Books with author Kat Michaels

They are the Tannenbaum Tailors: elves charged with maintaining Christmas trees in homes around the world. Without the Tailors’ efforts, families might lose their Christmas spirit. And this year, one team of Tailors will be tested like never before. With the North Pole itself under attack, newly promoted Captain Brendan is assigned a special mission: conceal the source of Santa’s power within a Christmas tree in Chicago. On Christmas Eve, Santa will pick it up.The job would be simple, but the Tailors find themselves facing a serious threat—the thieving Spiritless elves, already responsible for sabotaging the North Pole Home Tree, will do anything to gain control of the very thing that makes Christmas possible.Equally bad, Christmas spirit is at an all-time low in the Chicago home where Brendan’s assigned. The family’s mother even wants to take the tree down before Christmas Eve! To save Christmas, Captain Brendan and his Tailors will have to use every spirit-raising trick they know—and possibly even bend a few rules to pull it off.Combining holiday cheer with action and thrills, The Tannenbaum Tailors and the Secret Snowball reads like Raiders of the Lost Ark in a Christmas tree.

Book #9 in the Ballet Friends series.The ballet friends have been working super hard to become "triple threats." They've been practicing their ballet dancing, as well as singing and acting, and their hard work paid off when they got to dance on Broadway. But there's another group of girls in school who say they can dance, sing, and act - and they call themselves the Triple Threats. But there's a problem, there are only two girls in the Triple Threats. They need a third girl - and they want little ballerina Lexi, one of the ballet friends. Can Lexi be tricked into joining their new dance team? And what happens when the two groups have a dance-off at the school Halloween dance? One thing is for sure, ballet is the glue that keeps the friendship together.Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #8 in the Ballet Friends series.The ballet friends are back on stage! Only this time, it's the exciting stage of the first annual Ridgepoint Best Friends Pageant. Choosing their talent is easy - it's ballet. But there's a catch. Girls must sign up in pairs of two, and there are five ballet friends. What do they do? How do they pair up and who gets left out? And which team will put together the most original ballet choreography? Even though their ballet teacher is there to help, the girls are ready to take on the challenge themselves. Pageant Prima takes the reader on a journey to the pageant stage and through some friendly competition. With a surprise ending that knocks everyone's tiaras off, Pageant Prima is packed with everything from ballet talent routines to the announcement of the Ultimate Grand Supreme BFF!Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #4 in the Ballet Friends series.S.O.S. – Save our studio! Watch the ballet friends save ballet when their dance studio is suddenly closed after a fire. The girls turn to their ballet teacher, who doesn't have a new studio for them to rehearse in. It's all up to the girls to figure out where to hold class, or else there won't be a recital. Bianca as the leader searches the town for a space to hold class, from the local karate studio to the town library, but finds somewhere surprisingly close to home. See the girls in action as they solve this problem together and set up a new studio, just in time to rehearse for their big recital of Swan Lake. It takes teamwork and girl power to build a new ballet studio, but with friendship as tight as theirs, their dance dreams will definitely come true.Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Introducing the Hooray stories, the newest installment of the Ballet Friends series, written just for young readers ages 6 and up. The Hooray stories feature full-color illustrations and full-color interiors. With larger print, and easy-to-read stories, this is the perfect partner book to the popular Once Upon a Tutu fairy tale book by Kitty Michaels. Hooray for Ballet! is an early chapter book all about making new friends in ballet class. Easy to read, it’s perfect for beginner readers as well as read-aloud. The cast of characters are the Ballet Friends: Bianca, the graceful prima ballerina; Jessie, the talented new girl; Megan, the outgoing actress; Lexi, the shy musician; and Kaylee, the class klutz. Come along to their first ballet class, and spend the summer with them, twirling in tutus and trying on toe shoes!If your reader takes ballet or just thinks it’s pretty, this book is sure to entertain. Filled with lots of kid-friendly humor and lots of pictures, Hooray for Ballet! is a real page-turner!Grade level: 1 - 3

Book #5 in the Ballet Friends series.The curtain's rising, but who will be standing on center stage as the lead in the big recital? Will it be Bianca, who's been the lead in every recital her whole life? Or will it be Jessie, the gifted newcomer who was dribbling basketballs just a few months ago? It's all up to their ballet teacher who surprises everyone when she announces the cast of Swan Lake. Who will get to play Odette, the Queen of the Swans? And which girl will play the villain, Odile? In this exciting recital book, no one knows how it will turn out until the curtain rises. Join the girls on the big night, and see if they can pull it off, with only two weeks to learn their steps and become little swans. Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Book #6 in the Ballet Friends series.Jessie Garrett has an announcement to make. She just received an invitation to spend the weekend at Juilliard in New York City. She's going to visit the famous ballet school and she might even stay a while! Her ballet friends just can't believe it. Bianca jumps to the conclusion that ballet prodigy Jessie is leaving home for good. She's convinced Jessie is so gifted that she's going straight to Juilliard without even finishing sixth grade. But dancing diva Bianca isn't about to lose her best friend, and besides, it's always been her own dream to study ballet at Juilliard. So Bianca decides to follow Jessie and audition for the ballet school. Can Bianca become a ballet prodigy after one week of Ballet Boot Camp? And are Juilliard dreams just too out of reach?Reading level: ages 8 to 12

Laura 'Red' Pratt fought her way through the ranks to become a member the most elite task force in the country. Shamed and ridiculed by her parents and society because of her weight and deafness, she's earned the nickname Red honestly with her ‘take no crap’ attitude. Joe 'Highlander' MacCleod is a SEAL to the bone. His men look up to him and tease him about his womanizing ways. Women are like his missions—enjoyable, varied, and plentiful to keep his blood pumping. But it’s always to the next one. Then a Marine comes home to a vicious fight, two end up dead, and the blame is squarely on his shoulders. Joe races to save his friend, and finds himself forced to work with an irresistible Red. Together, they just might be able to solve the case, if the attraction between them doesn’t derail the investigation.

Jane Fae Flyer is tasked with an impossible mission: Find three missing fairies in the most surveilled and secure city in the world, Washington D.C.From the mind of USA Today bestselling author, JB Michaels, comes his most harrowing thriller yet, A Capitol Abduction.Taking place just days after the Spiritless invasion of the North Pole was thwarted by the Tannenbaum Tailors and Fairy Fleet combined, a new crisis emerges. Jane will need to reunite with her estranged sister to accomplish her objective. Will the sisters put aside their differences for the greater good? Suspense, danger, and intrigue abound in a fantasy action thriller that will take you on dizzying flight from the Washington Monument to the Smithsonian to the Statue of Freedom. Fly Fast. Fly Strong in A Capitol Abduction.

In this sequel to The Tannenbaum Tailors and the Secret Snowball, the Spiritless seek revenge for Captain Brendan tricking them into thinking they had the Secret Snowball in their possession.This epic and spirited tale starts out two thousand years ago, when three bearded men—the Brethren of the Saints—plant a sparkling pinecone that will become the Home Tree, the center of the Tailor nation. They then continue on their journey to deliver gifts to a very special newborn child…Flash forward to the 1980s, the battle between the Spiritless and the Tailors rages. Captain Brendan is imprisoned for telling a human boy about the Tailors, so the rest of the gang continue his search for Number One, the evil Spiritless leader. And Tonto mysteriously disappears…Jane and Coco are sent on a mission to the South Pole, but Jane is captured, Santa’s been kidnapped, and it’s up to Coco to get help back at the North Pole.Get ready for a reindeer ride that culminates in a battle in Santa’s bedroom amid the coal-flinging Spiritless. Oh—and don’t forget the Home Tree. It’s been poisoned! Is Christmas doomed?In this fun-filled and crazy Christmas adventure, anything is possible!

Brian Wolf was an average teenager and a rising high school senior until a near death experience plunged him head first into the spirit world. Critically injured and semi-conscious, Brian is visited by an ancient Native American relative, Gray Wolf, who miraculously heals Brian. Brian inherits a powerful Native American ceremonial necklace containing a stone of great power and is informed that he has been chosen to take up an old family task of helping earthbound spirits return to the spirit world. Brian's best friend Todd Weller, also a rising senior, decides to help Brian with his family task and the two of them become modern day ghost hunters, encountering both benevolent and frightening spirits in their paranormal investigations. This intricate adventure will stretch your imagination by taking you on a wild and exciting ride through earthly, spiritual, and intergalactic realms.

Captain Nexus and First Mate Scopes are on a secret mission. The Border Space Worlds are in danger because the Krilt have a new secret weapon. Nexus and Scopes have to find it and destroy it! But are they ready for what they'll find?* * * * *Mick Michaels thinks first grade readers need exciting books like the ones adults enjoy. So he's creating what you might call "first grade novels" — books that are more involved than easy readers but not as big as chapter books. They tell science fiction stories, fantasy stories, myths and legends, and other types of action-adventure tales that will appeal to most modern kids, especially boys. Some will be standalone stories, while others like this Captain Nexus book will be part of a series.These action-adventure books average 2000-2500 words, each with 5 or 6 chapters of around 400 words or less. Each chapter includes a couple of illustrations to help ease the transition from picture-oriented books to text-oriented books. The sentences sound more adult than "See Spot run. Run, Spot, run!" but aren't overly complex. While each book includes two or three challenging new words, the vast majority of words are already part of a first-grader's vocabulary. And each book is checked by a children's librarian to make sure the reading levels are appropriate for young readers.Let Captain Nexus and his crew introduce your child to the joy of reading science fiction!"'The Krilt's Secret Weapon' is a great Early Reader for children that like science fiction but aren’t ready for Science Fiction chapter books. This book will pull you right in on this mission immediately as you look at the map and go to work figuring out how far they have to travel and what will happen next! Will Captain Nexus follow orders that he has been given or will the mission call for him to do more? Will his team be able to get the secret weapon from the Krilts before they destroy the Border Space Worlds? This book will have your child begging for more. They will enjoy this amazing ride with Captain Nexus, Scopes, Dr. Lish and Freggy! This book will be great for children reading on a level 2-3." -- Carolyn Lowery, Librarian Assistant, Public Library-Central Branch, Forsyth County NC