Books with author Mel Bartholomew

In the exciting conclusion to The Time Keeper Trilogy, Jeanette and Jesse set out to help Amy, the girl from the future, who along with all her kind is under deadly threat from the Guardians, who identify them as a threat to the human race they are programmed to serve and protect. Along with Jeanette's younger brother, Neil, they struggle through different episodes of time as they learn to use their abilities on the timeways in an attempt to avert disaster both personal and world-wide and, along the way, find clues to their own individual destinies.Also in series: The Time Keeper and Time Keeper 2 (Child of Tomorrow).

From Philosophy and Psychology to Economic Development and Geopolitics, State of Affairs looks at the past and present to understand each individual's role in shaping the world through pragmatism and compassion. It is human nature to search for truth in whatever that may be of a subject, but our search is often muddled. Not only by the diversity and complexity of views the world has produced in good faith, but also because some so often value a position, identity, or agenda more than truth. Even with good intentions, this great diversity of thoughts and ways can lead to conflict. Not only of nations, peoples, and states, but within ourselves. State of Affairs is a book that looks at the way the world is, the way in which people see the world and why, and with its myriad of views, how can we shape them to work together and to find peace for our own selves as well.

From School Library Journal (refers to print edition)GR 6-10A light, fast-paced and readable adventure that combines elements of romance, science fiction and fantasy. Jeanette Lacy, an unhappy 15 year old, attempts to find her runaway brother Neil and ends up being transported to another time. The time-transport stones are located in an old hotel scheduled to be destroyed in a few days, so the plot-clock starts ticking as Jeanette and Neil wander thorugh different centures, not always on Earth, before reaching home. Reviewer Yvonne A. Frey, Peoria Public Library, Illinois.The glowing stones seemed to throb with some unknown power. What were these stones and why were they here in this hidden cavern? All fifteen-year-old Jeanette Lacy and her younger brother Neil knew was that the stones were calling to them. . .and they couldn't resist.But their first steps on this weird pathway took them whirling through time to Texas--one hundred and thirty years ago in another past. Texas, where two moons hung in the sky, where unicorns were only too real, and where a boy named Jesse became an unexpected ally in their quest to return home. Then, instead of home, the stones sent them off to a frightening future where traveling in time was the worst crime of all. Originally pulished in 1985 by New American Library and Dragon Books (United Kingdom).

A Square Foot Garden is more than just a perfect place to grow vegetables--it is an ideal environment for sharing and teaching kids of all ages, and this book will show you how. For generations, Mel Bartholomew's top-selling Square Foot Gardening books have made his revolutionary system for growing vegetables available to millions of people. In Square Foot Gardening with Kids, Mel reveals all of the tips, tricks, and fun projects he has used over the decades in one of his most cherished pursuits: teaching youngsters to build and grow their own kid-sized SFGs. Because of its simple principles and fast payoff, Square Foot Gardening is perfect for children. The easy geometry of the gridded box breaks the complex world of gardening into digestible bites that are easy to approach and understand for enthusiastic young learners, and the sequence of tasks required to grow plants from seeds is repeatable and reassuring. Whether you're a grandparent, parent, teacher, coach, or any kind of role model to young people, Square Foot Gardening with Kids offers you the proven methods Mel has developed himself to entertain and amaze the kid in all of us. Kids can learn many valuable life lessons from creating their own garden--such as the importance of following instructions and doing your chores, basic skills like counting and water conservation, and learning to appreciate the nature of food and why it is important to respect it, but more than anything, this clever, colorful new book captures the essence of growing edibles for anyone, regardless of age: it is fun and rewarding.

Lost in time, Jeanette and Amy know the stepping stones were destroyed and that their friend Jesse is trapped in the colorful past of their own world, far from his own home and family.Seeking another route to reach him, they find a second timeway where, at a shabby looking carnival, they take a wild carousel ride that throws them into past, present, and then future. With the help of Amy's alien friend Selma, the three friends struggle to recapture their own lost reality and find themselves caught once again in the tangled labyrinth of time and place that takes them to the most dangerous place of all.

Something strange is happening at Whippoorwill Corners in this book for seven to eleven year olds. Runaway Jeep Harris has come to make his home on a ranch in the sparsely populated plains of western Oklahoma, but finds Whippoorwill School a really big challenge what with kids wearing out-of-date clothes and plaining games like Red Rover that he never heard of before. And then there's Mae Kelley, a nerd if he ever saw one, who keeps worrying about her brother who is on a ship in a place called Pearl Harbor. War breaks out, so the other kids tell him, and with Japan! His newly claimed aunt and uncle accuse him of skipping school even though Jeep has been in faithful attendance at Whippoorwill School each day. They scoff at his excuse, telling him the old school has been closed for years. Caught between today and yesterday, Jee keeps his own secrets as the boy who belongs nowhere finds out if there is a place for him in this Oklahoma community.

Zombies On The Mary Celeste, by K. Bartholomew.Amidst the great horse flu epidemic of 1872, we join the crew of the Mary Celeste on board the most famous ghost ship in history during their famous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.First Mate Richardson must risk insubordination to deal with a Captain who appears to be losing his mind. But that’s the least of Richardson’s problems; he must also find a way of appeasing a mutinous crew who are disappearing one by one.This paranormal, zombie sea story contains scenes of gore.

The Roanoke Colony, by K. Bartholomew.In one of the most famous disappearances in history, we join the first ever English speaking colony of the Americas in the year 1587.The colonists face problems such as starvation, fever, war with the Spanish and hostile natives. However, the future of the colony will change forever when English soldiers are spotted stumbling around in the forest – Those same English soldiers who were supposed to be dead.The fate of the Roanoke colonists remains to this day, a great mystery. Could the answers be in this story?This historical zombie story contains scenes of violence and gore.