Books with title Boats on the Water

Fourteen-year-old Jared finds it hard to fit in. Half-Native American and half-Anglo, he lives with his hard-working mother and aunt in Seattle, Washington, where he spends his after-school hours selling Pacific Northwest Indian artifacts from his aunt’s store. When a stranger delivers a mysterious invitation, Jared takes a risk—and meets up with his estranged Native American father, whom he hasn’t seen in ten years. Together they embark on an ambitious adventure to build a magnificent replica of an ancient canoe to compete in Seattle’s historic canoe race on Puget Sound. Jared, however, is in no mood to set aside old hurts. Can he overcome his resentments and find the courage to step into adulthood?

Insecure men should think twice before marrying ladies so blessed by God that neither men nor women can help doing a double-take every time she walks into the market. It’s only natural to notice a face sometimes when the lips are perfect, the hair is stellar and her shape is as distinctive as her walk, especially in a very small town. Such men wouldn’t then move miss-matched spouses out to the boonies in desperate attempts to eliminate all foreseeable competition . . . the way Eli Yorby did with Emma. Tucking her away from the world on the remote end of a large Ohio lake. Turning love and marriage into a game of keep away . . . or some kind of church-sanctioned slavery. Ten long years pass by before an athletic young man in an old wooden boat comes along, helping to investigate some atrocious local crimes. Crimes that may, in fact, involve Eli Yorby. Emma doesn’t know it, but the jealous man who sealed her off from the world has issues deeper than just insecurity. He may also know things about the blood-curdling screams being heard late at night all over the town of Mesopotamia, Ohio. A powerful May / September relationship develops between the curious young boater and a tantalizing, as well as lonely, Emma Yorby. The unintended, but addictive power of the tug . . . make multiple subsequent meetings seemingly worth each and every glorious risk. It was all just a matter of time before Eli caught on and all hell broke loose.God help Emma and . . . the boater.

A delightful series of board books for toddlers, Funtime Rhymes titles introduce preschool boys and girls to machines that roll, float, or fly. Each attractive book presents five rhymes that kids will love to say aloud with Mom or Dad, and each rhyme comes with an amusing full-color, cartoon-style illustration. The books are sturdy enough to resist rough handling by toddlers, and their corners are rounded for safety. �Tommy the Tugboat�s a tough little fellow. He tows other ships and he�s painted bright yellow.� He�s just the first in a series of this book�s boats to keep kids amused. (Ages 2�5)

Fourteen-year-old Jared finds it hard to fit in. Half-Native American and half-Anglo, he lives with his hard-working mother and aunt in Seattle, Washington, where he spends his after-school hours selling Pacific Northwest Indian artifacts from his aunt’s store. When a stranger delivers a mysterious invitation, Jared takes a risk—and meets up with his estranged Native American father, whom he hasn’t seen in ten years. Together they embark on an ambitious adventure to build a magnificent replica of an ancient canoe to compete in Seattle’s historic canoe race on Puget Sound. Jared, however, is in no mood to set aside old hurts. Can he overcome his resentments and find the courage to step into adulthood?