Books with author L.S.V. Baker

"No Dad to coach soccer, to play games or read books. No Dad to ride bikes or take fish off of hooks." Tomorrow is Donuts with Dads Day at school. Ally the Alligator is not looking forward to this special event because she does not have a dad to invite. What will she tell everyone when she shows up alone? Everything turns around when Ally chooses to focus on what she has instead of what she is missing. Through storytelling, Baxter's Corner(R) pursues its mission to inspire young children to develop positive social skills that affect behavior choices. Each book features fun filled pages that Go Beyond the reading with a series of questions and learning activities that focus on an important point for your young listener or reader, including: "What do you think" questions Fun facts about the featured animals Social skill activities "Stop and think" situations that show the effects of choices we make

Bennett Monroe has had a very bad day. For most that would mean spilling coffee down one's shirt or running late for work. Bennett's bad days involved being torn into a different time. With a companion who may like him or try to kill him, depending on the day, Bennett and his sometimes partner Cynthia slip and tumble their way through history. Bennett not only has to deal with his strange gift; he also has to handle a teetering madman he reluctantly calls "master" and the parents who abandoned him. Will he pass his insidious master's test? Will he want to? Join Bennett and Cynthia as they find out the truth and send the world into chaos or save it from ripping itself apart.

For fans of "The Gender Game" and "Divergent." Enter a world ruled by blood, sacrifice, and slavery.South Dakota, once a part of the United States, is now ruled by warlords. Cienna, a berserker, escapes her ‘master’ Xiao-Chin after years of faithful service, on a bloody battlefield. But she knows Xiao-Chin will not let go easily. With a child, she's desperate to protect, and a man as close as a brother Cienna chases after freedom, and into the arms of The Nation, the semi-nomadic, thriving descendants of the first people. With them, she finds a burgeoning home until it is ripped away by the shadows of her past. Now the choice to look for answers may be no choice at all, and the answers they find may destroy Cienna and her future. In a world ruled by chaos and blood, hope may yet take flight.

Minnie Sayber at 18 years old has it all together—until it all falls apart. Life is good and she has found purpose in using her Gift to heal those in need. She is well liked, part of the king's inner circle, and she has begun to develop a budding romance with the most powerful young man in the city, Prince Bain.Things are good, but when an ambassadorial delegation arrives from Taninim with a marriage proposal between Prince Bain and a beautiful princess of Taninim, a union that would bring peace between the two feuding city states, everything begins to go wrong for Minnie.Minnie finds herself plunged into a world of intrigue, assassination, and violent political maneuvering that threatens not only her own life, but the lives of her friends and her king. An assassination attempt against the king’s life can only be stopped if Minnie is willing to risk the lives of her closest friends. To save them all, she along with Roy, the young man with whom she’d gone on the Phoenix Quest the previous year, must risk a confrontation and even collaboration with the island’s most vile and dangerous creatures—Dragon Spawn.But to embark on this dangerous mission may very well undermine everything she's ever held dear or believed in. She may have to sacrifice the king to save her friends or allow her friends to die to save the king—or to save everyone, she could risk something even deadlier and potentially even more catastrophic. The island cares not for these things, and its seasons turn on its own schedule, and Minnie and her companions find that Taninim and their plots are only part of the danger they must face. Caught out in the wilds during the upheaval of the Rebirth, Minnie will be forced to complete her mission in a world that radically and even violently changes around her. The Year of the Dragon has come and the Dragon's power is at its peak. The Dragon is aware of Minnie's mission, and the Dragon’s shadow has fallen over every step she takes.

In the middle of the night, Jack, a fourteen year old school boy, hears whispered noises and creeps downstairs to investigate. They seem to be coming from his grandfather's table and his collection of strange objects from around the world. That is when he sees it, an old woman's face that appears in a mirror. She smiles and then vanishes. Discovering a mysterious stone, Jack is drawn to its curious power and the unfamiliar words that are carved into it. What could they mean? The very next moment, he is transported to another world, Ecleciet, a bizarre but wonderful place that is controlled by a sinister and evil power. Can he do anything to help? Will he ever make it back home? 'The Tower and the Stone' is a beautifully enchanting and exciting story which follows Jack's journey in Ecleciet where he encounters a world full of great friends, incredible creatures and wicked enemies. Are you ready for an adventure? Then what are you waiting for?

At the end of the street lives Wingnut, a ten-year-old boy with ears that stick out and an imagination that takes him to the most exotic places on Earth. His real name is Graham, but no one calls him thatexcept maybe his mom. When Wingnut becomes best friends with the boy next door, the neighborhood will never be the same again. The two embark on a series of adventures, dares, mishaps, and close calls, but they always manage to make it out in one piece, more or less. As long as theyre home for dinner by the end of the day, life is good.When a group of bullies targets the duo and makes life miserable, its time to take a stand. The two decide to implement an elaborate plan that will stop the bullying once and for all. But to do it, theyll have to sneak past the old witch who lives in the spooky house on the other side of the road, creep across Old Man Scotts garden, and get the other neighborhood kids to join the fight. One thing is for sure: theyre about to show these bullies whos the boss!Full of fun and excitement, Wingnut is a delightful tale that celebrates the magic of childhood.

Andi was doing just fine on her own. Sure the world had been hit with an outbreak that turned anyone infected into flesh eating zombies. Not to mention that everyone she ever loved was now dead. She was alive though, taking care of herself. She had little desire to indulge in building relationships with anyone. People just couldn't be trusted. Whether they screwed you over intentionally, or just managed to get themselves killed, no one stuck around for very long. She didn't need anyone else either. That was until Will showed up to save her. Will, with his sparkling green eyes, lips you just wanted to taste, and insanely adorable crooked smile, wasn't letting Andi get rid of him so easily. Yet still, Andi did everything she could to push her feelings, and Will, away. The more time they spent together though, the more difficult that became. In a world where another day was not something you could count on, wasting even a single moment, could mean missing out on your only chance for happiness.

Bennett Monroe has had a very bad day. For most that would mean spilling coffee down ones shirt, or running late for work. Bennetts bad days involved being torn into a different time. With a companion who may like him, or try and kill him, depending on the day, Bennett and his sometimes partner Cynthia slip and tumble their way through history. Bennett not only has to deal with his strange gift; he also has to handle a teetering madman he reluctantly calls 'master,' and the parents who abandoned him. Bennetts day went from bad to worse. Will he pass his insidious masters test? Will he want to? Join Bennett and Cynthia as they find out the truth, and send the world into chaos, or save it from ripping itself apart.