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	Stretch!	by Lydia Ondrusek May 07, 2012	$0.99	2900 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Since Lydia Ondrusek’s retirement from the sport of taekwondo-watching (after achieving the rank of black-belt), she has been writing poetry and short stories about magical things, some of which are real. She has two sons, a husband of many years, and a cat who recommends the laps of writers.
	Reaching for a Star	by Felix Mayerhofer April 23, 2012	$3.99	3878 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Felix Mayerhofer, born and raised in Port Chester, NY, in 1930, is the son of the late Simon & Maria Mayerhofer. Simon was a respected professional linguist & Maria a reputable choir director for Corpus Christi Church for 35 years. At age 19, Felix attended Juilliard School of Music on full scholarship. While practicing one day in his hotel room, he was interrupted by a knock on the door and was offered a job to go on the "road" with the Ina Ray Hutton-Randy Brooks Band. He also played with Bobby Byrnes & Sonny Dunham until the Korean War. His 552nd Air National Guard Band was stationed at March Air Force Base (CA) for 2 years. Upon his discharge, his sister, vocalist Scottee Marsh, and her lead trumpet husband, Carl Erca, got him a job with the Bernie Cummins Band. He also performed with the Ray McKinley Band until he joined the hit Decca Records recording band, Eddie Grady and the Commanders. He received his B.S. in Music Education from the SUNY, Potsdam. He then worked with the Allen Keller Trio in Florida, New York City, Las Vegas and Reno. While in Reno, Felix joined a jazz-pop group, Nancy Lee and the Bachelors. They were headliners in Lake Tahoe & Reno casinos before performing at the Dream Room on Bourbon St. in New Orleans for an extended stay. After that he played with a variety of bands. He toured and recorded with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians for a year - until he met his future wife, Shirley Wagner (Wagonseller), a professional dancer at Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe. Felix and comedian-musician Bobby Day formed a comedy team, "The Unpredictable Day and May," which toured for a brief time. Felix taught in the Palmdale School District for 27 years teaching concert and jazz bands at all levels until his retirement. While teaching he received an M.A. from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA. Since retirement, he has written 36 children's stories.
	Dannie's Dilemmas The Shopping Trip	by L.J HALDANE March 05, 2012	$0.99	5714 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: We are two single parents who write childrens books. We have 2 books already published for autistic children and have started the series Cottage Farm. We have been writing together for almost 8 years and hope to do well with our latest childrens books. We have 2 blogs and an article in the eZine magazine and hope to continue writing more.
	Wheel and Fly	by Michelle Tatam Feb. 09, 2012	$2.99	9767 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Do you believe in things beyond the normal world? Paranormal powers, ghosts, parallel worlds, aliens? I write about normal kids who find out that the world outside their window isn't quite what they thought it was, and have to deal with that in different ways. In this world, I live in regional Queensland, Australia, with my three children and a behaviourally-challenged dog.
	ASD and Me: Learning About High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder	by Teresa DeMars May 30, 2011	$3.99	1507 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: In the spring of 2008, the autism journey began for author Teresa DeMars and her family when doctors diagnosed her son, Donnie, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Like all families who face this diagnosis, DeMars and her husband, Jon, worked to find early interventions to help their son. Donnie first spent six months in a special education classroom at a local public school. He then attended Partners in Excellence, an autism therapy center in Burnsville, Minnesota that provides ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy to children with autism. Donnie received 40 hours of therapy per week up until August of 2009, when he “graduated” from the program. Today he is a first grader at a local charter school, where he is mainstreamed in a classroom with typical children. This past year he played organized hockey and baseball. Like other parents with children on the spectrum, DeMars wondered about how she would explain autism to her son. This prompted her to write ASD and Me. DeMars has always had a crafty and creative spirit, which propelled her to illustrate ASD and Me. After spending years at home caring for her son and daughter, DeMars has also embraced entrepreneurship, launching Charity Press Books, the publisher of ASD and Me. DeMars and her family live in the Twin Cities area.