Books published by publisher Home Book Company

A fast-paced YA sci-fi adventure novel set on a colonized Mars that is a heady mix of Ursula K. Le Guin's imagination and Amie Kaufman's high-tech escapades. "Mary Turzillo has crafted an extraordinary tale of teenaged adventure on a harsh planet. Heroines Nanoannie and Kapera use bravery and ingenuity to survive on a vividly imagined future Mars." —Brenda Cooper, author of Edge of Dark "Mars Girls delivers real-feeling characters in a fast-moving, exciting space adventure." —Kij Johnson, author of The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe "Great fun! A rollicking adventure across a uniquely imagined Martian landscape." —S Andrew Swann, author of Dragon Princess "Uniquely qualified to write about both Mars and humanity, Mary Turzillo has conjured up an intriguingly intricate plot filled with plenty of adventure, engagingly fresh and memorable characters, and provocative ideas." —Stanley Schmidt, Hugo Award-winning editor Nanoannie is a bored teen stuck on Mars. She wants to go to clubs, wear the latest Earth fashions, and dance with nuke guys. But her life is not exciting. She lives on her family’s Pharm with her parents, little sister, and a holo-cat named Fuzzbutt. The closest she gets to clubs are on the Marsnet. And her parents are pressuring her to sign her contract over to Utopia Limited Corp before she’s even had a chance to live a little. When Kapera—a friend from online school—shows up at her Pharm asking for help, Nanoannie is quick to jump in the rover and take off. Finally an adventure! What Nanoannie and Kapera find at the Smythe’s Pharm is more than the girls bargained for. The hab has been trashed and there are dead bodies buried in the backyard! If that wasn’t bad enough, the girls crash the rover and Kapera gets kidnapped by Facers, who claim her parents are murderers! Between Renegade Nuns, Facers, and corp geeks, Nanoannie and Kapera don’t know who to trust or where to go. Kapera only wants to find her parents so they can get to Earth Orbitals and she can be treated for her leukemia. Nanoannie wants to help her friend and experience a little bit of Mars before selling her contract to the first corp that offers to buy it. Life isn’t easy when you’re just a couple of Mars Girls looking for excitement, fun, and adventure and trouble follows you around...

Before there was Little League Baseball... Before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line... There was... Marvin Daniel Price. A little boy from Chicago who would make history as baseball's youngest pro. I Am A Baseball Player captures the energy and indomitable spirit of a young boy in the 1940s who would become a modern day role model by living up to the daily mantra of his youth... "I Am A Baseball Player!" Beautifully written and warmly illustrated, this previously untold story of an unsung sports hero is an inspiration and a gift to anyone with a desire to make an impossible dream, possible.