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Biography/Memoir
Hardscrabble Lodge
True Maine bush flying stories
Jake Morrel of Portland, Maine
On the pages of these thirty-five true short stories, a floatplane crashes on shore, Jake’s plane engine abruptly quits, a gale lifts the Supercub minus a pilot, firefighters are trapped between walls of flame, and so much more. Excitement and terror are interwoven with a guide to wilderness life. Bush flying challenges and techniques are explored in detail.
Dick Folsom: Bush Pilot is available on page 16. Gary Dumond Remembers is available on page 16.
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A Long Journey
And some things learned along the road
Mavis J. Longfellow (1930–2020) of Manchester, Maine
Paperback, 6" x 9", 167 pages with color photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-082-2 $21.95
This book is a collection of stories, letters, poems, and essays written by a Maine woman who was ninety years of age. It records the huge changes in our lives, through her life experiences, beginning with the Great Depression, through World War II, postwar Maine, and until the present, with glimpses into Maine farm life and family ties.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 334 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-242-0 $20.95
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Through Woods & Waters
A Solo Journey to Maine’s New National Monument
Laurie Apgar Chandler of Bremen, Maine
Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was two years young when Laurie Chandler embarked on a unique journey. After trekking its panoramic peaks, she traded her boots for a solo canoe, paddling into the upper watershed of the Penobscot’s East Branch and down the iconic river through the heart of the monument. Hers is a story of shared discovery, highlighting the region’s rich history and natural wonders.
Upwards is available below.
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Paperback, 6" x 9", 229 pages with b/w illustrations and color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-231-4 $18.95
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Upwards
The story of the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Laurie Apgar Chandler of Bremen, Maine
Dreams should be voiced, nurtured, followed. At 53, Laurie Chandler journeyed 740 miles in a small canoe, becoming the first woman to solo thru-paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Upwards is her uplifting story of finding the inner strength and faith to achieve a dream, set amid the rich tapestry of the history, wildlife, landscapes, and people of New England.
2017 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Biography/AutobiographyThrough Woods & Waters is available above.
Paperback, 6" x 9", 216 pages with color and b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-122-5 $17.95
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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.
18Maine Authors Publishing | spring/summer 2021 trade catalog
Oxbow Island Gang: Lobster Graveyard
Rae Chalmers of Peaks Island, Maine Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
For Halloween, Bear returns to his grandmother’s home on Oxbow Island determined to build the biggest pumpkin pyramid in the world. He and his island friend Olivia are sidetracked when they discover evidence that someone is catching and keeping illegal-sized lobsters. Costumes and pumpkins are set aside as they race to discover who is threatening Maine’s lobster fishery.
Middle Grade Paperback, 5.5" x 8", 201 pages with b/w illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-250-5 $13.95
Rae Chalmers began her teaching career in a two-room schoolhouse on Great Cranberry Island off the coast of Maine. Since then, she has had the good fortune to explore, live, and work on many of Maine’s islands. Her middle-grade books reflect the values of Maine’s island communities: resilience, generosity, and respect for nature.
Bear and the Oxbow Island Gang is available on page 30.
NEW CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT
Soren’s Story
A Parable About Bullies and the Peaceable Kingdom
Al Niese of Brunswick, Maine Illustrated by Amy Gagnon
Soren, a city park pigeon, is befriended by two kind girls. Bullies, two boys, who attack pigeons as bad and dirty, strike down Soren’s wise friend Bright Wings, making enemies of the girls. Soren tells how the four children, in a country meetinghouse, struggle to face each other and experience the peaceable kingdom (dove/pigeon) values: forgiveness, love, fairness, and peace.
Middle Grade Paperback, 6" x 9", 33 pages with color illustrations
ISBN 978-1-63381-244-4 $14.95
Al and his wife, Bronda, live in Brunswick, Maine. He is a former chair of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. His interests include community mental health, interreligious dialogue, the United Nations Association, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson, sailing, and antique reed organs. An Episcopal priest, he has served urban and suburban churches in New Jersey and Maine.
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