3 Books Published by Wild Ivy Publishing on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Caring, compassionate Billy wants to help a friend get a backpack to stay organized for school, but how will he get the money? This book teaches social responsibility and kindness while showing that kids can earn money by WORKING!

CJ gets his very first basketball from Dad on Sunday, but can’t go to a real basketball court until the following Saturday. He decides to practice inside the house every day until he can get to the court. Can CJ stay out of trouble at home for a whole week until the big day? CJ’s New Basketball uses funny, mischievous antics to teach children the days of the week and accountability for their actions. Colorful pictures illustrated by popular children’s artist Chris Padovano bring to life CJ’s exciting week of “basketball practice".

Dark Justice, by Pamela O’Hara writing as Dianne Cooper, is a dark, gritty, and heartbreakingly honest account of one woman’s journey through the Federal Penitentiary system. While continuously proclaiming her innocence, Cooper is manipulated by both the judicial system and street code honor to play by the rules, which leads to a forty year prison sentence.  Written in the author’s own street-wise voice, Dark Justice is the first book of a series that walks the reader through the painful experience of leaving children and family behind to begin a journey that will change her life forever.