Books with author Jacqueline Pye

Laurelie Brown has bounced around foster home to foster home most of her life. Now that she's free from the system, Laurelie has retreated to a peaceful life of repetition in Tennessee. After a freak accident, Laurelie finds herself face to face with a tall handsome stranger named Rylan Blake. His piercing hazel eyes hold more secrets than she had ever imagined. Can Rylan Blake save her from not only her past, but herself?

Hi. I’m Sherman: the pet mouse of the world’s most famous, absent minded poet. Yeah, I know, I’m the mouse, not the poet. The reason for my being the teller is that my master is just focused enough to write whimsical poems. Him remembering entire stories? No way. He is too absentminded to remember chapters, let alone entire tales. That being said, my master and I have had many great adventures together, which I am going to share with you. So sit back, relax, and don’t drift asleep as I tell you our tales.

When a troubled boy comes to 13-year-old Morgan's family wildlife sanctuary for community service, he drags a mystery into her world that threatens Morgan, her friends, and the animals. Theft. Vandalism. Kidnapping. Can the supernaturally inclined Morgan figure out what's going on before someone really gets hurt? Can she muster up enough magic to help a boy she's not even sure she can trust.

A young girl discovers a concentration camp uniform in her grandparents' closet. Frannie is looking for Grandma's purple hat with the feather. By accident she discovers a grey striped shirt with a yellow star hidden in the back of the closet. Slowly, she begins asking her grandparents questions during her Shabbat visits with them. Over several years' time, they begin to unfold the story of their Holocaust experience. This middle reader novel with beautiful full-page art gently reveals the truths about the Holocaust without reducing it to a horror show.Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:- Torah and Bible- Talmud- Jewish teaching- Jewish parenting- Jewish ethics and values- Jewish holidays- the Jewish lifecycle- Israel- Hebrew- Jewish prayerTorah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.

Shannon is excited about spending a week at her friend Rina's house, but she's a little nervous too. Rina seems to be able to do everything better than she can and her home is chaotic compared to Shannon's own. When things fall apart, Rina's grandmother is there to tell them a story from her past, early in the Second World War. The story is about a rift between her and her childhood friend, Mitsu, a rift that could never be healed because Mitsu and her family were taken away from the small town of Paldi and interned with other Japanese Canadians. Rina's grandmother, Jas, never saw Mitsu again. That is, not until Shannon and Rina find a handful of forgotten beads in the bottom of a cardboard box.

Troy and his brother long to be back among the stars in their spaceship Star Chaser after crash landing on the planet of Goramir. They decide to escape and find their way home, accompanied by four of their friends. The little crew encounter aliens; visit a Space Station and stop an attack by the dreaded pirate Red Raven - the criminal who caused them to crash land in the first place!