Books with author Josi B. Russell

2015 Whitney Award Finalist in 2 categories: Speculative; Best Novel by a New Author2016 Utah Book Award FinalistFifty years in space—alone.Ethan Bryant was supposed to fall asleep on a ship leaving Earth and wake up fifty years later with his family on the planet Minea. Instead, after the ship’s caretaker—the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship’s vital systems—suddenly died, the ship’s computer locked Ethan out of his stasis chamber and gave him the job. That was five years ago. Five years of checking to make sure everything runs smoothly on a ship Ethan knows almost nothing about.Who wouldn’t dread the years ahead? Who wouldn’t long for their once-bright future now stolen away? Ethan is resigned to his fate, until the ship suddenly wakes up another passenger: a beautiful engineer who, along with Ethan, soon discovers a horrible secret—a navigation room hidden from even the ship’s computer. The ship is not bound for Minea—but to somewhere far more dangerous. With the ship nearing its sinister destination, Ethan soon learns he is the only one who holds the key to saving all 4,000 passengers from a highly-advanced, hostile alien race.

The bathrobe nativity is a beloved tradition. This short play makes it fun for performers and audience alike, while reminding all of the true meaning of Christmas.Written to allow children and teens of all ages to participate, this play features witty dialogue and clever staging. No prior preparation is needed, just get your cast together and you've got a nativity play! If you're looking for a script for the children in your life to perform at a gathering, this is it! This short play can accommodate a varied number of performers and takes about ten minutes to perform. A great play for children to act out based on the Nativity story.

2015 Whitney Award Finalist in 2 categories: Speculative; Best Novel by a New Author2016 Utah Book Award FinalistFifty years in space―alone.Ethan Bryant was supposed to fall asleep on a ship leaving Earth and wake up fifty years later with his family on the planet Minea. Instead, after the ship’s caretaker―the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship’s vital systems―suddenly died, the ship’s computer locked Ethan out of his stasis chamber and gave him the job. That was five years ago. Five years of checking to make sure everything runs smoothly on a ship Ethan knows almost nothing about.Who wouldn’t dread the years ahead? Who wouldn’t long for their once-bright future now stolen away?Ethan is resigned to his fate until the ship suddenly wakes up another passenger: a beautiful engineer who, along with Ethan, soon discovers a horrible secret―a navigation room hidden from even the ship’s computer. The ship is not bound for Minea―but to somewhere far more dangerous.With the ship nearing its sinister destination, Ethan soon learns he is the only one who holds the key to saving all 4,000 passengers from a highly-advanced, hostile alien race.

When the Dutch renew their on-again off-again alliance with Spain, a powerful merchant clan marries their daughter to Count Melagoza as a sign of good faith. She is renamed Lucinda and soon learns her elderly husband has no interest in consummating the marriage. Instead of affection, he gives her an enchanted necklace that turns every man she meets into an eager lover.Can Lucinda control her passions – or will the “chastity chain” of the Moors destroy her?

More genius is displayed in this work than we have seen in any other single volume since the publication of Childe Harold. Although entirely different in form, it is, like that magnificent poem, a discursive philosophical essay; but, while Byron cast his glowing thoughts in the mould of Spenser, our anonymous author has clothed his ideas in the nervous prose of the best old English writers. Unfortunately, at the same time that he emulates the power of his prototypes, he does not abate a jot of the prolixity which has caused their works to be less frequently read than they are quoted. Precious literary fragments, like samples of rich ore, are seen and admired, but mankind in general are too busy or too idle to explore the mines from which such brilliant specimens are extracted....

More genius is displayed in this work than we have seen in any other single volume since the publication of Childe Harold. Although entirely different in form, it is, like that magnificent poem, a discursive philosophical essay; but, while Byron cast his glowing thoughts in the mould of Spenser, our anonymous author has clothed his ideas in the nervous prose of the best old English writers. Unfortunately, at the same time that he emulates the power of his prototypes, he does not abate a jot of the prolixity which has caused their works to be less frequently read than they are quoted. Precious literary fragments, like samples of rich ore, are seen and admired, but mankind in general are too busy or too idle to explore the mines from which such brilliant specimens are extracted....

More genius is displayed in this work than we have seen in any other single volume since the publication of Childe Harold. Although entirely different in form, it is, like that magnificent poem, a discursive philosophical essay; but, while Byron cast his glowing thoughts in the mould of Spenser, our anonymous author has clothed his ideas in the nervous prose of the best old English writers. Unfortunately, at the same time that he emulates the power of his prototypes, he does not abate a jot of the prolixity which has caused their works to be less frequently read than they are quoted. Precious literary fragments, like samples of rich ore, are seen and admired, but mankind in general are too busy or too idle to explore the mines from which such brilliant specimens are extracted....

More than ever, children enjoy stories that demonstrate love, courage, faith in human character, and an appreciation of the environment. A young Indian boy meets Mother Earth in a magical dream, inspiring him to become a protector of the animals and the environment. Children love to explore the beauty and mysteries of nature. Brave Wolf is an inspiration to children of all cultures as he discovers the land, naming and talking with the animals along the way. His strength of character demonstrates the high virtues that provide interest, excitement, and lessons learned to the readers.