Books with author Garrett

A boy seeking adventure… A world that's dying… A war that may have no winners…Thomas longs to escape the drudgery of farm life, dreaming of adventure and running away from his demanding parents.Planet Remeon is on the brink of destruction, fighting a crippling disease that threatens to wipe out their civilization.Thrust into their world, Thomas is caught in the middle of telepathic mind games between the Day Watchers and the Night Dwellers.Alliances will be broken. Thoughts will be controlled. Will anyone survive?

Born and raised in the Free Territories, Magnolia Lee Winthrop prefers the company of trees and nature to spending time with most people. Although she's not much of a talker, she's got plenty of strong opinions about life and how it should be lived, just like her grandmother. But it's her best friend, Graham, who understands their deep connection to the earth.The Tree Hugger is a dystopian retelling of Han's Christian Andersen's "The Dryad."Once Upon a Time Today is a collection of contemporary fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home. The Girl Who Believed in Fairy Tales is a prelude to the collection and includes the three short stories:"The Girl Who Watched for Elves""The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes""The Girl Who Couldn't Sing"Novellas in the Once Upon a Time Today collection:Beautiful BeautifulDreaming of the SeaThe Tree HuggerI Am Lily Dane (March 2015)

Monfield celebrates the opening of the new sports complex. As soccer season gets underway, Blaine finds out his coach, Kenny Fitzgerald, bears a striking resemblance to JFK. On the field, more tension builds between Jayla and Camille, meanwhile Mr. Benson must ask Blaine a few life changing questions. Rodney receives a heartwarming surprise, and meets a mysterious man in a wheel chair whom he may come to know very well. With time travel becoming more of a reality, Frank and his invention are missing.

Googly Eyes is a delightful and inspiring story about overcoming life’s obstacles. The story begins with the main character, Toby the tadpole, second guessing himself due to his unique and wobbly eyes. At first dejected by his situation and thinking life has been unfair to him, Toby decides to go for a swim around the pond to think. During his trip, he discovers that many of his neighbors also have personal obstacles. As Toby’s journey around the pond continues, he realizes that being different and having challenges is not unusual after all, and that life is not about who you are, but how you adapt and how hard you try. While Googly Eyes may be considered a children’s book, its rhythmic message and colorful characters provide interest and appeal that transcends age. The passion from the author to help others maximize their self esteem and potential is quickly sensed. The author’s empathy for people facing challenges derives from her own life experiences which include battling “lazy eye” (medical term strabismus) that required major surgery to correct, extensive volunteer work with Autistic children, and daily experiences and observations with one of her younger brothers who has Down Syndrome. While Googly Eyes certainly entertains and amuses, the book effectively presents a strong message of personal perseverance and acceptance of others that many will find a welcome lesson.

Garet Garrett's fiction deals with the social impact of economic transformations. In The Driver, he deals with railroads, while Satan's Bushel examines agricultural. The Cinder Buggy, his second in the trilogy, is the longest of the three and his true epoch novel and unforgettable masterpiece. With a great story, and tremendous literary passion, it chronicles the transformation of America from the age of iron to the age of steel. It covers the period between 1820 and 1870 and its dramatic technology march. The plot concerns an ongoing war between two industrialists, one the hero who is beaten in the first generation and the other who is malevolent but initially wins a first round in the competitive drive. The struggle continues through the second generation, which leads to a titanic battle over whether steel or iron would triumph and why. Garrett does not portray the market as some idealized utopia. We have here the full range of human emotion and motivation at work: arrogance, pride, malice, love, compassion, jealousy, rage, and everything else. What is striking is that all these emotions play themselves out in a setting that is ultimately peaceful. No one can fully control price movements, and it is these that act to reward virtues and punish vices. There has never been, before or since, economic fiction that can compare with this super high quality standards set by Garrett in these smashing novels. The Cinder Buggy could easily be considered the best of his work in this area. It is a wonderful novel for anyone who loves, or wants to more deeply understand, American history, economic theory, and the place of technology in the molding of society. 365 page paperback 2007

Justin Pine is an average kid who wants more than an average life. His opportunity arises when his crush, Nancy Prescott, is kidnapped by the nefarious Dr. Tinkles. Justin teams up with his best friend Burt, super nerd Ulysses, and resident tough girl Anna to stop the Ministry of Baddies and rescue Nancy. Shenanigans ensue through this 45 minute one-act play that anyone will enjoy.

She doesn't trust cops.He can't fathom if a she's a snarky victim or clever killer.College student Katherine (Keiki) Tallerman’s focus on designing drones is shattered after her prototype records her roommate’s murder. Captured video details the masked killer’s promise to find his remote witness and finish the job.Experience has taught Keiki good reason for not trusting any cop, especially when they come knocking on her door. Unfortunately for Keiki, their suspicions narrow when the second of her trio of friends disappears without a trace.Conflicting evidence at a brutal crime scene leaves gossamer threads weaving a complicated web of lies and deceit. Every lead Detective Garnett finds steers the investigation to a deeper, darker network entangling the young coed in a labyrinth of cunning subterfuge.Garnett is torn between following the letter of the law and protecting the witness determined to clear her name. Can he earn Keiki’s trust in time to save her life, or will the psychotic killer destroy the woman who is crushing his emotional defenses?

The whole family--19 cousins and their parents--descends on a rented house in a strange town for the holidays. And then their frightening and mysterious Uncle Herkimer arrives. Each night for twenty-four nights, he returns and tells his nieces and nephews a Christmas story: the Christmas he won the lottery; the Christmas he was conscripted to work in a bean factory; the Christmas he was evicted from an ancient Anasazi ruin.The incredulous cousins meanwhile try to discover the truth behind Uncle Herkimer's absurd stories...and end up with ridiculous Christmas stories of their own.Funny and irreverent, "Twenty-five Christmases (More or Less)" is a delightful book that can be appreciated any time of year.

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