Diversion Press

Ellabug is a simple story about non-traditional families that follows Ella, a small but strongly willed young ladybug, as she begins to question her identity. Raised in a family made up of different animals, Ellabug desires ‘normality’ and uniformity which she finds in a family of ants whom she meets in the garden. Ella decides to escape the craziness in her own home by joining the ants. They, however, have a very different life and Ella is surprised when they work endlessly. Ella fears she has lost her parents forever and she quickly grows to appreciate her quirky family. Just when all seems lost, Ella’s parents call to her and they are reunited. All ends happily. Ella has learned that each family is unique in their own way.

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Ellabug, $12.95, 40 pages, Diversion Press Children's Books,  paperback,  by Gregory Rahman-Turner

Distributed by Ingram and returnable

ISBN: 978-1-935290-09-4

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When Charlotte returns to her hometown of Asebrook from boarding school, she knows what she can expect from her days--lessons from tutors, criticism from her mother, and listening to the same gossip from the same people. But there seems to be something different in store for Charlotte when she meets Adam and Jack, the two boys who will change her forever. However, when Jack and Charlotte fall in love, they realize the fight that they are going to have to put up if they want to be together. During a time when money, society, and how one is viewed as everything, Charlotte stops at nothing to be with the boy that she knows she loves. Even so, Jack seems unwilling to sacrifice her future and happiness since he knows he has nothing to offer. The Darling Rebels tells the story of bravery and resilience in the face of insurmountable odds and how far one girl will go for love, even if it means leaving her seemingly perfect life behind.

The Darling Rebels, by Siobhan Nichols 

Diversion Press, Young Adult, $12.95, Paper, 260 pages  

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ISBN:978-1-935290-06-3 1-935290-06-1

In the Shadow of the Big Apple is the story of Kenny, a mischievous boy growing up in an Italian neighborhood in 1950s New Jersey. Summers in the sweltering tenements, where sewer-gas laden breezes carried with them a reminder of the proximity to Caputo’s Fish Market, drive Kenny to seek escape to summer camp, complete with swarming bats in the dorm, a snapping turtle in the zero-visibility swimming pool, and burned-out counselors.  On one of their many trips to The Big Apple, Kenny and his cousins sneak into a movie theater, only to find that it’s a 3D movie. The cousins fare no better during the family’s zero-income summer vacation on the Jersey Shore, when they “borrow” a boat, only to find that it is porous.

Readers will be amazed at the amount of trouble young Kenny can manage to get into as he learns important life lessons. Older readers will be able to relate many of the stories to times of their own youth. Author Tom Piantanida breathes life to this era as only one who lived in New Jersey at that time could.

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In the Shadow of the Big Apple, by Tom Piantanida.  $12.95, 170 pages, Diversion Press Young Adult, paperback 

ISBN-13: 978-1935290056

         Evan Falcon was all set to finish high school in Elbow Creek when his dad’s job forces the family to move to Lincoln Heights, a booming metropolis. Now, his best friend won’t even talk to him and he is about to uncover an explosive family secret. Caught between who he used to be and the possibility of who he could become, Evan is thrown into a world of dating, out of control parties and family drama.

Advance praise for Urban Falcon:

“[Caloyeras’s] portrait of Evan Falcon -- self-esteem on low, camera at hand -- is informed by its mordant humor, a bittersweet assessment of first love, and a savvy look at contemporary high school dynamics. This is Caloyeras’s first novel -- and it’s an outstanding debut.”- Glen Huser, author of Touch of the Clown

“Funny, sad, wonderfully written, and always on-the-money authentic. If there’s a Hall of Fame for great fictional teenage characters, Evan Falcon should be inducted immediately.”-David A. Poulsen, author of Numbers

"Caloyeras's pure and honest storytelling charsm you into a world of family secrets, new friends and first loves. Witty and highly amusing, this is a rich and poignant novel." -Lizabeth Zindel, author of Girl of the Moment

Urban Falcon, by Jennifer Caloyeras, $12.95, 232 pages, paperback,Diversion Press Young Adult
 

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ISBN:   978-1-935290-08-7

Meanderings: A Collection of Poetic Verse (Diversion Press, distributed by Ingram, $9.95; Publication Date July 5, 2009) combines the work of an array of first time published and seasoned poets. This collection is for a general readership and includes the winners from the Diversion Press annual poetry contest. There is something for everyone in this anthology.

Within the 136 pages of the anthology you will find poems from over 40 poets including the five winners of the 2008 Diversion Press Poetry contest: 1st “Richard” by Steven Levi, 2nd “The Shepherd Protects” by Deborah Finkelstein, and 3rd “Answering a Call from an Unknown Caller” by Allison Wilkins. Our two honorable mention poems went to “For the Love of the Game” by Erika K. Lueker-Tarango and “Miss America” by Kristen McHenry. Meanderings purposefully does not have a table of contents in the hopes that readers will meander through the entire book.

ISBN-10: 1935290029

ISBN-13: 978-1935290025

Diversion Press has gone to the dogs.  Read about Dakota--the Golden Retriever with spunk and a "popcorn toe".  He will steal your heart and your sandwich, if you aren't careful. Don't miss reading about the adventures of Dakota and his owner and author of the book, Bill Rosencrans.

Praise for Dakota: 

“There is lots of humor about dogs and people . . . The author laments that he lives ‘in a chew bone graveyard.’ And, on several occasions, he observers wryly how Dakota can easily destroy toys advertised as ‘non-descructable’.”-John Rowan, The Daily Gazette.

 "Dakota:  A Work in Progress is a cheerful and amusing romp through the life of a manic but sweet and endearing dog.  If you love dogs and need a smile this is the book for y0u."-Stanley Coren-author of How Dogs Think and The Intelligence of Dogs.

Dakota:  A Work in Progress, by Bill Rosencrans, $14.95, 192 pages paperback, including photos.

ISBN-10: 1935290010

ISBN-13: 978-1935290018

“Thoroughly researched and well documented, the book may focus exclusively on Kentucky but is an excellent springboard to further study of a neglected topic.” The Library Journal. 

“The well-researched German Jackboots on Kentucky Bluegrass is a welcome addition to the growing canon of World War II studies on German prisoners of war incarcerated in the United States.  The chapter on Nazi/Anti-Nazi conflicts is of particular value because this subject has received so little attention.  Few Americans know that their government executed fourteen German POWs for murdering fellow prisoners.  Even less has been written about short-handed camp commanders who allowed ardent Nazi prisoners to threaten and physically maim progressive fellow prisoners, all in the name of order,” Dr. Lewis Carlson, Ph.D., author of We Were Each Other's Prisoners: An Oral History Of World War II American And German Prisoners Of War.

German Jackboots on Kentucky Bluegrass:  Housing German Prisoners of War in Kentucky, 1942-1946, by Antonio Thompson, $24.95, 324 pages paperback, including photos, index, and notes.