The Challenger Intermediate School Series is designed to help kids understand their feelings and learn how to cope with difficult situations. Gorgeous George is a story about a young boy who has a weight problem. In fact, George is so heavy that he can't fit into his desk at school. What's worse is that he is the subject of ridicule. The kids make fun of him or ignore him. He knows he makes them feel uncomfortable. George often cries alone in his room and secretly gets sick at night. His mama and his aunts don't know how bad it is and have not come up with a plan to help him out. Destiny is...

Eleanor's Happiness is a story about a young girl who believes she is growing ugly. She is going through that phase of life that all girls go through and what is now commonly called the ugly duckling stage. Many young girls believe that their lives are doomed and sink into a state of shyness and feel great worry over their looks. Good messages are hard to find, but the right words and encouraging support can change a girl's thinking and help her find the confidence she needs to become a healthy happy adult. Eleanor is lucky. With loving guidance, she discovers true self-assurance and...

About the book . . . Dan Delaney is a first class detective in Dublin who was blamed for a poorly prosecuted case of a child murder. By caving to the department brass, he suffered severe criticism and retribution from his superiors, some of whom secretly covered for the real perpetrator. For ten years, he has been passed over for promotions and works on petty crimes at a branch station with his partner Joe Murphy. Then suddenly Dan is given a new murder to solve. Dan knows the only reason they passed it on to him was because someone outside the police headquarters, and high up in the...

The Challenger Intermediate School Series is designed to help kids understand their feelings and learn how to cope with difficult situations. Joe's Hidden Treasure is a story about a boy who loses his father in a divorce. While Joe understands that his mother and father were having difficulties and not getting along, he blames his mother for the split and his life is miserable. Joe's self-esteem and love is restored by an unexpected visit with a neighbor who helps Joe understand how to find happiness by using his curiosity and hidden creative talent.

About the book . . . The Druids are a mystery even today. Some say they were the only knowledgeable and holy people in existence three thousand years ago. Others say they were cryptic magicians who not only believed in reincarnation, but ate humans. The truth may exist somewhere in the middle of these extremes. We do know that they were known and revered among foreigners for a thousand years as an extremely advanced culture. This historical conundrum makes sense if you imagine that they had to keep their knowledge to themselves through their oral histories to stay safe from relentless...

The creative imagination of our Pinellas County authors have presented you with engrossing reflections on human relationships and customary events. Your curiosity should be piqued by their individual interpretations of life re-imagined through a collection of written work that will appeal to lovers of classic and Avant-garde pieces. Contributors to the Anthology: Bria Burton - Patricia Callen - Richard Erlanger - Kay Hogan - Maureen Jenkins - Ursula Masdal - Laura Joyce Moriarty - Douglas Paul - Jack Romig