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THE PRINCE OF WALES by Kirby Wright    by Kirby Wright
Price: $0.99 USD. 4480 words. Published on February 21, 2010. .

The two brothers from the novels MOLOKA'I NUI AHINA and PUNAHOU BLUES resurface in this hunting episode set on the east end of Moloka'i island. Ben and Jeff are camped above Brownie's Gulch when Ben fires across Kainalu Valley at a buck. Jeff is about to discover the underpinnings of his brother's relationship with their grandmother.
MOLOKA'I BOY by Kirby Wright    by Kirby Wright
Price: $0.99 USD. 960 words. Published on February 22, 2010. .

A four-year-old learns lessons of life and death on his grandmother's remote island ranch.
Once Upon a Summer    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 4600 words. Published on June 8, 2010. .

Sissy, 6, and Jim, 8, have been sent to their father, the community drunk, for the summer, hoping to find food and a kind word from the man they barely know. Always hungry, obviously unwanted, Sissy repeats "Thank the Lord" at every meal, which their grandmother, aunt and uncle find obnoxious. When their father finally speaks to Sissy and Jim it is in the form of a strange goodbye.
The First Nudist    by Janice Daugharty
Price: Free! 4330 words. Published on August 24, 2010. .

Following a family reunion, Gransallie learns that her favorite niece, Ophelia, ia a not only a school teacher but a nudist. Hating to be proved wrong, Gransallie tries to defend Ophelia to her granddaughters, who "don't care where they are going or what shape they arrive in as long as they are going." Gransallie is their driver and chapperone on trips to Florida, or just anywhere.
Every Day is Mother's Day    by Salem Williams
Price: $2.99 USD. 3930 words. Published by Ancient Arbor  on March 7, 2011. .

A colorful book that explores the facets of motherhood; contains full-color floral posters, coloring pages, thought-provoking quotations, poetry and prose of gratitude and appreciation. A tribute to mothers of every kind!
To Love a Grandmother    by Catherine A. MacKenzie
Price: $1.99 USD. 17880 words. Published on March 21, 2011. .

All women will enjoy this book - especially mothers and grandmothers - and anyone who has a grandmother or wants to be a grandmother. The 100 poems in this book are about mothering and grandmothers, about babies and children. Some of the poems are long, some short; some are happy, some sad; some are rhyming, some free-verse. Anyone who treasures a grandmother will appreciate this book.
Reflections on Life and Death    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 5030 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on April 3, 2011. .

Sarah’s mother says she’ll die in the extended care facility. Sarah’s mother believes that the care facilities have the right to kill patients. Sarah’s heard that since she was a child in the 20th century. Sarah, a single mother with her own children to care for, can’t afford to care for her mother too. But what if her mother is right? And if she is, how will Sarah ever know?
My Killer, My Love    by Mona Karel
Price: $2.99 USD. 81630 words. Published by Black Opal Books  on May 22, 2011. .

Kendra Weiss likes her unexciting life. Especially now, when all she wants is to heal her body and mourn her beloved grandmother. She doesn’t want or need to be embroiled in an eternal struggle for power. But Mykhael Alastor calls to her in ways she barely recognizes, and she discovers a strength she didn’t know she possessed.
Ranting of a Psychic Grandmother    by Iris Barratt
Price: $2.99 USD. 9130 words. Published on June 20, 2011. .

An astute visionary grandmother has psychic visitations from indigenous grandmothers who mirror her outrage at the problems facing today’s children. After feeling inspired and haunted to somehow be part of the solution for today’s children and families and address the dire needs and consequences of a society out of touch with its tribal roots, this grandma gets creative.
PUNAHOU BLUES, a Hawaiian Novel    by Kirby Wright
Price: $6.95 USD. 53210 words. Published on July 5, 2011. .

Growing up in Honolulu isn't all it's cracked up to be for Jeffrey Gill. After he gets into prestigious Punahou School, his rite of passage includes losing the babe of his dreams to a creep, surviving Killahaole Day, and getting pushed around by the school bully.