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The Blessing Seed

by Martha Topol

Here is the creation story told with a feel good, New Age sensibility. Hoping to understand their special gift, the Man and the Woman eat the fruit from the tree of life before it is ripe. Instead of expelling them from the garden, God... Read More

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Come Meet Muffin

by Martha Topol

What feels at first like snippets of information about a family’s new cat gradually develops into an adventure story. Muffin is established as brave and productive. He likes watermelon and peanut butter and sleeps at night at the foot... Read More

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Grandmother's Song

by Martha Topol

The premise of this book is based on the Mexican belief in the healing power of spirit ancestors. The book starts out slowly, but then gains in emotional strength as a young Mexican girl learns, through her Grandmother’s soothing... Read More

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Ethan Between Us

by Martha Topol

A young girl, Clare, looks back three years to the time when Ethan came into her life pushing best friend, Liz, aside. This is more than the story of one’s first love and its effect on friendship. Ethan is handsome and musically... Read More

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Why Am I an Only Child?

by Martha Topol

Mixing bold-faced standard computer type with hand-drawn text, this book addresses the issue of being an only child. Eudora is a rhinoceros who feels confused and angry because she’s an only child. When she asks her well-dressed... Read More

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