Books with author Christopher Preece

Go on a ghostly hunt for a missing boy in this second book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series—now on TV!Cindy is playing by the ocean with her younger brother, Neil, when a ghost appears out of nowhere and grabs the little boy and carries him away. Cindy tries to tell people what happened, but everyone assumes that Neil drowned. Cindy is left heartbroken, with no one to help her find her brother. Until Sally reads about what happened. Sally believes in ghosts—and she knows there are plenty of them to be found in Spooksville. With Adam and Watch, Sally goes to Cindy and promises to help get her brother back. But what none of them knows is that this ghost is a very nasty one—and she’d rather turn them all into ghosts than return Neil.

Kids learn best when having fun!Looking for low mess crafts for kids to keep your little kids busy, creatively engaged, and creating really awesome free things? Then we have the perfect collection of recycling crafts for kids.Adventure Crafts and Activities for Kids is a great book of fun and easy crafting with recycled materials.Add to cart and let’s begin with no mess crafts for kids!

Dinosaurs create prehistoric hysteria in this eleventh book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series.There are dinosaurs in Spooksville! Huge meat-eating lizards attack people in their cars. Flying reptiles swoop down and lift kids away. But where did these dinosaurs come from? Adam and his friends discover a doorway that connects present-day Spooksville with sixty million years ago. It’s through this portal that the dinosaurs are emerging and attacking the town. Who created the passageway? And can it be closed before all of Spooksville is destroyed?

At the center of almost every company is a technology that hasn’t changed since 1854: the organization chart. Competition creatively destroyed every other aspect of how businesses work, yet this one thing has remained unchanged — and it is no longer working. New technology is about to change that. In Adaptive, Christopher Creel outlines how collaboration technologies and smart chatbots enable revolutionary new organizational models that eliminate hierarchical obstacles, synchronize workforce skills with strategy execution, leverage the power of diversity, and deliver the most effective tribal elements of successful startups into larger, more established companies. Based on fourteen years of in-the-trenches R&D, Creel’s dynamic crowdsourcing model promotes speed and agility while putting the skills and experience of each individual team member to best use. Each day, your business’s greatest resources come to work and go home. You want to be sure they come back every day! Adaptive will help you attract, retain, and utilize the absolute best talent that is out there.

Are you looking for a children's book that can make Bedtime a wonderful time? Are you looking to help your kids get away from technology and go back into a land that is based solely on their imagination? These stories are both fun and will teach kids a wonderful lesson as they fall asleep. No matter which one you pick, though, you are sure to have a story that they will treasure. The stories here are sure to transform children's bedtime experience, while also giving them plenty to think about, learn about, and grow with. This book was written for children of all ages, so as long as they still enjoy having a bedtime story read, they will adore this book! Many people are habitual of reading bedtime stories to their children. It is usually considered to be a fun activity, however; it can also play a key role in building the personality of a child. Moreover, parents get a chance to spend quality time with their children. This enables them to strengthen the family bond. Bedtime stories also help children in relaxing their minds. Thus, it helps them to have a sound and comfortable sleep. Apart from these, bedtime stories enhance the imagination of a child. It is because in these stories they encounter characters and scenes which they do not see commonly in their daily lives. Moreover, bedtime stories also play a major role in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills of children. All these skills ensure better development of your kid’s personality. This book is written keeping in view all the above-mentioned factors. Various stories in the book will help you to mold the personality and thoughts of your child. It will be the right choice for you and your children. The stories in this book are fictional. Reading them to your children will foster the bond between you two. The values, morals, etc. That you will discuss with your child will help him to become a good person. It will enhance the interest and learning abilities of him. Thus, sharing bedtime stories with the kids is something all the parents should make a part of their daily routine. This book is a collection of perfect bedtime stories. Make them a part of your daily routine so that your child develops a habit of learning new things every day. Find a comfy spot that’s free of distractions, cuddle up with your kids, and enjoy these stories!

A VCR that could tape tommorrow's news. Rela has just bought herself a new VCR. She sets the machine to tape a movie she plans to show at a party she is throwing. But instead of the movie she gets the news -- tomorrow's news. Soon Rela is regularly recording next week's news, even what is to happen in the far future. It's fun, at first, until she sees herself on the news. And learns that there is no future for her. But can she change destiny? Can Rela survive what is meant to be?

What if you found something so dazzlingly brilliant that you had to keep it a secret – even from your own family? A secret so amazing it could change the world forever? Something that dark forces would do anything to possess …?Danny Chaucer’s lonely. He loves to gaze up at the sumptuous night sky, wishing he was up there … Nat Ford is the new girl in class and spends half her time running from the school bullies. Nothing interesting ever happens in their dead-end town.Until one night when something extraordinary lands in the trees behind Danny's house. Something unbelievable, revolutionary, wonderful!Then the sinister Captain Frost appears, and the chase is on. There might be only one way to escape – into space ...A thrilling and funny adventure story for kids – and educational too as you’ll learn cool stuff about space! Finalist in the 2015 Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards (9–12 year olds category) – an award where books are rated by the kids themselves. Check out the reviews to find out what people are saying about it.

From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike comes the first novel in the young adult fantasy Alosha Trilogy, featuring a teenager discovering her true identity and potential destiny. Every young girl dreams that she's secretly a princess of a far-off land and that someday her true parents will come to claim her and usher her into a life of luxury, a fabulous existence where she might even have magical powers and be swept off her feet by a handsome prince.Teenager Ali Warner has reason to cling to such a fantasy. Her mother died in a car accident a year ago. Her father, a trucker determined to work through his grief, hasn't acknowledged Ali's burgeoning figure or complicated emotions. Her friends still aren't sure how to talk about her mother's death. And the Southern California forest that has always been Ali's refuge is about to be ravaged by logging.Ali is about to discover that she is a princess--a fairy princess. And that she has to save the world. For real. To claim her fairy powers, Ali must overcome seven potentially lethal challenges. Then she must scale a mountain and confront the King of the Dwarves and the King of the Elves, whose armies are poised to invade Earth. With her bemused 21st century friends, a sly leprechaun, and an extremely loyal, extremely ugly, troll by her side, Ali begins the most momentous journey of her young life, a journey during which she will learn much about herself and the past she thought she knew. She will conquer fire and water, earth and air, and even time itself. She will be both betrayer and betrayed, will see death close at hand, and will snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Ali Warner is Alosha. Welcome to her world.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Frozen enemies make for a chilling challenge in this fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series—now on TV!Adam and his friend are exploring the forest near Spooksville when they come across huge blocks of ice, hidden among the trees. They decide to melt one of the blocks, but when they do, a strange man comes out of the ice and tries to grab them! The man has very cold hands—and his eyes aren’t too warm either. Soon there are dozens of Cold People running around Spooksville, freezing the residents. Adam and his friends have an idea that just might save the day. Or will it get them turned into human popsicles?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike comes a brand-new fascinating and seductive new novel about a girl with a mysterious ability—but one that carries an unimaginable cost.From the moment Fred meets Aja, he knows she’s different. She’s pretty, soft-spoken, shy—yet seems to radiate an unusual peace. Fred quickly finds himself falling in love with her. Then strange things begin to happen around Aja. A riot breaks out that Aja is able to stop by merely speaking a few words. A friend of Fred’s suffers a serious head injury and has a miraculous recovery. Yet Aja swears she has done nothing. Unfortunately, Fred is not the only one who notices Aja’s unique gifts. As more and more people begin to question who Aja is and what she can do, she’s soon in grave danger. Because none of them truly understands the source of Aja’s precious abilities—or their devastating cost. Love Aja or hate her—you will never forget her. In Strange Girl, #1 bestselling author Christopher Pike has created the rarest of novels—a love story that swings between a heart-pounding mystery and a stirring mystical journey.