Books with author Matt Fitzgerald

Members of a bomb squad certainly didnt choose an easy or boring career. Bomb squads are made up of brave, intelligent, and highly-trained men and women who are called in to diffuse potential explosive devices. Readers explore this dangerous and heroic career path through engaging text, including detailed fact boxes. A graphic organizer presents important information about this career in a fun way. Full-color photographs and real-world stories of bomb squads in action give readers a clear picture of what this career entails.

Police officers often have partners, and sometimes those partners are animals. Horses and dogs are animals commonly used by police forces around the world. Through engaging text and colorful photographs, readers explore the life-saving relationships between these animals and the police officers who work with them. Fun fact boxes and a graphic organizer present addition information about the training and skills needed to follow this exciting career path. Heroes can be humans or animals, and readers see both kinds of heroes hard at work as they turn each page.

Jennie Dog and Smudge Cat is the first of a series of stories for young children with pathos without violence.Jennie is a Fox Terrier puppy new to the household whilst Smudge is a long time resident. A large war-weary shaggy superior tabby. At first, Smudge does his best to ignore the lively bundle of energy who wants to intrude into his settled life. Smudge spends most of his time wandering the woods that adjoin their home. A solitary sad grumpy figure searching for Petra the beautiful elegant Russian blue who lived next door but has now disappeared. He has no idea where she is or how to find her. He has a network of friends in the forest who love and respect him trying to track down Petra to no avail.Smudge sees the hurt he is causing Jennie so makes small overtures little knowing that through Jennie he will be reunited with Petra and enjoy many more adventures.

Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile handmade reproduction) with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. Published April 10, 1925. Extra large for a better readability. With a digital autograph by F. Scott Fitzgerald. “The Great Gatsby” is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.

When Gabe and his mom set out to adopt a dog from the local animal shelter, they get more than they bargained for! Samson is an older dog who weighs 95 pounds, and Gabe is instantly drawn to this gentle giant. Soon, Samson is much more than a little boy's first dog-he becomes a beloved member of the family and Gabe's very best friend. Children and adults alike will find it hard to resist the quiet charm of this story or the loving relationship between Gabe and Samson.

Arkansas Fury by J.R. Fitzgerald is an action, adventure story about three young men about to graduate High School and explore the world beyond their small town. However, they must first endure peer pressure and social problems that most all of us have had to face. Asking themselves the deeper question? What is our purpose? Also, attempting to figure out once and for all the balance between the right and wrong, and the gray area in the middle that is more difficult to define than anyone in society is willing to admit.

Written between 1920 and 1937, when F. Scott Fitzgerald was at the height of his creative powers, these ten lyric tales represent some of the author's finest fiction. In them, Fitzgerald creates vivid, timeless characters -- a dissatisfied southern belle seeking adventure in the north; the tragic hero of the title story who lost more than money in the stock market; giddy and dissipated young men and women of the interwar period. From the lazy town of Tarleton, Georgia, to the glittering cosmopolitan centers of New York and Paris, Fitzgerald brings the society of the "Lost Generation" to life in these masterfully crafted gems, showcasing the many gifts of one of our most popular writers.