BOOKS DIGEST

Dorrance publishes ‘Love Me Back’

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

Cheryl A. Baisden has released a new book, “Love Me Back,” published by Dorrance.

In the book, the reader learns the tale of a small-town girl who manages to prosper after an unfortunate life of physical and sexual abuse and neglect.

The author is married and has two grown daughters and two grandchildren.

“Love Me Back” retails for $13. Visit Dorrance’s online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.

Young adult fiction blazes adventure trail

RALEIGH, N.C.

Christopher Wager, formerly of Salem, has released “Stow Away,” a new action-adventure novel for young adults.

The book is about a 13-year-old streetwise kid, Benjamin Holt, in 1930s lower Manhattan. Adventure begins when a case of mistaken identity forces him to take refuge in the belly of a tramp steamer bound for Africa.

“Stow Away” is available on barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com and other booksellers.

Wager has worked as a freelance journalist and online content writer, and he has written two other nonfiction titles.

He wants to encourage young people to believe in themselves and to illustrate that they have the power to overcome adversities that may seem impossible.

j Poetry book stems from nurse’s job

NEWTON FALLS

Author Jeanne Bryner and illustrator Judy Waid will discuss Bryner’s newest book, “Smoke: poems” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 as part of Newton Falls Public Library’s Local Author Series.

The address is 204 S. Canal St., and the library number is 330-872-1282.

The material stems from Bryner’s life and work as an emergency-room nurse in Warren. Waid created the cover illustration.

Bryner’s books include “Tenderly Lift Me — Nurses Honored, Celebrated and Remembered,” which inspired the play and ballet “Lift, Breathe, Carry.”