"My Grandpa is my best friend. After Grandpa had a stroke, mom taught me the Smile-Reach-Speech Test. It's an easy way to know if someone may be having a stroke and that you should call 911 right away. I'm glad that's what we did because now Grandpa and I are back to doing fun stuff together." Anyone can have a stroke. With the Smile-Reach-Speech Test, parents and children will learn to recognize the signs of a stroke and call 911 right away. Knowing what to do in an emergency is just as important as learning to whistle or catch a ball. It's easy to learn. Just ask Grandpa. Grandpa's Crooked Smile includes games and activities to help your whole family learn the Smile-Reach-Speech Test.

When Jack takes his grandfather's false teeth and tries them on, a procession of unlikely creatures follow suit before poor Grandpa gets his smile back. Color illustrations throughout.

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. An instant classic, NO PERMANENT SCARS reads how creative nonfiction should read: like fiction. Like nonfiction. Like memoir. Like humor. Like literature. Like life. It's about childhood, adulthood, the neighborhood, and what it means to be a kid, a parent, a teacher, a human. Michael Hemery illuminates an honest working-class existence, offering both the sober realities of class discrimination and the humor and love of family. Intertwined with serious issues such as suicide, alcoholism, abuse, religion, and immigration, Hemery also endures a painfully slow and often naive coming of age (he once mistook an obvious prostitute for an office supply store employee). This is going to be the best book you'll read this year.

An inspiring and timely story of friendship, courage, and the magic that can happen when we stand up for what's right. Normally, Olivia spends all year looking forward to her family's summer vacation in Florida. But not this year. Not when her parents have recently separated, and her father has to stay behind in Colorado. Olivia doesn't know what she'll do all summer without him. They've always been a pair, and she's never felt the same bond with her mother or younger sister. So Olivia plans to spend the summer laying low, and trying to ignore the hurt gnawing at her heart. But when she learns that the local sea turtle population is in serious risk of dying off because of her neighbor's poorly designed house, she knows she has to do something. She can't just watch the beautiful creatures suffer. Yet her chances of helping the turtles are slim, and she can't handle any more heartbreak. Will Olivia turn her back on her favorite animal to avoid the pain? Or will she find the courage to stand up for the turtles, and maybe heal herself in the process?

This page turner will thrill readers from 10 years old and up. A series of short stories with twists and turns that will keep them hooked. The characters in the stories have a common bond that they must discover together before it is too late. Along the way they learn the importance of faith, family, and sacrifice. Don't miss this exciting first installment that is sure to be a hit. It is Ashley’s first day of school in a new town. She loves her new school and has made great friends. The only problem is her teacher, Mrs. Yorp, seems a little strange. Is she hiding something? Still, Ashley is excited to return for her second day. Unfortunately, she can’t find any of her friends, and even Mrs. Yorp has disappeared. What happened to them all? The mysteries continue in three more stories. Luke is an exceptional baseball player. He struggles controlling his emotions. He misses his father and wishes his mother showed more interest in him. A new teammate shows up from out of town in the middle of the baseball season. Where did he come from and who is he really? Can he help Luke learn to control his emotions and have a successful season? Samantha is one of the coolest girls at school. Unfortunately for her, her cousin Brandon is moving in with her. Brandon talks to his imaginary friend and embarrasses Samantha at school, but he has a warning for Samantha. Will she listen? Grandpa loves playing pranks on his grandsons Ryan and Joe. One day he takes them up to his attic for a Halloween prank. They find an old book and an ancient mirror. Grandpa pretends not to know where they came from. It seems like great fun until bizarre things occur. What is the mirror’s secret? Why are Grandpa and Ryan acting differently now? Joe must convince his father that something is wrong. They enlist the help of their parish Priest Father Bob to help solve the mystery. What ties all of these people together? Who is Mrs. Yorp? Who is Father Bob? What is going on with the mirror? They must work together to solve these mysteries or their lives will be altered forever.

What if you have waited to find love only to be rejected when it finally comes? Lenore Lapp is an Amish schoolteacher in her late twenties still living at home with her parents and grandparents. She thought love had passed her by until she meets Jesse Smucker, a widower with a baby daughter. She quickly falls in love with them both and accepts Jesse’s proposal of marriage, but Jesse breaks off their engagement when he realizes he can’t marry only for convenience. Resigned to living single, Lenore throws herself into caring for her elders. While working in her grandmother’s garden, she digs up an old jar. Will Lenore find healing for her broken heart and solve long-buried family secrets by reading the note contained inside?

Luc Cain was born and raised in Hell, but he isn't feeling as demonic as usual lately—thanks to Frannie Cavanaugh and the unique power she never realized she had. But you can't desert Hell without consequences, and suddenly Frannie and Luc find themselves targeted by the same demons who used to be Luc's allies. Left with few options, Frannie and Luc accept the protection of Heaven and one of its most powerful angels, Gabe. Unfortunately, Luc isn't the only one affected by Frannie, and it isn't long before Gabe realizes that being around her is too...tempting. Rather than risk losing his wings, he leaves Frannie and Luc under the protection of her recently-acquired guardian angel. Which would be fine, but Gabe is barely out the door before an assortment of demons appears—and they're not leaving without dragging Luc back to Hell with them. Hell won't give up and Heaven won't give in. Frannie's guardian exercises all the power he has to keep them away, but the demons are willing to hurt anyone close to Frannie in order to get what they want. It will take everything she has and then some to stay out of Hell's grasp. And not everyone will get out of it alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.