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This is Vera Harris's third self-published children's book.Even before I started Happy Reading, self-published in 2014, I've always had an interest in becoming a book author. I love creating fun-filled stories that captivate the hearts of little kids, so I worked hard to make my dream a reality.My first books, A Bee on My Bike (2014) and Zach and His Cat (2015), both appeared in Storymonster.com, a family magazine, and Storytime Pup. They were also featured in Children's Books Read Aloud on YouTube. I was a part of the Dallas Book Festival 2016, the Houston Texas Black Book Festival, Dallas Public Library Reader's Fest, and numerous book-signing ventures throughout Dallas-Fort Worth Metro as well. You can take a look at my books at the Dallas Public Library; Ellen Brooks West Memorial Library of Forney in Texas; Houston, Texas Public Library; and the Savannah, Georgia Public Library. I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my family, most of whom fondly call me Sister. Aside from these hobbies, I also love working in the church and being a volunteer reading partner for the Dallas Independent School District.A retired combat Army veteran, I served the U.S. Army with honor and distinction for thirty years. My dedication earned me two Bronze Star medals plus various other commendations, certificates, medals, and honors. Vera Harris, called Sister by her family, loves spending time with her family and working in her church. Her grandson inspired her to write her first book.My books can be purchased at OutskirtsPress.com, Amazon.com, and Barnes & Noble. Please visit my web page: happyreadingbyvera.com or amazon.com/author/veraharris and my Face book page, happyreadingbyvera@vera.harris.33.

GARDEN OF POETRY is a collection of original poetry and photography that was gathered over the years. It is written simply but powerfully and will clearly take you on a nostalgic journey of your own as you recall many similar situations. The poet brings to life feelings of love, loss, empathy, and appreciation for the wonders of nature and of life. It is a lesson in meditation and gratitude. The perfect book to linger on, when life needs a pick-me-up, a smile or a boost of encouragement. Look no further for that one special gift sure to be long remembered and appreciated.

Susie Dantzig presents a new and clever approach to learning to play the violin that is unlike any other instructional manual. Using wit, wisdom, and charm, Susie Dantzig introduces us to Val the Violin, an engaging leader for young, budding musicians who are beginning to explore their hidden talents. The author¿s unique teaching method introduces students to reading music as well as playing techniques. An introductory guide incorporates images and photographs to help new players identify parts of the violin, learn how to hold the violin and bow, and understand musical symbols. Val the Violin guides students in studying the violin, starting with the lowest note, the open G, and progressing in a logical, step by step fashion through the highest string, the E string. Basic music theory concepts that are difficult to grasp, such as notes and tempo, are presented in a simple and whimsical style that is relatable and easily understood by young children. Fun facts and tips are included throughout each lesson, which ends with exercises that incorporate fun, popular songs. The book is structured so that the student learns one lesson each week and practices the exercises in that lesson 30 minutes each day. Val guides the student through each lesson with assistance from a parent or teacher. If the student is unable to practice during the week or is unable to move on to the next lesson, previous lessons can be reviewed and repeated. The author wrote this book with over 10 years of experience teaching private lessons to children as young as 2 years old. In those years of teaching, the author witnessed a lack of material geared for young children, especially material that teaches the student to read music as well as play. Consequently, the author developed methods to successfully teach these young students to do just that, as well as teach them concepts that she wished her teachers taught her. This book is meant to instruct pre-school and early elementary school aged children the basics of the violin and music theory. In addition to teaching students how to play the violin and basic music theory, Val the Violin is also a valuable resource that students can revisit for reference as they become more advanced musicians. The author includes a helpful reference guide that teaches the students how to figure out the key signature of a piece of music, a page of simple scales, and a glossary of all of the musical terms, symbols, and concepts introduced in each of the lessons. Always remember, music is a lifelong activity and this book provides a strong foundation for children as they embark on their musical journeys.

Matters of the Heart is the continuance of personal life events reflecting on intimate encounters concerning love, faith, friendship, family, career, and one's life purpose. This book will astutely engage readers with a critical thought-provoking perspective, conveying an unapologetic stance regarding recent past and present experiences. Brace yourself for a phenomenal journey into the heart of a writer who is fearless in the pursuit of truth and happiness.

Three missing persons cases over a two-year period collide in this novel. The most recent person gone missing, Seth Tryton, has friends in low places that won't let the case stand as is. Placing his freedom in peril, fugitive from the law, Gerald Hodges, returns to Minnesota to help find out what happened, A couple of associates accompany him as they roam the streets of Duluth and travel the North Shore in search of clues to his disappearance. They discover that Peter Karonen, a local man living in the small town of Finland may hold the key to all three disappearances. He is a man who has lost everything important in his life-his wife to cancer, and a daughter mired in a persistent vegetative state. His dark journey leads him on a collision course with Gerald Hodges and his crew. Complicating matters, the local police discover that Hodges is in the vicinity and pursue him with vigor. Hodges must not only find his friend, but dodge the police in the process.

I heard once that when it comes to love, the biggest decision most people are faced with is whether to let go, or fight harder. This book is your guide to making that decision. For some, this is everything you've felt; for others, this is everything you STILL feel. One thing that is for sure is that, after reading this book, the one question you will be left with is "How does he know my life so well?" AUTHOR BIO: Chidozie E. Osuwa, more commonly known as "Poetic Style", is a poet and author originally from Nigeria, who has quickly become the voice for so many women through-out the world due to his ability to perfectly convey the every-day emotional crisis that women of today are faced with when it comes to love and relationships. His first book "What She Feels" gained instant popularity, and the sequel "What She STILL Feels" has been incredibly anticipated.

In book three of the Mack and Carly Adventure Series the dream life they started on the pristine island of Dominica, where they first fell in love, is shattered. The drug smuggler, Juan, who chased them halfway around the world to Africa, accidentally discovers them and becomes obsessed again with recovering Don Emilio's treasure. This evil criminal is determined to use whatever means necessary to coerce the treasure from them to achieve his ambition. The cache of diamonds, gold and money they buried on the tiny island in the Iles des Saintes is not enough to satisfy Juan's demands. A struggle for survival ensues as other characters from the past join in the attempt to destroy Mack and Carly's life.

State Street Orphans is the untold story about a young Mexican male growing up in the barrios of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. These are factual accounts based on real occurrences that actually took place in the author's life. Relive the saga of this young Latino growing up in the tumultuous area controlled by the numerous territorial gangs. Follow him and his family as they try to stay ahead of the development of the now infamous freeway system of Los Angeles. Learn what a Mexican boy has to endure in order to survive the 1950's and 1960's in Boyle Heights. Journey with his family as they moved around through the countless barrios hidden within East Los Angeles. Explore the many experiences that a Mexican youth encounters growing up in a predominately Anglo-Jewish community. Visualize the dramatic changes of Boyle Heights from a Jewish community to a multitude of Mexican barrios. Wander through the thoughts of a young Latino as he deals with the many obstacles in his environment and social development. Adore the valleys and hilltops of puppy love which accompany the crushes constantly consuming this Chicano youth. Visualize the endless turmoil that his family experienced as a poor family where the patriarch was an itinerant migrant farm worker and alcoholic. Attempt to understand the constant battle his family endured with the Los Angeles County Social Services Department and the California State Welfare System. Travel with him as he journeys through the public educational system in the East Los Angeles area where he initially had to learn how to speak English then overcome a speech impediment which he still battles today. Be amused by the antics that surround the author and his older brother as they navigate the turbulent waters encompassing Boyle Heights. Capture the love and pride of belonging to State Street Playground while also being called a State Street Orphan. Notice the special bonds with the needs of belonging that parks and playgrounds provide for

America Unprepared, One Nation Without GOD... How would you like to know the future headlines in America? This book provides insights on what is happening in America today and what will happen tomorrow that will affect your standard of living and the American Way of Life. What can you do to increase your chances of survival for you and your family. Do not expect help from the Government. New viruses and Economic Crisis are just a few examples of the coming events. Prophesy is not a prediction it is a fact.

In this book I write about the life that I experience, through the eyes of foster children, while they lived in my home with my family and me. I want to let the world know that it is important for us to help raise, not only our children, but children whose parent or parents are unable to do so. Yes, "it takes a village to raise a child"! These foster children enter the foster care system, some as young as newborn, and sometimes they linger or get lost in the system. They either float from home-to-home, are adopted by an adoptive foster parent(s) or the foster parent who is caring for them. Very few children return to their families, for many different reasons. I want to enlighten people, by helping them understand that these precious foster children deserve a home, they deserve to feel wanted, loved and told that they are special. As a former foster parent, I learned that there was a misconception about foster children. Some people thought that all foster children were born drug-addicted and/or were sickly. Not so! Foster children are up-to-date with their immunizations, they go for physicals each time that are placed in a foster home and upon leaving the foster home. I also want to share some of my experiences which I had with foster children...some of the things they did and some of the things they have said. We must remember that children are quite resilient, therefore, even foster children thrive in uncomfortable circumstances. Please read what I have written because I would like for everyone to try and understand what it must be like to be a child, be removed from your home and placed inside of a home with total strangers. Please take a minute and try to imagine yourself in their shoes...how scary it must feel like to them. How, even babies who are used to their mother's scent, end up in a stranger's arms. This stranger has a totally different scent that the baby's mother, so imagine how irritable this baby can become because he or she no longer smell

Bridge to Light and Love: One Couple's Immersion into the Shamanic Spirit World Who am I?What's my purpose for being here on earth?What happens when I die?As so many of us wonder, these were the kinds of questions Kathie Waters, coauthor of Bridge to Light and Love: One Couple's Immersion into the Shamanic Spirit World, was struggling with. She reached out to the spirit world for healing, and the spirits responded by healing Kathie-mind, body, and soul. Kathie's husband, and coauthor, Michael, became interested in joining her on this journey. They learned that everything in the universe is connected by light and love.Urged by the spirits to become a bridge of understanding so that others could also learn and understand these forgotten ways, Michael and Kathie Waters wrote Bridge to Light and Love to give readers like themselves the answers they seek. In a world of scientific logic, mathematics, and philosophy, this book gives people insight from the opposite end of the spiritual spectrum: faith, trust, and emotion.

Foreword by Feng Lun, Founder of Vantone GroupSharing HappinessThe deepest impression that has been printed in my mind about SWOT is that after he achieved his financial freedom, he has been persistently sharing his reflections and inspirations, as well as sense of satisfaction beyond money with everyone. His way of sharing is unique, which is different from plenty of presentations on public occasions, a model adopted by some others, and also unlike fireside chat or dining time chat, and even less so for endless preaching doctrines to several friends, instead, he writes his thoughts into his book. SWOT told me that his biggest wish of his life would be to "realize independence in finance and mind". As now the "independence in finance" has come true for him, he says he will write a book each year in the years to come and will seek to influence the others and the world with his own thoughts, thus striding towards the goal of achieving "independence of mind". This is a lofty realm, in pursuit of kindness to all. To do something in our own power to benefit the society has always been my active approach and my endeavor all along.Every time when I saw how SWOT carried himself in is talking with people, I am reminded of the features of a typical guy in the field of science and technology, but every time when I read his work, I am ever more impressed by such broad horizon and deep historic touch by a guy in liberal arts. His work is full of pristine, sunshine and positive energy, plus rich and skillful artistic merit.SWOT is so good at telling stories. This book Over The Rainbow, talks about how to make your life successful, healthy and happy, where surprisingly he wrote it like allegories, which are vivid and intriguing, simple in language but profound in significance. Moreover, he uses formulas and laws that usually only a science guy could master for describing his observations and inspirations. For example, when it comes to how to make yourself successful¿Please observe the three elements of aspiration, knowledge and perseverance; How to make yourself healthy? Please observe the three principles of psychological balance, nutritional balance and static-dynamic balance; How to make yourself happy? Again, please observe the three laws of tolerance, devotion and significance. And then he lays out a lot of conversations and illustrations for comparison, justification and summary. This truly is a very interesting approach of writing and has also conveyed a clear and precise mentality. He has turned the philosophy of success, health and happiness that he hopes to pass on more practicable, and has turned the abstract concepts of philosophers measurable and translational, which is probably the unique wisdom that a science guy boasts of when he is writing the work of humanities.I am happy to recommend this book to all of you and will keep it by my hand myself for turning to the pages from time to time. I have always found it difficult to associate the image of a cold and rigorous science guy with such a great work with full of imaginations and warmth. When we are quite used to reading many "chicken soup" series of books, by humanistic writers, we can truly enjoy another special experience by reading the "chicken soup" type of inspirations well prepared with care by a science guy with the laws he is proficient at and with the experiences that he practiced in person.In the process of reading and experiencing what it says, we will increasingly

Who hasn't dreamed of a fabulous magic flying carpet taking us on journeys in which our every wish comes true? Kittle certainly thought she had found her own magic carpet when Professor Digger talked about Ancient Egypt and said he would take her there. He claimed he had found a portal and through a series of dials and levers, it would transport anyone to anywhere. Kittle insisted Patty-Cat come with her, but Patty-Cat refused. She had entered a baking contest and wouldn't even discuss using a portal which might not even exist.When Kittle says she is going alone, Patty-Cat tells her mother, Angel, who calls her good friend, Mr. Tom-Cat. He agrees to investigate Professor Digger.At the bake-off, Little Minikin, who is psychic, the adopted kitten of the neighbors next door, whispers to Kittle that if she goes with the professor she won't come home again.Meanwhile, many residents of Katville have been invited to a fabulous dinner and scavenger hunt by Mr. Tom-Cat for his adopted son, Billy-Bom-Tom, who had the night off from the rehearsal of the musical, Hanoj.Who wins the bake-off?What about the hair-raising conclusion to the projected trip to Ancient Egypt-is it safe or not?Can Angel stop the proposed trip?The answers to all these pressing questions are found inside this book so you can read all about the exciting events in Katville for yourself.

ECHOES FROM THE SYCAMORE is a memoir of an episode in the life of a very special person who demonstrated how to "walk the walk" of love all the way from her childhood to the very end of her long-lived life.