Books with author Mark Thomas

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.

Moonrunner brings Casey a j3-month old filly to raise. The filly almost dies from lack of milk. He takes Little Lady across the Mitta Mitta River to visit the wild stallion and gets caught in a flood. Little Lady runs away in the storm. Moonrunner fights another stallion to get her back. When Casey finally returns home, his parents are gone. His mother has typhoid so his parents went to a hospital in Melbourne. Casey runs the farm alone, and goes to school, while he searches for his grandfather's buried box of gold. The entire school comes to the farm at the end to help Casey preserve the fruits and vegetables for winter.

Moonrunner is hurt. Casey nurses him back to health. Little Lady is now over two years old. Casey and his gang scare the Chinese along Livingston Creek. Casey tries to protect a Chinese girl. The gang turn on him. Casey is hurt and must stay in the Chinese camp. Casey races Little Lady in the half-mile race but she doesn't have the spirit to win. He races Moonrunner and wins. He gives the money to Pui Yee to bring her father back from China. Pui Yee's grandfather travels to China but comes back empty and dies. Moonrunner fights a panther to save Casey's life. He races Little Lady in the two-mile race and, by default, wins the race. Pui Yee goes to China and brings her father back. Casey now has a girlfriend.

Paddington 2 comes to theaters on January 12, 2018, with all of the friendship, humor, and marmalade that made the first film a critical and box office hit!Paddington has come to love his new home with the Browns in London. But the city’s charms were first introduced to him by his aunt Lucy back in Peru. This 8x8 storybook, filled with full-color images from the film, is a letter from Paddington to his aunt, recounting the many adventures, friends and magic he’s found in his new home.

I have spoken to many parents who believe that preparing their high school students for college is one of the more difficult tasks they’ve had to face. Like you, many parents want the best for their students. They want to know that their son or daughter is fully prepared for the transition between high school and college. Unfortunately, for many high school students, there is always tomorrow. Their desire to procrastinate and leave important activities for another day can be frustrating, to say the least.The I AM COLLEGE BOUND College Prep Planner was written by Margo Thomas, in an effort to help high school students and their parents prepare for the journey to college. This college-prep planner will allow the student to track his/her progress toward college-readiness milestones from one grade level to the next.In the I AM COLLEGE BOUND College Prep Planner, you will find checklists, highlighting the various milestones students need to achieve from their freshman to their senior year of high school. Students can track the credits required and earned for each course. Other worksheets found in this planner include Financial Aid and Scholarship Trackers, College and Career Research forms, and College application trackers. For those parents who have not initiated the conversation about proper money management, basic financial concepts are also discussed.