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Hide & Seek in the Magic Pantry is a heartwarming story about our relatable main character, who finds herself in a dark and scary pantry when playing hide and seek with her brother. Familiar feelings of fear and anxiety creep into her thoughts. She uses tactics to be brave and cope with her worries as the pantry completely transforms into a magical land of sweets, treats and all her favorite snacks. She learns an important lesson along the way.

I believe life presents opportunities to help us grow and learn through our own circumstances and through the stories and experiences of others. Our story includes the death of our son, Benjamin, by suicide. I know, it's the "S" word, one we'd rather stay away from. But what if instead of hiding from this topic or trying to protect your kids and staying away from this topic, you were given the opportunity to hear a story firsthand-our story-an...

Familia redefinida: Una mirada reveladora al interior del mundo de los hijos con padres divorciados. El libro ofrece relatos personales de aquellos cuyas vidas se ven mas alteradas por el divorcio, los niños, desde se primera comprensión del divorcio de sus padres hasta su vida actual. Las historias vulnerables que se presentan en el libro ofrecen información, esperanza y consejos prácticos para cualquier persona que este considerando, este at...

Osteria Papavero, lovingly known as the "Italian shack" in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, has welcomed guests into a warm, sunny space on East Wilson Street since 2006. Specials change daily to meet what's most in season, and the curiosity of a thoughtful, passionate chef. Papavero chef and owner Francesco Mangano grew up in Bologna. The menu in his restaurant combines recipes he loved in northern Italy, years of study in professional kitchens...

At age twenty-four, Sara Alvarado bought a one-way ticket from the midwest to Mexico determined to heal from years of hard partying and sexual trauma. In this raw and inspiring memoir, Sara takes readers on a journey as she struggles with being newly sober, unexpectedly in love - and then suddenly, terrifyingly pregnant. Guided from afar by her wise and loving mother and her emerging spiritual connection, Sara confidently (yet full of self-dou...

A GREEN BAY HISTORICAL TRUE CRIME STORY At the turn of the 20th century, cities around the world were rife with syphilis, yet no blood test could prove it. Two women in Green Bay, Wisconsin found their lives destroyed by that simple fact. Mary, an illiterate maid, and Mollie, a college-educated socialite, fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them, he claimed they had that...

Kids have a lot of energy, they act out in class, lie, and exaggerate tales. Trouble-making behavior is typical, or is it? This is what the police, schools, and other adults believed when they saw a young girl acting out and telling stories to her friends. Why wouldn't anyone listen to her? As a child, Niki did not stand a chance against her abuser. He was intelligent, calculating, and manipulative. The isolation and anger threatened to ...

1960s to present-TexasGracie B. Hubbard fell off a swing when she was three years old, and landed on her head. "Papa says I ain't been right in the head since. Mama says I'm simple-minded." This is the story of Gracie's life. Her faith sings throughout her narrative as she encounters difficulties and trusts in her Lord. Her life improves as she learns to read and write, makes new friends and becomes more independent. Her close walk with Jesus ...

Mickey, Jimbo, and Lemon come of age in the village of Bridgeton in the 1950s, "escapading" along the Wisconsin River in central Wisconsin. They swim around the sandbar at Discovery Beach, tramp through the wilds of Skunk Hollow, and fish for walleyes near Little Bull Falls alongside Dirty Joe. Bridgeton captivates them as ten-year-olds and sustains them as teenagers, despite sorrows and misfortune. After they leave their hometown, they cont...

On December 26, 2019, Amy Gannon and her 13-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, were killed on a helicopter tour on the Na Pali Coast in Hawaii. The accident changed the future not only of Amy's husband, Mike, and son, Aaron, but also extinguished the rising star of a beloved activist, entrepreneur, and friend. The loss was overwhelming, but Mike was determined not to let his wife's legacy fade. Mike set out to compile a thorough biography of Amy's ...

Get Me to The Abbey unveils alcoholism through the eyes of a stubborn middle-aged Midwesterner who is forced to give up her favorite pastime-drinking. After a week in the hospital, Lisa ends up in treatment at a refurbished Abbey in Iowa where a diverse group of men frame her recovery. Mischief and college basketball relieve the weight of soul-baring testimony. After a month at The Abbey, Lisa adjusts to life without drinking and returns to wo...

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I never in a million years thought we would defeat a wannabe dictator in the United States of America by organizing a cast reunion of The Princess Bride movie in swing state Wisconsin. Voting makes a difference. Getting involved makes a difference. Supporting the goal of peace makes a difference.

When he stepped down in 1993 after 21 contentious, but highly successful years as the police chief in ultra-liberal Madison, Wisconsin, David Couper was widely regarded as one of the most influential law enforcement officials in Wisconsin's history. But little was known about his private life-or what motivated him to transform a paramilitary-type department into one that emphasized community relations, and to hire a large number of women and p...

I don't have a sister!" When an unidentified woman is found in a park in La Crosse with a four-year-old child, Jim Higgins, chief investigator for the La Crosse Sheriff's Department, uncovers some unpleasant family history. But before he can begin to process the family revelations, a double homicide at the local mortuary leads Jim and his team on a frantic chase in search of a killer with a history of predatory sexual misconduct. Can the kille...

Charlotte Lexington is an eight-year-old orphan who has just moved with her uncle to Boulder, Colorado, where her uncle works as a professor and researches the mysterious wildfires occurring in the national park and in the surrounding areas. Soon, Charlotte discovers she has magical powers after hearing the distressing cries of children on a TV broadcast of the fires. Her uncle agreed to let her attend Mountain View School of Magic, where she ...

The president of the Minneapolis city council is savagely murdered in a park a few hours before sunrise. Forensic evidence suggests she knew the killer. Detective Lincoln Barnes and her cerebral partner, Warren, lead an investigation that focuses on the charismatic mayor and the victim's chief aide. Barnes' romantic encounter with a judge turns into an obsession after she discovers startling facts about his past. As she and Warren close in on ...

Nina Lewandowska Camic writes a compelling narrative about her childhood, split between postwar Poland and New York, where her father held the position of Polish Ambassador to the United Nations. As her family bounces between the repressive and relatively closed world of an Eastern Bloc nation and the staunchly anti-communist, tumultuous America of the 1960s, Nina struggles to navigate and adjust to the demands of both. Her story is a very per...

Eighteen-year-old Ava Luna puts her future on hold to care for her mother in the days leading up to a risky surgery. Coinciding with the seasons and cycles of the moon, the four parts of this novel tackle family dynamics and mental and physical health as it follows Ava Luna's quest for independence, assertiveness, and wholeness. Writing in her journal, Ava Luna tries to make sense of her life. Her parents split when she was thirteen in a bi...