Rachel Elizabeth Cole
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Sadie Dawson's mother goes into labor hours before her great-grandfather's 100th birthday party and Mom refuses to cancel the festivities. Now it's up to domestically-challenged Sadie to host the dinner party only she hasn't a clue how to cook a turkey.This could be the mother of all culinary disasters, but with the help of her two best friends, Sadie is determined to pull off the best dinner party in a hundred years. And maybe land Mr. Right, too....
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This collection contains seven of Rachel Elizabeth Cole's touching short stories.In "Fallen Leaves," a mother must come to terms with the bad blood between her late husband's grandmother and herself. In "Listen to the Rain," a young couple going through a rough patch struggles to find happiness. In "Caring for Lily," a young mother wrestles with her decision to return to work. In "For Good or For Bad," a dissastisfied wife must decide if she'll risk...
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Eleven-year-old Drew Montgomery has not, does not, and will not ever want a stupid old rabbit. All they do is sit in their cages, eat carrots, and poop. Then his annoying little sister blackmails him into a hiding a bunny in his closet. She knows what really happened to his "stolen" bike and she's threatening to tell. Now Drew is in a real jam. If his "No Pets!" parents find the rabbit or, worse, his sister blabs the truth, he'll be grounded till...
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Plain and bookish Laura Wood is sure life at her new school won't be any different. Her older sister will slather on the makeup and charm and instantly become Miss Popularity while Laura will end up Loser Girl. Again. But this time she might pull off a new role: Shy New Girl. Will a chance encounter in the hallway ruin everything?
Miss Popularity is a short story of about 2500 words or 11 pages.
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Sadie, Fen and April are back in the second installment of the DIY Dating Series.No thanks to her best friend Sadie Dawson, April Schultz gets roped into a Knit-a-Thon to impress Owen Godfrey, the guy she's been crushing on for months. Sadie had to open her big mouth and tell him April's an absolute knitting pro and now she's been pledged to knit more items for charity than anyone else. Trouble is, April has never knitted a day in her life. And she's...
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You can't bring a rabbit camping. That's what eleven-year-old Drew Montgomery's grandparents say when his annoying little sister wants to bring their pet rabbit, Tiny, along on the trip. And Drew agrees. It's bad enough that he will miss the release of the coolest video game of the year while he's stuck in a cramped travel trailer for a week with his grandparents and sister. But Tiny is certain to cause trouble. Plus there are bears and eagles in...
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Best friends Logan and Caleb are going on a bug hunt. First they'll need some bug nets and a bug jar. But where are all the bugs? Not under the trees or in the bushes and the ones under the rock pile are just too fast. They're going to need a better plan!The Kids in the Tree House is a series of illustrated early chapter books for young readers.
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Best friends Logan and Caleb decide to form a club. A secret no-girls club. They write up the rules, create a secret handshake, and compose a pledge. But who will be president? They can't have a deciding vote with only two people. They're going to need some help from Caleb's little brother and maybe even Logan's twin sister!
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For Isabella Dearborne it's the first ball of the season and she is eager to dance with handsome Mr. Harrison if only he'll ask her. But when her elder sister, Amelia, rudely spurns her suitor, Mr. Croswell, Isabella dutifully steps in and takes her place. Soon, Isabella begins to see that neither gentleman is quite what she imagined at the beginning of the evening.Promises & Perceptions is a Regency short story of about 4000 words or 15 pages which...
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Drew Montgomery is starting grade seven. New school. New kids. He can finally be cool. At least that's what his best friend Quentin promises. He's got a whole set of rules for how to be cool in middle school. Trouble is, the last rule is "No rabbits!" Now Drew has to pretend his pet rabbits, Tiny and Parsley, don't exist or risk being uncool forever.And if navigating the complexities of middle school isn't hard enough, his annoying little sister,...
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In this collection of flash fiction, Rachel Elizabeth Cole explores who we are, where we're going, and what makes us each unique. In "Is This Seat Taken?" two strangers connect briefly in a bus station. In "Sneaking Around" a woman having an affair thinks she's about to be caught. In an economy of words, "The Bear Hunter" tells a tale of pride, courage, love and loss. A runaway teen struggles with her future and her past in "Full Circle." A woman...