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JINGO FEVER
by Stephanie Golightly Lowden
$13.95 • Softcover • October 2011
A middle-grade novel set in 1918 during World War I in a small town in northern Wisconsin, Jingo Fever deals in a quiet, thoughtful way with the effects of anti-ethnic bigotry (towards German-Americans) during wartime.
HOW TO WRITE YOUR
BEST STORY
by Philip Martin
$14.95 • Softcover • June 2011
“I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.”
– Flannery O’Connor
Beginning writers often wonder what it takes to get published. This book looks at what really makes fiction work: good storytelling!
This slim book explores three key elements that fuel the magic of story: intriguing eccentricity, delightful details, and satisfying surprises.
It's full of tips and techniques to improve your chances of getting your best work published.
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 • 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 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
And Other Ghostly Stories
by Raymond Bial
$13.95 • Softcover • 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
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:
JINGO FEVER
A historical novel for young readers
by Stephanie Golightly Lowden
(August 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!