"><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/font><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Porter and Midge: Paws for Safety<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Raise the Woof Press LLC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">36&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">October 24, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;paperback, hardcover, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dive into the world of Porter, the affectionate Mastiff, Midge, the friendly Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, and their devoted owners CJ and Lora as they embark on an enlightening journey, learning all about canine safety.<\/p>\n<p>Within these delightful pages, young readers will learn the art of approaching dogs with confidence and respect, while understanding the importance of seeking permission before petting. Through engaging rhymes and charming illustrations, children will discover the secrets to communicating with dogs in ways that make them feel secure and cherished.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">===========================<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CHILDREN&#8217;S \/ PICTURE BOOK \/ READING&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/bookstop\/book\/a-reading-partner-for-emeraldtmqn7etv\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/reading_partner_for_emerald_a.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 225px; height: 178px;\">A Reading Partner for Emerald<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><strong>By Patricia Vermillion; illustrated by Lily Thompson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">TCU Press<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">32&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">October 16, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Available in hardcover and library binding<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Emerald loves to read. She lives in a library surrounded by books, yet she is lonely. Everyone wants a reading partner. Especially Emerald. Slither, Romeo, and Stinker will enchant readers with their rattling, alarming, and stinking ways. And every reader who has ever wanted a friend will know and understand Emerald&#8217;s heart as they follow her journey to find her just-right reading partner This 32-page picture book celebrates the joy of reading with a friend. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">===========================<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>*MIDDLE GRADE* Click the covers to purchase.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>MIDDLE GRADE FICTION \/&nbsp;SHORT STORIES \/ SUSPENSE \/ 6TH GRADE+<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/FRIGHT-BITES-Miracle-Austin\/dp\/0998618268\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/fright_bites.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 266px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Fright Bites<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Miracle Austin<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Wings &amp; Fangs Publishing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">262 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in paperback and eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find yourself a cozy spot, make sure all your doors are locked. Open FRIGHT BITES. Who or what will you encounter? Could it be Old Lady Canes, a shadow twister, or Cordelia? Be careful what lurks in the dark&#8230; you never know what&#8217;s watching you and waiting. Immerse yourself in twenty-nine creeptastic tales from the author of the Doll Trilogy and <em>Boundless<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>*YOUNG ADULT* Click the covers to purchase.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT FICTION \/ CONTEMPORARY \/ SUICIDE &amp; FAMILY ISSUES<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coldest-Winter-Ever-Spent\/dp\/1728423953\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/coldest_winter_full_size_0.jpeg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 264px;\"><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coldest-Winter-Ever-Spent\/dp\/1728423953\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Ann Jacobus<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Carolrhoda Lab<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">352 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;hardcover,&nbsp;eBook, and audiobook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eighteen-year-old Del is in a healthier place than she was a year and a half ago: She\u2019s sober, getting treatment for her depression and anxiety, working in her Aunt Fran\u2019s San Francisco art gallery, and volunteering at a suicide-prevention hotline. Her own suicide attempt is in the past and living with her beloved aunt has helped her see a future for herself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when Aunt Fran is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Del\u2019s equilibrium is shattered. She struggles to help care for her aunt\u2014while also dealing with a crush, her looming first semester at college, and her shifts at the crisis line. After Aunt Fran asks for her help with a mind-boggling final request, Del must confront her own demons and rethink everything she thought she knew about life and death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT FICTION \/&nbsp;FANTASY&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1088136184\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/craving_beauty.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 263px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Craving Beauty<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Jennifer Silverwood<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">SilverWoodSketches<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">262 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;hardcover, paperback, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Nineteen-year-old Vynasha&#8217;s life is no fairy tale. The fire that killed her sisters was her fault, and the magick that saved her nephew cannot heal their scars. They shouldn&#8217;t have survived, and the villagers either fear or loathe them. A mysterious stranger saves her, giving Vynasha the key to finding the only family they have left. With nothing to lose, Vynasha dares the journey into the forbidden Wylderland. Through dangers untold, she makes her way to the forgotten city, but more than ghosts linger in the castle. A wicked curse shadows the land. Shadows whisper that the one to break their curse has come, and a beastly prince makes a bargain Vynasha cannot refuse: Become the beast&#8217;s bride or become a monster herself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT FICTION \/ METAPHYSICAL FANTASY \/ COMING OF AGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Einsteins-Compass-Time-Traveler-Adventure-ebook\/dp\/B07KRMNPZK\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/einsteins_compass_1.png\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 277px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Einstein&#8217;s Compass: A YA Time Traveler Adventure<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Grace Blair &amp; Laren Bright<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Modern Mystic Media<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">398&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in paperback and audiobook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Embark on a thrilling journey through time and imagination with &#8220;Einstein&#8217;s Compass.&#8221; This captivating historical fantasy science fiction novel weaves together the extraordinary life of Albert Einstein with fantastical elements and scientific concepts that will leave you spellbound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join Albert, accompanied by his loyal friend Johann, and the enigmatic classmate Werner Von Weisel, as they uncover the secrets of a jeweled compass bestowed upon Albert by his father. Little do they know this compass holds incredible magical powers, known only to Albert and Johann.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, lurking in the shadows are Raka, Albert&#8217;s jealous twin brother from millennia ago, and the cunning Countess Victoria von Baden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT \/&nbsp;FICTION \/ FANTASY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09WSKHYM8?binding=hardcover\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/gryphendale_series.jpeg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 350px; height: 117px;\"><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09WSKHYM8?binding=hardcover&amp;searchxofy=true&amp;ref_=dbs_s_bs_series_rwt_thcv&amp;qid=1699052748&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>The Legends of Gryphendale Series<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Lara Lee<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;paperback, eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BTNNMS16\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Gryphendale<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 393 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0CFWXN8KK\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Shadow of the Gryphon<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 352 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07N5DMRH6\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Gryphon\u2019s Handmaiden<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 434 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0B4GM5RTX\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Gryphon of Stone<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 469 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0CJT2SL9K\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Secret of Cinnamon Cinderguard<\/strong><\/em>,<\/a> 420 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">In a disc-shaped world in the center of our planet earth floats the land of the faeries, the kingdom of Gryphendale. The nine races have been given power over nature by the great Blue Gryphon, but evil is never far away. For fans of C.S. Lewis&#8217;s Chronicles of Narnia and of Lloyd Alexander&#8217;s Chronicles of Prydain, The Legends of Gryphendale holds a new set of adventures you are sure to love! Follow heroes of all races and different times as they seek to do what is right no matter the costs. Each book contains its own tale, but follow many of your favorite heroes as they engage in new challenges with new friends.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>YOUNG ADULT FICTION \/ NOVELLA \/ METAPHYSICAL SCI-FI \/ MYTHOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poseidons-Atlantis-Adventure-Hybrid-Experiment-ebook\/dp\/B0CMKG3832\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/poseidon_cover.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 279px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Poseidon&#8217;s Atlantis Adventure &#8211; The Human Hybrid Experiment<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Grace Blair<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Modern Mystic Media<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">156 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in eBook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dive into the captivating world of Poseidon&#8217;s Atlantis Adventure: The Human Hybrid Experience. In the aftermath of a cataclysmic clash between Titans and Olympians, Poseidon, overshadowed by his brother Zeus, embarks on a celestial quest riding a majestic Hippocampus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As he travels through time, Poseidon encounters Cleito, a young woman with a deep connection to his ancestry. Together, they uncover the secrets of her parents, Euenor and Leucippus, and their utopian paradise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this new world, Poseidon faces ethical dilemmas and technological wonders. With the guidance of Kyrie, a celestial envoy from the Pleiades, he explores genetic engineering and human hybrids, igniting moral introspection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">YOUNG ADULT \/ HISTORICAL FICTION \/ WESTERN \/ ADVENTURE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09Q5MDBP9?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_1_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RGGJFQV?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_2_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09VYDL25S?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_2&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_3_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BSP3148J?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_3&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_4_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BVDRX7LG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_5_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0C15LDBH7?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_5&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/rowdy_6_0.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; width: 100px; height: 160px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09Q6FQCN5\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><b>The Rowdy Series<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>By Chris Mullen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09Q5MDBP9?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: Wild and Mean, Sharp and Keen<\/a><\/strong>,<\/i> February 24, 2022, 290 pages.&nbsp;Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/rowdy-wild-and-mean-sharp-and-keen-chris-mullen\" target=\"_blank\">Lone Star Lit Tour Page<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RGGJFQV?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_1&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: Redemption<\/a><\/strong>, <\/i>March 31, 2022, 257&nbsp;pages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09VYDL25S?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_2&amp;storeType=ebooks#detailBullets_feature_div\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: Dead or Alive<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<\/i>April 21, 2022, 282&nbsp;pages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BSP3148J?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_3&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: Rescue<\/a><\/strong>, <\/em>March 14, 2023, 270&nbsp;pages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BVDRX7LG?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_4&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: To Catch a Killer<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<\/em>April 18, 2023, 298 pages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0C15LDBH7?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_5&amp;storeType=ebooks\" target=\"_blank\">Rowdy: Return<\/a><\/strong>, <\/i>May 23, 2023,<i> <\/i>256 pages<i>.&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u201cA man acts like one because he has to. A boy acts like one when he wants to. What are YOU?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">For Rowdy, this question from his dead father constantly challenges him to do what is right\u2026Life for Rowdy is a daily adventure, and while he must navigate the dangers on his own, he has found the loyalty of friends and words from his past give him the strength and knowledge needed to survive in an unforgiving time. Fighting for what is right is his code. Living life for others becomes his way. Staring danger in the face is what he must do if he is to fully grow into the man his father would have wanted him to become. So, when the going gets tough, the tough get ROWDY.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">==========================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">YOUNG ADULT \/ HISTORICAL FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Girls-Struggle-DiAnn-Floyd-Boehm\/dp\/198983311X\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/ruby_series_1_rise.jpeg\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; width: 150px; height: 240px; float: left;\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Takes-Chicago-DiAnn-Floyd-Boehm\/dp\/1989833381\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/ruby_series_2_ruby_takes_chicago.png\" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; width: 150px; height: 240px; float: left;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">The Ruby Series<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">By Diann Floyd Boehm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Available in&nbsp;paperback<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Girls-Struggle-DiAnn-Floyd-Boehm\/dp\/198983311X\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rise! A Girl&#8217;s Struggle for More<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/i><\/b>OC Publishing, 406 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Takes-Chicago-DiAnn-Floyd-Boehm\/dp\/1989833381\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby Takes Chicago<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>OC Publishing, 256&nbsp;pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The main character, Ruby Pearl, is mature beyond her years, born at least a decade too soon. Growing up in a family of nine children in Oilton, Oklahoma, with her nose constantly in a book, she&#8217;s the girl who would rather read than can tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby&#8217;s story unfolds amidst the backdrop of a horse and buggy town welcoming its first motor cars. She becomes a pioneer for girls her age, following the inspiration of the suffrage movement, breaking all norms, defying tradition-and her parents-to become a truly independent woman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">===========================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>Click the covers to purchase.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>===========================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#RETURN TO TOP\">RETURN TO TOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/2023-hgg-fiction-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||-<\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/content\/2023-hgg-nonfiction-books\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO NONFICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||- <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/holiday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">JUMP TO&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><font face=\"Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/holiday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">HGG HOME PAGE<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong><strong>|||-<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday Gift Guide 2023&nbsp;Books for Young Readers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1172,1083,1250,813,830,819,1251],"class_list":["post-3196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-childrensbooks","tag-holidaygiftguide","tag-kidsbooks","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-young-adult","tag-youngreaders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}