Peachtree Publishers of Atlanta, Georgia

FOUNDED THIRTY YEARS AGO in Atlanta, we're one of the original independent Southern book publishers. We publish many types of books, but our focus is on titles for children and teenagers, self-help topics, parenting issues, health-related works, and books about the South. Our books are thoughtfully and lovingly designed and illustrated, and tell stories that are powerful, moving, and affecting.

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Summertime is here

All over the country, the weather is getting warmer and students are beginning to start their summertime. These books will be perfect as they dream of their adventures.

The Secret of Old Zeb

In award-winning author Carmen Agra Deedy's The Secret of Old Zeb, Walter feels like he is in for the worst summer of his life when he is sent to stay with his Great Aunt Hortensia. But then he befriends a mysterious neighbor, Old Zeb, a lonely, grizzled sailor who builds ships in bottles. Deep in the cavernous confines of the cellar, Old Zeb lets Walter in on the Great Secret Project and his lifelong dream - and so begins the greatest summer of his life.

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The Last Gold Diggers

In Grandpa and Roo's latest adventure, the two set off to Australia in The Last Gold Diggers to find long-lost Uncle Vincent. After a tricky flight on a steam-powered plane, the two intrepid explorers endure blistering heat, a rebellious camel, and disreputable kangaroos, as they head off on foot to find the Gold Field, the last known home of Uncle Vincent.

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