Books with author Christopher Ryan Madera

This is a story about a bear who comes to life, and wakes up, then crawls out of the closet, and goes through the house and eats junk food, jumps on the furniture, and is just a bad bear. Then he decides to change and be a good bear, a cuddle bear. Truthfully this is a book describing how children can act out when they don't get the attention that they need, but when they get that attention, they begin to start behaving and being the sweet child that they always have been, like a cuddle bear.

STUDENTS ARE BECOMING GENIUSES - AND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DANGEROUS!What if almost everyone at your high school mysteriously got smarter - a lot smarter? In an age of endless testing, would brilliance be welcomed or a disaster? What would happen to those who couldn't change? What would happen to those who couldn't handle the increased intelligence? GENIUS HIGH explores all of these questions and more as Reckless Eric, Lily, Jack, his troubled sister Syd, Stevie, and the one and only Ignatius Bop confront cliques, mentally mutating classmates, and love triangles as they face off against weird forces trying to control their school, their minds, and their lives.

"Unforgettable. This book will stay with me the rest of my life." Amazon reviewer Andreams You can’t turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper without seeing "gay" in a headline: from the simmering showdown over religious freedom and gay conversion therapy, to bullied gay teens tragically taking their own lives, to churches splitting right down the middle over gay rights. Few social issues ignite such passion from all sides. For those who see homosexuality as a choice and a sin, the notion of gay marriage is intolerable. For those who are gay, being excluded and shamed is simply intolerant. Bryan Christopher’s life has been spent straddling this great divide. As a boy raised under the blinding Friday Night Lights of the Texas Bible belt, from the playground to the pulpit one message was consistent: “queers” deserved to be smeared. And at the dawn of puberty, a 13-year-old Bryan knew he was in trouble: he was staring limply at the pages of his dad’s Playboy. That's when the hiding began. And in his neck of the Southern Baptist woods, it left him with one viable option: change. "Hiding from Myself: A Memoir" chronicles his zealous and unconventional crusade: from ringing doorbells for Jesus in the Castro of San Francisco to sorting through Hugh Hefner’s dirty laundry as a butler at the Playboy Mansion; from drowning in the beer-soaked trenches of his UCLA fraternity house to plunging headfirst into evangelical Christianity and "ex-gay" conversion therapy. With this raw and moving testimony, the author offers healing and a fresh perspective on perhaps the most divisive cultural issue of our time. Bryan's story is not a "gay" story or even an "ex-gay" story; his is a human story—a testament to the innate universal need for love. And the things that can sometimes get in the way...

STUDENTS ARE BECOMING GENIUSES - AND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DANGEROUS! What if almost everyone at your high school mysteriously got smarter - a lot smarter? In an age of endless testing, would brilliance be welcomed or a disaster? What would happen to those who couldn't change? What would happen to those who couldn't handle the increased intelligence? GENIUS HIGH explores all of these questions and more as Reckless Eric, Lily, Jack, his troubled sister Syd, Stevie, and the one and only Ignatius Bop confront cliques, mentally mutating classmates, and love triangles as they face off against weird forces trying to control their school, their minds, and their lives.

Margaret Agnes Ferguson is an eight-year-old with lots of questions, and an instinct for mystery! She and her friends investigate mysterious happenings in their community, starting with an empty space right in Margaret's room! What can it be for? Who is creating it? And what does it mean for Margaret and her family? Find out in THE FERGUSON FILES: THE MYSTERY SPOT! This book is perfect to read to young children and can be read independently by elementary school students up to grades three or four. The language and illustrations are designed for clarity and warmth; we may tease curiosity but there won't be any inappropriate scares here. Also included in this debut children's book are safe "detective games" kids can play with their family or a group of friends under supervision. The games are designed to keep kids thinking and observing, and to build self-confidence. As Margaret says, "Let's keep thinking!" So who published this? LivingEd is a creative collective of three published authors/teachers coming together to create fresh, fun educational materials that pop. Toney Jackson (illustrations) is an award-winning poet, songwriter, educator, and author/illustrator of children’s literature. Caseen Gaines (resident non-fiction champion and questioner of all things in need of questioning) is an award-winning author of Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse and A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic. Christopher Ryan (writer) has been named “Best New Voice in Fiction 2013” by the Independent Book Publishers Association, is an award-winning former journalist. He has written comedy, songs, comics, and created The Ferguson Files, LivingEd’s debut publication. Teachers, keep an eye on us for upcoming lesson plan packages to go with our publications! For more about these creators, visit: www.chrisryanwrites.com www.caseengaines.com www.toneyjackson.com www.LivingEd.com