Books with author James Mason

Excerpt from Letters, and Other Writings, Vol. 1 of 4To Thomas Jefferson. New York, September 15 101 Change of traveling route. Fayette. Accounts of Indian ravages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Blacksmith's Apprentice is the story of one boy's quest to learn the art of blacksmithing. When high school student Max James was tasked with learning a new skill for his Middle Years Project at San Diego High School, he immediately knew what he wanted to do. The sixteen year-old, who has cerebral palsy, fences competitively, and dreams of someday forging his own sword, wanted to learn the craft of blacksmithing.

Ahiba, a young Navajo boy, is given the responsibility to watch over the tribe's flock. But Ahiba soon grows bored with the task and falls asleep. While he is asleep, a bear attacks the flock. What is Ahiba to do? This story is meant to teach children about responsibility and bravery, and it will show children that even if they do make mistakes, it is okay to admit it and to fix them.

Described by the "New York Times" as both beautifully written and devastating', this is a startling, hard-edged dissection of slavery - a tour de force of voice and storytelling. At the heart of the novel is the extraordinary character Lilith, a spirited slave girl struggling to transcend the violence into which she is born, her story narrated in one of the boldest literary voices to grace the page. Overflowing with high drama and heartbreak, at its centre is the conspiracy of the Night Women, a clandestine council of fierce slave women plotting an island-wide revolt. Rebellions simmer, incidents of sadism and madness run rampant, and the tangled web of power relationships dramatically unravels amid dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion.

What if...you discovered you had the ability to read minds? What would you do with that power? On Christine Carpenter's first day of her sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson High School she makes a startling discovery. She can hear peoples' thoughts. After convincing herself she's not going crazy, Chris must learn to control her amazing mind-reading ability. Using her power she quickly realizes her crush, the captain of the football team, is also blessed with a special ability. She is soon sucked into a world she never thought possible when two more of her classmates, and a teacher, turn out to have powers as well. What are they meant to do with their special gifts that can either help, or harm others? Christine soon finds out when a monster, lurking in the depths of her school, threatens to murder the student population. When it becomes apparent that the creature is someone she knows, she must decide whether to try and save him, or destroy the beast. If she chooses destruction, can she live with the consequences?

Lizard-men. Time travel. Genetic experiments. What really went on at the Camp Hero Military Base? Camp Hero continues the adventures of Christine and her friends as they delve deeper into the legacies of their grandfathers. On the day Christine's baby brother is born, Christine is given a vision of a young boy being taken by the MHDA-Meta-Human Detection Agency. Obsessed with finding this boy before the MHDA can get to him, Christine and her friends go on a quest to rescue him. The journey takes them to Camp Hero, where their grandfathers once served. They discover secrets about themselves, their grandfathers, the MHDA and their science teacher, Mr. Quinn. Now they must deal with the burden of these secrets, even as they try and rescue the mysterious boy from the clutches of the MHDA.

METEORS, OVERGROWN PLANTS and... ZOMBIE ANTS??? When a meteor crashes in the middle of Central Park, Austen and Kyrsten both find their curiosity piqued. Investigating the site quickly reveals that the meteor is more than it seems. It is a giant seed, and vines are growing out of it at an exponential rate. The vines will take over Manhattan within 24 hours if someone doesn’t do something. The only problem is, the city’s been evacuated, and the only ones who can stop it are the two children. However, it’s a little hard to get some weed killer, when you’re also being chased by zombies. How can Kysten and Austen stop the seed from taking over the city without getting turned into zombies themselves?