Books with author CJ Carroll

Marvin is a shy young boy who becomes curiously interested in the art of magic and dreams of becoming a real magician someday. Marvin takes his classmates on a magical odyssey, develops self-confidence and discovers the meaning of true friendship. Marvelous Marvin's Magical Moment will leave readers with a sense of joy and encouragement to "dream, believe and reach for the stars!"

32 pgs, 1398 words, saddle stitch 6 x 9: extra pages for kids' creative illustrating! Clara Cow and the Country Fair is a read-to book for very young readers or ESL learners. The book is one of series of books, called, "Imagine That!" in which reader-listeners are encouraged to draw or cut and paste, their own illustrations. These will be books that parents will want to keep so the young reader, grown up, will have this treasure from childhood. Other books in the series include stories for reader-listeners 6 to 10:"Old Dumpling and the Rainy Day;" "Shmadiggle and the Imagination Asteroid;" "Missy Mouse and the Rocket Ship." Older elementary ages will enjoy both the play, and the book: "Clinton and the Treehouse."

Marvin is a shy young boy who becomes curiously interested in the art of magic and dreams of becoming a real magician someday. Marvin takes his classmates on a magical odyssey, develops self-confidence and discovers the meaning of true friendship. Marvelous Marvin's Magical Moment will leave readers with a sense of joy and encouragement to "dream, believe and reach for the stars!"

When home no longer feels like home - where can you go? When your best friend won’t listen - who can you turn to? When love makes you feel weak - how do you protect your heart?With constant fighting at home, Emma decides working at High Street Books and practicing avoidance is the best method to save her from more heartache. She doesn’t expect to meet Jake, the shop owner’s nephew, who makes her stomach do crazy things. But Jake is intent on pushing her away, and Emma must ask herself: Is he scared? Or is he hiding something?Tastes Like Winter is a story of love, family, and friendship and, when everything is uncertain, trying to figure out where you fit in.

In the early spring of 1881, seventeen-year-old Molly returns home from Boston to find her brother Jake missing and presumed dead, and her mother out of her mind. Twenty-year-old Jacob McCray left Grenada County, Mississippi in the fall of 1879. A young mulatto, hesitant to take on his sister's fiery ways of handling life, he chooses to use his numbers-sense, music and poetic ways to get by. Still hurt and unsure of why his Pa left, Jacob searches for a better life for himself, his Ma and little sister Molly-- who calls him Jake. At some point in his journey, Jake encounters a Native American friend from his past, a curious White stranger, and a woman of ill- repute who turns out to be more than he could have ever imagined. Before long, Molly uncovers hidden secrets that explain Jake's mysterious decision to abandon his life on the Newman farm, but his disappearance leads to tragedy and hardship for those who love him.“INDIGO SKY” from the MILCREEK POND COLLECTION

All is quiet in small-town Illinois. Father Bailey is mixing another martini. Father Alphonso is on the phone from the Vatican. Special envoy Christian Mannix is nowhere in sight. Deacon Furner is lurking in the church basement. Detective Rugger is scowling in a professional manner. Father Vincent is dead at the altar. One Dead Priest is illustrated with thirty-six striking graphics done by Spanish artist Enric Simon, whose steely comic book style adds much to the story's atmosphere.