Books with author P. J. O'Brien

Santa Claus tells one of his elves about Jesus Christ. He tells her that Christmas is not about Santa or presents; it is about the day that God gave us the savior of the world. This book takes many of the symbols of Christmas and shows how they are related to Jesus.This is exactly the way it should be.For we need more of Him, and we need less of me.Earthly gifts break, and they cannot long please us.For true lasting joy, we all need Jesus.

Dust jacket notes: "...Silver Chief, son of a husky and of a wolf, by good fortune, falls into the hands of Jim Thorpe of the Canadian Mounted Police for taming and training. There are many half-dog-half-wolf creatures in the far northern wilds, but most of them yield to the call of the wolf blood in their veins and join some hunting pack in the shadowy forest fastnesses. Silver Chief, however, found friendship and understanding with Thorpe, and under the man's wise tutelage he grew into an intelligent and mighty dog deserving of his proud name. The account of the many adventures of the beautiful silver gray husky and his adored master in the Canadian barrens is a stirring story of matter-of-fact daily heroism plus the romantic lure of life as it is lived under the flickering Northern Lights."

Bill and Christie Sullivan are a typical Las Vegas Valley family: liberal, innovative and hard-working. They’ve gone to great secondary schools and put their careers first. They’ve missed their own window for having children and have chosen to bring two orphans into their home. Bill Sullivan owns and operates a security software company and he designed his home to be futuristic and secure. There is a control room in the home, cameras in every room and creature comforts that exist on the cutting edge of technology. The orphan children still manage to thwart the home’s security measures to terrorize the Sullivan family and their servants. And, how do the marks on their necks mutate into palm print they align with their dead sister's to form the mark of the beast, 666?

Charlie Stubbs has one passion in life – playing football. When his family moved from Dublin to Manchester it was hard, but at least he was close to his favourite team. Manchester United. Now twelve, Charlie’s been in top form all season for the Salford Devils and a scout from Manchester United has been keeping a close eye on him! With his beloved grandfather coming to visit, everything is looking great ...But then tragedy strikes and Charlie’s life turns upside down. A hurried move back to Dublin, his family dealing with a deep loss – and his football career stalled.Then Charlie discovers that his grandfather was a great soccer player. He hears about The Legends' Lair and he soon sets his sights on organising one more tournament on the legendary football ground. But what old rivalries and buried tensions will he open?It’s all to play for in LEGENDS’ LAIR………

Charlie Stubbs has one passion in life – playing football. When his family moved from Dublin to Manchester it was hard, but at least he was close to his favourite team. Manchester United. Now twelve, Charlie’s been in top form all season for the Salford Devils and a scout from Manchester United has been keeping a close eye on him! With his beloved grandfather coming to visit, everything is looking great ...But then tragedy strikes and Charlie’s life turns upside down. A hurried move back to Dublin, his family dealing with a deep loss – and his football career stalled.Then Charlie discovers that his grandfather was a great soccer player. He hears about The Legends' Lair and he soon sets his sights on organising one more tournament on the legendary football ground. But what old rivalries and buried tensions will he open?It’s all to play for in LEGENDS’ LAIR………

Josh Bloom is on a field trip with his class to Cherry Tree Manor; while the house and gardens are beautiful, what really interests the class is the fact that Manor's owner, General Edgar Pennington, disappeared mysteriously exactly twelve years to the day before their visit to the Manor …To Josh, it seems like there's something spooky about the manor. None of the other kids feel it, but Josh seems more attuned to the house, which leads him to discover something in the General's library that sends him on an adventure of a lifetime.Josh thinks he is on a journey to find the missing General, but soon discovers that it's his own destiny that he is really searching for … there are links between him and the missing General that he never could have guessed … Josh quest takes him to the enchanting land of Habilon, full of danger, excitement and magic.Will he ever return from the land beyond the Cherry Tree?

The cares of life are beginning to cloud fifteen-year-old Adam Short's carefree existence. Important exams are looming, his girlfriend Julie thinks he's unfocused, and right now he's about to be late for the school trip. Neither his teacher, nor Julie, will be pleased if he misses the bus.Adam has much bigger problems when, in an extraordinary accident, his soul is torn from his body. His body loses all consciousness−reduced to a mere automaton existence: eating when food is put in its mouth, moving when guided, reacting only to touch. Meanwhile, Adam, discovering that ghosts are very much real, is trapped without a body, and stuck in a place from which he cannot freely leave.Only the untiring efforts of his girlfriend Julie−who had never considered the existence of a soul, and for whom the idea of ghosts is laughable−against the advice of everyone around her, including her parents, Adam’s doctor, and his best friend can save Adam. Will she be able to figure out what has happened to Adam? Even if she does, can Julie helpAdam escape the scene of his accident, and return the life to his body?10% of the author's royalties will be donated to WWF, the World Wildlife Fund

You've heard stories about Little People: leprechauns and their like. Ireland is full of people who've had strange experiences out in the fields in the early morning. All just tall tales and myths, of course.At least, we assume so...But Peter knows better.A boy with a love of wildlife and talent for spotting animals, Peter often sees what he calls elves in the fields as he travels Ireland with his dad. Sometimes it’s just a flash as they drive by, but he catches sight of something too swift for most people to keep their eye on. And Peter is young enough to trust his own eyes more than the adults who tell him these creatures are not real.When his family go to spend the summer with his granny on her farm, Gemma from the farm next door offers to show him the badger sett under an old Ring Fort. Peter accepts gladly. To his surprise and delight he finally gets a chance to do more than catch a glimpse of the Little People. Will the Little People be just as happy? Perhaps, when Peter learns about some plans for the farm, they might be.10% of the Author's Royalties will be donated to WWF, the World Wildlife Fund, and to IWT, the Irish Wildlife Trust.