Books with author Meredith Stroud

Ever since his father’s disappearance, teenaged Darius has made a living for himself as a small-time con artist, cheating tourists out of their money on the hot streets of Memphis. When a mysterious woman starts following him, he thinks the police are finally on to him—but the truth is far stranger than that. Darius has been recruited by Project Oberon, a top-secret government organization dedicated to preventing disasters—before they occur. Oberon has created a portal that allows people to go back in time, to exactly twenty-four hours earlier. Then disaster strikes New York City, and Darius and his team of special ops teenagers are in the Portal, heading back with just one day to prevent the unthinkable. But it soon becomes clear that this villain is unlike any they’ve ever faced before—and knows far too much about Project Oberon. Can Darius and the team save the world before their twenty-four hours are up, or will they be lost in time forever?ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Meredith Stroud lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her partner/accomplice. She graduated with an English degree from the University of Tennessee in 2010, where she was published in the Sequoyah Review. She spends most of her free time whipping up biscuits for hipsters, helping her friends pretend to be elves, and raising a little girl who insists she is actually a car.

Meditation has many benefits for both children and adults. Decreasing impulsiveness, reducing stress and increasing one's immune system are just a few of the many perks of this practice. Breathe In. Breathe Out. is an introduction to meditation for young children. The book's simple words, rhythm and pictures make it easy for children to understand and begin their journey of mindfulness.

Sports Illustrated celebrates the Golden State Warriors' third championship in four seasons with a special issue highlighting the team's remarkable accomplishments. SI traces the Warriors' journey from plucky upstart to superteam to possibly the greatest NBA champion of all time. Relive the team's dominant regular season and every round of its exciting playoff run with stunning photographs and analysis from SI's basketball experts. Go deep with features on Finals MVP Kevin Durant, team sparkplug Draymond Green and super-smooth shooting guard Klay Thompson. Get a blast from the past with a look back at the first time Golden State had a revolutionary offense: The RUN TMC era, when the high-scoring trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin ran teams off the floor. This special issue is a fitting salute to a special team and its city.

When teen con-artist Darius is approached by a mysterious government agent about joining a 'Project Oberon', he has no idea what to expect. Certainly not that Project Oberon is actually a top-secret experiment which sends teens back through time to prevent disasters before they happen! Before Darius has time to wonder why he's been chosen, his first mission arrives in the form of a huge electromagnetic weapon of mass destruction, which will kill millions of people in New York - unless Darius and the team can stop it. They're confident; it's all in a day's work for these teen wonders, but what they don't bet on is evil mastermind Ludd. And what they don't know is that Ludd knows the deadly secret behind Project Oberon. If Darius and the gang don't make it back to the portal within twenty-four hours, then they'll be lost in time forever...

Patton and Peanut are two silly dogs that live with their owner in the West Village in New York City. Patton lives for adventure. Peanut does not. In No More Collar, Patton and Peanut meet a stray dog on the street. Patton believes being a stray might be more fun and decides to run away. Peanut thinks the idea is Preposterous! Does Patton make the right decision to free herself from her collar? Proceeds from this book will go towards cancer research. We believe we can find a cure and end the suffering.

Patton and Peanut are two dogs living in the West Village in New York City. Patton lives for adventure. Peanut does not. In No More Collar, Patton and Peanut meet a stray dog on the street. Patton believes being a stray might be more fun and decides to run away. Peanut thinks the idea is Preposterous! Does Patton make the right decision to free herself from her collar? Proceeds from this book will go toward cancer research. We believe we can find a cure and end the suffering.

Note: if I can give my children nothing else, I would endeavor to make them heirs to hope. From the pen of the author of Concrete Jungle is perhaps his most compassionate and revealing story yet, a novel of overwhelming candor and beauty, where triumph is illuminated through the poetry of tragedy, comedy, bitterness, and hope. In the dying light of the day, the kingdom is forced to realize that life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to doubt the crucial caveats that give the last unanswerable word on the poverty of helplessness-a princess forced into a nightmarish journey of despair by the desperation, circumstance and the predatory will of deceitful villains, and by legends conceived in fairytale and flowered in evil. Each character reflects a visual pageantry that speaks through the quiet elegance of an example isolated in the indulgence of possibility. Here is a refreshing story of mythical forests, storybook kingdoms and fascinating lands that stretches the imagination around an unforgettable tale of hope and faith and the audacity to believe in a dream come true.

Patton and Peanut are two silly dogs that live with their owner in the West Village in New York City. Patton lives for adventure. Peanut does not. In No More Collar, Patton and Peanut meet a stray dog on the street. Patton believes being a stray might be more fun and decides to run away. Peanut thinks the idea is Preposterous! Does Patton make the right decision to free herself from her collar? Proceeds from this book will go towards cancer research. We believe we can find a cure and end the suffering.