Broken Ties

Growing up isn’t much fun…

Laurie is dreading the start of high school. She wants things to remain the same, her friendships to stay constant, and her life to be familiar. But the encounter with a tall, blue-eyed boy changes all that for her when she attends her very first house party. Love is definitely on the horizon for Laurie, but as her life progresses, she barely recognizes the girl that stares back at her in the mirror.

Is this what growing up is supposed to feel like? Such confusion and heartbreak? Sometimes the young girl turning into a young woman craves the idealistic world she used to live in. As time flies by, Laurie realizes that the old world she once inhabited no longer exists, and she is forced to embrace all that comes with her new life, whether it is the excitement of a new boyfriend or the sadness of losing a loved one. Laurie has never felt such a dichotomy in her life before, and she is definitely not mature enough to handle what comes next.

Battlefield

Kai Duncan was only seven years old when her parents passed away in a plane crash, forcing her to be separated from her only sibling and to be sent to foster care in California. After many attempts, she successfully escapes from the foster home to look for her brother.

Kai is now a sixteen-year-old basketball player who also loves to read and write. She lives on the streets and provides for herself for a few months before she is taken in by a family. On her first day at the new school, just when she thought her life was as good as could be, she bumps into an old friend, and her life changes in a way she never imagined.

A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks

A Young Person’s Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks is an autobiographical account of a nautical archeological expedition. Written by the marine geologist in charge of the survey, it discusses and explains the science behind a multibeam sonar and other technology used for the expedition, as well as describing the day-to-day operations aboard a 37-meter research vessel. The story begins alongside a dock in Cadiz, Spain, where three archeologists, two college students on a summer internship, three captains, one cook, one engineer, two scuba divers, one able-bodied seaman and the author, a marine geologist, are aboard the Hercules getting ready to set sail in search of the Santísima.
Readers learn a lot more than science in this true-life account of a scientific expedition. They learn history, eat tapas, and even dance the flamenco, all while in search of a 200-year-old shipwreck.

A Road to a Promised Land

The story of Exodus tells of the most famous migration in history. Moses was its hero, but he needed people to follow him.

Who were they?

Why did they leave their settled lives in Egypt?

What dangers did they face?

This story tells the trials of Saul and his family as they followed their leader to the Promised Land.

It’s a story of courage and faith for readers of all ages.