by Katy Manck | Mar 28, 2013 | Non-Fiction
Busy teens can’t spare time to spend hours in the gym, but anyone can find small chunks of time – at home, at school, on weekends, or during the summer – to improve their fitness and overall health. After briefly assessing your energy level, sleep quality,...
by Katy Manck | Mar 27, 2013 | Non-Fiction
Indoor gym class, big guys getting bored, their new teacher reluctantly faces them with one last game to try – a new game that takes skill instead of hitting, a game with a ball and a basket. Yes, basketball was invented in late 1891 by James Naismith in desperation,...
by Katy Manck | Mar 22, 2013 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Trudging through the snow toward the mall, Miranda again lamented the unfairness of her life. Forced to work at a corndog stand in the mall to pay back the finks who turned her tutoring-matchmaking service into a cheating scam, Daddy taking away her platinum charge...
by Katy Manck | Mar 12, 2013 | Non-Fiction
It’s easy to make charming gifts, decorations, and keepsakes as you become a Paper Artist, using ordinary materials in unusual ways like turning paper into wearable shareables with new techniques. Dangling earrings are lightweight and lovely when crafted from paper. A...
by Katy Manck | Mar 11, 2013 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
As the youngest female to earn a black belt at the dojang, Imogen was sure she could handle any attack. But the gunman at the diner proved her wrong, undid her whole life’s work as a defender of the helpless. How can she get past the blood-drenched scene when her mind...