Sand Castle Dreams

The Sand Castle of Dreams is a story about a girl who learns to overcome her insecurities to act upon her dreams. In-between the state of wake and sleep she sets sail on a giant oyster shell in a sea of her tears and discovers an enchanted sand castle. This sand castle has its trickeries but reveals the secrets to believing in herself. Join the girl on her journey of traveling in and out of a land of dreams! Ages: 6 to 9.

We have to face our greatest fears in order to become whole again. Returning to Maui, sixteen-year-old Olive is ready for things to return to normal-or at least, a new normal. But once she's back on the island she loves, nothing is the same. Olive's friend Jazz is hiding a secret-Olive finds herself face-to-face with her biggest fear.

A mesmerizing novel you always seek yet seldom find. Marlo Clemente is confronted with continuous turmoil at home. His father's boisterous views of women haunt him, as he is told that all women are evil-wanting only the material and causing all men "the worst of pains." This has dire consequences for young Marlo as he matures and struggles with loving his mother and yet facing his father's twisted representation of a world full of vixen dominance. Marlo looks to his extraordinary artistic talent and two best friends for solace from everyday home life. But one of his friends (Danny) becomes romantically involved with a young girl who ends up crushing Danny's heart. This only reinforces what his father has long since warned. Confusion sets in further when Marlo meets Desiree Castillo, a girl unlike others. For she too sees the same magic in Marlo's "sandcastle dreams" and even tells a story of the first sandcastle which (legend has it) was built long ago, near the Yucatan Peninsula. Marlo struggles to keep his dream of art school alive while still trying to find the long-lost relationship that has evaded him and his mother. He too comes to terms with his deep attraction towards Desiree only to eventually meet her "twin" cousin, Divina. A two-sided world Marlo encounters, only to wonder whether his tideless dreams will ever come to pass.

A wordless picture book featuring a sandcastle that takes on a life of its own.

Imagine a place where dreams come true! With a young child's imagination and a touch of magic, a boy named Tony found such a place. Every summer, Tony and his family spend two months vacationing at their beach house. One special summer, however, stood out among the rest and life as Tony had known it would be changed. Tony's favorite pastime was building sandcastles by the water's edge. He would roam the beach in search of the perfect sand to build the strongest castles that a little boy could. Tony built plenty of castles, but one in particular had a secret hidden inside. This story illustrates how children use what is around them to show the world what their heart is in search of, even when they might not know it themselves. Tony didn't realize he was in search of a lifelong friend. He felt an absence of something in his life, but he wasn't sure what it was. Then on one ordinary vacation, Tony just happened to have created a very unordinary sandcastle. With this enchanting chain of events, it helped Tony express to his parents what was really in his heart. You will have to see what a little boy's imagination, mixed with his hidden desires, unlocks the secret of the sandcastle!