Books with author J. Paul Briggs

A story of the fate of identical triplet brothers from a small New York town during the 1950’s-60’s. They grow up in the shadow of three major institutions: West Point Military Academy, Maryknoll Seminary, and Sing-Sing Penitentiary. The boys are identical in looks, but have distinctly different personalities, strengths and weaknesses. Most important to them is their unbroken bond to each other. A bold and daring response to their environment is their only chance to find their individuality. Basketball plays a prominent role.

The perspicacious duo, Tom and Becky, turn a sixth-grade Catholic school trip to the Holy Land into a full-scale adventure that gets the whole world on edge as The Three Great Religions truly do converge. Their teacher, the Tour guide, a neighborhood boy, Emmanuel, and his Father; as well as the President of the U.S., the Prime Minister of Israel, and leader of the Palestinian Authority all play vital parts. The students make Hays, Kansas a famous place as a result.

It's a snowy winter evening on a distant island, but a lighthouse keeper and his family are warm and secure. As the island creatures settle in for the night, one by one, the keeper's son is snug in his bed, watched over by loving parents. In soothing cadences and exquisite illustrations, Briggs takes readers to that wonderful moment when it's time to pull up the covers and go to sleep.

The perspicacious duo, Tom and Becky, turn a sixth-grade Catholic school trip to the Holy Land into a full-scale adventure that gets the whole world on edge as The Three Great Religions truly do converge. Their teacher, the Tour guide, a neighborhood boy, Emmanuel, and his Father; as well as the President of the U.S., the Prime Minister of Israel, and leader of the Palestinian Authority all play vital parts. The students make Hays, Kansas a famous place as a result.