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The Red Jacket    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 3020 words. Published on October 13, 2009. .

This short story was awarded honorable mention in Writer's Digest 78th Annual Writing Competition. Being best friends is sometimes hard, especially when you don't understand everything. But I'll never forget Jeremy Michel Myers as long as I live.
Solar Girl and Lunar Boy    by Gabriel Constans
Price: $4.00 USD. 4810 words. Published on November 16, 2009. .

Solar Girl and Lunar Boy is a delightful collection of children stories that taps into their personal inner light to vanquish fear of the unknown (Solar Girl); humorously transforms a common experience from sadness to joy (No Smiling On Wednesdays); breaks stereotypes and teaches earthquake safety in Quake, Shake and Roll; and explores the world of ants and the environment, in As Precious As Gold.
What a Hullabaloo!    by phillip whittington
Price: $4.99 USD. 11700 words. Published on November 30, 2009. .

It’s poetry it’s fun and it’s not just for children! This book is about moments, the ones from childhood. The ones in which we dared to dream, the dreams we did not fear to follow. Nothing could stop us for we were children, and impossible was a word we’d not yet learnt. But there are parents and teachers and people with beards and that can only mean one thing, trouble!
The Skin of Lions: Rwandan Folk Tales and Fables    by Gabriel Constans
You set the price! 2580 words. Published on January 31, 2010. .

This is a picture book collection from Rwanda. At one time all of the children in this book lived on the streets. The stories are from their personal experiences, traditional folk tales or creative imaginations. They continue a thousand-year-old oral tradition and speak for all of those that have been silenced. Author royalties go to the Rwanda Orphan's Project at www.rwandanorphansproject.org.
The Picking Flower Garden    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $3.99 USD. 4880 words. Published on February 16, 2010. .

Twelve year-old Fiona steals flowers from the garden of 85 year-old Rose and gets into a lot of trouble. Rose and Fiona are at a stand-off until they finally work out a deal that makes them both happy.
Will the Soccer Star    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $3.99 USD. 3750 words. Published on March 28, 2010. .

The last few seconds of the soccer game. The score is tied. Will does a fake and then shoots the ball to Roz, who scores. Roz and Will are heroes. At the next game, Will thinks the other team is talking about his twitching eye and rolling shoulder. They really are talking about the play he made with Roz. Will learns everyone has vulnerabilities. Kids who don’t get it need someone to talk to.
Kahonua Island    by Todd Kelsey
Price: Free! 5100 words. Published on March 31, 2010. .

A story about Rachael and her talking fish, who convinces her to enter a magic code in her phone. She is transported to Kahonua Island, where she meets a giant gerbil Mr. Green. Grondlet the Sunflower helps charge the phone with solar energy, and they visit Mr. Mantis, a mathematician, to try and unlock the code so she can return home. For ages 10 to 100. Themes: fun, environment, science, math.
Storybook Advent Calendar    by Lewis Brech
Price: $9.95 USD. 37950 words. Published by Laura Dawn Lewis  on April 12, 2010. .

Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The Storybook Advent Calendar includes a number of classic Christmas Stories by many of the most beloved writers in addition to 7 original stories written specifically for this book.
Toot of Fruit    by Anjuli Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 3510 words. Published by Diamond Press on May 5, 2010. .

Claire is fed up with her three brothers. They love to embarrass her in front of her friends. When Claire cooks up the perfect revenge, using her little brother's baby formula, the results are unexpected.
Motherload / Motherlode    by Lana Skauge
Price: $3.99 USD. 17530 words. Published by Hades Publications  on May 19, 2010. .

Reworked from her live performances, these stories are "life lessons" told through metaphor and simple truths. Meant to be read aloud they focus on the renewal brought about by Spring and Motherhood. Presented in an ancient storyteller tradition where each vignett, through spiritual-heart-speak and motherly-instinct, tugs at the heart strings of hope, happiness and heritage.