Books published by publisher Taylor and Seale Publishers

Shepseskaf, a young Egyptian physician, rescues a small kitten from drowning and in doing so, saves a kingdom. Little Miu changes not only his life, but also the lives of everyone he knows and loves. Following an emergency call to Pharaoh’s palace, Shep finds himself in a mysterious and dangerous adventure. His cat accompanies him on his travels even to crime scenes where, for reasons known only to her, important clues end up in her traveling basket. It is a tale filled with romance and danger in the glorious days of Ancient Egypt.

Shepseskaf, a young Egyptian physician, rescues a small kitten from drowning and in doing so, saves a kingdom. Little Miu changes not only his life, but also the lives of everyone he knows and loves. Following an emergency call to Pharaoh’s palace, Shep finds himself in a mysterious and dangerous adventure. His cat accompanies him on his travels even to crime scenes where for reasons known only to her, important clues end up in her traveling basket. It is a tale filled with romance and danger in the glorious days of Ancient Egypt.

Patrick is a huge young lion who lives in an animal sanctuary in Africa. As Patrick grows to adulthood, he finds that he cannot roar. He is reluctant to have an operation to have his roar fixed, but he is encouraged by his animal friends to have it, telling him stories of their operations. He finally consents and still cannot roar. Certain the operation is a failure, he resigns himself to being a silent lion. When an emergency threatens the entire pride, Patrick is able to roar, saving the pride and the compound.

Jamie’s coach was thinking that Jamie, twelve, had a better chance of achieving her Olympic dream as a pairs skater than as a single. So Jamie agrees to skate with Matt, even if she has to grit her teeth every time they practice. If Matt weren’t enough to deal with, Jamie’s divorced father tells her he is getting married again. A new stepmother and six-year-old brother are just what she doesn’t need. Will her life ever be smooth skating again? Pairs on Ice is more than a book about skating. Tweens will identify with the many conflicts Jamie faces on and off the ice in this fast-paced novel.

"You're in the big leagues here, where it's every skater for herself. Don't think you're gonna get any help from me . . . And don't try to wheedle yourself onto Jessica's good side. She's my coach and I come first!"Pairs skater Jamie Bartlett flinches at the hostile words coming from Emily Lin, her new roommate. What has she gotten herself into?Not that she had a choice. After winning the gold medal at Sectionals, she and her partner Matt were psyched to get gold at the National Championships. But then an accident left their coach in a coma, and everything changed.Now they are training far from home with a new coach, and Jamie finds herself the victim of insults and pranks from Emily and her friends. Even worse, their coach is clearly not interested in their success.Can Jamie take the pressure--or will she give up her dream of gold?

Silfa, a young fairy, finds herself trapped in a different time zone and in a locale she does not remember. Somehow, she has traveled into the future. How can she hide from harm when Willie, a young, sad boy troubled with family problems, actually sees her? They strike a friendship which helps them both grow in understanding of their world. Silfa, who has a delightful wit, possesses all the beautiful qualities of a "good fairy." Though she has troubles of her own, even to being attacked by a monster she had somehow conjured up from her past, she tries to help Willie. Nadler has captured the childhood fantasy of fairies with a story which helps you escape into the world you remember believing in as a child. Children and adults will enjoy immersing themselves in the story, anxious to know how it will end . . . and yet reluctant to let go.

Backpack Blues is a young adult story in verse set in a fragile world, the rural Mountain Valley High School, located in the extreme northeastern section of the Adirondack Mountains. ACE JACKSON serves as a master of ceremonies, but each student shares the limelight for a moment. The narrative begins with an invitation by MARISOL GARCIA to enter the world of her senior class. We hear CORA SIMMONS' cry for acceptance. One by one, Cora's classmates speak about themselves and their lives through the poems they hand in to the English teacher MRS. DEYON, or crumple up and throw into the basket to be retrieved by the snoopy janitor SAWYAH TRUMAN. Sometimes they gossip about each other. More often, they spill their troubles, complain about their lives, or criticize the lack of justice.ROSS PARROTTE, the ballplayer frequently mentioned by others, makes most of his classmates' lives miserable. His bullying prompts TOBY THOMAS to eat his troubles. Problems escalate until the day of the senior ball. The anthology of vignettes in verse explores the pressures of home life, relationships, and school life faced by the members of Cora's class. Combined, the culturally diverse poems demonstrate a blend of humor, alienation, and determination. Backpack Blues celebrates the resourcefulness it takes to make it in the classrooms, halls, and locker rooms of contemporary schools, but also reminds readers no one ever leaves school totally behind.

Loud noises frighten Mitzvah. Because she's blind, she can't tell what is making that sound, so she gets scared. But she knows that she can turn to her human mom and that, together, they can make it through life's scary times. Everything is going to be all right. In fact, even better than all right. Although this book is about a blind dog, it teaches that with love and care, the frightened can become more courageous.

Sometimes secrets are too big to live with. Sometimes dying is a relief.Beatrice Stone came to the west coast young and delectable, with high hopes and big plans for a long career on the silver screen. It hasn't worked out. She has a secret--she loves someone she isn't allowed to. It's a love that's forbidden, and it ruins her. Pretty dreams don't always come true, and she descends into the streets, living for the next bottle of gin. A prostitute and a thief, she gets by any way she can. She steals something without knowing how valuable it is, and the people she stole it from want it back badly enough to kill her.The last man Beatrice Stone ever propositions is private eye Nate Crowe. He turns her down, but something about her touches him. He gives her ve bucks and watches her walk away, not knowing that she's going to haunt him, or that he's going to haunt her murderers.Crowe has a secret of his own. The love of his life is an eccentric artist; the beautiful, exotic Annie Kahlo, who died in a ery crash at the end of a police chase. She's earned a trip to the gas chamber, but nobody is looking to execute a corpse. Annie isn't dead, though, and she's more than a little crazy. She has a gun in her purse, a strong sense of right and wrong, and her own quick way of dealing with injustice. The worst people never see her coming.Scented with cinnamon and suntan oil, soaked in neon and bourbon, Hau Tree Green is the sequel to Girls in Pink. From the sleazy beach motels on Cabrillo Boulevard to the gated, palm-shaded mansions in Montelindo, this is southern California in the winter of 1947, fresh, real and colorful as today.

From the wretched conditions of Florida's turpentine camps to Eleanor Roosevelt's elegant home, from a background of poverty and prejudice to dinners with the rich and famous, the life of Dr. Annie Mae Walker chronicles both abuse and celebration of growing up black in Daytona Beach and beyond. This book tells the story of struggles of civil rights abuse and triumph in the United States from the viewpoint of a woman who helped change its history. It is like a window into a time of great change in the U.S. and of many people who witnessed and helped or hindered its progress.

Jacob Barnaby lives in a small town in the shadows of the Adiron- dack Mountains, where neighbors know each other and gossip spreads like dandelions. On the night of his birthday party, the sev- enteen-year-old son of a prominent attorney learns his father has a secret. To make matters worse, his father plans to represent the man Jacob and his friends think is responsible for putting the school bully in a wheelchair. Will his father's actions ruin both Jacob's fam- ily and his senior year? Can Jacob salvage his relationship with his girlfrie

Michael is a beautiful juvenile American Bald Eagle. He is certain that he doesn’t want to leave his cliff-top nest and fly. Despite encouragement from his family and friends, he is too afraid of heights to try. It’s not until real danger comes to the eagles that Michael finally flies and learns that being an eagle is a pretty cool thing. A delightful story, the second in the series of "I Can Do It" books which inspire confidence in children who might be afraid to face a challenge. It is also instructional, informing children about eagles, hawks, and owls in an easily understandable, interesting way. An endearing story children will love to listen to or read.