The Bookshelf

Glen has written over 70 books, covering a wide area of subjects - politics, children’s books, fiction novels and novellas, citizenship, international cooperation and diplomacy, civic affairs and a biography of how he and wife adopted three children from the Republic of South Sudan. While he writes for newspapers and blogs, it is writing books that he receives the most fulfillment. Here are samples of his work, with links on how to acquire them. The print books have a price, but their digital counterparts are all free of charge. Happy reading.

Novels

Commentary

Children’s Novels

  • Secret Nook

    Meadow Hartley was a child prodigy – a painter with remarkable talent. But a crushing event ended in tragedy, forcing her to spend the next two decades trying to move on. Then a dream of a forgotten moment rouses her from her sadness and sends her on a quest to recover her future. Eventually, she unlocks the secret to her future and rescues her past

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  • Loblolly Row

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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  • Last Best Hope

    Abraham Lincoln, America's greatest president, was a remarkably complex yet simple man. His personality, rich and textured with years of poverty and affluence, rural realities and urban richness, ambition and humility. His lessons for today's faith communities are more necessary than ever. Written 20 years ago, it has been updated.

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  • Eternal Return

    Catherine O'Hara, Minister of the Environment in the Government of Canada, explores uncharted regions in the Amazonian rainforest and comes out a changed and more determined woman. Her life turns upside down after an official visit to China, leaving her with little choice but to oppose her own Prime Minister.

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  • The Magic Pond

    A family farm in Ontario hardly seemed the likely place for a remarkable series of events for the Buell family, but that's just what happened. , The family pond would transform a family's life into something of adventure, discovery, and hope. The four children, and their surprised parents, learn of the world in a whole new way.

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  • Ithaca

    Lloyd Dowling dreamed of sailing the Mediterranea to follow the trails of the ancient Greek champion Odysseus. His son Jeff, a tech leader in California asks to come along for the journey at the last minute. Two differing generations have to work through how ancient wisdom is passed on to the modern era.

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