Books with author Kathleen Hales

Saving Superman provides a fine psychological novel a versatile, changing story that closely examines a child's powers of survival and adaptation D. Donovan, eBook Reviewer, MBR It is 1956 when ten-year-old Pete Martin runs away from home-straight into a violent storm. As lightning and thunder crack all around him, Pete seeks shelter in a dilapidated shed. But as he approaches the dark building, he suddenly realizes he is not alone. Jake, a homeless veteran who has carved out a meager existence in the shed, helps Pete warm up and soon discovers that the boy is facing many challenges. Pete's baby brother died at birth, his father left home, his mother slashed her wrists, and he flunked his grade at school. As Pete confides in his new friend, he learns that Jake struggles with his own internal demons, memories that cause terrifying nightmares and continue to haunt his daily life. But Pete has no idea that he will, very soon, set out on a journey to uncover evil memories lurking in his own past-secrets with the power to either reunite or destroy his entire family. Saving Superman is a tale about love, forgiveness, and the bond between a young boy and a troubled man as each bravely faces the inescapable cruelties of life.

This is the first book about Orlando, the famous marmalade cat. He and Grace, his beautiful tabby wife, have three kittens - tortoiseshell Pansy, white Blanche and coal-black Tinkle. In this first story Orlando and his family go off on a camping trip where the kittens learn to swim, paint pictures of the scenery and enjoy sleeping (or not sleeping) under the stars.

Cassandra...Tell Will I'm Coming.The voice is deep, ominious, male. Her dream knocks me breathless. I've learned never to take her dreams for granted. Too many of them have almost become true.In this fast-paced sequel to DREAMING DANGEROUSLY by Kathleen Harsch, Will Rossi takes over the narration for this second book in the CHILDREN OF THE PSI series about teens with amazing abilities.Will made two promises to Cassie, to keep her telepathy asecret and to keep her safe. But his promises become increasingly difficult tokeep. As he discovers other psychic teens, Will wants to know why they havesuperhuman abilities, like him and Cassie. From a mysterious man who sendscryptic messages to Cassie, he finds out they have all been injected by anexperimental genetic formula RNA-NR 127. Together they become the Children ofthe Psi, but Will must find out who is threatening them or risk losing Cassieforever.

First edition. In the seventh book of the series, Orlando and his family take a trip to the sea for their summer holiday along with their friends Vulcan , Venus and Cupid who are horses. There are many adventures including a rescue at sea. The boards are bright and colorful as are the full color drawings on each page. Bottom edge has light shelf wear. The dust jacket is nice and bright although there is a 3" closed tear and another shorter one about an inch above it near the head of the spine on the front panel. The spine ends have short tears as well. Price-clipped. Quite a nice copy . ii ,32 pages. cloth spine, pictorial paper-covered boards, dust jacket. folio.