Books published by publisher Canterbury House Publishing, Ltd

Twelve-year old Maggie Diele is on the adventure of a lifetime. Traveling to newly acquired Kentucke, Maggie and her family embark on a trek through the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Gap. There, her family, and others like them will follow Daniel Boone through the Gap to the dangerous settlement of Boonesborough in 1776. The country is in turmoil as the Revolutionary War begins.The newly arrived settlers find the area rugged and prone to attack from nearby Indians. After seeing one of the children massacred, the men keep their long rifles and muskets at the ready.Young Maggie and her best friend, Mary Katherine, want to join the pretty and popular Jemima Boone and Calloway sisters for an afternoon excursion on the river. Being turned away, the two girls decide to follow the trio from the bluff above the river. As Maggie and Mary Katherine watch, they see Indians sneak up on the girls in the canoe. They turn and run. But will they make it back to the fort in time to warn the men to save the girls--or will they too fall prey to the savages?

"Unearthing Christmas” offers a glimpse into a world before technology became the driving force in everyday existence. Fourteen-year-old Peggy cannot imagine a life without IPads, IPhones, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Lori, a teenager with a personal mission, has no knowledge beyond 1955. She reenters the world through time and space to stop Peggy from stealing treasured possessions. Their meeting ground is a bomb shelter, decorated for Christmas, and completely preserved in a span of 60 years! Lori and Peggy enter a fate-filled journey leading to self-awareness, understanding, and ultimately, forgiveness. The story goes beyond an exploration of time periods. “Unearthing Christmas” allows readers to examine and reflect upon their choices, at any age.

Twelve-year old Maggie Diele is on the adventure of a lifetime. Traveling to newly acquired Kentucke, Maggie and her family embark on a trek through the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Gap. There, her family, and others like them will follow Daniel Boone through the Gap to the dangerous settlement of Boonesborough in 1776. The country is in turmoil as the Revolutionary War begins.The newly arrived settlers find the area rugged and prone to attack from nearby Indians. After seeing one of the children massacred, the men keep their long rifles and muskets at the ready.Young Maggie and her best friend, Mary Katherine, want to join the pretty and popular Jemima Boone and Calloway sisters for an afternoon excursion on the river. Being turned away, the two girls decide to follow the trio from the bluff above the river. As Maggie and Mary Katherine watch, they see Indians sneak up on the girls in the canoe. They turn and run. But will they make it back to the fort in time to warn the men to save the girls—or will they too fall prey to the savages?

"Unearthing Christmas” offers a glimpse into a world before technology became the driving force in everyday existence. Fourteen-year-old Peggy, in 2015, cannot imagine a life without IPads, IPhones, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Lori, a teenager with a personal mission, has no knowledge beyond 1955. She reenters the world through time and space to stop Peggy from stealing treasured possessions. Their meeting ground is a bomb shelter, decorated for Christmas, and completely preserved in a span of 60 years! Lori and Peggy enter a fate-filled journey leading to self-awareness, understanding, and ultimately, forgiveness. The story goes beyond an exploration of time periods, “Unearthing Christmas” allows readers to examine and reflect upon their choices, at any age.

Beware, citizens of Silicon Valley--the bad Toonies are on their way. Led by the evil ape-bird, Dab, the Mischief Makers have escaped from Computer Cartoon Land. They are skulking in the shadows, ready to pounce. Dab will do anything to stay in the real world, so makes plans to take over Orange Computer, then Grape Computer, Banana ... and then the world.Thanks to Uncle Wom (Wise Old Man and leader of Cartoon Land), the good Toonies aren't far behind. Uncle Wom and a cartoon teen, Doog, have come to help Jeremy Kern, a young newspaper cartoonist--the only human who can save Silicon Valley. Steve "The Woz" Wozniak, co-founder of Orange Computer, gets involved when the bad Toonies take over the supply building at Orange headquarters. This is a story of good versus bad ... Doog versus Dab.

Lovers of stories bursting with romance, visions, and violence will be thrilled with "Valthea: I Read People" and its empathetic, psychic protagonist. In book one of The Daughters, Valthea Sarosi reads people’s pasts. Her determination to find her birth parents, headline a circus, and experience true love, lead her to perform at festivals throughout Romania with a Gypsy troupe and an Eastern European single-ring circus. Valthea falls in love with Sorin Dobra, the Gypsy troupe’s fire juggler with med-school ambition. They continue their relationship when Valthea joins the circus and discovers her unpredictable insight causes as much trouble as it does help. In her rise to stardom, Valthea encounters jealous bullying, obsession, and temptation. When her loved-ones lives are threatened, will she be able to access her paranormal prowess, or be forced to rely solely on heart and wit?

In Bart Bare’s thought provoking coming-of-age novel, he introduces a new kind of Girl in the Appalachian Mountains. Recently orphaned, fourteen year-old Loren Creek is caught in the crossfire of a legal system that would control her future, and a foster care system that lays claim to her daily life. A fiercely independent Tennessee mountain girl, Loren escapes her foster home by fleeing to the mountains of North Carolina and with the help of a curmudgeonly mountain man she manages to evade detection by assuming the identity of a boy. Having cared for her mother since the age of 11 and having studied dance and gymnastics at her mother’s insistence, Loren grows into a strong-willed, responsible, and physically capable girl, mature for her age. When she enters high school her lean and muscular appearance makes it easy to be accepted as a boy. She reluctantly, becomes the kicker on the school football team, and becomes popular with boys and girls alike, causing stressful, confusing, even dangerous situations. Aldrich Herms, Loren’s foster care guardian takes her disappearance personally. He won’t give up until he finds her and places her with a good family according to his rules."Girl is a heart-warming tale that will have you rooting for Loren as she tries to find her place in the world." – Steve Cushman, author of Heart with Joy and Portisville winner of the 2004 Novello Literary Award.---"Girl" is a winner. Feisty tomboy Loren won my heart and cheers as she kicked her way from orphan hood to woman hood.” – William F. "Bill" Kaiser, Author of Bloodroot---“I so enjoyed meeting Loren…an intrepid and enterprising young woman who is determined not to submit to a desolate future, and with grit and wisdom overcomes her woes. In the process of creating a new life, she also changes the lives around her and becomes everybody's good angel. The author paints an engaging picture of the Carolina High Country and its attractions, and gives us a lot of great sports writing, especially a fabulous football game that comes vividly alive. He develops his main characters so well that we follow their tribulations with our hearts and cannot put the book down till the final pages resolve all their problems to our satisfaction. A great read!” – Nora Lourie Percival, Author of Weather of the Heart, Silver Pages on the Lawn and Pell-Mell

Secrets. Extra-sensory gifts. Circus arts. What could possibly disrupt Valthea and Sorin's wedding, building a family or Valthea's contract with a circus in Florida? Relatives. Family secrets continue to haunt Valthea in Book 2, Thomasina: The Twin. But that's not all. One of her relatives uses their paranormal gift against her. Valthea hopes to gain access to her mother's journals in time to understand and combat the manipulative attacks. If not, she may heed the advice of the very attractive, daredevil comic in her new circus family.

The kitchen at Joanie's mountain home is filled with fresh fir and hemlock branches, evergreens that Mama will use as she makes wreaths to sell before Christmas. Joanie is eager to learn to make wreaths like Mama's. As Mama patiently guides her, Joanie learns not only about wreath making, but also about trust and joy - lessons entwined with fragrant evergreen. Joanie's story unfolds through a garland of gentle free-verse poems that readers of all ages will savor.Through slices of life, Julia Taylor Ebel reminds readers of the importance of passing on traditions and cultural stories. Like Ebel's previous books, Mama's Wreaths was inspired by the experiences of real people - in this case, the wreath-making experiences of young writer M. Joann Moretz and her family. Enhanced by Joann's keen eye for detail and Ebel's delicate pencil sketches, Mama's Wreaths is a heartwarming story to be read and shared at Christmas and throughout the year.

When Sir Reginald Mouse disappears from his apartment, the neighbors in the building advertise his room for rent. One prospective renter after another comes to see the apartment but finds fault with one or another of the neighbors. The hardworking Ant finds the Hen lazy, the Rabbit criticizes the Cuckoo for abandoning her young, the Pig finds the Cat beneath him because of her color (and is roundly chased out by the neighbors for his racism), and the Nightingale thinks the Squirrel just a noisemaker. At last the Dove arrives, bringing with her an eye for the good and restoring an atmosphere of peace.This simple classic has been the bestselling children’s book in Israel for fifty years. Now English-speaking children have access to its Jewish wisdom, given over with gentle charm.

In Heart with Joy, fifteen year old Julian Hale’s life is turned upside down when his mother suddenly moves from North Carolina to Florida under the pretense of running her parents’ motel and finishing the novel she has been writing for years. While Julian has always been closer to his mother and wants to go with her, she tells him he has to stay with his father until the end of the school year.When Julian’s father decides to run a marathon, Julian agrees to help him train, and the two develop the sort of close relationship they’ve never had before. Also, with the help of an elderly neighbor who loves to spend her days bird-watching, Julian learns that the most important thing in life is to follow your heart. And Julian’s heart leads him to a passion for cooking and a young cashier at the local grocery store even as his own parents drift apart. By the end of the novel, Julian is forced to choose between staying with his father and going to live with his mother.Heart with Joy is an uplifting coming of age novel about the importance of following your heart and trusting that it will take you where you need to go.

In Heart With Joy, fifteen-year-old Julian Hale’s life is turned upside down when his mother suddenly moves from North Carolina to Venice, Florida under the pretense of running her parents’ motel and finishing the novel she has been working on for years. While Julian has always been closer to his mother and wants to go with her, she tells him he has to stay with his father until the end of the school year.Six weeks after his mother leaves, Julian’s father decides to run a marathon. This surprises Julian because he has never seen his father exercise, but once he agrees to help him train the two develop the sort of close relationship they’ve never had before. Also, with the help of an elderly neighbor, Julian learns that the most important thing in life is to follow your heart. And Julian’s heart leads him to a passion for cooking and a young cashier at the local grocery store. By the end of the novel, Julian is forced to choose between staying with his father and going to live with his mother.Heart With Joy is an uplifting coming of age novel about cooking and bird watching, about writing and pottery, and about falling in love and the sacrifices we all make. But ultimately, it’s about the importance of following your heart and trusting that it will take you where you need to go.