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Precious Gems is more than a collection of heartfelt memoirs. It is the stories of four feisty women, with very different backgrounds, who had the good fortune of crossing paths at a pivotal time in their lives. As they wrote together every Monday for ten years, they discovered the common themes of their lives. This collection of memoirs, told in each author's unique voice, allows readers touching glimpses into the universality of all of our lives. Whether you are young or old, male or female, these are stories that will make you laugh and cry and love life.

A Mouse in the House is a short story in verse, about a young boy who discovers a mouse living inside his walls. He begs his father to let him keep the mouse, in spite of his father's warnings about their cat who loves mice. His father reluctantly gives in and Billy keeps the mouse in a shoebox. After a close call with Billy's cat, the mouse escapes back to his hole in the wall to join the rest of his family. He kindly explains to Billy that he and his family are safer there. Billy understands that the mouse has to live where he is comfortable and although Billy would prefer to keep him, he...

Ten year old Rachel has many decisions to make. She first has to recognize that her writing is indeed, a talent. It takes her best friend to convince her of this. Her next decision is even tougher. She must decide whether or not to enter the fourth grade talent show and compete against the meanest girl in her grade, who not only won the talent show last year, but who has made her life miserable for the last two years. The Talent Show is a book that many children in elementary school can relate to, presenting problems that most of them will face. It teaches lessons in self-confidence, courage...

Ten year old Rachel has many decisions to make. She first has to recognize that her writing is indeed, a talent. It takes her best friend to convince her of this. Her next decision is even tougher. She must decide whether or not to enter the fourth grade talent show and compete against the meanest girl in her grade, who not only won the talent show last year, but who has made her life miserable for the last two years. The Talent Show is a book that many children in elementary school can relate to, presenting problems that most of them will face. It teaches lessons in self-confidence, courage...