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Learning How To Swim & other poems    by Jay Mouton
Price: $2.99 USD. 8890 words. Published on January 14, 2012. .

Learning How To Swim & other poems, recollects life lessons from childhood through adulthood. The poems contained within, take the reader from the cold climes of northern, Minnesota, to the warm, salty beaches of Florida--with many stops along the way.
The Agoraphobics: Goodnight Moon    by Izzy Winchester
Price: Free! 1200 words. Published on January 15, 2012. .

Where do monsters move? In small places. Goodnight Moon is an introduction to a world of spaces with snug walls and close ceilings, and the entities that dwell within them: The Agoraphobics. Here is the Thing Under the Bed, and Jamie, the little boy left alone with it.
Shoes With New Strings: Poems of Domestic Wondering    by Dahlia Parrish
Price: $0.99 USD. 1000 words. Published on January 16, 2012. .

Shoes With New Strings: Poems of Domestic Wondering is a small collection of poems about love of home and family. These poems evoke memories of the delights of childhood, the loss experienced when family relationships change over time, and the hope for their recovery.
Snapshots of Fictionalized Facts    by Angie Kress
Price: $1.99 USD. 22970 words. Published on January 20, 2012. .

This is a memoir. I am frequently asked why this title? I liked the idea of snapshots because this book is not told from start to finish. The memories are in no particular order, and I do move back and forth in time. Every event is true to the best of my knowledge, but they may be fictionalized due to my age at the time or due to the time that has elapsed.
Anna-Belinda    by Jeannie van Rompaey
Price: $1.99 USD. 5010 words. Published on January 20, 2012. .

Anna and Belinda are twins, one seemingly more beautiful and talented than the other. Belinda considers herself the other and lives in the shadow of her sister. At times she worships her, at others despises her. After Anna leaves, Belinda has to find a way to get on with her own life, even if the cost is sacrificing her memories of Anna.
The Stories of My Youth    by Lorem J. Fause
Price: $0.99 USD. 16060 words. Published by Jerome Francis Lusa  on January 21, 2012. .

Many of these stories share a singular theme, the idea that I've been really lucky. Not lucky in the sense of winning at bingo or the lottery more than the average person, but in that I am still alive after so many mishaps and misadventures where natural selection would normally have selected against a peculiar set of traits.
Roses Are Red... And So Is Blood    by Daniel Harmon
Price: Free! 5870 words. Published on January 25, 2012. .

This book is an action-romance with quite a few unexpected twists. Two boys fight over a girl, as usual in a romance.They have been friends since childhood, but now turn against each other. Read this book to find out what happens.
Zach's Journey: A story of boyhood, bravery and blindness    by Marc Ramirez
Price: $2.99 USD. 7980 words. Published by The Dallas Morning News  on February 14, 2012. .

Rapidly and surely, Zach Thibodeaux is going blind — the result of a condition called cone-rod dystrophy, a degenerative disease that is destroying the cells of his retina and for which there is no cure. At the age of 8, he’s coping with questions that are hard to imagine: How do you prepare for a life of blindness? What would you want to see? What would you do?
The Road Less Travelled    by John Porter
Price: $5.99 USD. 247910 words. Published on February 21, 2012. .

This is the epic tale of a real-life journey that began by mistake way back last century in a quiet European backwater, spanning three continents in a largely unexpected fashion: a fifty-year walk. It includes triumphs, adventure, excitement and dissappointments, heart-rending losses, love, death, discovery, wonderment and hope. Retrace the journey as you too wander along The Road Less Travelled.
It's A Dog's Life    by Dakota Douglas
Price: Free! 2170 words. Published on February 25, 2012. .

A children's short story. Starting a new school can be tough. But for Jeremy it was especially hard. His classmates thought he was stuck up but in fact he was too shy to ask to join in. Then a dirty shaggy dog walked into his life and turned everything topsy turvy.