Books with author Maria Campbell

A lovers’ quarrel. A wild mustang. A card game gone bad. These are only some of the complications which threaten to derail a young couple’s plan for independence. In this sequel to Trains to Concordia, Charley O’Brien and Christina Batachi pursue their dream of becoming landowners in the summer of 1900 by stowing away in a boxcar heading West. Charley’s sister, Jennie, struggles to break free from the social confines of the period after she experiences the blush of first love and discovers the possibility that women can be a force for political change. Nine-year-old Lucy McCleery arrives by orphan train with a secret which threatens her finding a permanent placement. A Train to Nowhere explores the fragile nature of living in a period of rugged individualism and westward expansion on the edge of twentieth-century America.

You see them in magazines, pass them around in emails, and run across them everywhere on the web - incredibly cool, crazy, and sometimes strange images that you know have been doctored using Photoshop. Have you ever looked at them and wondered, "How did they do that?" Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for Teens is filled with the tips and techniques that you need to know to use these powerful programs to create your own amazing images or retouch your digital photographs. Begin with the fundamentals of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements as you conquer the essential features and functions of each program. Master the interface and learn how to create and manage layers. Next, get ready to edit your images as you develop the skills you need to paint with the Brush, draw shapes and text, and apply special effects to your images. Put your new skills to the test as you complete a variety of hands-on projects, including making prints, dressing up your computer desktop, creating animation, laying out websites, and creating logos.

BeatumAll is the offspring of Ibeatum, winner of both the Belmont Stakes and Breeders Cup. He was destined from birth to be the fastest horse in the world. He began training at an early age, working daily and sometimes discouraged, but was always reminded that he was going to be the fastest horse in the world. Finally, BeatumAll began to say he was the fastest horse in the world so many times that he believed he was! He believed that by working hard, saying, and believing, he could accomplish anything!

Tuna, a quirky, pack rat squirrel, lives with her husband, Bubble, in a little room under the eaves of the old brick building just outside Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. One day, after feeling a knot of acrobats dancing in her tummy, Tuna gives birth to six babies-and soon discovers that one of her babies is not like the others. Brooklyn is purple! The Two-Leg world is a dangerous place, where Brooklyn and his siblings must learn how to survive. As he embarks on expeditions in Prospect Park and listens to lectures about Two-Legs, Brooklyn becomes more independent. He is thrilled when he receives an invitation to attend the park's annual spring celebration-but when Brooklyn is spotted, a hunt for the rare purple squirrel begins. Brooklyn the Squirrel is a tale for children of all ages that proves that being different is not so bad after all.

BeatumAll is the offspring of Ibeatum, winner of both the Belmont Stakes and Breeders Cup. He was destined from birth to be the fastest horse in the world. He began training at an early age, working daily and sometimes discouraged, but was always reminded that he was going to be the fastest horse in the world. Finally, BeatumAll began to say he was the fastest horse in the world so many times that he believed he was! He believed that by working hard, saying, and believing, he could accomplish anything!