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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.
Texas Whirlwind    by Bonnie Blythe
Price: $1.99 USD. 62820 words. Published on July 27, 2010. .

A summer storm in Galveston mirrors the whirlwind of problems Emma Hayes encounters after she adopts Haitian twin girls and runs into her old high school love-ending in a battle for custody when strangers contest the adoption. Is it true that she bought love with her ready-made family or can she trust the One that the even wind and waves obey? A Christian romance.
Nunzilla Was My Mother and My Stepmother Was a Witch    by Terry Silver
Price: $2.99 USD. 40030 words. Published on August 20, 2010. .

"Nunzilla Was My Mother and My Stepmother Was a Witch" is author Terry Gelormino Silver's memoir of growing up in three different orphanages in Ohio during the Great Depression and World War II era. Two of the orphanages where she lived were run by a strict order of nuns, and the third orphanage was non-sectarian. Think "Oliver Twist" meets "Angela's Ashes," and you've got the idea.
Vanished    by Barbara Ann Derksen
Price: $7.99 USD. 93890 words. Published on November 5, 2010. .

Vanished! That’s what Andrea Wilton and Brian Strait discover when they come to visit their best friends one evening. Where could they be and does God answer prayers, two questions they find the answers to as they journey to another world of voodoo, murder, and more missing people. Andrea and Brian also discover each other as they learn to scuba, and fight a common enemy.
The Apothecary    by Samantha Jillian Bayarr
Price: $0.99 USD. 54570 words. Published on December 24, 2010. .

When Claire Mayfield suddenly finds herself the new heir of a property that has lain vacant for over 100 years, she becomes leery of the rumors of the hauntings from the three young children who were said to have been murdered there. As Claire explores the manor, she discovers her great uncle's traveling medicine show from the 1800's, and clues that could solve the 100 year old murder-mystery.
Книъга2-Ребенок Событий    by Teymur Roshdi
Price: Free! 6360 words. Published on January 15, 2011. .

2-Ребенок Событий - роман, рассказывающий историю нежелательного маленького мальчика, оставленного его родителем в течение периода WWI, который вырос в бурных годах российской гражданской войны.
A Change in Fortune    by Mark Finnemore
Price: Free! 5160 words. Published on January 29, 2011. .

The child's pleading eyes and outstretched hand dug at painful memories John had worked hard to bury. When he turned away, stern eyes and hands on hips awaited him. "You can't even spare a smile for that boy, John?" John blew out a tired sigh. "To what end, Mary? That boy's fate is as meat for the predators out there. Or meat for the Magistrate's axe – just like what happened to Jimmy."
Kingdom of Lost Children: The Book of Ren    by L. J. Carter
Price: $7.99 USD. 107080 words. Published on February 15, 2011. .

When Leyla discovers an ancient script in her old childhood home she is thrust into a world she never expected; a world filled with strange creatures, secrets and dark magic. There is more to Leyla’s past than she realised and more than just her future is threatened. Only an ancient book holds the key to her survival but Leyla is not the only one after the book’s great power… (Illustrated)
I Talk to Togo    by Todd Philip Dolce
Price: $0.99 USD. 56270 words. Published on March 28, 2011. .

I Talk to Togo follows the life of an exceptionally gifted, young orphaned boy suffering with Aphonia, who, under the tutelage of his quirky, inventive uncle, attempts to reclaim his most coveted possession; his missing voice.
Cry into the Wind    by Othello Bach
Price: $6.99 USD. 135510 words. Published on April 3, 2011. .

Cry into the Wind is a testamony to the strength of the human spirit, and an inspirational guide for those struggling to overcome the effects of abuse.