Apr/130
Our 14th title: WHAT, NO SUSHI?
Every new book Do Life Right, Inc. publishes feels like I’ve helped a new baby into the world. I can’t imagine it being more perfect or loving it more. This time is no exception.
Our new book, What, No Sushi? is truly a special gem. What makes it amazing is that it’s based on real experiences of the author’s grandparents at a Japanese-American internment camp when they were little, all while lovingly told by the author to her three young sons (who have characters based on them in the book series).
Author Alana Terry has generously offered to donate $1 per book to the Topaz Relocation Center Museum through this link. The world needs to know about what was done to Japanese-Americans during World War II. Alana does this in a loving and approachable manner that children can understand, without freaking them out unnecessarily. It’s a fun adventure, yet also opens families up to having deep and meaningful conversations about this period in history. This, to me, is perfect.
Illustrator Jeremy Steffen has brought these characters to life through his accurate, comic-book style illustrations that complement the storytelling perfectly. Coloring pages will be available soon.
From the back cover:
“Experience Solar-Powered History!
There’s something you should know about my dad. He’s always inventing! When I asked him why Japanese Americans left their homes during World War Two, Dad decided to create the coolest invention ever. My brothers and I knew Dad’s solar-powered machine would be amazing. We just had no idea that Dad was about to send us on a breathtaking adventure through history!
Why did so many Americans of Japanese ancestry have to leave the West Coast and go to internment camps? What happened to them once they got to the relocation centers? And why does our new friend Kimiko look so familiar that I’m just sure we’ve seen her somewhere before?
Join me, Lake Otis, and my brothers, Benson and O’Malley, as we investigate these questions in What, No Sushi?: My Solar-Powered History at a Japanese-American Internment Camp, the first book in the My Solar-Powered History series!”
My Solar-Powered History at a Japanese-American Internment Camp
- Book 1 in the My Solar-Powered History series
- Written by Alana Terry
- Illustrated by Jeremy Steffen
- Published: April 7, 2013
- ISBN: 1937848043
- ISBN-13: 978-1937848040
- LCCN: 2013937578
- Retail price: $12.99
- eBook price: $2.99
- Special Book Club pricing: TBA
- Pages: 114
- Genre: Chapter book series
Dec/120
Our 13th title: FROM THE GROUND UP
We’re extremely excited to announce Do Life Right, Inc.‘s second picture book, From the Ground Up! This groundbreaking book is sure to change lives for the better. Plus, it’s full of beautifully illustrated images and has a story that children and parents will love reading over and over again.
- Author/Illustrator: Laura Koniver, MD
- Paperback: 42 pages
- Publisher: Do Life Right, Incorporated (December 4, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1937848035
- ISBN-13: 978-1937848033
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
- Retail Price: $16.99 US
Nov/120
Our 12th title: WRIGHT ON TIME: MINNESOTA, BOOK 5
Yes! Wright on Time: Minnesota, Book 5 is now available!
- Author: Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley
- Illustrator: Tanja Bauerle
- Paperback: 124 pages
- Publisher: Do Life Right, Incorporated (November 27, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1937848027
- ISBN-13: 978-1937848026
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
- Retail price: $12.99 US
Aug/120
Our eleventh title: WRIGHT ON TIME: COLLECTION 1
Due to popular demand, we’ve put the first four Wright on Time books into one collection of books, aptly titled Wright on Time: Collection One, Books 1-4! These four titles in one book include: Wright on Time: Arizona, Book 1, Wright on Time: Utah, Book 2, Wright on Time: Wyoming, Book 3, and Wright on Time: South Dakota, Book 4. To find out more about the Wright on Time books, see Lisa’s website: Wright on Time Books.
- Author: Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley
- Illustrator: Tanja Bauerle
- Paperback: 376 pages
- Publisher: Do Life Right, Incorporated (July 23, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1937848000
- ISBN-13: 978-1937848002
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
- Retail price: $19.99 US
May/120
Our tenth title: TOGETHER WE SLEEP
We’re so excited here at Do Life Right, Inc. to announce our first picture book:
Together We Sleep
Written and illustrated by Laura Koniver, MD
52 pages
Do Life Right, Incorporated
ISBN-13: 978-1937848019
ISBN-10: 1937848019
LCCN: 2012936094
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams
Nov/110
TWO BOOK Virtual Book Release Party!
Whoo-Hoo!
We’re so excited here at Do Life Right, Inc. to have HomeschoolLiterature.com host a one-day virtual book release party for both THE HOWLING VOWELS and FRACTURED FATE today–Wednesday, November 16, 2011.
When asked recently which of these two books was my favorite, I had to answer honestly: I couldn’t possibly choose! Each is so unique in its own way.
THE HOWLING VOWELS by Leslie Schultz, illustrated by Heather Newman, is such a lovely middle-grade novel (set in a fictional town in Minnesota) that it makes me smile in a nostalgic sort-of way. To read more about Leslie, click here. To read more about Heather, click here.
FRACTURE FATE by Caja Coyote, illustrated by Sage Echo Sirotkin, is so full of action, adventure, superheroes, and romance, that it takes me to a different world (all while being set in a real-life town in Arizona). To read more about Caja Coyote, click here.
Nov/110
Our ninth title: THE HOWLING VOWELS
I’m super excited to announce the middle-grade novel, The Howling Vowels, as the latest addition to the Do Life Right, Inc. catalog. When I first read the manuscript, I said to myself, “Wow! This is a modern Little House type of book about a very realistic homeschooler of today!” With lots of love and hard work, author Leslie Schultz has perfected this modern tale of the homeschooling life in Minnesota, and illustrator Heather Newman (of Cody Greene and the Rainbow Mystery) has turned these sweet characters to life with her lovely illustrations.
From the back cover:
“Look! Five vowels, all howling!”
Welcome to Sundog, Minnesota! When homeschooled, Norse-myth-obsessed Alexa Stevens moves from New York City, she doesn’t know what to expect. What is a small town like? Explore a new landscape with Alexa as she observes wolves in the wild and forms a close pack of friends.
Meet A, Alexa: a lover of words and questions, quirky and sprightly, she wants to know everything so she can know the whole story; Meet E, Eduardo: tall and mysterious, with a streak of sadness, he speaks Alexa’s language and has a few tricks up his sleeve; Meet I, Isabelle: quiet and tiny, with big eyes that take everything in, she is good with her hands and good to confide in; Meet O, Otto: always in motion, with laughing eyes, he dances his way into Alexa’s heart; Meet U, Ursula: strong and headstrong, Ursula has a lot on her shoulders as she dreams of adventure and making her own way in life.
Join city girl Alexa as she tastes unfamiliar seasons, comes to know her friends, really sees herself, and discovers her own way to make her mark on the world.
Details:
- Author: Leslie Schultz
- Illustrator: Heather Newman
- Buy from Amazon here.
- ISBN: 0982482973
- ISBN-13: 978-0982482971
- LCCN: 2011940591
- Retail price: $12.99
- Published date: November 3, 2011
- Publisher: Do Life Right, Inc.
Oct/110
Our eighth title: FRACTURED FATE
Do Life Right, Inc. is proud to announce its eighth title, a YA (young adult) fantasy fiction!
From the back cover:
THERE’S A REASON IT STAYED LOST.
When five teens in Sahuarita, Arizona, find themselves in the middle of worldwide cataclysms, earth-controlling Joe rounds up super-strong Grace, information-absorbing Natalie, weather-making Valencia, and fire-starting Drake, in order to help defeat the force which created all the destruction. While overcoming unleashed mythical creatures and rebuilding their community, the team struggles to change the fate of a now fractured Earth.
What does the mysterious box have to do with anything?
Does Levi have plans of his own?
Can these strangers bring their powers together and save the world?
DETAILS:
- ISBN-13: 978-0-9824829-8-8
- Written by Caja Coyote
- Illustrated by Sage Echo Sirotkin
- $12.99 U.S.
- 362 pages, YA novel
- Published by Do Life Right, Inc., October 2011
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May/110
Our seventh title: NOVEL CONCEPT
Novel Concept by Teagan Bentley is our first book by a child author! Hear that kids? Do Life Right, Inc.’s submission guidelines do not care how old or young you are. You just have to have written something amazing! Using readers who did not know the age of the author, this children’s chapter book was picked unanimously as a “must publish” book. We are proud to add this book to our catalog! Published in April 2011.
Write a book with Monica and Julie! When two homeschooling best friends team up to enter a novel writing contest, things get busy fast! Through planning for birthdays and getting ready for Halloween, Monica and Julie’s writing adventure becomes one novel concept!
Author Teagan Bentley is a ten year old homeschooler (Radical Unschooler) from Sahuarita, Arizona. While she has been writing and “making” (engineering) stories for years, this is her first solo full-length book. In addition to reading, writing, and editing, Teagan enjoys making and selling jewelry and favicons, dancing ballet, playing video games, and participating in a variety of events. Her hula-hooping while solving the Rubik’s cube skills became famous in the 2011 Sundance film Life in a Day. To find out more about Teagan, visit www.TeagansCreations.com.
May/110
Our sixth title: ADVICE FROM DAD: INSPIRATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Advice from Dad: Inspiration for the Next Generation by Bill O’Hearn is Do Life Right’s first nonfiction title. Bill is also our first previously published author. We feel that it is an honor to have Bill on our team!
Bill O’Hearn is the author of four previous books, all of which speak to the possibilities that open for us when we view our world with curiosity, enthusiasm, trust, openness, laughter and a willingness to risk. The lessons he shares encourage and inspire people from all walks of life to believe in all that they are and to become all that they can become. Bill is a speaker, author and life coach, who has spent over 45 years in the life insurance industry where his accomplishments placed him in the top 2% of the world’s producers. He was a founding member of The Oregon Speakers Association and is a past member of The National Speakers Association. Bill is the product of a lifetime of learning. He has succeeded and he has failed. He has known great joy and suffered significant adversity. In the process he has discovered how to create balance and success in life, and his mission is to help others do the same. In 1980 he founded the Alpha Learning Institute for the purpose of encouraging people to expand their growth as human beings.
Bill O’Hearn is the author of four previous books, all of which speak to the possibilities that open for us when we view our world with curiosity, enthusiasm, trust, openness, laughter and a willingness to risk. The lessons he shares encourage and inspire people from all walks of life to believe in all that they are and to become all that they can become. Bill is a speaker, author and life coach, who spent over 45 years in the life insurance industry where his accomplishments placed him in the top 2% of the world’s producers. He was a founding member of The Oregon Speakers Association and is a past member of The National Speakers Association. Bill is the product of a lifetime of learning. He has succeeded and he has failed. He has known great joy and suffered significant adversity. In the process he has discovered how to create balance and success in life, and his mission is to help others do the same. In 1980 he founded the Alpha Learning Institute for the purpose of encouraging people to expand their growth as human beings.