New Releases by Janet Shaw

An unidentified woman is found dead with a set of false teeth mysteriously gripped in her hand. A young tutor finds himself accused of a bizarre art theft. A Russian refugee in hiding is helped by Watson''s wife Mary, and now Mary has disappeared. In these ten stories, Shaw reveals to us a mercurial and complex Holmes, a conflicted Watson, and a relationship between the two that is nuanced and psychologically rich. Here is a Sherlock Holmes you will welcome: true to form yet renewed; by turns infuriating and charming. Shaw suggests issues that resonate with a contemporary reader while deftly avoiding piety. In this debut collection, you will discover wry humour, Victorian pathos and of course, hansom cabs in a London fog.

Kaya''s beloved horse, Steps High, has been captured by enemy raiders. Kaya fears she''ll never see Steps High again, until she hears of a herd of spotted horses running wild in the mountains. As she travels with a hunting party into the mountains, Kaya is troubled by the smoke she smells on the wind - smoke from mountain fires. While searching desperately for Steps High, Kaya has to face a fear greater than any she''s ever known.

When her bragging earns her an unflattering nickname around her Nez Perce camp, Kaya desperately tries to lose it and gain the respect of a young warrior woman named Swan Circling.

Feeling lonesome and missing her sister and her horse who were captured by enemy raiders, Kaya befriends a dog that has wandered near camp. Although others warn her not to trust the animal, Kaya senses something different.

When her bragging earns her a nickname around her Nez Perce camp, Kaya desperately tries to lose it and gain the respect of a young warrior woman named Swan Circling.

Two stories follow Kaya as she is kidnapped and attempts to be reunited with her sister and horse, while a third book allows the reader to join Kaya in the eighteenth century Pacific Northwest.

A history of the Maranoa District QLD, specially Mitchell Downs, Mitchell (Town), and Springfield as well as the Deshon and Douglas Families from 1846 - 2012

This keepsake boxed set features all six of Kaya''s beautifully illustrated books, filled with her inspiring stories about growing up in 1764. The box opens up to reveal a fun-filled Kaya''s Favorite Things board game! Girls will have fun earning points as they move around the board collecting cards that feature Kaya''s favorite things. Board game and pieces tuck into storage pouch that folds up with an elegant ribbon closure for easy storage. Includes Meet Kaya, Kaya''s Escape!, Kaya''s Hero, Kaya and Lone Dog, Kaya Shows the Way, and Changes for Kaya.

This keepsake boxed set features all six of Kirsten''s beautifully illustrated books, filled with her inspiring stories about growing up in 1854. The box opens up to reveal a fun-filled Kirsten''s Favorite Things board game! Girls will have fun earning points as they move around the board collecting cards that feature Kirsten''s favorite things. Board game and pieces tuck into storage pouch that folds up with an elegant ribbon closure for easy storage. Includes Meet Kirsten; Kirsten Learns a Lesson; Kirsten''s Surprise; Happy Birthday, Kirsten!; Kirsten Saves the Day; and Changes for Kirsten.

Kirsten''s six-book series is bound in one volume. Kirsten Larson is a Swedish immigrant girl growing up in 1854 Minnesota. "With quiet strength and an open heart, she discovers the true meaning of home -- and that love is the same in any language."--Cover, p.4

Read about Kirsten growing up in the wide-open spaces of the Minnesota prairie where she works on the farm and goes to school.

The inspirational true story of an adopted child who strives to be as ordinary as possible despite the onset of blindness but who can''t help accomplishing truly extraordinary things.

Ten-year-old Kirsten regrets the promise she has made to a ragged boy she discovers alone near a wrecked covered wagon not far from her Minnesota home.

Addy''s little brother- Addy can''t wait to go to the church sociable and spend time with Sam. But Sam is too busy helping Sarah''s cousin Daniel. Will Daniel take her placy in Sam''s heart?

A collection of 18 short stories. The focus of these often bizarre and humourous stories is home and our need to belong. The author has also written a children''s book, TMy Hiding Place''.

Ten-year-old Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natural treasures of her Minnesota frontier world, but she exposes herself to great danger by trying to harvest the honey by herself.

Nine-year-old Kristen and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.