Books with author Jim Dougherty

I did come to Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1947. My mother woke my brother and me one night and said, "We are running far away from your father." He was very abusive and would beat her black and blue many times. Mom was afraid that he would kill her one day when he would come home drunk. She saved us all. To all you boys, please remember that a good man will never strike a woman or hurt her in any way! Many of these experiences are taken from my early years in Daytona and Ormond Beach. Harold is my lifelong friend. Susan is my cousin. She never had any of these experiences. I just think she is a great girl, and I wanted to include her as a main character to share in this story. Please, I do not recommend that any of my young readers try to catch snakes or alligators. These are wild things. To my older readers, what are you thinking? They are extremely dangerous and can and will kill you. Do not do it! Growing up in Florida was great. We had no air-conditioning and no TV. We had just a radio, and the mystery stories came on at night. That was our only entertainment. The movies cost nine cents, popcorn was ten cents, and sodas were five cents; and you could earn extra money by collecting cola bottles for the two-cent deposit. We only wore shoes when we went to church and school.

In the third book of the series the Squirrels travel to the spooky, swampy south, trading with alligators for jambalaya spices at Gator Swamp Farmers’ Market. When trading they are enticed into an alligator freak show featuring Heddy, a five headed alligator. The story apex is a fast swamp boat ride and chase by Great Horned Owls who want to eat the Squirrels. Luckily the Squirrels have great karma and make friends everywhere they go! Who will the Squirrels become friends with next? Will this new friend save them from the flying threat? Things are spooky in Gator Swamp! The alligators live with the belief that they have to trade backwards, starting with the closing of Namaste. This belief along with the marching bands, beaded necklaces and yummy food makes Gator Swamp Farmers' Market a colorful place to trade. The Squirrels will meditate to speed things up and have a stress free flight to Gator Swamp. Time flys when you are having fun! The Sanskrit words discussed/used in this book are Namaste, Sadha (Saint) and Sutra (to sew).

Moving to a dusty old farmhouse in the country was not Freya's idea, but her parents insisted she would grow to love their new life. Trying to make the best of it, she sets off to explore the forest that covers their acreage, envisioning endless adventures to come. There, she meets a creature named Fawn, whose soft voice and kindness lure her to him. Thinking she has made a strange new friend, she promises to return the next day-but Fawn has other ideas. Freya barely manages to escape his clutches and soon discovers that she is not the first child to fall into Fawn's trap. Others wander the woods, their blank eyes staring longingly for freedom, tortured by Fawn's grasp. Tormented in her own home but unable to leave, Freya must find a way to defeat the monster without becoming another of Fawn's lost souls....

In the fourth Trader Billsby Adventure Series book the traders encounter a dangerous storm when traveling to the tropical Island of Hoke. Luckily a chant brings joy to the flight and the traders witness the phenomena of time flying when you are having fun! On the Island a focused and picky custom agent named Albi Stickler becomes a friend when the Squirrels agree to help him find his direction with the aid of their GPS and Will's compass. These traders are always making friends and finding humor in the most sticky of situations. Traveling upstream on paddle boards, the traders begin practicing yoga and meditation to relax on the way to MacaDame Farms. The trips goal is to trade with boars for macadamia nuts but first the Squirrels must dance the Hoke Fire Walk to impress Borabora and her boar clan. Tensions rise between the traders and the boars making the trade situation challenging. Find out what the traders build to being peace to the tropical island.

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Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. When Sam and Bansi go to collect supplies from the school art cupboard, the shelves are bare! Something, or someone, has eaten all the paper, glitter and glue! Could it be monsters?! Find out in this amusing playscript, designed for reading or performing. Reading age: 5-6 years

My dad says we're going on a holiday that will be unforgettable. It may well be - but not for the reasons he thinks. I'm going to be crammed into an ugly old van with three infuriating brothers, and driven around Europe by a dad who doesn't think things through and a mum who doesn't stop him. This had better be a once-in-a-lifetime holiday - there's no way I'm doing it twice!Join budding writer Izzy as the Travises set out looking for adventure, and instead find what it means to be a family. Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful books with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top childrens authors and developed with Literacy expert and Series Editor Nikki Gamble, these are books you can trust to engage, entertain and support childrens personal development. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to stories with the right depth and complexity for them, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to relationships education and support literacy skills.

Moving to a dusty old farmhouse in the country was not Freya's idea, but her parents insisted she would grow to love their new life. Trying to make the best of it, she sets off to explore the forest that covers their acreage, envisioning endless adventures to come. There, she meets a creature named Fawn, whose soft voice and kindness lure her to him. Thinking she has made a strange new friend, she promises to return the next day-but Fawn has other ideas. Freya barely manages to escape his clutches and soon discovers that she is not the first child to fall into Fawn's trap. Others wander the woods, their blank eyes staring longingly for freedom, tortured by Fawn's grasp. Tormented in her own home but unable to leave, Freya must find a way to defeat the monster without becoming another of Fawn's lost souls....

Few are allowed into Paradisio—even fewer escape.Wormwood has fallen, but the journey isn’t over for Carla and Tully. Erelah the Messenger leads them onward to Paradisio, where they hope they will find their real home. The Grigori recognize Tully as Israfel, and he takes to his new role of guardian of music like a duck to water, but Carla’s impressions are of a world with dark secrets hiding in the shadows.Tully seems absorbed in his music and whenever he comes up for air, Erelah—with her neat little wings—is waiting. Carla finds consolation with Nathaniel, a Warrior who is a hunk and knows it. But she is playing with fire. Nat wants her—and what Nat wants, he takes.As if her personal problems weren’t enough, Carla begins to piece together the mad plan that Nisroc, the Yazata of Paradisio, has lined up for the other worlds. And Tully—who has been promised a starring role—seems keen to play along with the lunatic scheme.Carla finds herself caught up in a revolution, to stop Nisroc and the one who is creating his weapon of mass destruction—Tully.