Corney's life was about to change. This eleven-year-old boy was as typical as could be\, until he was given a gift from an uncle who was dying - a toy box. But this toy box would turn his life upside down. For what comes out of the box is beyond his wildest dreams\, and the things that appear\, derive their existence from the one that opens the toy box. The how and why are slowly revealed as Corney has to come to grips with power of the box and himself.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120907T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120907T010000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/vallie-lynn-watson-signs-river-so-long URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/vallie-lynn-watson-signs-river-so-long SUMMARY:Vallie Lynn Watson signs \\"A River So Long\\" DESCRIPTION:Vallie Lynn Watson's debut novel follows thirty-something Veronica as she jolts between five-star hotels in New Orleans\, New York\, and the North Carolina coast. Veronica's business keeps her on the move\, and further strains her relationships with the already unsuitable men she's met along the way\, not to mention her blink-and-you-miss-him husband. A River So Long\, like Veronica's life\, is a fragmented conflation of time\, place\, and people - she's a gypsy\, and the world she inhabits is\, if not blurry\, at least kaleidoscopic.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120908T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120908T200000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/velma-wilson-signs-whats-water-fannie-legacy-love URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/velma-wilson-signs-whats-water-fannie-legacy-love SUMMARY:Velma Wilson signs \\"What's in the Water\: Fannie\, a Legacy of Love\\" DESCRIPTION:Author and veteran sociologist Velma Benson-Wilson pays tribute to her mother\, a remarkable woman born Fannie Bradley\, in her new book\, What’s in the Water? Fannie Bradley had seventeen living children\, all single births and the majority born during the tumultuous times of the 1950s and 60s in rural Mississippi. How she balanced and coped with their spiritual\, educational\, financial and overall upbringing to insure they all became productive members of society is the topic of this heartwarming book. Fannie’s legacy of love and parental principles are on display for all to learn from and use.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120912T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120912T010000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/starner-jones-signs-purple-church URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/starner-jones-signs-purple-church SUMMARY:Starner Jones signs \\"Purple Church\\" DESCRIPTION:In his debut novel\, Memphis ER doctor\, Starner Jones’ Purple Church tells the story of Brother Jimmy Russell\, a vulnerable and lonely Baptist minister who has everything going for him until his life falls apart after leukemia claims the life of his devoted bride. Brother Jimmy is then tempted by the young and beautiful Ashley White. Ashley's tragic past leaves her empty and starved for attention\, a perfect combination that leads her to skid row on a lofted stage in a popular Memphis strip club. The tale is one of redemption and spiritual consequence for both the handsome preacher and the lovely coed\, whose salvation is Brother Jimmy's only reason for living.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120913T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120913T170000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/story-time-bad-kitty URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/story-time-bad-kitty SUMMARY:Story Time with Bad Kitty DESCRIPTION:Bad Kitty will be here for story time! Come sing and dance and listen to a story about Miss Marjorie's favorite feisty feline! Grown ups--don't forget to bring your cameras!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120914T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120914T010000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/jdr-hawkins-signs-beautiful-glittering-lie URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/jdr-hawkins-signs-beautiful-glittering-lie SUMMARY:J.D.R. Hawkins signs \\"A Beautiful Glittering Lie\\" DESCRIPTION:In the spring of 1861\, a country once united is fractured by war. In northern Alabama\, a farmer and father of three decides to enlist. For Hiram Summers\, it is the end of everything he has ever known. After Hiram travels to Virginia with the Fourth Alabama Infantry Regiment\, he is quickly thrust into combat. His son\, David\, who must stay behind\, searches for adventure at home by traipsing to Huntsville with his best friend\, Jake Kimball\, to scrutinize invading Yankees. As Hiram and his son discover the true meaning of war\, they soon realize that their choices have torn their family apart. In this historical tale\, the naiveté of a young country is tested\, a father sacrifices everything to defend his home\, and a young man longs for adventure-regardless of the perilous cost.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120915T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120915T180000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/annette-simon-signs-robot-zombie-frankenstein URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/annette-simon-signs-robot-zombie-frankenstein SUMMARY:Annette Simon signs \\"Robot Zombie Frankenstein\\" DESCRIPTION:This cumulative tale is a madcap mash-up featuring robots\, shapes in motley amalgamation\, and pie! Squares\, rectangles\, ovals\, triangles\, and other colorful shapes are sorted and arranged into - two robots! But why stop there? Shape by shape\, costume by costume\, Robot and Robot play a game of one-upmanship that zips\, zooms\, and whirrs from friendly to hilariously out of control in nanoseconds. When the race makes a surprise (and delicious) turn\, Robot and Robot are happy to be plain old robots - and buddies – once again.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130525T202620Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120915T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120915T190000Z UID:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/friends-respect-friends URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/event/friends-respect-friends SUMMARY:Friends Respect Friends DESCRIPTION:
Join us as Amanda Cook\, founder of The Respect Program at The Exchange
Club Family Center\, leads kids in an interactive adventure that develops
resiliency skills through literature\, creative expression\, and fun!
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