Books with author Patricia Geis

This is the story of two little boys, Pabi and Beega, who live on the island of St. Croix. Their mother fed them their meals on a table outside on the deck so she didn't have to sweep up all the crumbs that they dropped while eating. Often, when the boys did not like their food, they would throw some of it under the deck. To their surprise, the food would disappear! Soon, they discovered that a mongoose, who lived under the deck , was eating all of their scraps! After a while, the mongoose grew big and fat from all the food that the boys gave him. One day, when their grandmother saw the animal, she called it a "mongoose monster! " This delightful story goes on to tell the mongoose's tale.

Radhe lives in a fog of sadness brought on by circumstances she didn't cause, she doesn't understand, and worst of all, she can't change. Then one day, Radhe wakes up with an idea. She realizes she has the ability to make decisions each day that lead her into a brighter, more hopeful existence. Growing Hope speaks to a child's innate sense of survival, calling it out, encouraging it, and even training it. The story gently acknowledges the crippling sense of helplessness the victim role insures, in empowers children to seek options and make better choices, choices that are available to most children each and every day.

Lee wasn't there when his wife gave birth to his daughter Brenda. The years spent in a Vietcong prison camp, surviving an escape, and retiring from a post in the Army as a survival technician, gave little opportunity for a father/daughter bond. It wasn't until tragedy struck that he found that bond with his three-year-old granddaughter Angela, especially when she called him "Poppy". Throughout her tender years, Lee taught Angela about the forests of North Carolina and the ways of survival. They both looked forward to those exciting times together. Fate takes many turns in a person's life, and Angela found herself in a dysfunctional foster home. Will she remember all she was taught as she ponders an escape? Will she survive using her own capabilities or will there be an intervention?