The Chronicles of Salt & Blood: Sworn to the Sea
He faced Levanine with the intensity of flames. “You must swear that you will not try to escape. You will not die by your own hand.”
“I swear it.”
Levanine’s life as a servant for the Ehrenfeld Family is not an unfortunate one. She has food, a place to sleep, and her best friend, Putra. But as they prepare for the suitors of Miss Leoni Ehrenfehld to arrive, the worst happens: pirates ransack the home.
And they demand Leoni Ehrenfehld, the family’s only heir, as payment.
Bound by duty, Levanine offers herself as a surrogate for the girl, and the frightening captain accepts her offer. But there is one condition. She must swear that she will never leave.
The world is bigger and more frightening than she could ever imagine. The men are dangerous, the seas even more so. Levanine has one of two choices: to become stronger or to die.
And she has sworn to the captain that she will not die.
Page Magic
A cozy, middle-grade fantasy novel with a talking mouse.
This summer has already been more than Paige bargained for.
12-year-old Paige hoped to spend her summer vacation with her best friend, writing a movie script and making a video game. However, her artist mother has other plans for the summer, including a secluded lakehouse and lots of outdoor adventures.
When a mysterious drawing transports Paige from the lakehouse to a forest full of talking animals, she realizes that art is far more magical than she knew before. Accompanied by her new friend, a talking mouse named Fritz, she must make the dangerous journey from the forest to the Great Wizard’s Tower if she ever hopes to find a way home.
But the journey won’t be easy, and Paige will discover there is a lot more waiting for her in this world than she could have ever imagined.
Penny the Pineapple Gator
This charming picture book is full of puns and helps children learn the importance of friendship.
Penny the alligator loves making friends and eating pineapples. But people are scared of her!
Who will Penny share her pineapples with?
Snowdrops in Springtime
An anthology of poetries and short stories, all ending with hope.
Picturesque poems, gritty stories of magic and survival, and tales of romance all come together for Snowdrops in Springtime, an anthology of hope.
From dragons and mermaids to war and love, this anthology contains a wide variety of poems, stories, and themes. All entries in this anthology, no matter how dark or grim, end in hope or a happy ending–because the darkness does not win.
The authors included in this collection are Andi Michelson, Annee Clark, Camille Esther, C. F. Treader, Christmas Beeler, Dawn E. Dagger, Donna J. Bunner-Miller, Elizabeth Agnes, Katarina Kelley, Kathryn Rossati, Megan Huffman, Michaela Bush, Rachael S. Conte, RJ Conte, Rose Kirby, Schro Grey, and Taryn Skipper.
All publisher proceeds from this collection will be donated to 988, the Suicide and Crisis Hotline.
Olio
Writers of the Round Table
o·li·o
/ˈōlēō/
noun
a miscellaneous collection (as of literary or musical selections)
Ghosts dance in the ballroom. Two orphans find renewed hope. A bookbinder searches for her lost journal. A man struggles to survive.
“Olio” is the Massillon Public Library’s Writers of the Round Table’s first short story collection.
Dandelions of Sidewalk Crack
Writers of the Round Table
Dandelions push up between the concrete slabs, reminding onlookers of resilience and hope.
A moving, emotional collection of poems that explores the stages of love and life: grief, rage, and the enduring hope at the end of it all-the dandelions in the sidewalk cracks. This collection features 38 poems from 13 authors.
Dandelions in Sidewalk Cracks is the 2nd Massillon Public Library adult writer’s group (Writers of the Round Table) collection of poetry. This collection features 38 poems split into four sections: Withered Bouquets in Kitchen Vases (poems of sadness & death), Wildflowers Along Highway Roads (poems growing in the gardens of words), Brambles Clawing Crumbling Stones (poems of madness and rage), and Dandelions in Sidewalk Cracks (poems of hope, happiness, and resilience.)
Letters to Herostratus
Greek Mythos-themed, Poetry of Heartbreak and Obsession
“Katarina Kelley’s debut collection feels intimate, as though a lover from antiquity really did write each prose poem to their beloved. The language flows smoothly, with metaphor and simile effectively used, and yet each simple elegant “letter” is a work of beauty.”
– Cat Russell, Soul Picked Clean
Katarina Kelley invites you to experience love with her: the pain, the flames, and the bittersweet longing.
This work is a passionate painting of love and all the terrors that come with it.
This debut poetry collection contains over 70 powerful, gritty works.
Writing Is
Writers of the Round Table
The Massillon Public Library adult writer’s group presents its first-ever poetry anthology, Writing Is.
This powerful collection contains 28 unique poems from 7 authors. The poems fall under three categories: ‘Writing Is,’ a united category showing the importance of writing in our lives, ‘Who We Are,’ poems showing what makes each of us unique, and Where We Come From,’ outlining our struggles.
Enjoy this collection from authors of all different backgrounds, struggles, and walks of life. Despite being different, the authors all have one thing in common: a passion for writing.
A Symphony of Our Stories
Writers of the Round Table
The symphony takes a collective breath.
The strings are taut, lips hover just above cold metal, and the players are stiff—all waiting for the first twitch of the conductor’s wrist.
A Symphony of Our Stories is a collection of 10 poems and short stories, each centered around one specific instrument. This collaborative effort creates the a symphonic reading experience.
The players and playwrights invite you to enjoy this anthology and to find your own song within each piece.
