Cindy L Carter

This is it: the last Grandmother of Nature adventure. Sarafina and her friends are off to meet Grandma Mickeyla--who happens to be Sarafina's mom. This trip is so different, and not just because Sarafina is excited to spend time with her mother. Mickeyla has an idea to cure Aurelia that is so crazy ...

Ever since Mother Nature got sick, her sister Sarafina has been in charge of nature--and taking care of the plants and animals sure has been tricky. It gets even trickier when a big storm is brewing over the desert where it shouldn't be. Sarafina and her friends have one chance to keep the storm und...

Sarafina has always admired nature, but she never wanted to be in charge of it! That's exactly what happens, though, when her sister--who happens to be Mother Nature--gets sick. Sarafina has to take care of the plants and animals, and there sure is a lot to learn. It's not long before she starts mak...

Mother Nature has gotten sick, and her sister Sarafina must step in to keep the Plant and Animal Kingdoms running smoothly. Will she and her best friends be able to do it? Find out how their adventures unfold in books 1-4 of the Sarafina series:#1: Sarafina and the Mixed-up RainbowSarafina has alway...

It started at birth when a doctor left an indentation on Alan Felyk’s forehead with his forceps. Yes, Damaged Right Out Of The Box . . . It was the beginning of an ordinary life that was often blended with the improbable. The result is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes wistful personal experiences bo...

Banned in China, Dream of Ding Village is acclaimed Chinese novelist Yan Lianke’s most important and controversial novel to date a passionate and steely critique of the rate at which China is developingand what happens to those who get in the way.

This volume records the making of Chinese artist Zhan Wang’s work “My Personal Universe.” To create this installation, a massive boulder was exploded in mid-air, while being filmed from multiple angles. These films were projected on the walls of a room in which were suspended stainless steel replica...

Officially censored upon its Chinese publication, and the subject of a bitter lawsuit between author and publisher, Dream of Ding Village is Chinese novelist Yan Lianke's most important novel to date. Set in a poor village in Henan province, it is a deeply moving and beautifully written account of a...