Nancy M. Schwartz Up Bow Down Bow Announcing “Up Bow, Down Bow” – the next Alex installment!

Announcing “Up Bow, Down Bow” – the next Alex installment!


When 4th grader Alex Schwartz first met his cello, his eyes lit up with wonder and a smile appeared on his face as bright as the potential his new cello teacher saw within him. The cello positively impacted all aspects of his development including focus, fine motor and gross motor skills.

Through the transformative power of music, Alex’s voice sings through his cello in songs of joy, determination and strength. Up Bow Down Bow A Child with Down Syndrome and His Journey to Master the Cello shares the beauty of his ongoing musical journey and tells of the vital teamwork between a young music teacher with an endless belief in the abilities of her students, and a mother with ceaseless love, support and hope for her son who has Down syndrome, epilepsy and hypotonia.

“Children with varying abilities have much to offer us all. This book speaks to how parents, families and communities can support children with diverse capabilities and the joy we can receive in return” -Barbara Bowman, Irving B. Harris Professor, Erikson Institute

“This is a tale of the triumph of the human spirit: the triumph managed through a parent’s love and persistence, a teacher’s dedication, a young boy’s desire to learn and music’s power to transform.” -Russ Walsh, Rider University, author of A Parent’s Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century

“This collaboration offers a promising and powerful blueprint for educators, parents and caregivers everywhere to collaborate, teach and love all children within the space of strength-based perspectives.” -Kass Minor, Co-Founding Educator and Executive Director, The Minor Collective

Gift Horse: A Kat Wilde U.P. Mystery [PB]

SKU 978-1-61599-839-5
$24.95
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UPC: 978-1-61599-839-5
Brand: Modern History Press
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Author: Terri Martin
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09/01/2024

Tucked away in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the village of Peshekee has more to worry about than the long winters and steelhead fishing. Scandal and a suspicious death or two visit the rural village, setting speculation and gossip into motion. After her post-college career collapses, Kat Wilde finds herself living with the family cat in her parents' basement. With no other prospects on the horizon, Kat is offered a gift she can't refuse: inheriting her late uncle's failed equine venture, Wildwood Stables. There, she sees hope for regaining independence from a pity job at Dad's accounting firm. Attracting the attention of Nikko Olsen, a local woods cop, leads to unconventional romance and adventure. The discovery of a corpse, along with disturbing encounters at the old horse campground, launches a spate of entanglements that unravel as Kat stumbles onto family sins and secrets.

"I want to be Terri Martin's Kat Wilde in Gift Horse: the reluctant recipient of a run-down horse boarding stable whose spirit is exceeded only by her heart! Thrown by the discovery of a dead body in her barn, Kat is determined to solve the mystery, aided and abetted by a host of endearingly wacky characters. Martin's Gift Horse is a pleasure ride, with enough bumps, turns and twists in the trail to keep the reader glued to the saddle -- right up until a very satisfying ending." -- Nancy Besonen, author of Off the Hook

"Kat Wilde, a Gen Z woman trying to find a life in the rugged wilderness of the U.P., stumbles into an unlikely inheritance that reignites the fire of her forgotten youthful passion for horses. She is a down-to-earth heroine I rooted for at every turn, as she and new beau, Nikko Olsen, unravel the schemes of a murderer and impostor." -- Victor Volkman, Marquette Monthly

"I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Kat Wilde, our guide through the landscape of Gift Horse. Her humorous choice of language comes through - even during the most desperate events, of which there are many. Things start with a few signs of danger and soon grow into dead bodies and blackmail." -- Bob Rich, author of Hit and Run

"Gift Horse is a first-class mystery story using engaging characters. The story flows masterfully with Martin's signature undertone of humor. She uses it well. Things start to move fast after Kat Wildeinherits her uncle's failed equine venture, Wildwood Stables Twists and turns occur and romance develops when Kat pairs up with Niko, the handsome son of the local sheriff. Unexplained murders and family secrets run in tandem to Kat and Niko's growing romance. I loved this book and can't wait to read more of Kat's adventures." -- Ann Dallman, award-winning author of Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries

Learn more at www.TerriLynnMartin.com

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