Stick & Stones: Breaking the Silence
Meg Appens is a new junior at Sherman Harrison High School. Since she is deaf, each day poses extra problems to handle. Her goals include playing basketball and earning a scholarship to college. Most of all she wants to fit in, to not be ignored.
Meet Meg’s family. Follow Meg’s junior year of successes and setbacks. As the only deaf student in the high school, can she truly fit in or will she remain sidelined?
When an unforeseen emergency rises, possibly blocking one of her major goals, will she have the physical and emotional strength to handle the situation? How will she handle the resulting setback?
Tasman—an Innocent Convict’s Struggle for Freedom
(For Readers Who Love Adventure)
In 1850, sixteen year-old Irish lad, Ean McCloud, steps off the boat, his legs in iron shackles, and steps into serving a three-year sentence at the Port Arthur Penal Colony in Tasmania. Falsely convicted, he must now survive the brutal conditions, the backbreaking labor, and time in the silent prison—a place that breaks men’s souls. Follow Ean’s adventures as he seeks not only to survive but to escape!
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The Complete Series – Newly Released
Includes all 4 books in the Ballet series: 84 Ribbons, Letters to Follow, When the Music Stops, and Act 4.
The first 3 books will have black covers and the 4th will have a pink cover when ordered from the author.
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Book Four: Act 4—The Continuing Adventures of Lynne & Marta
Lynne’s Adventures through Letters and Cards
Marta’s best friend Lynne begins a grand adventure when she travels to Paris on a dance exchange. Her move to a wacky boarding house is not a good fit for an outspoken American dancer but it creates humorous encounters with the tenants. At the end of the exchange, Lynne becomes the travel companion for her harebrained Uncle Leo. She sends postcards and letters to Marta to retell her mapcap adventures. Learn more
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Book Three: Letters to Follow—A Dancer’s Adventure
Lynne’s Adventures through Letters and Cards
Marta’s best friend Lynne begins a grand adventure when she travels to Paris on a dance exchange. Her move to a wacky boarding house is not a good fit for an outspoken American dancer but it creates humorous encounters with the tenants. At the end of the exchange, Lynne becomes the travel companion for her harebrained Uncle Leo. She sends postcards and letters to Marta to retell her mapcap adventures. Learn more
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Book Two:When the Music Stops—Dance On
A young dancer’s realizes her life long dream, if only for a while.
Marta’s life: Part Two. Marta struggles to regain her ability to dance. As she finds a job to support herself, her dance and her personal life take several unexpected and harrowing turns. Will she be able to find a deeper well of strength to meet these new challenges head-on? Learn more about what the future holds for Marta
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Book One: 84 Ribbons—A Dancer’s Journey
A young dancer’s realizes her life long dream, if only for a while.
Seventeen year old Marta Selbryth realizes her dream of becoming a professional dancer when the Intermountain Ballet Company in Billings, Montana invites her to join their 1957 season. As Marta’s new life unfolds, she must learn to face not only the successes of dancing in the corps de ballet, but the challenges and setbacks that might crush the dream she’s had for so long. Read more
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*Read the backstory chapter Jonas: The Day Marta’s World Changed to learn about the sad news that impacted the rest of Marta’s life the spring when she was seven years old.
*Read the backstory chapter Steve’s First Ballet. Steve’s interest in dating Marta blooms when he attends the ballet and watches her dance.
* Read The Truth Behind the Fiction. Learn how several truths in my real life became part of the ballet trilogy.
Learn more about Paddy’s other writings
Children’s 5-book series
Adventures with Anna Mak follow the daily life of this bouncy young girl as she travels through her primary years in school. Her funny misunderstandings and her curiosity lead to problems which she handles in her unique way. Each book has 10 or more short stories, each with suggested activities for yong readers. Reading level: ages 6- 10.
Educational Materials: Learn more here
Guidelines for assistants in classrooms as well as a book of 98 math games for ages 7-12. Learn more here.
Still Other Writings…
Small Town Girl: A Memoir Look back at life in the 1940s and 1950s. Learn more here.
Sonnets for Ambrosia A collection of love sonnets written 100 years ago by her grandfather, a Lutheran minister, for his wife. Learn more here.