A young frog finds himself lost in a magical medieval world. In his quest to find his way home, he seeks the help of everyone he meets with a song that only a frog could sing. "Jug o' rum, jug o' rum, jug o' rum," says he. "Can you tell me the way to the sycamore tree?" Who, of all the magical characters he meets, will be able to guide him safely home?

A Frog Went A-Wandering

Children's Books

Mason Rast, Barbara J

Literature & Fiction

Golden Door Press

For as long as there has been compulsory schooling, students have asked, “Do I really have to go to school through 12th grade? Isn’t there some other way?” The conventional answer, “No, there is no other way. You just have to make the best of it,” didn’t satisfy Kenneth Danford and Joshua Hornick. In 1996, they left their public school teaching jobs to help students live, learn, and grow in a different environment. The method is simple, powerful, and relatively easily accessible, but most teens and families need some support to choose this path. Here is the story of North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens, which has provided this support to hundreds of students over the past two decades. In this combination memoir/how-to, you will learn that this “other way” is actually an opportunity for young people to get a tremendous head start on adulthood. Not only do these young people generally start college early, gain meaningful work experience, and travel or pursue interesting passions, they also have the time and space for self-exploration. They develop intrinsic motivation, self-awareness, and maturity beyond their years. This other way to live and learn is not a trick. There is no catch. There is no secret trap. One simply has to want more out of life than settling for traditional school, and have enough immediate support in their family and community to take on this challenge. It’s one thing to know there’s another way. It’s something far more moving and profound to make this other way possible for any interested family. As Danford shares his experience facilitating young people and their families in this pursuit of “unschooling,” you may be surprised and inspired by the information and stories in this book. Empowered by this knowledge, you, too, may even find yourself telling teens in your life, “Hey, there’s another way! I’d like to help you!” More than ever, students and parents need to know that there are viable —and often superior—alternatives for them, when a traditional school setting isn’t working. I am so deeply impressed with what the North Star team has been able to provide to its community, and it is a model well worth emulating. This book will open eyes. – Lou Aronica, New York Times bestselling coauthor of ”The Element“

Learning is Natural, School is Optional.: The North Star approach to offering teens a head start on life

Education & Teaching

Danford, Kenneth

Schools & Teaching

Now featured in the Paramount Network series "It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards" Meet Edward Wayne Edwards, the most evil serial killer you've never heard of. In this chilling case-by-case analysis and story of the killer's life, former detective John A. Cameron argues that Edwards was not only responsible for the five torture-murders he confessed to and was eventually convicted for, but for dozens more across the U.S., over decades. Tracing the murderer's life from his beginnings as a misguided boy who witnessed his mother's suicide, Cameron conducted hundreds of interviews, including exchanging phone calls and letters with the killer and interviewing his family. The result is a complex, terrifying, and fascinating analysis of Edwards' travels across the U.S. in the periods of his life: as a young itinerant handy man, an escaped fugitive on the run after a jailbreak, and of all things, an author on tour to promote a book about his life as a reformed criminal, followed years later by his arrest and confession. Each part of this haunting timeline is tied by Cameron to murder cases in the areas Edwards lived, based on his MO and his sick joy in taunting police, attending trials on the cases, and getting people wrongfully convicted for the murders he claims he did. These cases and ties include links to the famed Zodiac Killer, and more.

IT'S ME, Edward Wayne Edwards, the Serial Killer You Never Heard Of

Politics & Social Sciences

Cameron, John A.

Social Sciences

A novel depicting adultery and divorce―it’s a warning! The breakup of a family, regret and redemption. With a new life as a devout Christian, Paul Wilson experiences persecution at the hands of a foreign invader. He is required to pledge allegiance to the new government in order to buy food, but his highest allegiance is to God. As members of a Christian group, he and his family flee to the woods and seashore and attempt to survive on their own. Nail-biting, page-turning adventure follows. A fascinating book!

Just Forgiven: A Tale of Adultery and Survival

Biographies & Memoirs

Keith Walker

Community & Culture

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