Something gnaws at Parker McLeod telling him to drive away, but the ghostly-thin mother and her troubled 14-year-old son with his vacant eyes, tugs at Parker’s conscious. He can’t leave them behind. Against his better judgment, he loads the hitchhikers into his old Chevy pickup, a move that threatens his quiet life as the proprietor of The Garhole Bar, a favorite watering hole out among the rattlesnakes and prickly pear on the far west end of Galveston Island.
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Trucks: The Legend of Beverly Joe Breece
The Fast Truck Series; known throughout the land as the toughest racing organization around, has never failed, nor fell short of bringing one of the most exhilarating spectacles of racing in all of motorsports to every track on the circuit it visits. In all the years of the attractions popularity, fame, and glory, every season has always been exciting, memorable, and rarely disappointing to anyone. On Sunday afternoons, trucks, teams, and fans alike gather together and partake in the making of history. Each event stands out as its own unique experience; ones that tickle the minds of all who’s seen or heard them. Occasionally, there’s some that stand out more than others. One time in particular, was when Beverly Joe Breece blasted her way in, knocked the door down, and nearly did it all. Setting the pace for the underdog to take over, she put her name in the books and inspired people everywhere.
The Assassins
A disputed election has divided the nation, and a handful of senior government officials have conspired to have the North Koreans assassinate the President of the United States.
The Captain’s Daughter
Macey discovers her dad has taken a job across the country and must leave her home and friends. In order to soften the news, her parents take her on a vacation to Walt Disney World. At Blizzard Beach, she and a boy named Luke zoom down a water slide but pop up in water hundreds of miles away in the freezing Atlantic Ocean and a long way from shore. They are able to use a pendant that magically takes them to the shore of a secluded island. There a mysterious friend introduces them to the legend of the Ghost of White Island. The teens hear the courageous story of Martha Herring, forced into marriage with a brutal pirate, and abandoned on the miserable rock. The pirate goes back to sea, leaving Martha to guard his treasure. This is a recounting of her adventures and the challenges she and the people in her life endured. It is also the story of how the bonds of strong friendships can impact our lives.
Cleaning Up The Quill Lakes’ Catastrophe
Eleven-year-old Ayden has lived on a farm near the Quill Lakes all his life. When the lakes’ flooding puts his family at risk of losing their livelihood and way of life, something must be done. Ayden connects with some uniquely talented forest creatures, uses an ample dose of Disney Magic and relies on his own ingenuity to solve his community’s water-logged problem.
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Jolán: Flight from Tyranny
Jolán Marko, an eleven year old girl, flees her native Hungary hiding in the back of a meat truck heading for Austria with her parents during the revolution against Communist Russia in 1956. Molotov Cocktails, Russian bayonets, an aircraft fire and a sky raining Monopoly money couldn’t deter her escape.
Max and Voltaire Voyage to the Eternal City
Visit Italy with your friends Max and Voltaire. They travel to Padua, Bologna and Rome, the Eternal City, where they learn about Italy’s history and heritage. They renew friendships and make new ones. Max explores a cat sanctuary and Voltaire goes to a dog beach!
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Cherokee Dawn
Janice O’Neill, beautiful but immature, tries to abandon her husband and two daughters in the mid 1980s. Jilted by a criminal lover, she takes jobs which begin to show her skills in a variety of areas. When she fends off a bullying nasty attack from a customer at the shop where she works. He pursues her across the US and into Brazil, where she meets and falls in love with Chris. the man who will become her husband. Together they fight their way in the past against Simpkins, the villain, finally leaving him in a Hell of his own making.
Ghost of White Island
In 1715, a ship’s carpenter tried to rape the 14 year old daughter of the captain of a British warship and was flogged almost to death. He mutinied and captured the ship, killing the captain and forcing his daughter into marriage. After falling in with Blackbeard, he abandoned his young wife on a cold, bitter rock called White Island, off the coast of New Hampshire. When he was caught and hanged by the British Navy, his treasure vanished into history. Many people believe that Martha, his reluctant wife, hid the treasure in the Isle of Shoals chain. This is the story of a search for those gold and jewels and treasure, protected by the Ghost of White Island.
OH, BROTHER!
A unique heartwarming tale about a family who bring a foster child into their home.