Books with author Mona Thompson

Bryson Miller is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has already dealt with his mother's death and his father's subsequent alcoholism. When that happened, he adapted. He became the core of the family, making sure that groceries were bought and his sisters stayed out of trouble all while maintaining perfect grades with matching ambitions. Balancing his dysfunctional family life with a shining image became routine. He doesn't view himself as special or even especially unlucky. After all, there are plenty of people in his small town who are worse off. What is supposed to be just another normal Friday night, attending his friend Gary's party and keeping Gary out of trouble, becomes a nightmare when Bryson is attacked. In the days that follow, he does what he always does and attempts to adjust... to being a vampire. However, his sire won't leave him or his family alone. What she wants isn't something Bryson is willing to give, and when her threats to his girlfriend get Bryson killed, his soul ends up in the Underworld, ruled by the creator of vampires, the God of Temptation. Now Bryson is being asked to work for the god responsible not only for ruining his life but actually ending it. Although given a choice, the consequences for his refusal are far more complicated and far reaching than they seem. When he learns he won't be the one paying the price, how can he say no? Gods Don't Sleep is the first book in a planned trilogy. It serves as an origin story for the young protagonist and sets up the action to come.

On a plaza at the edge of downtown San Francisco, Oz and Drew—Crown Princess of Pacifica and Crown Prince of Midlam—find Finn as he steps out of a broken down, burned out egg-shaped ship cloaked in the recesses of a portal. With no memory of who or from which When he is, Finn is a puzzle that time-traveler Oz wants to solve—with the help of Drew, a cat named Wick, and the extremely touch-phobic Emperor. As they come closer to assembling the puzzle, Oz realizes that the picture isn’t about Finn or When he's from, but about the Emperor she’s known all her life. As a teenager, he saved the life of six-year-old Crown Prince Jackson, but King Jackson is now forty-three and the Emperor a year younger, and no one knows where he came from or why he refuses to be touched—or his name. Oz describes him as an icon of the city and protector of all, but she’s beginning to wonder: who is the Emperor, really? With all of time at her beck and call, she’s determined to find out.

Six studies of six faiths. The World Religions series explores the major religions of our world today. Focusing on the six main religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism, each title looks first at one person's experience, and then examines the facts, arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special debate panels, supported by a wealth of resource material, invite the reader to discuss the issues that are currently shaping our world. Young readers will learn about their own faiths and will receive answers to important questions such as: What is Jewish Law? What is enlightenment? Do Sikhs believe in an afterlife? Should we question the truth of religious books such as the Bible? What does the Hindu way of life aim for? These questions and many more are explored in detail, providing readers with a glossary and resource guide for further reading. Written by educators, these books are well researched, carefully wri

Midlam is at war. The lives of the royal heirs are on the line. The First Minister of Florida wants Kansas, and wants Prince Andrew dead. The Queen of Pacifica’s deepest secret is revealed. Oz is abducted, and Drew will stop at nothing to find her. Fearing for the lives of the royal heirs, the Emperor takes them into hiding. He wants to protect them, but also wants to prepare them for battle. He trains them into finely honed athletes, not realizing that the time when they’ll need to test their strength is closing in on them. When Oz goes missing, Drew, Zed, and the Emperor set out to walk across Colorado and Kansas during winter and war, a journey that will propel the Emperor to become William Blackshear, and will bring him closer to the man who, if they get to Oz in time, will become the other half of Ozoo.

Midlam is at war. The lives of the royal heirs are on the line. The Queen of Pacifica's deepest secret is revealed. Oz is abducted, and Drew will stop at nothing to find her. During winter and war, the Emperor, Drew, Zed, and Wick, set out across Colorado and Kansas on foot in search of Oz. Drew wants nothing else but to find Oz; over the miles he becomes closer to the Emperor, learning who they are to each other, and becoming--if they find her in time--the other half of Ozoo.

Pacifica 2415 As told by Wick, Royal Cat, House of Blackshear On a plaza at the edge of downtown San Francisco, Finn—arriving with a broken down, burned out egg-shaped ship—steps out of a time portal and is found by teen royals Oz and Drew. With no memory of who or from which When he is, Finn becomes a puzzle that time-traveler Oz wants to solve, with the help of Drew, a cat named Wick, and the extremely touch-phobic Emperor. As they come closer to the answers Finn needs, Oz realizes that the question isn’t who Finn might be and When he’s from, but it’s about who the Emperor is—he saved her father’s life when he was a boy, but no one knows where he came from, or why he refuses to touch or be touched. Oz has described him as an icon of the city and protector of all, but now she wonders: where did he come from, and who is the Emperor, really?

Pacifica 2415 As told by Wick, Royal Cat, House of Blackshear On a plaza at the edge of downtown San Francisco, Finn—arriving with a broken down, burned out egg-shaped ship—steps out of a time portal and is found by teen royals Oz and Drew. With no memory of who or from which When he is, Finn becomes a puzzle that time-traveler Oz wants to solve, with the help of Drew, a cat named Wick, and the extremely touch-phobic Emperor. As they come closer to the answers Finn needs, Oz realizes that the question isn’t who Finn might be and When he’s from, but it’s about who the Emperor is—he saved her father’s life when he was a boy, but no one knows where he came from, or why he refuses to touch or be touched. Oz has described him as an icon of the city and protector of all, but now she wonders: where did he come from, and who is the Emperor, really?