Books with author Jackie Jackson

"If you love playing baseball, herein lies a beautiful story." --- Jeff Howell The crack of the bat or the pop of the mitt over the "hey batter batter" rhyme of the infield... what a sound! What does this baseball team know about the game that so many others seem to miss? What is their secret and how do they do it?The coach believes this group of 10 - 13 year old boys has a chance to win a lot of baseball games. He also knows they could very easily end the season sooner than they want. Will they be able to trust in his simple concept? Young, passionate, and courageous boys are taught valuable lessons in a magical season that interjects into their personal lives this wonderful game we call baseball. In the intersection of their lives with the game of Little League baseball, will they be able to take home the biggest prize of all?

Compass is a beautifully simple tale about learning to appreciate the small moments in life and is written as a stage play, but published as a short story. It’s about a young girl Amelia and her best friend, Bert; who spend summer days fishing by the lake. Not necessarily to catch fish, mostly just to spend time together and have fun.One day, they encounter an older man, named Compass who tells them, “to catch more fish, you should sing to them.”Thinking he was just a crazy man, they disregard his idea until the next day, out of curiosity, they try singing to the fish and miraculously, it worked. The catch loads of fish, ultimately bringing much happiness. However, it doesn’t last as with many relationships in life, they drift apart. Forgetting the important lessons taught by Compass.As adults, they are unhappy with life, empty and miserable. Amelia is in a pitiful marriage to an alcoholic, Bert is forever seeking duplication of that first love, always seeking beauty but still he remains unhappy until serendipitous circumstances offer them both a reminder of Compass's words of wisdom, ultimately filling their life with joy.Compass is written in the style of a fable, a philosophical story to warm your insides and remind you of what truly brings happiness in life. If you’re a fan of Candide by Voltaire or the style of Chekhov then you’re certain to fall in love with Compass.Still not convinced? Here’s what others had to say about Compass:Word candy for your soul. ★★★★★BY C.Lee New ZealandIt softened and eased my heart and made me cherish the small things in life. ★★★★★By Ann. GermanyAs an independent writer, every purchase of Compass on Amazon Kindle not only provides fulfilling entertainment, but it also provides an indie author with the chance to create more amazing content, so thanks in advance.Check out my podcast on www.jadejackson.com.au

Wild Tribe Heroes is the #1 children's book series tackling the issue of ocean plastics. Nelson's Dangerous Dive explores deep underwater with Nelson the Whale where he discovers a hidden shipwreck and learns that what lurks below may not let you go. As he desperately signals for help, luck is on his side as a group of brave tourists give him the break he needs!

Three fifteen-year-old high school girls; Miranda, Pippen and Sophia discovered in their sophomore year that some people are passing yellow and white notes to one another. The girls could not figure out what the notes contained and wondered if they would ever know.The girls made it their mission in to find out what the Secret Note contains before time runs out and school is over for the year. It wasn’t going to be easy, because they didn’t belong to the inner circle of high school students. Miranda, Pippen and Sophia had to use all of their investigative skills to solve the mystery of The Secret Note.

On a hot and sweaty day Joe gets lost on the way to grandpa's house, and finds himself being chased through the jungle by a monkey and a lion, and then by a big bad wolf on the prowl. A witch flying high on a broom, and much more as he discovers friendship and strength where he never thought it would be. My Adventurous Day is a bed time story kids will want to hear over again, because it incites their imagination before their ready to dream.

A rogue scientist, bent on revenge. A tormented thirteen-year-old kid, victimized by bullying. A horrific alien substance, creating a monstrous problem in a small American town. Power and retribution will merge inside The Mansion, an epic tale of a young boy's fantastic quest to save his family from two different types of monsters...ones that lurk within the soul and ones that will eat you raw.

For five weeks—from April 14 to May 21, 1927—the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Joe Jackson’s Atlantic Fever is about this race, a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Delving into the lives of the big-name competitors—the polar explorer Richard Byrd, the French war hero René Fonck, the millionaire Charles Levine, and the race’s eventual winner, the enigmatic Charles Lindbergh—as well as those whose names have been forgotten by history (such as Bernt Balchen, Stanton Wooster, and Clarence Chamberlin), Jackson brings a completely fresh and original perspective to the race to conquer the Atlantic. Atlantic Fever opens for us one of those magical windows onto a moment when the nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit led so many contenders from different parts of the world to be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time.

In the kingdom of Amaranyllis there is a legend… Of a prince who crossed the ocean chasing a prophecy.Of a princess traded for a rose.When destiny brings them together it will lead them through a fairy land and across the sea; along a road marked by strife and storms. For even though this destiny has bound their hearts together, it will also tear them apart.Embroiled in the battle between fairy magic and sorcery they will risk the schemes and lies of court and the wrath of rogue enemies to find their way back to one another. But will it be enough to defeat the prophecy that haunts them both?This loose fairy tale retelling evokes the romance of Beauty and the Beast and the perils of Eros and Psyche to reveal that legends are not always what they seem.ENCHANTED STORMS is a young adult fantasy romance where prince charming is only the beginning of the heroine’s adventure. It is the second book in the PRINCESS KINGDOMS, a richly imagined world of fairytale retellings full of sweet romance, compelling characters and fairy magic.Fans of Robin McKinley, Melanie Dickerson, and Juliet Marillier will enjoy ENCHANTED STORMS and the other books in the PRINCESS KINGDOMS series.