Books with author Derrick Barnes

Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball! Meet unsung pioneers, like John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.Discover unforgettable moments, like the time a 17-year old girl named Jackie Mtchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.Marvel at records. Did you know that Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh has a whopping 113 more career homers than Hank Aaron? And that’s just for starters! This lively illustrated collection of shiny nuggets of baseball lore will transform you into a superfan who knows the game better than anyone else. Someone who’s got game.

They were known as the outcast club. Leo, Kate and Samuel sat together each day at the peanut allergy table doing their best to avoid the school bullies, Daniel and Ernie. Daniel and Ernie were monsters who found daily enjoyment beating anyone smaller than themselves, which happened to be everyone else in the school.Just when Leo thought things couldn’t be worse for him and his friends, Leo accidentally spilled a lunch tray all over the leader of the goon duo, Ernie. After a chase through their school the kids found a tunnel leading them into a world inhabited by magical creatures where they are quickly captured by an army of orcs, after being mistaken as part of the Army of the Unicorn.The five unlikely allies are forced to put aside their differences and work together if they wish to escape the dangers to find their way home--all while being stalked by a talking wolf and their creepy school janitor (who seems to be hiding some terrible secret).But that’s just the beginning of the threats that await them. The Unicorn Horn is the first book in the Outcast Club series, the adventures of the young students of Stark Middle School and their journey through a magical passageway located under their school’s auditorium. The dark mysterious tunnel holds secrets unlocked in this book series that will sure to delight readers of all ages. Turn the pages and join Leo and his friends as they begin their adventures.

The Outcasts are back!Inspired by a book cover, Ernie gets the gang back together, determined to search for the Dragon Lord’s treasure. Ernie, Leo, Kate Samuel, and Daniel, plus a new kid, set out to find the dragon’s hoard. They return to the tunnel under the school’s auditorium on their newest adventure. They are joined by other friends, both old and new, including Flutter, the pixie, Gel and Bog, the two-headed ogre, and Lucius, the wolf.Their treasure hunt does not go as well as planned when Guize, the Dragon Lord, escapes from the fallen mountain. As Guize seeks her vengeance for being trapped, the kids find themselves in the midst of a gathering army. If they are not careful, they will be trapped in a land at war, where danger awaits them at every turn.Follow the gang's continued adventures in this second book in the Outcast Club series.

The Outcasts are back!Inspired by a book cover, Ernie gets the gang back together, determined to search for the Dragon Lord’s treasure. Ernie, Leo, Kate Samuel, and Daniel, plus a new kid, set out to find the dragon’s hoard. They return to the tunnel under the school’s auditorium on their newest adventure. They are joined by other friends, both old and new, including Flutter, the pixie, Gel and Bog, the two-headed ogre, and Lucius, the wolf.Their treasure hunt does not go as well as planned when Guize, the Dragon Lord, escapes from the fallen mountain. As Guize seeks her vengeance for being trapped, the kids find themselves in the midst of a gathering army. If they are not careful, they will be trapped in a land at war, where danger awaits them at every turn.Follow the gang's continued adventures in this second book in the Outcast Club series.

Based on an actual childhood nightmare, author Derrick Barrett recollects on times when his own imagination in his childhood, went overboard during real-life situations: from a stuffed teddy bear which looked like a grizzly, to a field trip gone awry. In this extra-ordinary story, the author explains why he's afraid of going to an upcoming field trip, due to a story on the evening news: where a busload of schoolchildren and their teacher, going on a field trip to a museum, are kidnapped by a small band of "guerilla" soldiers in Colombia, South America...and THAT'S just the tip of the iceberg. The plot of the story unfolds into a cornucopia of action, comedy, suspense and adventure--painted through the eyes of a first grader. Mr. Barrett's 1970s flashback adventure is a whimsical story for readers of all ages, who will enjoy it over and over again.Derrick Barrett was born and raised in Macon, Georgia, USA. He is a graduate of Southwest High School (Macon), as well as a graduate of the University of Georgia, with a Bachelor's Degree in Drama. He has worked in theater, film and television for over two decades, and has done voice-over work (as the voice of Archie the iguana) in the indie film "Assisted Fishing" (2012); he also has narrated two CD audiobooks: "Short Stories" by Earl Vickers (2010), and the narration in the audiobook version of Cliff Chandler's crime novel, "The Paragons" (2011). He was also the co-host of a local TV show called "The Art Block With Ant & Derrick" (2012) with Anthony B. Harris, and co-hosted an online show called "The Morning Roast" with Anthony Harris and the late Irving Martinez, from 2012 to 2014.

They were known as the outcast club. Leo, Kate and Samuel sat together each day at the peanut allergy table doing their best to avoid the school bullies, Daniel and Ernie. Daniel and Ernie were monsters who found daily enjoyment beating anyone smaller than themselves, which happened to be everyone else in the school.Just when Leo thought things couldn’t be worse for him and his friends, Leo accidentally spilled a lunch tray all over the leader of the goon duo, Ernie. After a chase through their school the kids found a tunnel leading them into a world inhabited by magical creatures where they are quickly captured by an army of orcs, after being mistaken as part of the Army of the Unicorn.The five unlikely allies are forced to put aside their differences and work together if they wish to escape the dangers to find their way home--all while being stalked by a talking wolf and their creepy school janitor (who seems to be hiding some terrible secret).But that’s just the beginning of the threats that await them. The Unicorn Horn is the first book in the Outcast Club series, the adventures of the young students of Stark Middle School and their journey through a magical passageway located under their school’s auditorium. The dark mysterious tunnel holds secrets unlocked in this book series that will sure to delight readers of all ages. Turn the pages and join Leo and his friends as they begin their adventures.