Books with author Michael Smith

When the Blish family decided to move from California to Grandpa and Grandma's farm in northeast Wisconsin, the children thought it was the most boring place in the entire world. Emily, Anthony, and Margaret wanted a real adventure. No adventure could be found until they met Mr. Pippin. He sent them on many wonderful make-believe adventures. When tragedy struck Mr. Pippin, he left them with the greatest adventure of all. What was the mystery he was hiding? What was this medallion all about? Why did they have to find it? Would they ever be able to reach it with all the dangers lurking around every corner? The Blish children begin to learn the lessons of faith and trust in God as they travel through this new adventure. They wanted to have the kind of faith that their parents and grandparents had, but it was hard for them because they were just kids. Now, on their own and relying on the examples set by their family, they put to practice what they had learned. When the time came for the children to confront the enemy, they were ready to trust God for help.

While working for his father at the Old Cooper Place, Billy discovers there's more to the property than just a rundown house, dilapidated garden shed, creepy cellar, and overgrown backyard.Rolling his rock-filled wheelbarrow over a small hole in the ground, it sinks into a much larger hole, crashing upon a macabre discovery that uncovers a myriad of clues pertaining to an ancient local mystery and possible treasure.But Billy wants to solve the puzzle on his own and encounters a number of obstacles as he strives to keep his newfound discoveries from his dad and nosy best friend, Jackie.The difficulties mount when Billy's band of friends decide to build a fort near the Old Cooper Place in a large tree overlooking the freeway that becomes front-row seats to a sinister caper, putting Billy in even greater danger than he or his friends ever could have imagined.

One day Lily told a lie. It wasn’t a big lie. It didn’t hurt anyone. She thought lies that didn’t hurt anyone were okay, especially if the lies helped you a little. And they did help her…at first. The little lies turn into medium lies. Medium lies turn into big lies. Big lies turn into MONSTER lies. But Lily’s lies turn into real monsters with buggy eyes and big slimy teeth. They appear everywhere and taunt her. Lily cannot escape until she discovers the one thing that can destroy a Lie Monster, especially an Eleventy-Headed one.

An unpredictable, poignant, and captivating tale for readers of all ages, by the critically acclaimed author of Only Forward.There are a million stories in the world. Most are perfectly ordinary.This one… isn’t.Hannah Green actually thinks her story is more mundane than most. But she’s about to discover that the shadows in her life have been hiding a world where nothing is as it seems: that there's an ancient and secret machine that converts evil deeds into energy, that some mushrooms can talk ― and that her grandfather has been friends with the Devil for over a hundred and fifty years, and now they need her help.