Books with author Dan Carpenter

Dictionaries define the word, "nerd" as a slang term used to describe an unpopular or socially inept person, and/or one who is excessively studious and/or scientifically or technically accomplished. We all know them. Nerds are the people who become your boss -- when you bust your chops for years to earn an MBA. Nerds are the people who decided, when they were kids, that they wanted to be astronauts; and were riding the space shuttle twenty years later. Nerds are the people who like to listen to someone play an oboe. :)We sneer and make fun of them, but nerds are actually worthy of our admiration, and many of us are "closet" nerds.The most impressive quality nerds have is their autonomy. Nerds simply do not care what the rest of the world thinks of them. They are not constrained by what hangs up other people, and they are often the most intelligent among us. And so, with this project, I raise my glass (and my pen) in celebration of "nerdhood".Jim Carpenter

My second year at Daizlei didn’t kill me. It did something so much worse. It killed her.And the world will never be the same because of it.Anastasia thought she could own me. The Supernatural thought they could control me. They didn’t realize the darkness they courted until the walls of Daizlei came crushing down around us.I always thought of myself as hard. Unbreakable. Unbeatable.Until someone beat me.Now…I was broken and I planned to use all my sharp edges for the one thing I had left. Revenge.

For Santa, December 26th was a horrible, awful day.It was THE WORST DAY OF THE YEAR. Santa gets the post-holiday blues … When the toys are all made, the presents handed out, the Christmas cookies eaten, and the stockings unhung from the chimney with care … Santa is miserable. His reindeer and elves can't lift his spirits, and even a vacation with Mrs. Claus doesn't do the trick. Will Santa ever feel like his old holly-jolly self again? This quirky, funny, and completely unique picture book by hot young hipster illustrator Tad Carpenter will appeal to kids and parents alike.

Martha Mae leaned heavily on Lily, even though she was the youngest of her nine children. Being the sole supporter of the family, Martha Mae didn't think she had a choice as she intended to keep her family together no matter the cost. Lily's saving grace was her friend Tommy and his wonderful mother. Lily had always believed she would grow up and marry Tommy but things happened to her in her early teens to make her feel she was no longer good enough to be in Tommy's family. Lily turned to drugs and alcohol to help her cope with her tormented mind and hardships. Lily finally escaped Martha Mae's heavy load by marrying Jed. Less than a year later she gave birth to Jeddah. For a while Jeddah was enough to keep her occupied and sober but life has a way of testing all of us and Lily was no exception. As her closest brother Leon lay in ICU struggling for his life Tommy was thrown back into Lily's life. She had almost forgotten the young girl she use to be and how she had loved him, he hadn't forgotten and he was still very much in love with her. What would she do? Would she forfeit her marriage and jeopardize Jeddah's happiness? Would she walk away from Tommy never knowing what could've been, should've been? As she looks back over her life, did she make the right decision or will she always live with regret? Doesn't Lily resemble all of us to some degree?

Have you ever cast into the surf in hopes of tempting a striped bass or bluefish? Or fished from an ocean pier and felt a mackerel take your line? Or have you taken a boat deep-sea fishing to catch big game fish such as tuna or swordfish? Saltwater fishing from shore or in boats can be a thrilling experience! Enter the Great Outdoors Sports Zone to learn about the history, gear, rules, and catches connected to saltwater fishing. You’ll discover: • What fishing techniques work best for different types of saltwater fish. • What gear you need to become an expert saltwater angler. • How rules about saltwater fishing help preserve fish populations. • How to prepare and cook your catch. Are you into sports? Then get into your favorite zone!

Four teenage friends prepare for a leisurely summer vacation when in an instant and with a thud, their plans radically change. Something has crashed in Jaime and Kye's back yard. They solicit the help of their best friends Faith and Ben and quickly decide to protect this new entity. But they're not the only people who've received notification something has arrived, and when strangers suddenly appear, the game of cat and mouse begins!The friends soon learn the strangers are far more resourceful than they ever imagined, but the new entity accidentally shares a gift that could just become the difference-maker. It may also have created the newest super-heroes. Meet … The Invizibles.

Until the first spooky visit, ten year old Chrysantha Howe doesn't think about ghosts. She thinks about plants.All.The.Time.She has her future planned out, and that future includes plants. Chrys is going to be a plant scientist like her uncle and her favorite teacher, and she's determined to find the very rare Coralroot orchid.The ghost is not in the plan.But when her teacher disappears and the police suspect her uncle was involved, Chrys has to figure out what the ghost is trying to tell her—before it's too late.

There's only one rule in the world I come from. Keep our existence a secret. Period. The day my sister broke that rule one too many times, I knew there would be consequences. I expected us to be sent to one of those schools for "troubled" kids--and maybe Daizlei Academy was, in a way. But really, it was far more complicated than that. You see, I thought that world had forgotten me. Forgotten us. For years we were left alone, and one day . . . we weren't. It was only when I got there that I remembered the second rule: Trust no one. Because in our world? They would kill me if they knew the truth of what I am. Daizlei Academy is a school for Supernaturals. And me? I'm so much more.