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Greg Watkins, author and illustrator of A Big Beaked, Big Bellied Bird Named Bill (9781589804418, $15.95), was selected by the Prevention and Intervention Program for Cobb County Schools in Georgia as a guest speaker for elementary-school children on the topic of bullying. |
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On September 15, the new movie starring Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, will be released. Learn more about Jesse James with the following titles: The Many Faces of Jesse James (9781565540972, $8.95 pb), by Phillip W. Steele with George Warfel, Jesse and Frank James: The Family History (9780882896533, $7.95 pb), by Phillip W. Steele, and Jesse James and the First Missouri Train Robbery (9781589800199, $14.95 pb), by Ronald H. Beights. |
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| Attendees of the International Christian Retail Show gave a positive response to Bruce Lee Smith’s Soul Storm: Finding God Amidst Disaster (9781589804401, $19.99). Buyers from across the country were attracted to this timely book, signifying that the interest in the author’s reflections is not limited to the Gulf Coast. Guests were also drawn to Steven L. Layne’s Preacher’s Night Before Christmas (9781589803213, $15.95) and Michael Chandler’s The Littlest Cowboy’s Christmas (9781589803817, $17.95). |
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Author Signings |
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Barbara Hallman Kissinger, author of Christmas Past (9781589803565, $19.95), will be signing at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 12, and Sunday, August, 13, in Des Moines, Iowa. |
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Bruce Lee Smith will be signing his book, Soul Storm: Finding God Amidst Disaster (9781589804401, $19.99), Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, at the First Presbyterian Associate Reform Church in Gastonia, North Carolina, at a weekend family conference. On August 19, Smith will be at Sam’s Club in Kenner, Louisiana, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., and from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. he will be signing at the Sam’s Club in Metairie, Louisiana. On Saturday, August 26, Smith will be in Baton Rouge at Sam’s Club from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. |
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Susan Mason will be signing Susan Mason’s Silver Service (9781589803794, $34.95) on Sunday, August 6, at Barnes & Noble from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. |
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J. Robert Parkinson, author of Mottoes for Managing (9781589804029, $14.95 pb), will be speaking at the Florida Public Relations Association Sixty-eighth Annual Conference on August 8, 2006, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida. |
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On a Solemn Note |
| ON A SOLEMN NOTE
Pelican expresses its condolences to Sue Marshall Ward, illustrator of Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book (9781589802322, $15.95) and Texas Mother Goose (9781589803695, $16.95), for the loss of her mother. |
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New on the Accelerated Reader List: |
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Texas Zeke and the Longhorn (9781589803480, $15.95), by David Davis with illustrations by Alan Fearl Stacy. A cumulative tale about how difficult it can be to get home for dinner! |
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Clovis Crawfish and Echo Gecko (9781565547087, $15.95), by Mary Alice Fontenot with illustrations by Julie Dupre Buckner. Bayou buddies teach a shy gecko to speak French. |
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Gordon Parks: No Excuses (9781589804111, $15.95), by Ann Parr with photographs by Gordon Parks. A biography of the famous African-American photographer. |
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Joshua the Giant Frog (9781589802674, $15.95), by Peggy Thomas with illustrations by Cat Bowman Smith. This turn-of-the-century tall tale shows that even a giant frog can be friendly and helpful when given a purpose and embraced in a spirit of collaboration and community. |
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Katherine Stinson Otero: High Flyer (9781589803688, $15.95), by Neila Skinner Petrick with illustrations by Daggi Wallace. Katherine wants to fly, but the instructors say that she is too young and too small. This biography tracks the accomplishments of the fourth American woman licensed to fly. |
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Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book (9781589802322, $15.95), by David Davis with illustrations by Sue Marshall Ward. Ten diapered dynamos get into all kinds of down-home trouble. |
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Praise for PelicanTitles: |
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The
Sword of Anton (9781589803046, $16.95), by Gene
Del Vecchio:
"An exciting new fantasy novel for young adults." --Radio Disney
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Brownies
to Die For! (9781589803824, $24.95), by Bev
Shaffer:
"A bake sale’s worth of gooey goodness." --People Magazine
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This
Side of Paradise (9781589800960, $15.99), by Steven
L. Layne:
"Give this one to your teens who might appreciate the Hardy Boys with a more serious twist." --Voya
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Den
of Misery: Indiana’s Civil War Prison (9781589803510,
$25.00), by James
R. Hall:
"James Hall meticulously documents the brutality . . . abuse, hardship, and even cold-blooded murder . . . Confederate POWs endured." --Library Bookwatch
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