Books with author Jo Kelly

***Original Glossy Cover Paperback***It's not the end of the world. Yet.Lia Rector spent her childhood devoid of magic - no easy life for the sole heir to the largest magical corporation in the world. Then Armageddon comes for her on her seventeenth birthday. Her new guardian hides her from the dark magicians determined to take what is hers. Now Lia is racing against the clock to discover the key to her magic before she loses everything in an arena full of her greatest enemies. She knows it wouldn’t really be the end of the world if she fails. Just her life.

Willamina didn't know she was a mermaid. Her aunts told her she was 'deformed' and kept her hidden in a tiny bathroom for twelve long years. Her only companion was Finley, her goldfish. She didn't know she was a princess either until Merlin, the merman, helped her escape back to the seas where she belonged and the help of her five royal cousins went on a quest to retrieve the crystal of light, stolen by the witch of darkness, and set her people free.

A magisterial account of the worst disasters to strike humankind—the Great Irish Potato Famine—conveyed as lyrical narrative history from the acclaimed author of The Great MortalityDeeply researched, compelling in its details, and startling in its conclusions about the appalling decisions behind a tragedy of epic proportions, John Kelly’s retelling of the awful story of Ireland’s great hunger will resonate today as history that speaks to our own times.It started in 1845 and before it was over more than one million men, women, and children would die and another two million would flee the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was the worst disasters in the nineteenth century—it claimed twice as many lives as the American Civil War. A perfect storm of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance sparked this catastrophe. But even more extraordinary than its scope were its political underpinnings, and The Graves Are Walking provides fresh material and analysis on the role that Britain’s nation-building policies played in exacerbating the devastation by attempting to use the famine to reshape Irish society and character. Religious dogma, anti-relief sentiment, and racial and political ideology combined to result in an almost inconceivable disaster of human suffering. This is ultimately a story of triumph over perceived destiny: for fifty million Americans of Irish heritage, the saga of a broken people fleeing crushing starvation and remaking themselves in a new land is an inspiring story of revival. Based on extensive research and written with novelistic flair, The Graves Are Walking draws a portrait that is both intimate and panoramic, that captures the drama of individual lives caught up in an unimaginable tragedy, while imparting a new understanding of the famine's causes and consequences.

Time is running out. Lia Rector finally connected to the magic running through her veins, but only the small silver star around her neck keeps the world safe from her overwhelming strength. She needs her uncle's help now more than ever, but he's missing. Forced out of her refuge by enemies unknown, she and her friends hit the road. Will they find Armageddon before it's too late?

The DNA Connection: Tannenhauser's Theory is another winner from acclaimed juvenile-fiction writer Joan L. Kelly! Ashley laid her hand on her best friend, Sarah's, arm and gave it a light squeeze. "Promise me that you won't do something just because others are doing it. You're better than that!" While boarding the bus that would take their science class on an all-day field trip, Ashley Knox's biggest worry was convincing her classmate that keeping her self-respect and holding on to her values were more important than being rejected by the cutest guy in the Senior class. Before the day was through, teen dating and what others think would seem unimportant after an unexpected accident left Ashley praying that she would not only see Sarah and her other friends again, but see them alive and unharmed. During a field trip to a a laboratory, a research project goes terribly wrong and propels a group of high school students into the past. Will the fears and uncertainties, and the strengths and talents of these teenage souls transcend the ages as the students face an adventure through time? People and places from American history are brought to life in The DNA Connection by combining fact and fiction in this fast-paced adventure. This mingling of contemporary teens and characters from the past offers the reader a unique story of suspense while reflecting moral and physical victories through teen struggles.

Skills dealing with counting and cardinality provide essential foundations for beginning math students. Readers learn important topics, such as counting from 1 to 1, comparing numbers, answering “how many?” questions, counting by 1s, and writing numbers. Each topic is explained in detail using accessible text and colorful images to help readers independently explore these core math concepts. Readers learn important counting skills by counting cars in an exciting race. Designed to reflect the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, specifically standard K.CC.B.4. This book should be paired with "On the Team" (978147771584) from the Rosen Math Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.