Books with author Ellen Scott

"Baseball got in me when I was little. It runs in my family, and it rubbed off on me. It's a disease." —Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Red Sox pitcher (1982-1989)Baseball is woven into the fabric of American life. For every New Englander, the Boston Red Sox are an institution: kids grow up listening to the Sox on the radio or watching ballgames with their families on a hot summer night. No Sox fan ever forgets his or her first visit to Boston's Fenway Park and its storied Green Monster. The dedication of “Red Sox Nation” is unmatched in the world of sports, and when the “Curse of the Bambino” was finally broken in 2004, New Englanders cheered and cried with joy.500 GREAT BOSTON RED SOX QUOTES is the perfect companion to a baseball lover’s summer. It will rekindle those special memories of afternoons sitting in the bleachers at Fenway Park—the smell of the hot dogs, the crack of the bats, and the cheers of the crowd. Including memorable quotes by all-time greats like Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Carl Yastrzemski, to more current favorites like Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra, David Ortiz, and Dustin Pedroia—and many, many, players in between—this book will broaden every Red Sox fan’s love of the game. "I went out to play the game of baseball because I love to play it. I did it right. I did it the right way. I worked hard doing it." —Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher (1984-1996)

The conclusion of the exciting Evolution TrilogyThe final installment in Ellie Scott’s Evolution dystopian trilogy continues as Sasha and Jeremy have been taken by the Demons. For the past hundred years, humans mutated at age eighteen into one of the four realms- Demon, Vampire, Werewolf, or Witch. Only Sasha never mutated. She is one of the Pure, a rare human who does not mutate and the Demons have finally captured her to find out what has caused her mutation and try to eliminate it. Will her journey end or will Sasha be able to fulfill her mission of saving the course of evolution? Find out as this paranormal meet dystopian trilogy concludes. Pick up your copy today!

Llama United are the football team with a World Cup dream!Llama United has gone from strength to strength after their first Cup win, gaining fame and fortune along the way. Sadly the England football team is not having the same success and, with the World Cup looming, their manager is desperate to find a magic ingredient to beat their bitter rivals. Friends (and llama managers) Tim and Cairo have just that ingredient and agree to loan some of Llama United's top players. But not everything is plain sailing and, with Cairo strangely distracted by the rival team, and the llamas having trouble settling in, Tim has his work cut out for him. It seems not everybody wants to support the team with an impossible dream . . . Llamas Go Large: A World Cup Story is the second hilarious Llama United book from Scott Allen, full of football funnies and laugh-a-minute llamas, illustrated by Sarah Horne.

Kids around the world are fascinated, even obsessed, with dinosaurs. With all the easy-to-remember (and G-rated, too!) jokes inside the pages of 101 Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes, your children can add a roar of humor to all that dinosaur fascination. The book is filled with pun-laden jokes and riddles both silly and strange. It's sure to be your child's backseat companion during the ride home after your next trip to the Natural History Museum!

An unprecedented series of hurricanes has swollen the Mississippi River to unheard-of levels and is threatening to put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South under water. Fifteen-year-old Stephen is spending the summer with his father near a small town north of Lake Pontchartrain when another powerful hurricane arrives and the levees on the Mississippi River completely fail. In the anarchy and chaos that results, Stephen's father is killed, and the boy is left to fend for himself. Stephen soon encounters Angela, a college student whose parents have also been killed. Navigating the labyrinth of flooded fields and towns in an airboat, the two set out in search of Stephen's mother and higher ground. Armed with both guns and the skills his survivalist father has taught him, and repeatedly confronted by those who will kill for food, water and weapons, Stephen struggles to maintain hope and his humanity in the face of violence and desperation.

What happens when eleven llamas unknowingly eat the ashes of one of the greatest footballers of all time? They become brilliant at football, of course! Managed by eleven-year-old Tim, his unusual friend Cairo and Scottish World Cup-winner McCloud (yes that *happened* apparently), Llama United goes on an amazing cup run. But who wants to lose to a team of stupid llamas? Nobody, that's who!Rival teams will do anything in their power to stop Llama United in its tracks. When the best cup in the world is at stake, football can be a nasty old business . . .Illustrated throughout by Sarah Horne, it's time to get behind the team with an impossible dream!

Llama United has gone from strength to strength after their first Cup win, gaining fame and fortune along the way. Sadly the England football team is not having the same success and, with the World Cup looming, their manager is desperate to find a magic ingredient to beat their bitter rivals. Friends (and llama managers) Tim and Cairo have just that ingredient and agree to loan some of Llama United's top players. But not everything is plain sailing and, with Cairo strangely distracted by the rival team, and the llamas having trouble settling in, Tim has his work cut out for him. It seems not everybody wants to support the team with an impossible dream . . . Llamas Go Large is the second hilarious Llama United book from Scott Allen, full of football funnies and laugh-a-minute llamas, illustrated by Sarah Horne.

An unprecedented series of hurricanes has swollen the Mississippi River to unheard-of levels and is threatening to put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South under water. Fifteen-year-old Stephen is spending the summer with his father near a small town north of Lake Pontchartrain when another powerful hurricane arrives and the levees on the Mississippi River completely fail. In the anarchy and chaos that results, Stephen's father is killed, and the boy is left to fend for himself. Stephen soon encounters Angela, a college student whose parents have also been killed. Navigating the labyrinth of flooded fields and towns in an airboat, the two set out in search of Stephen's mother and higher ground. Armed with both guns and the skills his survivalist father has taught him, and repeatedly confronted by those who will kill for food, water and weapons, Stephen struggles to maintain hope and his humanity in the face of violence and desperation.

One horrible night, Marcus, a runaway teenager, is suddenly seized by men in black masks. They throw him into a van and administer a sleeping serum. When Marcus wakes up, he's surprised to discover a tattoo on his arm that reads, "Marcus1125." He soon learns that he is part of a radical group's cruel experiment called Survival Op, a test that gauges the neurological, physical, and emotional endurance levels of individuals who must survive in extreme situations. With this information, the group will be able to better assist their soldiers in the field. Taken to an isolated island in the Bermuda Triangle by the Survival Op personnel, Marcus's objective is simple: to survive no matter what happens. Marcus tries to adjust to his new environment behind the electric fence. When "Lynn312", another runaway teenager, is thrown into his life, the two put their wits together to increase their chances of survival. Battling overwhelming hunger, harsh weather conditions, and ferociously thick vegetation, Marcus and Lynn struggle constantly to stay alive. But none of their obstacles compare to the fear of being hunted by the Survival Op assassins. Worse, a vicious creature lurks in the wilderness, waiting to catch them. Can Marcus and Lynn find a way to survive, or is their fate already sealed?