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For the 12th year, Style brings you the latest stack of accomplished area authors and their published works. In no particular order…
NONSENSE! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey by Lori Mortensen, Cameron Park Available at Face in a Book, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound Inspired by a podcast about Edward Gorey and a book from her childhood that he’d illustrated, Lori Mortensen would go on to write a memorable picture biography about a whimsical, one-of-a-kind artist. Kids will learn about Gorey, one of literature’s most creepily creative authors and illustrators, and the inspiration behind a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton. Lori Mortensen is an award-winning children’s author of more than 100 books—including Cowpoke Clyde & Dirty Dawg, one of Amazon’s best picture books of 2013. Angel’s Gate by L. Becker, Sacramento Available at iBooks and Smashwords Returning home after a decade, A.G. Morris comes face to face with a new reality. The fantasies of her mother’s troubled mind are real. Angels are real. And they are fighting to protect the entrance to heaven. Pulled into a world she was born to save, A.G. is all that stands between humanity and the fallen. Angel’s Gate is the first book in the new ShadowGate series and was inspired by the question: What would you sacrifice in order to do what was right? L. Becker has been writing since childhood. Her first novel, Legend of Cauterhaugh, was published in 2000. She is excited to embark on her new ShadowGate series that chronicles a world of angels and demons and the inevitable war for heaven.
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Along Came Ryan…the Little Gosling King, Volume III, Free the Geese by Barbara Klide, Fair Oaks Available at alongcameryan.com This is Barbara Klide’s latest installment in the series Along Came Ryan…the Little Gosling King, a wild goose love story about the mated pair of Canada Geese, Hawkeye, and Mother Goose, who return to their little paradise—a fully enclosed business courtyard with no body of water—for the third year in a row. They’ve survived and thrived after a hawk attack and raised their young gosling Ryan in Zen-like fashion (Volume I). This third edition includes research with references to the National Geographic and National Audubon Society. Barbara Klide is currently working on Volume IV of Along Came Ryan… She’s also published in More Birds of a Feather: An NCPA Anthology, and will be published in Northern California Publishers and Authors’ upcoming travel anthology. Book profits are donated to several organizations dedicated to animals.
And It Took Two Years by Scott Spiess, Lincoln Available at Amazon When new author Scott Spiess discovered he had a life-threatening heart condition, his old life began to crumble, and through that crumbling, Spiess gave himself two years to make some serious changes. His new book chronicles that journey and how he went from a Type A, control freak to a peaceful reiki master, Buddhist, and massage therapist. Scott Spiess formerly worked as a columnist for the regional magazine California Computer News.
Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey, Placerville Available at Face in a Book, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble Snow Globe Wishes is told in rhyme as a family snuggles up in a cozy blanket fort during a snowstorm and a young girl makes a wish on a snow globe. They awake to a magical morning of outdoor fun—“What if, on this snow globe day, everyone comes out to play?” Featured in Kirkus Review, this book was also in The Washington Post’s “10 great holidayseason books to enjoy with your little ones.” Erin Dealey, a former English and theater teacher, is the author of 16 picture books, with more in the works. She is also the "Drama Mama" at Sugarloaf Fine Arts Camp in the summer.
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Super Sushi Adventures: Monkey Idol Rescue by Krithi Munagala, El Dorado Hills Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble In this second book in the Super Sushi Adventures series, a special monkey idol with super powers disappears from the ZZY museum, and Super Sushi, Terrific Trixie, and Kool Krithi are given the responsibility to bring it back. A secret GPS on the idol indicates it’s somewhere deep in the Amazon rainforest. Who stole the idol? Will the team be able to brave the dangers of the jungle and find it? Seventh-grade student Krithi Munagala’s stories draw inspiration from her three-year-old pet brother, Sushi, capturing moments of compassion, friendship, hope, strength, and self-confidence, and spreading the message that one is never too small to make a difference. All funds from book sales go to animal welfare organizations around the world.
