Truly amazing things happen at the Van Gogh Cafe in Flowers, Kansas. Clara, the owner's ten-year-old daughter, knows why: the Van Gogh Cafe is magical. It is a place to find hope even when one's heart is broken, or miracles in the wake of a lightning strike. Seven lyrical stories comprise this unusual novel in which the visit of an aging movie star, a romance between a cat and a seagull and other memorable, mysterious occurrences blur the lines of impossibility and define the shape of wonder. (Ages 10-13)

POETRY TEXTS & ANTHOLOGIES. AUSTRALIAN. Sue Clennell has had short stories published by The West Australian, Imago, Idiom 23 and in various anthologies. Her poetry has been published by The Weekend Australian, The West Australian, Quadrant, Studio, Southern Review, Creatrix, Speedpoets and the school text books Appreciating Poetry and Secondary English. Sue's prose poems 'The Moon is an Ice Cream' was runner-up in the 2006 Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize, and 'Loquats Must be Ripe' commended in the 2007 Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize. She has published a poetry book The Ink Drinkers and has recently released this poetry CD titled 'The Van Gogh Cafe.'