Books with author Patrick McDonnell

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Yesh! Mooch, Earl, and all their endearing Mutts friends are back in this second Mutts collection for kids! It's wintertime for our favorite furry friends, Earl and Mooch, and they have a lot to do to get ready to hibernate: Step 1: Fill their bellies with shnacky shnacks. Step 2: Cozy up on their people's warm laps. Or maybe instead of hibernating, Mooch and Earl will help Shtinky Puddin', Bip and Bop, and the rest of their buddies enjoy the beautiful and magical winter season. Take a peek at The Mutts Winter Diaries to find out. You can help your animal friends, too! Check out the More to Explore section in the back of TheMutts Winter Diaries to find out how you can make sure winter critters stay warm and full of shnacks through the cold, snowy months.

In August 1776, a little over a month after the Continental Congress declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General George Washington found his troops outmanned at the Battle of Brooklyn, and it looked like there was no escape. But thanks to a series of desperate rear guard attacks by a single heroic regiment, famously known as the ''Immortal 400,'' Washington was able to evacuate his men, and the nascent Continental Army lived to fight another day. In Washington's Immortals, bestselling military historian Patrick K. O'Donnell brings to life the forgotten story of this remarkable band of brothers.

An epic story of valor and sacrifice by a legendary Marine company in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian ("Gives the brave Marines of George Company long overdue recognition"--New York Post) "What would you want if you could have any wish?" asked the photojournalist of the haggard, bloodied Marine before him. The Marine gaped at his interviewer. The photographer snapped his picture, which became the iconic Korean War image featured on this book's jacket. "Give me tomorrow," he said at last.After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or "Bloody George" as they were known-one of the Forgotten War's most decorated yet unrecognized companies-it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of "Bloody George," a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation's call to duty in 1950. This small band of men-a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood-were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America's urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War's bloodiest battles. After storming ashore at Inchon and fighting house-to-house in Seoul, George Company, one of America's last units in reserve, found itself on the frozen tundra of the Chosin Reservoir facing elements of an entire division of Chinese troops. They didn't realize it then, but they were soon to become crucial to the battle-modern-day Spartans called upon to hold off ten times their number. Give Me Tomorrow is their unforgettable story of bravery and courage. Thoroughly researched and vividly told, Give Me Tomorrow is fitting testament to the heroic deeds of George Company. They will never again be forgotten.

The fun and mischievous daily adventures of head mutt Earl and his kitty chum, Mooch, take center stage in Patrick McDonnell's Mutts collection, A Little Look-See. As with McDonnell's previous collections, the always-adorable Mooch and Earl can be counted on for hearty laughs and endearing moments as they share their pets'-eye views when "their peoples" are not around. In A Little Look-See, we learn through Earl and Mooch that yes, animals do practice those irresistible expressions that melt our hearts, and we witness a not-so-dignified debate over the age-old question of who is cuter: dogs or cats?The creative style and classic charm of Mutts earns McDonnell the admiration of loyal readers, prominent national organizations, and fellow cartoonists, as well as frequent comparisons to cartoon-strip greats such as Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes. In 2000, McDonnell received the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor, the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year for 1999. With a following that spans 20 countries, Mutts has also garnered notice internationally, winning Germany's prestigious Max & Moritz Award for best international comic strip. Go ahead and take A Little Look-See at the spectacular world of Mutts.

Mutts is known for its straight-forward, delightful artwork, its positive messages, and, of course, the antics of its charming furry protagonists, Earl the dog and Mooch the cat. But Mutts has also garnered praise for its creative and colorful Sunday strips.Sunday Mornings is a collection of Mutts Sunday strips hand-picked by creator Patrick McDonnell. Monday through Saturday, readers of every generation have wide-ranging reasons why they love Mutts. But Sunday is a special visual adventure. The logo panel is almost a strip unto itself, often paying homage to cartooning of yesteryear, with Mooch and Earl in a comic book cover tribute or parodying a strip from decades gone by. Some readers may have never seen the logo panel, since they are sometimes dropped for space. Those cheated readers, as well as those who have come to love Mutts' special Sunday full-color strips, will cherish this vibrant collection.

An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the way to victory in EuropeIt is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of sixty-eight soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion, D Company—Dog Company—who made that difference, time and again.From D-Day, when German guns atop Pointe du Hoc threatened the Allied landings and the men of Dog Company scaled the ninety-foot cliffs to destroy them; to the thickly forested slopes of Hill 400, in Germany's Hürtgen Forest, where the Rangers launched a desperate bayonet charge across an open field, captured the crucial hill, and held it against all odds. In each battle, the men of Dog Company made the difference.Dog Company is their unforgettable story—thoroughly researched and vividly told by acclaimed combat historian Patrick K. O'Donnell—a story of extraordinary bravery, courage, and determination. America had many heroes in World War II, but few can say that, but for them, the course of the war may have been very different. The right men, in the right place, at the right time—Dog Company.

Content Warning: This book contains graphic and gruesome descriptions.Logan Bishop is your typical thirteen year old and has a few skills that set him apart from his peers. He is about to embark on a journey and uncover the mystery of the Lady of the Lake.Sent away to a summer camp by his single mother, Logan makes quick friends with Amber Swinson and Jesse Hamilton. The days of summer camp seem fun and stress free. That is, until one of the campers is found dead. His body decomposed beyond recognition and looking as if it had been submerged in water and decomposing for weeks. A victim of the Lady of the Lake.Logan, Jesse and Amber embark on a quest to solve the old mystery. Soon, other victims begin turning up. During his investigation, he unravels who this watery ghost was in life and what transpired to make her journey endlessly along the lakeshore near Granby Colorado. This apparition seeks out her victims at the watery edge of Shadow Mountain Lake where Logan's summer camp is located. It is just a matter of time before Logan solves the mystery or becomes a victim to the Lady of the Lake himself. Along the way, Logan learns the taste of death.This ghost/horror novel may become the stuff that urban legends are made of.Content Warning: This book contains graphic and gruesome descriptions. Here is an excerpt: The fog was thick all around him. He listened expecting to hear the crunch of footsteps from his pursuer. His mind could no longer comprehend that the ghastly specter actually floated at him. The disembodied ghoul made no steps. He could hear a gurgling noise from behind him. He knew what it was. His body took over. Adrenaline was still raging. He gritted his teeth and pushed with his right leg until he was standing. The look of this wraithlike figure was hideous. He could actually see into the open eye sockets. The muscles in its face moved. The expression and the mouth seemed to open wider.He turned struggling towards the water. He stumbled going through the bushes and made it to the edge of the clearing. That was the point where his body hit its hard limit and became aware of the fact that it was broken and injured. He turned around slowly to see if the nightmare was still there. The apparition was directly at him. It reached out with long arms that appeared to extend out of the dress sleeves. The flesh on the arms was open and decomposed. The hands stretched outward right in Aaron’s face. Some fingers were missing fingernails. Some had the bones actually extending through the flesh and beyond. He opened his mouth for a scream that never came. Time stopped.He was overcome with the sensation of floating in water. The need for air came to him and then screamed in his lungs. It thudded in his head until everything seemed to go black. There was a feeling of floating and a vision of darkness. The image of rubbing his eyes too hard registered in his brain. Time lapsed in his mind. He felt his mouth open. The last of oxygen came from his mouth and bubbled out. His body inhaled involuntarily lurching as water filled his lungs. He could feel the spasms. His body tried to squeeze oxygen from the fluid. The spasms soon stopped. His body accepted the inevitable and stopped moving. Darkness overtook him. He could sense his skin wrinkling and bloating. His flesh expanded then decayed. There was a tremendous pressure in his head causing the cornea in his eyes to burst outward. Fluids drained from the opening as the flesh continued to decay. He could still taste in his mouth. The flavor of rotten meat lapsed across his tongue as it decayed in place. The smell in his nasal cavity turned to stench then gave way to a cavity filled with suspended putrid flesh particles draining out his nose. His ears popped and a loud buzzing sound took the place of hearing. He could feel his chest stop beating and moving. His stomach cont

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is sacred ground at Arlington National Cemetery. Originally constructed in 1921 to hold one of the thousands of unidentified American soldiers lost in World War I, it now also contains unknowns from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars and receives millions of visitors each year who pay silent tribute.When the first unknown soldier was laid to rest in Arlington, General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, selected eight of America's most decorated, battle-hardened veterans to serve as body bearers. For the first time, O'Donnell portrays their heroics on the battlefield one hundred years ago, thereby animating the tomb by giving voice to all who have served.The body bearers appropriately spanned America's service branches and specialties. Their ranks include a cowboy who relived the charge of the light brigade, a Native American who heroically breached mountains of German barbed wire, a salty New Englander who dueled a U-boat for hours in a fierce gunfight, a tough New Yorker who sacrificed his body to save his ship, and an indomitable gunner who, though blinded by gas, nonetheless overcame five machine gun nests. Their stories slip easily into the larger narrative of America's involvement in the conflict, transporting readers into the midst of dramatic battles during 1917 and 1918 that ultimately decided the Great War.Celebrated military historian and bestselling author Patrick O'Donnell illuminates the saga behind the creation of the tomb itself and recreates the moving ceremony during which it was consecrated and the eight body bearers, and the sergeant who had chosen the one body to be interred, solemnly united. Brilliantly researched, vividly told, The Unknowns is a timeless tale of heeding the calls of duty and brotherhood and humanizes the most consequential event of the twentieth century, which still casts a shadow a century later.