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Local Author Showcase

These local authors will be at the Highlands Ranch — James H. LaRue branch at 2 p.m. on November 20, 2016, to talk about their books.

Douglas County Libraries

9 items

  • After a humiliating event and overwhelming peer pressure, 16-year-old Josie flees her home to spend the summer with her Aunt on a South Carolina island. Her fresh start turns into the summer of her dreams as friendships grow, romance blossoms, and a…
    Unknown, 2016Little Elm, TX : eLectio Publishing, 2016. — Y WAHL, L
  • Forgiven

    Finding a Path Home

    Bangs, Richard D.,
    In the Outback of South Australia, in the mystic land formation known as Wilpena Pound, a strange signal is received at the SETI installation. Someone from outside the solar system wants to talk to Jarrod McKinley. McKinley is resting on his family…
    Unknown, 2016Parker, Colorado : BookCrafters, 2016. — BANGS, R
  • In this sequel to Hegira, the Brin are thriving on their new world, but will greed, prejudices, and old rivalries tear apart their grand civilization? Maliche Rocker, descendant of The Saviors, uncovers a terrible secret and must fight those in…
    Book, 2016[Farmington, Missouri] : Solstice Publishing, [2016] — CRONIN, J
  • I Never Heard You Cry

    a Compassionate Journey Through Abortion

    West, Ardyce,
    This book examines the grief, pain and emotions suffered by women and men who have dealt with abortion. While acknowledging the issues and opinions of both pro-life and pro-choice, West remains apolitical and nonjudgmental and focuses on the…
    Unknown, 2016Littleton, CO : KC LoneWolf, 2016. — 155.93 WES
  • Rose Schirrack’s bad choice led to trouble. At the turn of the 20th century, Rose was unwed, pregnant and abandoned. Working as a teenage madam of a brothel compounded her troubles. Now, isolated on a homestead in frontier Montana, Rose is caught up…
    Unknown, 2015[Parker, Colorado] : Crude Detective Publishing, [2015] — MOSSEL, L
  • Parenting From Wholeness

    Ten Habits for Bringing Out the Best in Your Child

    Gaeckle, Carole E.
    This is a practical guide for examining the emotional dilemmas of parenting and helpful skills for success. You will learn the keys to respect, how to teach self-responsibility, and real ways to protect your child. Concepts presented are based upon…
    Book, 2016Bloomington, IN : Balboa Press, A Division fo Hay House, [2016] — 649.1 GAE
  • Darkness grips the small village of Maidenton. A foul presence has slipped unnoticed into Kinsmen society. The Keeon, spurred on by their Shallum overlords, have spun a web of lies that have bewitched the people. Corruption openly masquerades as…
    Unknown, 2016[Colorado] : Missing Lid Bookhouse, 2016. — J TERBUSH, T
  • Winner of the 2016 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Bronze Medal for Best Book by Youth Author (Under 18). Kate and her friend, Sam, are kidnapped from their home. Kate finds herself trapped, and Sam has disappeared. She meets Buck, a dog with a plan.…
    Unknown, 2016[Castle Rock, Colorado] : N3 Cartoons, [2016] — JGN NAGELI, N
  • The Big Day has come! Princess Isabella and her doggie friends are participating in the International Doggie Golf Tournament! The weather is perfect. The fairways are smooth. The greens are firm and fast. The tournament is moving along nicely when…
    Book, 2016Chicago : Joshua Tree Publishing, [2016] — E LEBSOCK, K