Books with author Ballard

Calling all Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, and Slytherins! Spark your creativity with this Harry Potter film-inspired guided journal all about the houses of Hogwarts! Show off your house pride as you complete prompts, doodle everything from crests to creatures, and fill in favorite movie moments. Inside you'll also find information about house history, accomplishments, and profiles of famous students, as well as brackets for Quidditch predictions and a log for house points. It's all here in this spell-binding journal -- a must-have for every Harry Potter fan!

Viewing wildlife in action is always a pleasure–capturing that action with your camera is one of the most rewarding and challenging ways to become even closer to Nature. Birders, hikers, national-park visitors, and international travelers are all discovering the joys of wildlife photography. Recent advances in camera technology have made wildlife photography so reasonable anyone can get hooked. But good gear doesn’t guarantee good results, and that’s where Wildlife Photography can help you succeed. In this handy reference you will find information on camera equipment, proper photography technique, how to frame shots and make split-second decisions, and how to gain and apply specific knowledge about the animals you are hoping to photograph. Also included is an introduction to post-production computer skills that can really bring your photos to life.

Become an honorary member of the BSC with this Baby-sitters Club guided journal! Based on the new show on Netflix!A whole new generation of fans is about to meet Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, Dawn, and the rest of the BSC gang when the new Baby-sitters Club show drops on Netflix. This guided journal is full of quotes, activities, and in-world content, including doodles and notes from the girls in the BSC and full-color photos from the show. Plus, lined pages leave plenty of room for notes from your own baby-sitting adventures!

Join the crew from Hungry Shark in this collection of activities that comes with a jaw-some shark tooth necklace!Dive into these fin-tastic activities from Hungry Shark! From Great White and Hammerhead, to Porgbeagle and Mako, the biggest and baddest sharks are here in this action-packed activity book. With puzzles, drawings, jokes, and more, this fun-filled book packs a serious bite. Plus, it comes with a shark-tooth necklace! This is one activity collection that's sure to make a splash with shark fans everywhere.

The Inspirational Story of a Coach, a Baseball Team, and the Season They'll Never ForgetIn 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinoisplaying with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hatsdefied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with nocoaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make thestate final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting longhair, and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the Ironmen would playa dramatic game against a Chicago powerhouse that would change theirlives forever.In a gripping, cinematic narrative, Sports Illustrated writer ChrisBallard tells the story of the team and its coach, Lynn Sweet, ahippie, dreamer and intellectual who arrived in Macon in 1966,bringing progressive ideas to a town stuck in the Eisenhower era.Beloved by students but not administration, Sweet reluctantly tookover a rag-tag team, intent on teaching the boys as much about life asbaseball. Inspired by Sweet's unconventional methods and led by fierystar Steve Shartzer and spindly curveball artist John Heneberry, theundersized, undermanned Macon Ironmen embarked on an improbablepostseason run that infuriated rival coaches and buoyed an entiretown.Beginning with Sweet's arrival, Ballard takes readers on a journeyback to the Ironmen's historic season and then on to the present day,returning to the 1971 Ironmen to explore the effect the game had ontheir lives' trajectories--and the men they've become because of it.Engaging and poignant, One Shot at Forever is a testament to the powerof high school sports to shape the lives of those who play them, andit reminds us that there are few bonds more sacred than that among acoach, a team, and a town

Within every heart echoes a calling for something wild. Something adventurous. Something more. Even if you don't quite know what that something more is, you know it's out there. And elusive as it may be, you know it can be found. Two high school guys set out to explore the wild in search of a primitive calling while they hike the Appalachian Trail. Witness God's words come alive through their wild adventures wrestling with nature and what it means to follow God.A devotional for both girls and boys, The Art of Survival will be a daily Bible study that draws you in as you explore and encounter the Bible in ways you never have before.Praise for Eric Ballard's books:"As a father of two young boys, I will return to the lessons and truths Eric Ballard presents...for years to come."--Chad Alan Gibbs, Award-winning author of Two Like Me and You, God and Football, and The Rome of Fall."Eric Ballard answers the vital questions of: What are the most important values we need to pass on to the next generation? How do we model, mentor, and message those values to the young (men and women) God has called us to influence?"--Kenny Luck, author of Sleeping Giant and founder and president of Every Man Ministries."I've had the chance to interact with much of Eric's written work. He consistently delivers creative, challenging, and biblically rooted writing that leaves me thinking long after I put it down."--Andy Blanks, cofounder and publisher of Youthministry360."Not only is his approach biblical, but it comes from a genuine heart that desires to be a positive role model for his children. It is worth the read!"--J. Denny Autrey, Dmin, PhD, dean and professor of pastoral ministries of the Havard School for Theological Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Houston.

My name is Max Ridgemont. My sister says I'm the Nerd King. I resent that. She says I resemble that. She thinks she's so smart. Wait til I'm famous from inventing a burping machine.This is my diary, except it's not a diary. It's a journal, or a blog, or a log... just not a diary 'cause diaries are for girls and wimpy kids. There's also a lot of wicked awesome pictures I drew in here too. Don't feel bad if you can't draw as well as I can. Most people can't. Oh yeah, my best friend Boogie and I are going to make millions with our new YouTube channel, and our plan is in here too. DON'T try and copy us. You'll just get upset when you don't make a million dollars and find out you're not as awesome as us.

What do you do when you get attacked by a pair of Neanderthals on your way to school?Or your girlfriend laughs at you hysterically because you're covered in blue from head to toe and look like an over-sized Smurf?Or you're worried about a Pile of Poo Monster while planning the ULTIMATE REVENGE?Find out now in Diary of a Nerd King #3: Episode 1 - Smurfs, Poo Monsters, and REVENGE!Pulling pranks is one thing, but teachers pulling pranks on each other!And at school, right in the middle of class!Then Max and Boogie figure out an EPIC prank to play on the Turtle to get him back for the Smurf prank. It's totally wicked awesome!And what's this about kissing cows?Find out in Diary of a Nerd King #3: Episode 2 - Epic Teacher Pranks, Facebook, and Cow Kissing!Those sinister pranksters, Bugster and the Turtle, are back!Boogie and Max don't even have a chance to get Bugster back for the last prank before Bugster and the Turtle get them again!And the teachers are at it again too! Mr. Grimes pulls a WICKED AWESOME prank on Ms. Bellaboo to get her back for the laptop prank she pulled on him, and all the kids end up in a packing peanut fight afterwards!What do Bugster and the Turtle do to Boogie and Max this time?How does Mr. Grimes get Ms. Bellaboo back?Find out in Diary of a Nerd King #3: Episode 3 - Brussell Sprouts, Ding Dongs, and Wheelchair Racing!In Diary of a Nerd King #3 - Episode 4 - Flying Monkey Poo, Boogie Men, and Heart Attacks4, Max debates the ulitmate question.... Where can he get a troop of monkeys to use in the Ultimate Prank?And what happens when Boogie and Max are tricked into volunteering at Shady Pines Nursing Home?Is Old Man Hankerson the answer to their Bugster and the Turtle payback problem?Can their noses survive the smell of the laundry room?And what on earth happens when their's an emergency CODE?Find out in Diary of a Nerd King #3: Episode 4 - Flying Monkey Poo, Boogie Men, and Heart AttacksJust like your favorite TV shows, Diary of a Nerd King has changed to a SERIES format, and just like your favorite TV shows, there will now be a new episode of Diary of a Nerd King every week! Instead of having to wait months for a whole new book to come out, now you can get your Diary of a Nerd King fix EVERY WEEK when each new episode is released right here on Amazon!!!What's that... you haven't met Max yet? Well then, here's Max on Max...My name is Max Ridgemont. My sister says I'm the Nerd King. I resent that. She says I resemble that. She thinks she's so smart. Wait til I'm famous from inventing a burping machine.This is my diary, except it's not a diary. It's a journal, or a blog, or a log... just not a diary 'cause diaries are for girls and wimpy kids. There's also a lot of wicked awesome pictures I drew in here too. Don't feel bad if you can't draw as well as I can. Most people can't. Oh yeah, my best friend Boogie and I are going to make millions with our new YouTube channel, and our plan is in here too. DON'T try and copy us. You'll just get upset when you don't make a million dollars and find out you're not as awesome as us.

SURVIVAL MEANS KEEPING SECRETS, but even the best-kept secrets always have a way of being unlocked. They dream of a better world. They long for a place where the scars don’t need to be hidden. A place where the smiles are not faked, the tears result from happiness, not pain, and where being loved is not a foreign concept. Mostly they dream of a place where they are safe from the abuse endured in their lives. Callie learned early on that survival meant keeping quiet. That is until her best friend convinces her to give the Manor a chance for healing. Between making new friends, attending therapy, and having a safe place to visit, Callie becomes overwhelmed with emotions and feels need to run back to the familiarity of her abusive home. She isn’t the only one with these feelings of insecurity. Everyone in the Manor has secrets of a trauma infused past, including one skeleton that will ultimately tie all the girls together when exposed. Will the Manor prove to be a truly safe place for everyone, including Callie? Can Callie learn to live between two worlds?Finding Safety, the first book in ‘The Secrets We Keep’ series, is a young adult novel dealing with mental health issues. Please note throughout the storylines, several mental health topics such as emotional, sexual, physical, and mental abuse are discussed.