Books with author Kelly Thompson

When on the Keto diet, it is important to boost your salt intake right at the beginning for the first few weeks. When you cut your carbohydrate intake, your body releases a lot more sodium to compensate. One good rule of thumb is to drink a cup or two of chicken broth every day so you don’t lose too much salt. A salt deficiency can cause constipation and hinder you from losing weight. The broth will taste hot and comforting, especially when it is chilly outside.

The Dark Eve returns to the high seas and the notorious Captain Acantha struggles with how to move forward. After Acantha’s capture by the witch in Woodmor and the lives lost, she becomes consumed with a revengeful road. While working to recover, Acantha finds a fortuneteller who reveals the path she must travel. The soothsayer points to an ancient lost treasure, The Golden Catacombs, which hold the secrets of her past and future. During their journey the conjurer strikes again. Acantha is seize by the witch’s spell repeatedly through their travels throwing her back into the haunted past to thwart her progress. The obstacles seem overwhelming, especially with the dark power lurking uncontrollably inside and Acantha finds deciding who lives and dies hard to govern. Acantha discovers they are all trapped in a curse and until it is broken, she is an instrument, and her family is leverage.

Wild horses and wild outlaws. Horse-thieves and “bobbies and bushies”. What youngster does not love them?Though he adheres to his fidelity of detail in depicting the lives and habits of the brumbies -- the wild horses of outback Australia -- the author really gets going after Blackie the Brumby is captured and tamed. He is stolen by bushrangers, takes part in their notorious doings, gives a helping hand (or hoof) to the police and, with a hilarious boy character named “Jonah”, takes a leading part in the final overthrow of the gang.

Emma Karas was raised in Japan; it's the country she calls home. But when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Emma's family moves to a town outside Lowell, Massachusetts, to stay with Emma's grandmother while her mom undergoes treatment. Emma feels out of place in the United States.She begins to have migraines, and longs to be back in Japan. At her grandmother's urging, she volunteers in a long-term care center to help Zena, a patient with locked-in syndrome, write down her poems. There, Emma meets Samnang, another volunteer, who assists elderly Cambodian refugees. Weekly visits to the care center, Zena's poems, dance, and noodle soup bring Emma and Samnang closer, until Emma must make a painful choice: stay in Massachusetts, or return home early to Japan.

Neverland has always been their sanctuary—until now. Magic is dying in Neverland and only one pixie is brave enough to search the human world for someone to believe. Tink finds a desolate boy flying in the night, peering in windows, searching for the life he once knew. But can she convince him to abandon his quest and save Neverland?Discover the untold story of the boy destined to become Peter Pan.

Do you enjoy eating out at restaurants? Of course, we all do. But the ingredients used in restaurants are not always as healthy as those you might choose at home. Are you tired of paying restaurant prices for dishes you could make at home? This cookbook will give you all the information you need to start making dishes that look and taste like restaurant food – or better – and save you money at the same time!Copycat restaurant recipes will let you recreate your favorite dishes when eating out, without having to pack the family in the car and drive somewhere else. Hey, you won’t have to wait for a table, either. It’s easy to find dishes you love at your family’s favorite restaurants. However, each meal is probably available only at one restaurant, and not everyone’s favorite meal will be at the SAME restaurant. That hardly ever happens. Just because you’re not within driving distance of your favorite restaurants doesn’t mean you have to wait to get your fix of much-loved dishes whenever you feel like it. You’ll save some money making your favorite meals at home, too. So, stock up on the ingredients you’ll need and get ready to recreate restaurant magic!

"A broadly appealing mix of the tragic and droll, comforting, disturbing, exotic and universal" - Kirkus Reviews"Offers a unique and wide-ranging taste of Japanese life" - Booklist"The collection is extremely varied, featuring urban and rural settings, contemporary situations and timeless folk tales, humor, and adventure... Numerous stories involve mixed-race parents and children, affording good insights into cultural assimilation. Tomo is an excellent story collection, presenting a rich and varied immersion in Japanese culture from a teen perspective." - VOYA"Published on the one-year anniversary of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake, this collection of short stories and poems about Japanese teens is weird and wonderful, studded with the unique color of Japanese teen pop culture, as well as the impact of defining events from the twenty-first century to the present: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, the tsunami, earthquake and nuclear disaster." - Barnes & Noble Review"Thirty-six stories by writers somehow connected to Japan, five contributors with ties to Tohoku — each piece concisely aligns the disparate puzzle of the teenage map...Tomo reverberates with the authentic voice of Japanese and bicultural teens as they face down the confusing adult world before and after 3/11." - The Japan Times"From Pasmo travel cards to Harajuku girls to face-offs between a Kendo club and a dance group at the school gym, Japan is placed vividly in the reader’s heart and mind. And that heart would have to be made of the proverbial stone not to feel for the people affected by the earthquake. But Tomo inspires more than sympathy—it ignites us to empathy." - The Asian Review of Books"The thirty-six stories of Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction—An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories cover a wide range of genres (prose, verse, graphic narratives) and feature nine stories translated from the Japanese...most of the authors, many of whom write for adults, will be new to American teens." - The Horn BookThis aptly named fiction anthology—tomo means “friend” in Japanese—is a true labor of friendship to benefit teens in Japan whose lives were upended by the violent earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Authors from Japan and around the world have contributed works of fiction set in or related to Japan. Young adult English-language readers will be able to connect with their Japanese counterparts through stories of contemporary Japanese teens, ninja and yokai teens, folklore teens, mixed-heritage teens, and non-Japanese teens who call Japan home. Tales of friendship, mystery, love, ghosts, magic, science fiction, and history will propel readers to Japan past and present and to Japanese universes abroad.Portions of the proceeds of Tomo will be donated to the Japanese non-profit, HOPE FOR TOMORROW, to support ongoing relief efforts for teens in Japan.Edited and with a foreword by Holly Thompson, Tomo contributing authors include Naoko Awa, Deni Bechard, Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Liza Dalby, Megumi Fujino, Andrew Fukuda, Alan Gratz, Katrina Toshiko Grigg-Saito, Suzanne Kamata, Sachiko Kashiwaba, Kelly Luce, Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz, Ryusuke Saito, Graham Salisbury, Fumio Takano, and Wendy Tokunaga, among others.Holly Thompson is a longtime writing teacher and resident of Japan and author of the young adult verse novel Orchards, which won the 2012 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Young Adult Literature . She serves as the regional advisor for the Tokyo chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Want a secret ingredient to add flavor to your dishes? OK, it’s no secret, but mushrooms are wonderful additions to many dishes you already make at home, and some dishes you may like to learn. When you stock your kitchen with mushrooms, they are readily available to use in many kinds of meals, from breakfast and brunch to lunch and dinner. The mushroom is a healthy ingredient, too! You can use mushrooms in these recipes and they can help you to experience lower stress levels and increased energy. They’re also delicious, lending their rich flavor to grain dishes, filling salads and broths or soups. There are lots of mushrooms available today, depending on the area in which you live. There are plenty of delicious ways to use mushrooms, too. Grab mushrooms you have already cooked with at your local grocery or pick up mushrooms that are new to you and include them in some tasty dishes for your family and guests. Mushrooms are excellent additions to many dishes. Many are edible when raw, but you’ll want to cook with them to get the most from mushrooms. Turn the page and let’s cook!

Phelan has a peaceful life and a little cottage in the woods to spend it in. When he is summoned to the Circle of Stones under the light of the full moon, his destiny is revealed. There was a time when Human and Faerie lived side by side. Now the gateway between the worlds is fading. If Humans cease to Believe in Faeries, Faeries will cease to be. He is chosen to undertake a tremendous task. The goal? To remind Humans to Believe before it is too late. The challenge? To evade those who would try to stop him, or worse. Offer him great power and their allegiance in exchange for turning his back on everything and everyone he’s ever known.