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Fly a little higher

how God answered a mom's small prayer in a big way
Seventeen-year-old Zach Sobiech sang "Clouds", the song he wrote, to a sold-out crowd at First Avenue, a revered venue in Minneapolis. But this performance was about more than a young man who enjoyed songwriting. Zach had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, and he was dying. "Clouds" was his farewell song to friends and family. But it didn't remain a farewell song. "Clouds" became a YouTube hit and was played on local radio stations. Zach's story went on to inspire millions.

The vigilante poets of Selwyn Academy

"When a sleazy reality television show takes over Ethan's arts academy, he and his friends concoct an artsy plan to take it down"--.

Three Bird summer

2014
Adam heads to Three Bird Lake to spend the summer with his grandmother at her cabin, and soon finds himself involved in the search for a mysterious treasure with Alice, the girl next door.

Mad River

2013
"A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are on the run through rural Minnesota -- victim by victim they're having the time of their lives. But when Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins the hunt for the thrill-hungry kids, things take a shocking detour.--from back cover.

Fat boy vs the cheerleaders

2014
When the high school cheerleading team takes over a soda vending machine's funds, which were previously collected by the pep band, Gabe Johnson, an overweight "band geek" tired of being called names and looked down on, declares war.

Herb Brooks

the inside story of a hockey mastermind
2010
Discusses the life, career, philosophies, and methods of hockey coach Herb Brooks, who grew up in East St. Paul, Minnesota and played amateur hockey before coaching several Olympic teams, four NHL teams, and various university teams.

Class action

the landmark case that changed sexual harassment law
2003
Chronicles Lois Jenson's experiences working for Eveleth Mines in northern Minnesota and the grueling court case against her employer that lasted ten years and changed the public's understanding of sexual harassment.

Pie in the sky

a memoir about writing and publishing
2000

Main Street

1997
A young woman has difficulty adjusting to life in a small town.

Kiss it

2010
Small-town Minnesotan Chastity (Chaz) Bryan wants nothing more than to get some sexual experience before she graduates from high school and moves away, but when she meets an intriguing boy visiting from North Carolina over Christmas break, her tough-girl facade slowly breaks down.

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