The Storyteller

Faced with having his sister taken away from his care to her abusive father, and trying hard to provide for her, 17 year old Abel Tannatak seems down right frightening to his schoolmates. Through a chance finding of six year old Micha’s doll, Anna Leeman becomes part of a fairy tale that may or may not have a happy ending.

Abel is "The Storyteller" and the fairy tale is woven to entertain Micha, but it starts becoming an analogy for what is happening in reality.

Anna may be in over head, or is that possible when you’re in love?

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First Wild Card Tour: The Juice Lady's Weekend Weight-Loss Diet

Jump-Start Your Diet…
Detox Your System…
Lose a Dress Size…
Shrink Your Love Handles . . .

…with this two-day diet program that helps you get healthy for life.

Start Friday night with a juice or green smoothie dinner. Then have an all-liquid Saturday and Sunday breakfast and lunch, followed by a raw food dinner Sunday night.

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The Amber Treasure

Every good story is about a sword…or maybe every sword had a good story? Either way, The Amber Treasure is a story about a sword, well sort of…it’s actually a story about a boy who becomes a man and a sword, well actually a number of them play a large role in it.

The Amber Treasure is the first book in the Northern Crown Series by Richard Denning. This historical fiction novel takes place in England in the beginning of the Middle Ages.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast - Give Away

Have you ever heard of The Daniel Fast?  It is traditionally a three week 'fast' that is put together from the Biblical knowledge we have of Daniel's fasting experience.  During the 21 days you eat healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, beans, legumes, nuts, whole grains, seeds and oils.  The Daniel Fast avoids foods such as meat, sugar, dairy, sweeteners (real and artificial), refined foods, processed foods, yeast, solid fats and deep-fried food.  Although it is not liquid in nature it is still considered a fast, and is easier for people to adhere to since you are eating solid foods.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness - Give Away

Being happy isn’t always the easiest thing to do.  When we’re always on the go expending our time and energy, sometimes feeling like we’re on a treadmill and not really going anywhere, happy is the furthest thing from our mind.  I find myself asking “Why Me?” some days and then catch myself, because I know I DO have a lot to be happy about.

The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Find Your Happiness will help you gain a better picture of what it means to be happy

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Small Space Organizing

5 ½ years ago we sold our 3200 square foot home and down sized.  We bought a condo that had half the square footage.  That brought with it a small dilemma.  What do you keep, and what do you part with?  And an even bigger dilemma, where do you put what you kept?

For some people the size of our home is still large, they live in an even tinier space with more people.  Creativity for storage becomes a must.

I just got finished reading a book called Small Space Organizing by Kathryn Bechen. 

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52 Small Changes - Book Give Away

52 Small Changes: One Year to a Healthier, Happier You by wellness expert and best-selling author Brett Blumenthal.

This “how-to” manual for achieving a state of optimal health and wellness outlines fifty-two weeks of small, yet productive changes that readers can make to live a happier, healthier life. Why fifty-two?

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FIRST Wild Card Tour: Ancient: Book Two: Deception

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A foreboding evil is slowly creeping around the heart of the Freelands, threatening to choke away its very life. The Lords of this mass of evil are after eternal power – and if they succeed, the lands will plunge into an endless blight. Unfortunately, most of the people of the Freelands are unaware they face an ominous future – and those that know the truth are in dire straits.

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The Days After Christmas and We’re a Little ‘Chipwrecked’

We took a nice long break for the holidays in our homeschool this year.  We finished off some work and have just been enjoying playing games, reading and watching movies since the 18^th.  We plan on resuming a traditional schedule after the first week in January.  That’s one of the things I love about schooling year round!

Of course we never ‘really’ take a break from learning, so many of the things we do even on our time off from textbooks are still educational.

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The Story Template

THE STORY TEMPLATE is a programmed learner that allows the writer to develop her story from chaos. The book uses a series of exercises for the writer to construct her story’s four foundational pillars; learn how to use the “secret weapon” of story structure: the story template; build character depth and believable change; and construct subplots. THE STORY TEMPLATE then reviews writing techniques, and finishes with discussions of editing, writing the synopsis and query letter, submitting one’s work to agents, and types of publishing that the writer may wish to pursue.

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