“Wonder Boy” caps wonderful month as Sunbury Press bestseller for July

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for July. Lawrence Knorr’s baseball biography of Carl Scheib, Wonder Boy, took the top spot. The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure by Sherri Maret was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for July, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	7	Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib	Lawrence Knorr	Sports Biography
2	NEW	The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure	Sherri Maret	Childrens
3	2	A Year of Change & Consequences	Mark Singel	Political Memoir
4	10	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
5	1	Living in the Afterlife	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
6	—	The Savage Apostle	John Kachuba	Historical Fiction
7	NEW	Maybe Tomorrow	Mela Suśe Vigil Duran Carvalko	Memoir
8	—	The Penns’ Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Mahantango Valley	Steve Troutman	History
9	NEW	Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks	N Clair Clawser	History
10	20	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
11	24	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
12	—	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Thriller Fiction
13	26	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	Vietnam Memoir
14	19	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
15	30	The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
16	13	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
17	—	There Is Something about Rough and Ready	Lawrence Knorr, et al	History
18	21	Raising Monarchs	Sue Fox McGovern	Nature
19	NEW	Keystone Corruption Continues	Brad Bumsted	History
20	4	Messages from Beyond	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
21	29	Hidden Dangers	Bob Stout	Geopolitics
22	3	Bitter Sweet	Catherine Jordan et al.	Short Stories
23	—	Murder in Tuxedo Park	William Lemanski	Thriller Fiction
24	—	Hour 30	Brandon Musgrave	Memoir
25	—	Adventures in Distant and Remote Places	William Lemanski	Memoir
26	22	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History
27	25	OneWay: The Oracle	Robin McClellan & Ruth Watson	Metaphysical Fiction
28	—	The Politics of Prevailing	William Miller	Memoir
29	11	Jesus the Phoenician	Karim El Koussa	Religious History
30	—	The 10 Second Shift	Bill Foley	Self-Help
31	—	Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania	George P Donehoo	History
32	—	Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess	Barbara Trainin Blank	Biography
33	—	Keystone Tombstones Volume 1	Joe Farrell & Joe Farley	History
34	23	Choice of Enemies	M A Richards	Spy Thriller
35	—	Keystone Tombstones Civil War	Joe Farrell, Joe Farley & Lawrence Knorr	History
36	—	Lost in the Shadow of Fame	William Lemanski	History
37	—	The Cursed Man	Keith Rommel	Psycho Thriller
38	—	The Descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch	Max Klinger	Genealogy
39	—	Capital Murder	Chris Papst	Investigation
40	—	Howl of a Thousand Winds	Morris Workman	Thriller Fiction
41	8	The Keeper of the Crows	Kyle Alexander Romines	Thriller Fiction
42	—	Keep It Blue	Haley Dean	Literary Fiction
43	27	Dead of Autumn	Sherry Knowlton	Thriller Fiction
44	—	Flying Pants	Lola James	Childrens
45	—	General John Fulton Reynolds: His Biography, Words, and Relations	Lawrence Knorr, Michael Riley, & Diane Watson	History
46	—	The Hidden Legacy of World War II	Carol Schultz Vento	History
47	—	Rabid Philanderers, Inc.	Nancy Williams	Thriller Fiction
48	—	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
49	—	Between Good and Evil	R Michael Phillips	Detective Thriller
50	—	Fireproof Moth	Milo Thornberry	History

Lawrence Knorr’s “Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib – The Youngest Player in American League History” nabbed the top spot thanks to a well-attended event in Gratz, PA honoring the former Philadelphia Athletic. The event also received substantial media attention. Knorr also grabbed #17 with “There is Something about Rough and Ready,” #35 with “Keystone Tombstones Civil War” in tandem with Joe Farrell and Joe Farley, and #45 with “General John Reynolds.” Sherri Maret’s new childrens hardcover “The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure” placed thanks to advance purchases. Mark Singel’s memoir “A Year of Change and Consequences” held strong at #3 due to media attention and planned events. Alan Mindell’s “The B Team” #4 and “The Closer” #14 continue to benefit from author events. Last month’s #1 by Michele Livingston – “Living in the Afterlife” – continued to sell well, holding at #5. Her “Messages from Beyond” nabbed the 20th spot.

The company debuted a top 50 bestseller list this month. History / Memoir / Biography / Genealogy titles took 25 of the positions. Thriller Fiction was the next most prevelant category.

The company released eight new titles in July:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for July, 2016
The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure	Sherri Maret	Childrens
Maybe Tomorrow	Mela Suśe Vigil Duran Carvalko	Memoir
Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks	N Clair Clawser	History
Keystone Corruption Continues	Brad Bumsted	History
The Making of a Don	Charles Ursitti	Thriller Fiction
Franni and the Duke	Ann E Johnson	YA Fiction
Ice Canyon Monster	Keith Rommel	Climate Fiction
Taking Lady Gibraltar	Dick Schwirian	Historical Fiction

For more info: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm

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Former English teacher/ librarian releases second book for kids

Author Sherri Maret (right) on her visit to the Shippensburg Area Intermediate Unit. Illustrator Noelle Ziegler (Help Me!) is on the left. Librarian Beth Jones is in the cage.

NEWVILLE – Sherri Maret is a newly published author living her dream.

“I taught for 20 years as an English teacher and library media specialist in Chambersburg, Cumberland Valley, and Shippensburg school districts,” Maret said in a press release. “I loved teaching, but I wanted to write children’s books, too.”

In April 2016, Maret released her first book, “Help Me!”, about a lady who loves animals who flies to Africa for an amazing animal adventure. When it is time to go home, she decides she wants to take a baby animal home with her. The lady ends up having a very different kind of adventure that wasn’t at all what she had planned.

Maret’s new book, “The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure,” will be released Aug. 1.  She said she wrote it primarily for the kindergarten teachers she worked with at James Burd Elementary School in Shippensburg. In it, a gingerbread man who fears he will be eaten by two children or their mother finds himself at an elementary school seeking help from many of the people who work there.

“Originally, it was to introduce kindergartners to elementary school, but then I decided to adjust it so it serves as a back-to-school book, too,” Maret said.

Maret’s latest book is illustrated by Emily McMichael, a 2015 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School.

As an educator she knows teachers and librarians are busy, so she created multiple follow-up activities that are available on her website, www.sherrimaret.com.  “I spent so much time creating lessons and activities for my students when I taught.  I know how hard teachers/ librarians work, so I wanted to help them.”  Parents who homeschool their children might also find the activities helpful, she said.

“I wish I could draw but I don’t have the talent,” Maret said. “I was lucky to find two very talented students when I taught at the Shippensburg Area Senior High School.”

Noelle Zeigler,a 2016 SASHS graduate, illustrated “Help Me!” Emily McMichael, a 2015 SASHS graduate, illustrated “The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure.”

“Noelle and I did eight school presentations on our publishing journey in Shippensburg. We had a great time.  I hope we get to do more,” Maret said.

The author also worked for the Chambersburg Area School District at Faust and Chambersburg Area Senior High schools from 1997 to 2003. “Sometimes I run into former CASD students, which is fun,” she said. “It doesn’t happen very often since I now live in Newville.”

Maret will have a reading at Grove Family Library, 101 Ragged Edge Road, Chambersburg, from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, and a book signing from 9:30-10:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6.

Her books may be purchased from the author, online through Sunbury Press or through major online/ traditional bookstores.

(from The Public Opinion July 21, 2016: http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/life/2016/07/21/former-english-teacher-librarian-releases-second-book-kids/87420566/)

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Children’s book “Help Me!” by former teacher Sherri Maret is the Sunbury Press bestseller for April

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Sherri Maret’s children’s book Help Me! earned the top spot. Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess by Barbara Trainin-Blank was second.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for April, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	NEW	Help Me!	Sherri Maret	Childrens
2	NEW	Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess	Barbara Trainin-Blank	Biography
3	4	Choice of Enemies	M A Richards	Spy Thriller
4	1	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
5	NEW	Israel Under Siege	Scot McCauley	Espionage Fiction
6	—	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
7	—	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
8	7	Solomon Screech Owl’s Antarctic Adventure	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
9	NEW	The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
10	—	The Mouse with the Broken Tail	Dan Shutters	Childrens
11	—	Freemasons at Gettysburg	Sheldon Munn	History
12	—	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
13	20	A Moment in the Sun	Tory Gates	YA Fiction
14	11	Between Good and Evil	R Michael Phillips	Detective Thriller
15	NEW	The Cursed Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
16	—	The Complete Story of the Worldwide Invasion of the Orange Orbs	Terry Ray	Paranormal
17	—	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
18	—	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
19	—	Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps	John L Moore	History
20	—	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
21	—	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L Moore	History
22	—	Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks	John L Moore	History
23	—	Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires	John L Moore	History
24	—	Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peace Pipes	John L Moore	History
25	—	Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades	John L Moore	History
26	—	Warriors, Wampum, and Wolves	John L Moore	History
27	—	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Murder Mystery
28	26	Darkness at First Light	J M West	Murder Mystery
29	—	Courting Doubt and Darkness	J M West	Murder Mystery
30	—	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History

Sherri Maret’s Help Me!, about a humorous wildlife expedition to Africa, was the top seller thanks to author promotional activities. Mary Sachs by Barbara Trainin-Blank placed second due to a large order from a charitable organization. M. A. Richards’ Choice of Enemies inched up to #3 thanks to bookstore sales ahead of author appearances. Mike Campbell’s Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last slipped from the top spot to #4, as sales tailed a bit following release. Former Admiral Scot McCauley’s thriller Israel Under Siege debuted at #5 due to author activities. Where Elephants Fought, the Civil War historical fiction by Bridget Smith, returned to the list at #6 thanks to author events. Alan Mindell’s sports fiction titles The Closer (#7) and The B Team (#12) both returned to the list thanks to author appearances in California. Solomon Screech Owl’s Antarctic Adventure held steady at #8 due to promotional events. Michael Hawley’s The Ripper’s Haunts debuted at #9 thanks to excitement among ripper-aficionados. Dan Shutters’ The Mouse with the Broken Tail returned to the rankings at #10 due to a bulk order. Sheldon Munn’s Freemasons at Gettysburg notched #11 due to continued interest in the subject. Tory Gates’ A Moment in the Sun climbed to #13 thanks to author events. R. Michael Phillips’ thriller Between Good and Evil held steady at #14 due to author appearances. Keith Rommel’s The Cursed Man benefited from the new movie-themed cover, just released, boosting the book to #15. Terry Ray’s Orange Orbs … book jumped to #16 due to an order from MUFON. Jess Stephen Hughes’ The Sign of the Eagle was #17 as the author continued to tour the Pacific Northwest. John L Moore took #’s 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, & 26 with his Frontier Pennsylvania series. Moore’s books have received heavy orders from various retail outlets in the Susquehanna Valley. Dennis Herrick’s Winter of the Metal People returned to #20 due to orders from New Mexico. J. M. West’s Carlisle Crime Capers series took #’s 27, 28, & 29 thanks to author activities. Ernie Marshall returned to the rankings at #30 with his naval history That Night at Surigao.

The company released seven new titles in April:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for April, 2016
The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
Israel Under Siege	Scot McCauley	Espionage Fiction
Help Me!	Sherri Maret	Childrens
Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess (paperback)	Barbara Trainin-Blank	Biography
The Cursed Man (movie cover)	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
Death by Internet	Joe Carvalko	Speculative Fiction
What Do You Say?	James Campbell	Pastoral Resources

For more info: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm

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Woman on a safari trapped in a cage by mountain gorillas! Help Me!

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – April 23, 2016 — Sunbury Press has released Sherri Maret’s Help Me!  The book was illustrated by Noelle Zeigler..

About the Book:
A lady who loves animals flies to Africa for an amazing animal adventure.  When it is time to go home, she decides she wants to take a baby animal home with her.  The lady ends up having a very different kind of adventure that wasn’t at all what she had planned.

About the Author:
Sherri Maret has a B.A. degree in English and a M.S. degree in Education. Her educational career spanned twenty years teaching English for three years and the rest as a school library media specialist. She has lived in Pennsylvania since 1996 but misses her family and friends she left behind in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming. She hopes to return to all those states to do author visits and explore some new states wherever author visits take her.

About the Illustrator
Noelle Zeigler, a 2016 high school graduate, has had a passion for drawing and writing as well.  She will be pursuing a degree in art and education.  Her goal is to attain a teaching position so she can pass on her enthusiasm for art to her students.

Help Me!
Authored by Sherri Maret, Illustrated by Noelle Zeigler
B&W on White paper
24 pages
Sunbury Press, Inc.
BISAC: Childrens / Animals
List Price: $19.95
8″ x 10″ Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1620067321
List Price: $9.99
8″ x 10″ Trade paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1620067338

For more information, please see:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/Help-Me-hardcover-978162…

Check out the author’s website at: http://www.sherrimaret.com/

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