Would Joshua die the day he was born?

After twenty-four days in Medical City's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Dallas, Texas, Joshua was sent home with his parents, Paul and Alison. The doctors said, If your son is alive in a year, bring him back and we'll re-evaluate him. The doctors couldn't possibly have known what would take place over the next 15 years and 11 months.

Joshua's will to live, mixed with the resolve and relentless fortitude of his mother and the determination of his NFL father would change the face of Myotubular Myopathy (MTM) and neuromuscular research. History was destined to be written.

It's a story of a boy, a dog and a cure.

The truth of the matter is nobody is perfectly normal. We all have various types of characteristics, but one thing is for sure; none of us are the same and none of us are completely different.

Joshua Miles Frase 2009 15 years of age

It's been twelve years since Lottie Luce ran away to Indiana, three weeks before her classes were to begin at IU, to avoid a confrontation with her best friend, and secret love, Nick Greyson. On the night she'd believed he was going to tell her he wanted her for more than a friend, Lottie caught Nick in a compromising position with her long-time nemesis, Ashley Marshall. The hurt and humiliation were more than she could bear.

Now a product of personal reinvention, Charlotte Luce is the youngest, and first female market president of Olde Florida Bank, and her life is nearly perfect. That is until Nick comes home to Anna Maria Island, hoping to save his father from financial ruin, and Charlotte's carefully created world stands still.

Lottie Loser vacillates between the present, and the memories of the young girl who thought she had found love, lost it, and is now forced to examine the decisions she made, as well as the chemistry she and Nick still share.

The Kentucky Derby inspired my love of horses and racing out in the sticks. Mounted on a stick horse my heart and bare feet pounded dirt trails across my old Kentucky home. Derby isn't the race horse I wanted, but through patience and training he and I won lasting friendships.

Coloring and Activity Book

This is a collection of coloring pages and special activities from your favorite books in the Frizzle and Friends Series. Join in the fun with your favorite characters including Frizzle, Frazzle, Mr. Owl, Buddy the dinosaur and more.

In the dark of a new moon, a shadowy figure passes a cryptic note beneath my door, 'They're coming for you. But why? Engraved with the Agnusdei family crest and initials C.A., the note points to the estranged family of my mother, and so I am bound for New Orleans. A dangerous first encounter reveals a mystical insanity, and the search for a mysterious key. The key to a vast fortune or only lore it makes no difference. Hidden, lost, or never having existed over centuries, the search itself has claimed many lives.

To us the key was a plague on the House of Agnusdei. Mother and I join the search to free ourselves from the family and put an end to the treachery. It would be no easy task for it was in the shadows of New Orleans, a city of hoodoo and voodoo where my family plied its criminal trade. Now is the time to remain vigilant or fall victim to the evil eye. We must keep our friends close and free those held captive.

I am Olivia and my mother is Pearl. She is my world, and I love her deeply but I know she hides dark secrets. It is in these pages I record the events of 1886.

Men never liked Charlotte or so she thought. Now that she's so close to making her fairytale come true, they seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Afraid that she's been touched by some pheromone voodoo, Charlotte is finally forced to realize what everyone else has always known. She's not only kind and caring, she's stunning and smart, and that's a combination that's sexy as hell.

The Greysons is Book III in the Anna Maria Island Series and will answer all the questions you've been asking. Join Charlotte as she does her best not to ruin the happily ever after she's been waiting for her whole life.

Summer picked up her phone with nervous apprehension, hoping there would be a message, even after just praying for the strength to totally end the relationship. Relationship? Could it even be called that? It was really just two people who'd gotten to know each other on a social media app, so why did her heart and her stomach hurt so badly?

Seeing that there were no new messages she laid her phone down and headed to the laundry room. Grabbing a load of clothes to throw in the wash, she could feel the tears coming, and she was totally out of control to stop them. How did this happen? she asked through the sobbing. She'd heard about people who got caught up in a social media romance, but she never believed it could happen to her.

Thomas Appling was two-weeks away from his PhD when his primary supervisor was assassinated directly in front of him. Falsely imprisoned and thousands of miles from home, Appling discovers that his research holds the keys to unlock a deadly secret of unknown consequences. One major problem. Someone, Deliverer, wants to keep this secret hidden.

On the other side of the world, a congressman's daughter has gone missing, sparking a decade-long search funded by one of the most powerful men in the country. Monsters and sirens lurk in the shadows as the fear of a sadistic adversary rules over all. Murder, betrayal, and thrills abound. A reluctant quest for the truth is forced upon Appling as the ancient world becomes a puzzle box of nightmares. Will Tom be able to reclaim a quiet life with his wife, Bren? Or will despair consume everyone in his world?

My Pancreas Needs Glasses is a lighthearted, eye-opening way for kids to look at a part of their body that doesn't work quite right.

My Pancreas Needs Glasses has been such a great resource for JDRF North Florida to utilize as we've educated students in various classrooms about type 1 diabetes. The way the story is told really puts a perspective on having type 1 diabetes that elementary children and adults can relate to. In addition, My Pancreas Needs Glasses is proving to be a great tool for newly diagnosed families so much so that we've elected to include it in our Bag of Hope locally, which is provided to newly diagnosed patients at the hospital. Brooks Biagini, Executive Director JDRF North Florida

Where'd Grandma Go... is a very gentle approach for helping young children deal with the pain and confusion of losing a loved one.

Award-winning Author Rhonda Goodall

Mighty Madeline is an inspirational book for all ages. Its message is about self-acceptance and overcoming obstacles by drawing on your inner strength. Each one of is uniquely created for a special purpose. It teaches you to realize what really matters in life, to follow your heart and to let go even if you may be anxious or afraid.

Mighty Madeline's beautiful illustrations and poignant words touch the heart with an important message. In an inspiring way, the author crafts a message about the importance of living fully, free from fears and worries, perfectionism and the constant pursuit being good enough. This book resonates with all ages, young and old, and makes a beautiful gift or therapeutic resource for growing, learning and healing.

Megan Logan, MSW, LCSW

In this heartbreaking story of family, struggle, hope, and forgiveness, V.L. Brunskill tells of her life as she grows up on Long Island, New York. Vicki-lynn and her brother Peter are adopted as infants into a family defined by violence. V.L. defends her mother and brother for a decade before escaping to a domestic abuse shelter.

How far would you go to save your family?



The Killing Closet examines V.L.'s adoptive father, Jo Selbach's hidden gender identity, and how, after Jo's death, the truth allows V.L. to begin a journey of understanding. Stunning in its unadorned intensity, The Killing Closet is a moving portrait of a girl who plans a murder in hopes of escape, and in her failure, finds love for a woman she never knew existed.

The Killing Closet is a raw and deeply vulnerable glimpse into one woman's journey to overcome the trauma of her past and find hope in the face of adversity. This unforgettable memoir will leave you inspired and empowered.

Sibling rivalries erupt when the Qweepie family relocates from the Florida suburbs to a dilapidated Western Kentucky farm. Killiope, known as Driew Qweepie's big sinister, is plotting against her little bother. Her unaffectionate schemes alert Driew to the dangers of being lost, stolen, or escaping the farm out back. During Driew's fight for sinister respect, he and Gulia, the Australian girl-next-door, uproot a magic man's OUTBACK secret.

Adams' characters amuse, frustrate, intrigue, and redeem us. Most importantly, OUTBACK teaches us the wisdom of 'family, ' 'roots, ' and 'home'--all of which make their own kind of magic in our everyday lives.

--Jo Travis, retired English Teacher and Librarian

Readers are introduced to a variety of Australian, American, and Qweepie vernacular throughout the novel series. Choose to adopt or to adapt these terms using the Language of the Outback glossary included.

Friends meet in an unlikely place. Children will learn about friendship, determination, and bravery in this delightful tale.

Two best fish friends, Sunny and Smiley, enthrall children and parents alike with the universal message, You can't judge a fish by its face, nose or fins. Sunny and Smiley are afraid of the giant silver fish, Kingfin, with the long nose and scary smile. But when Kingfin rescues them from danger, Sunny and Smiley discover how friendly Kingfin is and that he can't even hurt a minnow.

Summer 2000: Wildfires destroy mountain watersheds and municipal water systems, breached dams release tidal waves of water to obliterate farms and towns, and stone-cold shooters target helpless civilians as international environmental terrorism comes to the United States.

Kurt Wallerein, the world's foremost terrorist-for-hire, feared, hated and hunted by every intelligence service in the West, unleashes a terrifying campaign of attacks on the American Homeland... and his greatest enemy, Air Force Colonel Tom Callahan.

Callahan must rally support to stop the attacks but his political enemies in Washington conspire to distract the President and ridicule evidence, forcing Callahan to go rogue. What will it take to stop Wallerein?

In Homeland Burning, Brinn Colenda delivers an epic story about the conflict between good and evil. You will love his characters and find yourself on a dizzying roller coaster ride of action and suspense. Be prepared to lose sleep over this one. Highly recommended.--Joseph Badal, Tony Hillerman Award Winner and Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author of Sins of the Fathers.

Frizzle's Funky Day at the Zoo is a bright, colorful story that allows our imaginations to run wild while expressing the joy felt when we are encouraged to be ourselves, and not who others expect us to be...

Follow along as Frizzle and Mr. Owl visit the Happy Town Zoo and Gardens - once in a dream and once while awake.

Children will love discovering how happy these Funky colored animals are just being themselves as they enjoy this magical Zoo

Frizzle is about an adorable blue character who is searching for his family. He is different than those around him, and he sees all the love and security that his friends and their families share. He fears that he has no family at all - but learns through the wisdom of his dear friend, Mr. Owl, that indeed, he has a warm and loving family all around him.

Frizzle is a, well
he's a, um,
well, just look at him,
he's a...hmmm...
you know, he's a Frizzle.

Leaving Tallahassee, Florida, and her dead-end job as a reporter behind her, journalist Mari Ross travels to Roan Mountain in upper East Tennessee to take a Writers Residency. At her side is Rambo, the white German Shepherd she rescued. Together they navigate hairpin curves, dense wilderness, and treacherous trails in search of adventure near the famed Appalachian Trail.

A part of Mari's residency agreement is to interview and record the stories of Roan Mountain on behalf of the community, but not everyone approves of an outsider taking on this task. When things begin to happen, she wonders, is someone stalking her? Is there a murderer on Roan Mountain?

Heart throb Noah Greyson has a reputation around Anna Maria Island as a ladies' man. He likes women, and they like him, but the one woman he would have settled down with years ago just said, I do, to his brother.

His heart broken, Noah finds solace in the arms of the wrong girl, and for the first time in his life regrets his easy-loving lifestyle. How hard can it be for the island's Romeo to find a woman who's respectable, fun to be with, and amazing in the sack? Apparently, harder than he thought.

And then along comes a mermaid...

Rachel Goodwin's past remains unclear. The traumatic kidnapping of Rachel and Rhonda, her sister, some twenty years before is the source of her pain, motivation, and guilt. Rhonda remains missing. Eluding authorities for decades, there is a faceless monster responsible for the pain that haunts Rachel's dreams.

With Detective Curt Walker absent, Rachel assumes the Crusaders leadership role. She draws upon her own experience to find missing children. As the team's exploits take them close to Rachel's childhood home, she forces herself to confront the visible scars left behind, but after coming across an odd yet distinctive landmark tied to her abduction, repressed memories come flooding back in vivid detail. As the haunting memories unfold, Rachel is left with questions leaving her desperate for answers. Following a trail that has been cold for twenty-three years, the team uses Rachel's recollection to bring new life into the mystery.

Is the faceless monster still alive? Is he actively hunting prey? Will this pursuit of the past cost Rachel her own life, or that of another? With the help of the Crusaders, Rachel dives into her past, deep into the dark recesses of humanity, the place where light cannot reach.