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“Too late,” said Maggie. “That’s Myrtle, that one’s Verna, and this one is Dinah. Come on, ladies, chick-chick-chick! Go on, call ’em.”
“Chicky chick chick!” And they all came hustling and clucking. I poured the scratch into the feeder in the hen house, and they scrambled inside.
Maggie locked up the door. “Eggs for breakfast. Eggs for breakfast, actually, pretty much every day now. Glad you’re here to help us eat them. And quiche. And frittatas. And cakes . . .”
“Will you show me?” I asked.
“Sure! Do you cook much at home?”

from Opulence, Kansas, by Julie Stielstra
2021 Midwest Book Award Winner--Young Adult Category

From the Publisher's Desk

Dear <<First Name>>,

It has been another busy month for Meadowlark Press and our authors. First, we enjoyed the launch of Ava: A Year of Adventure in the Life of an American Avocet, in a fun-filled event at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in Great Bend, Kansas. What a treat it was to see those kids with copies of our book in hand, engrossed in the story as Mandy Kern, the author, read.

Second, we were thrilled by the news that Opulence, Kansas, by Julie Stielstra, was selected as the gold medal winner in the 2021 Midwest Book Awards, Young Adult category. This is the second big honor for this title which was selected for inclusion on the "recommended list" of the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission earlier this year. If the young adult reader in your life does not already have a copy, get them one today!

We are looking forward to some new poetry titles on the Meadowlark bookshelves in the next couple of months. Stay tuned for our next publication announcement!

--Much Love & Good Reading--

Tracy Millions Simmons
Meadowlark Press

Enjoy this reading of Ava with Linzi Garcia and Avani.

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When Katie Myrdal’s father is found dead in his Porsche, everything she thought she knew about her family is shaken. Her uncle Len and his wife Maggie—relatives she barely knew existed—show up at the funeral and offer an escape for the summer to their Kansas farm. Katie abandons her Chicago Gold Coast high-rise life to land beneath the wider skies of the prairie. Grappling with loss and disillusionment, Katie must forge new skills and new friendships in a small town called Opulence, a town holding secrets and riches she will need before she can go back home.

Two Meadowlark Titles Named to the High Plains Book Awards Finalists Lists

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About the High Plains Book Awards

The High Plains Book Awards recognize regional authors and/or literary works which examine and reflect life on the High Plains including the US states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

The Billings Public Library Board of Directors first established the High Plains Book Awards in 2006. The High Plains Book Awards are now an independent nonprofit organization.

For more information about the High Plains Book Awards visit the website www.highplainsbookawards.org

Winners to be announced in September.

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