Debbie S Blankenship
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Connection to Illinois: Blankenship lives in Greenville. Biography: Debbie Stieg Blankenship was born and raised in Oshkosh Wisconsin, and is now residing in Southern Illinois with her husband. She has the great pleasure of living across the street from three of her grandchildren, and only 35 minutes from the other two. Her first book, Gone…, came to her after doing a study of Revelation, wondering what the world would look like in the Midwest after it occurred. She is currently working on a second book to this series. Her second book, The Magic Stones and the Big, Black, Hairy thing in the Woods, came from a story her uncle Joe used to tell her children, and she wrote the story using her 5 grandchildren as the main characters. Look for additional books about The Magic Stones.
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Gone . . . ISBN: 1666798525 OCLC: Resource Publications 2022 John Blakely dreams of reporting the big story, but when he finally gets the assignment to find out why people have gone missing, it hits a little too close to home. He soon discovers the dangers of this new world while trying to figure out what happened. His ensuing journey leads him to faith and, ultimately, the family he always dreamed of. |
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Gone: Year Two ISBN: 1666781711 OCLC: Resource Publications 2023 Gone: Year Two follows the "merry band of misfits" through the second year of life after being left behind in the rapture. Life in the Midwest has become increasingly dangerous, and we see Danny and his friends trying to carry on after John's death. They have no idea what is about to happen or the twists and turns their lives will take on this journey. |
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The Magic Stones and the Gnomes (The Magic Stones and The Big, Black, Hairy Thing in the Woods. book 1) ISBN: B0CYXNRKTJ OCLC: Independently Published 2024 When the Daniels family moved into the old house on Iron Gate Trail, they could not have imagined what was ahead. How could they have known there was a hidden door in the basement, and behind that door a chest, and in that chest magic stones; stones with hidden powers given to the finders. How could they have known that in the woods surrounding the house lived some of God's creation that man could not imagine. Creatures, they thought, were only of old legends. Come with them, as they discover not only the special powers these stones can give, but also the curious creatures that live in these woods. |
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The Magic Stones: The Big, Black, Hairy Thing in the Woods (The Magic Stones and The Big, Black, Hairy Thing in the Woods. book 1) ISBN: B0BRC34NL8 OCLC: Independently Published 2022 Legend has it a big, black, hairy thing lives in the woods behind the house that Owen and his brothers have just moved into. After his cousins come to stay for the summer, they discover a hidden door in the basement that opens to a room holding a single chest. In the chest they find powerful crystals that lead them on a journey they could not have imagined. |