Books with author J. Bassett

Charlie’s plans for a perfect vacation are dashed when his mother announces they’ll be visiting her distant relatives instead. Traveling to England might be exciting, but there’s nothing fun about a summer spent with quilt-crazy Auntie Phranzie and reclusive Uncle Ralph.Exploring his relatives’ bizarre, clock-filled home, Charlie discovers a leather book hidden in the attic. Inside is a handwritten message warning the reader to proceed with the utmost caution.Charlie isn’t very cautious, which explains why he chooses to sneak into Uncle Ralph’s forbidden room, where a series of events transports him to the clock book’s world.In that world, Wenzel Bennington’s life is unraveling. The Hill, his once-peaceful home, is under attack from the malevolent Malek. Left unchecked, Malek threatens to destroy everything Wenzel loves.Charlie and Wenzel find themselves instrumental players in the war against Malek. Joined by a mysterious girl marked by magic and aided by the mystical Presence, they will bring peace to the Hill—or live just long enough to see Malek triumph.Reminiscent of a modern-day Chronicles of Narnia, The Boy and the Clock Book marks the beginning of Charlie’s adventures in a world where destiny and magic intertwine with strength of character.

In this book for children, the Lord's Commandments, along with the original sin, are lovingly presented with full color illustrations by the writer.The author's introduction to the Lord God and His Son, Jesus Christ, in a small country church in Southern Georgia when she was just nine years old, inspired this book.The Ten Commandments for Children seeks to introduce little ones to the laws of God told by Moses on the Mount. They are rules for us to follow and live by in peace and harmony. We are to respect and love each other as Jesus teaches us.

The President is dead!A man is running in the night. He is afraid and needs to rest. But there are people behind him - people with lights, and dogs, and guns.A man is standing in front of a desk. His boss is very angry, and the man is tired and needs to sleep. But first he must find the other man, and bring him back - dead or alive.Two men: the hunter and the hunted. Which will win and which will lose?Long live the President!

Born in Massachusetts, Laura came to Upper Canada at the age of 18 and married James Secord. Their happy life in Queenston was disrupted by the outbreak of the War of 1812. At first the war went well for the British, but after General Brock was killed at Queenston, American forces advanced, and some offices were billeted with the Secords. When Laura overheard American soldiers planning a surprise attack she unhesitatingly set out on a dangerous 32 km trek across enemy lines in order to warn the British general, Fitzgibbon. Her brave action made the battle of Beaver Dams a British victory. Secord's role was not immediately acknowledged. In fact, she and her family suffered a great deal more at the hands of American troops, and they were strained by the economic turmoil war brings for many years after the peace. Recognition did come to her in later years, however. Her biography gives a rich impression of life in Upper Canada in the early nineteenth century.