Books with author MARY A. HAMILTON

"I don't want you anymore."Brady can't believe his mother's last words when she drops him off at summer camp.Even surrounded by hundreds of campers, he's never felt so alone. And a camp bully doesn't help the situation. Rustic Knoll Bible Camp is a great place to make memories, but not all of them are fun and games.A betrayal, a disturbing phone call home, and a daring nighttime escape across a stormy lake challenge Brady to uncover the truth.Because the truth is not always what it seems.Will the courage he learned with help from his friends be enough to face the problems at home?You'll love Hear No Evil, first in a series, because it's the next best thing to going to camp. No bug spray needed!Get it now!

A field trip gone awry. A student gone missing. Every teacher's worst nightmare.Elaine Sutterfeld’s teaching skills are surpassed only by her passion for her middle grade students. But she's never gotten over the disappearance of one of her favorite students--from a field trip Elaine supervised.Now, years later, Elaine spots Jenny’s distinctive pendant hanging from the neck of another young girl and she vows to find out the truth. But someone else is desperate to keep the truth buried, desperate enough to kill.When the threats begin to mount, Elaine must decide whether to play it safe or avenge Jenny’s fate, even if it kills her.If you enjoy page-turning suspense with a touch of faith, you’ll love this warm-hearted debut mystery by Mary “M L” Hamilton.Get it today!

THE STORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY MARY A. HAMILTON WITH PICTURES BY S. T. DADD In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glowing tribute to “Honest Abe”, the author traces Lincoln’s ancestral roots and recounts his birth in Kentucky, his youth in Indiana, his adult life in Illinois and his years in the White House. She also provides a good background on the causes and course of the American Civil War.Hamilton is not always historically precise. For example, she erroneously names Jefferson Davis as the Southern Democratic candidate for president running against Lincoln and Douglas in 1860 rather than John C. Breckinridge. However, overall “The Story of Abraham Lincoln” is a good summarization and interesting account of the life, values and politics of Lincoln.

“I don’t want you anymore . . .”Brady can’t believe his mother’s last words when she drops him off at summer camp.Even surrounded by hundreds of campers, he has never felt so alone. And a camp bully doesn’t help the situation. Rustic Knoll Bible Camp is a great place to make memories, but not all of them are fun and games.A betrayal, a disturbing phone call home, and a daring nighttime escape across a stormy lake challenge Brady to uncover the truthBecause truth is not always what it seems.Will the courage he learned with help from his friends be enough to face the problems at home?You’ll love Hear No Evil, first in a series, because it’s the next best thing to going to camp—no bug spray needed!Get it now.

The one person who believed in him could also destroy him.If Taylor can stay out of trouble at camp, Dad might let him get his driver’s license. But staying out of trouble with his little sister around is next to impossible. He knew she’d be a pain, but he never imagined how deep the pain might go.When car fever triggers a rivalry with a cabin mate, it escalates into an all-out prank war that leaves Taylor in deep water. He might as well kiss his dream good-bye.Because if he takes the fall this time, there’s no getting back up.Can one week at camp reveal the strength of character Taylor never knew he had? Find out in Speak No Evil.You’ll love this second book in the Rustic Knoll Bible Camp series, because it’s the next best thing to going to camp. No bug spray needed!Get it now.

Blindness was never a handicap, until it contributed to his dad’s death.In his final summer at camp, Steven trains for a triathlon as a way of honoring his dad’s memory, and hopefully, relieve his guilty conscience.When a dark secret he thought was long buried rises once more, Steven battles a temptation usually reserved for sighted people. The risk of exposing his shameful past brings him face to face with one crucial question.Is he competing for his dad, or to prove his own self-worth?How can Steven regain his confidence and rid himself of the guilt that has dogged him since Dad’s death?Find out in See No Evil, the final book of The Rustic Knoll Bible Camp Series--the next best thing to going to camp. No bug spray needed.Get it now!

"Sparkling like an aged emerald, the wolf’s eyes glistened under the moonlight. He stared down the mountain into the snowy depths of the valley before him. 'What does it mean?' His snout raised to the broken clouds, 'What does it mean?'" Hidden from man. Ruled by wolves. Watched by gods. This is the Kingdom of Vaal. Short of food and with the weather closing in, the Silver Manes must decide whether or not to leave their home and hunt farther afield - But, starvation is not the only thing that threatens them... Discover the truth, the treachery and the dark secrets behind the legend of The Howling Throne. The journey begins...

The astonishing first-person account of Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive, protect her family and make a home in the early American SouthNear the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866 - c.1936) began recording her experiences in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. The result is this astonishing first-person account of a pioneer woman who braved grueling work, profound tragedy, and a pitiless wilderness (she and her family faced floods, tornadoes, fires, bears, panthers, and snakes) to protect her home in the early American South. An early draft of Trials of the Earth was submitted to a writers' competition sponsored by Little, Brown in 1933. It didn't win, and we almost lost the chance to bring this raw, vivid narrative to readers. Eighty-three years later, in partnership with Mary Mann Hamilton's descendants, we're proud to share this irreplaceable piece of American history. Written in spare, rich prose, Trials of the Earth is a precious record of one woman's extraordinary endurance and courage that will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike.

MORE than two thousand years ago, at a time when the people in the British Isles and in most parts of Western Europe were living the lives of savages, occupied in fighting, hunting, and fishing, dwelling in rude huts, clad in skins, ignorant of everything that we call civilization, Rome was the centre of a world in many ways as civilized as ours is now, over which the Roman people ruled. The men who dwelt in this one city, built on seven hills on the banks of the river Tiber, gradually conquered all Italy. Then they became masters of the lands round the Mediterranean Sea: of Northern Africa and of Spain, of Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor and the Near East, and of Western Europe. The greatness of Rome and of the Roman people does not lie, however, in their conquests. In the end their conquests ruined them. It lies in the character, mind, and will of the Romans themselves.In the history of the ancient world the Romans played the part that men of our race have played in the history of the modern world. They knew, as we claim to know, how to govern: how to govern themselves, and how to govern other people. To this day much in our laws and in our system of government bears a Roman stamp. They were great soldiers and could conquer: they could also hold and keep their conquests and impress the Roman stamp on all the peoples over whom they ruled. Their stamp is still upon us. Much that belongs to our common life to-day comes to us from them: in their day they lived a life not much unlike ours now. And in many respects the Roman character was like the British. We can see the faults of the Romans, if we cannot see our own; we can also see the virtues. We can see, too—looking back at them over the distance of time, judging them by their work and by what is left to us of their writings—how the mixture of faults in their virtues explains the fall as well as the rise of the great power of Rome...