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Growing up between swamps, a river, and the Gulf Coast, Candice Marley Conner’s stories emerge from gnarled cypress knees, muddy water, and salty air. She is the kidlit haint at a haunted indie bookstore (but not haunted how you’re thinking), a Local Liaison for SCBWI, and an officer for her local writer’s guild. Her short stories and poems are in various anthologies and magazines including Smarty Pants Magazine for Kids, Highlights Hello, Cabinet of Curiosities, Under the Full Moon’s Light, Babybug, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and more. Her picture book, SASSAFRAS AND HER TEENY TINY TAIL debuts June 8, 2021 and her YA Southern mystery, THE EXISTENCE OF BEA PEARL, releases June 15, 2021. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two children ...more

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The Villainous Return of Beth Paner: A Bea Pearl Christmas Short Story

Beth

One year, two months, three weeks, and four days.

She’d double-checked the calendar just to make sure. It was too cutesy, 1-2-3-4, and Beth Paner didn’t do cutesy.

That’s how long it had been since she’d stepped foot in this town. She’d rather keep driving through it, and never step a wedge bootie-clad foot back in it. There’s the dum-da-dum-da-dum of the narrow concrete bridge spanning over

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Such a sweet and heartfelt story sure to encourage kids to think about conservation and animal welfare. Warga did an amazing job getting into the thought processes of a dog and baby cheetah. Full of growth and heart, every relationship perfectly epit ...more
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A satisfying and edge-of-your-seat ending to the Luminaries trilogy!

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Y'all, this picture book has everything--weird animal facts, poop jokes, and bright, cheerful illustrations.

When my kids were little (okay, still sometimes with the youngest), they had to be coaxed into a bath. With this imaginative and inquisitive m
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I'm pretty particular about picking up WWII books, but this one intrigued me at the mention of the Lebensborn program--I had never heard about this secret network of maternity homes across Nazi-occupied countries that were supposed to populate Hitler ...more
Animal Vignettes by Joy E. Rancatore
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