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  Silver Lake Secret The: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  When camp director Maya returns to her childhood summer camp to revive its fading glory, she uncovers a skeleton in the old boathouse that dates back to the camp's heyday. Teaming up with the local historian and a former camp rival turned handsome sheriff, Maya must dive into decades-old secrets and rivalries to solve a mystery that someone wants to keep buried forever.

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  The Pioneer

  Irving Cox Jr.

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  The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr - Greg was sure the kids had no right being in control of a planet; after all what had they learned about life? Still, what had he learned? 
  The old ship wheezed and clattered into the landing slot. Greg was an expert pilot, but skill was no substitute for outdated equipment. He unstrapped the safety webbing and eased himself out of the cabin, cluttered with its worn and scarred electronic gadgetry. With the handcrank he opened the airlock. Rusting metal screamed as the panel slid back into the hull. Greg found himself panting from the sudden muscular effort in the heavier atmosphere of the earth. 
  I'm an old man, he thought bitterly—old at forty; as antiquated as my ship, and as much in need of repair. But no one can do anything for either of us. I gave them the stars, and in twenty years they've forgotten. They've made me a museum piece, these pampered, undersized kids of the new generation. 
  Greg walked down the ramp. He hadn't been home for seven years, but he was still surprised that no flight inspector met him with the officious clipboard of check-out sheets. The landing fields in the colonies were far more efficiently supervised. 
  Greg saw a light in the field control building and walked toward it. The field, sprawling for miles across the California desert, was empty, a mocking moment to the magnificent dream the new generation had rejected. Behind him Greg saw the long rows of landing slots, towering metal shafts raised against the night sky. Only four ships rested in the slots, his and three other rusting cargo carriers. In front of the unlighted terminal building the passenger liners stood untended, decaying hulks that would never lift again. Fifteen years ago—even as recently as ten years ago—the California field had hummed with activity.

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  The Monkey Trial - John Scopes...

  Anita Sanchez

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  Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka “the Monkey Trial”) speaks directly to today’s fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history.  
  Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes’s crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic—evolution. 
  The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin’s theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite—or the media circus that would follow. 
  As reporters, souvenir-hawking vendors, angry protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse, a breathless public followed the action live on national radio broadcasts. All were fascinated by the bitter duel between science and religion, an argument that boiled down to the question of who controls what students can learn—an issue that resonates to this day. 
  Through evocative prose, Anita Sanchez vividly captures the passion, personalities, and pageantry of the infamous “Monkey Trial,” highlighting the quiet dignity of the teacher who stood up for his students’ right to learn. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  The Winter Cabin A Meditation...

  Sophie Grace Meditations

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  For The Winter Cabin, the sleep story for adults titled The Cozy Cabin, which was released as an audiobook in 2019, has been adapted for daytime use. The Cozy Cabin is still available for those who would like to use it for falling asleep, but here, those who might prefer a daytime relaxation can use The Winter Cabin instead. 
  The Winter Cabin starts with a short winding down sequence where you use your breath to help you relax. After this, there is a winter-themed meditative story that you use your imagination to take part in. It begins with a walk through a beautiful winter landscape. You come to a little cabin and enter into a process of surrendering unpleasant emotions to a special fire. Later, you are invited to fully rest and relax until it is time to round off the meditation. In this version, you will have 20 minutes to rest and recover. If you find that this is too long for you, try the original version, where you will have 5 minutes. 
  The Winter Cabin has been narrated by the author. This meditation story is also available in Swedish under the pseudonym Sophie Grace Meditationer. The fire sounds included in this meditation story have also been released as a separate title, "Softly Crackling Embers", and can be found where you find music together with its sister "Relaxing Fire Sounds".

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  Anne and Mr Harrison

  Samantha Newman, L. M. Montgomery

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  Join red-headed orphan Anne Shirley and her wonderful adventures at Green Gables farm in this abridged retelling for younger readers.
   
  When Mr. Harrison moves next door, he soon clashes with Anne. Mr. Harrison is furious that Anne's cow keeps breaking into his field and eating his oats. When Anne discovers her cow has escaped again, she makes an impulsive decision-one that gets her into even deeper trouble! 
   
  This tale is book 10 of 16 in the Anne of Green Gables Retold series, adapting these classic tales by L.M. Montgomery for readers aged 7+. Each book can be read as a stand-alone story and together they build to form a treasured library of Anne's early years.

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  The See-Saw Tree

  David Wood

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  "That tree has a history. In the old days people called it the See-Saw Tree. One of its branches grew straight out, near to the ground. Children used to balance a plank over the branch and use it as a see-saw. The villagers loved that oak. And the See-Saw Tree was itself like a village. A living community of animals, birds and insects, going about their daily business. It still is. Just imagine how that community will feel should it be threatened. Just imagine what might happen if any of the Council's plans went ahead and they cut down that oak tree, that special oak tree. Just imagine, just imagine …"
  So says young eco-activist Elizabeth Green in her passionate speech against the felling of an ancient oak tree to make way for a new supermarket and children's play area.
  She imagines the situation from the point of view of the creatures who live on and around the tree, who, thanks to the corporate greed of human beings, are now in danger of losing their much-loved home. The daily lives of tree residents, Owl, Squirrel, Mistlethrush, Dunnock and Bat, along with visitors Jay and Cuckoo, and Rabbit, whose burrow is nearby, are thrown into turmoil by the arrival of the Big Ones, the chainsaw-wielding human agents of destruction.
  Can the creatures beat the impossible odds and save their home – the See-Saw Tree?

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