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Inside front cover Illustration by Priscilla Alpaugh, Hold This Front cover photo by Dean Lunt Author photos by Kevin Bennett

Islandport is a dynamic, award-winning publisher

dedicated to stories rooted in the essence and

sensibilities of New England. We strive to capture and

explore the grit, heart, beauty, and infectious spirit

of the region by telling tales, real and imagined, that can be appreciated

in many forms by readers, dreamers, and adventurers

everywhere.

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New

ReleasesAlbert’s Almost Amazing Adventure

by Marty Kelley

Albert’s vacation was amazing—or so he thought. To his friends, his time in Maine was boring. Dull. Lame. They’ve got a much more vivid idea of what Albert could, and should, have done on his trip. But Albert might just have a surprise for his friends. Marty Kelley tells this wonderful read-aloud story in a fresh and imaginative way, contrasting panels of black-and-white charcoal drawings of dull old Albert with bursting-with-color spreads of what Albert’s friends imagine for his summer adventures. Just what did Albert really do during his trip to Maine?

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-69-7Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p. AVAILABLE SPRING 2016

Halfway WildWritten by Laura Freudig Illustrated by Kevin Barry

On some days, there’s just not a good word for the way you are feeling. If your socks are sagging and your pants are wrinkled, what do you call it? Maybe you’re feeling like a turtle. Maybe you’re feeling halfway wild. In this fresh and lyrical picture book, a family’s feelings and moods are imagined through animal traits and behaviors as they make their way through the course of one lazy summer day.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-48-3Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p. AVAILABLE FALL 2016 [PDF AVAILABLE]

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CAROLYN SCOPPETTONEAfter working as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles, Carolyn Cory Scoppettone moved to small town New England to raise her children. Her new job as a freelance writer allowed time for walks in the woods. The children would race ahead, returning frequently with woodland treasures. Their sheer joy at exploring nature inspired Carolyn to write Hold This! In addition to picture books, Carolyn writes poetry, creative nonfiction, and middle-grade novels. She lives in Montpelier, Vermont, with her husband Greg (a television director), their daughters, Sophia, Anna, and Nadia, plus two cats, one dog, and a puppy.

“By story’s end, readers will smile knowingly as they ultimately realize that like Mika’s walk, childhood innocence is something worth savoring.”—PAMELA BRILL, The Talking Walnut

Hold This!Story by Carolyn Cory Scoppettone Illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh

A girl and her father go for a walk, experiencing all the sights, sounds, smells, and feels of the woods. As Mika asks her father to hold each and every one of her found treasures, he urges her to be a big girl and only take what she is able to carry. With every step and stumble, Mika finds both the wonders and treasures of nature, and the ability to pick herself up after a fall. But the real discovery for both daughter and parent comes at the end, when they both realize that the truest treasure is a hand to hold.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-68-0Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 8 x 10, ages 3-7, 32 p.

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> > > >“As this sweet book reminds us, the beauty of this gorgeous planet is best reflected through a child’s eyes.”—BILL MCKIBBEN

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A Snowy Owl StoryWritten by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch

Based on a true story, A Snowy Owl Story describes, through the adventures of one particular owl, the recent irruption of Snowy Owls all across the United States. Through simple narrative and beautiful illustrations, youngsters will learn about migration, adaptation, and respectful human interaction with nature.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-48-2Children’s board book, 7 x 7, ages 0-6, 24 p.

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A Little Brown Bat StoryWritten by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch

Inspired by true stories, A Little Brown Bat Story follows one bat through his daily ritual of eating and sleeping, and his annual migration to a safe spot to hibernate in winter. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about Little Brown Bat behavior and habitat, threats to the bats’ survival, and how respectful human interaction can help conserve this important and threatened species. This is the second title in a four-book series called Wildlife on the Move, created in partnership with Maine Audubon.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-70-3Children’s board book, 7 x 7, ages 0-6, 24 p.

A Blanding’s Turtle StoryStory by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch

A Blanding’s Turtle ventures across streams, over roads, and through wetlands to find food and a safe place to make a nest, in the third book of the Wildlife on the Move series. A Blanding’s Turtle Story follows one turtle through her seasonal cycle of hibernating, foraging, and nesting, with some unexpected challenges—and help—along the way. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about the Blanding’s Turtle, its behaviors and habitat, threats to its survival, and how respectful human interaction can help protect this rare endangered species.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-92-5Children’s board book, 7 x 7, ages 0-6, 24 p.AVAILABLE SPRING 2016

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Titus Tidewaterby Suzy Verrier

For blue lobster Titus Tidewater, summer means exciting happenings near the shoreline, but also lurking dangers. Titus explores the ocean floor, but soon finds himself caught in a trap. He is taken away from his familiar surroundings and to a strange new world on land, before he is ultimately rescued by two children.

U.S. $15.95ISBN: 978-0-9763231-1-2Children’s picture book, hardcover, 10.5 x 8.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.

Crustacean VacationWritten by Brian Benoit Illustrated by Marty Kelley

Where do you go when you’re feeling crabby and just need a vacation? To the seaside, of course! Join a frolicksome family of curious crabs as they scuttle on land to picnic at the beach, try their luck in an arcade, and slide and glide in a water park.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-95-7Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9.5 x 8.5, ages 4–8, 36 p.

WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE (ex-English in North America; Korean [Awesome World])


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Adventures in Vacationland by Mark Scott Ricketts

2015 M A I N ELITERARYAWA R D

BEST PICTURE BOOK

Young Joe Livingston has a very active imagination! When his favorite aunt goes missing in the wilds of

Maine, Joe and his brave team of adventurers will meet pie-throwing cows, the Moose King, Captain Chester, and a giant pink octopus before finally coming face-to-claw with an angry, gigantic, steam-powered lobster named Cracker—The Beast of Briney Bay! How will he rescue his beloved aunt? Find out in this suspenseful and fun tale told through exciting writing paired with colorful images.

This vibrant book is sure to delight both parents and children alike.

U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-16-1

Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ), 9 x 11, ages 5-9, 32 p.

“Ricketts’s style is vibrant, bright and engaging … [the story] allows Rickets to really do what he does best — draw some iconic Maine stereotypes in ways they’ve never been seen before.”

—THE MAINE EDGE

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Merry Moosey ChristmasWritten by Lynn Plourde Illustrated by Russ Cox

This Christmas Eve, Rudolph just wants to enjoy the holiday without having to work. So he convinces Santa to accept a substitute. They find an eager and resourceful moose for the job, but on Christmas Eve, Rudolph worries: Was the moose’s training good enough?


The Scallop ChristmasWritten by Jane Freeberg Illustrated by Astrid Sheckels

2009 L U P I N E HONORBOOK AWARD

In Marcie’s fishing village, both money and work are hard to find. So villagers rejoice when an unexpected bounty of scallops

fill their little bay. For Marcie, a week of harvesting scallops also brings adventure and a lesson about love that she will never forget.

U.S. $16.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-25-4Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ),9.25 x 11.25, ages 4-9, 36 p.

The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! Written by Rebecca Rule Illustrated by Jennifer Thermes

B E S T CHILDREN’S BOOK NEW HAMPSHIRELITERARY AWARD

On a cold winter day when “the world was ice and we were skaters without skates,” friends set out on an adventure that soars to epic proportions when

Grampa Bud lets them use his old runner sled to tackle the iciest, diciest, scariest hill ever!

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-88-9Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ),9 x 11, ages 4–8, 36 p.

WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE (ex-English in North America; Korean [Neungyule] )

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The Little FishermanWritten by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar

The first children’s book illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. The book, with its authentic coastal scenes, helped establish her distinctive style and ignited a four-decade creative run that saw her write and illustrate more than 30 children’s books.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-14-8Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ),9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.

WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE (ex-English in North America; Japanese [BL Shuppan]; and Simplified Chinese [Beijing Mediatime Books Co., Ltd.] )

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ABOUT THE AUTHORStephanie Calmenson

is the author of more

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books for children

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the Panda Palace, A

PBS StoryTime Book;

The Principal’s New

Clothes; Jazzmatazz!; Late for School!; Oopsy

Teacher!; and Ollie’s School Day: A Yes-and-

No Book. She is also known for her highly-

acclaimed books about dogs, including Rosie,

A Visiting Dog’s Story, which Smithsonian

Magazine called “one of the outstanding

nonfiction titles of the year”, and May I Pet Your

Dog? The How-to Guide for KIDS Meeting DOGS

(and DOGS Meeting KIDS), a Horn Book Fanfare

selection and an ALA Notable Children’s Video.

Stephanie lives in New York City and vacations

in Maine.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORJennifer Thermes is

the illustrator of The

Iciest, Diciest, Scariest

Sled Ride Ever! by

Rebecca Rule, which

received a starred

review from Kirkus.

She has also illustrated

Maggie & Oliver, or A Bone of One’s Own, a

middle-grade novel by Valerie Hobbs, and is

the author and illustrator of Sam Bennett’s New

Shoes and When I Was Built. Jennifer’s work

has been described as “reminiscent of Lois

Lenski” by The Horn Book Magazine. Jennifer

loves to vacation in Maine, and though she

has yet to see an actual moose, she plans to

keep looking. She lives in an old farmhouse in

Newtown, Connecticut. Find her online at www.

jenniferthermes.com.

Jake’sexcitedaboutgoingonatriptoanisland,andhereally,really,reallywantstoseeamoose.Buthisdadinsists:therearenomooseonthisisland.BothJakeandafriendlymoosewouldliketodisagree!

Inplayfulrhymes,authorStephanieCalmensonbringsthereaderalongwithJakeandhisdad,astheyexplorethemammals,birds,insects,andsealifeonandaroundtheisland.WithgracefulillustrationsbyJenniferThermes,Jake(andthereader)starttoseethemoose,alittlebitatatime,butDad’seithergothisnoseinabookorbinocularsgluedtohiseyes.Intheend,it’sJakewhoshowshisdadthevalueofputtingasidetheguidebookandferryscheduletotrulyexperiencethebeautyandmagicoftheoutdoors.

Cover design by Karen Hoots, Hoots DesignCover art by Jennifer Thermes

Children’s BookU.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95

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There are No Moose on This Island!Written by Stephanie Calmenson Illustrated by Jennifer ThermesBRONZE MEDAL

2014 MOONBEAM A W A R D

Jake’s excited to visit an island, and he wants to see a moose. But his dad

insists: there are no moose there. With graceful illustrations, Jake starts to see the moose, but Dad can’t. In the end, Jake shows Dad how to truly experience the outdoors.


The Pig Scramble Written by Jessica Kinney Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen

Clarence feels he’s not good enough compared to his big brothers. He just can’t seem to find his place on the family farm. But, at the annual county fair, Uncle Leon gives Clarence the advice and self-confidence he needs to turn things around.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-61-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover (DJ) 9 x 11, ages 5–9, 36 p.

The Fish House DoorWritten by Robert Baldwin Illustrated by Astrid Sheckels

2011 M A I N ELITERARYAWA R D

A beautifully illustrated book set in a Maine island fishing village. A summer visitor gives

a young islander a new perspective and a fresh look at the people and traditions that have shaped his past and will chart his future.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-30-8Children’s picture book, hardcover, (DJ) 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4-9, 36 p.

At OneWritten by Lynn Plourde Art by Leslie Mansmann

At One lyrically celebrates Maine’s inspirational beauty, from the majesty of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the Atlantic. Lynn Plourde has written many children’s books, but in At One she strikes out in a new direction while keeping her distinctive voice.

U.S. $16.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-06-3Children’s picture book, hardcover, 8.75 x 10.75, ages 4–8, 32 p.

Nic and Nellieby Astrid SheckelsGOLD MEDAL


Nic and Nellie is a gorgeously illustrated, heartwarming story of a girl and her beloved

dog, Nellie, who slowly learn that new places really aren’t so scary, and that often friends can be found around every corner, even in old rowboats, tidal ponds, and stinky mudflats.

U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-52-0Chilldren’s picture book, hardcover (DJ)9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 36 p.

My Cat, Coon CatWritten by Sandy F. Fuller Illustrated by Jeannie BrettSILVER MEDAL


A young girl moves into a new home and slowly wins the affection of a shy

Maine coon cat. Beautiful illustrations enhance rhyming verses to create a delightful book for children, cat lovers, and anyone who has felt the warmth of making a new friend.

U.S. $17.95 OUT OF STOCKISBN: 978-1-934031-32-2Children’s picture book, hardcover, (DJ)9.25 x 11.25, ages 2–8, 36 p.

The Lake Where Loon LivesWritten by Brenda Reeves Sturgis Illustrated by Brooke Carlton

There’s a lake. A loon. Two chicks. Sounds peaceful, right? Guess again! The Lake Where Loon Lives starts quietly, but the story builds, one line at a time, to a wacky, wonderful, and splashy crescendo, as the loons are joined by other creatures.


Seashellsby Joanne Roach-Evans

This beautifully illustrated pocket guide helps young beachcombers find, and identify, shells of animals commonly found on Northeast shores. Easy enough for preschoolers, but scientific enough to satisfy a middle-schooler.

U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-79-7Illustrated guidebook, softcover, 6 x 6, ages 2 to 8, 32 p.

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Azalea, Unschooledby Liza Kleinman Illustrated by Brook GideonGOLD MEDAL


BEST FIRST CHAPTER BOOK

Azalea’s sick of moving. But now, someone is threatening her father’s

business. Can Azalea use her freedom as an unschooler to save the day? In Kleinman’s fresh, funny debut, she deftly explores the unschooling movement and the challenges of moving, making friends, and finding room for differences within a family.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-58-1Middle reader fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 140 p.

ELIZABETH ATKINSONElizabeth Atkinson, most recently, is the author of The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball from Islandport Press. She is also the author of the award-winning middle-grade novel, I, Emma Freke, which Booklist called a “rich story of self-acceptance” and Kirkus Reviews described as “a poignant journey of self-discovery.” When she isn’t writing, Atkinson enjoys theater, dance, tennis, and traveling. About ten years after graduating from Hobart & William Smith College, Atkinson returned to school to study creative writing and earn her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Dartmouth College. Professionally, she has done freelance writing, worked as a librarian, and taught English as a Second Language in China. She was born in Rhode Island, grew up in North Carolina and later lived in Harvard, Massachusetts. These various hometowns all heavily influence her writing. While she loves living on the North Shore of Massachusetts, her real home is in the woods of western Maine.

“Atkinson offers two adorable characters who are as different as they are brave and builds a sweet tale of inspiration and triumph

over factors usually far beyond kids’ control.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The voices of Atkinson’s characters will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished the book.”

—Diane Debrovner, Deputy Editor, Parents Magazine

“In prose as smooth as a dripping icicle, Elizabeth Atkinson tells the tale of one eventful winter in the lives of sixth grader Ruby and her friend Eleanor. This story is about discovering what it means

to have your dreams come true.” —Cynthia DeFelice, award-winning author of more than

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ELIZABETH ATKINSON is the author of the award-winning middle-grade novel, I, Emma Freke, which Booklist called a “rich story of self-acceptance” and Kirkus Reviews described as “a poignant journey of self-discovery.” While she loves living on the North Shore of Massachusetts, her real home is in the woods of western Maine.

Photo by Kevin Bennett/Islandport Press

“The morning I couldn’t find my extra-thick striped socks turned out to be the day that changed my life.”

SO BEgINS RuBy LARuE’S story of one very fateful winter in the tiny ski town of Paris, New Hampshire. It starts in December, when Ruby and her best friend, Eleanor Bandaranaike, come across a mysterious fortune teller. Both girls have big dreams, but don’t know how to make them come true. And Madame Magnifique tells them just what they need to hear.

But as Ruby chases her goal of mingling with wealthy out-of-town kids on the ski slopes, and Eleanor explores her passion for fashion design, things take an unexpected turn, and the girls learn that people—and dreams—aren’t always who, or what, they seem to be.

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$16.95 US / $18.95 CANMiddle Grade Fiction

The Sugar Mountain Snow Ballby Elizabeth Atkinson

Cheerful Ruby LaRue and her shy friend Eleanor Bandaranaike couldn’t be more different. Ruby has lived her whole life in the small ski town of Paris, New Hampshire. Eleanor’s family comes from Sri Lanka. But these unlikely best friends share one thing: they both have BIG plans. So when a mysterious fortuneteller urges them to go outside their world to unlock their dreams, they plunge down a whirlwind path to try to reach their goals.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-71-0Middle grade fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 224 p. WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE (ex-English in North America; Book Club in Sweden, Norway, Finland [Stabenfeldt] )

“A feel-good story that has it all, this work touches upon topics such as blended families, cultural diversity, economics, and even physical well-being without an ounce of moralization.” - THE SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

“The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball celebrates friendship, family, and new beginnings. The voices of Atkinson’s characters will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished reading.”–Diane Debrovner, Deputy Editor, PARENTS MAGAZINE


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The Five Stones Trilogy

The Fog of Forgettingby G.A. MorganSILVER MEDAL


One summer, five children find themselves engulfed in a curtain of dense, powerful fog that transports them from

the rocky Maine coast to the mysterious island of Ayda. They soon find them-selves at the center of a centuries-old battle between Dankar, the ruler of Exor, and three siblings that rule the other realms of Ayda. At stake are the four stones of power and the elusive Fifth Stone that binds them all. This is the exciting Book One of The Five Stones Trilogy.

U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN 978-1-939017-23-9Middle reader fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 10-14, 316 p.

Chantarelleby G.A. Morgan

In Book Two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back to the island of Ayda, where one realm is burning and two others are under siege from Dankar’s dark forces of Exor. Meanwhile, Knox and Evelyn must trust a mysterious guide to help them find a way back, though each has their own personal struggle to overcome. All three children must decide if they can put their own needs—and fears—aside to save their friends and family. G.A. Morgan, who “excels at world-building” (School Library Journal), introduced us to Ayda in The Fog of Forgetting. Now, she raises the stakes with a deeper examination of the evil power at work in Dankar, the conflict between love and loyalty, and the pain of sacrifice.

U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-63-5Middle grade/juvenile fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 10-14, 316 p.

An “emotionally resonant adventure.”– THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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The Kinfolkby G.A. Morgan

In the dramatic conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox must gather together disparate forces to save not just Ayda but their own world. The three young people have returned through the fog to fulfill their promise to the Keepers on the island of Ayda, whose four realms are in turmoil. But in Exor, Dankar’s evil forces continue to grow as he corrupts and coerces all in his domain, with the final intent of gaining total control of Ayda so he may take his battle to the world beyond the fog—our world. Chase, Evelyn, and Knox—each one struggling in a different realm—are on a desperate quest to learn more about their own powers and halt what seems to be the inevitable destruction of Ayda. The dramatic reappearance of Chantarelle and two mysterious guests bring answers long sought, but not before everyone on Ayda has been tested to the utmost of their abilities.

U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-82-7Middle reader fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6x9, ages 10-14, 280 p.AVAILABLE FALL 2016 [MANUSCRIPT AVAILABLE MAY 2016]

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Cooper & P

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Mystery on Pine LakeA Cooper & Packrat MysteryStory by Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco

Cooper thought living at a campground would be cool. But ever since his parents bought the lakeside campground, he’s had way more chores and way less time for his favorite hobby: nature-watching. And then, trouble comes to Pine Lake, where a family of loons is trying to build a nest. Someone is out to harm the loons. Is it the local bully? The irritable camper? Or the publicity-seeking reporter? It’s up to Cooper and Packrat to figure out who the culprit is and how to stop them—before it’s too late.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-86-5 Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 152 p.

PAPERBACKU.S. $12.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-02-4

Mystery of the Eagle’s NestA Cooper & Packrat MysteryStory by Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco

When Cooper and Packrat find their geocache box full of illegal eagle parts, they know their lazy summer is over. Someone wants those valuable parts back. And if they can’t get the parts back, they’ll settle for holding one of the rare Pine Lake eaglets hostage instead. Cooper, Packrat, and Roy must elude two goons, tolerate an annoying teenager, keep tabs on a shady new camper, and stake out the eagle’s nest—all without getting grounded.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-35-2Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 175 p.

“Quirky characters and realistic dialogue will make this suspenseful eco-mystery a favorite summer read of any wildlife-lover.”

– FOREWORD REVIEWS


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Mystery of the Missing FoxStory by Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco

The stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper’s dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder some new responsibilities. But he’s distracted. First, he and his friends find a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground’s land. Then, kits start to go missing from the fox den. Who would want to catch foxes? And why? Cooper, Packrat, and Roy must protect the den, find the kits, and rule out Summer, the new girl who lives across the lake, as a suspect. Juggling new campground duties, feeling guilty over his father’s accident, and desperate to help the fox kits, Cooper must make some tough decisions about who—and what—should come first.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-89-5Middle grade fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 208 p.AVAILABLE SPRING 2016

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Mercy by Sarah L. Thomson SILVER MEDAL


Haley is a teenager struggling to cope with a new stepmom, a baby brother, and a family

illness. When she digs into her family history, she uncovers a ghostly past, forcing her to overcome doubts and confront a vampire in order to save herself and her family.

U.S. $15.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-36-0 Young adult fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, ages 11-15, 172 p.

Billy Boyby Jean Mary Flahive

When Billy Laird, 20, enlists in the Union Army, he has no idea what lies ahead. Mentally challenged, he is ill prepared for the training and fighting, but survives with help from friends. But when he is sent to a different unit, he runs off and meets up with a runaway slave, Elijah. Together, the two make their way north to their fates.

U.S. $15.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-13-1 Young adult fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, ages 12+, 294 p.


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Uncertain Gloryby Lea Wait

Lea Wait skillfully draws on the lives of real people in Maine’s history to tell this story of three young adults touched by the Civil War and the tension it brings, forcing them into adulthood‚ before they may be ready.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-25-3Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 210 p.

PAPERBACKU.S. $12.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-83-3

Lies in the DustWritten by Jakob Crane Illustrated by Timothy Decker

In Salem’s dark days of 1692 and 1693, young girls pointed fingers and accused others of witchcraft, sentencing them to torture, or even death. When the cloud lifted, and the accusations were shown to be false, the girls faced little, if any, penalty. Were they sorry? No one knows. But one girl, Ann Putnam Jr., did feel moved to show remorse. Fourteen years after the trials, Ann wrote a letter of apology. This is her story. This searing graphic novel is a wholly unique portrayal of an untold aspect of the Salem Witch Trials. Through the author’s extensive primary research and the artist’s creative re-imagining, the reader is taken inside the head of Ann Putnam, the only girl to apologize for sending 24 people to their death.

U.S. $14.95 / CAN $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-33-8Young adult graphic novel, ages 10+, softcover, 6 x 9, 128 p.

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Contentment Coveby Miriam Colwell

Contentment Cove is a riveting story of class distinctions in a 1950s Down East coastal village during a time of cultural change. Though the book is infused with humor, it also deals with serious issues that remain relevant today, none more compelling than the erosion of one way of Maine life and the evolution of another.

U.S. $15.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-04-9Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 212 p.

The Contestby James Hurley

A deftly interwoven tale that explores the camaraderie and sportsmanship among anglers. The Contest challenges the wisdom of chasing perfection, and instead, encourages the reader to revel in life’s most important moments, however brief or passing.

U.S. $22.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-10-9Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 250 p.

Strangers on the Beachby Josh Pahigian

When eccentric billionaire Ferdinand Sevigny’s latest stunt, to sail around the world blindfolded, goes awry, he lands in Maine. Despite mounting evidence and an investigation by local police, Sevigny refuses to admit foul play was involved. As more people become entangled in the mystery, they will be forced to make decisions that will define them forever.

U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-83-4Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 282 p.

Closer All the Timeby Jim Nichols

The residents of Baxter, Maine are going nowhere fast—but not for lack of trying. In this artfully written jewel of a novel, award-winning author Jim Nichols strings together the bittersweet stories of people bound by shared geography and the insular nature of small-town life. The cast of characters includes Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war veteran with a penchant for the local bar, eight-year-old Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors, and Tomi Lambert, who watches the confused adults around her struggle to accept their fates. With the coastal waters of Maine serving as a backdrop, Nichols explores the nature of connection—hoped for, missed, lost, and found. This novel delivers quick-moving, compelling storytelling with a lasting emotional wallop. You’ll devour it in one sitting, but these characters are sure to linger around the edges of your day like memories of old friends and lost loves.

U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-49-9Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 176 p.

“Nichols’ spare, plainspoken prose buzzes with emotional grit and tenderness, bringing dignity and vulnerability to alcoholics, poachers, and bullies. Damn Beautiful!”—SUSAN HENDERSON, author of Up from the Blue.

“The characters are powerful, and their struggles keep the reader flying along from chapter to chapter.”—MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM


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GERRY BOYLELike many crime novelists, Boyle began his writing career in newspapers—“the best training ground ever.” After graduating from Colby College, he knocked around and took a series of odd jobs, with stints as a roofer, a postman, and a manuscript reader. His first reporting job was with a weekly in the paper mill town of Rumford, Maine. After a few months, he moved on to the Morning Sentinel (based in Waterville, Maine). Boyle’s editors swiftly learned that he worked best when left to his own devices, writing about what he observed in the police stations, courtrooms, towns, and cities of Maine.

The Havener Sistersby Ardeana Hamlin

The Havener Sisters follows Abbott’s Reach and Pink Chimneys in Ardeana Hamlin’s collection of novels set in nineteenth century Maine. The story follows the Havener triplets as an unexpected economic crisis gives them a new perspective on their aging lives. When China Havener decides to explore her home state, taking photographs along the way, she does not realize how that decision will alter her life forever. China’s choice prompts her sisters, India and Persia, to make their own life changes, turning these identical triplets into three individuals. The Havener Sisters tells the story of three women who think they have left their best days behind them, only to find that the opposite is true. Hamlin’s latest well-researched and passionate novel will transport readers back in time to the dawn of suffrage and the industrial age in the Northeast.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-85-7Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 300 p.

Abbott’s Reachby Ardeana Hamlin

Set in nineteenth century Maine, Abbott’s Reach is the story of a headstrong woman setting sail on her honeymoon voyage with her sea captain husband. Adventure punctuates their travels between Maine and Hawaii. This gripping novel is the sequel to Pink Chimneys, a Maine classic centered around a notorious Bangor brothel.

U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-934031-42-1Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 292 p.

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Bloodlineby Gerry Boyle

Hoping for a fresh start, Jack McMorrow has a new home in the cheerful-sounding town of Prosperity, Maine. But when a freelance gig introduces him to a teen mother and some high school hooligans, it’s not child’s play. A girl is murdered and McMorrow’s investigation places him squarely in the killer’s sights.U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-45-1Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 360 p.

Deadlineby Gerry Boyle

When murder visits the seemingly sleepy town of Androscoggin, Maine, it lands in the lap of veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow, a recent transplant from New York City. As McMorrow struggles to find his way in a small, rural town, an undercurrent of violence draws him into deep and dangerous waters.U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-06-2Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 360 p.

Lifelineby Gerry Boyle

A broken heart, a tendency to drink too much, and a desire to try the straight and narrowleads Jack McMorrow into a domestic-abuse case and a personal crisis that will test what kind of man he really is.U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-52-9Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 392 p.

Potshotby Gerry Boyle

Jack McMorrow finds that quiet life in the Maine woods isn’t quite as tranquil as he had hoped when a growing local drug trade forces him to tangle with rural hippies, brutal drug dealers, and county fair cronies, setting off a chain of events that culminates in searing violence that strikes very close to home.U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-54-3Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 396 p.

MysteriesOnce Burned

by Gerry Boyle

Jack McMorrow and his wife Roxanne have retreated from the stress of their day jobs to raise their daughter. But when arson threatens a nearby town, and an accident brings back mistakes from Roxanne’s past, Jack’s life takes a deeply dark and twisted turn.U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-60-4Fiction/crime, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 409 p.

Borderlineby Gerry Boyle

A tourist has vanished in the backwoods of Maine. Veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow picks up the scent and takes readers across state lines into a world of mistaken identities, traitorous dealings, and a dangerous hunt for a man no one seems to know much about.U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-79-6Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 412 p.

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Straw Manby Gerry Boyle

In this, the eleventh installment of the bestselling Jack McMorrow Mystery Series, McMorrow’s nose for trouble sets him on the trail of an illegal gun sale pipeline linking private gun owners in Maine with a rash of homicides in Boston. Caught up in the action is a young Mennonite farm boy, who is questioning his faith and his future when he falls in with the wrong crowd. Add to this potent mix a run-in with a gang of local

thugs, which leaves Jack’s wife, Roxanne, the target of a violent sex offender intent on exacting his revenge. Never before has Jack faced so many threats on so many fronts, with the most destructive being his own tendency for violence and the havoc it wreaks on those he loves most. In this non-stop page-turner, Boyle is at his best and most provocative. Straw Man asks the ultimate question: How far would you go to protect a way of life you love?U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95ISBN: 978-1-939017-93-2Fiction/mystery, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 324 p.AVAILABLE SPRING 2016

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