Books with author C Bailey Sims

Billy Mouse often feels like the odd one out. As a small, Tolkien-obsessed son of a coffin maker, he has never really fit in. Then, one September morning, the first day of a new school year, things seem even more bewildering. Overnight, his neighbour has managed to regrow her perm, the ‘Woodcock Drive’ sign has again been snapped off in an ‘amusing’ place and when he arrives at school his new form room is full of older pupils and his class are back where they were the year before. When his form tutor arrives with her dress tucked in her knickers… exactly as she did twelve months earlier, Billy knows something really weird is happening. A glance outside confirms that the new astroturf pitch has somehow no longer been built and then Jess Walker walks in. She was murdered last June...All cats are grey is a coming of age novel that will appeal to anyone who has ever felt like the underdog. Its central character Billy is immediately cast into the role of prospective hero and he realises that he has somehow been given a chance to solve the mystery of who killed Jess and to stop it happening again / at all. The problems are that a) he will have to get to know her properly to help her and he’s really really rubbish at talking to girls and that b) he will have to be strong and brave rather than an undersized and mostly anonymous lad who is more used to painting hobbit figurines.The novel tracks the path Billy takes, uncovering clue after clue whilst trying to deny to himself that he’s actually fallen for the enigmatic Jess. From the boy most likely to be completely forgotten by anyone he meets, he’s suddenly housebreaking, spying, truanting, attacking people with artificial legs and Hello Kitty penknives and getting involved in fights. Well, getting hit a lot...As he searches for answers, Billy works out that literally everybody is now a suspect. Even himself. (What if he is somehow enabling, somehow pushing things on rather than helping to stop them? It is far-fetched but... if the whole time-space continuum is distorted, could indeed anything this time impact upon last time or vice versa? Thinking about it too much makes his head hurt. Like watching Back to the Future 2.)..And meanwhile the clock is ticking and the past / future has a nasty habit of repeating itself...

Memoirs are generally written by people who are well into adulthood and who have led extraordinary lives.So why would Tess, a shy seventeen-year-old, feel compelled to start writing hers? Sure, things aren’t great. It’s 1982. She has fractious family relationships. She has good friends, but she’s too shy to approach boys. There is a boy who seems to like her, and he’s definitely her intellectual equal, but he’s the most unpopular kid in town, and their ‘friendship’ would render her a social pariah if anyone found out.It’s when she’s at a typewriter, or with pen and paper, that she really shines. So, what’s she going to write about? That adults – whether they’re good or bad – wield all the power? Her creepy uncle? Her foray into civil disobedience when she was only twelve years of age? The plethora of quirky types that populate the small town where she lives? Her secret underground newspaper?But what event would trigger a self-conscious and introverted teenager to attempt her life story?Howling on a Concrete Moon is a coming-of-age story that will in turn make you laugh, cringe, and cry as you share Tess’s emotional journey.

My Name Is Gene is a genetics and biotechnology book for all ages written with a creationist perspective. It covers topics on the genetic code, basic Mendelian genetics, cloning and biotechnology with a simple approach. Principles behind the most recent advances in biotechnology, including genetic engineering are described. Ethical and moral issues are briefly discussed. The book has many colorful illustrations, review questions, and several exercises. It is written in a clear and easy-to-read language.

As a doctor, "Reggie" is a delightful fellow. As an efficient assistant to Scotland Yard he is deadly. The thrills along one's spine when "Reggie" flicks into the beyond a quite superfluous criminal are the evidence that these are among the best of detective stories. "Is she really?" Sir Lawson laughed. "Is she, though? How surprising!'' "She is surprising, sir." "What? What? Be careful, my boy. Handsome creature, isn't she?" "Yes, sir." Reggie declined to be amused. "The Archduke Leopold is staying with them." "Leopold. He's the dandy entomologist. He's tame enough. Well, he's the head of the house after this fellow. Better tell him." He blinked at Reggie. "You have nurses you can trust? Well, we'll stay in the room till one comes, my boy. Our friend of the hatpin won't miss a chance. These Royal families they're a criss-cross of criminal tendencies. Hohenzollerns, Hapsburgs, Pragas, Wittelsbachs - look at the heredity." "There was another running-down case here tonight. The man was killed - fractured skull. He was left on the road too. And another queer thing - he was much the same build as the Archduke Maurice."

If you love the Harry Potter books, you will certainly enjoy this read. A young city boy is enticed into a strange world by a mysterious creature. He discovers he was once a part of that world and has magical talents of his own. This is a unique story filled with humour, twists and turns. Enter a world, which follows its own rules. A world of fantasy, magic and suspense. Where anything is possible, and anything can happen. Watch for Book 2 coming soon. (C) Copyright C.Bailey 2003

A young city boy is enticed into a strange world by a mysterious creature. He discovers he was once a part of that world and has magical talents of his own.This is a unique story filled with humour, twists and turns. Enter a world, which follows its own rules. A world of fantasy, magic and suspense. Where anything is possible, and anything can happen. Black & White - No IllustrationsKindle eBookPaperback Edition is Available. Watch for Book 2 coming soon.

A young city boy is enticed into a strange world by a mysterious creature. He discovers he was once a part of that world and has magical talents of his own. This is a unique story filled with humour, twists and turns. Enter a world, which follows its own rules. A world of fantasy, magic and suspense. Where anything is possible, and anything can happen.

A young city boy is enticed into a strange world by a mysterious creature. He discovers he was once a part of that world and has magical talents of his own. This is a unique story filled with humour, twists and turns. Enter a world, which follows its own rules. A world of fantasy, magic and suspense. Where anything is possible, and anything can happen.Colour Illustrated EditionKindle Version