Books with author Donald Smith

These are the stories of the coming of age experiences of two boys born at the start of WW II in Flint, Michigan, a typical factory town about to undergo the middle-class boom of the 1940s and 50s. We meet Jackie, the sidekick, foil, mimic of the entertainers of the times, and Ronnie, the smaller, naïve, resourceful counterpoint to Jackie’s antics, and their families and neighborhood friends.

From the cold of Valley Forge in the American Revolution, to the burning temperatures of the deserts of the Middle East, the Army of the United States of America has defended freedom, pushed back tyranny, and helped make the world a safer place. Now, TidalWave Comics is shining their bio-comic spotlight on these brave men and women! When the nation needed them, the average citizen took arms to defend their country and TidalWave tells their amazing tale from the American Revolution to the current War on Terror. Check out the first issue "American Defenders" to see why freedom owes them so much!

TidalWave Productions has pioneered and popularized the "bio-comic" genre with its series "Female Force" and "Political Power." Now TidalWave will make history again as it tackles the life of, arguably the most famous person in history, Jesus Christ. The book highlights different aspects of the life of Christ to show that Jesus of Nazareth was more than just a great man in history, but proof of a providential force at work in the universe.

Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. When a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger's black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. He'll just need to learn how to conjure first. Set amid the swamps, and sweltering heat of small town Alabama in the 1930s, Hoodoo is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor.

This is the story of the coming of age experiences of two boys born at the start of WW II in Flint, Michigan, a typical factory town about to undergo the middle-class boom of the 1940s and 50s. We meet Jackie, the sidekick, foil, mimic, and Ronnie, the smaller, naïve, resourceful counterpoint to Jackie’s antics, and their families and neighborhood friends. In the spirit of “Stand By Me” and “A Christmas Story” these two little guys run the wilds of a backyard utility easement as though it was a world unto itself, private to their explorations. Meet Dickie, Jerry and the Bishop kids as our protagonists re-enact WW II a la John Wayne and Van Johnson.

Bi-Racial Booker (The Book Nook) is the adventures of a boy name Booker who is so fascinated with his books that he keeps them close at all times. His mother is a White American and his father is a Black American. Booker is not "mixed". The word "mixed" is an insulting term to apply to people of a multi or bi- racial heritage. Booker is a proud confident bi-racial red blooded American child . Booker's adventures are illustrated in alphabetical order from A to Z. Booker uses imagination, kid sense and wittiness to find solutions and explanations to the many opportunities and challenges that faces him all the way thru the alphabet to the letter Z.A great book for all children ages 5 yrs and above to think, reason, succeed and be comfortable with their multi-cultural experience in American life.