Newsletter for September 2026

Featured Books

 

Somewhere beneath layers of ancient rock, a dinosaur has been waiting sixty-five million years for someone to find it. This book is about the scientists who spend their lives doing exactly that — and what it really takes to become one of them.

 

So You Want To Be A Dinosaur Hunter brings kids ages 10 to 14 face to face with the real world of paleontology. No shortcuts, no movie magic — just the fascinating, grueling, deeply rewarding science of uncovering prehistoric life. Young readers will learn how paleontologists read geological layers the way most people read books, how they use painstaking excavation techniques to free fossils from stone, and why a single bone fragment can rewrite everything we thought we knew about dinosaurs.

 

The facts inside are specific and surprising. Readers will discover how fossils actually form, what ancient teeth and tracks reveal about creatures like T. rex and Triceratops, and how laboratory analysis transforms a chunk of rock into a scientific breakthrough. They will explore the history of legendary fossil discoveries that changed our understanding of prehistoric creatures — and learn why the dig that yields nothing can matter just as much as the one that changes everything.

 

But this is more than a dinosaur encyclopedia or a collection of amazing species profiles. It is an illustrated guide to a real career, written with honesty and depth. Young readers will find out what physical endurance the fieldwork demands, what intellectual rigor the science requires, and what drives paleontologists to call themselves the luckiest scientists alive. They will also discover what kids can do right now — the skills to build, the questions to ask, the places to explore — to find out if this profession might be their future.

 

Every page respects the intelligence and curiosity of its readers. This book does not simplify the science into something unrecognizable. It does not gloss over the hard parts. I

 

 

At forty-two, Dr. George Harrington leaves Paris to work in Asia, bringing his twelve-year-old son, Hugo, with him. He commits to an advisor role on communicable diseases while embodying the unwavering responsibilities of a single father. The father-son bond grows as they adapt to new surroundings, and his son enrolls in a reputable international school after George’s transfer to a regional post in Asia. However, his increasingly intense duty trips often leave his son at home without a parent, and later, Hugo’s studies in faraway England bring them further heartbreak.

 

When George takes a job in Europe, the new office’s atmosphere and the loss of his English parents lead him to retire in England and Italy, while Hugo establishes his career in Germany. George then discovers his wanderlust, embracing frequent moves and experiencing wonders, including encounters with significance. Over twenty-two years, he comes to realize that his homes, or the resemblance of them, aren’t merely physical places but rather about the affections they create.

 

Homes portrays the journey of a man striving to be a loving parent amidst ever-changing environments and constantly adjusting his way of life to find happiness. It explores expats’ lives through a tale of love and discovery in various exotic locations, despite the world’s challenges.

Deadly Dilemma:

  Suicide, Faith, and the Search for Identity and Purpose

 by Anthony Gurley

 

Are those moments of victory, success, and happiness sufficient in number, scope, and magnitude to outweigh the failures, disappointments, fear, and isolation that often color life's landscape?

 

In Deadly Dilemma, Anthony takes you on a journey of remembrance and reflection. Everyone has a story. Sometimes, we need a nudge to revisit our stories and confront the experiences that have shaped our lives.

 

Anthony is not famous. He is not a celebrity, an athlete, or a politician. He's an ordinary guy with a story to tell, asking that bigger question about life. He grew up in a small town in eastern North Carolina. A stellar student, he enrolled in college, where it took him ten years to get a four-year degree. He got married, started raising a family, and embarked on a lifelong career working with college students and mentors.

 

Anthony has battled poor self-image and lack of self-esteem all his life. His daddy told him to "Get out of the way. I can't see through muddy water" and "Don't ask me for a damn thing." Those words have haunted him as he struggled to value his own self-worth.

 

As a college counselor, Anthony's advice to young people reflects his life experience:

 

Friends- choose them carefully, and cultivate

 

Choices- make them wisely, and learn

 

Consequences- embrace them graciously, and move on.

Born into a world that misunderstands him as much as he misunderstands it, Lucas Ramirez struggles to find his footing as an autistic teenager. Dealing with poverty, prejudice, faith, trauma, and love, he feels at odds with everyone and everything. Outside of his own mother and grandmother, Luke’s two friends, Bonnie and Drew, are his only support system. As a child, he was told that his father died in a car crash, but one night, his grandmother reveals the dramatic truth. Enraged, Luke sets out on a treacherous mission to track down his deadbeat father and bring him to justice.

 

 

Book Giveaways for September

Win a copy of Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley.  All you have to do is click on the book cover below.  It will take you to the main page.   Look for the giveaway on the left.  Follow the instructions listed.

Win a copy of Overcoming the Wall of Awful by Brendan Mahan.  All you have to do is click on the book cover below.  It will take you to the main page.  Look for the giveaway on the right.  Follow the instructions listed.

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