Books with author James Smith

The Dragons are talking! Susan Smith James creates dragons in clay. One day she asked the pots what they had to say. To her surprise, they let her listen in on their conversations, and so evolved this story, told through the dragon’s words and illustrated with Susan’s dragon pots. Experience the beauty, love, wisdom and magic of the Dragon Realm.Meet Sun Dragon, Smoke Dragon, Day Dragon, Moon Dragon, Night Dragon, Sea Dragon & more on this glorious and inspirational adventure with colorful ceramic clay dragon images to light up your imagination in new and unexpected ways!Go find out more at www.DancingDragonMagic.com!

In this coming-of-age debut, a seventeen-year-old boy has one week in the aftermath of a disastrous prank to prove to the authorities, and to himself, that he’s not a worthless jerk who belongs in jail.Moses and his cousin Charlie were best friends, wisecracking pranksters, unstoppable forces of teenage energy―until the night they became accidental arsonists and set in motion a chain of events that left Moses alone, guilt-stricken, and most likely trapped in his dead-end town. Then Moses gets a lucky break: the chance to volunteer as a camp counselor for week and prove that the incident at the bowling alley should be expunged from his record. And since a criminal record and enrollment at Duke are mutually exclusive, he’s determined to get through his community service and get on with his life. But tragedy seems to follow him wherever he goes, and this time, it might just stop him in his tracks.“Unstoppable Moses is radiant; one of those rare debut novels that shines with humor, love, compassion, and hope, with a cast of unforgettable characters that jump off the pages and into your heart. Tyler James Smith is a masterful storyteller.”―Andrew Smith, Printz Honor and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Grasshopper Jungle“When people say reading makes us more empathetic, they are talking about books like Unstoppable Moses by Tyler James Smith. A lyrical, hilarious, so-real-it-hurts debut that reminds us all just how much we have to lose, and why it’s important to never give up. I’m so happy this book is in the world.”―Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, Morris Honor-winning author of The Smell of Other People’s Houses

The author's father was a major bootlegger in Southeastern North Carolina. He was known far and wide for his ability to make the best moonshine in the area. This bootlegger frequently imposed cruel and even inhumane treatment on his son, especially those involving illegal liquor. James often sustained unusual cruelty and savage beatings for not getting an assigned task perfectly correct. He learned early on to keep his distance from his father and his violent temper, especially when his father was drinking. In those days, there was no intervention by Social Services or law enforcement to prevent the cruelty. Life as a Bootlegger's Son reveals murder and adultery that existed in the family. It also addresses personal survival when confronted with abject poverty and the challenges of growing up largely without parental supervision. The book also has humorous moments that the reader is sure to enjoy. Be sure to read the squirrel story!

Look and Find: Noah's Ark and Other Bible Stories introduces children to stories from the Bible, including Noah's Ark, Jonah and the Whale, and David and Goliath. The book presents eight colorful, highly detailed look-and-find scenes. Kids search the scenes for dozens of hidden biblical characters and objects. The book is recommended for children ages 4 and older.Here is a closer look at the eight scenes in Look and Find: Noah's Ark and Other Bible Stories:Explore the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve's forbidden tree, plus other green, leafy things.Find pairs of animals climbing aboard Noah's Ark before the great flood.Search a traveling marketplace for Joseph's jealous brothers.Travel to Egypt, where the people of Israel were the slaves of the Pharaoh, and find Egyptian items.Search the parting Red Sea for Israelites running for freedom from the Egyptians.Locate the musical instruments David played while he tended to his flock of sheep.Find the battle gear David didn't need to defeat Goliath.Join Jonah in the whale's belly and search for other things swallowed by the whale.

For most of her life, Katira has trained to take on the role of assassin. While it’s far from the life she would have chosen, the law known as the Inheritance Proclamation dictates that she must follow in her father’s profession. At seventeen, she’ll be expected to use her training on a real assignment any day. When new information about an old fugitive brings questions about Kat’s past to light, she must make a choice: Prove her loyalties to the Tederan Order and their laws, or become a fugitive to search after answers she may never find.

CONTENTS ON THE FRENCH SHORE OF CAPE BRETON (1908) 1 LA ROSE WITNESSETH (1908) 17 OF THE BUCHERONS 19 OF LA BELLE MÉLANIE 32 OF SIMÉON'S SON 44 AT A BRETON CALVAIRE (1903) 57 THE PRIVILEGE (1910) 61 THEIR TRUE LOVE (1910) 77 GARLANDS FOR PETTIPAW (1915) 99 FLY, MY HEART (1915) 119ON THE FRENCH SHORE OF CAPE BRETONSummer comes late along the Cape Breton shore; and even while it staysthere is something a little diffident and ticklish about it, as if eachclear warm day might perhaps be the last. Though by early June thefields are in their first emerald, there are no flowers yet. The littleconvent girls who carry the banners at the head of the Corpus Christiprocession at Arichat wear wreaths of artificial lilies of the valleyand marguerites over their white veils, and often enough their teethchatter with cold before the completion of the long march--out from thechurch portals westward by the populous street, then up through thesteep open fields to the old Calvary on top of the hill, then back tothe church along the grass-grown upper road, far above the roofs, infull view of the wide bay.Despite some discomforts, the procession is a very great event; everyhouse along the route is decked out with bunting or flags or a brighthome-made carpet, hung from a window. Pots of tall geraniums in scarletbloom have been set out on the steps; and numbers of little evergreentrees, or birches newly in leaf, have been brought in from the countryand bound to the fences. Along the roadside are gathered all theAcadians from the neighboring parishes, devoutly gay, enchanted withthe pious spectacle. The choir, following after the richly canopiedSacrament and swinging censers, are chanting psalms of benediction andthanksgiving; banners and flags and veils flutter in the wind; theharbor, ice-bound so many months, is flecked with dancing white-caps andpurple shadows: surely summer cannot be far off."When once the ice has done passing _down there_," they say--"which mayhappen any time now--you will see! Perhaps all in a day the change willcome. The fog that creeps in so cold at night--it will all be sucked up;the sky will be clear as glass down to the very edge of the water. Ah,the fine season it will be!"

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It's September, the first week of school at John Muir Junior High School, and Paolo has a lot on his mind. He's thinking about finding a place of his own with his brother Georgie and his cousin Billy, running away part-time -- which means they are running away, but still come back home to eat and sleep and read the paper. He's thinking about the upcoming Halloweell Saints' Day/Mexican Day of the Dead/Chinese Lantern Night carnival, and what booth he, Georgie, and Billy would like to man. He's thinking about Communism and the atom bomb, just like everyone else in Orange Grove, California, in 1951. But most of all, he's thinking about Billy and Veronica, a Chinese girl in his class, who have both become victims of some ofthe community's ignorant but deep-seated ideas about who should be hanging out with whom. And it's this last thought that Paolo, even with Georgie and Billy's help, can't quite figure out. Suddenly, the boys have a real reason to be running away, and maybe not jus

The first ever, first-person story of America's private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world -- from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale -- and potentially the first -- to describe the work of American contractors, men who run highly dangerous missions deep inside foreign countries on the brink of war. It will lift the veil and detail the ultimate danger and risk of paramilitary operations (both officially government-sanctioned and not) and show us in very intimate terms exactly what private soldiers do when the government can't act or take public responsibility. Gray Work combines covert military intelligence with boots-on-the-ground realism, following Jamie Smith through his CIA training and work as a spy in the State Department, to his co-founding of Blackwater following 9/11, to his decision to leave that company. As the founder and director of Blackwater Security, Smith's initial vision has undeniably shaped and transformed a decade of war. He argues that this gray area -- and its warriors who occupy the controversial space between public and private -- has become an indispensable element of the modern battlefield.

What happens when dragons begin to whisper their stories? Born from raw clay and crafted into art, magical dragon pots began to tell their tales to their creator, potter and first-time author Susan Smith James, with mysterious and wonderful results. From the Night Dragon, the Ice Dragon, the Smoke Dragon and more, each dragon has gifted us with tales of their secret and magnificent world, beautifully embellished by the photography of James' dragon pottery. Their meditative stories offer themes of love, beauty, and wisdom, inviting us into the secret lair of their hearts. From a dream of shape-shifting to receiving a message to "live in magic," Dancing Dragon Magic was born. If you crave dragon knowledge, want to experience their world and perspective, and want to set your spirit free, this enchanting book is for you.