Books with author Kristen L. Smith

Abby Diamond girl detective does not allow blindness to get her way of being the best girl detective around. She, along with her five best friends will travel with a famous movie star during filming to Charleston where they will encounter ghosts from years past. Are there really ghosts, or is this one again the imagination of Abby Diamond- Girl Detective?

Abby Diamond, girl detective who happens to be blind, is back with another fun mystery when Abby and the gang meet Alison for the first time. Alison claims she is the lost and neglected daughter of a well-known movie star the gang knows of. Is Alison telling the truth? Abby and her gang will once again uncover the mystery behind the beautiful girl who is poor and lonely.

I will never forget when my mom came into my room and told me that dad was moving out. I knew they had not been getting along but I never thought he would actually leave. What do I say to my friends?" "Every day I come home from school and get reminded that my parents are split up I become sick to my stomach. Sometimes I purposely plan things after school just so I don't have to come home and be reminded of it." Do you know teens with these questions? Are you left wondering how you can help them? Divorce changes families but it does not have to destroy them. The Big D offers hope and help to teens and their families. Their parents divorce does not have to define their future. Teens can learn how to process their feelings and hurts and find themselves emotionally healthier. The Big D is designed to lead teens through the journey of recovery and find hope in the midst of this tragedy. It is filled with many practical high energy activities and hands on tools to help teens process their feelings. The curriculum includes a Biblically based Leaders Guide and an interactive Student Workbook for each attendee. There is also an Activity Guide filled with additional topic related activities to keep your teens engaged. Whether they are currently in the chaos of their situation or it has been years and are living in a blended family, this program is guaranteed to change their lives. We need to reach teens now before they carry these hurts and confusion into their future relationships. It is time to STOP the cycle NOW. We pray you join us in this journey. This Activity Guide can be used alongside the Leaders Guide or as a additional tool when working with teens of divorce.

Abby Diamond goes to camp for kids who have a visual impairment where she and the others met up with a girl ghost. The ghost is spotted wearing a distinctive blue coat appearing and reappearing throughout the summer. Is she really a girl ghost or the imagination of Abby Diamond?Readers will enjoy learning quick kid facts about WWII during Abby's adventures.

Captain Jani Kilian’s life should have ended in front of a firing squad. Instead, she evaded battlefield justice by dying in a transport crash. End of story, according to official Commonwealth Service records. But doctors repaired her in secret, using the most advanced Service Medical technologies available, or so they assured her. In the last days of the idomeni civil war, she escaped their homeworld of Shèrá, and spent the next 18 years on the run. But someone like Jani leaves a trail no matter how hard they try to hide it, and she soon learns the Service hunt for her never ended. When Interior Minister Evan van Reuter, her former lover, tracks her down and begs her help in finding his wife’s killer, she has no choice but to agree. The search takes her to the Commonwealth capital of Chicago, a hotbed of political intrigue as dangerous as any warzone. As the danger mounts, so do Jani’s struggles. Her rebuilt body is breaking down, and memories long suppressed are flooding back. Of one horrible night 18 years ago, and the gut-wrenching decision that changed her life forever.

Noah and his sister, Anna, love to use their imagination when looking at their mother's collection of peg people and their village.Readers (ages 7-10) will enjoy the colorful pictures of peg people and wooden animals, scenes, and props. Noah and Anna are summoned by the peg people leaders, Peggy, Dolly and Shorty when they encounter wooden people and objects blinking to colors red, blue an yellow. The emergency? Pepper, the puppy is missing! Has someone taken Pepper? Where he is? Children will enjoy a great ending as well as learning writing strategies (alliteration) and rhyming words throughout the book.At the end of the story, there are fun and non-threatening writing activities encouraging kids to write creatively.

Abby Diamond girl detective does not allow blindness to get her way of being the best girl detective around. She, along with her five best friends will travel with a famous movie star during filming to Charleston where they will encounter ghosts from years past. Are there really ghosts, or is this one again the imagination of Abby Diamond- Girl Detective?

Abby Diamond, girl detective who happens to be blind, is back with another fun mystery when Abby and the gang meet Alison for the first time. Alison claims she is the lost and neglected daughter of a well-known movie star the gang knows of. Is Alison telling the truth? Abby and her gang will once again uncover the mystery behind the beautiful girl who is poor and lonely.