Books with author Patricia Harris

The Magic Misfits must stop the latest member of the Emerald Ring in the third magical book of Neil Patrick Harris's #1 New York Times bestselling series filled with fun and friendship!Theo Stein-Meyer loves being part of the Magic Misfits. Armed with his trusty violin bow, he completes the team with his levitation skills, unflappable calm, and proper manners. But when a girl named Emily begins to spend time with the group and the other Misfits grow suspicious, Theo is surprisingly drawn to her. She seems to understand the pull he feels between music and magic, family and friends.Then a famous ventriloquist arrives in town, and the Misfits are sure he (and his creepy dummy Daniel) are up to no good. With their mentor, Mr. Vernon, suddenly called away and tension simmering among the friends, will they be able to come together to stop this newest member of the mysterious Emerald Ring? It's time for Theo to make a choice about where -- and with whom -- he belongs.Join the Magic Misfits as they discover adventure, friendship, and more than a few hidden secrets in this unique and surprising series. Whether you're a long-time expert at illusion or simply a new fan of stage magic, hold on to your top hat!

Near 500 years ago, the Aztec empire forged seven powerful artifacts for their god. But then the Spanish arrived. As Cortez and his conquistadors invaded the empire, a band of Aztecs ran north to hide the artifacts in the sands of Red Springs, Nevada. It is there, 500 years later, that a group of high school students stumble upon the most powerful of the artifacts. With a single cut and giving of blood, Eric Atl and his friends are gifted with powers over the planet: air, earth, fire, flora, and water.Now able to control water, Eric dons the mantle of Waterman to save his city. With the aide of his confidant, Melissa, Eric soon discovers dark forces clawing for the surface to reclaim what the Aztecs buried and Eric found. They want it...and they want him.

Have no fear! Help is . . . nowhere near. Terror reigns here, casting a gloom upon the once bright metropolitan of Elko, Nevada. Hundreds are missing, the city's superheroes are MIA, and it's all thanks to the Listeners, a millennia-old faction bent on world reconstruction. They are everywhere, they are many, and they are nigh unstoppable. But there just may be someone who can stop them against all odds--if he dares to fight. To the citizens of Elko, Waterman is the water-wielding superhero who disappeared after nearly purging the city of the diabolical Listeners. To his two surviving friends, he is Eric Atl, once a comrade and hero, now a man derelict by inconsolable grief and the Listeners' looming threat: We will kill everyone you love. So it is up to his friends to liberate Eric from his misery and convince him to wrestle with the darkness again. Only then can a long lost Aztec relic be uncovered and the Listeners be silenced. Only then can loved ones avenged and the good guy win. Only then can Water return.

[Read by Anne Wittman] Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers through the challenges of childbirth. Working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience takes the jobs no one else wants, helping those most in need-and least likely to pay. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and trust-but the secrets Patience is keeping are far too intimate and fragile for her to ever let anyone in. An honest, moving, and beautifully detailed piece of Americana, Patricia Harman's The Midwife of Hope River rings with authenticity as Patience faces nearly insurmountable difficulties.

He saved the city and the world. Now, he must save himself. Waterman, also known as Eric Atl, gave everything he had to stop the Listeners and their evil reign. The good guy won, but at a steep cost. Eric's friends and fellow Elementals - Jack, Joseph, and Melissa - are left to clean up the city and pick up the pieces. But the story is far from over. Something is stirring from the depths of the Elko City Pool. Someone is waiting for Melissa at Devine Falls. Somebody is planning to take down the Elementals - one by one. The Great Basin of Nevada plays host to a superheroic showdown for the ages in this final, suspenseful chronicle of Waterman's origins with "more twists and turns than a corkscrew in a blender on a helicopter caught in a tornado." Elements will fly. An old, cunning evil will be faced. Loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed. Red will taint the waters.

Faster than a bottlenose dolphin. More powerful than a raging typhoon. A blue blur arcing through the skyits ""Waterman""! Harnessing the power of water and the strength of his allies, Waterman is the scourge of criminals and supervillains alike. But hes about to be put to the ultimate test: his hometown has become the battleground. A teenager turned superhero, Eric must fight the evil that has infiltrated Elko, Nevadaan evil that seeps into schools, homes, and even the government. Their malevolent agents are cold, calculating, and desperate to locate the ancient Aztec relic that gave Eric his powers. With the encouragement of his feisty sidekick Melissa, Eric dives headfirst into an epic battle between good and evila battle that has been five hundred years in the making.

Coding for elementary students is a new and exciting learning opportunity, and this book will show readers how to get coding in just minutes with the program Hopscotch. Instead of lines of text, Hopscotch provides users with colorful, stackable blocks to create animations, games, and more. The main text is supplemented with informative captions, sidebars, and a graphic organizer. Examples of Hopscotch visuals and photographs of kids engaged in coding are also included. These elements come together to help readers grasp the logic and STEM concepts involved with coding.

The parables of the New Testament like you've never heard them before--for the young and young at heart. Laugh-out-loud funny, serious and sobering. Based on scripture, Sheep Tales are entertaining and compelling parables revealing priceless truths. "Sheep Tales" tells the stories of the sheep of Heaven's Gate Ranch, the Mighty Rancher and his son JC. Heartwarming, hilarious, sometimes sobering and a bit scary, the sheep get themselves into some seriously wooly trouble while they win their way into your heart. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and as Pearcy the Prophet--the oldest and wisest sheep on all the ranch--says, "you will never be the same again."Join them in their exciting adventures with stories like:Beachfront Bungalow: the story of rascally, reluctant good Samaritans, Leroy and Larry.Richer Than Gold: twin lambs Holly and Heidi discover what is truly more valuable than gold.Runaway Randall: the prodigal sheep with a serious case of wanderlust.One Starry Night: the night the angels sang and the King of Kings was born in the manger at the Hill ‛n Dale InnHidden Treasure: Trey discovers true courage and a priceless treasureA Tale of Things Past: Pearcy, the street sheep, learns there's an astonishing plan for his life.C'mon out to the Ranch and join in the fun! The sheep are waiting for you at the gate.

After finding an Aztec artifact, Eric Atl could control the element of water. Not soon after, he was thrust directly into the heart of a battle between Aztecs and the Listeners. Eric dared become a superhero and go up against the Listeners, a cult bent on world destruction, but in doing so, he lost much. He now lies in self-exile, heartbroken, abandoned, and waiting for the Listeners to fade away.However, hope is on the horizon. When Eric hears about another Aztec relic, the Omega Mist, he decides to take on the Listeners once more. If he can succeed, he may just be able to defeat the villains and save his city.If he can succeed, Water may return.