Books with author Robert J. Smith

Ten-year-old Bobby Ellis loves everything about baseball, from the hits to the hot dogs. That's why he calls himself Bobby Baseball! Every day he dreams of becoming a major league pitcher and joining the stars in the Baseball Hall of Fame. And what better place to start his career than right here on his own Kids Club team, the Hawks?But the hawks' coach happens to be Bobby's father, who has other ideas. "You're a natural second baseman," he says, expecting Bobby to be a model player who never makes a single mistake. Get real, Dad!When Bobby pitches three winning games in a row, the Hawks rule. Suddenly Bobby's life seems like one big basball game--games on the field, games on TV, and games in his mind. Can Bobby keep on winning? Can he count on Dad?

London 1860A mysterious beast is killing livestock. In a nearby workhouse there are rumours of a man transforming into a beast. Persuaded to investigate Professor Ashcroft insists the rumours are the work of hoaxers, but his assistant Nigel Briggs fears that the beast killing livestock and the rumours from the workhouse are the same creature. A creature with an insatiable hunger to hunt and kill. A creature that needs to be stopped no matter the cost.

I would like to dedicate this story to Mary Lindesmith who taught me how to follow your artistic talent. I watched within a basement as she painted her masterpieces. With love, laughter and beauty. And to my children and my wife who have always been my inspiration in life. They see and cherish everyday without color or difference. And their being will always shine within me and everyone they meet. And a final thanks to Dan Patrick and Gary Huntley. Your friendship, guidance and drive is invaluable in this world. You both have inspired my life.

When Trust Williams' two-year transfer to the backwater woods of Tennessee came to a close, he thought he was returning to civilization. After all, the folks in Thelma's Way thought the Internet was the extra stitching on the backside of long johns. But lately, Southdale seems just as zany as any backwater, just in a different way. And Trust is starting to doubt himself, his family, even the girl by his side.

It's tough for eleven-year-old Ned—or Jelly Belly, as he’s known at school—to stop eating. At four feet eight inches tall, he weighs 109 pounds, and he keeps growing—wider! When his parents send him to a sleepaway diet camp, he and his bunkmates can't quite give up their old habits. Nightly "cheating" adventures keep the boys plump, betraying their secret trips. When Ned finally realizes there’s only one way to lose weight for good, his whole family is glad to help—except Grandma. Grandma loves to cook for Ned and is hurt when he rejects her treats. Can he resist temptation without hurting his grandma and himself?

When Michael Marder receives a diary for his eleventh birthday he's disappointed. What a dumb present! But as he starts to write in it, Michael comes to like his diary very much. It's the one place where he can put down his private feelings. Gradually his feelings begin to change and Michael discovers a love for his family he never felt before!But the biggest change is yet to come!

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