The war happened, but only Bobby Booclear remembers it. It lasted less than a day but, in less than six hours, an eleven-year-old boy became a war criminal. In Westchester County, New York. It’s that kind of story. And Bobby is, finally, telling his version of what happened on that day, in 1954. In a rousing tale filled with cap guns, spin-the-bottle, flavored ice cubes, water bombs, fireworks and more hammy death scenes than your parents would ever let you watch, when you were little, first-time author Bob Nick Shields re-creates a long-ago summer and the thrill of innocence in a funny and touching fictional account of what it was like to be a kid before every family had a television.

This captivating biography reveals the details of sports legend, Cindy McCoy's inspirational life story. Cindy escaped a difficult youth, in which she faced abuse and abandonment, by becoming a professional skater as a teen and traveling on an international roller derby team with The National Skating Derby, Inc. Roller Games. Fans in Australia became like a surrogate family to young Cindy and those fans soon voted her Rookie Queen, an honor that was never repeated in Roller Games history. This moving narrative, about a young woman, who gave everything she had to the sport she loved, will appeal to fans of roller derby as well as readers of all ages just learning about this fascinating sport.

Certain Expectations is an enthnodrama based upon interviews with graduates of the McNair Scholars Program at the University of South Florida in Tampa. The play was written from the actual text of interviews with low income, first generation students and students of color, who described their experiences growing up and going to college. Certain Expectations is a vehicle to celebrate the students' successes and inspire others to defy expectations and succeed despite the obstacles they face.

In this collection of interviews with survivors of suicide, individuals talk candidly and intimately about how their lives have been impacted by the suicide of a family member or close friend. Over 50 individuals were willing to share their personal tragedies as a way of helping others who face a similar loss as well as educating the public about the issues survivors of suicide face. Their willingness to share their stories is a testament to their endurance and strength in the face of adversity.