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Feathers

by Karen McCarthy

In a small village, a young woman spreads an unkind rumor. Her victim goes to the village rabbi to get justice for her ruined reputation. The gossipmonger offers to make amends by taking back her words, demonstrating that she does not... Read More

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America's White Table

by Karen McCarthy

Katie is helping her mother set the table for the family’s Veterans Day dinner. When her Uncle John sees an empty chair pushed up to an extra little table—specially set with a white tablecloth, a white candle, a black napkin, an... Read More

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Somebodys Daughter

by Karen McCarthy

With the name Sarah Thorson, a girl must be a fair-skinned, blue-eyed blonde Lutheran who loves lutefisk herring. Or so the young protagonist of this delicate novel once thought. Yet, mirror glimpses remind her that she has “black,... Read More

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Irish Legends for Children

by Karen McCarthy

In Ireland, every stone in the road has a name and a story, and telling these stories is an essential skill for conveying the nation’s history and culture. Countless Irish legends have been passed on orally down the generations. This... Read More

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The League of Elder

by Karen McCarthy

Historical fiction and futuristic star-battle fantasy are combined in this debut novel by Ren Garcia. The book’s hero is Captain Davage a Lord of the League of Elders who commands the Stellar Fleet vessel Seeker dressed in military... Read More

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All the Little Children

by Karen McCarthy

In a culture whose media are soaked in hateful anti-gay imagery the malevolent words and deeds of hatemongers like Fred Phelps and legislative initiatives that attempt to deprive gay people of their rights this is a refreshing and... Read More

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Fields of Memory

by Karen McCarthy

This poet lives in a dark world full of violence regret loss and shadows. He is self-reflective using poetry to make sense of dismal chaos. Whenever he begins to imagine a brighter world his awareness of the bleakness of reality clouds... Read More

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