Books with author Maria Gregory

"A gut-wrenching and inspiring story that is very often beautiful." Stan Wlodkowski, Executive Producer of Eat, Pray, Love and Co-Producer of American Beauty.Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When the unthinkable happened in her traditional southern family, Mary's quiet childhood was transformed into a journey of discovery amidst the world around her and of all the potential that lay within her. Soon after her father, a beloved preacher in her close-knit Tennessee community, came out as a gay man at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Mary's mother, feeling betrayed and unable to deal with this new reality, embarked Mary and her siblings on a years-long cross-country odyssey—which would eventually land them in California—through New York, Nevada, and many other places. Mary, a sweet, innocent, and precocious child at the beginning of this adventure, had little idea of the transformation she was about to undergo. She would emerge stronger, wiser, and much better prepared for all that awaited her in life, from those travels through aqua, green, and blue...

"A gut-wrenching and inspiring story that is very often beautiful." Stan Wlodkowski, Executive Producer of Eat, Pray, Love and Co-Producer of American Beauty.Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When the unthinkable happened in her traditional southern family, Mary's quiet childhood was transformed into a journey of discovery amidst the world around her and of all the potential that lay within her. Soon after her father, a beloved preacher in her close-knit Tennessee community, came out as a gay man at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Mary's mother, feeling betrayed and unable to deal with this new reality, embarked Mary and her siblings on a years-long cross-country odyssey—which would eventually land them in California—through New York, Nevada, and many other places. Mary, a sweet, innocent, and precocious child at the beginning of this adventure, had little idea of the transformation she was about to undergo. She would emerge stronger, wiser, and much better prepared for all that awaited her in life, from those travels through aqua, green, and blue...

Book one of the Llandra SagaWhat's a young mage to do in a land where magic is illegal, and the penalty is death? At the age of fourteen, Randall Miller is surprised to learn that he has the talent--for magic! Tricked into apprenticeship by a powerful Mage, Randall is forced to leave everything he knows behind.When his mentor is killed by Aiden, head of the secret police, he flees for his life, stumbling from one misadventure into another. Teaming up with a trio of greedy traders and a capricious imp along the way, Randall must learn to master his budding power, or die at the hands of the Rooks!

The Adventures of the Invisible Divisible Basset Hound is our first Chapter book publication. Unlike our curriculum-based Storybook Math series of books, which also features the introductory story about the Invisible Divisible Basset Hound, I only introduce a tidbit of math terminology along the way in the Chapter books. This book is for pure reading fun about the misadventures of the Invisible Divisible Basset Hound. There are 5 stories, just over 5,000 words total, a 14 point font and short paragraphs in this volume. The content is generally targeted for children between 7 and 10 years of age.

Robots are forbidden! But Jerry is not a robot.Robots were outlawed before Joel was even born, but he has been obsessed with them his whole life. That was before he saw Jerry, the giant metal man in Levi's barn. So if Jerry is not a robot, what is he?“I was once again reminded of why I became a reader with my childhood discovery of science fiction…” - Amazon ReviewerIs Jerry a robot? Get the Novelette now and decide for yourself.

The peace of the Guardian Planet, Tymorea, is in deadly peril. War there will create ripples of unrest and destruction throughout the settled universe. Tymos and Kryslie, still adolescents, have barely mastered their power and Llaimos is still less than a year old, but they are the three chosen to be Advocates of the mystical Guardians of Peace, to safeguard the Tymorean Trust.The Aeronites, already infiltrating Tymorea, will soon we ready to declare open warfare and begin reforming the planet’s surface. With the Tymorean population withdrawing to protected places, Tymos and Kryslie are the only ones able to win back the loyalty of the hostile mutant tribes and deny the aliens their help. Only they can bring the wild creatures to the protected forests, accelerate the harvests and protect the wide-open growing areas. Through this, they must ensure the safety of Llaimos as he grows, and evade the warrior assassins sent to neutralise them.After the Aeronites attack, they have only an illusion of victory when a second, even deadlier enemy reveal themselves. The Ciriot, a race of pirates and torturers, used the Aeronites to get to the treasures and knowledge of the legendary Guardian Planet. The Guardian’s Advocates must learn to wield the power of their whole planet, to fight them, to return peace to Tymorea, and to reverse lethal damage done to their world.