This catalog lists books which were written by members of the Upper Peninsula Publisher’s & Author’s Association (UPPAA). Any active member can submit their book data for the catalog at any time. This includes any book you may have written, regardless of whether it concerns the U.P. or not.
Travel back to Marquette's past and into its future in Tyler R. Tichelaar's new novel Odin's Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel. Meet historical people like Peter White and the Longyear family and discover how Marquette might have been different if certain events had gone differently. The fire began with a lightning strike that started a unique set of events in motion, resulting in the most destructive and costly fire in Michigan since 1908. You will read about the sheer magnitude of the "Great Seney Fire" and how it stands out as an example of cooperation and a remarkable team effort of federal and state agencies. Birthday parties are supposed to be fun, but for kids like Oscar, they can be pretty overwhelming. Swim along with Oscar as he navigates his first-ever birthday bash with a sensory overload. The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette's Many Graves discusses Marquette's life in the Great Lakes area, his death, and the multiple times his body has thought to have been discovered, dug up, and reburied. A tenacious private eye provokes the wrath of supernatural forces. Can he neutralize the threat before lives are lost? An elegiac array of poems, with nostalgic themes of loss, longing, betrayal and forgiveness, Relative Sanity reflects on a lifetime in Michigan's north country. "This lovely collection is a kind of travel narrative by a writer who 'can never get enough sky.' In poem after poem, she travels the lands of heartache and joy with grace, clarity and wisdom." --... Robert Hugh Williams, a Second Ranger Battalion veteran and avid outdoorsman, has completed his new book “A Yooper's Tale: Death by Wendigo”: a captivating story of a band of friends that have their lives changed forever by a frightening creature of Native American lore, the Wendigo. Vampire Grooms and Spectre Brides explores how French and British Gothic authors continually influenced each other throughout the nineteenth-century in writing classics like A Tale of Two Cities, Rookwood, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Dracula. Six gripping short stories set in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan will hold the reader spellbound as the various protagonists live, and sometimes perish, in this often harsh and rugged land. The mythical village of Nelson frames the life and plights of the various actors as they plunge headlong physically, psychologically, and metaphorically, into the treacherous waters... How you can make money from can and bottle deposits that others don't want by doing what's best for the environment and economy at the same time. More great short stories about some of the biggest bucks bagged by hunters in Michigan. Lessons that can be learned about deer hunting from reading these stories can be applied to deer hunting anywhere! A memoir of my journey from losing my spouse to finding love again. A story of what I learned about myself and relationships while grieving and falling in love. A collection of miracles I have experienced related to simple moments and more significant occurrences. Memoir of my journey to finding joy while grieving the unexpected loss of my husband. Poems and prose from members of the Marquette Poets Circle. From rushing rapids to smooth sailing, this story brings to life an engineering marvel vital to the Great Lakes region, our nation, and the world. In this anthology of short fiction, J. L. Hagen brings to life the people and culture of Loyale, a fictional town poised between two worlds, Upper and Lower Michigan. Includes the award-winning novelette, "Runtley Goes Rogue," about a man who hates dogs, but who is asked by his schoolteacher-wife one day to buy a pet for their kids with horrendous... When a veteran secret agent is bitten by a werewolf, he finds himself in a race to stop this mysterious monster’s diabolical plans and find a cure. Stay-at-home moms do it all when it comes to running their households and keeping their children from self-destruction. But what happens when that mom also has a dream to write a novel? Join friends old and new as they help Mrs. O’Leary save their portal-hopping friend in Eleanor’s last and most exciting adventure. Sometimes a magic portal can be found in ordinary things. That’s exactly what Eleanor Mason discovers when she receives a tattered book of stories from her father. When eleven-year-old Eleanor receives a gift from her father, she never imagines it will open a portal to a fairytale world. Upon reading the first sentence of chapter one, she finds herself standing in the middle of Nightshade Forest—a dark woods with glowing blue and purple trees. Ichabod Surname never imagined he’d be spending a Friday afternoon cross-country skiing with a grandma dragon—but that’s exactly what happens when he finds a giant egg on the way to school. An exciting coming-of-age story combining a mysterious journal, Great Lakes shipwrecks, and traditions of the Anishnabe. Cady Whirlwind Thunder solves another mystery with the help of her friends, Irish and John Ray Chicaug, and an ever-present blue jay.
Odin's Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel
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Tyler Tichelaar
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The Great Seney Fire-A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire of 1976
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Greg Lusk
Oscar’s Noisy Dilemma
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Nikki Mitchell
The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette's Many Graves
By:
Jennifer McGraw
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Wild Bolts Electric
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Adam Dompierre
Relative Sanity: Poems
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A Yooper's Tale: Death by Wendigo
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Robert Hugh Williams
Vampire Grooms and Spectre Brides: The Marriage of French and British Gothic Literature, 1789-1897
By:
Tyler Tichelaar
North of Nelson, Volume I; Stories of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
By:
Hilton Everett Moore
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Nickel & Dime Your Way To Extra Dollars While Saving The Planet
By:
Richard P. Smith
Great Michigan Deer Tales, Book 8; Stories Behind Michigan's biggest Bucks
By:
Richard P. Smith
It's Okay to Love Again
By:
Emilie Lancour
A Cup of Miracles
By:
Emilie Lancour
It's Okay to Be Okay; Finding Joy Through Grief
By:
Emilie Lancour
Superior Voyage
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Marquette Poets Circle
Boats Can't Jump: The Story of The Soo Locks
By:
Laura Barens
Sea Stacks
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J. L. Hagen
Bite of the Wolf
By:
Wade Walker
How to write a book with a kid on your lap: one mom’s hilarious transition from stay at home mom to full-time author
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Nikki Mitchell
Cave of Stories
By:
Nikki Mitchell
City of Gold
By:
Nikki Mitchell
Nightshade Forest
By:
Nikki Mitchell
Season of Dragons
By:
Nikki Mitchell
Cady and the Birchbark Box
By:
Ann Dallman