Gypsy Shadow Turns Ten

Ten Year Celebration

Gypsy Shadow Publishing celebrated TEN YEARS in publishing September 1, 2019! To commemorate our tenth birthday this month...all month long, buy ANY eBook at regular price from the GSP website (http://www.gypsyshadow.com), email me (cholley@gypsyshadow.com) with proof of your purchase from Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Smashwords and tell me which other eBook you want to receive for FREE (must be equal or lesser value than the one you buy), and I will send it to you in the format of your choice. Happy birthday, GSP!

Philip and the Sneaky Trashmen by John Paulits

NEW RELEASE MAY 1, 2014!

Philip and the Sneaky Trashmen by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #middlegrade #humor

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Sneaky-Trashmen-Emery-Series-ebook/dp/B00K27EHKA

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-and-the-sneaky-trashmen-john-paulits/1119395010

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/434194

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When clumsy Leon helps Philip clean his room, it begins a wild adventure for Philip and Emery complete with missing jewelry, stolen pants, a crazy Aunt, and secret trips to the police station. Philip and the Sneaky Trashmen by John Paulits. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

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Philip begins his summer in a bad mood. His mother insists he clean his room. But when Philip allows Leon, the clumsy jinx-boy of the neighborhood, to help, it sends Philip and his best friend Emery off on the wildest summer adventure they’ve ever had. Missing jewelry, stolen pants, a crazy Aunt, and secret trips to the police station keep Philip and Emery hopping until the night when it all explodes!

Word Count: 15400

Pages to Print: 70

Price: $3.99

EXCERPT:

Chapter One

Philip Felton sprawled on the grass in the backyard of his house. What a miserable beginning to summer vacation. He had gotten through fourth grade successfully and now looked forward to almost three months of glorious . . . well, glorious anything he wanted. So why did things have to start out so badly this morning?

“Philip, your room is a disgrace. I want it clean and neat by the end of the day.”

“Mom, I . . .”

“Mom, I nothing. Clean and neat. Or else. Your Aunt Louise will be here tomorrow, and if there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s my sister looking down her nose at my housekeeping.”

Philip tried to look down his nose. “Why don’t you just let her? It only hurts your eyes.” He tried again, and it hurt again.

“By the end of the day!”

He watched his mother stalk away and scratched his head. Why would his aunt even go into his room while she was here? Glumly, he made his way to the backyard lawn.

Philip heard a noise, lifted his head, and saw his best friend Emery Wyatt walking his way.

“What are you doing back here?” asked Emery. “Your mother said you were cleaning your room, but I knew you weren’t. You never do.”

Philip glared. “And you do?”

“No, I don’t clean your room. Why would I clean your room?”

Philip rested his head back on the grass. “Not my room, dummy. Your room. You don’t clean your room.”

“I do when I have to. I know when it gets messy enough to make my mother twitch.”

Philip raised his head again. “Your mother twitches?”

“When my room gets messy she does.”

“I don’t even know what that means.”

“It means I clean it before she goes from twitchy to screamy.”

Philip rolled his eyes and lay back. “Twitchy to screamy,” he mumbled. Aloud he said, “I gotta clean my room or else.”

“Or else what? Twitchy to screamy?”

“Something like that.”

“So clean it.”

“I hate cleaning it! After I clean it, I can’t find anything.”

“Hey guys.”

“Don’t tell me that’s Leon,” said Philip.

“Yup. It is,” answered Emery.

Emery’s unlucky, clumsy cousin Leon came into the backyard, his wide smile showing off his chipped front tooth. He had once been jumping up and down on his bed, missed his landing, and went flying off into his bureau, leaving behind a pool of blood and a piece of his tooth.

“I thought I heard you guys talking. No school till September. Ain’t it great?”

“Yeah, great, Leon,” said Emery.

Leon stared at Philip lying on the grass. “What’s wrong with him? Got no bed?”

“His mother said to clean his room.”

“Who’d she say it to?”

Philip lifted his head and looked at Leon. “She said it to me, Leon. To me. Who else would she say it to?”

“My mother never says it to me,” Leon said proudly. “I’m a good cleaner. I heard my teacher tell my mother I can’t do much, but I’m a good cleaner. Mrs. Furfman let me do all the classroom closet cleaning this year.”

Emery gave a snort. “So you got 33% in spelling and 100% in closet cleaning?”

Leon gave his goofy laugh. “Yuk, yuk. They don’t give marks for closet cleaning. The spelling, though . . . Doesn’t matter. Mrs. Furfman passed me, didn’t she? You want me to help you clean your room?”

Philip sat up. “You mean it?”

“Sure. I’m a good cleaner. I already told you, didn’t I?”

Philip got to his feet.

Emery slid next to him and whispered, “I wouldn’t let Leon help me do anything. He’s a jinx, a disaster-maker. You know that.”

“Yeah, but I hate cleaning,” Philip whispered back. “Sure, Leon. You can be my cleaner.”

Leon started toward the back of the house. As he walked, his head went from side to side as he sang, “I’m gonna be Phil-ip’s cleaner. I’m gonna be Phil-ip’s cleaner.”

Philip and Emery shared a glance.

“You’ll be sorry,” said Emery.

Jason Turns Detective

NEW RELEASE APRIL 1, 2014!

Jason Turns Detective by Violetta Antcliff

#gypsyshadow #children #adventure

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Turns-Detective-Adventures-Foster-ebook/dp/B00JEMU93I

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jason-turns-detective-violetta-antcliff/1119058132

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/425034

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#Detective

Sleuthing isn't something always left best to the professionals, as Jason finds out for himself. Jason Turns Detective by Violetta Antcliff. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#Detective

When Jason is on the war path, sparks fly and it's time to head for cover.

Incensed at the inactivity of police when pets go missing, he decides to take things into his own hands. Spurred on by his success when he reunites one dog with its owner he hatches a plan to catch the real villains. However, the only way he can see of doing this is by stepping outside the law himself. Is it too big a risk? Or should he plough on regardless of consequences? Failure isn't a word in Jason's vocabulary although he finds himself trembling on the brink on more occasions than one. Left with no option, he calls on an old friend from the past; has he left it too late or could a sprinkle of magic be just what he's looking for?

Word Count: 16000

Pages to Print: 56 in PDF

Price: $3.99

EXCERPT:
Chapter One

When Jason made his way downstairs, it was still only six thirty and the rest of the family were only just stirring. Alison, still in her pyjamas, poked her head round the bedroom door and in no uncertain terms told him to get a move on and see who it was leaning on the front door bell.
Although it was still dark outside, Jason could just make out the shape of a woman through the glass panel in the door.

He fumbled. Drawing back the bolts and turning the key in the lock, with the safety chain still securely in place, he opened the door a crack and peered out. He was astonished to see old Mrs. Pilkington, one of their neighbours, standing there; usually she didn’t rise in the winter months before eight-thirty in the morning. She had a regular routine, or so she’d told his mother. Her first task of the day after washing and dressing, was to feed the dog; after that she sat down to her own breakfast—porridge in the winter, cornflakes spring and summer. Next came walkies and shopping. Her routine, apart from the extra thirty minutes in bed during the winter months, never varied, so Jason was more than surprised to see her standing on the doorstep at such an early hour.

“Anything the matter?” he asked. The fact the woman wasn’t wearing a coat and still had her slippers on hadn’t gone unnoticed by him. “You’d better come in,” he said, removing the safety chain and opening the door to its full extent. He stepped swiftly to one side, just in case she stepped on his toes. But no sooner had the woman placed her foot over the threshold than she slumped to the floor.

Jason was horrified. “Mum, Dad, come quickly,” he yelled. “I think Mrs. Pilkington’s just dropped dead.”

Within seconds the thudding of feet, both slippered and bare, could be heard pounding down the stairs.

All this noise set little Emily Louise bawling at the top of her lusty little lungs. And with his mother shouting, “Alison, look after the baby,” and his sister shouting back, “Why, what’s happening?” the Foster household was in rowdy turmoil.

Mr. Foster, first on the scene and still in his pyjamas, took charge of the situation. He lifted the frail old lady up in his arms, carried her through to the sitting room and laid her gently down on the settee.

“Is she dead?” Jason asked. He’d never seen a dead person before and wasn’t sure what to expect.

“No, she just fainted, that’s all,” his father replied. “She’ll be as right as rain once we get a hot drink inside her.”

Jason could see the colour creeping back in the woman’s cheeks as his dad spoke, and when her eyelids fluttered and she opened them, he sighed with relief.

Alison, Emily Louise in her arms, pushed Jason to one side so she could see for herself just what was going on. Her mum took the baby from her and whispered, “Go and make a cup of tea, there’s a good girl.”

“Why me?” Alison grumbled. “Why can’t Jason put the kettle on, he’s standing there doing nowt.”

“Your brother’s in shock,” her mother replied, laying a cooling hand on her son’s forehead to test his temperature.

Alison, seeing it was useless to argue further, shuffled off to the kitchen.

“Do you take sugar?” Knowing the woman was sometimes hard of hearing, when it suited her, Mrs. Foster raised her voice.

Alison didn’t wait to hear the answer. “Hot sweet tea is good for anybody suffering shock,” she muttered, and once the tea was made, she stirred two heaped spoons full into the mug before bringing it through from the kitchen and handing it to the old lady.

“You should have called me first, not Mum and Dad,” she hissed, sidling up to her brother. “What do you think I’ve been taking first aid exams for, if it wasn’t to be called on in an emergency?”

Jason shrugged his shoulders. He knew it was no use arguing with his sister when she was in one of her self-righteous moods.

The old lady, obviously feeling much better after sipping the reviving mug of tea, started getting to her feet, but Mrs. Foster wasn’t prepared to let her go so fast.

“Stay where you are. You’re in no fit state to go dashing off, “she said, gently pushing her back down again. “Anyway, you haven’t told us why you called yet. It must have been something important, you’re not usually up and about at this time of the day, are you?”

Mrs. Pilkington pulled a tissue from her cardigan sleeve and blew her nose. “It’s my little poodle,” she sniffed. “I think he’s been stolen. I let him out in the garden last thing last night to do his business and when I called him to come in, I found the front gate wide open when I always keep it bolted, and he’d gone, vanished into thin air.”

Mr. Foster, just returned from getting dressed, sat down next to the woman and put his arm round her shoulders.

“I suggest you go home and put your feet up. Soon as ever my lad’s got some clothes on, he’ll go looking for your dog I’m sure you’ve got nothing to worry about, in fact I wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t sitting outside your house this very minute waiting for you to come home,” he comforted.

It was Saturday, and Jason had other plans for the day, but he knew he couldn’t say so; couldn’t refuse to go looking for the little dog.

“Give me five minutes to get dressed and . . .” he paused and sniffed the air; the smell of bacon wafting in from the kitchen reminded him he hadn’t had breakfast. “And after I’ve had something to eat, I’ll walk home with you. If Tandy isn’t back by then I’ll go looking for him, okay?”

Mrs. Pilkington, aware for the first time she’d come rushing out without first putting her teeth in, placed a hand over her mouth and nodded in agreement.

GSP's Book of the Day August 20

Philip and the Superstition Kid by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #children

Emery’s clumsy and monumentally unlucky cousin Leon is coming to visit for a whole week!  Philip and Emery, best friends, are desperate to find ways to keep Leon out of their way, but Leon’s bad luck--and disaster--follows them everywhere. Rabbits’ feet don’t work.  Homemade remedies don’t work. And when Emery and Philip have an extraordinary spell of bad luck themselves, they’re certain that Leon’s bad luck is contagious. They plot and plan to convince Leon that the safest place for him is in his own home.

In a panic, Leon gets his mother to end his visit early but promises to return for a night a week from Friday, when he hopes he’ll be over his bad luck. Triumphant, Philip and Emery laughingly decide to circle that unlucky date on Emery’s calendar, but when they do they get a shock. The thirteenth of the month. Friday the thirteenth! And they have to spend it with Leon!

Word Count: 20000

Pages to Print: 84

Price: $3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Superstition-Emery-Series-ebook/dp/B0043XXF34
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-and-the-superstition-kid-john-paulits/1103093445
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/22678
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#Philip

Can Philip and Emery convince Emery's cousin Leon to go home before his bad luck brings total disaster to their lives? Book One of the Philip and Emery Series, Philip and the Superstition Kid by John Paulits. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#Philip

GSP's Book of the Day August 18

Philip and the Loser by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #children

Philip and Emery dread their school assignment: perform an activity demonstrating brotherhood. Philip gets an inspiration, though, when a neighbor tells him about her women’s club fair which will raise money for charity. He and Emery decide to create a game for the fair and donate the money they collect. Creating a game proves more difficult than they thought, especially when Leon, Emery’s unlucky cousin, shows up to help out. Can Philip and Emery deliver their game on time, or will Leon’s monumental bad luck prove their undoing?

Word Count:  15510

Pages to Print: 62

Price: 3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Loser-Emery-ebook/dp/B00C0906B2
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-and-the-loser-john-paulits/1114905180
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/298960
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#PhilipLoser

Can Philip and Emery keep their promise to raise money at a neighbor’s charity fair, or will Emery’s monumentally unlucky cousin Leon prove their undoing when he decides to help out? Philip and the Loser, a short story by John Paulits (#9 in the Philip and Emery Series). Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#PhilipLoser

GSP's Book of the Day August 16

Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #children

Philip runs into Jeanne, a new girl in the neighborhood, who defeats him at every game they play. Philip enlists his best pal Emery to help him, but even when they join forces, they lose to Jeanne. In his frustration, Philip foolishly assures Jeanne that he will win the poster contest being run at the mall. She laughs off his challenge, certain first prize will be hers. Philip cannot allow himself to lose again to this girl, but how in the world will he ever defeat The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose?

Word Count: 12,600

Pages to Print: 54 

Price: $3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Couldnt-Emery-Series-ebook/dp/B008R19PF0
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-and-the-girl-who-couldnt-lose-john-paulits/1112313482
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/209907
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#GirlWho

Philip assures Jeanne, a girl who has bested him at every turn, that he will win the poster contest being run at the mall, but how will he ever defeat The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose? Book Seven of the Philip and Emery Series, Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose by John Paulits. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#GirlWho

GSP's Book of the Day August 15

Philip and the Fortune Teller by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #children

Philip and Emery are granted three wishes by a gypsy from the circus sideshow, but to get these wishes, they must perform a chore for the gypsy. They must recover some jewels, including a magical scarab, from a dangerous location. They undertake the chore, but soon regret their decision. Disaster looms. Yet, if they can set things right quickly, all will be well. But the police are on their trail!

Word Count: 16000

Pages to Print: 68 

Price: 3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Fortune-Teller-Emery-ebook/dp/B00A9JQNGC
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-andthe-fortune-teller-john-paulits/1113818449
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/256409
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#FortuneTeller

Philip and Emery race the clock to avert disaster when a gypsy gives them three wishes which turn into a nightmare. Philip and the Fortune Teller, Book Eight in the Phillip and Emery Series by John Paulits. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#FortuneTeller

GSP's Book of the Day August 13

Philip and the Angel by John Paulits

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #children

How is Philip ever going to get a pet, the one thing he wants most in the world, when his parents say no to his every request? Angel, a very smart neighborhood girl, gives Philip a plan to change his parents’ mind, but the plan ends in disaster, and Philip’s parents say no louder than ever. With Angel’s help Philip tries again. Philip knows it’s his last chance. How will this plan turn out? Will Philip’s wish come true, or will he meet with disappointment again?

Word Count: 12,250

Pages to Print: 53  

Price: $ 3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Angel-Emery-Series-ebook/dp/B0052TAT2I
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philip-and-the-angel-john-paulits/1102475079
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/62070
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#PhilipAngel

Philip is determined to get a pet of his own, but even with the help of a neighborhood Angel, comedy and calamity meet Philip head-on. Philip and the Angel, Philip and Emery Series #2 by John Paulits. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/JohnPaulits.html#PhilipAngel

GSP's Book of the Day July 17

Lucy's Dreams, written and illustrated by Manon Daniels

Lucy lives at Sutton Manor House with her parents, brothers, sisters and family pets. Lucy is a dreamer and in her dreams she visits the most extraordinary places and meets the most fantastic creatures and people. Her family, whom she regales with her funny stories, revel in the knowledge that Lucy lights up their days and nights with her incredible dream adventures.

Word Count: 7776
Pages to Print: 53 
Price: $3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Lucys-Dreams-ebook/dp/B00BYJQBL8
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lucys-dreams-manon-daniels/1113818444
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/256405
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/ManonDaniels.html#Lucy

Lucy Sutton’s dreams unfold in the most fantastical settings and provide endless entertainment when she regales her family with her other-world adventures. Lucy's Dreams, written and illustrated by Manon Daniels. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/ManonDaniels.html#Lucy

GSP's Book of the Day July 1

Jason Spells it Out by Violetta Antcliff

Jason finds himself in troubles of the worst kind when he meets up again with the evil hobgoblin Shrug. How can he stop the Wizard’s book of magic from falling into Shrug's hands? Magenta, a witch whose broomstick he’d once rescued, is under his spell, thinking she is in love with him. Jason knows without his help she’ll be fooled into telling him where the book of magic is. He has to act, and fast; can a love potion be the answer to his problems? Or will it just add to them?

Word Count: 20,477
Pages to Print: 76
Price: $3.99

 

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Spells-Adventures-Foster-ebook/dp/B009WW8EXM
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jason-spells-it-out-violetta-antcliff/1113629726
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/248480
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#JSpells

When Jason and his best friend start dabbling in magic spells, anything can happen, and it does. Jason Spells it Out, a short story by Violetta Antcliff. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#JSpells

GSP's Book of the Day June 30

Jason Sinks to a New Low by Violetta Antcliff

Lost in a maze of underground tunnels, Jason and his friend Wayne are not only in danger of freezing to death or dying slowly of starvation, they are also at risk of being murdered by two dangerous criminals if they are caught. Danger lurks around every dark, dank corner and Jason needs all his wits about him to keep one step ahead.

Word Count: 20416
Pages to Print: 76 
Price: $3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Sinks-Adventures-Foster-ebook/dp/B005NWRKY4
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jason-sinks-to-a-new-low-violetta-antcliff/1105795244
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/89788
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#NewLow

Can Jason and Wayne possibly survive against all the odds? Jason Sinks to a New Low, a short story by Violetta Antcliff. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#NewLow

GSP's Book of the Day June 14

Halloween Candy and a Christmas Tree by Sara Dean

It’s the day after Halloween and 5 year old Pamela and 8 year old Jackson are still experiencing a sugar high. They’re driving their mother crazy and she can’t get them to stop fighting or bouncing off the walls. What’s the solution? Make them agree on something to do of course! The problem is all they want to do is put up the Christmas tree! Hilarity ensues as their mom tries to convince them to do ANYTHING else, loses the battle, and discovers that Halloween candy and a Christmas tree don’t make such a bad combination.

Word Count: 3250
Pages to Print: 15 
Price: $2.99 

http://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Candy-Christmas-Tree-ebook/dp/B009ZJR3ZW
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/halloween-candy-and-a-christmas-tree-sara-dean/1113727808
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/250475
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SaraDean.html#HalloweenCandy

Hilarious story about kids with a Halloween hangover, a stressed-out mother, and a brand new Christmas tradition! Halloween Candy and a Christmas Tree, a short story by Sara Dean. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SaraDean.html#HalloweenCandy

GSP's Book of the Day June 2

Fenella and the Magic Mirror by Mark Henderson

Fenella is officially a damsel, but she’s the despair of her parents, who want to marry her to young Sir Mallicose. Big, muscular, dark, scruffy and bold, Fenella would rather chop logs and shoot arrows than embroider a tapestry, and she isn’t interested in Sir Mallicose at all. Her younger sister Felicity—delicate, pretty, shy and retiring—loves embroidery, loves Sir Mallicose, and hates Fenella.

When the terrible dragon Faffer arrives in the neighborhood, wreaking havoc and stealing livestock and maidservants, Sir Mallicose goes to fight him—and  is captured. Fenella sets off to rescue him, despite the fears of her friend Harold the Steward. Her only weapons against Faffer the dragon are her axe . . . and her magic mirror, which shows you the thing you most greatly fear. Will they be enough? And if Sir Mallicose is rescued, which sister will he marry?

Word Count: 6137 (with illustrations by Charlotte Holley)
Pages to Print: 31
Price: $3.99

http://www.amazon.com/Fenella-Magic-Mirror-ebook/dp/B004USLMDW
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fenella-and-the-magic-mirror-mark-henderson/1019245552
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5425
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Mark.html#Fenella

Not every fairy tale princess wants to marry a knight in shining armor, or to sit quietly embroidering while knights and brave heroes slay dragons. Fenella is a young lady of action and daring! Fenella and the Magic Mirror, a short story by Mark Henderson. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Mark.html#Fenella

Book of the Day April 16

Philip and the Loser by John Paulits

Philip and Emery dread their school assignment: perform an activity demonstrating brotherhood. Philip gets an inspiration, though, when a neighbor tells him about her women’s club fair which will raise money for charity. He and Emery decide to create a game for the fair and donate the money they collect. Creating a game proves more difficult than they thought, especially when Leon, Emery’s unlucky cousin, shows up to help out. Can Philip and Emery deliver their game on time, or will Leon’s monumental bad luck prove their undoing?

Word Count:  15510
Pages to Print: 62
Price: 3.99

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Book of the Day March 19

Philip and the Fortune Teller by John Paulits

Philip and Emery are granted three wishes by a gypsy from the circus sideshow, but to get these wishes, they must perform a chore for the gypsy. They must recover some jewels, including a magical scarab, from a dangerous location. They undertake the chore, but soon regret their decision. Disaster looms. Yet, if they can set things right quickly, all will be well. But the police are on their trail!

Word Count: 16000
Pages to Print: 68 
Price: 3.99

Here's what we need you to do (Thanks in Advance!):

1. Login to Amazon
2. Click the link (under the picture)
3. By the title on Amazon there is a "like" button, click it. if you wish you can stop there, but if you want to help even more . . .
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Book of the Day March 16

Lucy's Dreams by Manon Daniels

 

Lucy lives at Sutton Manor House with her parents, brothers, sisters and family pets. Lucy is a dreamer and in her dreams she visits the most extraordinary places and meets the most fantastic creatures and people. Her family, whom she regales with her funny stories, revel in the knowledge that Lucy lights up their days and nights with her incredible dream adventures.

Word Count: 7776
Pages to Print: 53
Price: $3.99

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Book of the Day March 13

Jason Spells it Out by Violetta Antcliff

Jason finds himself in troubles of the worst kind when he meets up again with the evil hobgoblin Shrug. How can he stop the Wizard’s book of magic from falling into Shrug's hands? Magenta, a witch whose broomstick he’d once rescued, is under his spell, thinking she is in love with him. Jason knows without his help she’ll be fooled into telling him where the book of magic is. He has to act, and fast; can a love potion be the answer to his problems? Or will it just add to them?

Word Count: 20,477
Pages to Print: 76
Price: $3.99

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Book of the Day March 9

Halloween Candy and a Christmas Tree by Sara Dean

It’s the day after Halloween and 5 year old Pamela and 8 year old Jackson are still experiencing a sugar high. They’re driving their mother crazy and she can’t get them to stop fighting or bouncing off the walls. What’s the solution? Make them agree on something to do of course! The problem is all they want to do is put up the Christmas tree! Hilarity ensues as their mom tries to convince them to do ANYTHING else, loses the battle, and discovers that Halloween candy and a Christmas tree don’t make such a bad combination.

Word Count: 3250
Pages to Print: 15 
Price: $2.99 

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Book of the Day December 12

Philip and the Superstition Kid by John Paulits

Emery’s clumsy and monumentally unlucky cousin Leon is coming to visit for a whole week!  Philip and Emery, best friends, are desperate to find ways to keep Leon out of their way, but Leon’s bad luck--and disaster--follows them everywhere. Rabbits’ feet don’t work.  Homemade remedies don’t work. And when Emery and Philip have an extraordinary spell of bad luck themselves, they’re certain that Leon’s bad luck is contagious. They plot and plan to convince Leon that the safest place for him is in his own home.

In a panic, Leon gets his mother to end his visit early but promises to return for a night a week from Friday, when he hopes he’ll be over his bad luck. Triumphant, Philip and Emery laughingly decide to circle that unlucky date on Emery’s calendar, but when they do they get a shock. The thirteenth of the month. Friday the thirteenth! And they have to spend it with Leon!

Word Count: 20000
Pages to Print: 84
Price: $3.99

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Book of the Day December 9

Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose by John Paulits

Philip runs into Jeanne, a new girl in the neighborhood, who defeats him at every game they play. Philip enlists his best pal Emery to help him, but even when they join forces, they lose to Jeanne. In his frustration, Philip foolishly assures Jeanne that he will win the poster contest being run at the mall. She laughs off his challenge, certain first prize will be hers. Philip cannot allow himself to lose again to this girl, but how in the world will he ever defeat The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose?

Word Count: 12,600
Pages to Print: 54 
Price: $3.99

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