Books tagged: family story

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Superfoot    by Janet Gingold
Price: $5.99 USD. 66870 words. Published on July 7, 2010. .

Adam Clarke just wants to play soccer. But since a leg injury left him lopsided, he can’t run. He can’t even breathe. His parents think he’s impossible, his sisters think he’s pathetic, his classmates think he’s a joke. Stuck in the slow lane with his grandfather, he makes unexpected discoveries. What he learns by putting himself in other people's shoes gets him back in the game.
Santa's Snack    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 2910 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 30, 2010. .

A mystery story about a grown man, an attorney, alone on Christmas Eve, who can’t allow himself to believe in Santa Claus. But someone keeps eating the cookies. Every year. Just like it happened when he was a kid. Maybe Santa Claus really does exist. Or maybe, just maybe, all this skeptic needs to understand is where the jolly fat man lives.
Finch Goes Wild    by Janet Gingold
Price: $5.99 USD. 57060 words. Published on August 11, 2010. .

Harmon doesn't fit into the hole he gets shoved into. He has to break out. With his grades at an all-time low and his weight off the charts, he knows he's headed for trouble. Even in his music he finds too many wrong notes. When the noise of his jeering classmates and nagging mother threatens to overwhelm him, he finds a whole new world to explore in nearby wild places.
Danger: Long Division    by Janet Gingold
Price: $4.99 USD. 37340 words. Published on August 19, 2010. .

When her dad goes off to fight in a war on the other side of the planet, Becca does her best to live up to his expectations. But suddenly she finds herself failing math because she can't do long division. With the help of unlikely allies, she develops new skills and strategies that enable her to solve her own problems, not only in math, but also in her relationships with her family and friends.
All Time Is Now    by Katie Letcher Lyle
Price: $9.99 USD. 56780 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on January 17, 2011. .

Once upon a time, there was a perfect family: one father, one mother, and one perfect son. Then they had an “imperfect” child. The author writes about how their “perfect” family adapted to living with and caring for their “imperfect child” — but more than that, this funny, wise book is about how Jennie graced their lives, and showed them they didn't know beans about "perfect."
Tell Your Life Story: A Legacy for Those You Treasure and Love    by iMoneyCoach 
Price: $2.99 USD. 3970 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .

This book can help uncover many stories, experiences and answers,and it will give you the opportunity to connect as a family. If you want to know more about your parents/grandparents or leave a legacy for your children, you'll want to use this book.
Golden Lies    by Barbara Freethy
Price: $5.99 USD. 125660 words. Published on March 6, 2011. .

Every family has secrets -- some too intriguing to resist ... some too dangerous to ignore ... From bestselling author Barbara Freethy comes a novel about three remarkable families -- the fifty-year-old promise that once bound them together, the fiery betrayal that tore them apart, and the ancient bronze dragon that could destroy their future ...
Someone To Look Up To    by Jean Gill
Price: $3.99 USD. 60040 words. Published on March 14, 2011. .

It's a dog's life in the south of France. From puppyhood, Sirius the Pyrenean Mountain Dog has been trying to understand his humans and train them with kindness. How this led to divorce he has no idea. Through all his trials, even in an animal shelter, Sirius doggedly keeps the faith. One day, his human will come.
At all cost    by John Liu Kamina
Price: $4.99 USD. 48200 words. Published on March 20, 2011. .

Chris (12) and Laura (9) ran away from the father who didn’t wanted them to go to the mother they longed for six years. Criminals caught them in the juggernaut’s trailer they hid from the father. Criminals planned to sell them to Mr. Charlie to export them outside the country. Charlotte, the pretty lady, escaped with the kids to rescue them. Criminals hunted them in order to kill them all.
The Choice    by Kathleen Sprout
Price: $0.99 USD. 85830 words. Published on March 28, 2011. .

There are people who are so toxic, they poison everyone around them. But what do you do when that person is you mother? And after eighteen years of painful separation, she moves in with you? Sandy Hughes thought she had left her difficult past behind her, but now it's followed her across the country and into her home. This inspirational novel is humorous, poignant, shows faith and forgiveness.