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A 1,000-MILE WALK ON THE BEACH
One Woman’s Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan
by Loreen Niewenhuis

$16.95 • Softcover • March 2011 (avail. Jan. 1) • Travel Narrative / Women’s Adventure / Walking

This book traces one woman's 1,000-mile walk around Lake Michigan in 2009. It explores both the geology of the lake and the measure of a person, while exploring the environmental issues of Lake Michigan from a ground-level perspective.

“Her adventure is told with verve and boldness, and she is a clear-eyed observer of the lake and its beautiful and sometimes ravaged shore. This book is a welcome addition to the literature of the Great Lakes.”
– Jerry Dennis, author, The Living Great Lakes


RECENT TITLES FROM FALL 2010

A War of Her Own - A Historical Novel of the World War II Homefront in Texas
A WAR OF HER OWN
A Novel of the World War II Homefront
by Sylvia Dickey Smith
$16.95 • Softcover • Sept. 2010

In A War of Her Own, a historical novel set in the summer of 1943 in Orange, Texas, Austin–area author Sylvia Dickey Smith spins a captivating tale of Bea Meade, lady riveter, and the challenges she faces on the homefront working on the Texas/Louisiana border in a booming shipyard.

“Smith writes with a descriptive power that makes you feel you’re among the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone Texas.”
Galveston Daily News






Dripping Blood Cave - humorous spooky stories for middle-grade readers
DRIPPING BLOOD CAVE
And Other Ghostly Stories
by Raymond Bial
$13.95 • Softcover • October 2010
Humorous Ghost Stories (ages 8–12 and up)

"A fun collection, and not one to be missed." – Midwest Book Review

In this delightful new collection of humorous ghost stories by noted children’s author Raymond Bial, young readers will enjoy the further adventures of young Hank Cantrell and his fleet-of-foot, ’fraidy-cat sidekick, Clifford Hopkins. 

Together, the two ghost-magnets encounter a host of spooks, haunts, spectres, and just plain ornery folks who won’t die and go away . . . until Hank works out a solution (assisted – if that’s the word – by the big-talking, faint-hearted Cliffie).

Join the plucky fellows, and their sweethearts Rosie and Mary Ethel, as they scour the surroundings of mythical small-town Myrtleville, somewhere in the rural Midwest, for another round of fun adventures . . . facing the ghosts of the past.


Now Also Available as eBook!
Saving Sailing, by Nicholas D. Hayes
SAVING SAILING
The Story of Choices, Families, Time Commitments and How We Can Create a Better Future

by Nicholas D. Hayes
240 pages • Outdoor Recreation/Sailing
Now also available in an eBook edition!
$12.99, ISBN 978-1-933987-12-5
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COMING SOON:
STORY
A Guide for Writers
by Philip Martin (Spring 2011)





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Crickhollow Books is an indie publisher based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We offer books of great stories and practical information for grown-ups and young readers. Some of our books have a Midwestern flavor; all are meant to be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere, anytime. Read and enjoy!


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