A treasure trove of Now & Later stories. This megavolume includes numerous heart-warming Christmas stories to read around the gaily decorated Christmas tree, near a warm yuletide fire, or at a festively decorated holiday table. These stories are sandwiched between two new stories: THE MAGNIFICENT, MARVELOUS, FERRIS WHEEL DAZE and MEMOIRS OF AN ANTIQUE DOLL.

This book is a Keeper - packed from page-to-page with pulsating, poignant, gripping detail. Readers will take it out to re-read it every state fair season, and again during the holidays. A gift for one's self or others; this book is a bonafide NOW & LATER.

Kara is the baby sister of Sarah Jackson, who has been featured in a series of inspirational books. In this freshman title about Kara, the reader sees spiritual giftedness through the eyes of a child.

A fresh view of the dawning understanding of the preciousness of every life, and of every good and perfect gift.

Tanya was anything but God-conscious during her life. But she was surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses who stormed heaven's gates for her salvation. Her rejection of the things of God led her down a slippery slope.

Who knew when she'd hit bottom?

Tanya's one saving grace was that she always tried to keep her word. So when asked "Will I see you later?" during her last hours on planet earth, she said "Yes." Then she knew what she had to do to keep her word.

A thief-on-the-cross type story, this tale of a troubled girl's short sojourn on earth and how she secured her final destination will both mystify and delight the reader.

CLUE: I'm a bit of a square, I have circumference too. I have a venemous sting, and love the warm waters of Australia. Who am I?

"A box jellyfish!" Type it, Emma. We have seven seconds. Hurry, press SEND!" Emma's twin yelled in excitement.

Emma Miller, a Lilliputian, is on her way to winning big! A master of all things in the world of words; she, her twin brother, and her family prepare to compete in a WORD WONDER WORKS contest to help pay for their college education.

A delicious twist to the competition, is that most of the answers have to be sent by text message. Emma, with nimble fingers is rather good at that too! It seems that life experiences, and home-school lessons prepared them to give the Griffins some stiff competition in this exciting annual event.

The engaging, riveting, edge-of-your seat contest components will help the reader hone their own word skills, and keep them cheering for Emma and her family. It will draw the reader into the vortex of word wizardry.

Lupita never lowered her standards or expectations of what her Quincinera would be like. She just modified them. When her papa lost his part-time job, it seemed that all hope was lost. After all, he had secured the job to pay for Lupita to have weight reduction surgery, and to pay for her costly Quincinera expenses.

Knowing that the event was symbolic of her step into maturity, Lupita refused to give in to despair. She found alternate solutions, gained tremendous wisdom, and still had an unbelievable celebration that energized and united a whole community. She also achieved some lasting lifestyle changes, and reached some sky-scraping goals for her life!

In the process, she learned determination, and drive, and gained a significant increase in her self-esteem.

Dancing does something to people. It energizes them, inspires them, gets their adrenaline pumping, pumping, pumping.

It can also unite them. In KRUMP, SLIDE, TAP, TURN - a Diversity Troupe mixed with inner city girls who were victims of recent trauma, and some privileged North side girls come together to appreciate themselves, each other, different styles of dance, and their larger community.

When a Senegalese immigrant, who is a force of nature (Binata) moved to Dallas, Texas and opened a dance studio with the hopes of fusing many cultures through dance, service and communication, she didn't know the many roadblocks she'd encounter.
She wants to do more than teach the girls to dance, she wants to bless them with enlarged lives.

After finally breaking through the resistance and reluctance of her troupe, Binata decided to take the unity theme community-wide. To the streets, in fact.

When the neighbors showed up to invest their time in Binata's vision, they got more than they bargained for. And Binata knew she had discovered her true calling.

A delightfully rhythmic flight of fancy for dancers and non-dancers alike, KRUMP, SLIDE, TAP, TURN will make you feel like dancing with radical abandon and effervescent mirth.