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Dream with Little Angels
Michael Hiebert's remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman's struggle to put a troubling mystery to rest--and its impact on the sensitive boy who comes of age in the midst of it all. . . Abe Teal wasn't even born when Ruby Mae Vickers went missing twelve years ago. Few people in Alvin, Alabama, talk about the months spent looking for her, or about how Ruby Mae's lifeless body was finally found beneath a willow tree. Even Abe's mom, Leah, Alvin's only detective, has avoided the subject. But now, another girl is missing. Fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Dailey took the bus home from school as usual, then simply vanished. Townsfolk c...
A Thorn Among the Lilies
A 1980s smalltown Alabama cop and mother attempts to solve a serial killer cold case in this crime thriller by the author of Close to the Broken Hearted. Detective Leah Teal is privy to most of the secrets in her hometown of Alvin, but there are always surprises to be had. Like the day she agrees to take her daughter, Caroline, to see a psychic for a reading. The psychic hones in on Leah instead, hinting at a string of gruesome killings and insisting that she intervene to prevent more deaths. When you go looking for trouble, you never know how much you’ll find. Sure enough, the psychic’s scant clues lead Leah to a cold case from six years ago, when a young woman was found shot to death, ...
Sticks and Stones
"There's something mesmerizing about Hiebert's storytelling voice." --The New York Times Book Review A case from the past sparks a nightmare for Detective Leah Teal in Michael Hiebert’s masterful new novel of suspense. Fifteen years ago, a serial killer tagged by the media as the Stickman spread terror throughout Alabama and became Alvin detective Joe Fowler’s obsession. After fifteen months and nine victims, Harry Stork was identified as the Stickman and Fowler shot him dead. The killings stopped. For a while. Now, more bodies are turning up, each staked through the chest with a stick-figure drawing in the killer’s signature style. Detective Leah Teal—Joe Fowler’s daughter and Alv...
Close to the Broken Hearted
A 1980s small town Alabama shut-in fears for her life after a killer’s release in this crime thriller by the author of Dream with Little Angels. At twenty-two, Sylvie Carson has known a lifetime’s worth of trouble. When she was a child, her baby brother was shot to death by a man named Preacher Eli. Orphaned by her teens, Sylvie is now raising her own baby with no partner in sight. For all these reasons, Leah Teal, Alvin, Alabama’s only detective, tries to stay patient when Sylvie calls the station day and night, always with some new false alarm. But now Preacher Eli is out of prison and moving back to town. As far as the law is concerned—the old man has paid his dues—though Leahâ€...
Sometimes the Angels Weep
Sometimes the Angels Weep is a short story collection by celebrated author Michael Hiebert. There are stories here to please everyone. They range from soft and touching, to disturbing and dissonantly poetic. Michael's work has received critical acclaim throughout the years, and now is finally the chance to sample some of his best for yourself! Included are the award-winning works My Lame Summer Journal by Brandon Harris Grade 7 and But Not Forgotten. Both stories won the Surrey International Writers' Conference Storyteller Award in consecutive years. My Lame Summer Journal went on to be listed by Joyce Carol Oates as one of the top fifty most distinguished stories published that year in The Best American Mystery Stories. Listen to what some of the critics are saying about Michael Hiebert's writing: By turns funny, touching and horrifying." - Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestseller "Shades of Catcher in the Rye and Summer of '42 yet with more subtle drama than either one of them." - Jack Whyte, International bestseller
Journeys Under the Moon
Journeys under the Moon: Writing and the Hero's Quest is an examination of what makes for solid storytelling. In it, Michael Hiebert dissects the structural components of story and breaks them down into simple, manageable pieces that you can use immediately to bring a new air of quality and professionalism to your work. If you've had trouble getting agents or editors interested in your books or if you happen to be an Indy author with your work languishing away on Amazon without any sales, this book is for you. In it, Michael shows you exactly what you need to write commercially viable fiction that sells. He not only talks about the Hero's Journey, but goes into depth on how to use archetypes and weave archetypal themes through your plot lines; themes that bridge the gap between cultures and continents and guarantee your stories ring true to your readers and hits them straight in the heart. Including loads of writing tips and golden nuggets sprinkled throughout, these are techniques guaranteed to succeed. You may already own a lot of books on the craft of writing, but none are like this one.
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Detective Leah Teal is privy to most of the secrets in her hometown of Alvin, but there are always surprises to be had. Like the day she agrees to take her daughter, Caroline, to see a psychic for a reading. The psychic hones in on Leah instead, hinting at a string of gruesome killings and insisting that she intervene to prevent more deaths. When you go looking for trouble, you never know how much you'll find. Sure enough, the psychic's scant clues lead Leah to a cold case from six years ago, when a young woman was found shot to death, her eyelids sewn shut. As Leah digs deeper into the old files, a second unsolved case surfaces with the same grisly pattern. While her shrewd young son, Abe, observes from the sidelines, Leah races to prevent another horrific murder, unaware of just how deep the roots of evil can go.
Teaching and Learning Vocabulary
Although proficiency in vocabulary has long been recognized as basic to reading proficiency, there has been a paucity of research on vocabulary teaching and learning over the last two decades. Recognizing this, the U.S. Department of Education recently sponsored a Focus on Vocabulary conference that attracted the best-known and most active researchers in the vocabulary field. This book is the outgrowth of that conference. It presents scientific evidence from leading research programs that address persistent issues regarding the role of vocabulary in text comprehension. Part I examines how vocabulary is learned; Part II presents instructional interventions that enhance vocabulary; and Part II...
