Books with author J. K. Maxwell

The definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children’s television pioneer and American cultural icon, an instant New York Times bestseller Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness, fiercely devoted to children and taking their questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor is the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers. Based on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, The Good Neighbor traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work. It includes his surprising decision to walk away from the show in 1976 to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood to help children face complex issues such as divorce, discipline, mistakes, anger, and competition. The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure.

New York Times bestseller 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for History & Biography Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations.

Based on John Maxwell's best-selling title Developing the Leader Within You, Leading from the Lockers offers tweens the tools they need to develop as leaders before reaching high school or college. Leadership takes many forms, and today kids are assuming roles as leaders in school, on their sports teams, in church youth groups and as peer mentors. Leading from the Lockers covers the topics of influence, priorities, integrity, problem solving, self-discipline, and peer relationships. Color pages with vignette line drawings enchance the text and give books an up-to-the-minute look.

Sixteen-year-old Michelle Dinelli was living a completely normal life, and then her dad went missing in action while serving in the Army in Afghanistan. Now a fake FBI agent has tried to kidnap her from her house, but she got away and called the police. She knows she has to either give up her lifestyle and hide in case he tries to get her again or try to fight back next time. Either way, she has to find out who is after her and why, and whether it has anything to do with her dad’s disappearance. With the help of her dad’s old army buddy Mary Ramone, and Mary’s husband and daughter, Michelle will gear up with some equipment she might need and try to solve her two mysteries, then head out to conduct her own personal little war!

Our first story was Michelle Dinelli and the Fake Fed Incident, and if you haven’t read it, you’ll need to read it before reading this one in order to understand what’s happened so far. Michelle escaped a kidnapping attempt and tried to prepare in case there was a second attempt. Now the second attempt is happening, and it’s far more dangerous than the first! Michelle and her friends and family will have to out-wit and out-fight a determined and capable enemy who has very considerable resources and skills! They’ll need to add more people to their team if Michelle is to have a hope of keeping her freedom!

Far across the universe are the ‘Visitants’. They are a being who patrol the universe searching out Galaxies, Star Systems or Planets who are on the verge of destruction. The ‘Visitants’ are a collection of beings made up of a blue haze, they were not able to put things right but, over time they had recruited 5 ‘Goods’.The ‘Goods’ are beings from across the universe. Each one has a special goodness and special skills. When a problem is discovered the ‘Visitants’ will send one of their number across the universe to collect the appropriate ‘Good’ and once the task has been completed they are returned home again.Unlike the ‘Visitants’ who live for ever, the ‘Goods’ live only for as long as is the norm for their home planet and that is what happened to Tyred, their most experienced ‘Good’. After 200 years he passed away and as a result the ‘Visitants’ needed to find a replacement. A search of the whole universe was carried out and three names were brought forward. Josp from the Whirlwind Galaxy, Veist from the Malin Galaxy and the youngest of them all, 8 year old Helen James from planet Earth, in the Milky Way Galaxy.Helen had no idea that the future of her life was being decided far across the universe. It was only as she was sitting on the naughty step that she discovered her life was changing.Hyming, the ‘Visitant’ assigned to transport Helen, wrapped himself around her and before she knew what was happening he had taken her out of her house, up into the sky and streaking across the Milky Way. In seconds the Milky Way was far behind them. Helens biggest concern was that all hell would happen if her mother discovered she was not sat on the naughty step.Hyming reassured her that he would have her back on the step before that happened.True to his word, once Helen had sorted out the bullies in the Yunkery Star System, Hyming had her back on the step before anyone knew she had left.

Extreme sports athletes have gone mainstream, and are widely recognized through exposure on ESPN's X-Games, the Gravity Games, and the Warp Tour.This book is about the new crop of extreme sports stars from Apolo Ohno to superstar skateboarder Shaun White to phenom climbing star Tori Allen. Each chapter focuses on a different sport and star, and is full of photos, bio info, trivia, anecodotes, quotes, and stats.The complete list of athletes in this book is as follows:climber Tori Allen, surfer Layne Beachley, snowboarder Tara Dakides, motocrosser Mike Metzger, BMXer Dave Mirra, speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, snowboarder Ross Powers, and skateboarder Shaun White.

Delicious PB& J sandwiches, meetings in the restrooms, wandering in the hallways, inappropriate behavior on the playground, giants in the lunch room and the best sleepover ever; what is going on at Rydell Elementary? Well there’s nothing Kia and Marcus Young of The Young Detective Agency can’t handle. New to the Detective scene, this sister and brother duo are on the case, helping their friend Dennis find out who has been taking his lunch, not just any lunch, a lunch that could make any and everyone at Rydell Elementary a suspect.

The definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children's television pioneer and American cultural icon, an instant New York Times Bestseller Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness, fiercely devoted to children and taking their questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor is the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers. Based on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, The Good Neighbor traces Rogers's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work. It includes his surprising decision to walk away from the show in 1976 to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood to help children face complex issues such as divorce, discipline, mistakes, anger, and competition. The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure.