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The Mermaid's Purse

2016
Stella loves books so much, she starts her own library, but then a storm threatens to destroy everything.

My near-death adventures

2016
In 1895 Michigan, Stan, eleven, will do almost anything to help his mother financially, even babysitting, but his long-lost father shows up and proves to be a big disappointment.

Cupcake cousins

2015
During a family vacation at Lake Michigan, nine-year-old cousins Willow and Delia, desperate to avoid being flower girls in their aunt's wedding, try to demonstrate that they would do better as chefs for the reception.

Summer showers

2015
"Cousins Willow and Delia return to the kitchen as their family welcomes a new baby in the second book in the illustrated Cupcake Cousins series"--Provided by publisher.

The arsenal of democracy

FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war
2014
"Tells the story of how Detroit answered the call to arms during WWII, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a bomber an hour"--OCLC.

My near-death adventures (99% true!)

2015
In 1895, twelve-year-old Stan decides to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan, documenting in his scrapbook his travels and encounters with troublesome relatives, his mother's suitors, lumberjacks, and more.

Our Auntie Rosa

the family of Rosa Parks remembers her life and lessons
Rosa Parks, "the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus", is the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a nurturing mother to her family. Her courageous act on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In this book her loved ones share their remembrances and reflections of Auntie Rosa to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend.

The chocolate puppy puzzle

a chocoholic mystery
2004
Flashy Aubrey Andrews Armstrong has just swept into town, dropping celebrity names and claiming he is a Hollywood producer - but is he?.

Forgive the river, forgive the sky

1998
After her father dies in the river they both love, twelve-year-old Lily struggles to come to terms with her loss, and in so doing, she helps a paraplegic former pilot accept his condition and move on with his life.

Cupcake cousins

2014
During a family vacation at Lake Michigan, nine-year-old cousins Willow and Delia, desperate to avoid being flower girls in their aunt's wedding, try to demonstrate that they would do better as chefs for the reception.

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