Books with author Mark Thomas

Are you a parent preparing your high school student for college? Are you anxious about what needs to happen next? Getting a student ready for college can be overwhelming, especially if you have never been to college or it has been a long time since you were in a college classroom. It sometimes seems as if the rules for getting into college change every year. Join Margo Thomas, as she shares her responses to questions from parents who are not sure how to help their students navigate the journey from high school to college.In this simple, easy to read guide, you will learn the steps your high school student needs to start taking to prepare for college; how your student can earn college credits while in high school; how to find money for college; and how starting at a community college can drastically reduce student loan debt. Most importantly, you will understand how you and your student can monitor your progress along the way.

Sam Brooks and his younger sister, Sara, have suddenly found themselves lost in a vast mountain wilderness. Sam has never thought of himself as brave. After all, just last week, two neighborhood bullies made a fool out of him. And before that, his stepfather used to kick him around. But now, darkness has fallen and the woods are alive with terrifying dangers that Sam has never had to face before. He has no choice—Sam must be beyond brave if he and Sara are going to survive.

The Marvel Heroes of Reading line of early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses their favorite Marvel heroes must engage in to perfect their super powers. In reading this series, boys will prefect their own power to read. This is Iron Man introduces readers ages 4-6 to the world of Marvel's most popular billionaire Super-Hero, Tony Stark, otherwise known as the invincible Iron Man!