Books with author Jeffrey Mann

It was Christmas Eve at the North Pole, and there was a major disaster. All the reindeer had the flu and couldn’t fly. None of the elves knew what to do, and it looked like Christmas wouldn’t happen. At the last minute, one of the elves remembered that husky puppies that live at the North Pole can fly. They taught the puppies how to fly, and Christmas was saved.

Max Quick is a pickpocket, a vagabond, an orphan, and a thief. Even so, nothing about him seems particularly special . . . until one day when time mysteriously stops. Suddenly, nearly everyone in the world is frozen in time—except for Max.Now Max must journey across America to find the source of the Time-stop. Along the way, he meets others who aren't suspended in time, like Casey, a girl who's never been on her own until now. Together, as they search for the cause of this disaster, Max and his companions encounter ancient mysteries, magic books, and clues to the riddle of stopped time. But relentless and mysterious villains are hot on Max's heels and will do everything in their power to prevent Max from ending the Time-stop. And the closer Max gets to the answers, the more it seems that his own true identity is not what he once believed.Racing against a clock that no longer ticks, Max must embrace his past to save his future—and the world—from being altered forever.

Max Quick is a pickpocket, a vagabond, an orphan, and a thief. Even so, nothing about him seems particularly special . . . until one day when time mysteriously stops. Suddenly, nearly everyone in the world is frozen in time—except for Max.Now Max must journey across America to find the source of the Time-stop. Along the way, he meets others who aren't suspended in time, like Casey, a girl who's never been on her own until now. Together, as they search for the cause of this disaster, Max and his companions encounter ancient mysteries, magic books, and clues to the riddle of stopped time. But relentless and mysterious villains are hot on Max's heels and will do everything in their power to prevent Max from ending the Time-stop. And the closer Max gets to the answers, the more it seems that his own true identity is not what he once believed.Racing against a clock that no longer ticks, Max must embrace his past to save his future—and the world—from being altered forever.

“Frisky and the Booba La Bobba La” is a picture book of 970 words. It is written for children 4 to 8 years old, but will certainly appeal to adults as well. It is a story about the misadventures of a Saint Bernard puppy named Frisky. At the beginning of the book he is naive and timid. He meets a young fairy and she accompanies him as he explores his world. She is smart but clumsy, which is a combination that will get them into trouble at the end of the book. As a puppy it is his duty to create a little mischief from time to time. From falling into a lake, pooping in the neighbor’s flowers, and accidently taking “selfies” on a cell phone, he has an adventurous life. One day, the neighbor’s dog starts to tell him a scary story about a Booba La Bobba La, but he becomes afraid and runs away. In a fun twist at the end of the book, he protects the Booba La Bobba La from a mean sorcerer and his dragon. At the climax, he summons all his courage and fights off the dragon. In the end, he is a little braver, but still the same lovable large puppy.

It’s Frisky’s first birthday, and he has decided to make it the best day of his life. He figures that no one cares because he is just a dog, but he doesn’t mind because he knows that every day is as special as you make it, no better, and no worse. In the living room he has a present. It’s a Saint Bernard dog, his new little sister named Holly. They become instant friends and Frisky shows her all the things a dog needs to know. Frisky’s fairy friend, Boo, shows up. She is taking some scissors to her mermaid friends at the Great Barrier Reef. Fishermen have been fishing near the reef and some of the mermaids are getting caught in the nets. They can use the scissors to cut themselves free. So, the three of them go to Australia for an adventure. They visit Fisherman’s Wharf, Taranga Park Zoo, Bondi Beach, and the Great Barrier Reef. At the reef, one of the mermaids is caught in a net, and the excitement begins. In a fun twist, at the end of the story, Frisky tells Holly it wasn’t the best day of his life. Read the book to find out why.

Christmas is a time filled with wonder and magic. Naturally this special time of the year will cause us to have lots of questions, especially when it comes to the facts about Santa Claus. You know he visits children all around the world one day a year. You know that he lives in the North Pole. You know that he wears a red suit with white fur. But have you ever wondered about his sleigh and reindeer? Why did Santa choose that way to deliver toys? Who came up with that idea? This story will answer those questions as it tells you about the events leading up to Santa's First All-Night Flight.

There is a problem in Egypt. Cat burglars have stolen all the cats. The police can’t find them, and Frisky and Holly are called into action. They start at the great Pyramid where the cat burglars were last seen. The clues take them through the pyramid, where they find a lost kitten who had fallen out of one of the bags. The kitten wants to find its family, so the heroes bring it along. They go to the Sphinx, and up the Nile River to the Valley of the Kings. Here they find the final clue which is hidden in King Tut’s tomb. It sends them to the baggage area of the airport where the cats are being taken out of the country in suitcases. But there are hundreds of bags waiting for flights and the dogs figure out which bags contain the cats. The cats are found and released, and the little kitten is reunited with its family. The cat burglars see the cats are escaping and a chase begins. Frisky and Holly stop them, and the cats are returned home. Both dogs are a little wiser, having learned the value of doing the right thing and the power of teamwork.

Central Academy is a fancy charter magnet school from 6th grade to high school. Most of my friends go there so I want to also. Someone showed the Assistant Principal of Central Academy my other story The Girl Who Could Not Read. Mrs. Himmelfarb said maybe I could get in CA for two regular classes and state credit. But first she made me write a fiction story over the summer to stimulate my so-called imagination. While I was slaving away on this, my father almost lost his job as a surgeon at the VA, my Grandpa Ollie moved in after Hurricane Willie drowned New Jersey, my soccer coaches got involved in a romantic scandal, my dog Bozo almost got rabies, and my brother got arrested