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Islandport is a dynamic, award-winning publisher dedicated to stories rooted in the essence and sensibilities of New England. We strive to capture and explore the grit, heart, beauty, and infectious spirit of the region by telling tales, real and imagined, that can be appreciated in many forms by readers, dreamers, and adventurers everywhere.
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How to Cook a Moose
Kate christensen
“And ultimately that is what this rhapsodic memoir is about: celebrating good, fresh food, prepared with love–while the issue of how sustainable it all is inevitably weaves its way into the narrative, the real message is, let’s simply appreciate it while we can.” —Bill Lundgren, guest contributor on Bill and Dave’s Cocktail Hour
Inspired by her new home in New England and the slow food movement re-energizing sustainable farming, Kate Christensen picks up where she left off in her last memoir, Blue Plate Special. With a nod to How to Cook a Wolf, M.F.K. Fisher’s classic culinary guide about surviving poverty and war with grace, Christensen creates a tempting, modern stew that will delight readers as only she can, using the magic ingredients of true love, personal appetite, humor, history, and original recipes. Christensen takes tips from the farmers, fishermen, hunters, and families who live in Maine’s grueling northern climate yet still produce abundant, healthful food. She retraces the histories of staple ingredients native to the region and explores what it’s like to live, love, and cook on the edge of America. U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-73-4 Nonfiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9, 298 p.
Kate Christensen was raised in Berkeley in the 1960s and moved with her family to Arizona in 1970, back when it was a cultural desert. Her favorite childhood dinner was hot dogs, “creamy corn,” and boiled carrot coins with margarine. In 1980, after graduating from Green Meadow Waldorf School, she lived and worked as an au pair for a year in the Allier district of France, where she learned to make mousse au chocolat and rabbit stew. Here, she discovered cheese, butter, and wine. At Reed College and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she regressed out of economic necessity to Top Ramen, hamburgers, and bean burritos. But after moving to New York City in 1989, Christensen was able to realize her lifelong passion, both literary and culinary, for food. Today, Christensen lives with her fiancé, Brendan Fitzgerald, and their dog, Dingo. She splits her time between Portland, Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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"That Christensen ... ended up in Maine is her good fortune, and therefore ours. The Pine Tree state is a food lover’s paradise. The author enriches the book with her adopted state’s history of lobsters, tales of foraging for black trumpet mushrooms and stories of intrepid Mainers who have worked the land." —The Washington Post
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Mysteries
Gerry Boyle Like many crime novelists, Boyle began his writing career in newspapers—“the best training ground ever.” After graduating from Colby College, he knocked around and took a series of odd jobs, with stints as a roofer, a postman, and a manuscript reader. His first reporting job was with a weekly in the paper mill town of Rumford, Maine. After a few months, he moved on to the Morning Sentinel (based in Waterville, Maine). Boyle’s editors swiftly learned that he worked best when left to his own devices, writing about what he observed in the police stations, courtrooms, towns, and cities of Maine.
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Jack McMorrow and his wife Roxanne have retreated from the stress of their day jobs to raise their daughter. But when arson threatens a nearby town, and an accident brings back mistakes from Roxanne’s past, Jack’s life takes a deeply dark and twisted turn.
A tourist has vanished in the backwoods of Maine. Veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow picks up the scent and takes readers across state lines into a world of mistaken identities, traitorous dealings, and a dangerous hunt for a man no one seems to know much about.
U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-60-4 Fiction/crime, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 413 p.
U.S. $1695 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-79-6 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 412 p.
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When murder visits the seemingly sleepy town of Androscoggin, Maine, it lands in the lap of veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow, a recent transplant from New York City. As McMorrow struggles to find his way in a small, rural town, an undercurrent of violence draws him into deep and dangerous waters.
Hoping for a fresh start, Jack McMorrow has a new home in the cheerful-sounding town of Prosperity, Maine. But when a freelance gig introduces him to a teen mother and some high school hooligans, it’s not child’s play. A girl is murdered and McMorrow’s investigation places him squarely in the killer’s sights.
A broken heart, a tendency to drink too much, and a desire to try the straight and narrow leads Jack McMorrow into a domestic-abuse case and a personal crisis that will test what kind of man he really is.
Jack McMorrow finds that quiet life in the Maine woods isn’t quite as tranquil as he had hoped when a growing local drug trade forces him to tangle with rural hippies, brutal drug dealers, and county fair cronies, setting off a chain of events that culminates in searing violence that strikes very close to home.
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-06-2 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 360 p.
U.S. $16.96 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-45-1 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 360 p.
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Once Burned
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U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-52-9 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 392 p.
by Gerry Boyle
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-54-3 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 396 p.
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Abbott’s Reach
By Ardeana Hamlin
The Havener Sisters by Ardeana Hamlin
The Havener Sisters follows Abbott’s Reach and Pink Chimneys in Ardeana Hamlin’s collection of novels set in nineteenth century Maine. The story follows the Havener triplets as an unexpected economic crisis gives them a new perspective on their aging lives. When China Havener decides to explore her home state, taking photographs along the way, she does not realize how that decision will alter her life forever. China’s choice prompts her sisters, India and Persia, to make their own life changes, turning these identical triplets into three individuals. The Havener Sisters tells the story of three women who think they have left their best days behind them, only to find that the opposite is true. Hamlin’s latest well-researched and passionate novel will transport readers back in time to the dawn of suffrage and the Industrial age in the Northeast. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-85-7 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 300 p.
Set in nineteenth century Maine, Abbott’s Reach is the story of a headstrong woman setting sail on her honeymoon voyage with her sea captain husband. Adventure punctuates their travels between Maine and Hawaii. This gripping novel is the sequel to Pink Chimneys, a Maine classic centered around a notorious Bangor brothel. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-42-1 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 292 p.
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Ardeana Hamlin grew up in Bingham, Maine in a family of storytellers, listening to tales about everyday life, hunting, fishing, and farming. Her lifelong passion for writing began when she wrote her first piece of fiction at age twelve and her first poem at age sixteen. In 1963, she graduated from Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School in Bingham. Her diverse body of work has been published over the years in many literary magazines. She worked for fourteen years as a writer and copyeditor at the Bangor Daily News where she also wrote a popular column, By Hand, about knitting and needlework. In addition, she was heavily involved in the newspaper’s supplemental publication, The Weekly. Over the years, she has worked as a waitress, recreation coordinator, family planning specialist, freelance writer, seamstress, and receptionist. Hamlin enjoys many types of needlework and creating fiber art pieces. She spends much of her free time gardening and visiting with her sons, daughter-inlaw, and grandsons. She has lived in Hampden, Maine for 39 years.
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Carolyn Scoppetone
Carolyn Scoppettone After working as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles, Carolyn Cory Scoppettone moved to small town New England to raise her children. Her new job as a freelance writer allowed time for walks in the woods. The children would race ahead, returning frequently with woodland treasures. Their sheer joy at exploring nature inspired Carolyn to write Hold This! In addition to picture books, Carolyn writes poetry, creative nonfiction, and middle-grade novels. She lives in Montpelier, Vermont with her husband Greg (a television director), their daughters, Sophia, Anna, and Nadia, plus two cats, one dog, and a puppy.
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Story by Carolyn Cory Scoppettone Illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh A girl and her father go for a walk, experiencing all the sights, sounds, smells, and feels of the woods. As Mika asks her father to hold each and every one of her found treasures, he urges her to be a big girl and only take what she is able to carry. With every step and stumble, Mika finds both the wonders and treasures of nature, and the ability to pick herself up after a fall. But the real discovery for both daughter and parent comes at the end, when they both realize that the truest treasure is a hand to hold.
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U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-68-0 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 8 x 10, ages 3-7, 32 p.
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“By story’s end, readers will smile knowingly as they ultimately realize that like Mika’s walk, childhood innocence is something worth savoring.” “As this sweet book reminds us, the beauty of this —Pamela Brill, The Talking Walnut gorgeous planet is best reflected through a child’s eyes.” —Bill McKibben
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Written by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch
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Inspired by true stories, A Little Brown Bat Story follows one bat through his daily ritual of eating and sleeping, and his annual migration to a safe spot to hibernate in winter. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about Little Brown Bat behavior and habitat, threats to the bats’ survival, and how respectful human interaction can help conserve this important and threatened species. This is the second title in a four-book series called Wildlife on the Move, created in partnership with Maine Audubon.
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A Little Brown Bat Story
U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-70-3 Children’s board book, 6 x 6, ages 0-6, 24 p.
Melissa Kim A Snowy Owl Story
Written by Melissa Kim Illustrated by Jada Fitch Based on a true story, A Snowy Owl Story describes, through the adventures of one particular owl, the recent irruption of snowy owls all across the United States. Through simple narrative and beautiful illustrations, youngsters will learn about migration, adaptation, and respectful human interaction with nature.
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Melissa Kim has worked as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. She is the awardwinning author of eight nonfiction children’s books and one adult guidebook. She grew up in Massachusetts and earned her bachelor’s degree from Brown University and her master’s from New York University. After graduation, she worked as an editor and writer in London and New York, including a stint at Scholastic News. She has worked as an editor or writer for Children’s Television Workshop, and Habitat, the magazine of Maine Audubon. She is now a senior editor at Islandport Press in Maine, where she lives with her husband and son.
U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-48-2 Children’s board book, ages 0-6, 24 p.
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Blue Butterfield
Blue Butterfield
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Blue Butterfield is a woodblock print artist who grew up in Bar Harbor and currently resides in Portland, Maine. Her pursuit of the arts began when she hiked up Flying Mountain with Christina Heineger sketching the fiord of Mount Desert Island. After winning an Educational Foundation Art Scholarship to spend her junior year of high school painting in Germany, she graduated from Bowdoin College in 1992. While at Bowdoin, she crossed paths with a visiting professor who happened to be an accomplished woodblock artist. He introduced her to the art, and she has been carving ever since. She is known for her woodblock calendar “A Year in Maine,” which she has produced annually since 2006. Her works can be found in permanent collections in institutions across Maine. Her most recent project revives Robert P. Tristram Coffin’s classic poem, “Christmas in Maine,” pairing his words with her own woodblock images.
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Written by Robert P. Tristram Coffin llustrated by Blue Butterfield Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert P. Tristram Coffin’s 1941 depiction of the perfect Maine Christmas describes a house stuffed with aunts, uncles, and cousins by the cartload with mince pies by the legion. In this work, he brings to life the cousins in the hay chaff, a bouncy afternoon sled ride, the goose during the three-hour meal, popcorn strung for the tree, and tales told by firelight at the drowsy end of a long and perfect day. Islandport Press pairs Coffin’s classic ode to Christmas with beautiful, original woodblock prints by Maine artist Blue Butterfield and a foreword by Maine writer Jaed Coffin. This special edition is sure to become a keepsake—a book to read aloud year after year to remind ourselves of the true meaning of holiday traditions. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-76-5 Picture book, all ages, hardcover (dj), 8 x 10, 32 p.
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Holiday Fun
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Merry Moosey Christmas
The Scallop Christmas
Written by Lynn Plourde llustrated by Russ Cox
Written by Jane Freeberg Illustrated by Astrid Sheckels
This Christmas Eve, Rudolph just wants to enjoy the holiday without having to work. So he convinces Santa to accept a substitute. They find an eager and resourceful moose for the job, but on Christmas Eve, Rudolph worries: Was the moose’s training good enough? U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-38-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.
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In Marcie’s fishing village, both l u p i n e money and work are hard to find. honor So villagers rejoice when an book award unexpected bounty of scallops fill their little bay. For Marcie, a week of harvesting scallops also brings adventure and a lesson about love that she will never forget. U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-25-4 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4-9, 36 p.
The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! Written by Rebecca Rule Illustrated by Jennifer Thermes
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On a cold winter day when children’s “the world was ice and we were skaters without skates,” friends new hampshire set out on an adventure that literary award soars to epic proportions when Grampa Bud lets them use his old runner sled to tackle the iciest, diciest, scariest hill ever!
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U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-88-9 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9 x 11, ages 4–8, 36 p.
Christmas in Maine (CD)
This now classic 11-song CD has been delighting listeners during the holidays for more than two decades. It includes “The Maine Christmas Song” by the Windham Chamber Singers and also features songs by Noel Paul Stookey, Paul Sullivan, Don Campbell, Dave Mallett, and others. U.S. $15.95 Music, 1 CD, 11 songs UPC: 3710142703
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When the Sky is Like Lace
Written by Elinor Lander Horwitz Illustrated by Barbara Cooney On a night on which anything can—and indeed will—happen, three girls venture out to hear otters sing, eat spaghetti with pineapple sauce, and watch the trees dance. Horwitz’ playful text will delight and challenge readers to go outside on a bimulous night while Cooney completes the magic using wispy and shadowy watercolors to portray that special place where only your imagination can take you. When the Sky is Like Lace was named one of The New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year in 1975. Islandport Press is thrilled to reissue this treasure, a favorite of children and librarians everywhere. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-47-5 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p.
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C is for Cape Cod
A is for Acadia
B is for Berkshires explores the wonders of the famed Berkshires—from rolling hills to tumbling waterfalls, from concert halls to dairy farms, and from Tanglewood to tunnels. This alphabet book combines playful short verses for younger children with informative text for older readers.
An ABC book that introduces children to the sights, sounds, culture, and history of Cape Cod. Each letter features a beautiful photograph, a fun, short verse for younger children and longer text that provides information for both children and adults alike.
A is for Acadia is an ABC book that features vibrant color photographs of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. A fun and informative book that should appeal to residents and visitors of all ages.
U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-51-2 Nonfiction picture book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10 32 p.,
U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-13-0 Nonfiction picture book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10. 32 p.
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Written by Ruth Grierson Photographs by Richard Johnson
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-03-2 Nonfiction picture book, hardcover, 11 x 9, ages 3-10, 32 p.
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The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball by Elizabeth Atkinson
Cheerful Ruby LaRue and her shy friend Eleanor Bandaranaike couldn’t be more different. Ruby has lived her whole life in the small ski town of Paris, New Hampshire. Eleanor’s family comes from Sri Lanka. But these unlikely best friends share one thing: they both have BIG plans. So when a mysterious fortuneteller urges them to go outside their world to unlock their dreams, they plunge down a whirlwind path to try to reach their goals.
“The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball celebrates friendship, family, and new beginnings. The voices of Atkinson’s characters will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished reading.” –Diane Debrovner, Deputy Editor, Parents Magazine
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-71-0 Middle reader fiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 224 p.
Azalea, Unschooled
by Liza Kleinman Illustrated by Brook Gideon gold medal
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U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-58-1 Middle reader fiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 140 p.
Elizabeth Atkinson, most recently, is the author of The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball from Islandport Press. She is also the author of the award-winning middle-grade novel, I, Emma Freke, which Booklist called a “rich story of self-acceptance” and Kirkus Reviews described as “a poignant journey of self-discovery.” When she isn’t writing, Atkinson enjoys theater, dance, tennis, and traveling. About ten years after graduating from Hobart & William Smith College, Atkinson returned to school to study creative writing and earn her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Dartmouth College. Professionally, she has done freelance writing, worked as a librarian, and taught English as a Second Language in China. Born in Rhode Island, growing up in North Carolina and later in Harvard, Massachusetts, Atkinson’s various hometowns heavily influence her writing. While she loves living on the North Shore of Massachusetts, her real home is in the woods of western Maine.
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Azalea’s sick of moving. But now, someone is a w a r d threatening her father’s business. Can Azalea use her freedom as an unschooler to save the day? In Kleinman’s fresh, funny debut, she deftly explores the unschooling movement and the challenges of moving, making friends, and finding room for differences within a family. moonbeam
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The Five Stones Trilogy
G.A. Morgan G.A. Morgan grew up in New York City and spent her summers on an island in Maine. She graduated with a BA in English from Bowdoin College before moving to California, where she worked as an editorial assistant and then as the managing editor at Chronicle Books. She returned to Maine in 1997, where she began writing full-time. She is also the author of the recently published guide for teens called Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning after High School. Currently, she lives with her family in Portland, Maine. Morgan’s Five Stones Trilogy began ten years ago on a long, rainy hike with her two boys, then aged four and seven. Cold, wet, and far from home, Morgan told them a story about three brothers who, once upon a time, stole their parents’ boat and went to sea in search of adventure.
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An “emotionally resonant adventure.” – The Wall Street Journal
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by G.A. Morgan In Book Two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back to the island of Ayda, where one realm is burning and two others are under siege from Dankar’s dark forces of Exor. Meanwhile, Knox and Evelyn must trust a mysterious guide to help them find a way back, though each has their own personal struggle to overcome. All three children must decide if they can put their own needs—and fears—aside to save their friends and family. G.A. Morgan, who “excels at world-building,” (School Library Journal), introduced us to Ayda in The Fog of Forgetting. Now, she raises the stakes with a deeper examination of the evil power at work in Dankar, the conflict between love and loyalty, and the pain of sacrifice. U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-63-5 Middle Reader/Juvenile Fiction, hardcover (DJ), 6 x 9, 316 p., ages 10-14
The Fog of Forgetting By G.A. Morgan
One summer, five children find themselves engulfed in a curtain of dense, powerful moonbeam a w a r d fog that transports them from the rocky Maine coast to the mysterious island of Ayda. They soon find themselves at the center of a centuries-old battle between Dankar, the ruler of Exor, and three siblings that rule the other realms of Ayda. At stake are the four stones of power and the elusive Fifth Stone that binds them all. This is the exciting Book One of The Five Stones Trilogy. silver medal
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U.S. $18.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN 978-1-939017-23-9 Middle reader fiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 10, ages 10-14, 316 p.
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A Cooper & Packrat Mystery By Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco
When Cooper and Packrat find their geocache box full of illegal eagle parts, they know their lazy summer Selection is over. Someone wants those valuable parts back. And if they can’t get the parts back, they’ll settle for holding one of the rare Pine Lake eaglets hostage instead. Cooper, Packrat, and Roy must elude two goons, tolerate an annoying teenager, keep tabs on a shady new camper, and stake out the eagle’s nest—all without getting grounded.
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U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-35-2 Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 316 p.
Mystery on Pine Lake
A Cooper & Packrat Mystery By Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco
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Cooper thought living at a campground would be cool. But ever since his parents bought the Selection lakeside campground, he’s had way more chores and way less time for his favorite hobby: nature-watching. And then, trouble comes to Pine Lake, where a family of loons is trying to build a nest. Someone is out to harm the loons. Is it the local bully? The irritable camper? Or the publicity-seeking reporter? It’s up to Cooper and Packrat to figure out who the culprit is and how to stop them—before it’s too late. Library
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U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-86-5 Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, ages 8-12, 152 p. PAPERBACK
U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-02-4
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Author Tamra Wight is following the advice of Mark Twain, who is credited with saying, “Write what you know.” In Wight’s middle-grade chapter books, the Cooper and Packrat Adventures, the setting is a campground on a lake. Wight and her family own and run a campground on a lake, where loons and eagles nest, and deer slip in and out of trees. Wight says the campground is a source of countless stories, with people from all over the country visiting every summer, she says, and young campers constantly sharing things they have found or seen in and around the camp. Like Cooper, she borrows the campground kayaks to get out on the lake whenever she can. “In the winter,” she says, “I snowshoe the trail and the edges of the lake. No matter the season, I always have my camera in hand because I never know what kind of wildlife I’ll see.”
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“Quirky characters and realistic dialogue will make this suspenseful eco-mystery a favorite summer read of any wildlife-lover.” – ForeWord Reviews
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Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest
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Lies in the Dust
Witches, Vampires & more
Written by Jakob Crane Illustrated by Timothy Decker In Salem’s dark days of 1692 and 1693, young girls pointed fingers and accused others of witchcraft, sentencing them to torture, or even death. When the cloud lifted, and the accusations were shown to be false, the girls faced little, if any, penalty. Were they sorry? No one knows. But one girl, Ann Putnam Jr., did feel moved to show remorse. Fourteen years after the trials, Ann wrote a letter of apology. This is her story. This searing graphic novel is a wholly unique portrayal of an untold aspect of the Salem Witch Trials. Through the author’s extensive primary research and the artist’s creative re-imagining, the reader is taken inside the head of Ann Putnam, the only girl to apologize for sending 24 people to their death. U.S. $14.95 / CAN $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-33-8 Young adult graphic novel, ages 10+, softcover, 6 x 9, 128 p.
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Lea Wait skillfully draws on the lives of real people in Maine’s history to tell this story of three young adults touched by the Civil War and the tension it brings, forcing them into adulthood‚ before they may be ready.
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Haley is a teenager struggling to cope with moonbeam a new stepmom, a baby a w a r d brother, and a family illness. When she digs into her family history, she uncovers a ghostly past, forcing her to overcome doubts and confront a vampire in order to save herself and her family.
When Billy Laird, 20, enlists in the Union Army, he has no idea what lies ahead. Mentally challenged, he is ill prepared for the training and fighting, but survives with help from friends. But when he is sent to a different unit, he runs off and meets up with a runaway slave, Elijah. Together, the two make their way north to their fates.
U.S. $15.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-36-0 young adult fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, ages, 11-15, 172 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-13-1 young adult fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, ages 12+, 294 p.
young adult fiction
By Lea Wait
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-25-3 Middle grade fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, 210 pages, 8-12 paperback
U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-83-3
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By Sarah L. Thomson
2011
By Jean Mary Flahive
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Maine Lighthouses The Islandport Guide to Lighthouses in Maine by Ted Panayotoff
The allure of Maine lighthouses attracts thousands of visitors and enthusiasts each year. From the northernmost outpost of Whitlock Mills Light to Grindle Point Light on Islesboro, to the southern beacon of Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light—a total of sixty-four existing lighthouses dot the bold coast and rugged islands of Maine. The Islandport Guide to Lighthouses in Maine celebrates the longstanding history and importance of each lighthouse, as well as its modern-day use and accessibility. A special section for mariners details the sea approach to 22 lighthouses. Four-color photography, combined with vintage postcard imagery, make this guidebook as handsome as it is useful. Updated descriptions and directions to each destination, GPS coordinates, checklists, and relevant resource information on surrounding attractions will help you make the most of your visit.
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U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-62-8 Travel/guidebook, softcover, 4.5 x 6.5, 130 p.
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Visit the Maine Coast
Mary Peters
Silas Crockett
Windswept
Young
Mary Peters captures with historical accuracy the turmoil in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as coastal people stood on the brink of a new world, slowly turning from the glorious era of sail to serving the incoming tide of wealthy summer vacationers.
Silas Crockett traces four generations of a seafaring family, and recounts the sweeping changes that took place on the Maine coast during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Named one of the most distinguished books in Maine history.
Windswept is the romantic and tumultuous saga of a Maine family who makes its home Down East. Spanning six decades, the novel depicts their lives as they meet head on the joys and challenges of the changing and encroaching world and eventually, World War II.
Young is a lively and moving novel of one young woman’s restlessness and struggle with life in a small Maine coastal town during the 1950s. Timeless themes still resonate as Evelyn graduates and confronts the question: What is she going to do with her life?
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-6-7 Historical fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 388 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-16-2 fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 184 p.
By Mary Ellen Chase
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-5-x Historical fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 314 p.
Harbor Journal Vol. II Anthology
fiction
A literary sampler from more than 50 Maine writers and artists, this journal includes writing from Sanford Phippen, Sarah Sherman McGrail, Trudy Chambers Price, Robert Skoglund, Miriam Colwell, Rusty Warren, Miriam Colwell, and many more. U.S. $24.95 ISBN: 978-0-9655925-4-3 Fiction, softcover, 7 x 10, 354 p.
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By Mary Ellen Chase
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-2-3 Historical fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 336 p.
Love on the Rocks
Edited by John Muether The late 19th century in Maine history spawned a new genre of fiction that was known as “The Bar Harbor Novel,” romance stories about the rich falling in and out of love during their summer sojourns. This anthology celebrates that golden age. U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-18-6 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 168 p.
By Mary Ellen Chase
Stealing History
By William D. Andrews Stealing History is a murder mystery based around a historical society in western Maine. The book weaves details of small-town life, delightful characters, and history into a suspenseful tale that keeps you guessing up until the last page. U.S. $15.95 / CAN $17.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-7-4 Mystery, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 218 p.
By Miriam Colwell
Breaking Ground
by William D. Andrews A well-known benefactor is murdered just as the town is set to celebrate construction of an important new building. Julie Williamson, the historical society’s puzzle-loving director from Stealing History, works to solve the murder. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-38-4 Mystery, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 272 p.
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“Nichols’ spare, plainspoken prose buzzes with emotional grit and tenderness, bringing dignity and vulnerability to alcoholics, poachers, and bullies. Damn Beautiful!” —Susan Henderson, author of Up from the Blue. “The characters are powerful, and their struggles keep the reader flying along from chapter to chapter.” —Maine Sunday Telegram
the contest James Hurley Closer All the Time by Jim Nichols
Contentment Cove
The Contest
Contentment Cove is a riveting story of class distinctions in a 1950s Down East coastal village during a time of cultural change. Though the book is infused with humor, it also deals with serious issues that remain relevant today, none more compelling than the erosion of one way of Maine life and the evolution of another.
A deftly interwoven tale that explores the camaraderie and sportsmanship among anglers. The Contest challenges the wisdom of chasing perfection, and instead, encourages the reader to revel in life’s most important moments, however brief or passing.
By Miriam Colwell
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-04-9 Fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 212 p.
By James Hurley
U.S. $22.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-10-9 Fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, 250 p.
Strangers on the Beach By Josh Pahigian
U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-49-9 Fiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9, 176 p.
fiction
When eccentric billionaire Ferdinand Sevigny’s latest stunt, to sail around the world blindfolded, goes awry, he lands in Maine. Despite mounting evidence and an investigation by local police, Sevigny refuses to admit foul play was involved. As more people become entangled in the mystery, they will be forced to make decisions that will define them forever.
The residents of Baxter, Maine are going nowhere fast—but not for lack of trying. In this artfully written jewel of a novel, award-winning author Jim Nichols strings together the bittersweet stories of people bound by shared geography and the insular nature of small-town life. The cast of characters includes Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war veteran with a penchant for the local bar, eight-yearold Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors, and Tomi Lambert, who watches the confused adults around her struggle to accept their fates. With the coastal waters of Maine serving as a backdrop, Nichols explores the nature of connection—hoped for, missed, lost, and found. This novel delivers quick-moving, compelling storytelling with a lasting emotional wallop. You’ll devour it in one sitting, but these characters are sure to linger around the edges of your day like memories of old friends and lost loves.
U.S. $22.95 / CAN $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-83-4 Fiction, hardcover, 6 x 9, 282 p.
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Father Fell Down the Well
Father
Fell Down the Well Kendall Morse
classic stories from downeast
By Kendall Morse
For decades, Kendall Morse has been a multitalented entertainment force. Born and raised in Machias, Maine, the grandnephew of a renowned local storyteller, Kendall began telling stories professionally in the early 1970s. He eventually hosted a show on Maine Public Television called In the Kitchen, wrote a book by the same name, and released a popular album called Seagulls and Summer People. A successful folksinger, Kendall was voted Folksinger of the Year three times by the Maine Country Music Association and in 1995, he was was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. Kendall was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for his role in the double CD, Singing through the Hard Times, a tribute to Utah Phillips. Father Fell Down the Well is a wonderful collection of traditional Downeast stories collected and performed by Kendall during a career of performing in Maine and across America U.S. $14.95 / CAN $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-21-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 124 p.
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MaineTrivia a storyteller’s useful guide to useless i n f o r m at i o n
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John McDonald’s Maine Trivia
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By John McDonald
A Storyteller’s Guide to Maine By John McDonald
A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar . . .
Thoughts of an Average Joe
Storyteller John McDonald delivers an educational and hilarious mix of basic and fun facts about the Pine Tree State, including, of course, more than a few wicked funny stories. There are also illustrations by Mark Scott Ricketts that add spice to the stories.
McDonald’s “guidebook” offers tips to tourists and tries to help them better “understand” the glorious state of Maine—from its history to its weather to its unique vocabulary. But this is not just for flatlanders; it’s also great for natives and anyone else looking to laugh.
McDonald’s now-classic collection of Maine stories was one of our first books and was one of our most successful, paving the way for both Down the Road A Piece and Maine Trivia. It features such stories as “She’s up on the Roof and Won’t Come Down.”
Joe Wright is a middle-aged, thick-around-the middle everyman trying to make sense of the modern world. Joe, the alter ego of author Brian Daniels, offers his thoughts on pertinent issues in essays like “I’m Not Ready for the Wireless World” and “Poachers Are Not Hunters.”
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-73-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 144 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-3-6 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 158 p.
U.S. $14.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-7-8 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-26-0 Humor, fiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 208 p.
By John McDonald
by Brian Daniels
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Welcome to Frost Heaves By Fred Marple
Fred Marple, the Garrison Keillor of New Hampshire, takes his readers on a delightful romp through the imaginary, but oh-so-familiar New England town of Frost Heaves. Marple moves from town dump to Town Meeting, introducing along the way all the people who make Frost Heaves such a special place. The book is based on a popular variety show of Yankee music, comedy, and nonsense direct from “the most underappreciated town in New Hampshire.” The Frost Heaves Players present all that is wacky and wonderful about New England, led by Fred Marple (singer, songwriter, and humorist Ken Sheldon). Winner of a “Best of NH” award, Frost Heaves has been called “hilarious,” “outstanding,” and “more fun than the time Elmer Cratchet put the live lobster in the punch bowl at the church supper.” U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-17-8 humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 170 p.
Finding Your Inner Moose
A Flatlanders Guide to Maine
Live Free and Eat Pie!
Headin’ for the Rhubarb!
Ida LeClair, (the hilarious alter-ego of popular performer Susan Poulin), is a newly minted “Certified Maine Life Guide” who just wants to help. So she offers practical and hilarious advice on relationships, physical fitness, stress, housecleaning, work, shopping, fun, and more.
A Flatlander’s Guide to Maine offers visitors, transplants, wary guests, and anyone else uninitiated in the ways of the Pine Tree State an “educational guidebook.” Readers will learn about the state’s culture, attractions, animals, plants, history, lingo, and many other aspects of Maine life. Sort of.
Who doesn’t like pie? Who doesn’t like to laugh? Who doesn’t like Becky Rule? They all come together in this hilarious guide to the Granite State. Becky, a very popular New Hampshire storyteller, tells about the state’s history, culture, climate, attractions, and more.
New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule knows how to speak and understand the local language and she shares that knowledge to help visitors, transplants, and natives alike make sense of the state’s unique vernacular and pronunciations.
by Susan Poulin
U.S. $14.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-49-0 Humor, softcover, 8 x 10, 104 p.
By Rebecca Rule
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-17-9 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5,184 p.
By Rebecca Rule
humor
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-91-9 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.
By Mark Scott Ricketts
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-44-5 Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 252 p.
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Bert and I. . . On Stage By Marshall Dodge
Bert and I. . .The Book
This wonderful CD captures the magic of a Marshall Dodge live performance. Originally recorded in 1977, all tracks have been digitally remastered for improved quality. Stories include “Set ’er Again” and “One Heckuva Draft.”
By Dodge and Bryan
This book features more than 60 classic stories. The characters everyone remembers are all here: Bert and I; Gagnon, Virgil Bliss, Arnold Bunker, Kenneth Fowler, and many more. U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-37-7 Maine humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 140 p.
Ain’t He Some Funny By John McDonald
John’s CD features selections of traditional Down East stories from his books and stage shows. Stories include “Speaking the Language,” “Set ‘er Again,” “Mud Season,” and “She’s up on the Roof and She Won’t Come Down.” U.S. $15.95 ISBN:1-934-031-02-x 1 CD, Maine humor
The Best of Bert and I By Dodge and Bryan
humor
This collection features the best routines from the four original Bert and I CDs, plus stories from Bert and I On Stage and The Downeast Smile-In television show. All 34 tracks have been digitally remastered for clarity to better capture the, iconic brilliance of Dodge and Bryan. U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-05-6 1 CD, Maine humor
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The Amazing Music of Mainers (CD)
Bert and I . . . And Other Stories (CD)
by Various performers
by Dodge and Bryan
This 2-CD Set features music from 26 artists who are either native to Maine or have extensive ties to the state. The package includes a 32-page booklet with information on each artist. Performers include Dick Curless, Dan Fogelberg, and Schooner Fare.
More than 50 years after its release, this milestone album has been digitally remastered for a special CD edition, which includes three bonus stories taken from the private 10-inch record that preceded the first commercial record.
U.S. $19.99 Music, 2 CDs, 11 songs UPC: 0654863274
U.S. $12.95 1 CD, Maine humor ISBN: 978-1-934031-26-1
U.S. $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-11-7 1 CD, Maine humor
More Bert and I
By Dodge and Bryan The first two Bert and I albums—Bert and I . . . And Other Stories from Down East (1958) and More Bert and I (1961)—are combined on one CD, featuring 33 stories including the classics, “Bert and I,” and “Which Way to Millinocket?” U.S. $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-09-4 1 CD, Maine humor
The Return of Bert and I By Dodge and Bryan
The third and fourth Bert and I albums, The Return of Bert and I (1972) and Bert and I Stem Inflation (1976), are combined on one CD, featuring stories “Gagnon,” and “Frost, You Say.” U.S. $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-10-0 1 CD, Maine humor
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Glenna JOhnsOn sMith
Old Maine Woman
Nine Mile Bridge
Smith offers a nostalgic look at her childhood on the coast and her observations of life under the big sky and among the rolling potato fields of her beloved Aroostook County, where she has lived for nearly seven decades.
Trappers, foresters, lumbermen, woods folk, and wild animals, as well as frozen dogsled runs, hunting, fishing, simple joys, and awe-inspiring beauty, form the backdrop for Hamlin’s remarkable adventure.
U.S. $16.95/CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-41-4 Essays, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-5-4 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 282 p.
By Glenna Johnson Smith
By Helen Hamlin
RetuRn Of
Old Maine Woman
Tales of Growing Up and Getting Older
Return of Old Maine Woman By Glenna Johnson Smith finalist
Glenna Johnson Smith is back with her customary New england society award combination of sass, insight, and nostalgia in Return of Old Maine Woman—a collection of essays that sheds a wise light on the quandaries of growing up, being female, and getting older in the northern parts of the state. Glenna’s twinkling eyes don’t miss much, from the halls of the high school where she was a teacher, to the love and labors of motherhood, to the joys of a solitary morning cup of coffee and the ever-changing view outside her window. Join Glenna as she looks back over nine-tenths of a century and models how to age with humor and grace.
2015
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-30-7 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 168 p.
A Maine Summer Island
The Cows are Out!
Bustins Island lies just offshore from the bustle of the tourist mecca of Freeport, yet most people know little, if anything, about it. Bustins features more than 100 homes, and its own ferry service. Still, it has no electricity, no businesses, and almost no vehicles.
Price writes of the daily trials of haying, cow breeding, and milking against a backdrop of gentle and entertaining rural life. She introduces eccentric neighbors, visiting city folk, and loveable pets. This is a tribute to family farmers and to an important part of New England’s heritage.
By F. Benjamin Carr
children’s books nonfiction
U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-15-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 172 p.
By Trudy Chambers Price
U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-9671662-9-2 Memoir, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 250 p.
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Huntin’ and Fishin’ with the Ole Man by Dave O’Connor
A beloved collection of funny fictional essays about hunting and fishing. The Islandport edition includes all-new material and introduces all the fun and characters to a wide audience. In stories like “Before You Bust a Cap” and “Rain Ain’t Nothin’ But Water,” the Ole Man and company find themselves in plenty of pickles that require ingenuity, humor, outdoor know-how, and a lot of patience to endure. Huntin’ and Fishin with the Ole Man is sure to become a staple at camp or in the canoe. It will come in handy when the snows come or the fish won’t bite. Just don’t laugh too hard or you may flip your boat! U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-56-7 Fiction/Humor, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 276 p.
A life lived outdoorS Reflections of a Maine Sportsman
GeorGe Smith A Life Lived Outdoors
Where Cool Waters Flow
Tales from Misery Ridge
Birds of a Feather
There’s something for everyone in A Life Lived Outdoors, a collection of essays about home and camp, family and friends, life in rural Maine, hunting and fishing, and other outdoor fun. Smith celebrates approaching life with humility and humor— plus a passion for adventure.
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2011
U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-59-9 Nonfiction, softcover, 9.5 x 8.5, 216 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-28-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 330 p.
Maine guide, bush pilot, journalist, and professional photographer Paul J. Fournier spins stories of the wild outdoors. His stories find their unity in the author’s humor, authority, and love of his subjects: Maine and its wild and civilized inhabitants, whether they climb, slink, swim, fly—or walk on two feet.
children’s books outdoors
By George Smith
By Randy Spencer
Randy Spencer
best book knows the lakes,
streams, and woodlands around Grand Lake Stream, Maine, like few others. He has learned the ways of the old Maine Guides and takes you on adventures as only an insider can.
NE outdoor
writers assoc.
By Paul J. Fournier
Paul J. Fournier writes about his experiences NE outdoor and adventures in writers assoc. Maine’s great North Woods and beyond. Readers will soar with him on his first solo flight, see how a master builder makes Fournier’s dream canoe, and take part in an historic mission to transplant caribou from Newfoundland to Maine. best book
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-60-5 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 206 p.
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by Paul J. Fournier
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-04-8 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 252 p.
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Backtrack
By V. Paul Reynolds In Backtrack, former naval officer, avid outdoorsman, sportsman, editor, and awardwinning journalist V. Paul Reynolds journeys back along the path of his life to revisit and share with readers many of his outdoor experiences. Reynolds was introduced to the outdoors by his father, Harvard Reynolds, in the 1940s. Harvard took his son to many of his own favorite hunting and fishing spots, helping give birth to his son’s lifelong love affair with the outdoors. Harvard eventually took his son to his first smoke-filled hunting camp, where amber liquid flowed and profanity filled the room. Reynolds soon understood how the outdoors could bestow both the love of nature and the joy of friendship. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-64-3 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 254 p.
Suddenly, the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good
This Cider Still Tastes Funny!
My Life in the Maine Woods
A Fisherman’s Guide to Maine
Retired game warden and sheriff John Ford is a gifted storyteller and his book, Suddenly, the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good, is a collection of true tales, both humorous and serious, from the trenches of law enforcement, as well as heartwarming stories of rescuing hurt or abandoned animals.
John Ford is back with more stories and his trademark mix of serious, hilarious, and often self-deprecating tales of his adventures as a Maine game warden. These are wonderful, and more importantly, genuine, stories.
Jackson recounts her experiences with her game warden husband, Dave, during the 1930s. She writes of hunting, fishing, campfire cooking, and the sounds of the wilderness through the seasons. She also visits the trappers, fishermen, and woodsmen with whom she shared the wilderness.
This book tells you where, when, and how to catch game fish in Maine. From migrating striped bass along the south coast to native brook trout in the North Woods, this book provides anglers with the information they need.
By John Ford Sr.
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-46-9 Nonfiction/Outdoors, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 254 p.
By Annette Jackson
By Kevin Tracewski
outdoors
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-94-0 Nonfiction/outdoors, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 208 p.
by John Ford Sr.
u.s. $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-19-3 Nonfiction, softcover, 8.5 x 11, 154 p.
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-9-8 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 216 p.
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Gifts for the Holidays
the
EssEntial
GeorGe Danby
The Essential Danby
My Island
By George Danby
For more than 40 years, the keen eye and razor-sharp wit of editorial cartoonist George Danby has given every stripe of politician something to cringe about. In the more than 25,000 cartoons he has drawn, Danby has used humor to expose the truth behind the spin. In The Essential Danby, Danby takes the reader through his own evolution. U.S. $22.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-07-9 Humor/cartoons, hardcover (dj), 9.5 x 8.5, 208 p.
Portraits of Maine Island Children By Patrisha McLean
2016 Studio Cats Calendar
My Island explores life on three Maine islands—North Haven, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven—through the faces and words of children in these vibrant and deep-rooted year-round and summer communities. McLean’s book provides a glimpse into the culture of these unique Maine communities.
Mary Anne Lloyd’s studio cats loll with the insouciance of a Matisse, sleep with the serenity of a Monet, and leap with the energy of a Picasso. This poster calendar will delight anyone with a passion for kitties and a penchant for good design, and provide a year of colorful cats for your space.
U.S. $29.95 ISBN: 978-0-692-36939-5 Photography/nonfiction, hardcover (dj), 11 x 10, 160 p.
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Illustrations by Mary Anne Lloyd
U.S. $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-97-0 Poster calendar, unbound, 11 x 14, 14 p., shrinkwrapped
Full Service by David Hill
At Home (CD)
Music by Noel Paul Stookey
Gifts
This wonderful new DVD/CD combo features the legendary Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame, alone with his guitar performing at intimate venues from Ogunquit to Eastport. The 24 songs represent a broad range of music from his 50-year career, including “The Cabin Fever Waltz,” an homage to the rigors of enduring the lengthened winter in Maine.” It’s all about the music here as 95% of the visual features Stookey performing.
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Have you ever seen an old car sitting in the underbrush and wondered the story behind it? David Hill has. Full Service is a curation of images that he collected over a four-year period while traveling around the state of Maine. The true stories, both written and visual, recount the circumstances of finding them, childhood memories, and sometimes thoughts as he captured the photographs. For any lover of classic cars and days gone by, this is a fantastic way to relive those times. U.S. $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-75-8 Photography, softcover, 10 x 8, 144 p.
U.S. $24.95 UPC: 889211737451 Dvd & cd, 24 songs
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By Dean Bennett In Ghost Buck, Dean Bennett writes a multi-generational tale that explores the erosion of public land use, the degradation of the environment, and the changing rural culture in the Northeast. Drawing heavily on a family hunting journal, including photographs and letters dating back to the 1800s, Bennett describes the changes that have affected hunting and the landscape in western Maine since his boyhood. He skillfully weaves memoir, natural history, politics, and emotion into a volume chockfull of information about hunting in a changing world. This is not a book about how to hunt, but rather a paean to the traditions of one family and their rural and naturecentric lifestyle that will ring true to hunters and non-hunters alike. U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-66-6 Nonfiction, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 296 p.
Leave Some for Seed Leave Some for Seed E s s ay s a n d a r t w o r k b y t o m H E n n E s s E y
Written and Illustrated by Tom Hennessey
Dean Bennett, a lifelong Maine resident, is a cabinetmaker, teacher, curriculum developer, educational program evaluator, college professor, environmental educator, and author. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education from Gorham State Teachers College, a master’s degree in science education from the University of Southern Maine, and a PhD in Resource Planning and Conservation from the University of Michigan. He has served on the boards of national and state conservation organizations and has received awards for his conservation work. He enjoys deer hunting, hiking, canoeing, and playing the four-string jazz banjo. He lives in Hallowell, Maine, with his wife, biologist Sheila K. Bennett. In 2001, ForeWord Magazine awarded his book, The Wilderness from Chamberlain Farm: A Story of Hope for the American Wild, first place in the environment category. Ghost Buck: One Man’s Family and its Hunting Traditions is his tenth book in the nature/environment field.
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Leave Some For Seed is an illustrated celebration of the natural beauty and sporting legacy that provides the backbone of Maine’s cultural heritage. With words and pen-and-ink illustration, Tom Hennessey renders the charm, beauty, and attraction of the outdoorsman’s life, while recounting tales from his own hunting and fishing adventures.
Dean Bennett
Outdoor Heritage
Ghost Buck
U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-32-1 Nonfiction, hardcover, 10 x 8, 136 p.
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There are
no moose
Moose? What moose? Do you see a moose?
no moose
on this island!
Calmenson
Jake’s excited about going on a trip to an island, and he really, really, really wants to see a moose. But his dad insists: there are no moose on this island. Both Jake and a friendly moose would like to disagree!
written by
Stephanie Calmenson illustrated by
Thermes
Jennifer Thermes
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There are No Moose on This Island!
Written by Stephanie Calmenson Illustrated by Jennifer Thermes Jake’s excited to visit an island, and he moonbeam wants to see a a w a r d moose. But his dad insists: there are no moose there. With graceful illustrations, Jake starts to see the moose, but Dad can’t. In the end, Jake shows Dad how to truly experience the outdoors. bronze medal
2014
U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-34-6 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.
The Pig Scramble
Written by Jessica Kinney Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen
children’s books
Clarence feels he’s not good enough compared to his big brothers. He just can’t seem to find his place on the family farm. But, at the annual county fair, Uncle Leon gives Clarence the advice and self-confidence he needs to turn things around. U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-61-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj) 9 x 11, ages 5–9, 36 p.
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In playful rhymes, author Stephanie Calmenson brings the reader along with Jake and his dad, as they explore the mammals, birds, insects, and sea life on and around the island. With graceful illustrations by Jennifer Thermes, Jake (and the reader) start to see the moose, a little bit at a time, but Dad’s either got his nose in a book or binoculars glued to his eyes. In the end, it’s Jake who shows his dad the value of putting aside the guide book and ferry schedule to truly experience the beauty and magic of the outdoors.
The Fish House Door
Nic and Nellie
The Lake Where Loon Lives
A beautifully illustrated M a i n e book set in a Maine Literary island fishing village. a w a r d A summer visitor gives a young islander a new perspective and a fresh look at the people and traditions that have shaped his past and will chart his future.
Nic and Nellie is a gorgeously illustrated, moonbeam heartwarming story of a w a r d a girl and her beloved dog, Nellie, who slowly learn that new places really aren’t so scary, and that often friends can be found around every corner, even in old rowboats, tidal ponds, and stinky mudflats.
There’s a lake. A loon. Two chicks. Sounds peaceful, right? Guess again! The Lake Where Loon Lives starts quietly, but the story builds, one line at a time, to a wacky, wonderful, and splashy crescendo, as the loons are joined by other creatures.
U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-30-8 Children’s picture book, hardcover, DJ 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4-9, 36 p.
U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-52-0 Chilldren’s picture book, hardcover (dj) 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 36 p.
U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-24-6 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9 x 11, ages 4-8, 32 p.
At One
My Cat, Coon Cat
Grammies Secret Cupboard
Written by Sandy F. Fuller Illustrated by Jeannie Brett
by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds Illustrated by Bert Dodson
At One lyrically celebrates Maine’s inspirational beauty, from the majesty of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the Atlantic. Lynn Plourde has written many children’s books, but in At One she strikes out in a new direction while keeping her distinctive voice.
A young girl moves into a new home and moonbeam slowly wins the a w a r d affection of a shy Maine coon cat. Beautiful illustrations enhance rhyming verses to create a delightful book for children, cat lovers, and anyone who has felt the warmth of making a new friend.
When rain spoils the plans for a day at the beach, Grammie reveals a hidden cupboard full of special toys to delight any visiting child. She carefully selects just the right thing for her granddaughter — a book that will take her on all the adventures her mind can imagine.
U.S. $17.95 OUT OF STOCK ISBN: 978-1-934031-32-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover, DJ 9.25 x 11.25, ages 2–8, 36 p.
U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-58726-310-1 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), ages 4-9, p. 32
Written by Robert Baldwin Illustrated by Astrid Sheckels
2011
Written by Lynn Plourde Art by Leslie Mansmann
U.S. $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-06-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover, 8.75 x 10.75, ages 4–8, 32 p.
by Astrid Sheckels Gold medal
2013
silver medal
2011
Written by Brenda Reeves Sturgis Illustrated by Brooke Carlton
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Adventures in Vacationland by Mark Scott Ricketts
2015
Best Picture Book
M a i n e Young Joe Livingston has a very Literary active imagination! When his award favorite aunt goes missing in the wilds of Maine, Joe and his brave team of adventurers will meet pie-throwing cows, the Moose King, Captain Chester, and a giant pink octopus before finally coming face-toclaw with an angry, gigantic, steam-powered lobster named Cracker—The Beast of Briney Bay! How will he rescue his beloved aunt? Find out in this suspenseful and fun tale told through exciting writing paired with colorful images. This vibrant book is sure to delight both parents and children alike. U.S. $17.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-16-1 Children’s picture book, hardcover, DJ 9 x 11, 32 p., ages 5-9
State of Maine Activity Book
by Jane Petrlik Smolik
U.S. 14.95 ISBN: 978-0-9664095-9-8 Activity Book, softcover, 8.5 x 11, xx p.
Seashells
For blue lobster Titus Tidewater, summer means exciting happenings near the shoreline, but also lurking dangers. Titus explores the ocean floor, but soon finds himself caught in a trap. He is taken away from his familiar surroundings and to a strange new world on land, before he is ultimately rescued by two children.
This beautifully illustrated pocket guide helps young beachcombers find, and identify, shells of animals commonly found on Northeast shores. Easy enough for preschoolers, but scientific enough to satisfy a middleschooler.
by Suzy Verrier
U.S. $15.95 ISBN: 978-0-9763231-1-2 Children’s picture book, hardcover, 10.5 x 8.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.
by Joanne Roach-Evans
U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-79-7 Illustrated guidebook, softcover, 6 x 6, ages 2 to 8, 32 p.,
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“Ricketts’s style is vibrant, bright and engaging … [the story] allows Rickets to really do what he does best — draw some iconic Maine stereotypes in ways they’ve never been seen before.” —The Maine Edge
Crustacean Vacation
Written by Brian Benoit Illustrated by Marty Kelley Where do you go when you’re feeling crabby and just need a vacation? To the seaside, of course! Join a frolicksome family of curious crabs as they scuttle on land to picnic at the beach, try their luck in an arcade, and slide and glide in a water park.
children’s books
Original puzzles explore Project Puffin, Acadia National Park, tide pools, important Maine rivers, and Moosehead and Sebago lakes. Read about exciting museums, ski slopes, blueberry recipes, famous Mainers, wildlife, lighthouses, lobsters, Bar Harbor, and more. Then when you’re ready, you can test your knowledge of Vacationland!
Titus Tidewater
what
U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-95-7 Children’s picture book, hardcover, DJ 9.5 x 8.5, ages 4–8, 36 p.
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Dahlov Ipcar
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Dahlov Ipcar’s Farmyard Numbers
By Dahlov Ipcar
Charming rhymes (Five hens call their chicks to eat. “Come try the corn. It tastes so sweet!”) makes this an interactive board book for parents and caregivers to share with young readers. Search for animals, introduce numbers, create stories around the scenes, and more in this board book that uses illustrations from Ipcar’s most popular books, including The Cat at Night, Hardscrabble Harvest, One Horse Farm, and more. U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-01-7 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 24 p.
Animal Hide & Seek Dahlov Ipcar
The woods are full of animals, little ones and big ones—deer and butterflies, foxes and squirrel and rabbits. Look up at the tall tree trunks and leaves and branches. Look down among the ferns and dry leaves on the ground. Look closely, walk quietly, and see what you can find.
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Jacket design by Karen Hoots, Hoots Design
Dahlov Ipcar
The Little Fisherman
Written by Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar
children’s books
The first children’s book illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. The book, with its authentic coastal scenes, helped establish her distinctive style and ignited a four-decade creative run that saw her write and illustrate more than 30 children’s books. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-14-8 Children’s picture book, hardcover, DJ 9.25 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 38 p.
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The Cat at Night by Dahlov Ipcar
The Cat at Night depicts on bold pages, which alternate between bright color and dark night scenes, the journey of a farmer’s cat as it walks from the farm to the city, through fields and forests. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-23-0 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj) 8.75 x 11.5, ages 4–9 , 48 p.
My Wonderful Christmas Tree by Dahlov Ipcar
A delightful book for children of all ages as they discover the colorful and curious creatures of New England fields and forests at Christmastime, as only Dahlov Ipcar can present them. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-22-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 8.75 x 11.5, ages 4–9, 40 p.
Animal Hide & Seek by Dahlov Ipcar
Sometimes, you need to know what to look for to see an animal, even if it’s hiding in plain sight! In Animal Hide & Seek, Dahlov Ipcar first offers young readers portraits of woodland animals and then, on the companion page, sets the animal into its natural setting, camouflaged for the careful reader to find. U.S. $17.95 OUT OF STOCK ISBN: 978-1-934031-80-3 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 9 x 11, ages 4-9, 32 p.
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Maine Alphabet Maine Alphabet
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Dahlov Ipcar’s Maine Alphabet
Dahlov Ipcar’s Wild Animal Alphabet
Dahlov Ipcar’s Farmyard Alphabet
The third board book from Dahlov Ipcar. Maine wildlife and coastal scenes are near and dear to her heart, and this book serves as a kind of love letter to her home state, where she has lived and worked for almost 75 years. She writes, “A is for animals, wild and free,” and W is for “woodlands of wonder for you and for me.”
This board book draws on illustrations from ten of Dahlov Ipcar’s previous children’s books, as well as some of her fine art paintings. Her original rhyming couplets take readers on a fantastic trip from antelopes to tigers all the way to “Z is for Zebra, who always comes last.”
This delightful board book pairs fresh original verses with timeless illustrations from Dahlov Ipcar’s career. From apples and barns to vegetables and woodstoves, both the unique text and bold, bright artwork celebrate farm life in Ipcar’s inimitable style.
By Dahlov Ipcar
U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-87-2 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 24 p.
By Dahlov Ipcar
U.S. $10.95 OUT OF STOCK ISBN: 978-1-934031-58-2 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 22 p.
By Dahlov Ipcar
U.S. $10.95 / CAN $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-43-8 Board book, 6 x 6, ages 2–6, 20 p.
Stripes and Spots
Hardscrabble Harvest
The Calico Jungle
One Horse Farm
A young tiger sets out on his own to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with stripes. A young leopard sets out on his own to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with spots. And when the two youngsters meet, their adventures double!
A charming story about the running battle between a farm family and the mischievous animals that plunder the fields. In rollicking verse and wonderful illustrations, Dahlov Ipcar tells of the hard work that goes into making a bountiful fall harvest.
A boy takes a fantastical journey through a jungle landscape on a calico quilt his mother has made for him, encountering calico birds pecking at fruits, calico elephants giving each other shower baths, calico antelope hiding in trees, and more.
One Horse Farm tells the story of a boy and a horse who grow up together on a farm and watch the world change around them. It’s a book that comes from the heart for Dahlov Ipcar. “It was the life I lived,” she says.
U.S. $16.95 OUT OF STOCK ISBN: 978-1-934031-24-7 Children’s picture book, hardcover, (dj), 9 x 11.5, ages 4–9, 32 p.
U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-31-5 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 7.75 x 11.25, ages 4–9, 42 p.
by Dahlov Ipcar
by Dahlov Ipcar
by Dahlov Ipcar
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U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-70-4 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 8.5 x 11, ages 4–9, 42 p.≠
by Dahlov Ipcar
Board Books
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U.S. $17.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-39-1 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 10.25 x 8.75, ages 4–9, 36 p.
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Always in Season
Written by Elise Richer Art by Teresa Lagrange Always in Season gives you more than 130 inviting and delicious recipes. Maine author Elise Richer takes you through each month of the year, highlighting a few select ingredients that are in season that month and offering fresh ideas on how to use them—without having to run to specialty grocery stores for rare ingredients or set aside half a day for prepping and cooking. The cookbook is beautifully illustrated by artist Teresa Lagrange. Make the most of New England’s seasonal harvest! U.S. $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-69-8 Cookbook, hardcover, 8 x 9.5, 192 p. Paperback
U.S. $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-99-4
Wild Maine Recipes
50 Ways to Eat a Beaver
Free Range Fish & Lobster
Shine in the kitchen with new and easy wild game recipes from the length and breadth of the state.
Creative recipes for a sweet red meat unknown to many which can be cooked and enjoyed by all. Recipes include Apricot Barbecued Beaver Tail, Carribbean Beaver Burgers, and Maine Apple Beaver Meatloaf.
This cookbook offers a creative take on Maine seafood, including overlooked but delicious fresh caught species. Your mouth will water as you read these eclectic seafood combinations paired with wine, beer, and spirits. Recipes include Arugula Pesto and Halibut, Lobster Salad with Sweet Ginger Sherry Vinaigrette,.
By Kate Krukowski Gooding
From Northern Solstice Publishing
cookbooks
U.S. $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-60402-047-2 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 228 p.
by Kate Krukowski Gooding
From Northern Solstice Publishing U.S. $9.95 ISBN: 978-0-9898597-0-7 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 64 p.
by Kate Krukowski Gooding
Favorite Island Recipes By Frenchboro Congregational Church
This cookbook, from the island fishing village of Frenchboro, includes over 300 recipes, a dash of history and island life, and more than 35 photos of island scenes and people. U.S. $15.95 ISBN:978-1-934031-08-7 Cookbook, softcover, 8.5 x 8.5 140 p.
From Northern Solstice Publishing U.S. $9.95 ISBN: 978-0-989597-2-1 Cookbook, softcover, 6 x 9, 54 p.
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Coming Spring 2016
Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure By Marty Kelley
Albert’s vacation was amazing— or so he thought. To his friends, his time in Maine was boring. Dull. Lame. They’ve got a much more vivid idea of what Albert could, and should, have done on his trip. But Albert might just have a surprise for his friends. Marty Kelley tells this wonderful read-aloud story in a fresh and imaginative way, contrasting panels of black-andwhite charcoal drawings of dull old Albert with bursting-withcolor spreads of what Albert’s friends imagine for his summer adventures. Just what did Albert really do during his trip to Maine? U.S. $17.95 / CAN $20.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-69-7 Children’s picture book, hardcover (dj), 8 x 10, ages 4-8, 32 p. Available Spring 2016
Mystery of the Missing Fox
By Tamra Wight Illustrated by Carl DiRocco The stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper’s dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder some new responsibilities. But he’s distracted. First, he and his friends find a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground’s land. Then, kits start to go missing from the fox den. Who would want to catch foxes? And why? Cooper, Packrat, and Roy must protect the den, find the kits, and rule out Summer, the new girl who lives across the lake, as a suspect. Juggling new campground duties, feeling guilty over his father’s accident, and desperate to help the fox kits, Cooper must make some tough decisions about who—and what—should come first. U.S. $16.95 / CAN $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-89-5 Middle grade fiction, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9, ages 8-12 Available Spring 2016
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Straw Man
By Gerry Boyle In this, the eleventh installment of the bestselling Jack McMorrow Mystery Series, McMorrow’s nose for trouble sets him on the trail of an illegal gun sale pipeline linking private gun owners in Maine with a rash of homicides in Boston. Caught up in the action is a young Mennonite farm boy, who is questioning his faith and his future when he falls in with the wrong crowd. Add to this potent mix a run-in with a gang of local thugs, which leaves Jack’s wife, Roxanne, the target of a violent sex offender intent on exacting his revenge. Never before has Jack faced so many threats on so many fronts, with the most destructive being his own tendency for violence and the havoc it wreaks on those he loves most. In this non-stop page-turner, Boyle is at his best and most provocative. Straw Man asks the ultimate question: How far would you go to protect a way of life you love? U.S. $24.95 / CAN $26.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-93-2 Fiction/mystery, hardcover (dj), 6 x 9 Available Spring 2016
A Blanding’s Turtle Story Story by Melissa Kim Illustrations by Jada Fitch
A Blanding’s Turtle ventures across streams, over roads, and through wetlands to find food and a safe place to make a nest, in the third book of the Wildlife on the Move series. A Blanding’s Turtle Story follows one turtle through her seasonal cycle of hibernating, foraging, and nesting, with some unexpected challenges—and help—along the way. Through a simple narrative with beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn about the Blanding’s Turtle, its behaviors and habitat, threats to its survival, and how respectful human interaction can help protect this rare endangered species. This is the third in a four-part series of board books done in partnership with Maine Audubon, all created specifically for the preschool market. Previous titles are A Snowy Owl Story and A Little Brown Bat Story. U.S. $10.95 / Canada $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-939017-92-5 Board Book, 7 x 7, 12 boards, ages 2-6 Available Spring 2016
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