Claudine Carmel grew up in the quaint seaside town of Bournemouth on the south coast of England. Spending her childhood on the coast ignited her love of the ocean, and she feels that she’s at her best when living near …
Joe Schmo Goes to War
by Chris Demarest
[In May 2006, I was sent by the United States Coast Guard as an official Coast Guard artist to cover their work in the Persian Gulf. This is an edited excerpt of …
Chris Demarest began his career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books, and continued along that path for three decades, producing over one-hundred books, and earning a NY Times Best Book in 2000. While living in rural Vermont, Chris …
