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What happened in beulah
AVAILABLE 10.20.26
Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steady—rooted in tradition, shaped by generations, and slow to change. But in 1986, the ground has shifted, and no one feels it more than fifteen-year-old Barrett Childress Owens. Between her parents’ unraveling marriage and a school full of kids she can’t connect with, she feels invisible in her own hometown.
When Lacy Gunderson, the captivating new girl everyone is curious about, suddenly vanishes, the town’s calm surface fractures. Search parties comb the woods. A police investigation begins. Rumors multiply. Families close ranks. And Barrett begins to sense how much the adults around her choose not to say.
As Beulah clings to its rituals—including the annual Miss Kudzu pageant—Barrett is forced to navigate a community where loss lingers and secrets are carefully kept. Her journey reshapes her understanding of friendship, family, and the complex place she calls home.
A rich coming-of-age story with a pulse of mystery and a budding romance, Beulah explores the fault lines of a small town and the courage it takes to face the truths people would rather bury.
EARLY Praise
- Colum McCain author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin
“Beulah is a wonderful book—funny, sharp, and poignant. It’s a story designed for all of us, of all ages and all wisdoms. It points to the necessity of recovery. It’s a novel of ghosts present and ghosts past, with alcoholics and dreamers and preachers and small-town grifters all coming together in one place—the everywhere of guilt and consequence, the kudzu of our lives.”
- MARTHA SWEEZY
“Welcome to Beulah, Tennessee. With a keen eye
and a sharp Southern vernacular, Barrett Childress Owens, the different and disillusioned 15-year-old heroine of Christy Cashman’s new book, will give you an unsentimental tour through childhood loss, teenage angst, and generational mystery. Don’t
miss it!”
- BEN MEZRICH
"Christy Scott Cashman has created a vivid and haunting world that readers won't want to leave. Rich with atmosphere, mystery, and heart, What Happened in Beulah has all the ingredients of the next great adaptation."
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO RECLAIM YOUR FAMILY’S DREAM?
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The Truth About Horses
Just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way.
Her family’s dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family’s finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from that loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese’s relationship with her father.
Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father.
Then, during an unexpected turn of events, Reese meets Wes, a Lakota Indian, whose way of training horses is unlike anything she’s ever seen. If anyone can win the Black Elk, it’s Wes, but he’s struggling with his troubled past, and, having a teenage girl hanging around his barn isn’t exactly what he’d planned. Reese must prove her worth, against all odds, if she wants to heal her family, help Wes, and show them all that some dreams are worth fighting for.
This book will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese, the most unlikely of heroes. Cashman has woven a spell-binding tale of an underdog – her heartaches, and triumphs that you will find in The Truth About Horses, impossible to put down.
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- HARRY CONNICK JR.
"With all of the unpredictable thrill of a horseback ride, The Truth about Horses took me deep into the mind of a teenage girl searching for her post-traumatic truth. It is a beautiful, moving story that I'm glad to know and certain to remember.”
- ELIN HILDERBRAND
“A sumptuously-written novel about love, loss and horses. I devoured this book!”
- Colum Mccain
"This is a heartwarming novel about facing down the perils of adversity. It's also an examination of how and why we become stronger at the broken places. Christy Cashman has written a book for everyone, young and old, who wants to know about the elemental gallop of the heart."
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The Not-So-Average Monkey of Kilkea Castle
Meet Petri, the beloved purple monkey who lives with his friends in Kilkea Castle, Ireland. In this first book of the popular series, Petri decides that as he lives in a castle he must be a King, and Kings order their subjects around. Unfortunately for Petri, his friends aren’t so impressed with their new “royal” friend. As a result, Petri finds himself sad and alone until he realizes that royal titles and trappings don’t matter. What really matters is being kind to his friends.
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The Cat Named Peanut-Shrimp-Cookie-Fry-Muffin Who Lives on Staniel Key
AVAILABLE 09.01.26
On the island of Staniel Key, a curious little cat wanders from house to house, meeting new friends and collecting delicious treats along the way. With every bite comes a new name, until her name grows almost as big as her appetite!
Full of warmth, whimsy, and the vibrant spirit of the Bahamas, The Cat Named Peanut-Shrimp-Cookie-Fry-Muffin Who Lives on Staniel Key is a playful story about friendship, generosity, and the joy of belonging.
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