Books published by publisher Direct World Publishing LLC

Squiggy is not your ordinary dolphin. He lost his dorsal fin shortly after he was born, and he almost died. Despite the hardship, he learned to swim and survive in the ocean with the help of his mother and his friends. Unfortunately, the humans capture Squiggy, and he is hurled into the human world. Tatianna is a girl who lost her arm in a terrible accident. She had little joy in her life until she met Squiggy. Tati and Squiggy develop a connection and inspire each other. More misfortune falls upon the fearless dolphin. Will Squiggy ever go back to the ocean? Will Squiggy ever find his mother again? “Squiggy's Challenge is a beautifully written story about an injured dolphin and his longing to be reunited with his mother and best friend. This book is a riveting read filled with valuable messages and heartwarming connections between Squiggy the dolphin and the humans who spend time with him. It's guaranteed to engage readers of all ages.” — Joanne Vasquez, Registered Principal - LPL Financial and Mom

A Girl Named Mary tells the story of Mary, the Mother of Jesus as a young girl. Though she has a much older sister, she’s raised as an only child. Her cousin, Rebekka, is her closet friend and confidant. Together they grow and learn how to maneuver in a culture that is steeped in tradition. One that looks backward instead of forward for solutions to problems. Mary cares about others, helps the sick and disadvantaged and is a voice, albeit a young voice, for women.At twelve, Mary was betrothed to an older man who had sons her age. She resisted this arrangement strongly. She argued with her parents against the betrothal with every bit of logic and strength she had but found this tradition beyond her ability to fight. The marriage took place and she was rewarded by the birth of a beautiful baby boy, Jesus.

Gillian’s future stepmother, Amber just won’t go away no matter what Gillian tries to do. Now Amber is planning her wedding, and Gillian hates the junior bridesmaid’s dress Amber has chosen for her to wear. Gillian thinks the color looks like something she smears on a bologna sandwich or worse. As the war of wills continues between them, Amber takes Gillian on a shopping trip for a new dress. Once more, the feisty nine-year-old is plotting how she can sabotage the wedding and get rid of Amber, who has a secret she won’t reveal until the wedding. In this second book in the Amber series, Gillian laughs, cries, stamps her feet, pulls pranks, and tries her best to accept this new person in her father’s life. The question is, will she succeed, or will the battle between Gillian and Amber go on and on.

For a year now the Evans' and the Virgo's were living in peace. Cameron was being taught by her older brother Abraham about controlling her light and the Virgo's were expanding their family. But in the shadows a darkness was lurking and it would bring a lot of turmoil and grief to them all in a very unexpected way. Ever since the Evans' children were young there wasn't much to go on about their family history and even to this day they questioned it. But, little did they know there were liars among them and who could they trust? Could one person bring down all of what the Evans' have worked so hard to build? Cameron finally had her brother back but the big question was; Who was this woman Abraham was dating? She was once a dark Gathien and under the control of the great and powerful Collin whom Cameron defeated just a year before. Who was Emily, really? They would soon find out because REVENGE is a powerful thing.

Though his emotional state was always turbulent at best, Gabe Nile found stability in two places: art and Jaycie. Both served as an outlet for expression and hope for the unique boy throughout his childhood, and both were unceremoniously ripped away when he needed them the most. Within a span of five years, Gabe watched his closest friend vanish and lost his arm in a horrific car accident that cost him far more than his artistic ability. Now, Gabe, a prodigal musician and painter unable to create his masterpieces, is alone in his world and seeking a new purpose. When given the opportunity to revisit his past, he seeks out the one person who could possibly help him, but she’s nothing like he remembered. Gone is the quiet girl who understood him on a deeper level, and in her place is a moody, rebellious teenager with secrets of her own. Tumbling down a path of self-destruction, could this new “Jaycie”, despite their complex history, manage to save Gabe from himself before it is too late?

Rell Blue—don’t call her Cinderella unless you’re interested in a punch to the face—has had a major problem all her life: She’s cursed to help other people break their curses, but she has no magic of her own, courtesy of her half-fairy godmother, half-human parentage. So when she’s given the chance to escape a lifetime of breaking curses, she jumps on the chance only to get saddled with a trio of idiots who need their curses broken as desperately as she does. Soon they’re off to a man with the magic to help them. But getting there will mean surviving the road. And each other.Add in a dashingly handsome Narrator trying to get a job, a ghost intent on enforcing every copyright law in the world, an incubus working for the Friendzone (it’s in the second circle of hell), evil clones, part-time dragons, murderous zombies, werecorals, fetch quests, and more cat puns than one could say in a lifetime, and Rell’ll be lucky not go insane. But if she can make it, then maybe, just maybe, she’ll join the prestigious line of Curse Breakers. (They have free cookies, you know.)

Beyond the Lagoon is a heartfelt story of acceptance and illustrates how friendship can overcome our differences. This story will make you laugh and stir your heart as you join these three very different characters on an adventure to save their friendship!“Beyond the lagoon, past the field, in a tree,Was an interesting family, odd as can be.Living together in a weird kind of houseWas a bear and a snake and a cute little mouse.”Beyond the Lagoon is a creative and imaginative look at how our differences make our friendships special and through our experiences of helping one another, “forever friendships” can be made!“Changing the world one friendship at a time…” –Sirrico Whitfield

A tale of love and compassion.Kona loved everything about the ocean. The dolphin’s world was filled with interesting creatures and amazing colors that filled up every inch of space around her. When Kona was stolen from the only home she knows, she finds herself trapped inside four walls for the first time in her life. Her only friends are the rag-tag animals that scamper freely about the aquarium and Lily, an orca whale she can talk to through the tanks. Twelve-year old Melanie hates to see the wild dolphin stuck within the Oasis Aquarium in the hot Arizona sun. Melanie may be young, but she was wise enough to know dolphins did not belong in the desert. When she is given the chance to befriend Kona, she takes it in hopes that it will make Kona’s world a little better. If anyone can understand life with limitations, it is Melanie. After being in remission for two years, her cancer has returned with a vengeance. When the Charlie’s Dream Foundation wants to make one of her dreams come true, Melanie decides she wants nothing more than to set Kona free. Will one girl’s love for a dolphin be enough to return her friend to the sea?

For the first time the beloved Noah's Children's Art is in the New Revised Standard Version. The 27 full-color pages of illustrations and thought stimulating information along with a multitude of Bible helps makes this excellent Bible a real joy for a young person. the Noah's Ark Bible is a wealth of information and is the perfect Bible for a child.