New Release- Shijak: To Begin: A Modern Martial Arts Story by Kathryn Yang
Title: Shijak: To Begin: A Modern Martial Arts Story
Author: Kathryn Yang
Genre: Fiction/Sports/Taekwondo
Format: Paperback/Kindle
256 Pages
Publisher: Independent
Publication Date: April 22, 2021
Synopsis: This is a story of traditional martial arts practice and philosophy in a modern day setting. Follow Daria and Dae Sung as their martial arts journeys converge under the tutelage of their Taekwondo teacher. Although the two come from different backgrounds and walk different paths, theirs is a story of training, fighting and self-discovery on the road to mastery and learning the true meaning of becoming a modern-day martial artist.
To Hear Master Yang’s interview with Taekwondo Life Magazine’s Marc Zirogiannis (starting 9/20/21):
Filed under Fiction, Taekwondo, Uncategorized
New Release: Samaya’s Summer: Book One of The Genesis Chronicle by Ms. Tery
Title: Samaya’s Summer: Book One of The Genesis Chronicle
Author: Ms. Tery
Series: The Genesis Chronicles
Genre: Fiction/Black and African American Fiction/Women’s Fiction/Teen Fiction
Format: Kindle and Paperback
134 Pages /English language
Publisher: Independent
Publication Date: July 24, 2021
Synopsis: Samaya Lewis is a 14 year-old basketball prodigy who missed curfew one too many times. Her punishment—an all-expense paid trip to her Aunt Cece’s house in the country. Grounded for ninety days, Samaya is not to look at, touch or even think about basketball, the “hobby” her mom fears is consuming her life.
Painfully shy and anxiety-ridden, Samaya dreads the coming-of-age experience her mom and aunt have planned. However, after buying the dress and meeting the boy, Samaya’s summer takes a detour when she and a new friend uncover a secret war that could determine the fate of Willow Ridge.
Thrust into a conflict she wants no parts of and unprepared to risk her new friendships or basketball, Samaya must decide who and what are important before the sun sets on her summer.
Buying Link : https://www.amazon.com/Samayas-Summer-Book-Genesis-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B09B6CYX33
More information on The Genesis Chronicles:
Website: www.msterywrites.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The_Genesis_Chronicles-104364865205458
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_genesis_chronicles/
Filed under Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Featured: DRIVEN: A Rita Mars Thriller by Valerie Webster
Title: DRIVEN: A Rita Mars Thriller
Author: Valerie Webster
Genre: LGBTQ/Thriller
Format: Kindle & paperback
Publisher: Ignited Ink Writing, LLC
Pages: 396 pages
Publication Date: May, 2021
Synopsis:
Ex-investigative journalist, Rita Mars loses an old friend to what looks like suicide. She’s convinced he was murdered to cover unethical maneuvers and save reputations in the abyss that is Congress. Back stabbings inside the beltway sometimes extend beyond metaphorical. She’s going to butt heads with the local good ole boy authorities and navigate the deliberately stoked smoke screens of the duly elected, but she is never going to give up.
About the Author: https://www.valeriewebster.com.
Audio Book: Coulter Nuns by Psycho Craig
Title: Coulter Nuns
Author: Psycho Craig
Narrated by: Bolton Hill
Publisher: Pryor 2 What ? Records
Genre: Fiction/Comedy/Action
Format: Audio
Length: 21:55
Publication Date: 2007
Synopsis:
3 young women from Berkeley California become right wing domestic terrorists.
Buying Links: https://open.spotify.com/track/1fmb1bu85WuD45jtr7Y9c5
Filed under Action Comedy, Audio Books
New Release: Given Entirely to Life by Ana Radeboldti
Title: Given Entirely to Life
Series: The Rest Assured Series
Author: Ana Radeboldti
Genre: Fiction/Religious/Jewish Literature
Format: Paperback & Kindle
Pages: 262
Publication Date: August, 2021
Synopsis: Starting off the next episode in her life by getting lost in Jerusalem doesn’t seem like a good way to begin ,but Chaya Margalit is always full of surprises and is rescued by a handsome Israeli soldier who just happens to be Religious .Are her ghostly friends lending a hand to some Holy matchmaking . Chaya would soon find out.
Baila Sara came to Israel because it was her mother’s last request that she come to live and study in Israel . No matter where she goes Baila Sara doesn’t seem to fit in ,until she meets Chaya and the two of them begin to forge a new adventure together while overcoming the pain of the past that still haunts both of them .
Filed under New Book Releases
New-First Phonics Workbook: Follows The Letters and Sounds Structure by Catherine Fisher
Title: First Phonics Workbook:
Subtitle: Follows The Letters & Sounds Structure
Author: Catherine Fisher
Genre: NonFiction/ Language Reference
Format: Paperback
Pages: 75 pages
Publisher: Independent
Publication Date: August ,2021
Synopsis: This phonics workbook shows children how to sound out, blend and read words ~ developing key reading skills.
This phonics workbook follows the order suggested in the letters and sounds phonics system. The sounds/letters covered in this book are: s a t p i n m d.
For the large letters ask your child to trace the letter with their finger saying the sound as they do it. They can also write the letter in the air. Then progress to writing the sounds with a pencil. Each letter is introduced with large letters followed by smaller letters.
Ask your child to ‘sound out’ the 3 letter words then say the sounds faster to blend into a word eg: m – a – p, m a p, m a p, map.
Make sure the sounds are short, for instance, ‘a’ rather than ‘aaaah’.
The book then helps your child to read, copy and write words.
The last few pages are for handwriting practice. Pencils are preferable as they offer a greater sensory feedback than a pen.
Perfect for home schooling, extra practice, tutoring and reinforcement.
Filed under Language Learning, Non-fiction
New Release: The Prince of Pot by Travis Thompson
August 22, 2021-
Title: The Prince of Pot
Subtitle: With three million dollars buried in the backyard, this man will stop at nothing to live the life he’s always dreamed of.
Author: Travis Thompson
Genre: True Crime/Teen Reading/Fictional Biography
Format: eBook/Paperbak (67 pages)
Publication Date: August 2021
Synopsis: A true-crime story of rags to riches as a drug lord.
Follow one man’s extraordinary journeyas the Prince of Pot. Building an empire in two shades of green—weed and money—this intelligent kid who refused to touch drugs grew into a man looking to move up in life. What better way to move up than on a mountain of drugs and stacks of cash?
But when those closest to him wind up hurt by the same things he is dealing in, he wonders if he made the wrong choice.
On the run from the law, facing multiple tragedies, and struggling with family woes, he quickly finds himself in a tight spot. Will he turn his life around before it’s too late? Or can he beat the system and continue living a life on the wrong side of the law?
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BSS14WW
Filed under New Book Releases, True Crime, Uncategorized
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