Böcker utgivna av Little Creek Books

The poverty of our senses both physical and spiritual is in ourselves not our surroundings. No matter where you call home, the heavens by night or day are as beautiful over your home as another. The lifestyle that we become immersed in decay our senses and cheat us of many treasures beyond price. The author takes the reader into the love of nature and God''s Word and showing there are always new discoveries on every path. The reader will be immersed in their senses being delighted or sharpened.

In this debut novel from author Amber D. Tran, a tale of adolescence and heartbreak unfolds. Nine-year-old Abigail Kavanagh first meets Ryan Mills during the summer of 1999. A shy and awkward boy, Ryan hides behind his wide-framed glasses while Abigail is determined to learn everything there is to know about him. The next few summers are filled with birthday parties, adventures in and around the West Virginian mountainsides, and late night conversations where they share their most secretive and personal thoughts.Their friendship starts to crumble when Abigail befriends the attractive and musical Lilly Anderson, a girl who is also interested in uncovering the mysterious nature surrounding Ryan. However, everything comes to an end the summer of 2004, and Abigail must decide if her new journey is worth traveling alone.

Ella Hutchins discovers that she is the strong woman of Appalachian stock. She knows she is when she must overcome a tragic event in her life that takes away her reason for living. Her sons are long gone with families of their own so she and Sammy are there for each other. When that life ends, she struggles to start a new life.

In the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, a young boy enjoys the wonder ofa hot, summer night catching fireflies. However, these are unique fireflies. It is the synchronous firefly. These special fireflies appear for a short period in the summer and communicate in a special way by flashing their hues of greens and yellows at the same time; performing a melodic dance through the mountain air.On the other side of the world, a young boy from Southeast Asia enjoys the samethrills of the fireflies on a hot, summer night, once again showing us that no matter where children might live, they all experience the joys of nature and the excitement of discovering the natural world.Woven throughout the book is also a lesson on this very special firefly; giving an easily understood science lesson to the child and parent.

Avie Williams Cole has a mission: take a quick trip to Georgia to settle her father's estate. Too busy to go, her attorney husband, Michael, sends her off with their asthmatic son, Joseph, to keep her company. In tiny Taylor's Crossing, Avie settles in but is soon thrown off course by overbearing and meddling family members and her son's fascination with a legendary Cherokee Silver mine. Their search for the silver mine leads her up to Taylor's Ridge and to a new friend, Will. As her stay lengthens, her life begins to unravel even as she begins to blossom and make new friends. For the first time in her life, she must learn to stand on her own and find her way. Will she stay with her husband, or choose a new love? And how can she hold on to the red land she cherishes?

Sixth grade is not starting off great for 11-year-old Liz McCormick.Her best friend, Veronica, ditched her to hang out with the popularkids, she humiliates herself at the big homecoming parade and to topit all off, she has to come home every day to her pain of a big sister,Sara Jane. How is it that two sisters can be so different?Not only does Liz have school to worry about, but she also ispreparing her unpredictable goat, Ginny for the 4-H Festival, andshe discovers her parents are having financial difficulties. As hertwelfth birthday draws nearer, Liz wonders how she is going to makeit through the ever-changing world of middle school.Sixth grade continues, and Liz faces more challenges that comewith growing up. She begins to realize that maybe boys aren't sogross, that true friends are hard to fi nd and that you can always counton family. As her tastes and priorities change along with everythingelse in her life, Liz discovers that becoming a teenager isn't as bad asshe thought, and maybe she and Sara Jane are more alike than they think.

For Liz McCormick, life seems good, as along as she can avoid dealing with her self-centered teenage sister, Sara Jane. Liz and her family live on a small farm where she takes care of animals and helps her parents with the chores. Sara Jane is too wrapped up in her social life, and is practically glued to her cell phone. When Liz's parents go away for a weekend, they decide toleave Sara Jane in charge. Suddenly, life takes a horrible turn for Liz, as Sara Jane becomes a great big pain.SARA JANE IS A PAIN is written for middle grade readers and depicts what life is like as experienced through eleven-year-old Lizzie McCormick. Liz is a tomboy who enjoys country life, being outdoors, and caring for her farm animals. Meanwhile, her big sister Sara Jane is a seventeen-year-old who is wrapped up in fashionable clothes, makeup, and texting her friends.The siblings differ greatly and despite their constant feuding, ultimately they realize they share one common bond; sisterly love.SARA JANE IS A PAIN is the first in a new series of books called "The Tale of Two Sisters," involving the dynamic relationship experiences between big and little sisters. You can follow the series on Facebook at Fans of Spindler Writing.