Books with author Harper Paris

Kari Jacobs is settling in to her new life in cozy Appleton, North Carolina. Her former client, Ashley Butler, has now become her current friend and roommate. The two of them and Kari’s adorable Great Dane, Shortbread, are getting along so well that Kari has decided to get a companion puppy as a gift for Ashley. It's the least that Kari can do to thank Ashley for cooking her delicious Southern comfort food!Kari’s professional life in Appleton isn’t as established as her personal life, however. She still has to prove herself as a young lawyer at the job that she moved from San Francisco to take. But her latest client, Prescott Cooter, isn’t making that easy on her. He’s the owner of the town dump and also a hobbyist bowler. When a dead body is found at the dump, with his bowling ball beside it, everyone concludes that Mr. Cooter is obviously the murderer and that the case is closed. Kari is convinced there’s more to the story, but Mr. Cooter has always been an odd duck and now he seems more content to stay behind bars than to be bothered helping Kari form his defense. It looks like it’s all up to Kari to figure out who the real culprit could be and find the reasonable doubt necessary to help her client’s case. When she discovers a connection between Mr. Cooter, the victim and the mayor’s wife, she begins to suspect that the murder was committed by someone with a lot more power in the town than Mr. Cooter is able to wield. Can Kari and her sidekicks–human and pets–fight the town’s political forces in time to win her client’s case, and save her job?Mr. Cooter’s Bowling Ball is book 3 in the Kari Jacobs Lawyer Sleuth cozy mystery series. The main mystery is solved in each book and they can be read as standalones, but they’re best enjoyed all together due to continued character interactions. *INCLUDES ASHLEY’S SOUTHERN CAJUN SHRIMP AND FISH COUBION RECIPE!*

The Rocketship Kids, Alan and Sally, take off for an outer space adventure to explore the solar system. The pages are packed with more than 50 accurate and up-to-date science facts covering astronomy and astrophysics; presented in easy to read language. After finishing the book, the young reader will know more about the solar system than most adults, gain an understanding of distance and scale, and be able to develop a mental picture of the complete solar system. The book is designed for early readers (age 5-10), and is intended to engage the imagination with a shipboard perspective, so the child is not just learning to read; they are also learning basic science and learning to visualize what they learn; all at the same time. The book is fully illustrated, with limited, large-font text, so the child won't get lost or bored while reading. To draw the reader in deeper into the subject matter, and to make reading with (or to) your kids more engaging; there is an interactive element woven throughout the book that challenges the reader to recall what they've already read, and think critically about what they are reading. By combining different types of learning, and focusing on a subject that is critical to the development of a child's understanding of the world around them; "Rocketship Kids: Explore the Solar System" packs a lot of education into a small, easily consumable package. It serves not only as your child's introduction to the solar system, but a foundation for astronomy and planetary science that they can build upon as they progress through their education.

The Rocketship Kids, Alan and Sally, take off for an outer space adventure to explore the solar system. The pages are packed with more than 50 accurate and up-to-date science facts covering astronomy and astrophysics; presented in easy to read language. After finishing the book, the young reader will know more about the solar system than most adults, gain an understanding of distance and scale, and be able to develop a mental picture of the complete solar system. The book is designed for early readers (age 5-10), and is intended to engage the imagination with a shipboard perspective, so the child is not just learning to read; they are also learning basic science and learning to visualize what they learn; all at the same time. The book is fully illustrated, with limited, large-font text, so the child won't get lost or bored while reading. To draw the reader in deeper into the subject matter, and to make reading with (or to) your kids more engaging; there is an interactive element woven throughout the book that challenges the reader to recall what they've already read, and think critically about what they are reading. By combining different types of learning, and focusing on a subject that is critical to the development of a child's understanding of the world around them; "Rocketship Kids: Explore the Solar System" packs a lot of education into a small, easily consumable package. It serves not only as your child's introduction to the solar system, but a foundation for astronomy and planetary science that they can build upon as they progress through their education.