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Happy Independence Day, let freedom ring.

Children’s author Lauren Persons is a firm believer in William Shakespeare’s “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” 

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Lauren’s rich and varied roles as actor, director, playwright, newspaper columnist, teacher, poet, wife, mother and grandmother have contributed to her latest role—children’s author of Lost But Found, The Real Story:  Chappie’s Tale, What Happened to Chester, The Perfect Gift and Deer Diary.

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Britta, an eleven-year-old girl, has lived in soul-deep sorrow since her mother left their family. When Britta’s father forgets her birthday, he decides to give her a dog as a late birthday gift. (Britta wants a cell phone.) They adopt Crash, an Australian shepherd from the local animal shelter in Sault Ste. Marie, a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and their adventures begin.

“A powerful tale of finding friendship in the most unexpected places. “

Nikki Mitchell, author of the Magic Shoebox Adventures

Rescuing Crash, the Good Dog is a story about broken hearts–not only Britta’s and her father’s hearts but also a dog’s broken heart–and it is a story about the bonds between daughters and fathers and good dogs and also not-always-so-good cats.

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WATCH THE RIVER. STAY OUT OF THE WOODS. AND WHATEVER YOU DO—DON’T FOLLOW THE LIGHTS.

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Westville was never the kind of town where people went missing—

until the night thirteen-year-old Millie Thompson vanished without a trace.

Hometown cop Casey Benson is no stranger to regret. When Millie disappears, his quiet routine shatters. What begins as a missing persons case quickly spirals into something far more disturbing—

corporate cover-ups, shadowy government agents, and a secret buried deep beneath Westville’s streets.

Meanwhile, Millie’s best friend, Olivia Fischer, refuses to stay sidelined. She was the last to see Millie—and she knows something else is out there.

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