Category Archives: Middle Grade

Nick Meets the Man in the Wheel Chair

by Rich Noll

NickWhat would happen when a young old boy goes to the book store and is surprised to meet someone ...someone his height? ...someone unique? ...someone disabled? Nick thought he knew a lot about the real world, but when he crosses paths with Sam, who is disabled, Nick learns a big lesson and makes a new friend.

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About the Author

Hello my name is Rich Noll. I am 37 years old. I have been in a wheelchair my entire life as I was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida.

Additionally, I was hit by a drunk driver while returning to campus while at college in Marshall, MN. Consequently, I received an brain injury from that incident.

Nonetheless, I am married and we have two beautiful girls age 6 and 4 and a half months old. I have lived most of my life in Rochester, MN.

I am a big sports fan; NBA, college basketball and football, tennis. I love to fish.

I of course love to write stories, most of my story ideas come from my own personal experiences in life.

If I Know It’s Coming

by Nick Hupton

IfThirteen-year-old Tim Hansen lives in a quaint little neighborhood in South Minneapolis. For the most part, he leads a normal, preteen existence. He is concerned about friendships, girls, sports, and even schoolwork from time to time. But when his mother, who is a nurse in the United States Army Reserve, is deployed to Iraq, Tim’s relatively normal and happy existence gets flipped upside down. How will Tim cope without his mother? Will his family ever be the same? Middle school was unpredictable enough, but when Tim faces this sudden dose of mortality, the adventure is just beginning.

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Published by: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.

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Nick Hupton received his BA from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999 and his MA from Hamline University in 2008. He teaches high school English in Bloomington, MN. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Tara, and two children.

Revenge of the Dust Bunnies

by Mike Kalmbach

RevengeBook 1 of the Spooky Snacks series. "Scary short stories with a silly twist!"

Best for 4th-6th grade students. Perfect bedtime read for fans of Goosebumps!

40 pages
Paperback: 5 B&W illustrations and 2 games
Ebook: 5 full-color illustrations

Don't clean your room!

Dust always seems to collect in strange places: on your dresser, behind the TV, and under your bed.

It's not random. There's something sinister going on. A hidden group is behind this.

And they have a plan.

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Mike Kalmbach grew up in a forest near Lake Michigan. Spending his summers chasing wizards and fighting battles with evil ogres, Mike has always had a creative mind. He'll often share stories from his past, and some of them are even true.

After time dragged him from childhood, Mike moved into freelance editing, helping other authors improve dozens of stories. During the daylight hours, he writes software to help with genetics research. He leads the Rochester MN Writing group and often speaks on topics from writing and editing to engineering and robotics.

Luckily, Mike now has two sons, so he has plenty of excuses to set down the pen and play. He lives in Minnesota where he, his family, and a band of pirates can still be found battling ogres, dust bunnies, and even the occasional dragon.

Writing Advice for Teens: Creating Stories

Creating Stories

by Mike Kalmbach

WritingWhether you're preparing for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), teaching a class on writing, or looking for writing inspiration, this is a good resource for any new writer. Contains 21 exercises to expand your mind and inspire new story ideas!

Perfect for use in high school English or creative writing courses, homeschool creative writing or homeschool English courses, and writing seminars.

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When all you have is a blank page, it's often tough to begin writing.

Writing Advice for Teens: Creating Stories aims to help you overcome that initial hurdle by making it easy for you to write down simple, focused ideas and craft them into stories.

However, coming up with ideas is not enough. Writers need to understand basic story structure so they can avoid typical writing problems.

Filled with plenty of tips, advice, and examples to help any writer, the first book in the Writing Advice for Teens series focuses on getting ideas down quickly and pounding out that first draft. After following the advice and using the techniques outlined in this book, you should understand how to bring the stories locked in your mind to the surface.

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Mike Kalmbach grew up in a forest near Lake Michigan. Spending his summers chasing wizards and fighting battles with evil ogres, Mike has always had a creative mind. He'll often share stories from his past, and some of them are even true.

After time dragged him from childhood, Mike moved into freelance editing, helping other authors improve dozens of stories. During the daylight hours, he writes software to help with genetics research. He leads the Rochester MN Writing group and often speaks on topics from writing and editing to engineering and robotics.

Luckily, Mike now has two sons, so he has plenty of excuses to set down the pen and play. He lives in Minnesota where he, his family, and a band of pirates can still be found battling ogres, dust bunnies, and even the occasional dragon.