Books with author James Daniels

MP3 CD Format From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier""An ideal pairing of talent and material. Engrossing. A deft and ambitious storyteller."" - Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.

When teenage fraternal twins Daniel and Dustin lose their mother during their senior year of high school, their life journeys split apart. Daniel moves off to a distant city full of romance and history, seeking a new start and finding unusual allies, including his challenging and highly accomplished new boss. He also meets a young viola player, who helps him explore the world around him, and with each new adventure captures another piece of his heart.Meanwhile, his brother Dustin is lured into drugs and criminality by the town's most seedy individuals and has to be forced back on track by his brother with the help of an intelligent, well-traveled older woman.

When a family moves from the Midwest to South Texas, it expects some things to be different, but not this different. Sure, the language, the people, the food, the climate and the customs are different. A hammerhead shark lying on your doorstep, now that’s just plain weird, or “gross” as their nine-year-old daughter would say. The family thinks it’s a classmate playing a prank on their 11-year-old son, Jerry. Read how Jerry strives to fit in with his new friends, particularly Joey Ramirez, a boy of humor and doubt.

Gavin and Madelynn are a lot like the other kids. They have bedtimes, eat pancakes for breakfast and collect giant mountain bugs. But they do tend to stand out around the castle. Maybe it's their Shinebrights or the hoodies and adventure packs. Or the elephant.Maybe it's because their parents are The King and Queen of Breckenfall. And that does offer privilege, like access to the secret passageways and the old maps in the library archives.X usually does mark the spot - or spots. But they soon realize they are not alone in the hunt for the elusive treasures of Breckenfall.Follow them on their daily adventures as they discover and explore the mysteries and magic of their vast Kingdom of Breckenfall - and the darker perils of The Outlands beyond. Travel with them atop the backs of grand animals and be a part of their discovery as they meet both friend and foe, tangle with pirates, face forest creatures and discover a mystery more grand than the kingdom itself.

When teenage fraternal twins Daniel and Dustin lose their mother during their senior year of high school, their life journeys split apart. Daniel moves off to a distant city full of romance and history, seeking a new start and finding unusual allies, including his challenging and highly accomplished new boss. He also meets a young viola player, who helps him explore the world around him, and with each new adventure captures another piece of his heart. Meanwhile, his brother Dustin is lured into drugs and criminality by the town's most seedy individuals and has to be forced back on track by his brother with the help of an intelligent, well-traveled older woman.