Acorn Publishing November Newsletter

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NEW RELEASES

~ KIDS QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE ~

WAIT FOR ME! WOULD YOU MIND? is the second installment of a series on body, mind, and soul, called Kids’ Questions about Life. It is an educational book written in simple language for parents, teachers, and kids who are pondering the deeper, more complex but yet so essential issues of life: an early introduction to who we are and how the mind works.

Explaining the complexity of the human mind to children can be quite challenging. Abstract concepts, thoughts, ideas, imagination, focus, and attention are made more tangible and easily understandable through a family of bears. As the bear cubs ask questions, Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear seek to answer their little ones with simplicity and honesty....BUY NOW

AGLOW: A Christmas Fable

This adorable, uplifting holiday book for middle graders introduces us to two coming-of-age boys living in the Bronx. The boys, one Jewish, one Catholic, unite in a risky scheme to make their Bronx neighborhood shine. Their light with brighten your smile. The perfect gift for the season of giving!

Aglow is the story of twelve year old, Adam, a Jewish boy, who likes to visit his gramps in The Bronx. His best friend there is Rafe, a Catholic. The difference doesn't matter to the boys, even after they get involved in the biggest miracle to hit the Tri-State area in years. Over the course of a Thanksgiving weekend they help cause and then react to an event which uplifts the neighborhood and the city. Rafe has faith that what they did was right, Adam has faith in Rafe, and they both have faith in the best cleaning product ever made....BUY NOW

STORM at the KEIZER MANOR

A mysterious storm. Lovers separated by time. A modern-day woman in a bygone century...

Straight out of high school, Annet moves in with her boyfriend Forrest to escape her mother’s multiple and often volatile relationships. She finds a job at the local museum, the Keizer Manor, where the oils from 19th century master painter Alexander Keizer are exhibited. Rapidly working her way up to administrative assistant to the director for collections and exhibitions, she has an important hand in the organization of the Manor’s two hundred year anniversary.

Although the celebration is a great success, it ends in a quarrel between Annet and Forrest. Talking it over, they stroll through the dunes. When dark clouds roll in, the beautiful sunny weather turns into a thunderstorm so violent that they get separated...BUY NOW

MEET OUR NEWEST AUTHOR

Gene Desrochers Author of

DARK PARADISE

A Caribbean Noir Murder Mystery

We originally met Gene at WonderCon, one of our favorite events to sell Acorn Publishing books. It must have been fate, because we met Gene again at the Irvine Southern California Writers Conference this September.

As soon as we read his work, we knew. Not only is Gene a great writer, but he has an intriguing background that enriches his work.

He grew up in St. Thomas and St. Croix and believes that world has a lot to offer, beyond the obvious tourist attractions, that most people never experience...READ MORE

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