TheRoadRunner

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Spring 2015Catalog

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HARDCOVER / PICTURE BOOKS

HC + TRADE PAPER / YA FICTION

978-1-937054-00-7HC | $16.95 U.S.

978-1-937054-01-4Trade | $11.99 U.S.

978-1-937054-05-2HC | $16.95 U.S.

978-1-937054-06-9Trade | $12.99 U.S.

HARDCOVER / PICTURE BOOKS

Hardcover | $17.95 U.S.978-1-937054-37-3

Hardcover | $17.95 U.S.978-1-937054-45-8

An unidentifi ed object arrives on the wind, leaving the animals who fi nd it to ponder what it could be: A highfalutin tumbleweed? A tasty treat? Their clever guesses will thrill.

A mishap leaves anIditarod sled dog lost in the wilds of Alaska.Not particularly wise, brave, or big, May wows the world when she makes it home all on her own. Inspired by a true story.

That’s a Hat

May FindsHer Way

by Betty Selakovich Casey

Hardcover | $17.95 U.S.978-1-937054-77-9

Life doesn’t guarantee a second chance, butin turning a rescue dog into a search-and-rescue responder, Marvin earned his. The inspiring true story of a dog and the inmate who trainedher, as seen in the Emmy-nominated documentary The Dogs of Lexington.

Marvin’s Shining Starby John Otto & Payton OttoIllustrations by Janelda Lane

Hardcover | $17.95 U.S.978-1-937054-70-0

Soft Cover | $15 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-09-0

When a little girl takes to wearing her red cowboy boots everywhere she goes, she is soon known far and wide as Little Red Riding Boots, a cowgirl withthe roping skills to outwit a mountain lion.

Little Red Riding Boots

Cody Goes to Work with Dr. Brian

by Erin ZwienerIllustrations by Merisha Sequoia Lemmer

by Brian RenegarIllustrations by Cindy Barr

Hardcover | $17.95 U.S.978-1-937054-03-8

A boy plants an apple seed, and as soon as a seedling appears he can see the apple tree it is meant to be. But the little apple tree isn’t so sure. Young and impatient, it begins to doubt its calling, especially after applesfail to appear that fi rst fall. How can the boy convince the tree to give the seasons the time to work their magic? With Cherokee translation.

The Apple Treeby Sandy Tharp-TheeIllustrations by Marlena Campbell Hodson

Children get a look at the day in the life of a veterinarian through the eyes of Cody the Corgi. TRADE PAPER.

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Western Writers of AmericaSpur Award Finalist

ForeWord Review Book of the Year Finalist

HARDCOVER / ADULT NONFICTION

Oklahoma’s Most Notorious Cases

Hardcover | $24.00 U.S. ISBN: 978-1-937054-33-5

6 x 9 | 382 pages | 16 pages of historic photographs

Oklahoma has had more than its share of sensational crimes with national implica-tions, but for the first time in one volume, attorney/historian Kent Frates reveals the facts behind six infamous cases that remain the talk of courtrooms acrossthe country. From bloody murders, to political scandal, to a horrific act of domestic terrorism, Okla-homa’s Most Notorious Cases captures the stories, the times, and the import of these landmark trials. Populated by a host of stranger-than-fiction characters—a machine-gun toting gangster, a Cherokee outlaw, a bloodthirsty con man, a crooked governor, and a twisted soldier, the stories reveal the cold calculation inher-ent in the perpetrators and the guts, guile, and tenacity required of the dedicated law enforcement professionals who brought these men and women to justice.

HARDCOVER / JUVENILE FICTION

In Book 2 of The Bulldoggers Club, the boys have a new member, and they take their first road trip only to get stranded in the Oklahoma Panhandle with tornadoes threaten-ing. It will take all the boys’ scientificand outdoorknow-how to ride out this storm safely.

by Kent Frates

Machine Gun Kelly &The Urschel Kidnapping

U.S. vs. David Hall

The Girl Scout Murders

The Karen Silkwood Case

The Sirloin Stockade Murders

The Oklahoma City Bombing

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THE 6 CASES

Advice from America’s Best Teachers

VOLUME 1 978-1-937054-10-6 | $15 U.S.

VOLUME 2978-1-937054-12-0 | $16 U.S.

Letters to a New School Teacherby U.S. Teachers of the Year

HARDCOVER / JUVENILE FICTION

2016 Sequoyah Master List

American IndianYouth Literature Award

Kirkus Book of the Year:

Making History Come Alive

Notable Social StudiesTrade Book for Young People Reading List

Hardcover | $18.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-53-3

Trade ISBN: 978-1-937054-55-7

IPPY Gold Medalist

Tale of the Ill-Gotten Catfish

Hardcover | $16.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-15-1

A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story

First in a TrilogyIn this first juvenile novel for children by internationally re-nowned Choctaw author and story-teller Tim Tingle, a ten-year-old Choctaw boy tells the story of his tribe’s removal from its Mississippi homeland, and how the Choc-taws exodus to the American West led him to become a ghost—one able to help the family and friends left behind.

First in a Seriesfor Reluctant Readers

Being a member of The Bulldog-gers Club is a ticket to fishing, and other out-door adventures. In Book 1, the boys go fishing at Quicksand Pond—and Dru lands a monster catfish. There’s just one problem: they’re fishing on private land, without permission. Convinced they have a record catch, theboys decide to lie about where they caught their whopper and haul the catfish to town to be weighed. Before the prize fish can hit the frying pan, the boys learn how fast one little lie can get away from a fellow.

How I Became A Ghost The Bulldoggers Club, Book 1

The Bulldoggers Club, Book 2

by Tim Tingle by Barbara Hay

Hardcover | $18.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-11-3

Debut Author

When Mr. Martin hired his son’s best friend,Tomás, to clear out the old family store, he was trying to get an unsafe, dirty job done on the cheap. He never expected the boy to turn up hidden treasure—now their deal is the talk of the town.

Finders Keepersby Roy Deering

“Expertly written, funny, middle-grade book . . .”

— Western Writers of America’s RoundUp Magazine

“Highly recommended!” — Midwest Book Review

Tale of the Tainted Buffalo Wallow

Hardcover | $18.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-57-1

Book 3Summer

2015

2015 Oklahoma Book Award YA Fiction

2015 Oklahoma Book Award for Juvenile Fiction

2015 Benjamin Franklin AwardOklahoma Book Award, finalist

HARDCOVER / YA NONFICTION

Hardcover | $18.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-34-2

Abandoned by his father, neglectedby his mother, shuttled between foster homes and a boys ranch for most of hisformative years, a young man refuses to suc-cumb to the fate that the world says should be his. Born the second of five children to a woman who not once had a name to write in the blank space left for father on her children’s birth certificates, Alton Carter does not mince words as he describes a childhood of violence, hunger, and isolation. Early on, Alton decides he wants a “normal life”—even if that means standing up to abusive relatives and being teased by his siblings and cousins. Along the way, he keeps an eye out for those who might help lighten the load, never losing hope that such people exist.

The Boy Who Carried Bricks

The Immortal Von B.

by Alton Carter

by M. Scott Carter

Josie moves to Europe so her dad can lead a secret world genetics lab — and she’s left to all but raise herself. Music becomes Josie’s reason to live. Forgive her for wondering: Could a girl from this century find love with a young composer from another?

A True Storyby a Debut Authorthat readslike a novel

HARDCOVER / YA FICTIONWinner of

3 Golds forYA Lit

Hardcover | $18.95 U.S.ISBN: 978-1-937054-30-4