Books published by publisher Eakin Press

A summer of drought and epidemic illness in 1847 forces Mina, Papa, and his new wife, Lisette, to move on from Fredericksburg, Texas, to a larger land grant deep in Comanche territory. This is the sequel to Janice Jordan Shefelman's "A Paradise Called Texas," and the second book in her popular early Texas trilogy. Illustrated by Tom, Karl & Dan Shefelman.

A prequel to complete the highly successful first trilogy of the Cats of the C.I.A. series, Get Fred-X introduces the cats and their sidekick, Cincinnati the dancing pig, international crime fighters who work for the C.I.A., Cats In Action, secret organization run out of the White House basement by Socks. In this story, the infamous rogue owl, Fred-X, catnaps Buzzer Louis from his barn in the Hill Country of Texas and attempts to fly him to Memphis. Along the way, Buzzer escapes Fred-X's talons and makes his way via fast freight train on the T&O (Texas & Ohio) Railroad to visit his friend Cincinnati in Ohio. Fred-X gives chase, and a series of fun and funny adventures ensue, including a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and a messy episode with a giant pumpkin. In the end, Buzzer and Cincinnati plan a big surprise for Fred-X, just as the parcel-delivering owl tries to drop Buzzer off back at his new ranch house in the Hill Country. Meet Buzzer Louis, retired director of operations of the C.I.A. (DO/CIA), his petulant but pretty sister, Dusty Louise, their hilarious tiny orange tabby twin siblings - Luigi Panettone Giaccomazza and Luisa Manicotti Giaccomazza, and Buzzer's best friend and former C.I.A. contract operative, Cincinnati the dancing pig.

UP FROM THE ASHES tells the story of the development, destruction, and rebuilding of a dynamic neighborhood from a child's perspective. Based on actual historical events, during the Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riots in 1921, it is a positive, life-affirming book. Readers will discover what it means to be part of a community, with all its ups and downs. The book demonstrates many of the timeless virtues we all cherish, not just for ourselves, but for our children: faith, determination, integrity, humility, and compassion.

"Haunted Land: The Devil's Backbone 3" is the third in this popular Texas series of ghosts, the supernatural and the mysterious. It picks up where "Ghostly Chills: The Devil's Backbone 2" and "The Devil's Backbone: Ghost Stories from the Texas Hill Country" left off. This volume brings the reader 20 more mysteries including "A Child's Handprint," "The White Buckskin," "Mystical Lady," and many more. Bert Wall, a fifth-generation Texan, grew up in Houston where he graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in history and political science. But he also spent a lot of time growing up in the Texas Hill Country where he heard the stories and folklore that permeated the area. He started gathering and documenting the stories of supernatural occurrences that took place on or near the Devil's Backbone, a rugged area between the towns of Blanco and Wimberley. In the 1980s Wall started writing about the spooky tales of the area, such as "The Mystic Herd," "The Mystery Riders," and "The Haunted Valley." His stories have been published in the "Canyon Lake Times-Guardian," the "New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung" and the "Houston Chronicle." In 1996 four of his stories were featured on the CBS television series, "Unsolved Mysteries."

Old Blue, Texas' most revered longhorn, worked for rancher Charles Goodnight. But Blue has almost been forgotten by history. In 1998 a mysterious old manuscript was discovered by Preston Lewis. Now Mr. Lewis shares the manuscript, Blue's "autobiography," with readers for the first time. In this story, we learn that a few great specimens like Old Blue built the cattle empire. As Blue puts it, "The cowboys who rode with me claim they did all the work. They're wrong." With Old Blue, Spur Award-winner Preston Lewis launches a new series. Also available, the second Animal Legends book - "Blanca is My Name: Or How I Saved the Buffalo on the Texas Plains."

Susanna Dickinson is one of the most legendary women in Texas history. Married to Captain Almaron Dickinson, she and her infant daughter Angelina were among the few survivors of the Battle of the Alamo. General Santa Anna was impressed with Dickinson and even offered to adopt Angelina and have her educated in Mexico. Santa Anna eventually released Dickinson and her daughter so she could spread word of his victory and tell the story of the Alamo. Noted Texas author, Rita Kerr tells Susannah Dickinson's story in this fictional biography that gives juvenile readers an inside account of the Alamo and life in early Texas.

BY THE WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD Fourteen-year-old Josh and his friend Shan are facing hard times on their families' farms in Central Texas in 1934. It's the days of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, and rain is as scarce as money. With the long dry spell have come wild animals with flashing teeth and deadly rabies. Dust storms known as black blizzards are raging, threatening lives and destroying cropland.Will a rainmaker bring rain? Will their families lose their homes? Will Josh's and Shan's friendship survive?From rabid animal attacks to a deadly flood to a barreling freight train, Josh is in for an adventure he will never forget.

This book is about the six-player game in Oklahoma, because it was the only basketball for girls at that time. This is a story about girls' basketball and its climb to respectability with other sports that were being played - before the transition to five-on-five. This is the story of the special situation of a man who wanted to coach boys but who was forced to coach a girls team. He finds the girls to be real competitors and students of the game. He loves it, and he never wants to coach a boys' athletic team again. This book became the basis for the 2006 movie, "Believe in Me," starring Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis and Bruce Dern.

A summer of drought and epidemic illness in 1847 forces Mina, Papa, and his new wife, Lisette, to move on from Fredericksburg, Texas, to a larger land grant deep in Comanche territory. This is the sequel to Janice Jordan Shefelman's "A Paradise Called Texas," and the second book in her popular early Texas trilogy. Illustrated by Tom, Karl & Dan Shefelman.