Books with author Patrick Shanahan

PJ the Leprechaun evolved from my love and respect for Saint Patrick. After attending fifty years of Holyoke's famous Saint Patrick's parades and witnessing many cultures celebrating March 17 throughout the world, I realized that only a select few know the divine significance of Saint Patrick's Day. Hence, PJ the Leprechaun.Through the eyes of a mischievous leprechaun, the reader will learn many facts of Patrick's life. PJ the Leprechaun will teach the reader the importance of following God's will, and he will share the journey of how Patrick overcame slavery by the grace of God.How Patrick became a saint and the divine significance of March 17 will be unveiled by the end of this fun, adventurous fictional story. Saint Patrick's Day will truly be celebrated in a Christian way. May PJ the Leprechaun guide us all along the way.

Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot are back and ready to expose intergalactic corruption in this new, gripping space adventure.On the last leg of a month-long expedition to the farmland planet Spiralite, the Guardians run into a blockade of drones that impound their ship and see them imprisoned. . . . again.Despite Gamora's suspicions about Spiralite's involvement, the Guardians quickly find a way to complete their mission. But when they arrive at the drop-off planet, things take a bizarre turn—the original deal maker has no recollection of their agreement, and the planet's citizens are acting strangely robotic . . .Searching for answers, the Guardians find themselves embroiled in a hidden war that soon spirals into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that even Rocket Raccoon couldn't make up. Told in the voice of each wily misfit, Pat Shand's hilarious, action-packed Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy: Space Riot delivers a chaotic escapade that Guardians fans won't soon forget.

Nearly true tales of a really cool parrotVisit the valley of Topopootl on any given day, and chances are it will be in a stew over another one of Cisco the Parrot's schemes. In Book One, his show-biz debut bombs big time; he is trounced, in Anything Goes wrestling, by a pair of cockroaches; his attempt at a high altitude flying record ends in a crash landing; and then he starts the weirdest business you ever heard of.Book Two has Cisco registering 10 on the Richter Scale as a private eye who, amazingly, solves a crime. Only it isn't a crime.In Book Three, Cisco and his pals go on a dangerous but wacky mission to find a long forgotten story, preserved in a secret room in a strange pyramid.

It struck Henry that perhaps he was waiting for the exact right moment to be daring and brave. The exact right moment where he felt no worry at all, not one tiny flicker. But what if that moment never came?Henry Hoobler is a reluctant adventurer who is worried about his summer holiday camping at the beach: bugs, spiders, snakes, stingers, blue-ringed octopi or sharks. Worst of all, his family and friends are pushing him to ride his new silver bike - without training wheels. But when Henry meets Cassie, he discovers that courage is there to be found when you have a friend who is straight-up and true.A joyous, heart-warming story from the much-loved author of My Big Birkett.

Recipient of a "Moms' Choice" Silver Award"Viva Cisco" is a trilogy of funny stories for kids at the Age 10-13 reading level. All three tales unfold in a land called Topopootl, which lies in a hidden valley deep in the heart of Mexico. Because of its seclusion, the inhabitants have created a society without the benefit of human contact, and they don't seem to have missed out on anything important in the absence of that dubious blessing. In fact, they probably have more pure merriment and boisterous excitement than any human community could ever conceive. Much of the credit for that, though, must be laid at the feet of Topopootl's most..uh.. stimulating citizen, one Cisco las Verde Arara del Gucigalpa. Aka, Cisco the Parrot. His is an ego burning brightly, and his quest is for nothing less than becoming the most notable dude in all Topopootl. In "Am I Famous Yet?" he wends his fractured way from being the Answer Man in Topopootl's public library, through a very public failure in "Show Biz", a humiliating defeat in Anything-Goes-Wrestling (at the hands of two little cockroaches), a "Mayday" attempt at a high-altitude record for Parrots and, finally, to opening a very weird business called The Word Man - whose motto is, "Learn a big word and impress your friends.- The reader is sure to be spellbound as Cisco makes the sale of one of his Deluxe models: the word, "extracurricular" - a big impresser. In "Cisco-PI", he combines the skills of Inspector Clouseau and Barney Fife in tackling Topopootl's first and only crime wave, a rash of burglaries. In a dazzling display of illogical thinking, he manages to accuse some innocent youngsters of being members of a crime family, and he fingers none other than Topopootl's President as their Godfather. Even by Cisco standards, it is a stunning blunder. But he musters his will, applies his nimble brain to some very mysterious clues, and actually solves the case. The burglaries, it turns out, were all the work of Harry the Pack Rat, who traveled down from North America to put together a "Mexican Collection." That, in fact, is his plea as he is brought before the citizens of Topopootl: "It wasn't stealing. It was collecting." In this, the second book of the trilogy, Cisco is redeemed and achieves his coveted recognition, which serves to make him a worthy leader in the daring adventure that follows."Cisco and the Secret Room" - Book Three - has Cisco leading four of his pals on a very dangerous mission to retrieve ancient evidence of Topopootl's origins. In a secret room in the heart of a mysterious pyramid, they discover the story of how Topopootl came into existence and who saved it from extinction. As they read the inscriptions on the walls of the remarkable chamber, a tale unfolds of the Aztecs and Spaniards making the land unlivable for its non-human inhabitants; of a desperate expedition to find a place of refuge and peace; of the founding of Topopootl; of the threat of its extinction by a human invasion; finally, of the remarkable army of little skunks who save the day - and Topopootl - only by employing their secret weapon: El Gordo.

PJ the Leprechaun evolved from my love and respect for Saint Patrick. After attending fifty years of Holyoke’s famous Saint Patrick’s parades and witnessing many cultures celebrating March 17 throughout the world, I realized that only a select few know the divine significance of Saint Patrick’s Day. Hence, PJ the Leprechaun.Through the eyes of a mischievous leprechaun, the reader will learn many facts of Patrick’s life. PJ the Leprechaun will teach the reader the importance of following God’s will, and he will share the journey of how Patrick overcame slavery by the grace of God.How Patrick became a saint and the divine significance of March 17 will be unveiled by the end of this fun, adventurous fictional story. Saint Patrick’s Day will truly be celebrated in a Christian way. May PJ the Leprechaun guide us all along the way.

It struck Henry that perhaps he was waiting for the exact right moment to be daring and brave. The exact right moment where he felt no worry at all, not one tiny flicker. But what if that moment never came?Henry Hoobler is a reluctant adventurer who is worried about his summer holiday camping at the beach: bugs, spiders, snakes, stingers, blue-ringed octopi or sharks. Worst of all, his family and friends are pushing him to ride his new silver bike - without training wheels. But when Henry meets Cassie, he discovers that courage is there to be found when you have a friend who is straight-up and true.A joyous, heart-warming story from the much-loved author of My Big Birkett.