The Ditch Dog: Book 1 - The Ditch Dog takes you into the world of a lovable, shaggy, stray dog named Ditto. He plays endlessly with his many animals friends. While his friends from the village, bring him treats and hugs. Scruffy and unkempt he may be, but Ditto is a dog with dignity, pride and sound judgment. Once abandoned, he loves his freedom beyond all else, but gradually Ditto begins to understand that something is missing. Will his past fears allow him to become part of a special family and feel truly loved

The Hedge Cat: Book 2 - The Hedge Cat takes you into a warm cozy cottage, where, Giggles happily lives surrounded by those she loves: it is the only home she has ever known. Until one day, a beautiful blue butterfly leads her away from her secure life and into new adventures. She finds herself in a world of dark hedges and wild animals, where some are kind but many are not. Giggles never doubts that Suzy will be searching for her but will Suzy find Giggles in time to rescue her from Emu the wild, mangy tomcat and the smelly, large black dog that are chasing her?

Young witchlin Filly Tucker has a problem. In order to earn her wand, she must master her basic spells before her tenth birthday. In a cozy cottage where she lives with her Grandma-a famous witch extraordinaire-and her ornery magic cat, Tabasco, Filly struggles to get even the simplest spell right. One afternoon, as Filly arrives home from rolling down grassy hills with her friends, she discovers a large cardboard box outside her front door-waiting to transport her to the home of the terrible Twissle twins, known for their unruly, madcap lifestyle and obnoxious spells. As the Twissle twins rely on their horrid personalities and crazy tricks to create green meatballs, coax a dozen Canadian geese to soar around the chandelier, and convince a cat who thinks he is a cowboy to ride around the room on the back of a flying Dalmatian dog, Filly realizes she should have paid better attention while learning her spells. Filly quickly learns that it is up to her to make things right, but she needs to master her spells first. Only time will tell if Filly Tucker will ever earn her wand.

Mary Barr thinks a lot about the old photograph hanging on her refrigerator door. In it, she and a dozen or so of her friends from the Chicago suburb of Evanston sit on a porch. It's 1974, the summer after they graduated from Nichols Middle School, and what strikes her immediately--aside from the "Soul Train"-era clothes--is the diversity of the group: boys and girls, black and white, in the variety of poses you'd expect from a bunch of friends on the verge of high school. But the photo also speaks to the history of Evanston, to integration, and to the ways that those in the picture experienced and remembered growing up in a place that many at that time considered to be a racial utopia.
In "Friends Disappear" Barr goes back to her old neighborhood and pieces together a history of Evanston with a particular emphasis on its neighborhoods, its schools, and its work life. She finds that there is a detrimental myth of integration surrounding Evanston despite bountiful evidence of actual segregation, both in the archives and from the life stories of her subjects. Curiously, the city's own desegregation plan is partly to blame. The initiative called for the redistribution of students from an all-black elementary school to institutions situated in white neighborhoods. That, however, required busing, and between the tensions it generated and obvious markers of class difference, the racial divide, far from being closed, was widened. "Friends Disappear" highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race--despite attempts to integrate.

Non-fiction: Aliens Answer contains the transcripts of interviews with off-planet beings (aliens). Ms. Barr, certified hypnotherapist and behavioral therapist, placed client Steve Reichmuth under deep hypnotic induction. While in this state, the question was posed, "Are there any non-earth beings who wanted to make contact?" A being came through Steve who described himself as being from Zeta Reticuli. He told us that we could call him "Han." The initial contact was so intriguing that the therapist prepared detailed, probing questions for ensuing interviews. The questions covered the sociology and science of these beings, as well as history, biology, physics, mysteries of the Universe, and much more. Early in the sessions Han introduced Zestra and Gen. Zestra is his partner and a healer. Gen is in training for making diplomatic contact with various life forms. All three worked together to answer the questions posed by the therapist. The rich answers validate the reality of these off-planet beings. Some physical incidents also helped validate the truth of these contacts. The therapist arranged for testing of this communication by bringing these beings through another individual, a medical doctor. The same bright and engaging being called Han easily came through this second individual, as well as Zestra and Gen. This is an ongoing communication. Readers are invited to submit their questions for these beings to: [email protected]. If appropriate, these questions will be posed during future sessions.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Young witchlin Filly Tucker has a problem. In order to earn her wand, she must master her basic spells before her tenth birthday. In a cozy cottage where she lives with her Grandma-a famous witch extraordinaire-and her ornery magic cat, Tabasco, Filly struggles to get even the simplest spell right. One afternoon, as Filly arrives home from rolling down grassy hills with her friends, she discovers a large cardboard box outside her front door-waiting to transport her to the home of the terrible Twissle twins, known for their unruly, madcap lifestyle and obnoxious spells. As the Twissle twins rely on their horrid personalities and crazy tricks to create green meatballs, coax a dozen Canadian geese to soar around the chandelier, and convince a cat who thinks he is a cowboy to ride around the room on the back of a flying Dalmatian dog, Filly realizes she should have paid better attention while learning her spells. Filly quickly learns that it is up to her to make things right, but she needs to master her spells first. Only time will tell if Filly Tucker will ever earn her wand.

The Ditch Dog: Book 1 - The Ditch Dog takes you into the world of a lovable, shaggy, stray dog named Ditto. He plays endlessly with his many animals friends. While his friends from the village, bring him treats and hugs. Scruffy and unkempt he may be, but Ditto is a dog with dignity, pride and sound judgment. Once abandoned, he loves his freedom beyond all else, but gradually Ditto begins to understand that something is missing. Will his past fears allow him to become part of a special family and feel truly loved

The Hedge Cat: Book 2 - The Hedge Cat takes you into a warm cozy cottage, where, Giggles happily lives surrounded by those she loves: it is the only home she has ever known. Until one day, a beautiful blue butterfly leads her away from her secure life and into new adventures. She finds herself in a world of dark hedges and wild animals, where some are kind but many are not. Giggles never doubts that Suzy will be searching for her but will Suzy find Giggles in time to rescue her from Emu the wild, mangy tomcat and the smelly, large black dog that are chasing her?

Mary Barr thinks a lot about the old photograph hanging on her refrigerator door. In it, she and a dozen or so of her friends from the Chicago suburb of Evanston sit on a porch. It's 1974, the summer after they graduated from Nichols Middle School, and what strikes her immediately--aside from the "Soul Train"-era clothes--is the diversity of the group: boys and girls, black and white, in the variety of poses you'd expect from a bunch of friends on the verge of high school. But the photo also speaks to the history of Evanston, to integration, and to the ways that those in the picture experienced and remembered growing up in a place that many at that time considered to be a racial utopia.
In "Friends Disappear" Barr goes back to her old neighborhood and pieces together a history of Evanston with a particular emphasis on its neighborhoods, its schools, and its work life. She finds that there is a detrimental myth of integration surrounding Evanston despite bountiful evidence of actual segregation, both in the archives and from the life stories of her subjects. Curiously, the city's own desegregation plan is partly to blame. The initiative called for the redistribution of students from an all-black elementary school to institutions situated in white neighborhoods. That, however, required busing, and between the tensions it generated and obvious markers of class difference, the racial divide, far from being closed, was widened. "Friends Disappear" highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race--despite attempts to integrate.