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The Three-Cornered Blanket is fun children's story with a lesson. Della and Abby are Best Friends Forever, but more importantly they are sisters who love each other. When an argument interrupts their tranquility, they must learn a valuable life's lesson.

Once again, the To-sah-wi Alliance threatens to tear apart the governance of the Comanche Nation and the recent bonding of Chief Peta Nocona's family. Young Jonathan Parker is called on to face dastardly odds of intrigue and deception in his new pursuit to expose those who would commit the evil deed. Who can he trust? And who can he bring into his close circle of advisors?

Jonathan has been in training all 18 years of his life. Exactly what this intense training is for, he does not know, although the tutoring events in The Big Trees has led him into a “feel-good” world of integrity and honor. This tale of scheming has its roots over a century before Jonathan is even born. Comanche Chief Peta Nocona, his son Quanah Parker, and the captivating area around Quanah, Texas, are the setting for this fascinating story. Chief Peta Nocona’s Fifth-Son Vision and Prophecy while atop Medicine Mound leads to adventure, intrigue, and danger for young Jonathan.

I take very little exception to the plethora of advice columns, TV advice psychologists, and theoretical books on this topic. What I do take exception to are those who quote and promote the latest polls, studies, and psychological findings as the bible on child-rearing. For too many years, parents have followed some of these self-proclaimed gurus and, as a result, have robbed our children of the qualities of taking responsibility and the honor of honesty and hard work.

Bignorance: Bigotry born of ignorance and pride. Three people attack the same issue with three different approaches. There may be three different conclusions and results; or the outcome may be the same in all three cases. Who used the correct process? Was one of these three people more correct than the other two? The big question however, may be: Why did they react in different ways? or, Why did they not all react exactly alike? Better yet, you may ask, “What difference does it make"?