Books with author D. Flowers

Mary Poppins Retires is an exciting, fun and funny take on the original story... After having spent the bulk of her life force fixing kids, Mary Poppins discovers she faces the diminishing powers that come with age. It is, she decides, time to retire. She and her parrot Longjohn go about the happy business of building a dream house made of seashells on the seashore. Meanwhile, Jeremy Abrams, African American, eight and three quarters years old, faces seemingly insurmountable problems. His dad died in the war, and his mom, a once popular math teacher, but now burdened with a broken heart, succumbs to drug addiction. Jeremy lives with his grandmother, Adeline, who unfortunately has “the Alzheimer’s.” Our hero suffers from night terrors, experiencing frightening visions in his sleep. Perhaps the young man’s biggest problem arises from his terrifying encounters with the gang comprised of the three meanest kids in town. Jeremy’s grandmother has always loved Mary Poppins (since the long ago release of the popular movie and the books before that.) Realizing that Jeremy needs help, she begins writing letters addressed to her heroine. Longjohn, the parrot, delivers Adeline’s letters to his mistress, though he argues (rather passionately) against intervening in Jeremy’s troubled life. Of course Mary Poppins has to help. She arranges for Jeremy’s mom—quite far gone now--to find a giant puppy and leave this incredible present on Jeremy’s doorstep on Christmas Eve. Jeremy’s mom hopes the dog provides her boy with the love she cannot give him. It is indeed love at first sight; Jeremy names the dog Oso. At first it seems the remarkable canine has solved all of Jeremy’s problems. Jeremy is no long bothered by night terrors. The gang admires Jeremy’s big and courageous dog, and at last they leave Jeremy alone. Jeremy is able to concentrate on school and his beloved math club until— Jeremy’s grandmother dies. Overwhelmed with grief, Jeremy is thrown into foster care. Worse, Oso is taken to the pound. Jeremy’s new foster ‘mother’, Ms. Rail, is a four hundred pound woman who does nothing but eat ice-cream and cake and watch TV. She won’t let Jeremy outside and even insists on ‘homeschooling’ him. She only humors Jeremy’s extreme anxiety to get Oso back. Desperate to save his beloved dog, certain he could survive anything if only he could get Oso back, Jeremy tries to escape, to no avail, until… From the kitchen window, he notices his new next-door neighbor moving in. An older woman with gray hair and a parrot, she arrives in an old station wagon. Despite her troubling power surges and black outs, Mary Poppins sets about helping Jeremy. This involves soliciting support from the gang, an old purple bike with hidden exhilarating and dangerous powers, a special Mary Poppins app on one of the boy’s phones, giant magic balloons, all mixed together in adventure of hair raising excitement. The ending of the story packs a powerful emotional punch. With a little help from our heroine, Ms. Rail becomes as dedicated to fitness as she once was to ice-cream and cake, the three boys in the gang are individually transformed by the adventure and a bit of Mary Poppins’ magic. Still, suddenly, the wind changes. Jeremy knows what this means. Terrified of being abandoned again, he rushes home. Mary Poppins and Longjohn are indeed gone. Unbeknownst to Jeremy, Mary Poppins had maneuvered Jeremy’s once loved mom toward help and just as he begins to experience this loss, a knock comes at the door and he opens it to find his mother at last…

Ever get that sense you just don't belong?I should be happy. It's my sixteenth birthday and my best friend and boyfriend are pulling out all the stops. No parents, plenty of friends, and a wild party that'll test my relationship with Nimrock Ohio's local small-town police.Nothing exciting ever happens at Nimrock.At least, not before James arrived.He came blazing in on his motorcycle with entirely inappropriate leatherwear for the hot climate, but when he takes off his jacket those tattoos would make any good girl question her life choices.There's something about James that I can't shake.I'll soon find out James is my knight in shining armor... and I'm the dragon he's meant to slay.Daughter of Dragons is Book 0 in the Dragonslayer Academy series, a paranormal duel-world fantasy where dragon shifters are real, knights of the round table have been keeping humanity safe, and not all hot guys are as tame as they seem. This novel is appropriate for teen audiences and contains a love triangle where the main character will choose one love interest by the end of the series.Scroll up and One-Click this hot new YA novel today!

Through eleven spellbinding and valuable stories of wisdom, loyalty, courage, and even good judgment Ordinary Dogs, Extraordinary Friendships shares positive character traits explorer Pam Flowers has observed in her thirty-two years of working with dogs. One of the dogs that appears in Ordinary Dogs is named Sojo. That dog is the subject of Pam Flowers' newest book that was just published and is titled MEMOIRS OF A RELUCTANT SLED DOG. It tells the jaunty story of Sojo as told from Sojo's perspective and is sure to delight readers of all ages.

Rosita, The Journey Home tells the story of how a tiny Chihuahua, born in Mexico, was rescued by a missionary and how she came to live in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She longed for two things: a name that belonged only to her and a family to love and care for her. Along the way she faced permanent separation from her native home and family, loneliness, fear, and an encounter with danger in the desert. She was also introduced to an invisible, wonderful friend named God.

This collection of short horror stories for children contains four new terrifying stories, each rooted within Woodsmen County. Stories include:Wolves of Woodsmen County: A Brief History of Pine Veil – This tale explores the struggles that early immigrants faced as they tried to colonize the area during the early days of Texas. Sally Scratch and the Squirrel – A young Pine Veil resident, Steven, hears the disturbing legend of a local mother, Sally, who contracted rabies.The Bat House Bag – When a group of children decide to investigate a local mystery, they venture deeper in the forest than they should. Helpful Hank – Hank is fixing up his mother’s house, something he probably should have done sooner. DEEPER IN THE FOREST picks up along the same strange streets and explores the rich legends that haunt the tall forests of Pine Veil, Texas, as introduced in the prequel, DEEP IN THE FOREST. Though this is a sequel, each of the stories are independent and stand alone. For more stories from the Pine Veil universe, be sure to check out, DEEP IN THE FOREST.

Teenage Corky helps her aunt and uncle train wild mustangs for the horses' owners. This year she gets to train a mustang on her own. Challenged by the difficulties of training the feisty mare she names Glitter, Corky often feels her life is like riding a roller coaster with no brakes on uneven tracks. While working with Glitter, Corky must also deal with her own shortcomings, like taming her quick temper. This is evident after she bloodies the nose of the new boy at school for taunting her and calling her "mustang girl." Corky is determined to show everyone she has what it takes to become a real horse trainer in her own right, but does she? Can she train the mustang according to the owner's unusual demands? Or will her beloved Glitter be doomed to face the owner's rejection--and possibly the slaughter auction?

Sequel to The Divide Book 1: Uprising The revolution has begun, and 18-year-old Malaki Cheyenne is spying on the U.S. government. In the midst of training on a rebel military base, Malaki can't decide whether she wants to be in infantry or intelligence. She is also torn between her feelings for three girls, including Serenity Blackwater, who left on a refugee plane to The Nation of California Islands. Malaki is impatient at being low-ranked, but raises her status by creating a program to deactivate U.S. military drones. The base gets attacked after the government finds out members have allied themselves with the revolutionary Human Equality Organization. Malaki is captured and taken to a detainment center, where the same man who tortured Serenity last year says he's going to convert Malaki from Gay to Normal. Malaki is beaten and starved, and forced to undergo experimental injections which are supposed to change her mind and body so she fits into the mold of what the government says is "normal." The rebels who survived the raid at the military base are imprisoned in the crumbling remains of an old Gay Community, living under the watch of guards with no means of contacting the outside world. Meanwhile, Serenity and the other California refugees are under nuclear assault, waiting out the attack in underground bunkers. Malaki learns secrets about government which will end The Divide, if only she can get out of prison ... and if she doesn't go insane from brutal torture. Will Malaki be able to free herself from her captors? Will any of her friends survive this war?

Rosita, The Journey Home tells the story of how a tiny Chihuahua, born in Mexico, was rescued by a missionary and how she came to live in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She longed for two things: a name that belonged only to her and a family to love and care for her. Along the way she faced permanent separation from her native home and family, loneliness, fear, and an encounter with danger in the desert. She was also introduced to an invisible, wonderful friend named God.