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2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner for Humor2019 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Winner: Silver Medal for Fiction - Humor/Comedy2019 Texas Author Project Winner: Adult FictionThis is the story of J. D. Wiswall, a sincere young man from a small town, who joins a state government agency in a data entry department comprised of quirky clerks. Quickly endearing himself to the diverse group in Unit 3, J. D. learns his coworkers have a pact to share the $10,000 prize if they win a cost-savings program for a suggestion that could save the government money, in turn helping them rise above their own personal struggles. A multimillion-dollar cost-savings suggestion is accidentally discovered by J. D.'s supervisor, the goof-off alcoholic Brent Baker. This lucrative discovery catches the attention of crotchety Governor Dwayne Bennett, a media-hungry demagogue, who turns the coworkers of Unit 3 into props for his selfish political reasons. The publicity surrounding the clerks piques the interest of a newspaper reporter, Esther Jean Stinson, whose investigative reporting threatens to reveal the governor's career-ending secret, as well as jeopardizes the prize that the clerks so desperately desire.Along with J. D. and Brent, the lives of the amiable coworkers in Unit 3 are revealed. There is Rita Jackson, the kind matriarch of her large brood, who spends her time outside of work caring for her five struggling children and thirteen wily grandchildren. Then there's Deborah Martinez, a single mother to a felonious son, who struggles to keep her head above her sinking financial woes. There's also Conchino Gonzalez, a quiescent giant of Mexican and Japanese descent, who street races at night to relieve worries about his ailing grandfather in Japan. Finally, J. D. has dreams bigger than his small hometown can provide, and Brent wants nothing more than to drop the bureaucratic routine to become a rock star with his bar band.A few blocks away from the agency that houses Unit 3, Governor Bennett, a smarmy politician who whizzes around the Governor's Mansion on a gold-plated wheelchair, parades the unwitting clerks in front of the local media in an attempt to raise his sagging poll numbers. But reporter Esther Jean sees through the governor's bald-faced motives and uncovers secrets not meant to be revealed. Will her revelations keep Unit 3 from receiving their elusive prize?From award-winning writer Scott Semegran, To Squeeze a Prairie Dog is an American, modern-day tale with working-class folks--part fable, part satire, and part comedy--revealing that camaraderie amongst kind-hearted friends wins the day over evil intentions.

John Valley is a place of impossible things. Children hear the thoughts of others. Mermaids come to shore.And though death keeps away, its shadows lurk in every heart, waiting for someone to uncover them.The Path of Lucius Park is the first collection of stories from the author of Albion Academy and Paper and Thorns.

TROPICAL MANDALA POCKET JOURNAL Design & Illustration by David K. GriffinPersonalize your own Tropical Mandala Journal or gift a friend - either way you're sure cherish this unique book. Lovers of the ocean and tropics will especially appreciate the full page color designs with exotic tropical flowers, birds and sea mammals. Renowned graphic designer and illustrator, David K. Griffin, from Venice, Florida, has created a stunning series of marine-cosmic mandala designs - magical forms with radial balance focusing on the chill beach life and the tropics. Be inspired to start a novel, sketch a design, write a personal journal or just doodle, whether it's your next big idea or just a to-do list, Tropical Mandala Journal is a great tool to help you find peace in these challenging times.Specs: Size: 5" x 7" Spine: 0.288" Pages: 106 Binding: Perfect Bound Paper stock: 70 lb. premium white text, lamenated gloss cover Ink: Full color Illustrations: 25 large, 25 smallABOUT THE ARTISTDavid K. Griffin is an artist and graphic designer who's been living the beach life and creating art in Venice, Florida since 2004. David's graphic design, illustration and fine art background is extensive. He's been a leader and mentor in the arts community - notably in Burlington, Vermont, where in 2000 he was presented with a plaque from the City of Burlington thanking him for his contributions to the arts community and helping to "nurture creativity and imagination in children of all ages." David has been winning awards for both his fine art and graphic design work for years. In 2016, he designed a book for renowned fine art photographer, Clyde Butcher, Celebrating America's National Parks, which won prestigious awards in an international publishing competition. In 2020, David won a merit award from the Venice Art Center for his original acrylic painting, Golden Beach. His designs and and paintings are in collectors homes and businesses from Vermont to California and throughout Florida. Canvas Prints, Books and Home Decor products, featuring David's designs, available at: www.dkgriffinart.comABOUT MANDALASMandala, literally meaning circle or round (in Sanskrit) - a magical form with radial balance, a shape without beginning or end - a cosmic diagram reminding us of our relationship to infinity, extending beyond and within our bodies and minds. In Buddhism, the mandala represents the nature of the "pure land, enlightened mind" - used in support of the meditating person. The "circle of life" has been depicted in mandala-like forms by cultures throughout history, from Aztec sun stones to Christian altars. The circle is also associated with eternity, balance and perfection - the last one mainly because the distance from the circle's center to any point in its outline is the same. New age mandalas represent an organizational structure of life itself. A spiritual journey that is never ending and forever connected.