Books with author B B Shepherd

Tomas can't imagine life without his little dragon Flicker. He's become more than a pet - he's a friend like no other. And growing dragons on the dragonfruit tree in the garden with his friends Ted, Kat and Kai is the most amazing thing ever. But Tomas has promised Grandad something - that he and his friends will let their dragons go back to where they belong. The only problem is - that isn't such an easy thing to do. Not when they are still having so much fun with dragons Flicker, Sunny, Crystal and Dodger. Not when they still have to work out where the dragons' home is, and how to get the dragons to leave. And not when Tomas is so close to uncovering the true story of the mysterious dragonfruit tree ...

Admiral Kris Longknife should have known the job offer was too good. Really, she knew by now that what was too good to be true really isn't. Still, she jumped at the chance to be the first human emissary to the Iteeche Empire. Only when she got there, and met the Emperor, a teenage kid swamped by his throne, did Kris find out that there was a little civil war going on in the Iteeche Empire. The loyalist forces were losing, and they needed the best fighting admiral they could get. So they got Kris Longknife. Now Kris is sweating out collecting a fighting force that won't make her their first target. She's trying to figure out how to fight ships identical to hers, that outnumber her four to one or worse. Oh, and she's got to keep the merchant princes in her embassy from making a mess of everything. A whole lot of people are hoping this Longknife can pull a grizzly bear out of her hat. A whole lot of other Iteeche are hoping the bear takes off her arm. This continuation of the Longknife Saga is 112,000 words of battle, intrigue and assassinations including a few wrong turns on Kris's part. Enjoy!

In many ways, Allison Anderson is like most girls. In others, she's very different. The differences aren't immediately obvious but have caused misunderstandings and avoidance from others in the past. Starting high school in a new town, she expects the same experiences - until she meets the Calderas.David Caldera, charismatic son of a local rancher, adopts Allison into his social circle. He and other new friends introduce her to their world of horses and extreme sports. Along with a lost horse she befriends, they help her to trust, gain confidence, and venture beyond her previously isolated world. She also falls helplessly but hopefully in love.Navigating through confusing emotions, over-protective parents, and jealous classmates is difficult, but Allison's overriding fear is losing the people she's grown to love. To prove her determination to keep up, she enters a race - a dangerous decision thatcould cost her everything.

Allison Anderson is a normal but not average fourteen year old girl. She knows she's different, but it hadn't bothered her too much until now. New house, new neighborhood, and new school are bad enough, but it's her first year of high school. She becomes more aware of her social and physical limitations than ever before. And the new people she meets are perplexing: the tough-looking girl from her home room, the dangerous-looking but charming boy she can't help liking, the quiet older girl who keeps to herself, and the sullen junior that doesn't seem to trust or like her at all. She's been the victim of bullying in the past and doesn't know whether to trust them. She also begins to learn that things - and people - are not always what they seem. Her world is turned upside-down by these and other new friends, human and otherwise. Her world soon becomes complicated and much more interesting!Allison is a teen affected by autism; she experiences things and thinks differently from most other kids. The series has emphasis on relationships, assumptions, and equine activities. Themes also include bullying and prejudice, and coming of age choices.

In this Short Story Reader, titled Haunted Caboose, two adventurous friends decide it would be fun to spend a night in an old abandoned caboose whose dilapidated condition had garnered many ghost stories from the local residents. Intrigued by the stories they have heard about this particular caboose, they set out on a daring adventure to explore the truth about this old 'crummy' (a word used by railroad workers to describe a broken-down and dirty caboose) and the tales perpetuated by superstitious railroad workers who refused to ride inside it. What happens during that night provides the two friends with an eye-opening lesson about ghost stories. A Reading Certificate is awarded to kids upon submission of a fun quiz to Sinterklass & Company. For all reading levels 8 to 12.

“Fans of Goosebumps and the updated Baby-Sitters' Club graphic novels will find lots to like in this delightfully monstrous mash-up.” —School Library Journal on Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow HandAnchored by a strong friendship between smart, savvy girls, Kat Shepherd's Babysitting Nightmares: The Vampire Doll is the fourth in a fun adventure series filled with “safe scary” jump scares that will appeal to contemporary readers as well as fans of mysteries.Tanya has always been the unflappably cool and collected one in her friend group. So when she begins babysitting for her neighbor’s great-niece, she’s surprised to find herself super freaked out by the doll collection in the house. They’re just toys right?But when her babysitting charge becomes a little too attached to the doll, Tanya realizes the doll might be the incarnation of a supernatural threat Tanya and her friends have faced before.There are a handful of black-and-white illustrations by Rayanne Vieira for the key spine-tingling moments.Read the whole series:Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow HandBabysitting Nightmares: The Phantom HourBabysitting Nightmares: The Twilight CurseBabysitting Nightmares: The Vampire DollAn Imprint Book“These spooky stories of friendship and paranormal adventure will have young readers flipping pages well past their bedtime.”—Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times-bestselling author of Book Scavenger

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If you are lucky, adding a new dog to your home is only a small revolution. In order to suppress an all out uprising you must have the time, patience, and knowledge to choose and train the newest and cutest member of your family. Read this book to learn about:Finding the right pup for youAge appropriate adoptionEnvironment for successKiddies and puppiesOther pet relationship dynamicsUpbringing: first stepsDog KindergartenNutritionVaccinationsBasic hygienic procedures Buy your copy today!Tags: Dog training, Puppy training, Dog training for beginners, Dog guide, Dog at home alone

Strawberries Press (just refer to us as Strawberries) is a new publishing company with refreshingly different ideas about writing, illustrating, and developing children's picture books. We refer to the presentations and elements that go into the production of our picture books as the interactive reading and learning concept. Strawberries books are beautifully illustrated and designed to be high-quality publications that children will love and treasure. For example, our interactive picture book for train enthusiasts entitled Choo-Choo Charlie Presents Railroad Box Cars provides a fun story by Charlie the Locomotive about railroad box cars in the nonfiction genre. Entertaining and informative, children learn how to identify the parts of a box car; the definition of a box car; why box cars have brake wheels; how box cars were used for specialized purposes, such as refrigerator and cattle cars, and military sleeper and galley cars; how box cars are being replaced by intermodal containers that are trucked or shipped to their destinations; the dangerous practice of freight-hopping; and an introduction to a lovable singing “hobo” called “Boxcar Willie”. A fun test is included at the end of the book. Just send Strawberries the completed test and your child will receive a beautifully printed Reading Certificate that he or she can proudly frame and display for all his or her friends to see. Reading traditional picture books, watching videos, visiting websites that contain associated subjects, taking fun tests, and earning Reading Certificates represent the interactive parts of the Strawberries reading and learning concept. Strawberries picture books are specifically written for preadolescents between the ages of approximately 8 and 12. Younger readers with advanced reading skills and older readers who enjoy simpler subject presentations will also benefit from Strawberries books.

Elvis the Aussie cat has found himself in cold and rainy England. A week has passed since his arrival there and life has become all about food and keeping warm. On a freezing cold day he unexpectedly finds himself stuck outside and has seconds to find a way back inside before he turns into frozen dog food.A series of short stories about Elvis; a laid back Aussie cat with a passion for food, especially for Vegemite on toast. His life is dramatically turned upside down when he is shipped to the other side of the world and forced to make a new home in cold and rainy England. With a desperate desire to return to his favourite country he embarks on the ultimate adventure to find his way home to Australia.

Explore what it's like to be an astronomer in this beautifully illustrated Discovery Workbook on our solar system. Learn all about the sun, earth and moon, and then blastoff for a thrilling journey to all the planets. This workbook takes your child on a space adventure with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that will excite and inspire the imagination. Enhance your child's interest and fascination in the astronomical sciences. A Reading Certificate is awarded to kids upon submission of a fun quiz to Sinterklass & Company. For all readings levels 9 to 12.