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Just For Now: Kids and the People of the Court
Published by Child Advocates, Inc. of Houston, TX, April 2007

"What is CPS? What's a court appointed special advocate? What is a judge? Why do I need a lawyer? What's a foster parent? How long will I be here? When can I go home? Will I have to go to court? Is Mom in trouble?"

Just For Now: Kids and the People of the Court answers all these questions and more in an entertaining story about an unforgettable group of foster kids who befriend each other and an abandoned stray named Spud. With the help of their court appointed special advocate, they meet the different people of the court. In the process, they learn that all those distant and sometimes scary strangers are really and truly dedicated to finding the happiest possible ending to every child's story.

  • Available in English and in Spanish
  • Hardcover, 48 pages, 6-color illustration
  • For children 6-12
  • Includes a children’s glossary of legal terms and court processes
  • Free online User’s Guide
  • Written by Kimberly Morris with the staff and volunteers of
    Child Advocates, Inc.
  • Creative direction and custom publishing services by Publishing Matters
  • Spanish translation by Julia Mercedes Castilla
  • Illustrations by Tony Sansevero
  • Published by Child Advocates, Inc. April 2007
  • Available for purchase from Child Advocates, Inc. at www.childadvocates.org
  • $16.95 plus shipping and handling if applicable
  • All profits benefit Child Advocates, Inc.
  • ISBN English 978-0-9754953-9-1
  • ISBN Spanish 978-0-9754953-7-7

 

Mystery of the Chupacabra, Book #1 of the Inventors Club - Leticia Garza is a 12-year-old inventor with some major big problems. A South American blood-sucking vampire space alien is stalking her. A seriously crooked invention promoter is threatening her. And a dangerous industrial spy who could destroy the whole world is totally messing with her head?

Can Leticia outrun, outwit, and outthink them all?

No way. Not until she hooks up with Eugene Jeffers, Bobby Dusek, Anita Vuong, and a parrot named Salsa at the Houston Junior Genius Competition. With their help, Leticia just might have a fighting chance at saving the planet.

Mystery of the Chupacabra, Book I of The Inventors Club, is a hilarious, thrilling, and scarifying mystery for readers 8-12 written by more than 300 collaborators from the Houston Independent School District's Sharpstown Learning Community and underwritten by a Houston Annenberg Challenge Grant.

 
Houston Architectural Ballade (January 2000): a spectacular coffee table book of photographs by artist and photographer Valentin Gertsman, underwritten by Reliant Energy, The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, BMC Software, Continental Airlines, Linbeck Construction, The Chase Private Bank, Texaco, Brown & Root, and many other Houston corporations. (Mills and Morris Publishing, Inc.)
2001 A Faith Odyssey (August 2000): a museum-quality calendar featuring twelve highly unique photographs by artist Gertsman of "accidental crosses" found in architectural configuration and light formation. The project was well received and glowingly reviewed in the art section of Houston Downtown Magazine. (Mills and Morris Publishing, Inc.)
Stranded, Stormy's Adventure (March 2000): by Mary Wright, a delightful book with illustrations by C. A. Guire. Marketing efforts for Stranded, Stormy's Adventure included the design of an in-school education program by the author on marine mammal rescues. This project was awarded a grant from the Houston Endowment to fund the program in Houston's Title I schools. The book has been an enormously successful education, marketing, and fundraising tool for the Stranding Network. (Mills and Morris Publishing, Inc.)
The Eggstra-Ordinary Surprise (March 2001): by popular storyteller Sheila Starks Phillips: A collector-quality picture book well on its way to selling out its first print run. (Mills and Morris Publishing, Inc.)
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