Books with author J.D. Gallagher

Trickery Treat A portal opened -- as a means for amends, Leaves a vengeful spirit to roam. Helping him cross over is the only way, To restore peace within the home. It's Halloween, and Piper is busy decorating the Manor, which has become the neighborhood hot spot on the most bewitching night of the year. Meanwhile, Paige decides to use the party as a chance to honor the dead. She casts a spell that creates a portal for a clan of leprechauns...and other wandering spirits. The guests are thrilled and impressed with the realistic effects, but Phoebe, Piper, and Paige soon realize that they have a big trick to deal with: one not-so-friendly ghost going out of his way to turn the Manor into a haunted house. The Charmed Ones must stop this evil soul with a vengeance before he takes the life of one experienced ghost hunter who knows his story and has met him before....

"Off the rack gives me hives." -- Cordelia, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" The Scoobies are used to being personally affected when demonic nasties come to Sunnydale. And they're used to strange things happening at Sunnydale High -- after all, the place is built over the Hellmouth. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement...which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth. Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying -- things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. Willow's acting weird. So's Xander. And even Buffy's mom bought something.... The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined...leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.

When Savannah Gregory blows out her knee - and her shot at a gymnastics scholarship - she decides she's done with the sport forever. Without gymnastics, she has more time for her best friend, Cassie. She's content to let her fun, impulsive best friend plan a memorable senior year. That is, until Cassie tries to kill herself.Savannah wants to understand what happened, but Cassie refuses to talk about it and for the first time, Savannah has to find her own way. The only person she can turn to is Marcos, the boy who saved Cassie's life. Being with him makes her see who she could be and what she really wants: gymnastics. But Cassie doesn't approve of Marcos or of Savannah going back to gymnastics, and the tighter she tries to hold on to Savannah, the farther it pulls them apart. Without Cassie to call the shots, Savannah discovers how capable she is on her own - and that maybe her best friend's been holding her back all along.

Kids love to play. Kids love to make plays!These short plays and scenes are perfect for helping teach students how to collaborate to put on a show.Playmaking is a craft. The result is collaborative project, and putting on a play takes a group of people. No one person can do it alone. A play is something you build with your friends! As an actor, director, teacher and playwright I’ve approached playmaking from a number of different perspectives. Rereading the pieces I’ve selected for this collection, I’ve decided that these scripts can be considered a recipe that you can use as a starting point for making your scene. The number of characters vary from play to play, but even if there are just two characters speaking, you’ll ask yourself: Who will direct it? Where we we get the costumes, and the props? If there are sound effects, how will we create those sounds? Who is going to turn on and off the lights?If you’re a teacher, feel free to use these scripts in your class. Play scripts are fantastic tools for teachingCollaboration and group interactionCreativity and personal expressionResponsibilityTechnical skillsThe use of language, including English as a second languageAn so much more!Or, you can…just make a scene for fun!Included are three short plays:"Djinn Rummage," in which self-centered Doreen finds an old magic lamp at a rummage sale, When I genie emerges from it, Doreen thinks all her dreams will come true…but that’s not exactly how things turn out!"All that Glitters,: in which the bumbling Behr Brothers thought they had struck gold when they kidnapped the heiress to the Golden Throne port-a-pottie empire... boy were they wrong! Gilda puts the Behrs through their paces, teaching them that all that glitters is NOT gold! "Candy is Dandy," a macabre modern take on the classic "Hansel & Gretal."Selected scenes from "Cindy Claus Versus the Easter Bunny" (the sequel to "Cindy Claus Saves Christmas")."Birdbrains," three sitcom-style mini-episodes about best friends Sydney ("the Brain") and fun-loving, goofy Bird, and their friends!

Your Voyage through Wishland will take you to the Four Corners of a wondrous land where adventure awaits! In four fantastic tales of magic and wonder, you will visit glorious gardens, dark valleys, outlying islands and deep forest. In each of these tales you’ll meet pirates & princesses, dragons, witches and thieves!The Jade-Green Heart takes place in a strange world of magic, where a princess finds herself lost on her quest for her destiny.Olivia & The Witch’s Willow brings you to a beautiful garden, but watch out! for it’s the home of a jealous witch!Daughters of the Moon lands you to the Dark Valley where the keepers of light are almost overcome by the Lord of Darkness.Finally, in The Wish-Bird, you’ll find yourself nearly shipwrecked on an island ruled by a dragon!Illustrated by the author

A play for youth of all ages!Two acts (approximately 45 minutes)15 speaking rolesMary Kringle, the sweetest girl at Holiday High, just can't decide which boy she likes:salt-of-the-earth Nicky Claus or track star Pete R. Cottontail. And now she's in the running to be crowned Queen of the WinterFest Ball!Glacia, the Ice Princess, is having none of that! She intends to become Queen of Winter, and she'll stop at nothing to do it. Teaming up with a hapless foreign exchange student and a student with too much money and time on his hands, Glacia schemes to destroy Mary Kringle's reputation... as well as anyone who gets in her way!Fast Times at Holiday High features iconic characters from multicultural midwinter holidays, including: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Channukah & more!

Olivia couldn't resist entering the beautiful, mysterious garden. But once there, she finds herself transformed into a squirrel, with her only companion a willow tree. Concerned for his lost sister, Jason's quest leads him to the garden... "Though of flesh and blood thou wert made, You'll now change in this wooded glade. By Ishtar's eyes, by Hagar's tooth, Where now thee stands, thou wilt take root!"With these words, the Garden Witch casts a spell that turns Olivia's brother into a tree! How will Olivia be able to get the Witch to turn her brother back...or herself, for that matter?

No brawler or bully had ever beaten the sturdy high school senior. Yet his karate instructor warns, "No matter how tough you are, there's always someone tougher." Jake has one compelling question, "Where in the world is this man?" He reckons to find him in this coming of age memoir. Jake embarks upon his quest, aided by his two best friends, me and Eddie Caretti.Jake's search can only succeed by getting beaten as we encounter violence, mayhem and a police station. Eddie is short but bold and brazen. I'm wary and cautious, hoping to become a psychologist to understand my neurotic family. Tangling with a hired killer, Jake seeks advice. His guidance counselor claims he has delusions, but Jake swears he wouldn't dream of it. Trouble strikes at home when my alcoholic father is arrested. Plans for college crash as I fail classes, need food stamps for family groceries, and pursue love from the smart and sizeable Jennifer. She wisely evades me, but I'm appreciated when the only gay student in our school expresses sincere interest. Push comes to punch in Jake's search and my face collects scars. The quest explodes and the meaning of manhood unfolds. I learn of loyalty and judgment and my father's words, "The place for a man to be tough is with other men, not with his family." Scroll up and check it out and read how to bump the wind!