Books with author A. J. Smith

A heartwarming tale of a young boy that refuses to give up on his dream.This is an inspiring story for students and adults of all ages. It teaches us to accept our defeats and then realize that triumph is still just around the corner.The story is set in a post apocalyptic time. The world has suffered all energy loss and now people are forced to find other means of communication and travel. The poultry industry is the only thing left flourishing. The birds have been fed steroids and have now reached sizes of epic proportions.The people have learned to use them as a means to both travel and plow their fields.Billy is a young boy that works on the Pokey Doke Poultry farm that is owned by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson has suffered his own losses and has grown to both love and appreciate the miniature size boys help. Billy is small in stature but has a heart the size of a giant. He refuses to accept that bigger is better and is determined to prove this. Through tragedies, losses, triumphs, mishaps, tears, and laughter the journey ensues. This is a feel good story that is inspiring for all ages. It will teach us about respecting our elders, dealing with hardships, bullying, and most importantly believing in your dreams.

An exciting new picture book-perfect for the little monster in your life! Everybody knows monsters can be...well, MONSTERS. But did you know sometimes even monsters get scared? They can be sad, they can be kind, they can miss their mommies. Sometimes, they're just plain silly. And even monsters need to brush their teeth! A funny and family-friendly picture book by innovative author/illustrator A. J. Smith, who combines traditional storytelling with exciting interactive digital components.

Jelly Jones' summer has gone from boring to miserable. First, her best friend leaves her for summer camp--all summer--then her uncle disappears! When the rest of her family goes to help search for the missing uncle, she is shunted off to stay with the stern old lady across the street. While Jelly is at the depths of her despair, a whisper in the dead of night leads her to a book in the forbidden attic ... and the adventure of a lifetime.

Last summer, Jelly Jones discovered the reason why her sense of direction is better—than everyone else on Earth. Not to mention her uncanny ability to heal faster than the average human. While being the Keeper of the Key certainly has its advantages, there is one major downfall—the prospect of spending her life running from Einar, the only one who can access the true powers of the Key. However, according to Sybil, the running will not begin for another couple decades. Or so she thought.This summer, on the approaching possibility of a supervised trip to Jomiadore, things go wrong and even more secrets are revealed. Just as Jelly begins to believe it will be a long time before seeing the other world once again, her parents are kidnapped through a vanishing door and she must decide whether or not to make the journey to the one place on Jomiadore the Key should never go.

Jelly Jones, Keeper of the Key, has returned to Jomiadore with a wizard by her side. With Einar poised to invade the East, Jelly would seem to be at a possible advantage—except that the wizard’s wizardly powers don’t work on Jomiadore. Inconvenient, to say the least. And that’s not all.Despite Gil’s explanation about her brothers’ connection to Jomiadore, Jelly intends to see Stick and Jug safely returned to Earth. She then plans to run about the East warning gnardgies, centaurs, winged horses, and anyone else she can find about the inevitable invasion that only she knows about. However, predictably, nothing goes as planned, beginning with a visit from three Wislan with good news and worse news. For Jelly, the news brings confusion, possible freedom from the Key, and an impossible decision—should she sacrifice the freedom of one world for the safety of another?

I was walking one day, and I almost stepped on a caterpillar. In that moment, I decided to capture a photo of this interesting creature instead. Later, I began to research the lifestyle of a caterpillar and the stages it goes through, leading up to becoming a butterfly. I found it amazing the things a caterpillar endures just to morph into a butterfly, such as the days spent crawling the earth, in danger of being crushed; being continuously, culturally degraded and frowned upon as a hideous creature; and then spending days of isolation in a cocoon with no means of defense against its surrounding habitat. After all those stages of growth, the caterpillar blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. It's quite ironic how we overlook the caterpillars but chase the butterflies. The difference in the view from the ground to the sky is amazing.

What do you do when you've known you're different your whole life but can't figure out why? You have great friends and a good family, but something has just always felt off. Everyone else you know seems happy with their day to day existence. You are too...well, basically. That's how Sadie has always felt. She tries to fit in, but there is just something there...different than what everyone else seems to be. Then one day fate takes her life into its hands and changes everything. Out of the blue she loses her job, her boyfriend leaves and she starts having these really vivid dreams about a guy she's never met. The world Sadie has known her whole life is about to change, but is she brave enough to take a leap of faith and change with it? Can she accept the things she's about to learn and let this intriguing dream man lead her through this magical new world? Is she really ready to let herself believe and find love?Only time will tell.......but what if you had Forever?Look for the next book in the series-Royal Blood- Forever Series Book Two:AVAILABLE NOW!More upcoming releases in the Forever Series:Seeking Sebastian- Forever Series Book Threereleasing in August 2014.Ties That Bind- Forever Series Book Fourreleasing in September 2014.(Parts of this book were originally used in my book: Soulmate. They have been re-written and re-imagined.)

I was walking one day, and I almost stepped on a caterpillar. In that moment, I decided to capture a photo of this interesting creature instead. Later, I began to research the lifestyle of a caterpillar and the stages it goes through, leading up to becoming a butterfly. I found it amazing the things a caterpillar endures just to morph into a butterfly, such as the days spent crawling the earth, in danger of being crushed; being continuously, culturally degraded and frowned upon as a hideous creature; and then spending days of isolation in a cocoon with no means of defense against its surrounding habitat. After all those stages of growth, the caterpillar blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. It's quite ironic how we overlook the caterpillars but chase the butterflies. The difference in the view from the ground to the sky is amazing.

Jordan is a young girl who’s not had an easy life so far. Every night she’s haunted by nightmares; everyday by half-forgotten memories. So what’s a girl to do when she finds out that the secrets of her past may be the only way to save the future?Sweet Melody- Jordan has finally made it to her senior year in high school. If she’s a few years early, then hey, all the better. She thought bullies were going to be her main problem again this year but when two new students show up she quickly learns they will be harder to handle than the bullies. With her school life turning upside down the only peace Jordan is able to find is at home.…That is until the unthinkable happens. When even that fragile peace is threatened, Jordan finds herself in a race against time to figure out what exactly is going on and whom she can trust. With danger lurking behind every corner, can she even figure out how to trust again in time?