Books published by publisher Gamekeeper Press

Let your imagination unfold as an orchestra of origami debuts its soulful tune just for you. In this 286-word story, readers are introduced to a whimsical land where the art of origami is anything but stiff. The magic continues even after the story ends with a few did-you-know fun facts and step-by-step instructions on how to craft an origami water lily. Origami Orchestra is part of a new book series titled The Dreamscape Series. The collection is a celebration of inclusiveness. No matter our gender, race, or cultural differences, everyone dreams. This book, and the others in the series (coming soon), incorporate new words and information in order to strengthen vocabulary, language, and reading skills, while exploring a playful dreamscape (the environment of the dream). Each dreamscape is built around rhyming stanzas that capture the fluid nature of dreaming, increase word retention, and will continually engage the reader long after the final line. The Dreamscape Series is designed to withstand the test of time, hold the interest of readers of all ages (but targeted age is 0-8), and invoke a deluge of curiosity about new wonders, things, and ideas. Open up and allow the worlds of our dreams to come alive. __________ Did you know that a mountain could actually be a unicorn's horn? Have you ever seen an origami orchestra play? Or are you one of the lucky few that have danced with life-size gingerbread men, then floated off on the scents of baked goods? Inspired by such questions and my own curiosity, I conceptualized and wrote a children's series, The Dreamscape Series. The first collection of titles are Origami Orchestra, Beaked In, Unicorn Horn Mountain, and Butterfly Ride. Dreams can be powerful and poignant, but may also leave us with more questions than answers. The Dreamscape Series reverses that concept by incorporating new words and information that strengthens vocabulary, language, and reading skills, while exploring a playful dreamscape (the environment of the dream). Each dreamscape is built around rhyming stanzas that capture the fluid nature of dreams, and will continually engage the reader long after the final line. The series is designed to withstand the test of time, hold the interest of readers of all ages (but targeted age is 0-8), and invoke a deluge of curiosity about new places, things, and ideas. Refreshing our point of view and unlocking our imaginations can lead to the greatest discoveries, and allow the worlds of our dreams to come alive.

We can learn about life from just about anyone, but a worm? Maybe so. Wendell might be a worm, but he has feelings like the rest of us. Surrounded by others who boast about their importance, Wendell the Working Worm doubts his own value. Fortunately, his friend Oliver the Wise Old Owl reminds Wendell that his talents are among nature’s most prized assets. Like everyone in life, Wendell is special, too.

Meet Sadie MacPhearson. She’s seventeen and lives in a ritzy, artsy beach town called Mariposa Beach, California. Blond, bootylicious and beautiful—she’s a main chick of the Pop Crowd: the most flawless looking, smartest, trendiest, richest, fabulous group of party animals at Mariposa Beach High School. She wants one thing, to keep her secret but it’s always lingering above her head. When the administrators want to assess her for a learning disability, she coats inhibitions and fears with alcohol, which, in turn, causes serious damage in her life, mostly her chameleon soul. After struggling to blend in, senior year, Sadie finds herself without her dear grandmother, with disgusted parents, three hundred and sixty mandatory volunteer hours and AA meetings, no driver’s license or Jeep, zero friends, and cognitively low classes. Feeling like success is not an option with her learning disability, she sits behind building C next to an overweight, military loving, book nerd Jay Felix on the first day of senior year. He pushes her to be her best self. But even at her best, can Sadie overcome her learning disability, her struggles with alcohol and graduate from high school at the cutthroat Mariposa Beach High School or will the lure of the Pop Crowd take her down?About the AuthorCindy McElroy is a young adult novel writer. The Teenager with a Chameleon Soul is her first book. She's the wife of a firefighter, the mother of three children and a Rhodesian Ridgeback, and a special education teacher. She does her best writing when she's beach camping, or her kids are occupied. If she's not writing, working or with her family, she's reading, doing yoga, water skiing, snowboarding or SUP boarding near her home in Ventura County, California. Cindy loves to write humorous yet emotional novels about young adults experiencing young adult things.

PATRICK AND HIS FAMILY ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE CHRISTMAS... TOGETHER!Preparing for Christmas is never easy, especially if you are part of a large dysfunctional family who fights and argues all the time. Patrick, the second oldest sibling of 9 kids, is still trying to figure out if he is obsessed with Santa or if he is just his biggest fan. Is Patrick gullible or is he a smart aleck? Just who does Grandma Bertha and her big butt think they are? Why is Mom threatening to stop what she is doing at home and walk all the way back to the store without any shoes or coat on? Who did what to the Christmas tree and why? Depending on who you are, this day just keeps on getting better...or worse!

A beautiful Spring morning in Echo Forest is the setting for three sentimental journeys of blossoming friendships, courage and enduring love. The Little Green Armchair illustrates how solitude, peacefulness and nature create connections that span a lifetime. In The Windy Day Picnic, Primrose Possum and her little possum family exhibit the extent to which a parent will go to make sure her children are safe at the end of a long adventure. And, finally, Neville, The Thirsty Little Stinkbug provides a little story about how wonderful friendships can be created and blossom out of troubled situations.

Hanna Smith was diagnosed with Leukemia at age six and was in and out of remission four times by age thirteen. Her father, Dr. Jason Smith, an underachieving insurance company medical director who is plagued with severe panic attacks, learns about a new medication that has a high remission rate in adults with the same diagnosis. But the medication is not FDA approved for children. Jason’s desire to find a cure for his daughter’s illness takes him on an unexpected, violent criminal path that tests the boundaries of his career and marriage, and jeopardizes his sanity. But will he finally be successful in saving his daughter, and at what cost? From debut Author Wendy Weiss, comes a disturbing, psychological thriller about a desperate man, that takes you on an intense journey along the Southwest Florida coastline.

Emma Loukas had a typical teenage life. Until she didn’t. After choosing to stay home instead of accompanying her family to a minor league baseball game, Emma is not present when a suicide bomber detonates an explosive device at the entrance to the stadium just as her family arrives. In the months that follow, grief therapy and the gloomy looks from friends and her extended family do nothing but drag Emma further down into the rubble left behind by that deadly April afternoon.To escape the sad reality of her new life, Emma heads across the country to California to spend her senior year with her grandmother. Getting away from her former life is the only way to survive. It doesn’t take long, though, for Emma to experience Grandma Connie’s dementia, and it’s more than a seventeen-year-old is capable of handling on her own. Now, Emma fears she has just made her bad situation worse, and she begins to wonder if it’s even worth trying to survive.But when the family mementos on the dresser catch her eye, Emma feels a bit of light flicker inside her. Maybe the way to make sense of her new life is to live the lives her mom, dad, and brother no longer can. So she sets out to achieve each of their dreams. It won’t be easy, but it’s all Emma has left, and in the process, she just may find out who she’s supposed to be.About the AuthorLeslie Hauser is a middle school teacher, runner, and cupcake enthusiast. She’s also the author of the young adult novel Chasing Eveline. She’s a Midwesterner at heart—born in Cincinnati, Ohio—but currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her dog Mr. Darcy. Visit Leslie at www.lesliehauser.com.

Discover the untold story of the queens of Wonderland. There is trouble in Wonderland. The king is gone and his court overthrown. The kingdom is now under the control of the queen and her ruthless cousin, Elzana Blackheart. All is not the same. Taking advantage of her cousin’s naivety and insecurities, Blackheart has reshaped the kingdom to fit her own preferences for purity and perfection. Anything not in line with such is considered expendable. However, the birth of the queen’s daughter, Wonderland's future Queen of Hearts, creates a fissure in the stranglehold Blackheart has over the kingdom. Threatened by the newborn’s existence, with bright red hair and birthmarks, Blackheart orders the queen’s servants to dispose of the baby girl. Underlying opposition to Blackheart’s injustices boils to the surface leading one servant, Marie, to flee the palace with the newborn. Marie’s disappearance and sudden physical changes in the queen leave Blackheart questioning everything.

This true story celebrates the diversity of neighbors who have developed valuable friendships. Set in a suburb west of Portland, Oregon, the young narrator, Rowan, takes you on a journey to meet friends on his street. With neighbors representing 14 countries and four of the main religions, readers will enjoy learning about different places, languages, and religions. Maps are included to help identify each of the countries mentioned.

Flicker is a lightning bug, the youngest and smallest of the warrior sect of lightning bugs called, 'Lanterns,' who use their inner light called 'Glimmer,' to forge organic armor and weaponry against the dark forces. When the Roach Lord and his army attack, Flicker's light pouch is punctured in battle. In peril, he is rushed to Sanctuary Pond where a zen frog trained in the ways of healing saves Flicker, and goes on to teach Flicker about holding his light, and the true origins of the Roach Lord and the lightning bugs. To face the Roach Lord and the darkness outside of him, Flicker will have to look to the light inside of him, and in doing so, he may find his light is much larger and more intertwined in the world than he could ever have imagined.Stay Connectedwww.ublightbooks.com

When author Dave McMullan's wife XiangMin was pregnant with their youngest daughter, she was constantly followed around the streets of their hometown in China by a friendly little Dachshund. Growing fond of their newfound 4-legged friend, the McMullan family decided he deserved a name. His name became ‘Banger’ after the slang term for sausages in England. They were never sure if Banger had an owner or not, or whether they should take the little Dachshund into their home but as he looked happy and healthy enough, they decided not to.When their daughter Maya was born, Dave and XiangMin would often take her out to see Banger and he, as usual, was happy to see them. After a while Banger stopped coming around; Dave guessed that he had another family to make happy, and so he decided to write a poem for his cousin in London. This was how ‘Banger the Sausage Dog - Lost in London’ was born!Written in poetry form, 'Banger' is designed to introduce children to the joys of poetry as well as tell a tale of hard work, determination and success. Join Banger the Sausage Dog in an adventure that sees him winding his way to happiness on a foggy day in London town. As he navigates his way through the mist he finds himself in an increasing series of mishaps and adventures. On his travels, Banger struggles against adversity while looking for the joy that he deserves only to find it in the most unusual of places: a red London double-decker bus!