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Vivian Zabel's BURNT OFFERING wins in 2 categories in the Firebird Book Awards: Christian Historical Fiction & New Adult Fiction; it's also a 5-STARS Reader's Favorite recipient!

Vivian Zabel
​(aka: V Gilbert Zabel & Vivian Gilbert Zabel)

Louie The Duck Stories

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​illustrated by Jeanne Conway
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  • Age Range: 4 - 9 years
  • Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4
  • Series: A Louie The Duck Stories
  • Page Count: bk1: 56 pages
  • Book 1 Published: May 2018
  • Book 2 Published: Sep 2119
  • Book 3 Published: Jan 2021
  • Language: English
  • BK 1 HC: ISBN-10: 1940310768
  • BK 1 HC: ISBN-13: 978-1940310763
  • BK 2 HC: ISBN-10: 1950074048
  • BK 2 HC: ISBN-13: 978-1950074044
  • BK 3 HC: ISBN-10: 1950074161
  • BK 3 HC: ISBN-13: 978-1950074167
  • BK 4 HC: ISBN-10: ???
  • BK 4 HC: ISBN-13: 978-???​
  • Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13 ounces

Wave Excitement

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   A bored Louie the Duck makes an unhappy Louie. He doesn't want to pick berries. He doesn't want to gather tender water plants and bugs to eat. He doesn't want to play silly games with his cousins. He wants adventure. He wants excitement.
 ​   But, what's a young duck to do when his whole world revolves around a cove on a lake and no one else understands him?

Louie Finds a Friend 

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   A young duck, who enjoys things like riding waves, can become quite lonely. Louie didn’t have any friends except two cousins, who didn’t like to ride waves.
​   When Mr. and Mrs. Goose’s grandson, Gus, comes to live with them, Louie promises Mrs. Goose that he will be Gus’ friend. But, can Louie finally have a friend, one who doesn’t think he’s odd because he is different? Can being different be all right?

The Hatchling

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   Louie and his best friend Gus enjoyed playing and riding waves in the lake where they lived. One day, they returned to the nesting area to discover Louie would become a big brother. Excited, Louie talks about the little brother or sister that would come.
   The egg in the nest would hatch before long, but would the hatchling become more important to Louie than Gus? Would Louie enjoy having a little brother or sister as much as he thought he would?
​   Follow along as Louie and Gus discover the truth.

Big Bill Returns

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    Louie’s older brother wanted to travel. He didn’t want to stay at one lake all his life. One day, he flew away with some visiting ducks and only came to see his family once in a while. Louie told his friends about Big Bill one cold winter day. Gus wanted to know why he never heard about Big Bill before. After all, he and Louie were best friends.
   When Big Bill came home and told Louie that he would stay, Louie thought his life would be so exciting. But, would his life be any different? Why did Big Bill have time for little brother Quacker but not for Louie? What good was having a big brother?

Where Did Panther Go?

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illustrated by Carrie Salazar
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     Katie and Panther are best friends. They play games like “hide ‘n seek.” Panther hides, and Katie sings a song that asks, “Where, oh, where did my Panther go?” When he hears the song, Panther jumps out.
     But, what can Katie do when Panther is lost?
  • Age Range: 3 - 7 years
  • Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2
  • Series: A Panther Adventure (Bk 1)
  • Paperback: 56 pages
  • Published: September 19, 2017
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1940310695
  • ISBN-13: 978-1940310695
  • Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces

I Like Pink

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illustrated by Ginger Nielson
   Haylee Rose shows she knows colors when she looks for a party dress, but she likes pink. As she and her mother search for the perfect dress, Haylee Rose discovers colors also have shades.
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  • Paperback: 28 pages
  • Published: May 31, 2013
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0988961717
  • ISBN-13: 978-0988961715
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces

Prairie Dog Cowboy

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illustrated by Jordan M. Vinyard
  Although his mother says he’ll never be able do anything but work with his back, Buddy Roberts wants to be a cowboy. From the time he’s four-years old, he herds his father’s cows and calves on foot even in winter.
  Neighbor rancher Caleb Hyman is impressed with Buddy. He wonders why the child works hard while his older brother, Jake, is doted on and spoiled. But,Caleb can see the man that Buddy will become, encourages him, and teaches him to rope.
  Once Buddy can rope a prairie dog, Caleb promises he'll give the boy a job on his ranch. Not an easy thing to do, but Buddy works hard to reach his appointed goal.
  Prairie Dog Cowboy is a testament of a time when life was hard, but people weren't afraid of hard work.
​  The day-to-day occurrences represented are an accurate telling of the time, history that should not be lost.
  • Paperback: 28 pages
  • Published: May 31, 2013
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0988961717
  • ISBN-13: 978-0988961715
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces

The Base Stealers Club

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   When someone steals money from the baseball locker rooms, a group of players decide to find the culprit. They call themselves the Base Stealers Club because the only things that should be stolen are bases.
  • Paperback: 140 pages
  • Published: October 13, 2006
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1847282202
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847282200
  • Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

A Baby Doll ​from Santy Claus

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illustrated by Diane Brown
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   After the war, factories began to make toys again, and Ellouise discovers a marvelous surprise when her parents take her to the city to see Santa Claus, a baby doll that opens and closes its eyes.
   She tells everyone that she wants that baby doll from Santy Claus.
   Then, she worries about Santa Claus being able to find her at her grandparents'. Will Ellouise get her baby doll from Santy Claus?
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  • Age Range: 3 - 8 years
  • Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
  • Hardcover: 52 pages
  • Published: September 28, 2017
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1940310717
  • ISBN-13: 978-1940310718
  • Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces

Case of the Missing Coach

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   Someone doesn't want the Jonesville chargers to win the championship. When they refuse to forfeit, their coach is kidnapped. Several members of the team who formed the Base Stealers Club decide to rescue him. To make matters worse, no sooner do they liberate the coach than a mysterious assailant attacks the star pitcher and injures his pitching arm. Best by problems and facing an almost certain defeat, the team comes together and wins the championship, proving that there is strength in numbers and that winners never quit.
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Published: September 29, 2007
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0979751314
  • ISBN-13: 978-0979751318
  • Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

Hidden Lies

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   Vivian Gilbert Zabel and Holly Jahangiri offer a collection of 21 original short stories spanning a variety of themes and genre, many crime or mystery based.
  • Paperback: 202 pages
  • Published: June 6, 2005
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 141163103X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1411631038
  • Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces

Burnt Offering

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"Burnt Offering has enough suspense and romance to keep you reading long into the night."  
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Reader's Favorite
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    A modern tale set in ancient times, Burnt Offering contains suspense, romance, and a problem found still today, the sacrifice of children through neglect, abuse, and murder.
     Judah, 8th Century BCE, King Ahaz sat and watched his own infant placed in the hands of a red-hot bronze idol. He heard the child’s screams over the beating of 100 drums. He watched the child turn red, then black as it burned alive. He smelled the odor of burnt skin. Yet, he and his followers did what Moleck wanted, killing their own children.
     Would a hero or heroes step forward to save these children? Is today’s society following Moleck’s edicts?

  • Pages: 260
  • Published: April 2019
  • Language: English
  • PB ISBN-10: 1940310776
  • PB ISBN-13: 978-1940310770
  • HC ISBN-10: 1940310784
  • HC ISBN-13: 978-1940310787
  • Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 in.
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 lb.
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(2 CAT): Christian Historical Fiction and New Adult Fiction

Stolen

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   When the joy is ruthlessly ripped from Torri's life, she has two choices: dwell in torment and regret, or pick up the pieces and live. A nightmare invades her world, leaving her battered and torn: Her children are stolen.
  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Published: November 1, 2010
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 098258864X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0982588642
  • Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces

Midnight Hours

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   While struggling to recover from a debilitating gunshot wound, homicide lieutenant Martin Rogers discovers an online "interest" may be a serial killer, responsible for the death of several disabled men. Martin's interest changes from that of a man for a woman to the interest of a homicide detective for a suspect when Midnight attaches a photo of herself to an email - identical to that of one folded in the pocket of a dead paraplegic. Confusion reigns when an Assistant District Attorney is discovered to be the unknowing model for the face in the photo. Lt. Rogers and friends set up a sting to capture Midnight, but she disappears like wisps of fog. Every lead results in dead ends and more confusion. Midnight brings death on the internet. Preying on helpless men, she offers love but gives them a grave, but who and what is Midnight? Martin must find this killer before she can add him to her list of victims.
  • Hardcover: 228 pages
  • Published: June 1, 2008
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0979751330
  • ISBN-13: 978-0979751332
  • Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 in.
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Walking the Earth

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   Eight poets include their work in a 178 page collection that shows life's perspective as they walk the earth. Divided into eight sections that summarize the path of life, the book contains 137 poems that cover subjects from childhood to growing older, faith to nature, enjoying life to sorrow, love to everyday life. Editors are Vivian Gilbert Zabel, Holly Jahangiri, Becky L. Simpson, and Robert E. Blackwell.
  • Paperback: 180 pages
  • Published: October 12, 2005
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1411644476
  • ISBN-13: 978-1411644472
  • Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
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   Vivian Zabel taught English and writing for nearly 30 years, but she has written herself since a child. When she shared her goal of becoming an author with a friend in the seventh grade, the friend laughed. She didn’t share her desire with anyone again, but she worked to become an author.
    She and her late husband married in 1961 and had four children, three who lived. As an Air Force brat, she traveled from Guam to Morocco, and from Texas to Maine. But, Oklahoma was always home.
    Zabel has been a member of OWFI since 2002 and the OWFI Grant Director since 2016. She was honored as the Lifetime Member in 2013. She and a friend founded an OWFI affiliate, Pen and Keyboard Writers, in Edmond, Oklahoma. Her home was in the Edmond area since 1983, but she moved to the countryside outside of Hydro, Oklahoma in 2020. She started the Invite to Write affiliate for OWFI at that time.
    As a former teacher, she finds the teacher in her continues to erupt. She often presents workshops and sessions at conferences concerning writing around the nation, including the Alaska Writers Conference and the OWFI conference. She has held workshops for different groups and for OWFI affiliates. 
    Zabel has attained her goal of authoring several books, which include YA books The Base Stealers Club, Case of the Missing Coach, and Prairie Dog Cowboy. She has several children’s books released, I Like Pink, Where Did Panther Go?: A Panther Adventure, A Baby Doll from Santy Claus, and Wave Excitement: A Louie the Duck Story, Louie Finds a Friend, The Hatchling, and Big Bill Returns. Other Louie the Duck Stories will appear soon. Her novels are Stolen and Midnight Hours. Vivian also contributed to a book of short stories with another author and one of poetry with six others.
    To learn more about Vivian Zabel and her books, go to her website VivianZabel.com.
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Burnt Offering Party, 1st signed.
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Signing Joyce Childers' book w/ Mike Childers watching
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Meet the Publisher at Tulsa
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Visiting and with former student, Alyson Prall
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Edmond Authors' Book Festival
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LexiCon Writers Conference
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Reading winning poem at awards luncheon

Buffalo Christmas Market

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G.K. Davenport and Vivian Zabel
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