Books with author Jo Franklin

“The best survival book in a decade” (Outside magazine), 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port. Fourteen months later, on January 30, 2014, Alvarenga, now a hairy, wild-bearded and half-mad castaway, washed ashore on a nearly deserted island on the far side of the Pacific. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles. 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. Based on dozens of hours of exclusive interviews with Alvarenga, his colleagues, search-and-rescue officials, the remote islanders who found him, and the medical team that saved his life, 438 Days is an unforgettable study of the resilience, will, ingenuity and determination required for one man to survive more than a year lost and adrift at sea.

They’re gifted. They’re powerful. And they’re after her.Ava Michaels isn’t sure what’s real anymore. She’s haunted by terrifying nightmares of a huge, hulking man with mismatched eyes. But then that same man shows up on her doorstep and tries to abduct her – and her mild-mannered physics tutor, Caleb Foster, appears out of nowhere to come to her defense.And she has no idea why.On the run for her life, Ava discovers a secret, ancient race with amazing gifts and abilities. But they see her as a threat, and now her life is on the line. She can’t hide forever, and must find a way to survive – with or without Caleb’s help. Along the way, Ava learns she’s not really normal. In fact, she’s not simply human.She’s a little bit MORE.MORE is the first book in a complete, action-packed trilogy. If you like heart-stopping adventure, awesome supernatural abilities, kick-butt heroines, and a touch of romance, then you’ll stay up all night flipping the pages of T.M. Franklin’s MORE Trilogy.Buy MORE to start the super-powered journey today!

It's 1911 and the townsfolk of Old Texas, Alabama, have had enough. Every Saturday night for a year, E. O. Smonk has been destroying property, killing livestock, seducing women, cheating and beating men, all from behind the twin barrels of his Winchester 45-70 caliber over-and-under rifle. Syphilitic, consumptive, gouty, and goitered—an expert with explosives and knives—Smonk hates horses, goats, and the Irish, and it's high time he was stopped. But capturing old Smonk won't be easy—and putting him on trial could have shocking and disastrous consequences, considering the terrible secret the citizens of Old Texas are hiding.

In the 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals in a small town in rural Mississippi. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry was the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, black single mother. But then Larry took a girl to a drive-in movie and she was never seen or heard from again. He never confessed . . . and was never charged. More than twenty years have passed. Larry lives a solitary, shunned existence, never able to rise above the whispers of suspicion. Silas has become the town constable. And now another girl has disappeared, forcing two men who once called each other "friend" to confront a past they've buried for decades.

It’s not every day a girl learns she’s not entirely human.Ava Michaels’ once-hidden powers are strong enough to make even the First Race take notice. After surviving an attempted kidnapping and standing up to the Race’s Ruling Council, Ava returns to college and what she hopes is a normal life. But for Ava, normal may not exist anymore.The Council wants her under their control, and they’re not the only ones. The mysterious Rogues have a plan of their own, and it turns out Ava’s a big part of it, whether she wants to be or not.On top of that, her boyfriend, Caleb Foster, has disappeared—accused of betraying the Race—and Ava herself stands implicated in a crime she didn’t commit.Clearing both their names will mean uncovering a web of deceit with Ava woven right in the center. To unravel the strands, she joins forces with some unlikely allies; a Protector who once haunted her nightmares, a young girl with secrets as unexpected as Ava’s, and a group of rebel Guardians who have their own fight against the Council.Together they stand in a battle to find the truth, bring Caleb home, and secure Ava’s freedom—not to mention save her life.

On November 17, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. The storm picked up and blasted him west. When he washed ashore on January 29, 2014, he had arrived in the Marshall Islands, 9,000 miles away — equivalent to traveling from New York to Moscow round trip.

Ava is gifted,powerful, and--whether she likes it or not--part of a plot to take over theworld.It's only been a few months since Ava Michaels discoveredshe has ties to an ancient people living in the shadows of the human worlddespite their superior gifts and abilities. A select few don't like hiding,however, and think it's time to take control. Now Ava's caught up in a conspiracy in the works before shewas even born. In fact, her birth was an integral part of the plan. She's oneof the Twelve, the most powerful Race ever created, and they were created for apurpose.Ava, however, doesn't like being told what to do.All she wants is to start a new life with Caleb Foster, theProtector who once put his own life at risk to save hers. Before they can eventhink about that, however, they need to figure out exactly what the Twelve andtheir power-hungry leader are up to--and find a way to stop them.Along the way, they'll have to forge alliances with formerenemies, seek out powerful new friends, and infiltrate the heavily fortified enemystronghold in an attempt to get some answers. In the end, Ava must decide ifher destiny lies in her DNA or in her conscience. If she can turn her back onwhat she was born to do, and do what is right. If she will save the ones sheloves, or save the world.Or if her ties to the Twelve mean she has no choice at all.

When an evil goosemaster returns to Reed Bank, Turpin the turtle, Fabio the frog, Darius the duck, and Baldrick the bass fish, are forced to embark on a dangerous journey across Lily Pad Lake. Not only is the goosemaster at large, but a hostile snapping turtle roams the waters and a greedy snakehead has taken up residence.Before setting out, our friends enlist the help of Ridley the rabbit and Scoots the squirrel, who agree to keep watch from the lakeshore. While doing so, a heavy mist rises above the lake and blocks their view. Scoots tells Ridley that according to legend, enchanter fish with magical powers live below a canyon in Lily Pad Lake. It is rumored that the enchanter fish appear when a heavy mist descends in order to guide creatures in danger to safety. Is the legend of the enchanter fish true? While hoping it is, Ridley and Scoots decide to take drastic and somewhat mischievous action in an effort to help their four friends. In the genre of “Wind in the Willows”, the adventures of four quirky friends who must overcome danger on a journey across Lily Pad Lake.

A 30,000 word novel about the first romance of life's experience through two youths, who love esoteric concersation, music, physics, theology, Einstein, American Indian and European history, and each other, culminating through that first kiss - captured forever by a legend of ancient folklore. Meet Jensen and Valeria, two youths hardly knowing they're close to adolescence, a tenor and an alto in an American youth choir. They first meet on a dangerous spelunking outing, and despite Jensen's infinite, toxic shyness, they discover attraction between them is growing, whether in or out of their choir class. The affinity increases during the choir's singing tour in Europe. But conflicting forces (both internal and external) work throughout, especially in Europe, which not only separate the couple, but nearly kill them as well. Finally, back in America near novel's end, by coincidental accident, a kiss seals their love forever by being captive in a legend of ancient American Indian floklore - a forgotten legend told to the couple in the beginning by an old timer. From a year out of adolescence, a flashback till the final chapter of this novel - it's a fusion of psychology, science, fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, adventure and mystery all rolled into one - building a story which heralds the splendor of youthful love's vigor - culminating in the final chapter. Perhaps we, of all ages, should take lesson from that tender time of natural innocence....

About the Nether in Minecraft survival mode, for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, or fifth grade readers. This full-color book about Minecraft covers what to take to the Nether, what to expect, what to do, how to get back home, how to travel far in the overworld, and Nether Fortresses.J. M. M. Franklin is a software developer who lives in Cary, North Carolina and enjoys playing Minecraft with his 7-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter.This book is great for kids who are 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old, or 10 years old, in grades 2, 3, 4, or 5, but it can be used as a reference for older children too.