Columbus Publishing Lab

12/20/2024

Once upon a time, humans braved the vast emptiness of space, set up experiments on the moon, and spun tires in the lunar dust. As the years and missions to other planets flew by, Hadley the Lunar Rover and her friends sat waiting, wondering about just one thing . . .
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Hadley the Lunar Rover

12/18/2024

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison

12/16/2024

When you're the smallest reindeer in the stable and your father is a great hero, life can be an uphill climb. But Santa sees the big picture and has the perfect plan. All Comet's son has to do is just give it his best try, and believe that the impossible is possibly, possible.
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Son of Comet

12/13/2024

Have you ever wondered what our planet, Earth, thinks about her life now? Read what she says in this simple, yet educational chat with her Solar System friends. She has some problems to solve, so she turns to her fellow planets and the Sun for advice. Read what they say and what Earth decides to do. What can we do to help her?

"This book does an excellent job of personifying the Earth and the issues it faces as a result of the development of human civilization. " -Amazon Reviewer

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Have you ever wondered what our planet, Earth, thinks about her life now? Read what she says in this simple, yet educational chat with her Solar System friends. She has some problems to solve, so she turns to her fellow planets and the Sun for advice. Read what they say and what Earth decides to ...

12/11/2024

"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader." - Robert Frost

12/09/2024

The Feather Farm is a coming-of-age story. In one short summer, fifteen-year-old Pearl Jacobs discovers her own power to make a difference in the world. And in the process, she finds the meaning of forgiveness and recovers the family she thought was lost forever.

Pearl also learns that doing the right thing is often risky and may be costly.

"THE FEATHER FARM is a tale that encompasses both that hope and sense of empowerment. Along the way this engaging plot weaves in concrete facts about climate change and hands-on actions to help the planet recover. I highly recommend this book for students who are grappling with concerns about saving the earth and for adults who want to do their part." - Amazon Reviewer

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The Feather Farm: A Story of Hope and Action to Save Our Future

12/06/2024

Tami McCandlish left school because she couldn’t take one more day of being bullied, but her story is not one of an awkward outcast.

Raised in a blue-collar community at the edge of Appalachia, Tami not only fit in, she stood out as an athlete, honor-roll student, and club leader, which made her a friend of many and an enemy of a group of girls who had targeted her happiness, success, and temper since fifth grade.

She dealt with their name-calling, gossip, and rumors until her senior year, when they created a swarm of noise she could no longer ignore, and she stood up to them—with devastating results.

Crushed by her sudden fall from popularity, she lost her sense of belonging, identity, and love for others. Doubting whether she could endure one more day of life, she found herself staring at a shotgun cabinet when she heard the words that would eventually change her life.

Let the Bees Buzz reminds us that we cannot always control how people treat us, but we can decide how to react. Hurtful words and actions do not define who we are. Our worth is in Jesus, who shows us how to forgive our enemies, love again, and move forward in friendship.

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Let the Bees Buzz: Finding Redemption in the Aftermath of School Bullying

12/04/2024

“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” – Oscar Wilde

12/02/2024

Should you spend your time trying to fit in, or is it best to try to stand out? Navigating through life is beginning to get tricky.

I Just Haven’t Met You Yet is a book that will provide you with some thoughts on how you should proceed. It offers advice and experience from a grandma figure who wants to share her wisdom and offer some advice to help you.

You are making choices now that will absolutely impact your life. This grandma wants you to choose wisely. She will encourage you to:

• think about faith and religion

• discover your gifts and use them

• understand different seasons of life

• learn and wonder

• learn from her experiences

There are thought-provoking topics on friendship, dating/marriage, money, your body, prayer, faith, and much more. All subjects are approached with support from the Bible and scientific research. But don’t worry, these important life topics are also explained using musical lyrics and humor.

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I Just Haven't Met You Yet: An Open Letter to Future Generations

11/29/2024

The old farmhouse where I was born in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 27, 1933, at 12:30 a.m., stood firm for 130 years until the summer of 2019, when it was razed to make way for a new, smaller, modern structure. The old house, which I knew so well, continues to be quite visible on the memory screen of my still-viable mind. In the following pages, I will share some of that structure's uniqueness. It was more than a place just to live and grow. It was where I first learned what it means to be part of a family, part of a family that works together, cares for each other, and knows what it is to be a responsible human being. I may not have always followed what I knew was right, but I did not flout those early teachings with impunity.

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Rolling Hills: Vignettes of a Life in Ohio

11/27/2024

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” — Sylvia Plath

11/25/2024

The Dumpster Doll Series continues with Adolescence--a story of a teenage foster kid's struggle and triumph, her pitfalls and resilience.

As Michelle begins to navigate adolescence without guidance, regular teenage problems compound into more serious roadblocks, and she ends up back in the foster care system. Just as she gets on her feet, determined to break the cycle, she ages out of the foster care system, and discovers it's once again up to her to secure her future.

Each challenge threatens to dim that future, but a spirit of resilience and a gritty perseverance keep her going-through poverty, assaults, homelessness, complicated family dynamics, juvenile detention, and the hardest decision she'll make in her life.

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Dumpster Doll: Adolescence

11/22/2024

In this coloring book story, detective Oswald and his little sister Lilybaby travel to Unicorn Village to help Flower the horse, unicorns, and other talking creatures learn new games and make friends. Along the way, they learn to accept each other just the way they are!

Each page of the story includes a coloring page illustration, as well as a separate page with a prompt for kids to draw their own scene. A unique, collaborative coloring book sure to spark creativity and fun.

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I'm a Horse, of Course: A Coloring Book Story

11/20/2024

“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” ― Oscar Wilde

11/18/2024

When you read "2020 Visions, For Families, Friends, the Hopeful and the Helpful," you will be reading about how our nation’s growth is interdependent on our families, social groups, and individual growth.

That growth is physical, mental, spiritual, and economic. Without economic growth, the others may not be able to exist.

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2020 Visions: For Families, Friends, the Hopeful and the Helpful

11/15/2024

Although we hear repeatedly that we should live as Godly men, rarely are we taught what actionable steps we can take to honor Jesus, or frankly, what “manhood” even means. So we drift through life and never reach our full potential. Intentional Manhood is told with the authority and no-excuses attitude that come from Coach Mike Stanley’s 50 years as a coach, combined with the compassion and relatability of his perspective as a man acutely aware of his own flaws. Within these pages Coach Stanley will:
• Encourage you to find your Goal, Guide, and Game Plan for life.
• Inspire you to fulfill your Unique Calling to provide for and protect your family.
• Help you See Clearly the Sacred Mission you have been entrusted with by Almighty God Himself.
• Reinforce the truth that no one can live as an Intentional Man without the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Intentional Manhood: A Coach's Perspective

11/13/2024

“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.” ― Susan Sontag