Home Grown Books: May 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Event

Becoming Mentally Healthy

Ma Ma Jean's Natural Market

Springfield, Missouri

Tuesday June 14th

6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.

Meet Susie Macomber, author of Into Fear and Back, and noted psychiatrist Dr. Adram Hoffer. Dr. Hoffer will present a video, FEED YOUR HEAD. Susie will be on hand to personalize copies of her book and discuss how she overcame her battle with mental illness. Afterwards, there will be a question and answer discussion on the subject of mental/emotional illness and how to make a recovery using good nutrition. It is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. You may want to register by calling 417-831-529.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Northern Oklahoma Literary Arts Book Festival

Dark Side Awarded Best of Show

Author CC Brown was honored at the Northern Oklahoma Literary Arts Book Festival May 14. CC Brown is the pseudonym adopted by the three co-author team of Carolyn Craig, Kathy Brown, and Schyrlet Cameron. Their book Dark Side was awarded Best of Show. The novel is a paranormal thriller that takes the reader on a suspense-charged ride filled with bloodthirsty vampires and extraordinary women. Dark Side is available as a paperback, hardback or ebook on http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ or http://www.amazon.com/ .

Local Author Receives Honorabl Mention

Congratulations
From Trash to Treasure: the Evolution of an Ozarks Junkyard by Betty Henderson received the 2011 Honorable Mention in the Best Book category from the Missouri Writers Guild. From Trash to Treasure was published by High Hill Press October 2010 and is available from Amazon.com.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Contest

Whispering Prairie Press

2011 Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Essay Writing Awards

Postmark Deadline: June 30,2011

Polish your favorite poems, short fiction, and essays for the 2010 Whispering Prairie Press 2011 Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Essay Writing Awards!

Poetry: Any style, any subject. Limit: 36 lines

Flash Fiction: A complete fictional short story with a beginning, middle and end. 1,000 words or less

Non-fiction Personal Essay: 1,000 words or less

For more information visit the website below. http://www.kansascityvoices.com/

Friday, April 29 Springfield News-Leader

Summer Time For Reading

Article by

Sandy Clark

Sandy Clark recommends three local authors for summer reading in his article, “Summer Time For Reading.” You can find it on the first page of the "Life" section of the Friday, April 29 Springfield News-Leader paper. First three authors on the list are books by authors from Home Grown Books! Dark Side by CC Brown is listed #1, Moment In Time by Ilene Bates is listed #2, and From A Far Land by David Walker is #3. “Read the “Summer Time for Reading” article which is continued on page 4. It has an interview with Kathy Brown, co-owner of Home Grown Books.

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About Us

Proprietors
Authors Schyrlet Cameron, Carolyn Craig, and Kathy Brown are pleased to announce the opening of HOME GROWN BOOKS. Partnering with Keen Bean Coffee Roasters of Mt. Vernon, Home Grown Books will display and sell books and musical CDs produced by local authors on shelves located inside the 60’s style coffee house.

The authors came up with the idea of a bookstore dedicated to promoting local talent after they experienced difficulty getting national bookstore chains interested in stocking their self-published book. Authors participating in the Not So Square Arts Festival held in Mt. Vernon in September complained they were faced with the same obstacle. The three authors decided it was time to take matters in their own hands and Home Grown Books was born. “We realize how difficult it is to get a traditional bookstore to place self-published books on their shelves. We saw a need to address this issue,” stated Schyrlet.

Contact Us

If you are an author, tired of your self-published books lying around collecting dust, here is your chance to have your talent recognized. The new business venture, Home Grown Books became operational on October 1st. The bookstore offers a wide variety of merchandise including, fiction and nonfiction books, musical CDs, and teacher resource materials appropriate for home, public, and private schools. If you are an author and wish to participate in this exciting new business venture, please contact us at homegrownbookstore@yahoo.com

New Release

Authors-CC Brown is the pseudonym adopted by the three authors: Schyrlet Cameron, Carolyn Craig, and Kathy Brown. The women live in the Ozarks with their families.

Genre: Fantasy Romance the Dark Side series delves into the wildly popular world of the paranormal, taking readers on a suspense-charged ride filled with bloodthirsty vampires, howling werewolves, and extraordinary women.

Book Descriptions

Book 1-Black Widow Society: The sacred relic of the undead... the Vampire Bible has fallen into the hands of a paranormal-artifact dealer, Koleen O’Brien. An eBay bid and an annual vacation lead Koleen and her five friends to San Antonio to deliver the book to a wealthy Texan. They are clueless to the fact that a pack of blood-thirsty vampires are stalking them to reclaim the Bible. Immortals meet their match as they discover that these women aren't typical mortals; they're members of the Black Widow Society!

Book 2-Wolf Stone: Just when Dmitri thought nothing could stop him from executing his plan to become king of the shapeshifters enters sexy Mona Dix. The sacred relic of the werewolf nation, the Wolf Stone, has fallen into her hands. With the possession of the stone comes the power to dominate and rule the thirteen werewolf tribes. Vacationing on the Oregon coast in the rugged terrain of the redwood forest, Mona and her friends are unaware of Dmitri and his pack of ancient wolves in hot pursuit to retrieve the precious stone. For the first time, Dmitri meets a woman who is more than a match for his supernatural powers and strong will. She is a Black Widow and a member of the Society.

Both books are available at amazon.com. Visit their website at www.ccbrownbooks.com.

Author's Corner

Featured Author Of the Month
Growing up on a farm just outside of Safford, Arizona, May White had more animals than friends. When she would get picked on or teased by other children, her mother would draw pictures and tell her stories of brave animals and how they dealt with similar situations. She carried on this tradition with her children and grandchildren. She still has lots of pets on a small parcel of land near Ash Grove, Missouri, where she watches the squirrels and rabbits play, and she imagines all the wonderful things they talk about.

Book of the Month
Title: Jack the Rat and His Funny Little Hat
Genre: Fiction/Children
Book Description: Jack the Rat does it all in his hat! He plays, eats, and even sleeps in that
cap. But one day a strong wind comes along and Jack’s favorite hat is quickly gone. The book is available at amazon.com.

Teacher Resource Center

Home Grown Books features Mark Twain Media products. Save 50% on all supplemental books and decorative resources created by leading educators when you shop at Home Grown Books inside KeenBean Coffee Roasters at Mt. Vernon, Missouri. We invite teachers and home schooling parents to come in and take a look.

Pick of the of the Month
Designed to help students more easily navigate the world of nonfiction reading, Understanding Informational Text Features is a helpful resource for all middle-school learners. It is aligned to Common Core State Standards and
focuses on common text features such as type, index, glossary, table of contents, captions, charts, and more! Available at Amazon.com.

About the Authors
Carolyn Craig has twenty-six years of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher. She has co-authored thirteen teacher resource books. Carolyn is currently working as a free lance writer and educational consultant. She holds a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum. Carolyn has presented workshops on a variety of topics and has received recognition by the Missouri Middle School Association for her collaborative teamwork.

Schyrlet Cameron has thirty-four years of experience as an elementary and middle school teacher. She has authored or co-authored over twenty teacher resource books. Schyrlet is currently working as a free lance writer and educational consultant. She has presented workshops at the national, state, and local levels on a variety of topics. Schyrlet holds a Master of Education Degree in Elementary Education and has received recognition for her professionalism in teaching including Missouri Science Teacher of the Year Award and the national Excellence in Teaching Elementary Science Presidential Award.

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