Books with author Garret Thompson

This thrilling new series of books has everything middle school readers long for: action, adventure, danger, and young heroes! Great Escapes explores real historical events and shows children how kids just like them learn how to work together in order to change the world for the better. Historical figures are interwoven into the stories, offering readers the chance for further exploration on these people and their places in history. In Mount St. Helen's 1980: Fiery Eruption!, Alex and Wendy love exploring this beautiful volcano. But when the long-dormant volcano erupts, the two best friends must race to save others—and themselves.

Two men! One dream! Which one will become the first to reach the South Pole and bring the honor and glory home to their country? Trek along the route of discovery and adventure, deep into Antarctic wastelands. Relive the harrowing trials of Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott in a story of soaring triumph and bleak tragedy. Young readers will follow this race to greatness all the way to the ends of the Earth.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Fifteen-year-old Samson Ashburner has always felt like an outsider - even before the accident that left his face scarred and his confidence shattered. With the jeers and taunts of the local children and his mother ringing in his ears, Samson malingers like a dark cloud over the Cumbrian landscape. His only refuge is his ancestor's charcoal-burning hut deep in the nearby woods and it is here that he encounters Angel Obscura, a gypsy girl who teachers Samson that not everybody takes him at face value. But Angel is not all that she seems, and Samson is drawn into a web of deceit and shady dealings with an explosive outcome.

At the age of nine Andrew Kindness witnesses the horrific death of a father and son who are sucked into quicksand on the shores of Millom's estuary in Cumbria. Unable to help at the time, Andy grows haunted by the guilt and memory of this terrible event. When his granddad shows him the art of cross-breeding daffodils some years later, Andy finds solace in the beauty of the flowers, but he keeps his hobby secret from the prying eyes of the village.That is until Angie Hutchinson, the cleverest and prettiest girl in the school, needs Andy's help to produce a radio show to commemorate the anniversary of Wordsworth's famous Daffodils poem. Their growing friendship gives Andy the strength he needs to let go of the past and face up to his dad's illness. A moving novel that explores both the beauty and bleakness of life and the effect that the past can have on shaping the future - beautifully written in Gareth Thompson's fresh prose.

What would you do if you suddenly found out that you have been animated? You are not human, but you are human. Other people and their feelings and emotions run through you. You feel the others. Can you make thefeeling your own? Can you learn to be human? This is what Eve faces. She is the last of the animators created by Dr. Stein, and she is the most perfect, but Eve does not feel perfect. The other animators hate her and conspire against her because her simple presence points out their faults. Eve is perfect on the outside, but feels like a failure on the inside. As she takes classes on learning to be human at Prometheus Academy, Eve begins to control her emotions, act human, and think like a teenage girl. Even more important, she finds a kindred spirit in Adam., a fellow animator, perfect just like her. As graduation nears, the two plan to escape into the human world—something expressly forbidden for animators—but have they learned to be human and will they be able to pass? Their safety and future depends on them being able to function as humans, leaving behind the notion of being created from parts and put together in a laboratory. Outside, they meet Simon and his band of renegades, who are trying to live a better life in the cities. At least that is what he claims. Adam does not trust Simon and as there are rewards for turning in animators. Are they safe with Simon? Tensions build between Simon and Adam and Eve must make the very human choice of whom she cares for more and what that means.

This thrilling new series of books has everything middle school readers long for: action, adventure, danger, and young heroes! The Great Escapes series explores real historical events and shows children how kids just like them learn how to work together in order to change the world for the better. Historical figures are interwoven into the stories, offering readers the chance for further exploration on these people and their places in history. In Underground Railroad 1854: Perilous Journey, a pair of teenage slaves must rely on a white teenager to help them escape slavery. Will they work together—or pay a terrible price?