{"id":41,"date":"2018-08-09T17:51:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:39:10","slug":"my-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/index.php\/my-books\/","title":{"rendered":"My Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_code admin_label=&#8221;Quote Data&#8221; module_class=&#8221;gq_overlay_text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom_overlay\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/RecessFlat.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\"><b>Every book has two stories-the one inside it and the one about it<\/b><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;82.3%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;90px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1838-scaled.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-27px|-55px||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/all-4-bk-covers-2026-03-15-at-2.33.37-PM.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||2px|||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Abhaya Libre,Abril Fatface&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\"><strong>NASCAR BIOS: Kyle Busch; Joey Logano<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #fc4a1a;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\" style=\"color: #fc4a1a;\">September 2025&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span size=\"3\">Who inspires you? Learn more about NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, their childhood dreams, and their&nbsp;racing&nbsp;<\/span>accomplishments<span size=\"3\">&nbsp;in this action photo non-fiction book for young readers. Includes glossary and further resources to find out more about these two racing legends.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOopBhZ5YiS_plDBb14lqJoiq4rZ4XljFdXO5OZQOCBY6zlAbs53v\"><span style=\"color: #f7b733;\"><strong>For more info and to order<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||2px|||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Abhaya Libre,Abril Fatface&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\"><strong>ACTOR BIOS: ZENDAYA, CHRIS PRATT, HALLE BAILEY, AND JOJO SIWA <\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #fc4a1a;\">January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>JACOB TREMBLAY, WALKER SKOBELL, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, AND RACHEL ZEGLER <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #fc4a1a;\">FEBRUARY 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOorcKD2MNTYX47F1Su68noui9IWSpoOnKco6-DOTqXWgQLJ2OVmp\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Who inspires you? Learn more about hard-working and award-winning actors in these books filled with photos and fact-filled text for young readers. Complete with overviews of the superstars\u2019 upbringings, accomplishments, and statistics that make them inspiring, this series of short biographies has everything that elementary pop culture fans crave.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecreativecompany.us\/collections\/inspire?srsltid=AfmBOopBhZ5YiS_plDBb14lqJoiq4rZ4XljFdXO5OZQOCBY6zlAbs53v\"><span style=\"color: #f7b733;\"><strong>For more info and to order<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/So-Stinkin-Hot_cover_front_low-res_v2.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Abhaya Libre,Abril Fatface&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #f7b733;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Stinkin-Hot-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0DSFZHY12\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GKPXYWPFFX1Z&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DwFtlmYQBMKRg0rHKRwnUBJfCmaO9heSs9ELFhQMUE0LSWpFgDARtlSoFwbUSoJHyyBlRa2g6YUeSS7ZIBySQYLOAwSSvq88qcfvJO_Wu2EcjQAaJCLiWJ_qcObbR5WA.z-iMvu54ElZJokUU9svRfoS52PlIy44eyUnV-HNJX2Q&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=so+stinkin+hot&amp;qid=1738336587&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=so+stinkin+hot%2Cstripbooks%2C111&amp;sr=1-1\" style=\"color: #f7b733;\">Click here to order<\/a>So Stinkin&#8217; Hot&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Stinkin-Hot-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0DSFZHY12\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #fc4a1a;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Abhaya Libre';\">Debut Graphic Novel!<\/span> January 2025<\/span><\/strong>. 64 pp humorous fully illustrated graphic novel -for ages 6-11. <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Stinkin-Hot-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0DSFZHY12\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A graphic novel for all who love to laugh and make friends with some wild and crazy animals!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Stinkin-Hot-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0DSFZHY12\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Fed up with&nbsp;<span class=\"a-text-bold\">sweating&nbsp;<\/span>and&nbsp;<span class=\"a-text-bold\">sweltering&nbsp;<\/span>in the African sun, a hair-brained hyperactive zebra named Zippy and his five safari friends escape to a&nbsp;<span class=\"a-text-bold\">MUCH&nbsp;<\/span>cooler place. Pack your long underwear and tag along to find out just how&nbsp;<span class=\"a-text-bold\">COOL<\/span>&nbsp;it is!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Stinkin-Hot-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0DSFZHY12\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Maybe there truly is no place like home&#8230;even if it is SO STINKIN&#8217; HOT.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Abhaya Libre,Abril Fatface&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Quetzalcoatlus and Mosasaurus<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9670-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1775 alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h3><span color=\"#666666\" face=\"Abhaya Libre\">Two Nonfiction books for ages 8-12, July 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Two&nbsp;of many books in the Dinosaur Series from The Creative Company. Available in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span><strong>QUETZALCOATLUS<\/strong> With a wingspan the size of a small plane, Quetzalcoatlus once soared over the landscape. Readers discover what life was like for this Cretaceous flying reptile through diagrams, graphs, powerful illustrations, and fun text.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOSASAURUS <\/strong><span>With strong flippers and shark-like teeth, Mosasaurus once ruled the oceans. 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Contemporary Fiction Novel for tweens through adults. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">A riveting story of two girls from very different cultures whose lives are threatened but together they form a common purpose to make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fetching-Dreams-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/1953491553\"><strong><span style=\"color: #f7b733;\">Click here for more info and to order<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Abril Fatface';\">&nbsp;Awards:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Middle Grade Book of the Year, Northern Lights Book Award<\/p>\n<p>Royal Dragonfly Honorable Mention for MG<\/p>\n<p>Young Adult Book of the Year &nbsp;Minnesota Author Project\/Minnesota Library Association<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marybleckwehl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-27-at-11.44.02-AM.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Screen Shot 2022-12-27 at 11.44.02 AM&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arrrgh-Hate-Wait-Mary-Bleckwehl\/dp\/B0BQT9YBS4\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Arrrgh! 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