Books with author Mark Terry

It is 1917. The Great War, the War To End All Wars, has raged across the globe for three long years. The Russians are ready to sue for peace and the French and British are exhausted. Germany and Austria-Hungary are close to winning as they look west. But across the Atlantic, Woodrow Wilson is planning on declaring war. And a million fresh American troops will tip the balance in the Allies favor.In New Mexico, former President Theodore Roosevelt is training his Rough Rider Volunteer regiments in the desert, hoping to be sent to war. But he is not the hero he once was. Ernest Hemingway is on his first job, an assignment as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He has come to New Mexico to investigate an abandoned mining town.Together, they discover there is an evil rising in the Mexican desert. Towns and Native-American tribes are vanishing. The dead are being reborn. Teddy Roosevelt is going to ride into battle one last time and Ernest Hemingway is embarked on his first great adventure against an ancient and powerful enemy.

Welcome to the Monster Seeker Academy!Your principal is a sorceress.Your guidance counselor is an expert on ancient weapons.Your roommate... well, never mind, you'll find out.Your mission: learn how to hunt monsters and recruit them to your side.The grading policy is Pass/Fail.You'll have to work hard to pass ... or die trying!Twelve-year-old Dan O'Malley has rattled around from one foster home to the next and spends his nights roaming the city of Detroit. When he is attacked by a monster and a mysterious stranger intervenes to save his life, Dan discovers that he is a Monster Seeker, a person whose destiny is to hunt down monsters and destroy or recruit them. And to rise to his true potential, Dan must come to the Monster Seeker Academy and hone his battle skills and learn magic, because there's a war brewing between Monsters and Man, and everyone's taking sides!

When 12-year-old Peter Namaka nearly drowns while riding his boogie-board off Maui, he is rescued by a girl who can breathe underwater. She takes Peter to her undersea city of Kam’Loa, where Peter is tested to see if he is a Summoner—a child of one of the Polynesian gods, able to summon at least one species of sea animal. To everyone’s amazement, Peter isn’t just a Summoner, he is The Summoner, the Heir of Ar’Tur. A famous prophecy suggests that the Heir of Ar’tur might be able to restore Atlantis, which is now divided into 49 separate and warring states. Teaming up with Gwen, merman Lance, and his buddy Bobby, Peter will take his magical sword and encounter gods, demigods and monsters as he discover his own powers and faces Prince Mordred in a battle for Kam’Loa.

16-year-old Jericho Miles's father, famous archaeologist, Roger Miles, disappears over the Arizona desert in his small plane, assumed dead. But Jericho is left a coded message by her father that suggests he is very much alive and in pursuit of the fabled Fortress of Diamonds. And Jericho's not the only one - crazy billionaire and wannabe vampire Viktor Gregorovitch is intent on finding the Fortress of Diamonds as well, believing it is the source of great mystical power and key to the disappearance of the ancient Anasazi. With her father's graduate student, Ashley McGregor, Jeri and Ash will travel deep into canyon country and face dangers beyond their wildest dreams in pursuit of her father and the secrets of the Fortress of Diamonds.

It is 1917. The Great War, the War To End All Wars, has raged across the globe for three long years. The Russians are ready to sue for peace and the French and British are exhausted. Germany and Austria-Hungary are close to winning as they look west. But across the Atlantic, Woodrow Wilson is planning on declaring war. And a million fresh American troops will tip the balance in the Allies favor.In New Mexico, former President Theodore Roosevelt is training his Rough Rider Volunteer regiments in the desert, hoping to be sent to war. But he is not the hero he once was. Ernest Hemingway is on his first job, an assignment as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He has come to New Mexico to investigate an abandoned mining town.Together, they discover there is an evil rising in the Mexican desert. Towns and Native-American tribes are vanishing. The dead are being reborn. Teddy Roosevelt is going to ride into battle one last time and Ernest Hemingway is embarked on his first great adventure against an ancient and powerful enemy.

Welcome to the Monster Seeker Academy!Your principal is a sorceress.Your guidance counselor is an expert on ancient weapons.Your roommate... well, never mind, you'll find out.Your mission: learn how to hunt monsters and recruit them to your side.The grading policy is Pass/Fail.You'll have to work hard to pass ... or die trying!Twelve-year-old Dan O'Malley has rattled around from one foster home to the next and spends his nights roaming the city of Detroit. When he is attacked by a monster and a mysterious stranger intervenes to save his life, Dan discovers that he is a Monster Seeker, a person whose destiny is to hunt down monsters and destroy or recruit them. And to rise to his true potential, Dan must come to the Monster Seeker Academy and hone his battle skills and learn magic, because there's a war brewing between Monsters and Man, and everyone's taking sides!

A rogue stallion, the last of his breed on the Texas prairie, raid's Hub Anderson's ranch and takes the mare he brought home from the war. Hub goes after her and runs into trouble with a wealthy, violent ranchman.Hub's friend Charlie Boone, an ex-slave who somehow found the money to buy land and make a home for his family, faces night riders who plan to run him off his place. Or hang him.

Hardcover: 214 pages "Recognized worldwide as a master of bluewater hunting, Terry Maas shares secrets learned by hundreds of divers over decades. Their personal experiences lead readers through exciting adventures in the open water environment. This book will give novice and experienced divers new eyes with which to view a seldom-seen part of our new world. Whether hunting with a camera or a speargun, this is a must-read for those who seek the ultimate in self-reliance and personal challenge" -Michael W. Gower, President of the Underwater Society of America "Given resurgent popularity in freediving and spearfishing, Bluewater Hunting and Freediving by the Master, Terry Mass, is both timely and welcome. Full-color photos and profiles on sharks and twelve separate gamefish fire the imagination while invaluable information on physiology, equipment, survival, and ethics serve to enlighten practiced divers as well as newcomers. Never before has this sport been addressed with such authority!" -Barry Andrewartha, Publisher of Freediving and Spearfishing News, Sportdiving Magazine and Dive Log Australia

Crack! The ball seemed to explode off the bat, but he had already reacted. Without looking back, he raced full speed toward the fence in deep right center field. This is his favorite part of his favorite game. Brett Miller loves everything about baseball, from the crowd going wild at a great play to the sound the bat makes when it catches the ball just right to the joy great teammates bring. Sadly for Brett, his parents view school as more important than baseball. When Brett misses one too many school assignments, his parents take away baseball games and practice. Brett will have to learn how to balance his responsibilities with his love of the game if he ever wants to play again. Find out with Brett and the rest of the Lions team what America's greatest pastime can offer--both on and off the field.