NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT
The Adventures of Gwen Penguin Robin Wade of Freeport, Maine
Follow young Gwen Penguin’s journey as she leaves home, embarking on an adventure following the icebergs. As Gwen drifts along she meets new friends. With their help, Gwen rescues a turtle. Gwen and her friends work together gathering floating nets and plastic to make a safer world. As the icebergs melt in warmer waters, Gwen, with her new friends, returns home. Ages 4–8 Paperback, 8" x 8", 30 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-245-1 $19.95
Robin Wade is a retired business owner, wife, mother, and grandmother. From the coastal shores of Maine, she has collected beautiful sea glass and artfully created the vivid illustrations for her children’s storybook, The Adventures of Gwen Penguin.
The Birthright
Susan A. Starr of Trenton, Maine
Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Fowler dreams of becoming an aviator, but his life on the farm offers no path toward that goal. When an opportunity to experience the exciting world of flight suddenly appears—a brass ring so to speak—he reaches for it. His spontaneous act challenges all that he knows as he struggles to maintain his grasp on that brass ring and learn to fly.
Young Adult Paperback, 6" x 9", 349 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-254-3 $18.95
Susan A. Starr retired after a career in the U.S. Army and several years as an innkeeper alongside her husband, Chuck. The Birthright was inspired after discovering a woman’s diary from 1911 in an antique shop on the coast of Maine. Susan is also the author of Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed! Memoirs of a Mad Innkeeper: The Muffin Recipes Revealed! is available on page 27.
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Maine Authors Publishing | spring/summer 2021 trade catalog
