Books with author Chris Jackson

One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake Up, follows a young man’s account of his four years serving in the Air Force. This novel follows him and his best friend as they volunteer to cross train into the elite career field of Pararescue. They spend 14 months of grueling special forces training whereby only the best and those with the desire to push themselves to the limit, become a PJ.When he graduates and proudly wears the burgundy beret and Pararescue Flash, he knows it's only a matter of weeks the Air Force will assign him to a Pararescue flight crew in Vietnam. The book follows his 13 months in Vietnam where he quickly learns the horror of war and how he must adapt to not only keep his sanity, also return alive. His story contains several of the rescue missions he and his PJ brothers complete where not all the rescued return alive. When he faces personal bereavement, he must reach deep to restore his integrity, and keep his oath, “These things I do, that others may live.”

One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake-Up, follows a young man’s account of his four years serving in the Air Force. This novel follows him and his best friend as they volunteer to cross train into the elite career field of Pararescue. They spend 14 months of grueling training where only the best and those with the desire to push themselves to the limit, become a PJ. When he graduates and proudly wears the burgundy beret, he knows they will deploy him Vietnam. The book follows his 13 months in Vietnam where he learns the horror of war and how he must adapt to not only keep his sanity, also return alive. His story has several of the rescue missions he and his PJ brothers complete where not all the rescued return alive. When he faces personal bereavement, he must reach deep to restore his integrity, and keep his oath, "These things I do, that others may live."

"For My Little Colored Boys" is a book to uplift the spirits of our young males born into minorities. The 21st Century has intensified the on-going battle of racism, equality, and judgement against young males apart of a minority.These collection of poems are to serve as a shimmer of light for young boys. A young boy who may feel he is no longer worthy of life,love and happiness because of the color of his skin,religion, or race this book is for you.

The follow-up to The Gaggle Sisters River Tour, geese sisters Sadie and Dorothy continue down the Wriggle River to give another concert. As the sensible manager, Dorothy assesses their financial situation and is stunned to realize that their money is gone. The dramatic Sadie then appears with a beautiful new hat. Dorothy suddenly understands what has happened to all their money. Just as she is about to give Sadie what-for, a storm breaks and the two sisters scramble under a bridge for shelter. Dorothy's mood is now as dark as the weather. Feeling a little guilty, Sadie decides to sing Dorothy's favorite song to make things right again. To their amazement, the impromptu concert attracts an audience on the bridge above and as Sadie finishes her beautiful song, money comes hailing down on them from above. The next day they get an early morning visit from a silent frog with a mysterious shell. When the shell is opened, beautiful music flows out and the frog dances with grace and skill. Dorothy is enchanted and wants the frog to join their act. But Sadie, always the diva, refuses to appear on the same stage as a frog! As usual, resourceful Dorothy finds a way to placate Sadie and allow the frog to perform, to the delight of concert audience and readers alike.

The 2019 STAAR Reading Test Prep Workbook for 5th Graders will prepare 5th-grade students for the Texas STAAR and other states reading tests. The workbook includes five stories and one poem. Students are able to review how to find the summary of a story, compare and contrast stories, how to analyze a poem, how to determine the order of a story, and much more. There are hints given for students to focus on what they are solving for and what information they need to answer the question. The 2019 STAAR Reading Test Prep for 5th Graders workbook covers most reading skills that are assessed during state testing.

Ketayl, an arcane investigator, is sent to Ghost Forest to head a team investigating the deaths of newly turned werewolves being left in the territory of the Alpha Prime's pack. Her team continues to have more questions than answers until tragedy strikes. She has to quickly figure out how to lead her team, learn to deal with werewolves, and find out who is behind all of this before more people are abducted and forcibly turned.

What others have said about Stay-"Enchantingly Cute!""A great read! I can't wait for the next book in the series!""I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!"Synopsis- Callie is shocked when she is ripped from her home in the middle of the night. She is taken to a city that she never knew existed only to find that she has a strange connection to her sexy captor. To top it all off, he tries to convince her that she is not even human. She learns that she is actually a fairy. Not just any fairy, but a fairy who has been destined to become queen of the fairies. The only problem is that the current queen is a cruel tyrant and Callie will have to fight for the title that she was meant for. She is not completely convinced that this is a life that she wants to live. She would love nothing more than to go back to being the normal human girl that she always thought that she was.When tragedy strikes, Callie finds that she no longer knows who she can trust. She must learn to survive on her own in a harsh underground world.She finds herself dealing with the struggles of life and love for the first time. Two gorgeous guys, a bunch of new friends, and a whole new world. Will it be more than she can bear?

The 2019 STAAR Math Test Prep Workbook for 3rd Graders will prepare students for the Texas STAAR Math test and other state math tests. There is a step-by-step question format used for them to focus on what they are solving for, what information they need to solve the problem, how they need to solve the problem, and based on this information what is the correct answer. With the free YouTube videos that will accompany this workbook, students will be equipped, empowered, and ready for their state math test. For an example of the videos, go to https://www.youtube.com/HYPEmath/The following 3rd Grade math concepts are covered in this workbook:Place Value: Standard, Expanded, and Word Form, Comparing and Ordering Whole NumbersFractions: Parts of a Whole, Equivalent Fractions, ComparingGeometry: Classifying Shapes, Congruent Shapes, and Finding the Perimeter and Area, Volume and MassData Analysis: Pictograph, Dot Plot, Frequency Table/Tally ChartFinancial Literacy: Income, Payments, and Budget

The 2019 STAAR Math Test Prep Workbook for 8th Graders will prepare students for the Texas STAAR Math test and other state math tests. There is a step-by-step question format used for them to focus on what they are solving for, what information they need to solve the problem, how they need to solve the problem, and based on this information what is the correct answer. With the free YouTube videos that will accompany this workbook, students will be equipped, empowered, and ready for their state math test. For an example of the videos, go to https://www.youtube.com/HYPEmath/The following 8th Grade math concepts are covered in this workbook:Real Number System ~ Rational and Irrational Numbers, Comparing and Ordering Real Numbers, Estimating/Calculating Square RootsRelationships: Proportional and Nonproportional, Direct and Inverse Variations, Relations and Functions, Linear EquationsSlope: Linear Relationship, Unit Rate, Rate of ChangeEquations: Writing and Solving One-Variable EquationsGeometry: Dilations and ProportionsGeometry: Volume, Surface Area, and Pythagorean TheoremGeometry: Transformation in the Coordinate PlaneData Analysis: Mean Absolute Deviation and ScatterplotsFinancial Literacy: Simple & Compound Interest, Cost of Attendance